Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1882-11-11
TIE NEWS IN BRIEF.

SO,VVV II diItheif suo1N4iDNN -
for the children of Rev. DIR. Guard.
Spicer's tobaccory, Petersburg, is burned.
Loss; $4,000
Ex-Gov. Jas. L. Robinson, of KY, is
dead, aged So.
Mrs. John Brown held reception at
Boston colored church meeting last week.
Gen. .Fitzhugh Lee will lecture in Charles
ton, 5. C., the 10th, on Charlottesville
The 50th anniversary of the conservation
of BIZ. Smith, of KY, WIS celebrated Oct.
3lst in New York.
Hon. Seahorn Reese will fill the unex-
PRED term in Congress of Goy.-elect Ste
phens, of Ga.
The survivors of Gen. John II. Morgan's
cavalry will have reunion at Lexins ton,
Ky, Nov. -.
The Richmond ID Baptist church has
called Rev. ". W. Landrum OF Augusta,
Ga.
The Arlington variety theatre, Balt.m r.,
was burned last week and John Pearson,
brokers' clerk, was killed.
Jas. w. Simonton, of the Frisco press
and late genl agent 4. Y associated press,
is dead
Gen. Grant and big crowd attended the
New England Institute iair II Boston this
week.
Senator Vest of No. barely escaped
drowning while fishing last week south OF
Hot Springs Arkansas.
The Earl of AylesforI and two VI. P's
tarried in Texas lately inspecting purchase
bic cotton mills.
A Columbus Mo- joint stock company
will located 600 acre cotton rancho 100
miles west Of Dallas, Texas.
\ big syndicate is schen'ihg to enroll the
Pennsylvania oil producers to discontinue
their drills for months-to May lst. next.
Mrs. Lydia Sexton, aged 81. OF Kansas,
preached in liamiinc NJ. Z. church, Wash
ington, last week.
Mr.. Robert Garrett, Vice-President ofthe
b. & o. R. r. returned from Europe last
week.
Mr.. Talmage spoke lately in Brooklyn
on the life and character of the late Rev.
D.. GW,"d.
Tie n. Y.appcals court l"s decided as
illegal tie taxing Of premiums on govt
bonds.
The Havcmeyers, of New York, and 9TH
or capitalists, intend building Il huge sugar
refinery in New Orleans.
Lieut.. Fauih and detective Frecburg,r
are dismissed The BALTIC. police for bribing
vo;ers.
The new iron 'ridsi over the Savannah
river was finished last week. 1t cost
100000.
Mental depression, weakness of the n US
cular system, general i'll health, benefited
by using Browns Iron Bttcrs.
The cLurch temperance society held ses-
sions in New York lSs' weeI-the Ri. KEY,
Bishop Gallaher, of louisiana, participa-
ting.
4 Philadelphia gent is suing Vim. r..
Trav,r>, the " Y. broker, for sitting on his
hat unbcknown and crushed it at Dclmon:-
cos.
The Glcnwoo1 II. F.. Church, South at
Harris school house, Montgomery county,
Nd, was dedicated last Sunday-Rcv. Drs.
Harper and Rogers officiating.
The widow of The Confederate general,
Pickett, WAS reported dying in Richmond
last Week. She had been discharged from
Office at Washington by order Of Malone.
Forcpaugh's prize beauty known As Lou
isc Montague is sucing ter dvorc. from
Paul Kcyscr, of Ba!timorc-her deserving
Lusband'
A. c. sote!do acquitted O. last week Of
killing accidentally his brother last Feb
ruary in Washington, will join his father in
Panama.
Jas. c. Anderson, Of Louisiana returning
board n,;oricty, was shot and killed in
Eureka, Nevada, last week by local ioli-
tician.
Mrs. r. B. Hayes presided awhile at the
sessions in Cincinnati last week Of the wo-
mans home missionary society, VI. L. church.
300 delegates present.
VIM. Copeland, JAS Smith and Andrew
Snyder were killed and VIM. Brown injured
last week at lock no. 6 in W. Va, by an
Ohio Central construction train.
30 negroes sailed FOR Liberia last week.
The colonists are giycr p acres aid 6
months food and shelter 5000 hay- gone
there since ~
The New York Appeals Court decides That
a bank book keepers sureiies are not liable
Tor his after em5czz.ement as rccciSng tel
Ter.
J. Adricn de Leon, of New Orleans, an
cx-naval officer, is dead. lie married the
daughter OF treasury Walker
under Polk. Divorced afterwards, she is
now Attorney General Brews;ers wife.
Tho L = sunrar,a court names Ian s