Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1885-05-21

Gen. Logan reelected United States Senator.
The Riel rebellion appears 20 have reached
its end 70 the real discomdt of the insurgents.
The Queen Of May should be turned out and
Democrat appointed IN her piace.-cu'. h''l'
Ia Jun-ta may accomplish IL.
The Republican press processes TO experience
more ioy over the two cents that were lost ana
are found than over the safety Of the millions
ofdollars that went not astray. The Rspubli-
can party would pose as a good shepherd,
The Washington star completed on Saturday
an existence Of a third Of century. Unlike
its stellar namesakes. however, it has no peri
Cd ofbrightncss but CLOVIS more brilliantly now
than il ever did--nor shows thought of
waning.
1.-THE rule Never 20 open your mouth tin you
had something 20 say was rlgidly observed
what an awfully stiil shop the world would be-
And-apphed 90 newspaper coli.y blank
the editorial column of certain weeShes we
think Of would appear
The Presidents private secretary and a see
lect party went down Co Mount Vernon last
week-making the trip on the regular steamer
and paying their own fares Quite refreshing.
this, contrasted with the junke,ing methods OF
past administration.
The Woman's Christian Temperance Union
Of Georgia have lighted on o really brilliant
racket. They want Congress 90 treat localities
where prohibition is i'm force as prohibition
territory and as such 20 exclude it from the
operation Of revenue legislation.
The New York legislature adjourned size dc
last Friday and Gov Hin Immediately recon-
yened it in special session 20 pass Census bin.
The democratic members call this action O mas
terly coup Gaa and the republicans dub DC
derned foohshness. so special session had
been called iu the State since l,32
The Baldm more SIN entered upon IFS forty
ninth year ON Monday The >m IS not only
the leading journal in Baltimore, but is not
surpassed for excellence by any uewspaper in
the country. A few days ago we heard am cy-
editor pronounce 70 the best newspaper i'm the
United States
Il is now given ONT that the dfty-one-miihou-
dollar package of money 90 the National Treas
urv. for a long time used Tor che special de.ec-
tation Of brides they being allowed to handle
it. is nothing more chan a package of paper
carefully tied up and preserved. A man who
would cheat q poor bride is mean enough Co DO
anything. Turn the rascal out
Mr.. George Riddle of Carroll county, Nd. is
the unhappy father of twenty-five uumarne
daughters. 10 is whispered that such an agsre-
gate Of lovely maidenhood purring rouuda-
bout him is nearly duyngt man wild. How
ever that may De. the one riddle otthis par,ic-
ular Riddle seems Co bc: In what way mat
rimonial to get rid of his Riddles People
sometimes get rid of 'em by giving 'em up.
The annual examinations of the classes at
West Point will take place June Ist. The
graduating class is composed of forty cadets.
and as they now stand our towusman VIM. Z.
Craighiu. son Col w. p. Craighiu. is first
When De entered West Point we expressed our
belief that he would come ont no. J. Early
next month his prcdcament VIII verify our
prediction Charlestown ha, made splendid
record az West Point
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seven years before
Ohi1ulU vote IND October The November
states th.s year ar. v.r-.ra Maryland. Ner
York. Sew jersey penusy,taua. iowa. }Ia.-
sachuset,s. C1nnoetoat and Mississippi The
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New Jersey ul2. ana Sew York I0-. chat
the Jeae-s5nisn patriot win need t3 STIR DIFF,
stumps ~ these State, are to De retained 40
chance f1r b-e--in- here
Hon. David Dudley Field says in the oriiua-
% deed of transfer there are nine hundred and
fnv words. Of which eisht hundred and sixty