Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1880-03-27

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A fire at Parkersburg on Tuesday af-
tcrnoon destroyed eight buildings and injured
several others.
The Culpeper (Va) Times concludes
an editorial on the political situation by nomi-
mating John W. Garrett, of the Baltimore aud
Ohio railroad, for President Of the United
States.
Some twelve or fifteen thousand dollars
were left in IIarrsonburg on Monday week by
horse buyers, some $50 horses having been
purchased that day. Prices ranged from $50
to Sl35.
At large meeting in Warrenton, on
Monday, addresses by Gen. w. II. Payne and
Colonel StriLblng, developed the fact that the
readjl,ters aud debtpayers are substantially
in accord on national questions.
A. C. Buel, printing clerk of the SEN
ate, and a newspaper correspondent who has
been particularly severe in his structures on
the Speaker of tie House lately, was removed
Monday morning and his place filed by L. *.
Harris, a son Of Senator Harris, Of Tennessee
Clay Zirkle, of Shenandoah, started
last Monday week for New Market, with ST.
700, to make payment on mill. He lost
his pocket book containing it, hurried back
over the road and found the book but no
money, nor has be heard from it.
The Virginia Midland Railroad and its
various branches, are advertised to lie sold at
auction, in Alexandria, on the 18th Of May
This includes the Manassas Branch TO llarri-
sonburg.
The Wheeling Register says: The
Ne,c Dominion CONSTITUTES the late decisions Of
the Supreme Court to give the Republicans in
this State the right to run a "culld ge'man
for Goyernor-a clark horse" so 10 speak
This will relieve them from very perplexin
prcdicarneu." A happy hit Mr. Registr.
The rush CT immigration at New York
is somewhat remarkable The seven ocean
steamers which arrived there on Sunday and
Monday landed 2 9ll immigrants, making the
total for the month mp 10 date y, 100 against
G,05l for the month Of March of last year, and
As the season advances The numbers are expee-
ted to increase
The Baltimore Sua says tie Maine
Legishiure-tbo expurgated one-has just
declared cider to be an Intoxicating beverage,
and placed it upon the list Of official iutefdic-
lious. If they will Lex, pronounce chewing
gum to be injurious TO the public morals,
there will be nothing further for them 10 do III
that line.
The first week of the great art sale Of
San Donate, at Florence. WAS concluded Satur-
day by the disposal Of the last of the objects
in gold aud silver The principal one--a
group of Diana the lluutrcss - brought
$ll 400 The pieces sold on tho last three
days Of the week brought sos, 2S7, which
made the grand total Tor the week $G45, COZ.
The Maryland Conference, Methodist
Protestant Church, closed its session at Wash
ington, d. c., Wednesday week. Among the
appointments we note the following Harper :
Ferry, c. 5. Arne,l; Middleway, w A.
Grouse; Berkeley, d. L. Washington. Rev.
j. A McFAdeu was granted supernumerary
relation.
In the trial Of the case Of infanticide in
which Miss MolHe Mitchell was charged as
principal aud alleged mother Of the child and
Miss Aun +. Scroegins as accessory, in Front
Royal ON Saturday week, for want Of evidence
to couIl I. tie case Nas dismissed, and the
parties under arrest were discharged A num-
Der Of colorcd men aud women were examined
rs witnesses.
A Washington correspondent of the
ShephrdStovn Register says: We looked
in vain, for the good, honest face Of Hon. b
+. Martin, whose character shines Ike a
diamond in a coal pit, amongst this collection
of the Peoples servants. lie was Absent
But wherever he was it was a consolation TO
know that he was about the people work
For he IS not only an honest man. but also an
industrious and constitutions representative"
Clarence +. Davis, the man in custody
at Chicago, who has ihiitoon wives claiming
him Ia different sections of the country. is des-
cribcd as small in stature, lean face, prcma-
turely aged, though only AZ, aud anything but
progressing His hair and side whiskers
are scant and gray. He WAS three years ago a
drummer In The Few yuik tea trade, employ
ed by firm in Duane street. His canvass
ing for customers was iuieFspersea with a
hunt for wives, aud when arrested had several
marriage engagements on hand.
How it must grind the old settlers in
Vnginia-the last remaining representa-
tives Of Powhatan, PocahontaS, John Ran
dolph, Henry A. Wise, and other savages, the
poor but proud remnants Of the first hini
lies how must it grind them 10 see Billy
Malone at Washington, furnishing around
under that enormous cooked hat, aud dandy
saying TO tie reporters that he has not yet
made up his mind whether Virginia shall sup
port Grant or not --Bg9alo Commercial d.
ratiser.
The Stanton Toiley Vrgiaioa has
been pretty reliably informed that the chief
and assistant engineers of the Shenandoah
Valley Railroad, have determined upon the
location Of the route Of this improvement
through augusta county, near the western
base Of the Blue Ridge, as far as Nayncsboro,
aud that surveys a.e being made for an extern
sion Of the road on through R)ckbridee
county.
A correspondent of the Washington
Post from New Market Va, furnishes further
particulars Of the murder Of four-year-old
boy Of Jacob IIillyard, near Buoker Hill,
Page county, Va. by a colored man, and the
subsequent pursuit, capture and hanging Of
the murderer by infuriated citz ms. 1t seems
that last Thursday morning the colored man,
who was in Mr. Hilyard's employ, left for