Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1886-11-11

Campbell. democrat, has been elected to con
rress from the 7th Ohio district by three ma
iority over Little republican Another para
dox:-it Il, and it isn't a little majority
The race is not always 70 the swiit-we are
reminded by the latest reports from California,
For GOVERNOR Of that auriterous region Bartlett.
democrat. ha, a plurality over Swift, rep.
Hon. Jno. $ Barbour was expected home on
Tuesday. We doub, if he viii recognize old
Virginia. His first inquiry will probably be
"Who's been here whilst I've been some
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Next Monday might be regarded as an aStro-
monte datc-the anniversary of Kepiers death
I'm 1850 and of Uerschels birth i'm l73S. And
next Thursday week you may put down as
gastrouomic date.
Mr.. Morrison of Illinois is laid out as hori.
zontailv as one of his own tariff schemes. Oh
iecto-" Holman OF Indiana has been objected
90 bv his constituents. Hurd of Ohio won't
be heard in the next congress.
Chicaso and chicaucry will henccforth be
SYNONYMOUS. The Queen City Of the West has
elected blind man 90 the Legislature TO plead
with pathetic eloquence for an appropriation
to build au asylum for the blind there. See
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The usiouis,s iu Kanawha couuty-rcpubli-
cans. ereenlackers etc. carried that county
BY about the usual majority 1900. However
the democrats elected a constable, We hope
DE viii be- able 20 collect his thoughts after so
much fusion and confusion.
Virginia didn't DO quite SO well this trip
and we have To- theuk Billy Malone for it. If
that statesman had only done a little more
sloshius around disguised repubs wouldn't
have come up to the scratch SO lively Drat
the fellow that held him in
We said &c would be- nip and tuck between
Hewitt aud George In New YorS-and II was.
Abram $ severely nipped the budding hopes
ofthe ALLEGED apostle of labor and the o. a OIL
incondoeutly tucked himself in his little bed.
Tur FREE PEE,s is ever reliable.
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Clifford. republican congressional delegate
from Dakota. SD far is reported as having 1000
majority l1rre-elec,ion. notwithstanding loss
OF eighty per cent A man So numerously be-
friendei might lose hundred per cent. and
still be 90 par for an practical purposes.
A Pike county Is. ~ farmer sees tokens Of
q long and hard winter The ground hog has
dug bis hole deep and lined It extra well with
leaves. che wind was y. E. and the sun OBJ
secured 40 eluinoctial time. the muskrat has al
ready gone into winter quarters and corn ears
show five husk coverings.
The Presidents receptions were discontinued
yesterday until after the meeting Of Congress.
Besides time for preparing his Message, he must
have some spare moments 90 formulate consol-
ing phrazes lor certain congressional brethren
who have about concluded TO relinquish pub
lie life in order to attend TO private affairs.
Maryland noh'y stemmed the tide. She held
ON 20 five of her democratic Congressmen-
and we haven't the heart 10 grudse the genial
McComas Lis seat again though we had hoped
% have the old democratic slogan local y illus
trated % the Victor belongs the spoils. '-
Col. Baushman gracefully accepts the verdict.
The Narinsburs Herald seems 20 be able 20
extracta little comfort out of the result Of the
Senatorial contest, to-wit.
Ge1endanner', majority over Gettinger in
his OWE county. u.s..
As o twin remark 90 the above We give the
followil fact for whatever joy it may be TO the
Herald. Ge',iugers majority over Gctzendan-
ner in bis own county, l0iS,
Illinois SON went down on November 2ud
behind the western horizon--iacti Is Mr..
Morrison is now about as horizontal as his Ia
riff The only consolation we have in medita-
ting ou lis defeat is that the name of the man
who succeeds him IS as familiar as HOUSEHOLD
words-has been FIRST on the tongue Of every
school-boy when DE advanced 20 the cheerful
duo syllable as found in Comfy Baker.
As the smoke lifts from the late battlefield
10 is discovered chat Notwithstanding This was
the Oh year the democrats are not SO bad
OF for victorious fruits as was 40 first supposed
some distinguished statesmen lie in trance
with face % the foe. but there's "a good work
iuc majority iu the House and the Senate will
De uncomforably close for the Republican. It
assures Mr Riidieberger courteous treatment
by the republican senators. for he will be an
indispensable factor in all their figuring for
successful par,izau legislation.
To speak a bio ailteratively for several days
the Flick followers had ductuating feelings,
and the friends of Wilson worried wonderfully
over tantaliz.ug te.egr ms and conflicting con-
victious. Happily a correct count dispenses
with any further figuring and there's truce
20 Logomachy Mr Wilson having promised
% decorate the political grave Of Mr. Flick the
latter gentleman, ye, I'm the flesh on Saturday f.
telegraphed MIN TO Brirg flowers '-swee, I
flowers The Berkeley statesman views the /
gravity of the situation with becoming submis- I,
sion He IS O cheerful cadayer Truth is he .