Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1883-06-21

Of the W. l.. l.
Rhode Island has a new State aag-of a
clear blue ground, on which are 4 golden
anchor and thirteen golden stars.
Bishop Wilson is to preside over the mex.
session Of the South Carolina Annual Con-
ference, which conyenes in Sumter, Decem-
Der s.
The Legislature Of Maryland is likely to
have presented for its consideration at the
next session a State civil service bill, the
measure to be prepared by committee Of
the State Civil Service Reform Association
A marble statue Of General Zachary
Taylor is to be unveiled next month at his
grave, eight miles from Louisville All the
survivors of the Mexican war are to be IN
yited to attend the ceremonies.
The North AmericdR Rcrioc has paid
George Z. Waring, jr., $4,000 for one Of his
sanitary household specialties, which il
spoken Of as the highest price ever paid by
any such periodical for a single article.
The yield of the mines of the United
States for 1882 was $50, 800 600 in gold and
81. SOC. 600 in silver. This shows decline
Of 3, 100000 in gold and an increase ofSS.
100000 in silver as compared with the Pre-
yious yer.
And many girl, when embarked on the wave
OF life's ocean with him who protests he hef
slave,
VII find, when there's nothing on earth that
rha. tIe @ eagtains casS ms brute and the vessel
SLAYER
The Vanderbilt family have bought tho
Bedford Springs property and will use in
connection with their new railroad line
through the southern tier Of Pennsylvania
counties as a II ountain summer resort, or
the same plan as Cresson.
What is known as yalencicnnes lace is
made extensively ct Ypres, Courtray.
Ghent, Bruges, and in almost all parts Of
+ Flanders and in the production of one
coupon of the fabric rarely less than 400
spindles and 900 pins are employed.
Mr.. Robert Grant, the author Of Tho
/ Confessions of Frivolous Girl" will be
married 10 Miss Gait, daughter Of Sir Ed
ward Gait July 3. The story was that Nh
/ Grant sold his new novel to James r. o.
good for $4,000, and that they resold it TO
the Century for $1,000
SAYS Boston millinet whose income IS
g, 500 year:
Nv husband rises and builds the FIRE, gets
breakfast and leave 40 7:ij for my place
of business. lie docs the washing and
ironing and the cleaning, and | 90 not know
of gnv woman who can beat him. He D. a.
neat rs wax, and can cook equal to any enc
in town.
The Pope will hold a consis'ory at the
cad Of June to I'll up the eight vacant car
dinalate, in the Sacred College. The total
number of these should be seventy, as fix
cd by Bull of Sixtus Y in 1856, in mem
ory Of the seventy elders who governed tho
people of Israel and the seventy disciples
Of Chri,t.
The Calcutta Exhibition, which will o.
pen on December Of this year will be mo-
table for the wonderful collection Of pre-
4 cious stones which are 10 be shown. The
great majority Of the native princes Of In
dia have promised 10 lend their finest jew
els. and among thcse are some Of the costli-
est in the world. The collection will be ca-
pecially rich in diamonds and pearls.
Courtine in the country is altogether a
different institution from the city article
In the former place you get rosy lips, sweet
cider, johnny cakes, and girls made b. ma
ture, and in the latter a collection Of starch,
phrases, fosmlI manners, iine silk, and
great iewelry, got up secundem artom.
Always take the rural district when you
want to get good staple Of calico
Nine Goldschmidt Jenny Lind ia now
SO and lives at South. Kensington An e.
miable critic, probably a woman, tells o.
tha. she shows from the crown Of her be-
wigged head to the sole Of her Nc. . shoe
not one line Of grace or beauty. Her for@
is angular, her face hard, her eycs are dali
and passionless, her features irregular and
inharmonious.
Col. Slich. W, well known lawyer d
Washington, returned to his home on Penn
sylyanis avenue one day last week looking
very weary. His wife asked him, What
vas the mattcr27 He replied 'ha. be had
been working ike horse all day. How
is tha.?7 asked bis wife Why" said tho
colonel, q hare been drawing convey
ancs"
It appears no longer doubtful that there
/ wiil be universal exhibition ia Paris in
1879. Tie French mean to begin their
preparations long enough in advance 70
have the grsu1es. pacific festival Che wor.
has ever seco. twill De tlo caatensEg Of
the oabresk of the French rer9lul,n, from
which, ~ is weil-knovn. the preser. Pc
gubllc q .res 20 date everything 10 france
A Aur.gin Nah~e has been figuring O..
TIE steady improyemortin in tie tros.'ng o..
race hor-aa. and conclude, .La. The rate Per
. nIeof th, fs,et American trott.ng h7ul.
F. les become tvo seconds faster in each cue
cessigs period Of threa + .ars beginning with