Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1884-12-18

White House in Washington where tne Pres
dent surrounded by liis cabinet 6reisn anu
bls,1dors and delegation, from lhe houses oi
congress. touched at $40 /. ST.. e telegraph
kew and instantly SGT ia motion tine machinery
a the New Orlcau> faif-l91 miles away
C,ul Grants greatness wasn't exhausted oy
ersli gencrol>hip he Rms Genius iorh-Uro'.
lie declined pension az 5000 PEI wear, bus
is uo, av,r,, 10 being retired a. General ON
mi aav-.ay s,7C00 per year. cen. Grant
knoa. rae 1ilcrenc, iu rurcta~'n9 power be-
tweca >tOee and $1,000. Tie knows vha. Is
misliie- than ihc pcn.sion
STR. Call OF the Phihppi P',a,d.cl.r las pur-
chased of Mr.. Hop Woods the Be-j,,T felor-
..s, The irreprcs-ible liyphea asserts Itself
and compound thetNo hereafter lobe known
as che Jesrua'r.-Paa,5e,l-. M Gall has the
a1ilir, ana the cxpc7icrcei 20 make OF thcsctwo
Journal IL once Influential ard newsy. and SIC
hon, he viii have abundant, material reward
Cor hi' iabor.
The Tay Commission repor. says there is iiI-
o. millions of aollass worth of Invisible 'p-
er,v. .u,sxed. in Vest Virginia. We believe
H-,nai's Just about thc amount Of ous wealth
,a.,.- l,youi ,he Ken OF men. II our asiute
commissioners, viii ten MS where 10 +, it will be
v.fr.mc revenues 20 rs. BuJ. seriously u
th.rc bc So much invisible property a, alleged,
the authorities ought 20 ID it As we were wont
t, io oar invisible green coat To ect 40 It's hid
den beauties -holJ IL up TO the sunlight.
When Geo. G.. Corham takes ap. his pen or
opens. on political topics, DIS ortcular lips
something has got TO give way--dcPend on il.
The rN-editor Of the Ngfia.ni Rrleii'ct9 hasn't
vc, ceased Kicking Blaine III, defeat, he
writes. ha, pm, ana end to Slam republican
ism which h.,, tor year, been the concubine Of
che democratic rur., RICH, hogc. George. VIC
venture .hc opinion that your =. %. ,. has ncN-
cr shown up any feminine chaucJeriS.icS-'n-
less uue excerpts the genus yiraso.
Au illinois honorable in ,hc House is deCced
solicitor, aueut thy uliunat, safety of tic Go
,rrnineat lD.,r 90 thc New Osls.n- Exposition
,hat he lass offered hin demanding secured
bond, from tine fair manager and, it such guar
aatc.- p, refused, giving custody OF the gate
money into he hands ot r7ga- ny appoin'ee~.
Tn, a,t,uiShiu. bit OF legislation probably
rsraly1e> thc Crescent City folk who may have
looked upon the >o-callcj "loou as yi.,-a
whispered gin. Too had. Too hwt.
Il hope. says Henry Ward Byechyr, than
Mr.. Cleveland VIII ,:iye noihins 10 the Indc-
gendcnts. Weweal in for righe. and ss soon
as the manifestations is taken away down
goes Our independence. 1t Is luSi possible
,hat the new executive Will take Ward Is. nj
bis word-but wc shouldn't commend the do
us So. There are many excellent men, Mr..
Bcecher, who cali conscientiouSly soln Tor
I principle and yc appreciate To the iuil hlt Of
substance. Nor would Il detrlct tom thr
strength of the former for them to accept the
latter
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Observation-Disclosures, ,
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House of Israel saws cine Advent people look.
Ell for the great event ON the 10Th day of III,
| 7'h month, lAi-but tine measuring line wa
la'd "r'A Je'1'''1'a-N''c1 was '0'o'aae'''-.
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waull Iiket, nave the privilege ofbeing among
the quick ON that occasion. We are sur
ri, Cbi.,ro We bad been led to believe tbei
the Chicagoins gave about as little thought "a
matters auent thcI last great day as any com.
uunity Of peoplc--uorth of Mason ( Dix
on's line In fact, we might have expected tn,
people %. The great city Of the state of John y
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