Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1880-05-08

1t is estimated that 100000 herring
were captured at one haul Of the seine, near
North East. Nd, Mon day.
Mr.. c.. II. Pierce, prominent New
York banker aud broker, aud son-in-law Of
Hon. Charles James Faulkner, is extremely Ill
Rev. DIR. Moses d. Hoge, of Richmond,
fell in among thieves at Jerusalem ard was
robbed Of his watch aud $500 in gold.
Mai. Gen. 6. Z. Heintzleman, U. 5. A.,
a retired veteran of the Mexican aud Fedora
campaigns, died in Washington last Saturday,
aged 7e.. ,
Hon. Joseph segar, who was formerly
prominent mau in the politics of Virginia.
died OF apoplexy Thursday night Of last week
on board of a steamboat in Chesapeake Bay
Patrick II. Reed, who was tried in the
County Court of Rockingham last week as ac-
cessory in the murder Of Jacob Lincoln by
Geo W. Wood, WAS acquitted.
At a late hour Snnday night colored
woman-uame not eiven-at Christiansburg,
Montgomery county, Virginia, locked the door
of her house and set i: on FIRE, burning hers II
aud Eve children to death. The building was
totally consumed. No cause IS given for the
act.
Lieutenant Flipper, tie colored West
Point cadet who graduated with his class some
years ago, asserts that being Left alone Ivy bis
fellow-students was a positive advantage to
him in his studies, since he sought companion
ship in his books. He states that slRce he lett
West Point be has been recognized 10 social
aud frieudly way by his classmates.
Major Richard II. Henderson, clerk
in tie census bure ~ died on Mon1ay in Wash
rnston city. lie WAS an officer in the United
States marine corps at the opening of the late
war. took service ia the Confederate States
navy, and was an officer Of the Marrimac in the
Hampton Roads engagement. lie is cousin
Of MIS-. y. NJ Forrest Of this place.
As we 90 to press the report comes to
us that Gen Malone and James A Frazier,
Esq. met with very serious accident last
eveun, while goiug from Goshen To Lexing-
ton in a buggy We were unable to learn the
particulars, but rumOr says that the horses be-
came frightened, aud ran OF, throwing both
gentlemen oat breaking the leg Of Gen Ma
hone aud seriously hurting ". Frazier
StauRton Spectator.
Al POM Van, n. y, on Tuesday. Mrs.
George Woodruff, during the absence Of her
husband, took her two sleeping children from
he'd, one aged six. the other one year. and
drowned them in the ciStern. She WAS iOaud
afterwards hy her husband a,aEaiug il the
cistern with tie dead baby in her arms She
bal left note Indicating her purpose to drown
the children aud commit suicide rather than
endure logger the agony OF poverty apd debt.
Col. J. Lyle Clarke, Capt. John W.
Torch. Mi Wm. NJ. lawson and Willoughby
n. Saith. of Baltimore, visited Winchester,
Monday. to examine tie foundation laid for
the statue To be unveiled in Maryland lot. in
" Stonewal," Cemetery. on juno 5, snd make
arrangements for the floral decorations, &c,
They returned to Baltimore in the afterno W
Gov. Hamilton and the military ~ Maryland
have been Invited, 10 attend au'i il is sutici-
pated that the Attendance on Tie day of IN
yelling will rival tie great coLcUursc Oh June
{ # last year.
Washington City has secured Il big
thing ii tie choice. 10y Referee B,aikie, Il tho
Putompc ivcr for the long delayed race be-
twrcn igluian cod Courtucy--a contest which
w;llocccr on tie l9tb instant HauIan is al
ready on the grucnl, while Lis opponent will
probably arrive next Monday Tile .Irize-a
. 81 OOe onc-is offered ~ The Hop Differs
Company There nrc hundrcds aud thousands
+ + merchants and tradesmep sHcking their
thumbs made useless nv inactivity because
they believe not in advertising. Take lesson
from the Hop Bitter, Manufacturing c..
Like INTO her lord and mastcr, in ais
/ physical formation, the dainty woman Of fash
ion is getting to he feaIfully and wonderfully
male She has now ther false hair, her false
/ teeth, her false eyebrows. her false complexion,
/ her false dimple. her false waist, her false bo-
som ipalpitatovs en- tcchHiqWc her some
+ time false heart and 49, may the saints save
Usher false nose Tie "nostrl oxtensor
/ is a new flea whereby any lady eau alter the
shape of her III favored prob 'scis. Thus ma
nipula,ed. pucs become aQuiucs and the de-
licious little turuupS take ou Sobetcr and more
cultivated contour Bat you must tweak them
gently now