Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1885-04-09

The United States Supreme Court Mon
day decided in the tax case OF the Cnesa-
peake and Ohio Railway Company, plain
tiffin error, against Jos eph 5. Miller, audit
or of the State of West Virginia, that the
road Is not exempt from taxation IN west
Virginia, and that the law imposing taxa
ton is not a breach of contract.
Mr.. r. Seabrooke Albert, aged 80, of Bal
timore. has gone 10 Paris 10 marry his old
instruclress, the widow of DIR. j. G. NJ. Mer-
rillat. whose school at GovanstOwn he at
tended Just after the war The lady was
Miss Eskridge of Staunton, where her late
husband, who died in 1881, at one time pre-
sided over the Blind Asylum.
4 Georgetown Is. c. farmer has planted
a certain kind of corn several years, and mas
never found a weevil in It, The corn Is
white. but the cob is deep red, and the stalk
and fodder and shuck are also red. lie got
the seed several years ago from gentleman
in Florida. who told him that 1t was weeyll-
proof, and as prolific as any corn.
Mr.. T. VI. Smith, leading Lincoln coun-
~ Nv. Va LAWYER whom. an uncle, limo
tins james, raised and educated in Ohio, has
for 30 wears believed himself an orphan.
A chance newspaper item last week discov-
cred 20 him the existence OF father, three
brothers and four sisters living at Salem, n.
j.. whittier Mr.. Smith Immediately started.
By lack of open air exercise, and the
want of sufficient care in the matter OF diet,
the whole physical mechanism often be-
comes impaired during the winter. Aver 5
Sarsaparilla is the proper remedy to take
i'm the spring of the year topurity the blood,
invi,orate the system. excite the liver to
action. ard restore the healthy tone and
yig0r.
Mr.. John +. Thompson the veteran pub
lie school teacher who died in Washington
last week aged %, was of Romney (W. Va
birth and had followed his cultured calling
M the capital since 1871 Both his parents
were tcachers-his father holding also the
office OF magistrate Deceased leaves a
widow. two daughters and son-the latter
i'm government service in Dakota.
Washington .Sfar General Joseph f.
Johnston. the new railroad commissioner,
i a brother-in-law 10 the Hon. Robert NJ.
McLane. the new minister to France. The
brothers-in-law wore both West Point ca
diets. and are about the same age. MIS-.
Johnston Is the eldest daughter of the late
Hon. Louis McIane, who after filling sem
atorial. cabinet and diplomatic positions,
was president of the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad in its early days, when it was strug-
Cling for the right of way to the Ohio river
through either Pennsylvania or Virginia.
On Saturday last M.ddleburg, Loudoun
county. was visited by disastrous fire, in
volving loss of nearly $4,000 to its bust
ness men. Among the heaviest losers are
Mes,rs. Charles \. Smith and W. II. Adj
ans merchants Mr.. Smiths loss is from
S25 GOO to $4,000, with small insurance,
and Mr.. Adams's probably from $4,000 to
s. GOO. Mr.. +. F. Powell, druggist, Mr..
Bronnor. grocer, aud Mr.. L. W. Patton, gro
Ger. are also heavy losers. Several dwelling
houses we're considerably damaged and at
one time it was thought that the whole town
would be burned. The fire originated from
a defective stoyepipe in the store of Mr..
smith