Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1881-02-05

NEnSY NOTES.

all its predecessors this year.
The Maine fish and game commissioners
advise farmers 10 kill all the cats they can.
Justice Swayne. of the Supreme Court,
has resigned and Hon Stanley Matthews is
appointed in his stead.
The Baltimore press club will have their
annual banquet On The 18th inst. The Pres
ident will attend.
The Pottsvile Pa Miners Journal notes
the coal trade as being quite brisk for this
season and prices well maintained.
A S5-vear old Scotch wife at Minot Centre,
Me. has cut and yardod 10 cords sled length
wood this winter besides running big farm.
Now they sre beginning to say that New
York is to be represented in the United
States Senate by attitudes and Piattitudes.
The New York health board fines and
imprisons persons WHO iVite others TO Jun
erals of relatives WHO died OF contagious
diseases.
Tie new Secretary of the Navy is an
Ohio man by vaccination. He lives near
the Ohio Riyer.-IAiiadcPhia Chronicle
Herald.
The period for application for space in
the international wool exhibition at the
Crystal Palace London, is extended to the
lst Of April.
Sitting Bull" has surrended to the Cana
dian authoritarian other words to John
Bull" They may be able 10 stand Sitting
Bull" we couldn't.
Col. J. Peck Dukehart is appointed gen
eral manager of the 3. q o. K. X. hotels in
Guiding tie new Lotel cars, with hoadquar-
tiers at the Queen City Hotel Cumberland.
Among the stufling of an old lounge, on
which T. J. Marsh mad slept for many years, At
Charleston. Illinois, were found after his death
government bonds and gold coin worth Sll 900.
Sofa so good.
Lady Gore Ouseley, daughter of the late
CornenuS i. Van Ness, some time governor
OF Vermont and later L. ;. minister to
spain, died in Paris, France, recently. De
ceased was tie sister OF Mrs. Roosevelt, Of
New York, who died few years since.
In suit for damages against the Geor-
gia X. X. Tor refusing more than one lay
over privilege to Il through ticket from Bal
timore to Augusta, the holder thereof claim
ing 80 600 the Superior court OF Augusta
decided Tor tie company.
Murat lIalstead of the Cincinnati Enqui-
rer does not approve OF tie reappointmCnt
of Hamilton Fish rs Secretary OF State
He says Fish was tie gentleman who paid
five million dollars Tor four cents worth OF
nackerel.'
To perfect certain financial negotiations
tie Penn. X. Il. is i'suirg million dollars
a per cent. 4C-yoar gold BONDS secured by
collat raj trust By Il pledge of branch road
leases, and an annual sinking fund OF per
cent
Gaatemalcan laws Danish I'll Jesuit, uu-
der pain OF death. Father Gillct, Of that
order, visited Guatemala city on brief
health trip. He was shot. Shortly after a
tain pitched over q mountain precipice
while rounding a curve on the Amar range
and all on board were killed.
James Moses, Of Baltimore, and his two
maiden sisters are suing the AmTicon IN
$4,000 damages Tor printing libelous arti-
cles anent them. Their house, corner Hun
tington ave and Bartlett street, 1t said was
haunted their father was Il gypscv and
their brother iIsd committed suicide.
Many years ego a little 10y in st. Louis
li-ped a request to be permitted TO send 4
valentine to baby girl Of 2yea.-. Recent
~ the two were mlrr.el. The valentine is
preserved among thcianily treasures. The
bride Is a niece of General A.C. Dodge; the
bridegroom a granG-lePhew OF Zachary
Taylor and Henry Cay.
The ice in O,coquaa bay, on the lower
Potomac, broke up tne other night, flooding
the lower part OF the town and carrying
away 81. 900 feet of fine oak lumber con-
signed to Baltimore firm, 2,2JO railroad
ties owned by .Ino. Marshal, OF Alexandria,
, buggies OF Mr.Selecman and minor goods.
Loss: some thousands.
Benz. schncn, the big six iootcr, and Hat
tie Gertrude Posoy, aged eight years, OF
WASHINGTON county. Ca, were married bya
Seneca :. c. trial justice in presence OF
the childs mother. Schncll was imprisoned
in Atlanta for attempting tbs and after
wards released. lie viii sue that city for
Sl0,CCc-aLG net ct i.
The Supreme Court Las just decided tic
ircom tax constitutional IN an appeal case
OF VIM. NJ. Springer congressman Of ILL
uois ". Tie government. The formers
homestead at Springfield was sold and boushi
by the |. =. in 81 Tor tax due and in II
legally decided to Tie goyCrm,nt. In -
a suit OF cjcctmcnt against Springer Was
carried
Late Virginia obituaries: Chalkley Gil
Iingi.am. OF Fairfax, iarmcr horticuiturisi
ana agricultural writer; stephen Fletcher
of Warrcnton-its Oldest inhabitant-aeed
81: Miss Elizabeth Tucker, OF Lynchburg,
on FRIDAY week, aged 93; on Friday, Miss
Isabella poague, aged about 60 years, died
OF pneumonia, at her home in Rockbridge
county.
Mr.. Camden is a wealthy oil Spectator
and banker. lie Is known As shrcwd bus
mess manager, and his friends give hlm
much praise Tor organizing the oil interests
OF the State, and furnishing through his
company a steady market Tor this product
He Is sand to be public-spiritod, has done
much in advocating river Improvements,
and was one of the orignat0rs of the rail
road from Clarksburg to Weston Hash.
Cor. " y Tribune
Jackson Daily Rafriot)