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

Money Wrung from poor WIDOWS III CIV
eminent employ doesn't achieve Bepc5lican
victories.
For real richness the political skies vie
With the Autumn sunset and the crimson
and gold of the maple forest.
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Rascaliy may have its rewards, but II has
rs punishmeuts. too-so the stalwart admin
istration and Bllly Malone have discovered.
A hoodlum n years old, in New York,
who thought it no robbery to steal from a
Chiuaman, has just been sentenced to f.
teen wears in the State prison.
Three carrier pigeons, three months old,
made the distance from the Alexandria va
,cr front to their Capitol Hill roost, Wash
ington. in so minutes
The wife of Juuiu> A. Clay. Of Bucking-
ham county, died Monday, aged 81 years.
Her husband, who survives, Is 90 ycers OF
age
An Asylum for the Poot in Halifax, No
VA Scotia, burned on Monday night. Thir-
ty-oae live. lost, twcnty-thret Of them wO-
;ncn.
The widow Callahan Is the boss sheep
owner in Western Texas-haying $4,000
If the elder Weller had only lived to later
on-but he couldn't pail wool over her
ewes. tho she t1t such dead loads ofit!
dang,owu, in Washington Territory, has
been hcmp-tiel of IL, few settlers and is
widely summed because OF its name And
vet Tombstone. ia Arizona, is prosperiug
space even though its EPtlPb is p'ilted
daily.
The German Pso;c.tants in New York
celebrated the S55,h birthday Of the Retor-
nation on the 3l>, ultimo. \ goodly age
Is this-as many twe.yemouths as there are
DAYS ia year.
The city on the "Jeems rose up and
shook itself last week aud its summer kinks
and creases fell away like magic An in
dustrial parade oi'ened the Virginia state
Fair 10 "a big a multitude "a, Richmond
could well accommodate.
During the Langtry iebut in New York
she was recalled before the curtain fourteen
times. Il is evident the audience went
there 10 see her. At the Academy of Ma
sc Patti appeared, but attracted little at
,cntion.
At the iaugtry i.5rf in New Work ON
Monday evening Wc are informed full
dress" prevailed, and that Mr. Oscar Wilde
dressed chiefly in white vest and red
handkerchief of enormous proportions. 80
Full dress. CHI
Mai. Philip speed. aged 65, a big Louis
willie Nv merchant, is dead. lie was pay
master during tac war am intimate of Lin
coins his brother James being attorney
ecueval-aul sometime revenue collector "a,
Louisville lie married niece OF Keats
the poet.
The Y. VI. G.. A throughout the world ob-
serves the 2ud Sunday in Noycmbc, and tie
week following as a period OF praye, fol
Young mca. and tomorrow November u,
and next week will De So employed. 300
associations AMI 100000 members comrri>,
tho international organization
Capt j. L. skinner now of sacramento
Cal. has just had returned to him a sword
which Was taken from him when he Wa,
captured by the Confcdcutcs at the BATH,
of Druy, Bluff in i>;, The sword WA
returned 10y Virginia lady, who wroi,
that ii was worn By her brother from tn,
time it was captured until The close Of IN,
war, and "was never di>graced.'
The recent Episcopal Church Congress al
Richmond discussed the relation OF tina
church To- the cl,orel race an d. incidentally
thc rcgro's religious adaptability. An ana!
ysi> OF the ten arguments advanced shows q
ministers and laymcr defending the blacs
man, claim TO recognition. while one speak
or Of each elias, deridcd e. ,houghta a., ibyi
ting vain and useless c1or, An irjcx i,
this of the sentiment of a big christian De
nomination on an important question.
The Progressive Hens who are usually
holding a cackle CAUCUS ut this time in
Washington are being lamc,y represented
there by an allcgedwomaus national leagu,
which upcnd, Itself on various occasion,
ori tclks nigh, op, in mectin Five female
pantaloonist, rdtvo pctticoatejmales com
prise It's average quorum while a bc'atei re-
porter hudi.cs ueryou>ly ~, q corner 20 take
notes and quail at times beneath the yigor-
coils Chances Of a dowu-trojde' si,tcrhood.
An alliance presidential Is alecel te-
tviNt Blaine and Senator Loean of Illinois.
nhcrcby the one w.osc strength paus oui
greatest shall have ,h. others aid ia >ccu-
Fius the nomination in 81 and his compa-
ny on dee tsil of the ticke,-exccpt thar ii
Logan wins tie race shrcwd Jimmy Blaine
will hold him bsck .r1m the second place
and enter Logans cabinet us State Secretary.