Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1885-05-14


A young Syrian. resident in Philadelphia IS
about becoming an American ciuzen-the nrst
of the sultan subject, who has ever renowned
allegiance TO that potentate The applicant s.
signature 90 the necessary papers is % running
mass of hshhook hieroslyphics.
A Staten Island man who came 90 Baltimore
last week 20 marry q young widow was thrown
from buggy during an ante-nuptial ride and
Ht ON his head Within the hour, however.
he had disreeardcd the warming and, nconven-
tional posture, recki,ssly met his fate.
The Nar,insbu-, statesman SAYS. We have
it from good authority, that Mr. Cleveland hes
itated q long time between Judge MerrcS and
judge J. b. Hoge in making the appointment
for the Supreme Court OF the District of Column
bia. rendered vacant by the resignation Of
Judge Wyle
It looks as though Logan might be returned
20 the Senate after all The republicans have
elected their man TO an the latest vacancy i'm
the legislature and this breaks che deadlock.
lO3 votes on joint ballot ore mo-, 20 besncezed
at especially as caucus viii probably whip in
the recalcitants.
It's the peryersest sort OF fire that viii go GO
work and level things at a fashionable watering
place Just when the rich folks are preparing Co
visit those places Three hotels and many cot-
tages at ut Hampton Beach. y. II have ,nu-
been destroyed aud the wrath of thep.op-ietor
is just O biz justified
The Harrisburg police acct eutally uabbed
twelve members ofthe Legislature ina RAID the
other day on some gambling dens. This sort
Of thing isn't going Co DO Clubs ANA stars
ought to have belte- sense. What are key
holes for but 90 enable you to- find ou,Jhs STAFF
us Of your game before ba--jus itf
An exchange remarks upon the fact that
there are three Williams DID ,he Presidents
cabinet-Wm Enlic0t VIM Whitney and
VIM Villas But 10 failed to remark that there
are many more out of it. Vow. the-e is one
Lucius Quiutus Cu-tis which entirely relieves
the monotony of ihe complaining Bi.lof pare
ticulars
We note that James NJ Scro--in> F, chic.
clerk To- Secretary of State II. s. Walker Mr.
Scrorrius was printer boy in ,hi, office to.,y
years ago. Since then Dee has occupied uumcr-
Gus positions where intelligence and good
clerical fist were essential qualifications. He
writes a pretticr hald than bis name or looks
would imply.
BOYD Wiuchcs,er. the Kentucky congress
man. wasn't 90 Doe fooled with. He declined
O Nice consulslip with Sl5OO salary attached
and awaited further recognition. Dc bias come
Boyd gets the Switzerland mission and salary
of $500 Not near enough lor him. perhaps
bat 10 will DO. Nothing lhe luu-'n-
much of yourself nothing like be-
The boiler ina Galveston. Teas. hotel as.
pl0ded the other dav aud after shaking Jhe
house Co its foundations sped across tAe yard
shot thro the servants, quarters and crossing
the street nimbly cleared 2-,,ory teuemeu,
and buried its iron nose iu two negro suauuc-
farther ON. Four person, were Killed. boil
or is a bad thing when it gets i,s iander zap.
Aft'--i.--ie'i-' '.N ''-''-i
Mr. Na,terson and t1s ep animate % '.I'
ance Of vericst commonplace sounds nightly
like q revelation. Ju, 30 isn't Apnoumel.
are certainly disappo.n,men's Foo Cine outs
and, under Che present ca't.g admins ration
90 the ms too-especa'F 'n'>e nus wa,
thought they were happening on sole ing.
.t.s '.'. -. ,....,,,
CLAY. Mcdowell. Tucker. lyler ana Wyoming
-HraIsfuc Lcl,er.
The above item IS intended as % credit mark
but 90 us 10 looks the other way. We have %.
doubt there are individuals Zoo each of tucc oul
ties named who have failed ,o &c, their deserts
Referring 90 the payment OF hundred l.Ao'
dulent pension claims for years past 'n'ods.
the Philadelphia Pension Agency 3omefoy
Not for the world would we say anything
against the honesty ot republicans. out Do DOC.
iQok as lno1-n mere " vas, 4 l,.. W.. y '.'
Il ei-ge-ef tbe ci.v oft b-,-ber,T love.
The President has appointed Mr. Aaron D.
Cleveland. his second cousin, whis-ey -ua-..
I'm the 9th Ohio revenue district This IS a,
wrong Give him something handsome When
O. man gets Co thc top of thc ladder B, isn't spe
cially incumbent on him Co Urea, his poor re
lations. il DE have amy. with utter coniemp.