Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1879-07-26

killed BY the cars TIE other day
An ineendidry Ere burned three large
husi,iess houses in Macon, Ca, last week
Losses $50 900.
Mrs. Rebecca Worthington, Of Cum
berland, Maryland, mother-in-law Of Judge
pearre. died last week aged so years.
The Tooth Anniversary of the battle
Of Stony Point, n. =, was celebrated on the
18th instant.
Ex-senator Alex. Ramsey, Of Mime
sofa, has been rendered the war secretaryship
and will accept.
Hon. Jno. w. Garrett gave ffty dollars
towards dcfraying the 9Th Of July expenses at
uarrisonburg.
Prince Napoleon is reported to have
insured bis life for $3.50, 000 before leaving for
Africa.
A child of Mr.. Luther Hddgson was
taken with violent spasus on Tuesday last
Cause-tJo much green fruit.
The Cement Mills here major Blunt
Of Washington has contract for seven
thousand barrels Of cement.
The Brooklyn, n. y, relatives of the
deceased Mrs Dorsey, who bequeatLed her
estates in Mississippi to Jefferson Davis are
contestins the will.
The steamer State Of Virginia from
New York for Glasgow was wrecked off Sable
Island lately. Four ladies' five children, A
head Of cattle and the cargo were lost.
Mr.. James Carr, residing at the south
ern end Of this town, was paralyzed on last
Sunday night, and isiying in aprecarious
condition.
The Bentons Wood, Camp Meeting,
loudoun county, under the auspices Of the
81. T. Church, South, will besiu on the l4,h
Of August
The Ri. Rev John j. Moore, Bishop
Of the colored N L. Church, has sailed for
Europe 10 the Interests of the religious edu-
cation of his race. lie took out endorsements
from prominent men.
The colored citizens Of Atlanta and
DeKalb county, Ga, decorated the grave OF
HE late Col Aston, Saturday, in memory OF
his friendship for the coorod race \ memo
rial GRAFTON was delivered.
Ciastine Cox, the negro who killed
Mrs. Hull in New York recently has been
convicted and sentenced to hanging on Au-
gust 90 An appeal, noted later, resulted il
au order Jf q stay Of proceedings, granted
under writ Of error, until October.
A timely charity i'll st. Louis is the
distribution, by the police. among the deserv-
ing poor, Of fve-ceut ice tickets which ore
honored by the different companies and sub
stqueutly redeemed 10 cash out Of the COM
mttee funds.
An old lady of Berks county, Pa, aged
SO years despite cxposiulaiions, climbed a
cherry tree aud descending. Afterwards fell a
distance of 20 feet. striking against stone
wall. She was picked up dead.
OF the four sisters-Bessie, Corrinnc,
Mildred and Pauline Oaks,ni'h-who were
drowned in North Carolina waters recently,
The two first were contributors to 81. Nicholas
aud Harper.
The tecming West has vet another at
traction in q boy with well developed tail
The appendago is IA inches long, covered with
"slken glossy hair" aud, kangaroo like, is
strong aud tough.
Manton Marble has surprised New
| York by getting married and sailing for Europe
before any one knew anything about it. Mrs
\. ". Landlord, formerly Of Augusta, Maine
is the bride.
During the fiscal term ended June so,
last, the = 0. Department sold S29,539 CSC
worth of stamps, an increase Of $97l, 1856 over
the previous year The number Of postal
cards sold was 80 ,S07 900.
The Baltimore and Ohio railroad com
pauy has made arrangements with the Signal
Service Bureau by which weather Indications
will be teleeraphed aloas their lines and bulle-
tined at stations for the benefit OF farmers
merchants, and others, six 70 twelve hours 10
! sdyauce Of tie mails.
Thomas j. Warfeld, Of Washington
county. Nd, raised from six acres Of land 229
bushels Of wheat, 40 average Of over 3S bnSh-
els to the acre Mr. +. 7. Hopwood Of Fred
erick county. Md. threshed bis crop Of wheat,
the product Of 81 acres. and realized S3S bush
els. He sold i, for Sl.o2 per Gushel
Saturday week tic therno.acter at
Charleston. S c., stood at l04 degrees 10 the
shade. the hottest day ever known there, and
the record runs back 10 1856. IN 1888, for
the iirs, time, i, reached 9s in ~ it touched
! lOl 10 1926 and 1929 the highest point
reached was 100; 10 1871 it went up as high
as lO2. but lO4 was reached Saturday for the
first time.
Paul Gcrhatt, young lawyer Of Ian
caster, Pa, and Miss Ida A. msardner,
the seventeen year-old belle OF thGt place,
eoped last week were married and are now
visiting friends in Maryland. The bride is a
daughter Of Ihos Baum gardner, large coal
dealer, aud owner of the Enterprise coliery ;
and the groom son Of the Rev. DR.. L. V.
| Gerhart, president Of the Reformed TheoloGl-
cal Seminary Of the L. s.
Emil Bausch, Of Williamsburg, y. Y,
on Tuesday had an attack of heart-dscase, and
was supposed to be dead. The family physi-
ci,u was sent FOR, but could not be found but
the undertaken was promptly in Attendance:
. lie was so sure that the poor man was dead
: that he attached the usual Grape to The door
bell and had his ice-ohest brought lie was
in the &C; Of moving the body when the sup
posed corpse sneezed, aud after grasp or two
The circulation that had been suspended re-
sumed its course and lis family reijicel over
his restoration
Towards the end q this month six
planets will lie prominent in The evening sky.
Venus. Mercury and Uranus may be seen IN
the earlier part Of the evening 40 hour after
shutdown, aud Jupiter, Saturn end Mars are
above the horizon before midnight. The three