Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1885-07-30
Old Christ church (Episcopal in George
town, ID. c., is being demolished. A new
edilice will be built on the site.

edifice will be built on the site.
Hon. Jas. w. Tate. State Treasurer, whom
the Kentucky democrats have nominated Tor
reelection has held the office since 1869.
There were - failures in the District of
Columbia in the first half of 'S5-liabilities
SI50.04l: assets 1850. Mostly small trad
ers
The new North, Central and South Amer
lean Exposition Co. have bought the late
exposition's buildings in New Orleans for
$4,000 and will open an industrial show
in the Autumn.
Mr.. Lucien Hopson says that his newly
patented proiectile, used in Charleston har-
Dor. was not patented by the Confederate
Government He was only paid bonrs to
keep it secret.
Gen. Fitzhugh Lee and Others are trying.
10 open up business mems summer colony
at Burkes Station. on the Midland Road,
near Ravensworth," the Generals home.
4 big hotel is talked of.
The deepest well in the world is said to
be Buchan. an oil well near Wheeling, West
Va. which is 1900 feet deep, and is expect
Ou 10 90 oVf ltti dttlth. b'iiNN Vii puShe
to be secured at that depth.
According to the Scientific American Par
kersburg has the longest bridge in the world,
il being 6,97I feet, or little over one-fourth
mile. while the Brooklyn and New York
city bridge has the longest span.
The Baltimore Sun denies that citizens of
Surrattsvilc have subscribed 81 600 for
monument To Mrs. Surratt. The alleged
project is without the knowledge or sanction
of the lady's relatives or friends.
Joseph Reynolds, Sr., of Washington, aged
so, died last week In youth he was w. w.
Corcoran's clerk in Georgetown, WAS IN gov
ernment employ 10 years and for IL years
acted rs Senate engrossing clerk. He had
been blind since 70.
Mrs. Susan Lionberger, who lives in
Shenandoah county, Va, picked quart of
bugs from her potatoes one morning last
week and fed them tn brood of young tur-
leys. 4 few hours later, out of n brood OF
fifty-nine twenty died, exhibiting every
symptom of violent poison.
The Treasury decides that Georgia's SS5,-
j5j reimbursement under the act of March
3. 'S3) for expenses incurred in the Reyolu-
tionary war must go to help pay the S1l2,-
9j5 balance due the Government by the
State under the Direct Tax of 81. Much
good this little plum will be to Georgia.
She might as well not have petitioned Con-
gress for it.
Hay Fever is a type of catarrh having pc
culiar symptoms. Ii is attended by an in
famed condition of the lining membrane of
the nostrils, tear-ducts and throat, affecting
the lungs An acrid mucus is secreted, the
discharge is accompanied with burning
sensation. There are severe spasms of snecz-
ing. frequent attacks Of headache, watery
and inAamed eyes. Ely's Cream Balm is
remedy founded on correct diagnosis OF
this disease and can be depended upon. 90
cts. at druggists or by mail. Send for circu-
lar. Ely Bros, Druggists, Owego, \. \.
In the last issue of The Saaitarian, DIR. A.
i. Gihon Medical dirictor of the United
States Navy, discusses the Sanitary Re-
sponsiblity Of the Citizen" and in the
course of his article says: Where there
are fresh air and dryness and cleanliness
there can be no cholera; and where there
are not it will come in spite OF proclama-
tions and pcrfunctory quarantines. Fumi-
cations and distinctions which mask pu-
trescence and substitute medical smells for
sickenng stcnches are as ridiculous as the
noise of gongs and tom-toms, and exploding
fre-crackers and gingals by which the Chi
naman hopes to frighten the devils who
desolate his home and country and worse
than useless from the false sense Of security
which they give"
This is a timely warning which should
be needed by medical aud sanitary authorl-
ties, as well as the general public. The
medical officer of the Council of England is
quoted as follows: "rhe specific migrating
power of cholera, whatever its nature, has
n faculty of injecting districts in manner
detrimental 10 life, only when the atmos-
phere is fraught with certain products sus-
ceptible under It's influence Of undergoing
poisonous transformations. Through the
unpollutcd atmosphere of clcanly districts
it migrates without blow. That which
it can kinde into poison j. not there. There
is a small colony Of Morayians at place
called Sarcpta, situated in the bend OF the
river which has been noted by travellers
for its neatness and industry. DIR. Verollot
saws the cholera itself seems to respect this
sacred spot passing by both in 1880 and IN
1sf7. without inficting on it the least IN