Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1881-04-30
TIE DcddlocE.
The Washington Copaal Of Sunday last
thus refers to the Senate Deadlock:

The Washington Copaal Of Sunday last
thus refers to the Senate Deadlock:
Senator FRYE of Maine, offered his maid
en- effort. and as Il stump speech it was a
success: as q rhetorical statement OK facts il
was a iailurc-not in the III toric, for that
was fine enough. bat in the facts. which
were no., facts. Fry has been imposed
upon by some siuner-somc lincal dcScen-
daut sired by Ananias and damned by
Sapphira-who has played upon the guile
less soal. and gotten his work in upon the
transcend ptai creluiity OF the new Senator
from Maine. Frye IS quite an able man,
one OF the a5lest ia the Senate; an excel
lent debator, Il tir-t-c'aSS lawyer and orator,
and q rood man. But he did manglc vC-
racity most frightfully in Lis speech Of last
week. That ho mangled it by proxy We
hayeuo doubt, for he Is too honorable 4
gentleman T. have mad the statements
which the Rc"Jrts shows up against him had
he not been mlsintormcd. Tie misreprc-
seas himself when he utter; such absurdi-
tics.
S-uator Burnside q ew 50 excited in de-
ha.. q few DAYS ago that he ,nasl,d lis
desk hy the v%i0lenc, Of the blows If his
list. which he Uses ID emphasize his 5cntcl-
cos. Butler of South Carolina, who is a
warm personal friend Oh the RhpIe Island
siie-whiskers, drew him out for fun, and
Burnside banged around AMI beloved.
We do not say "bcllowed' with any pur-
pose OF being d%i-respccttul, hut il is the on
il term il the dictionarY. chat cll properly
characterize the style OF the distinguished
gentleman from the Se-Uiug-macaiGo State
when his intellect j. agita;eJ. Burnside is
"a good old gentleman. and nou know him
bat to 1--we him. He is the koIcste . mem-
Der Of the senate, and his honesty IS only
ejua'cd by hi, franklcst, as c;idcnccdWhon
he said week before last. "Mr. President, |
know that don't know anything Which
Was saving a great deal.
Senator Beck arose like one Of the broad
chc,tel hcitcrs of the Highlands i'm lis own
native Scotland, and was very pertinent and
iuci>iye in his remarks. He was a tr.fc
apprchcnsive of being challenged by Dawes,
but hid his fears with q sGilltully-adopted
c,oakof words. The police authorities have
decided to watch Dawes, and in evcnt of his
challenging Beck or anybody else he viii
be- promptly arrested. Or. Mary Walker
has been specially assigned TO perform the
prccarious act, as Dawes is known to be a
bad man. and at one time a resident of 81
ter Greek. near the hC1dwatcr=.
Speaking of Dawes reminds US that his
greyha.rc. martyr OF Mississippi doesn't
pam out well. The Massachusetts senator
Stated tlat his ancient and aged friend had
been burned out by the ku-kluXers OF the
ohoc-,-ring district, and compelled " totee.
Further investigation. a. a c0r0ncrs jury
would put 1t, proved that the Massachusetts
reiict. with % ~hrcwd eve To- business, iusur-
ed his Mississippi property very heavily in
Northern Insurance companies. and gently,
but firmly. iuccEdiariz,d. The groy-haircd
martyr had am eye to business.
The best speech of the week was that Ic-
liycrcd toy Senator Coke of Texas. Coke is
"a Nir-inian by birth, a Texan by adoption.
His tall, powerful figure and handsome face
features that but for his middle age would
De patriarchal-his splendid oratorical pow
er and strong, keen intellect, blend to make
the perfect orator. His speech was calm.
dignifed. incisive and statesmanlike. II
was in every manner worthy of the man and
the great commonwealth represented by
him.
Secretary Blaine Is expected back from
Yorktown this week. II j. unsettled Is %
whether he and Conkling viii have a tilt
anent the nomination of Robertson for col
lector Of the New York port, but the gen
eral belief Is 1 that there will be blood upon
the face of the moon on this subject.
HANDSOME ILLUSTRATED CATALOGF
II and Price-list issued by Burt'S Eastern
Agency. 2sI Grand Street, New York, has been
received the Illustrations are all new and
prices very moderate. Sample copies mailed
free upon application from above address.
We had more County Court this week.
This makes three terms in the last month.
Morgan Mercury.