Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1885-10-15
$'irglaia FREE gress.
". ". Il. GALLAHER, Editor.
ChurlesiOlcn.J Jefferson County, Vest Va.
October 10, 1885.
GArHERED HERE AND THERE.

\ New Jersey law prohibits the sale of
cigarettes.
The railroads of Pennsylvania employ
seventy thousand men.
An official report of the 1885 wheat crop
of India puts the yield at 2i7 100000 bush
els.
\ law has just gone into effect in Ohio
requiring all wages to be paid weekly in
cash
Mcnamara, the grave-digger at Staunton,
Va, is eighty three years DID, and has bur
led 1000 persons.
The hop crop for the year averages 662
pounds to an acre for II ,966 acres, . total of
81, ,S33, 600 pounds.
A breeder of Reno, New, is said to have
nett-d $4,000, as the proceeds of one short
horn COW, bought for 5000.
There is hardly village in Russia in
which there is not to be found bottle of
water from the famous river Jordan.
Report says that majority Of the farm
er, of the northwest have decided to hold
their wheat crops until prices are more sat
islactory.
The whole of Oregon and Washington
territory is now shrouded in the vast, dense
blue bali of smoke that comes down every
autumn.
In San Francisco the Union foundry is
being built which, when completed, will be
the largest in the United States. It will
cost $1,000
The sovereign grand lodge Of odd Fell
lows at the late sitting in Baltimore elected
ex-Goy. John c. Underwood, of Kentucky,
acknowledgement of the new degree just
adopted termed Patriachs Militant.
Reuben Rice, young man of 2l years,
was instantly killed at Elk Garden on Mon
day by an engine ou the West Virginia,
Central and Pittsburg Railroad. He at
tempted to cross the track in from; OF the
locomotive and was run over. His father
was the engineer.
Mr.. Holly G.. Armstrong, Of West Vir-
ginia lately appointed Indian trader at tue
Crow agency in Montana, is enroute home,
having resigned the Office. Tweutv-four
hours experience was enough to convince
him that the Indians had nothing to trade
but that they dotted on white mems ha'r.
West Virginia postmaster's appointed:
Mrs. Cordelia Moreland North River Mills;
E. B. Taught, Silver Hill; William ID.
Rousch, Grimm's Landing; G.. 4. Buckner,
Leachtown: William H. Elmer, French
Creek; L. +. Price, Morris james II. Ar
buckle, Leading Creek; Z. T. Meadow,
Willow Bend F. : Fonuk, Beedyyille; }.
II. Hardin, Rutherlands.
4 Kentucky Congressman's pretty daugh-
ter visited Washington recently. she went
up to President Cleveland upon the occa-
sion Of a White House reception aud said
" I'll bet horse you don't know gho am.
The President was equal % the occasion.
" No." said be, d" / don't know who you are,
but I'll bet a horse you are from Kentucky.
" Shake, said the young lady, aud she has
been on good terms with the President ever
since.
Next month elect ions occur In Connect
cut. Iowa. Massachusetts, New Jersey, New
York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and Vir-
ginia. No broad national issues enter into
these contests, - the next congressional e.
lections take place in 1856, but they may
furnish material for Judging OF tine tenden-
cies Of public opinion In Virginia, for in
stance. the election l. to decide the fate Of
Malone In New York, it Will have an
important bearing on the next Senator from
that state. The vote in iowa will indicate
how the agricultural regions Of the north
west. which have shown signs OF wayeriug
in the republican faith, regard the policy OF
the Cleveland administration a far as de-