Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1880-11-27


val officers may be again seen driving or
promenading on the great boulevard that
stretches from the Treasury Department to
the Capital. Pretty government clerks and
dashiIg parvenudom, exulting III govern
ment contracts, VEIN the display of French
costumes and American manners on Penn
svlvania Avenue. In a short time the Po-
ltical mill, Vanity Fair, and Mammons
Court will be again in proximity at the only
place where thew can be seen in such devcl-
opment on this side the globe. What are
these to us. or we to them, that we shOuldread
about them, or write about them? Cannot
every American citizen find sufficient polit-
ical excitement or annoyance in the affairs
of his township, municipality, county, or
state? And as for the other sex, have they
not social realms of their own-little pent
up Utticas of fashion, narrow and provln-
cial. we NAV call them, butthey contain the
gem and elements of all that We see III
Washington, Boston, or the proudest courts
of Europe. Ii is well for one either bodily
or mentally to get ont of his accustomed
environment for a little while, and, as dis
tinguished Investigators have not thought II
beneath them 10 study the lOwllest forms oil
existence the American citizen and ctoyeuae
will find their horizon broadened, their
Measure and usefulness enhanced, by keep
ING the run of political affairs and social
tendencies at the only seat of national gov
ernment that is directly accessible to them.
1t is fatal mistake to suppose, like DR..
johnson. that there is nothing worth seeing
outside of London, but there are those who
are like DIR. johnson To the extent that they
believe in the universally Of their own
village.
1t is not expected that the coming session
will be very interesting in itself, no one
knows what a Congress may bring forth, but
there will be no lack of interest in official
and political circles in relation to the new
administration.
Preparations for the inaugural ceremony
on the 4th of March are well under way,
and the pageant is expected to excel all
previous inaugural displays. Hotels and
boarding houses are expecting golden har-
vest, preparations are making to accommo-
date in tents the various volunteer military
organizations that have Significd their IN
tention of visiting the Capital, at that time,
to take part in the inaugural parade. The
inaugural ball will be held in the National
Museum. which has Just been completed.
This edifce is spacious, having perhaps, the
largest single unseated hall in the United
States. and it will no doubt accommodate
all who can pay the eXhorbtant entrance
fee usually charged On such occasions.
Gov. Williams e" Bloc Jeans ~ Of fndi-
ana died on Saturday.
There are 66,OH more females in Massa-
chusetts than males.
The total population of New York city
as shown by the recent census Is ,2O6,3II
The hebdomadal journals have ceased 20
expatiate on politics and are now discussing
the hcft of hog-. Send in your heavy
weights.
The sale of the Arcadia-Iron Works, in
Botetourt county, to the Pennsylvania and
Virginia Iron and Coal Company has been
confirmed. The amount to bcpaidis $751;
600.
Mr.. ID. c. Sandborn sold his pup Count
Noble" for 81 900 AZ tn recent meeting of
the National Kcnnal Club at Ninccnncs,
Indiana One of two things apparent -
Pups scarce or money plenty.
VIZ. Lynn, Of Loudoun County, recent
lv sold to Mr.. VI. 3. Carpenter his farm OF
loo acres. near Bloomfield. for $3.50, and
Mr.. Lynn purchased of Capt. Alfred Glass
cock, the Powell farm near Smokers
Vile, containing 800 acres for $l5,2jO-
$4,000 cash.
Qucenan aud Babe Bedford, two of the
three negroes convicted in Washington of
killing Mr. Hirth, were executed in that
city on the 10Th instant President Hayes
committed the sentence of Pinn to punish
meut by confinement in the penitentiary for
life The culprits died protesting their
innocence, and expressing the conviction
that they would soon meet Mr.. Hirth in
Heaven"
The eases of Judge Coles, late county
Judge of PittSylyania county, Judge B0uld-
in, of Charlotte county and other county
judges indicted for not putting colored men
on their juricS, came up in the United
States District Court at Danyille few days
ago, Judge Alexander RivcS, presiding, and
the court directed a nolle proSequi to be
entered in each case. The court room was
crowded, and the announcement OF the or
der was received with applause.
Signor Blitz, the vcntrloqlst and wizard,
was killed by accidental discharge of gun,
in New York State, a day or two ago. He
had been on a cunning expedition with
some friends, and was cDdcayoring to pull
loaded fowling piece, muzzlc foremost, from
a boat, when, aS Is invariably the case, it
was discharged, killing the Signor instantly.
1t is to be lamentcd that such an adept in
tricks in his line should have become vic
tim to such a stupid one.
The two most noted prognosticato of the
age, Mr.. Tice and Mr. Nennor, predict a
severe Winter-indeed, Mr.. Tice says we
are to have weather for whole year. Mr..
Nennor predicts tremendous snow falls rs
far South as Washington" Mr. Tice,
"heavy rains in the South and heavy SHOWS
in the North, with extremely low tempera-
ture.' The latter says also that we have
entered upon a period of unusual pertur-
bations, of which the maximum will not be
reached before year from next fall"
DR.. John r. Peasants, of Halifax county,
is dead.
Mr.. Robert L. Bently, one of the best
known citizens of Loudoun county, died
last week.
Charles A. Yancey, a lawyer of promi
nence and an eX-mayor of HarrisOnburg
died in that town on the 18th inst, aged
about 10 years
Mrs. William Kilmer, of Bunker Hill, died
IN, tho ltb instant Sba u-as vvoll belovel