Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1883-08-02
DEsFRRED PARAGRAPHS.

The Pennsylvania democratic state con-
vention meets next Wednesday.
The final dividend, making in al 60 per
Ct, is now being paid depositors in the
defunct Freedmont Bank.
2,5O9 miles railway were laid first six
months 'SS-costing sixty two and half
millions.
Benz. Thompson of W. Va, is appointed
Indian agent at the Sisseton, Dakota,
agency.
s anthracite furnace boilers exploded in
Pittsburg last week killing one man and
wounding many.
The Southern Time Telegraph Company
is chartered at Nashville to operate in W.
Va. and the South.
Rev. DR.. w. II. Hornblower Of the
Western Theological Seminary is dead.
lie married Justice Bradleys daughter.
Benz. C. Freshman of Baltimore-some-
time city attorney and. superior judge-is
dead, aged 7S.
The son Of Senator Vence of \. c. and a
grand son of Henry Clay are to be examined
Oct. at Fortress Monroe for army lieuten-
ancies.
The national Educational Assembly for
1888 will meet at Ocean Grove, New jersey,
on August 6, and will continue in session
four days.
The Potomac regatta ,at Washington
October Sd will comprise mile and half
race, straight away, for single scullers and
/ cared shells.
Sir Charles Michael Wolseley, baronet,
and Miss Anita Teresa Murphy of San
Francisco were married in London last
week by Cardinal Manning-the Pope
sending his blessing.
The Langtry's .nettiprofts so far are re-
ported at 100000. But what will 1t prcht
her # she gain the whole world and lose her
good name. She is either much maligned
lady or-she had better go home.
DR.. John Hunter of Washington is dead,
aged rs. OF Fairfax birth snd an early
medical student, he had held government
office twenty-five years and become since Mr..
Corcoran's secretary.
The big Louisville Cotton Exposition
opens August l. The main building covers
, 19 acres. Forepaugh the circus man has
leased % scres opposite at $4,000 for lOC
: days. He will use for his own show and
sublct the balance.
Charleston is working up in the matter
Of celebrating the centennial of its incorpo-
ration as a city-August 1S. 1t was the
seat of the English government of the
Carolinas and had previously been kncwn
for l13 years as Charlestown.
Antiquary- Hero is something very
rare, the identical Colts pistols worn by
the great Roland, who was slain at Ronces-
wales by the Turks" Customer: Eut
there were no pistols in that tday." Antiquary
know that, my dear sir, that's what makes
them so rare.
The hapless pooples Of the East whom
cholera is still slaughtering know not per-
haps, Of the remedy which the New York
Sun printed years ago: Equal parts each Of
tincture Of opium, rhubarb, red pepper,
camphor and peppermint. 10 to 80 drops
Cut this out.
The new postal note which Congress
authorized at its last session will be ready
for issue in September next. 1t will pass
current undoubtedly as money. The note
is to be bought like postage stamp, paya
BILE to bearer, in an amount from three cent
to s.. 1t will be about the size Of the or
binary greenback.
, Vice the Lee Marble Co q Mass. failing
bidder. Hugh Sisson of Baltimore ia giy6r
the contract for furnishing dressed marbl'
t for the Washington Monument at 2.35 pc
cubic foot. Delivery therecfwill commence
e Aug. and by Oct. Is sufficient will be or
hand to push the shaft to height Of Al
f feet ere wintetsets in.
= If the colored people have any gumptiol
at all it will be their aim next year 70 Gu
i the thongs which have bound them so loni
to hewheels ofthe Republican party. Tn
Republican party has Aattered the negr'
and bamboozled him; it has wept over hin
and plundercd him; it has claimed him q
fl. own and swindled him without com
= junction it has made use Of him and fun
}. him aside.
A little girl was standing at the depot t
> see her father and a gentleman friend OF
J when she suddenly observed to her father
e referring to ais friend, who was tail and lank
e "If the cars run of the track and any leg
a must be broke, hope they'll be Mr. H.'s.
i whats that for?" said the startled II
Because" she added, artlessly, "Aun
Mary says you have pair Of spare legs.
= The "AlI aboard" Of the conductor preyen
! ted any explanation.
e A dispstch from Grafton, WA, say
that John II. Hechsmer, for five year
supreme Treasurer Of the Catholic knight
z Of America, is defaulter. His shortag
J. {. likely to reach from 10000 to sj0,0 ,00C
o The money stolen was used in unproftabl
, business. At the meeting Of the Nations
Council in ST. Louis last May, he was dc