Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1884-03-06
NEHSY NOTES.


MaSons.
Mrs. Mary Brown, the widow of Ossa-
wattomie" Brown, died in San Francisco,
California, on Friday last.
Edmund Dunno, head of the San Antonio
colony in Florida land an Arizona ex-chlef
iustice) has been made a Count by the Pope.
The 18th Virginia Regiment tConfed.l has
asked the 2Sth New York their last sum-
ner's hosts to visit StauntOn this spring.
Rsb't Garrett, Esq of Baltimore is one OF
the directors of the new casino building at
Washington.
Mrs. Fred Paramore Miss Eazeltinel OF
St. Louis, whose maiden charms captiyated
it was said Mr. Saml Tilden, died last week.
Powers and WeightRan's Chemical works
and the Echo carpet mills, Philadelphia
are totally destroyed by fire.
On Monday the L. 5. Supreme Court de-
clared the Legal Teader Act Of 1878 Con-
stitutional.
Miss Lizzie Mutt, TIE fair casas belle in
the Mutt tragedy is an applicant for
the Uuiontown, Pa postmSstership.
Judge Hilton has bought the Stewart
property 1T Broadway and Chambers-st. for
s., 100000.
Rev. Robt. NJ. Baker lP E. of George
town. an inmate of private asylum near
the Relay, has suicded.
Mr.. w. Peytoa Conway, a banker of
Fredericksburg Virginia, died in that city
suddenly on Saturday morning last, in the
18th year ofage.
In the Danyille election riot investigation
at Washington last week Senator Vance
and John ). Wise passed some rare compli-
meats.
The Mcpherson banking bill, permitting
banks to issue currency up to the full face
value Of the bonds they hold instead of 80
per Ct rs at present. has passed the Senate
Carnegie, the Pittsburs iron king, is
building granite mansion on Cumberland
Island, near Fcrnandina, Florida-the
burial place of Light Horse Harry Lee.
The Virginia legislature has passed bill
authorizing Winchester and Frederick
County to subscribe in money or bonds to
the Washington. Ohio and Western r. Il.
Rev. Juo. j. Suman Lutheran ofGeorge-
town, D. c., is dead. lie was native of
Frederick, anarmy chaplain and well known
in Maryland, Virginia and Pennsylvania.
The Senate appropriations committee has
reported against Mr. Rsnsom's joint resolC-
ton to aid the storm sufferers in the dis
loyal South. We thought aS much.
Miss Sprague's suit against Fred Doug
lass for compensation as houscSeeper is a
bandoned-they having themselves settled
the case.
The Senate has confirmed the nomina-
tioas of Geo. F. Evans as 2. NJ. at Martins
burg and \. c. Van Glider p. NJ. at Point
Pleasant.
Ex-Naval Secretary VIM. IL. Hunt. U. :.
minister At $. Petersburg, is dead, aged 90.
lie was Of Carolina birth, New Orleans
lawyer, attorney general Of louisiana in rs
Judge of the Claims Court.
4 very nominal sentence was that given
the Dismal Swamp Lottery agent last week
at Petersburg minutes impriSonmentand
= fine. Singalarly enough the agents
name is Justice.
The joint congressional caucus
has organized 4 campaign committee where
in Senator Kenna represents West Virginia,
Judge Barbour Virginia and Senator Cor
ham Maryland.
An Erie Dispatch CANVASS Of Pennsylva-
ria, New York, Ohio, Indi&sa aud Illinois
shows Blaine to be first choice. Lsgaa, Ed
mundS. Gen. Sherman, Arthur, John Sher-
man and z. VI. General Gresham follow in
the order named. War Secretary Lincoln
is first choice for ee-prcsidont.
Gen. Lpn5,treet t. ;. Marshal in Geor-
eia. asserts that so far from being dcf;lultcr
to Uncle sam that mythical gentleman owes
him Si200-as his accounts with the De
pactmoat q Justice will prove. There is
Lc states. & conspiracy to aspCrse lis char
actcr and thus have him dismissed to make
vacancy fer certain Gecrgans.
VIM. Smith, Washington pavnbrokcr
and sam lluntress, his brother-in-law were
shot last week on the formers farm neal
Guiliord, Va. by its tenant John Fairfax
and his men wAile inspecting the place
Fairfax lease expired Jan. but he refused
to leave, claiming want of notice from Smitl
and this claim the Court upheld. The ten
ant alleges that Smith intended cjecting
him. The latter : wounds are very serious
/ In deploring the defenseiess condition o
or cardboard, Senator's forget that the Keel!
motor is almost ready. With that complete,
we could "kuock" out the united fleets 0
Europe without turning over in bed. 4
thimble-full of this mixture of double dis
titled forked lightning properly applied
would blow the hostile iro2clads highe
than the belt of Orion But Mr. Keel
should hurry up, for some timid people ar
getting ycyy HcrEoas.- Washington Star.