Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1880-12-25

Gov. Jackson, OF Secretary of State.
1t began to snow on Monday morning
last about halipast nine, aud continued to
do SO, with but little intcrmissiOn, until noon
Tuesday. Ga 4 dead level the snow is about
two feet deep. We make this note, not for
present information, but as a matter of re-
cond for future reference. The drifts inn
peded travel upon the railroad and coun-
try roads on Tuesday.
4 couple of drag clerk. in a Fairn,l-
drug store undertook to compound some
ch!orate of potash and sulphur and while
stirring the mixture i'll the mortar 1t cXplo-
dcd with terrible force. Onc Of the young
men Was badly burned about the hands and
arms and Il SHOW case was dem Dishcd.-
Weston Democrat.
4 conductor on the Panhandle X. Il. W.
Va, stopped his train on seeing naked
man kneeing in the snow, with the Their
mometer at zero lie proved to be crazy,
and said that q strange voice had command
ed him to hang his clothes on limb and
pray. 1t was enough to make the engine
stop of its own accord.
The authorities of the Shenandoah Val
ley Agricultural Society, Winchester, Va,
have resolved to invite President Garfield TO
visit their ANNUAL exhibition next October.
This is the first bid for the PreSident-elect
by an agricultural sOciety.-NdantJn Spec
tat0r.
Bayard lives ina 81 900 house in Wash
ington 1t stands next to the house of Ed
munds, $4,000 building. Senator Nor
riil's holse Is worth S30OU0; Blainc's with
furniture, $1,000. Don CLmcrons new
house wili cost $4,000 Melud C0nkling
hangs up his benjamin ut restaurant.
Concerning the scheme for universal edu-
cation-inyolyed in Il bill now pending be-
fore Congrcss-thc Washington STR believes
II impracticablc since it cannot be accom-
plishcd save through compulsory laws and
these our Wanted freedom forbid.
\ Democratic Senator, from Texas, whip
ped Il sleeping-car conductor while en- route
10 Washington the other day. This is the
first substantial Democratic victory that We
have been called upon TO mention this year.
81. Louis Post, DEM
Mr.. Cyrus II. Mccormick has donated
100000 to the Presbyterian Theological
Seminary OF Chicago To place II entirely ont
OF debt. Helccenrly gave $4,000 to Union
Theological Seminary, at Hampden sydney,
Virginia.
Senator Johnston has introduced bill in
the Senate authorizing \. j. Ford, proprie-
tor oil tord's Hotel in Richmond, and 1. L.
Pendlcton to build a hotel upon thegovern
mcnt reservation at Fortress Monroe.
Maior-Gencral Winfield :. Hancock, L.
:. Army, is assigned to duty, by dlrecuonot
tie President, according to his breyet OF
major general, to date from December !,
1880.
The educational bill has passed the SEN
ate 1t gives the proceeds OF sales OF public
lands and patents Tor purposes of public
education on the basis OF population.
Miss Belle T. Mitchic, principal of the
New Market. VA Female Seminary, has
received and accepted an appointment to
Japan As missionary.
Mr.. J. T. Yates of Cecil County, Md, has
just put in operation at Lynchburg, Va,
barrel factory with capacity for making
1000 barrels per day.
DIR. Glenn's harvest in Colusa County.
Cal, is Just finished and the total yield Is
400 900 sacks of wheat. The doctor reserves
$4,000 for seed, and has shipped the rest.
The announcement that the millionaire
Jim Kcenc. of New York, had purchased
Gen. Mems estate near Mt. Jackson, was
little premature. Negotiations are pending.
The Pension appropriation bill, apPro-
priating 5000 1000, passed the House OF
Representatives few days ago.
DIR. VIM. Gunton, an old and esteemed
citizen of Washington. Is dead. aged 80
years. He was of English nativity.