Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1886-11-04
NEWSY NOTES.
The President didn't 90 home to : :.

A Dakota I .. las been named Bar
tholdi.
Next Tuesday-Prince of Wales 45th
birthday.
Gen. Won N Ike, the German leader,
was Sc last We,
Sixty-one year, ago yesterday since the
Erie Canal was finished.
Baltimore's philau,hropist, Geo. Peabody,
died II years ago to-day
Sunday will be the anniversary of the
battle Of Tippecanoe in 1871.
Delanty who married Forepaugh's SlO,-
600 prize beauty has suicided.
Twenty-six years ago this Saturday Mr..
Lincoln was elected President.
A bond call last Friday Tor 10 millions
of per cents to mature Dec. LIST.
Baltimore's registration lists this year
show $500 more voters than in 50.
Count de Le,seps was presented to the
President in Washington yesterday.
Gotham's registration this year was 234,-
S74-only 5000 less than that of "a.
Heavy snow in the Catskils and the
mountains near Oakland last Friday.
Signal Bureau adyiceS show asst month
to have been the drieSt October on record.
Jno. Greenhorn, a miner aged 90, was
killed in the Potomac mine near Barton,
Nd
Geronimo and his a Apache braves are
prisoned at Fort Pickens, opposite Pensa
cola.
Fire ut Versailles, Mo, destroyed shops,
the F. O., masonic hall and 4 newspaper
office.
Gus Walker was killed at Danville by c.
VI Holden, relative of ex.Gov Holden
of y. c.
A Nashville Union scribe has it that
Uncle Sam pays out $1,000 in pensions ev-
cry hour.
Daniel Cronin aged IS almost killed his
wife in Frederick last week. He shot her
in the head twice.
Cbas. Scldeu, gen'l sup't B. 4 O., is elect
ed from a Republican ward to the Balti-
more city council.
\ Mt Vernon. Ky. murderer is sighting
the gallow> for killing 4 mau tor "halloo-
ing for jeff Davis.
DR.. Chas H Raymond, aged 81, of Indi-
ANA, pension office clerk, dropped dead Al
hi, desk last Saturday.
The b. & O. has arranged for through
right and passenger traffic between New
York and New Orleans.
Prince Louis Napoleon aged q, son of
Jerome Napoleon is visiting the eastern
cities en- route home from worlds trip.
The 2-dollar silver certificate shows
badges of Iii, command-the ID and Sd
army corps.
VIM. Poe's log cabin near Flat Rock,
XIV, WAS burned the other night and Mrs.
Poe, her children and , young lady visi-
tors persisted
A $4,000 college for colored youth is to
be- built mt Wavman'S Grove, - miles from
Baltimore. The B & o promises hand
some subscription.
A petition is circulating in Richmond
asking executive clemencv for Cluverius-
under sentrn,e to hang December 10. It's
success is doubtful.
The new silver certificates are to he called
in 10y the treasury department, DESTROYED
aud re-iS>ued because the paper on which
they are printed Is bad
Eighteen passengers burned to death in
sleeper on the Chicago, Milwaukee and st
Louis r R. rain derailed Worst rail
mi,hap in the northwest.
At the 10Th annual convention of the
railroad conductors of the L :. and Cana
la in Baltimore last week b. f. Bond of the
b 4 o was elected ID vice president.
Next Tuesday anniversary of the big
Boston fire in ~ the Lord mayors annu-
al parade occurs in London and the So
cialists threaten a counter demonstration.
The smallest residence in Washington is
that just built for Il newly married couple.
Their cottage has Il irOntage of six feet
eight inches and depth of about twenty
feet. and contains four rooms.
+. Chester Stott of Washin ton and Miss
Margaret Gait were married last week in
the Pine Creek ,Pre~byteriaul Church.
Tanevt0wn. Md.--the first wedding in that
church since its building over 100 years
ago.
Ten hands on the Union Pacific bridge,
building over the Missouri from Council
Bluffs To Omaha, imprisoned hours in
mid channel caisSon 20 feet under water-a
leak filling the shaft. The men have since
died
Pocahontas, Virginia, was swept by fire
Wednesday OF last week Sixteen houses
destroyed including hotels, stores and
dwellings, with contents A man named
Barber Is believed To have been lost in the
hotel
The Presidents smoking costume is q
black silk smoking cap with a long tas>el
reaching down Ia the centre of his back
An Orienial-hued dressing gown of me
crazy-quilt pattern aud pair Of alligator
skin slippers.
Batimore's new Chesapeake G.ls Co.
whose years fight with the old Consolidated
Co has brought down the price - 80 cents
a thousand feet will increase its capital To
millions and extend their plant so rs to
take in the entire city.
Wedn, sday Of last week Cleveland, Ohio.
sustained serious loss by the destruction
by fire OF the magnificent Case School
building splendid stone edifce furnished
with the latest anpti4Dcss f,r tho domain