Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1884-09-25
September 25, 1884.
NETSY NOTES.

Cleveland ratitcations were held last
Thursday at Parkersburg and in Wash
ington.
Ex-M. C. John Reilly of Scranton, Pa.
fractured his leg by fall at Luray last
week
"Bill Nye," the humorist, was caught in
the Clear Lake Wis cyclone last week and
had his leg broken.
The Independent German Club, 5000
strong, of Cleveland, Ohio, has come out
squarely for the democratic nominee.
At Whitnell, near Chatham, Va, last
week Jno. r. Dixon killed Jackson Davis
in a quarrel anent young girl-Miss Alton.
And now the quid nuncs are menacing us
with the possible appointment of Col.
Geo. H. Sharpe as head of the Treasury
Department.
Wilson's furniture factory in south Bal
timore was burned last week and 20 odd
houses and an adjacent public school more
or less damaged.
A New Orleans Tines Democrat review
shows that the wealth of the y Southern
States has increased s205, us, $40 during the
past fiscal year.
An English sight-seer in Washington last
week pointed to the Monument and asked
some one what big chimney that was Such
ignorance is refreshing.
At Aberdeen last Friday night the Earl
OF Rosenberg said in a speech that " the U.
5. is the greatest blessing mankind ever had
bestowed upon them"
Yonkers, n. Y, was stirred to its social
depths last week by the elopement of the
daughter of Jay Gould's partner, Marosini,
with her fathers coachman.
Sergeant-at- Arms Leedom of the House
an Ohio manufactures that the Buckeye
democrats never had so much to encourage
them in any previous campaign.
Acting under papal authority the Arch
bishop of Baltimore has convoked the Sd
plenary council of Baltimore to meet in the
cathedral there November 9-the Arch
bishop to preside as apostolic delegate.
The Washington Gasette's n. Y. CORES
pondent states that Geo. C. Gorham's visit
to Cleveland was to propose the Governor
for an immediate Stalwart rally in his favor
Conkling, it is said, leads the revolt.
Mahlen Runyon, president Brunswick o..
j. National Bank cut his throat last week.
He was implicated in the colossal thefts of
bank funds by cashier Chss. Hill who lately
suicded and where individual peculations
were for the benefit of the Republican state
committees.
At Philadelphias session Of the American
scientifics last week Prof. Whitehouse para
lyzed his brethren by asserting that the
pyramids of Egypt were built from the top
down. He tried to prove this ancient de-
iiance Of the laws of gravitation but the As
sociation couldn't see it.
The new and conspicuous adhesions to
Cleveland do not come from the criminal or
tainted class, but from the very best men in
American politics and society. Against
Dorsey, who has just come out for Blaine,
may be set off by Mr. Hamilton Fish, who,
has Just come out for Cleveland, and this
not on account of Blaine's doings in Con-
gress, of which he does not profess to know
much, but on account Of his doings in the
State Department, of which he knows
great deal. Against Winslow, the Boston
forger, too, who has just declared for Blaine
though owing to compulsory absence from
the country he will be unable to vote for
him, may be set off by Mr. Benjamin ii.
Bristow, the former Secretary OF the Irea-
sury. who sent Joice, leading supporter OF
Blaine, to the penitentiary for whiskey
thievery, and has also come out for Cleve-
land. He will not vote for Blaine because
of his whole career-Nev York Post, trep.)
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