Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1881-03-26
YEFsY NOTES.

The Missouri legislature ordered a salute
in honor of ST. Patrick on the 18th.
Florida strawberries are selling in New
York at IS cts. and $50 quart.
A Pennsylvania is erecting an organ fac
tory in Hsgerstown, Nd.
Thos. F. Wingfeld, late of Charlottes-
Vile, died in Texas recently.
Rev. G. W. Pepper, an Ohio Methodist,
predicts that ere Parnells hair be White
ireland will be free Stick liin here.
The Philadelphia womens medical col
lege graduated 10 female physicians last
week Now for pills and pungents.
Abram E. Simmons, New York station
er was robbed last week of 100000 in
stocks, bond, and jewelfy.
Hon. John Richie is appointed chief
Judge sixth Maryland circuit, vice Bowie,
deceased.
Gen. Philip s. Cooke is dead He COM
manded the 9Th Brigade, 2nd Division, for
years.
An Zoo fire occurred in New York on
Friday last. The Spirit Of tie Times was
partially burned out
Mis-, Flora Torrey pretty and cultured
blonde. has been admitted TO the Paola
Kan bar
Judge Corbin, Of South Carolina, who
contested Senator Buffers seat, IS made l.
= marshal for the state.
Edgar Old and VIM. Whitehurstwereshot
dead from ambush at Princess Anne G. H..
last week
The nihili,t- have warned the Car to be
ware of his fathers fate. Their work, they
say, will be continued.
Scarlet Fever is reported to be prevailing
90 a considerable extent in Winchester and
Diphthcria at Mooreheld
4 colony of Swceds have purchased thirty
thousand acres of land in Laurel County,
Kentucky
White primroscs are grown in great guam
Titles by florists, being made to serve as a
background for colcred flowers.
Senator A. p. German VIII resign the
Chesapeake and Ohio canal presidency on
June ].
Messrs. Eyarts, Howe and Thurman, the
[. =. Commissioners 70 the International
monetary Conference at Paris sail for Eu-
rope April ,.
Paul IL. IIaync. of South Carolina viii
compose an ode for the Yorktown Centcn-
NAL 90 be set to music and rendered by
performers i'm Continental costume.
Yale Collcgebegan comforting degrees in
1909, AMI since tina. time has given them 20
n $3.50 individuals, exclusive of 923 honora-
~ degrees
Harrison Nf,cacn' aal Susan - Mick
ems don't know the girls name both of
Mo1.g,mer. county, VI l;-UuriIye Licee-
SOS, y -st. SIR, Ma. Is.
Mr.. Alberta Grey, the dmghlat Of a
Virginia Clergyman, charge, Philip Levy,
an agent. with stealing her 800 diamond
earrings in View YORK.
Mrs. NJ. b. Funston, widow of Or. Oliver
Il. Funston, died i'm Alexandria on the 2nd
iu tunt She WAS the daughter df the late
James Bowen, OF Albemarle county.
The Baltimore produr, exchange asks al
whom dealers have imposed on with oico-
margarine 81 bring their purchases to the
president at 81 South street.
Aacu,yclj.a' le;terof til Pope proclaims
iubuc. from March 10 To Nov. lst for
Europe, and % the year, close for the rest
OF the Catholic world.
The Richmond Va. Siltc says that "a
grand excursion of the merchants of the
Shenandoah and Luray Valleys over the
Chesapeake and Ohio is talked of as one of
the events of April
The late Fernando Wood WI. an actor 80
years aro. II, quit the profession in b at
the Richmond old VI trshal theatre while
with Richard s3n's c)nJinltion.-lI pbiag-
ton >or.
The adajri,as discrejitiblc to the Re-
publican managers as O. Malone himself;
and charcoal would make a white mark on
the political reputation of either of them.
-Nars anil Courier.
AaosAcr Ohio mani Ex-coagressmln
Lionel A. sheldon, of Ohio is appointed
governor ol New Mexico vice Gen. Lew
Wallace. resigned, who will go as minister
90 South American State.
Methodist appointments: The people of
North Capital charge have had sent tothem
Rev, +, II. li,v n1er nItjve Of this city.
who Is quite young man and a preacher OF
fine promise" - U.ist. SIR.
The ceu>u, wealth statistics make the
realty ot New York State valued at -, 326.-
659ol3 and personal property at S352, 469,
800. State and municipal taxation so,
457,to7.
Tho iron firos,,o %! ,,,ciilairgr c,,-r,t,1 ly-
PcuusyivaniauS, has proved So profitable
that the owners have determined TO build
another furnace during the coming summer
and will increase thcircapital stock $4,000
The phy,loxcra insect. dreaded of grape
growers, has appeared in California coun-
ties Thi, pest Is SO far without remedy or
prevention and has driven 100000 vineyard
acres in France ou- OF cultivation since "a
White'aw Reds prospective wife is worth
Si,5000JD in her own name and will &c,
seven or eight times u, much when the old
man dies. Whiteiaw is another OF those
Ohio men.
The New York flower trade is very big.
Within l0 mile radius there are nearly
500 florists The capital invested i, about
eight millions and the profits 100 per co. on
plants and something more on cut blooms.
A Coidwater Mich. sportsman keeps
spiders web barometer. The threads short
en- If rain and wind are expected. lcngthen
for fine weather and remain inert for rain
alone.
Six members Of the Senate are foreign
horn. ATa--rs E1rlo,- of ('rIir,rni4 I0,i-