Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1881-07-30
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Four suits of 100000 each have been
entered AGAINST the Denver, Colorado,
T.ijaae Cor libel.
According 20 the late census there are 245
and cities I'm the United states having
q population of 10000 and upwards.
Gen. Walker. the superintendent Of the
Census. predicts that the census OF 1890 viii
give tho United States a population Of Oh
467, 0e0.
There are truths which somc men despse
because they have not examined them, and
which they viii NOT examine because they
despise them.
There are fifty kinds Of flowers growing
i'm the Arctic regions which are 20 be found
nowhere else. Most of them are OF Il white
or yellow color.
Associate Justice Nathan Clifford, Of the
United States supreme Court, died Monday,
st the age of IS years, and after % years
service on the bench.
There were IA deaths in Cincinnati from
the excessive heat, 2il of which were trom
sunstroke. during the week of the heated
term thro' which We passed recently.
B,rrvyilc has organized two military
Companie.-One iptapyy Rader command
of Col = 4 G.. Noo~o. end the other, cav
AIRY, UuScr Capt. y. Moore, Jr.
The brick school house, and lot, and q va
cant lot adjoining, In Shepherdstown on the
street leading ID kearneysvillc, were pur-
chased by Mr. Z. ). Lee at SIG.
A corporation Jail, of wood, with tin roof
and iron doors, and % cost S355,6', Is to be
erected i'm ShephertstoTn-Ar. Geo' W
HumricShoIse contractor.
H6oken. New Jccsey, is iafested with
aeas. They were Introduced there IN the
strawbcldiug of q ship from Germany, n
wilious Of them plague the people iAe
wicked Gee, &c
A Paris m-apaactsrct claims 10 have dis
covered q process for substituting the leaves
OF the cucalyptus-tree, which IN burning
emit @ delicious perfume, for obacco-leave
in making cigars.
Mai. A. ID. Banks. beforc the war editor
of the Petersburg, Virginia, South Snte Dfm-
ocrat. a prominent politician, and latterly
an emplove of The us. Senate, died at For
trcss Monroe q few days ago
his said in Germany there is a millien
surplus OF wowea-the result OF the whole
sale emigration az men % escape military
service. The excess OF women over men Is
quite as large In France, and Is mainly due,
not To- emigration, but TO war.
The tauc-t trees I'm the world are in Aus
tralia a fallen treeinG iPpsland measured
t5 feet from the root CD the highest point OF
the branches. Another. M the p0Eencng
district. in Victoria, r. estimated 20 be over
$50 feet from the ground TO the top.
Even So naammable q material As cotton
can now De used for the construction OF hre-
proof buildings. The raw cotton Is convert
ell into paste by q chemical process, and
this paste becomes rs hard Us stone. 1t Is
nodded into larSe slabs, and designated as
architectural cotton.
Rev. Dr. General VIM. \. Pendleton
and wife. OF Lexington celebrated their gol-
den wedding ON Friday, the 10Th inst. \
graceful poem, written by Mrs. Margaret j.
Preston for the occasion, was reclted after
the performance of the marriage ceremony.
According to- statistics made by one who
has am opportunity OF knowing, there are
100000 mich cows I'm the United states,
ana 1000. 600 acres of land to furnish feed
for that number. The milk produced by
the o. W annually, at - cents d gallon, Is
worth S525. 100000.
john D.. Rogers. of Niddleburg, Loudopn
Co.. familiarity known to am extensive ac-
ouaiutance as Poe" Rogers, while asleep
fin q window at BIZ Lick, Friday night, fell
80 feet to the ground, crushing hic skull ard
iuAictiur injuries from which he died al
most Immediately. His remains were ia
ken to his home tor iutcrment.
The Mechauicstown Md Clarion tells OF
q black snake that ran upon q rail on the
=. Y. r. r., for one mile, ahead of a loco
motive travelling hav miles an hour and
that the snake finally LETT the track and
died from the heat OF the rail and the race,
being literally burned to death Pretty
lively snake story.
Mr.. W. W. Corcoraa, of Washington, p.
G.. has purchased for presentation % the
Virginia Historical Society, at the sale OF
the library of Henry Stevens, the London
bibliopole, the original manuscript records
off the colony of Virginia for five years
+ l152-5I OF the administration of Gov.
+ Robert Oinw.ddie. They comprise $50 sep
ar.te document and letters. including cor
respoulence between Gov. Dinwiddic and
+ his Youthful friend, George Washington, be-
sides messages, addresses, speeches and
/ charges to Gle House Of Burgcsscs. and 0th-
or papers of historical value.
The West Virginia Press Association held
/ e.. arnu1i meeting mt Weston. July 18th.