Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1883-02-08
NEWsY NOTES.
Cali ornia is practically out of debt

The tariff bill is now expected to reach
the House by Saturday, but not sooner.
Congress has precisely 20 working days
of the session left
The Chicago union isou and steel works
have closed down, ousting 1000 men.
The Arlington estate in Virginia is Of
cia!ly determined to comprise l 100 acres.
Rev. Dr. Dashed, of the Hagarssown NJ.
E. charge was a witness before the Wash
ington grand jury last week.
4 Charlotte n O. firm lately ordered
s50,0oo worth of Rand.emen's plaids-a
State manufacture.
Australia is trying TO seed out the I'm
glish sparrow by the bounty process. The
/ poor little brown devils must move on.
Robt. Portncr, the Alex brewer, has sunk
the FIRST artcsian well ever bored in thaiscc-
lion.
The London Lqacet sage two thirds of the
physic sold in this country are secret EOS
,rnms.
Sew Orleans'iea factories produce show
blocks of clear ice with fruit, fish, etc. frozen
in them.
The society II the army If the Potomac
will hold It's 18th annual reunion May l6-l7
in Washingtoa-its first meeting there
GutA PercAa plates, quarter inch thick,
placed inside horses shoe oysf the frog
I prevents he bailing Of rog'
/ Wm. S. swartz ia nominated as postmas-
ter at Hagerstowa, and Wilbur F Richards
at Clarksburg.
Canary birds we're hawked about the
Charleston Is. c. streets last week at dol
lsr apiece
The widow IF the later Senator Nm. /.
Yancy Of Alabama, the noted Secession
leader, died at her sons residence in AtL-
cus, Ga. lately.
sir, Sarah Smith, aged 70, of Upton
co., Tenn, has y living grand children and
80 great grand children. And maybe they
are al smiths.
The st. Johns River and Florida ocean
coasts are tecniing with works for tie man
u.ac,ue Of oil aad fertilizers from capMfed
fish.
Nr. Edward Waller Of stafford county,
Va, magistrate there 80 year, and mem
bes Of tile secession convention in 'Gl is
dead, aged IS.
The Birmingham Eag.j 3hdiral Resicr
recommends ,or chiib.ains diluted nitric
acid ana peppermint; water, equal paris, az
/ piled once and then twice day.
A German nabob and Jew lister has start
yj fer Paraguay with some ad-erents 10
uuri New Deutchand where synagogue,
s. ali be prohibited AID banks unknown.
/ Tie legislative, executive and judicia.
appropriation bill passed the House Non
day. 1t gives S20,3ss .00o and makes the
department aorking hoars from s. 5. II. to
/ q 2. m.
Take little aunoysaccs cut of The way.
Itycy aye suffering wiki q Cough or Cold,
use Dr. Bull Cough syrup a. once. This
ola and reliable remedy viii never 6'sGp-
p3in, you. All Druggists Sc! j. fcT p cents
bo,lle.
Tn "a communication to The Department
The postmaster at Raccoon, ". Va, official
ly recognizes tic scry''es of his dog whose
timely barking brought him to lis Office
the other night When thieves were PrcYsT-
ing to ransacE.
Hit doa't rain and the NihilisIs appear
90 Lavc no o. lection Alexander tao Third
will proceed to Moscow the middle ofApril
BE consecrated by two metropolitan arch
bishops and l. bishops and on Nay p be
crowned Tar Of all the Russiss.
President Garrett o. the 5. & 0. hrs or
rcrcd to place a statue Of Gen. John Lager
Howard Of the Maryland Liue in Tie Rev
oiu,ion in Druid Hi. Park, Galto. if that
city viii nfcct adu.lieatc Of story's statue
Of George Peabody, Tie Banker, which
stands u,ag the BANK Of Eagiaad ir Lon