Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1885-11-12
YEVSY NOTES

An Interstate Free Trade convention
met in Chicago yesterday.
A vessel arrived in Baltimore on Thurs
day with 200, 600 cocoanuts.
Saturday will be til. SD year =. e
death of Charles Carrolton.
Next Tuesday marks the 10th .a:t rsa'y
of the opening Of Suez Canal.
John Hancock, the restauran, naH @ Ii
Avenue in Washington Is deaC 80 % is.
John Mccullough, the trag, DIAN, d.ed at
his residence in Philadelphia on Sunday.
The iron-clad steamer Algoma was wreck
ed on Lake Superior on Sunday-thirty-
seven lives lost.
A section of John Robinson's circus was
on board an Ohio River steamer that col
lided with another boat last week.
In Baltimore on election day sheep"
Brown shot John Hebrew dead for solicit
ing Democratic votes. All colored.
Judge Robt. Johnston Of the county court
at Harrisonburg died last Friday aged 90
He was in the Confederate Congress.
John Kneel and his wife and children
were suf'ocated by escaping gas in Ealtl-
more last week. , daughters are dead.
Miss Eta Niece, Remove Pa lumber
dealers daughter, attempted suicide for love
last week. She formerly lived in Baltimore
The Wheeling city council has exhonor-
ated Mayor Grub from charges of drunk
enness and immortality preferred by Police
Chief Smith.
Cyrus Fields statue of Major Andre, the
British spy, at Tappan, \. Y, was blown up
last week by unknown parties. In 70 1t
was defaced.
The Virginia Conference NJ. E. Church,
South, met in Petersburg Yesterday. Two
hundred delegates present from ten presi-
ding elders districts.
The house occupied by Dan'l Childers
and wife at Pennsbor0' in Richie county
was burned last week by the owner John
Woofters to get the insurance The inmates
escaped.
Patrick Calhoun, of Atlanta grand
son OF John G.. Calhoun-and Miss Sarah
Porter Williams, daughter Of Geo. W. Viii
iams of Charleston, >. C., were married IN
the latter city last week.
A steam dredge sank with her crew OF
six off the Connecticut coast last week.
The ship Princess Royal with a cargo OF
furs from Hudson's Bay for England was
also wrecked. Loss, one million.
Robbers of postoflices and railroad offices
are on their annual rounds. The Frederick
City postoffice was robbed Monday night
of last week and few nights ago the b. Il
O. ticket Office at Stanton was entered
and 500 taken.
He iests at scars, who never felt a
wound" and a man may stand with his
hands in his pockets aud laugh at poor,
worn rheumatic. but if he is gentleman,
he'll step into the nearest n othecary shop
and buy him bottle Of Salvation Oh, at the
small expense of only twenty-five cents.
The leading Catholic Archbishop, will
meet in Baltimore next week to devise plans
for raising funds for the projected
Catholic University at Washington.
4 site east Of the Soldiers Home on
the northern suburbs h: : already been pur
chared with a part of the initial contribu
ton $500, 000 made by Miss Caldwell of
New York.
Jas. McNIichael, ESQ, Quarryville, Pa,
says he used Powell's Prepared Chemicals,
after mixing rs directed, 400 lbs. to the acre,
on corn. It is the best fertilizer he ever
used. He also used it for wheat with good
results in the yield of grain, and a good set
of clover Powell's Prepared Chemicals
cost $500 per Dbl, a sufficient quantity to
make One-half tori complete fertilizer
Brown Chemical Co., manufacturers, Balt
more, Nd.
If you are bilious YOU will find positive
relief By using " Sellers Liver Pills" Sold
by all druggists.
Sore eyes, letter, salt rheum, &c, arecured
by Dr. Lindsey's Blood Searcher." Sold
by all druggists.
We invite everybody to examine our inn
mense stock of fall and winter clothing,
whether desiring to purchase or not. Our