Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1881-05-28
N&WSY NOTES.
To.al eclipse OF the moon llth; 18th Jun,

TO,al eclipse OF the moon llthi 18th June.
Licentiate Ghicsia WAS ordained to the
full work of the %aitis.ry at Borke ey Springs
recently,
Jordaus White Sulphur Springs in Fred
crick county Sill be open for guests on the
Is. Of June
Geo. W. Atkinson was confirmed by the
Senate on Wednesday 'veet United States
Marshal Of West Virginias
Gardner & Co., of Carlisle Pa, have re-
ceiycd a contract from the : '. Z. Il. Com
pauy for ore hundred feisht cars.
u is reported the National Ouard Of
Philadelphia, one th,'isand strong, will
visit the Ltray Cavcrns shortly.
\ lighted cigar thrown from a railroad
car set fire to a grain field in California and
hundreds of acres of grain, with dwellings
and fences were destroyed.
Mrs. Cathariuc ohaacr, who reached the
extreme old ace of lC2 wears on the 4th in
slant. died last Friday week at home. i teT
miles below Wytheville. Na
DR.. Boyrton, uie attending physician, an
nounccs that the crisis Fac been passed IN
Mrs. Garfeld's case. and that there is no
l2ngcr any dou5; o: her recovery.
Miss Lulic Clay B;gbio, whom our citizens
remember 90, a visitor to our town during
the past winter. recently while descending
Court Hill, at ELECTS City, slipped and
! dislocatcd her ankle.
Mis- Murray, the young lady who brought
salt and gained verdict for 5000 against
/ ex-Postmastcr TYLER. OF Baltimore city, has
been appointed 90 q position in the govern
mcut printing Office, Washington. NowWc
know she is safe.
The aqe of giants has returned. Within
six months seven CHARTS over eight feet IN
height have appeared in New York city
The latest addition was Henrik Brusted, a
/ Norwegian, who arrived Monday. lie Is
eight feet tail and weighs 400 pounds.
Abru,a seek ago, the body of Rev. Us.
Waddcl, the blind preacher, who has been
immortalized in the letters of the " British
STU" written by William Writ, was re-
moved from the farm of \. {. Baker to the
/ PRESBYTERIAN Church yard az Rapidan sta
t;oa. Thcremairs had rcposcd for seventy
five wears in private ground: II Nirt's pic
lure wa, not oy~erwrought, the Blind Preach
er must have possessed almost sc'aphlc clio.
Qucnce.
FIX GOV. Leland Stanford, one of the
leading railroad magnates Of the PacifC
coast. who is now in New York, criticise-
with some severity the recent denunciation
of him as "a L" m~onopolist," and IS disposed
to take issue with all those who, he says,
" are Just now making such a senseless out
cry" shout railway corporations Ihest
corp0ratiOuS. he saws. have given the coun-
try the greatest start on q career 81 pros
pcrity t ever experienced, and, as railroad
prosperity is indissolubly connected WITH
that of the people, SIZE impHtat'cn that theli
Interests are in any sense a~ntagonistlc ~
d|enOuncCs as "a mischieyOus d~emagoSlcd de
vice. which should be frowned down, etc.
Although for so many years in one wing
of the Capitol building whileS Senator ConE'
ling was in the other, the Hon. Alex. IL
stephens never saw the New York Senator
until the DIV when the electoral vote was
counted i'm the House of Representative
which elected Garfield and Arthur. Ihs
was the occasion when Nj. COnkling N &C
cord with his usual custom, undertook L
make a sensation by coming in alone, after
every one else was seated and the proceed
ings had commenced. Some one asked Mr.
Stephens what be thought OF the Adonls o.
the Senate? lie looked al him closely for A;
moment and then said. Il think he look;
like aman who is about to 20 10 pieces.
] Perhaps this was Prophecy.-Baf0. 1a4-