Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1881-01-22
YEWSF NOTES.

dead aged 10.
The Norfolk Day Book, started in '57, has
suspended.
The President will visit the South after
his term is out.
Jefferson Davis will go to Europe with
his wife in the summer
C.P. SNYDER represents West Virginia on
the New York worlds fair committee.
Boston real estate is valued at S4S7 ,2SO-
600 and its personal property S2Ol, S5o,6Vo.
DR.. Tanner. late starvationist, is alive and
kicking, and turns the scale at LIS pounds
Thos. Lee, freight brakeman on the Pitts
burg division b. & o. r. R., was killed last
week.
The presidency of the New York worlds
fair commission has been accepted by l. ,.
Grant.
The American oleomargarine factory in
South Baltimore was partially burned last
week.
Note books are in demand since it is wills
pered that Garfield has kepta diary for a
years.
Rev. F. D. Goodwin, of st. Johns lP. F.
church, Wytheyille, Va, has become par
alyzed.
Mr.. Lewis, of Clark county, Va. offers to
Congress one of WashingtOn's swords Tor
$4,000.
The Western Union, American Union
and Atlantic and Pacific telcgraphs have
consolidated.
The Virginia coored men will meet in
Petersburg March IA, to consider their
political condition.
James c. Mitchell, a Baltimore youth,
died last week from lock jaw induced by
coastng mishap.
Vanderbilt has given So 600 to the Uni
ycrsitv of Moth Carolina. 1t will be call
cd the Deems fund.
OF the sevcnty-six United States Sena-
tors only thrty-three were born in the states
which they represent
Senator-elect A. p. German, president of
the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal, will retain
that position another year
A great many young lambs were frozento
death in the Eastern Shore counties Of Ma
ryland during the cold snap.
A ncice of Gen. Rosecrans representative
elect has been chosen superintendent OF
schools in Keokuk county, Iowa.
Gen. Ben Harrison, Of Indiana, senator
elect, carries the cane worn 10y his grand
father when inaugurated President.
Customs collector Stephenson, Of Cincin-
nati-the appointce, successfully, OF Lin
coin. Johnson and Grants dead.
Ambrose c. Grant, aged % and Anna J.
DAILY. AGED ia Loudoun Va run away
coupie-were married in Washington last
week.
J. Lewis. colored, of Halifax, \. S. is
dead. He was slave on the T.. S. frigate
Constitution when captured by the Shannon
in 1915.
A genuine white swan was captured. IN
Washington last week. Flying southwark,
it collidcd with telegraph wire and fell to
the earth.
Mr.. Whiting lost on the Berryville and Mill
wood turnpike the tongue of his sleigh. II Is
an unspcakablc loss to the sleigh and may pos
sibly, be found in the mouth OF Il lane.
VIM. Powell. aged %, formerly of Alex
andria. Va, s clerk in Cohen's dry goods
house. Baltimore, committed suicide recent
ly.
Three school teachers have been elected
President of the United States-Millard
Fillmore, Franklin Pierce, and James a.
Garfield.
The Cumberland Canal coal shipments
last wear to Shephcrdstown and Harper's
Ferry were 2,429lg and 552.O7 tons, re-
spectivcly.
Miss Eliza A Dupuy, a Southern literary
writer. died in New Orleans last week OF
apoplcxy. Deceased was of an old Virgin
ia family.
Do YOU know you can have your spoiled
postal cards redeemed at the rate OF four
cents for every five cards by applying to
the nearest postotiice?
Presidents command higher figure IN
France than they do here. Greyy draws
$50. 900 a month We think he should be
able to spread himself
Gov. II. VI. Matthews of West Virginia
is described as Il strikingly handsome man,
of middle age, with a face full OF lntelll-
gence and expression.
A son of b. NJ. Campbell, formerly Of
Baltimore. tut now living near Midland
Station, Fauquicr county, Va, accidentally
shot himself while cut hunting.
Secretary Golf. of the Navy Department,
has selected for his private secretary Capt.
f. W. T. Moore, Of Fairmont-iormerly
States attorney for Marion county.
There are prospects of the reeopen,ing OF
the Mt. Vernon cotton factory IN Alexan,
dria if Mr.. Robt. Garrett, of Baltimore, Will
lease or sell the property on liberal terms
In its tabular statement of native born
and "grip-sack" congressional representa-
ton the National Republican makes west
Virginia stand native and carpet bag
ger.
The Kentucky Court of Appeals has late
" decided that an ordinance or public notice
published on Sunday or in newspaper
issued on that day is not legal publication
Artemus Hale, of Bridgewater, Mass. is
the Oldest living eX-member OF either ma
tional house. He is 81, voted for Jefferson
in 1904. was congressman in '46 and voted
for Garfield
Bruce the colored senator from MisslssiP-
nj. whose term expires March /, is being
stoutlv urged for a cabinet appointment
under Garfield. Why not?