Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1885-08-27
GATHERED HERE AND THERE.

II sHdNluS nlulselI.
In the rosebud garden of girls " the Bos-
ton young lady is the primrose.
The Pope has given Vicar Gen'l McCol-
gan of the Baltimore archdiocese the hon.
orary title of Monsignor-which carries
with it the dignity of prelate of the Papal
household.
Mr. Garrett makes short work ofthe prop
osition of the Western Union that he sell
out his cable lines or run them in combina-
tion. He replies that he won't do either
Washington STIR.
Hon. Robert Mallory, of KY, is dead, aged
90. He was born in Madison county, Va,
and graduated at the University Of Virginia
He moved to Kentucky in 80 and was Con-
gresham during the war.
A line engraving of Lees surrender con-
tanning portraits of II generals, is announced
by W. H. Stelle & CO., of New York. The
latest data on the scene have been used in
its designing.-N. T. Times.
Mrs. Samuel VI. Shoemaker, of Baltimore,
has lost by death the renowned COW Princess
Second, which astonished the world by Civ
ing in seven days yield of forty six pounds
and ten and a-half ounces of butter.
Because the ex-senator from Ohio had
never thought to write out his name, Allen
Cranberry Thurman, in full. the public be-
came quite curious to know what the middle
initial stood for. 1t has just found out
G. c. Watson. its owner, has sold the MS
toric Braddock formerly the Mau.
sion Hou,c--in Alexandria, Va. 10 John
d. Fish, of New York, tor Sl5, 900 cash and
some Brooklyn properly. The hotel will
remain open.
\ New York dealer in antique furniture,
etc, has a letter from one of the Virginia
Lees Offering to sell an old.tme table with
a rich mosaic top-costing originally $500.
MARYLAND and Virginia, the dealer says, are
rich in things of this kind.
Pineapple culture in Florida is slowly but
surely usurping the orange indusiry--and on
poorer soil, too than is required for growing
the golden spheres. Plants set out last Oc-
tober have already borne their buried fruit
and in half the time that was anticipated.
Within the past ten months over 10000
600 pounds of leaf tobacco have been sold
at the warehouses in Danyille, Va, for
sum aggregating over S4OOO,OOO. For tho
week ending August lst, nearly 100000
pounds were sold at an average OF So per
100 pounds
The peoplc-of Waynesboro, in Augusta
county, are excited over the dcsecra'ion Of
some graves in the cemetery at that place.
\ number of tombstone, removed from that
enclosure, were found in An adjacent field.
A reward has been offered for the discovery
Of the culprit.
Mrs. Sam Jones, wife Of the noted Geor-
gia evangelist, is native Of Kentucky.
She was asked few days ago if she was
not very proud of her husband. She replied
that she would rather be Sam. Jones wife
than the wife Of the Prcsident-Nsp o.
ieaas Times Depl0cra.
Representative L. John Ellis Of Lou
isiana representing n private syndicate has
bought for $50, 900 the old Carroll Mansion
and is acres on Capitol Hill in Washing
ton. Daniel Carroll, the original owner,
died in 1919, aged 50. His two maiden sis
ters had latterly occupied the old place.
The largest fee ever won by Georgia
lawyer was that Of Senator Hill, in the great
Metcalf cotton case 1t was $4,000, and
500, 900 was collected. Judge Chisholm, Of
Savannah, was paid $1,000 at one time for
services to the Atlantic and Gulf Railroad,
and General Henry Il. Jackson received an
equal sum.
Miss Maggie King, young girl living
near Keyser, found some ties that had float
ed on the b. & o. track By water. A fast
train was due. and if il was not stopped it
would be wrecked With some torpedoes
in her hand she ran a desperate race toward
the coming train, and planted the torpedoes
lust in time to save many lives.
Maior-G General w. S. Hancock has issued
a general order returning thanks as com
manding officer in charge Of the Grant OBJ
sequies. to all the officers and commands
taking part in the funeral arrangements for
their participation and assistance. Speak
ing Of his own staff he says "The presence
Of Gen. Gordon, Of Georgia, and Of Gen.
Lee, Of Virginia, among the aides-de-eamp
was especially gratifying"
In Gen. Toombss famous speech on slay-
cry At Fanueil Hall in l854-a speech Of
which be says. Looking at it through the
vista Of 80 years and the small end Of rev
olution il still looks ike great speech -
he was severely hissed at the close of sen.
tence. Hiss on my frienis," he said smil-
ing. the sentence that outrages your senti-
ment T. a verbatim quotation from your own
John Adam -. .iHtatr Z Ga.J Coasffaioh.
The Grand Jury Of Loudoun county has
found true bill against John W. Nixon.
indited ior the forgery OF the viii of the
late David Hizson, paper SEQ a'ide a. the
lat term of the Loudoun Circuit Count a.
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