Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1886-12-02
NEHST NOTES


Fifty miles of forest fires in North Caro-
lima.
Hon. Charles Francis Adams died in
Boston on Sunday.
jos. X Roberts is appointed revenue col
lrc,ur Md. district.
Col. Jno. Moore is appointed surgeon
general of the army.
The p. o. at KiizmillersyilIs, Garrett
county, Nd, is discontinued.
Many lives and vessels lost in wild
storm on the Lakes last week
One hundred and forty Queensland la
borers lost in a Pacific ocean wreck.
Horses dying in Missouri from stomach
parasites that lurk in corn tassel feed.
The barbed wire manufacturers have ad-
vaaced prices 50 a ton aud threaten another
rise of $3.50 in January.
The loss by the fire in the anatomical de.
partment of the University of Virginia
saturday night is about S., 900.
Repre>entative-elect Abbott of the 2nd
North Carolina district will be the only
colored man in the next House.
The President and Gov. Lee sent letters
to the Iroquis club banquet in Chicago.
Three hundred Democrats present.
Twcnty-one mineral acres near Pulaski,
Va, are sold a Philadelphia syndicate for
Sl5U000. Furnaces will be erected.
Geo White, Louisiana negro, claims
20, Ia. Iull A. oh L. hn
sure tha, none got away and that there WAS
"A fair count?
Lieut. Jas ; Petit was shot at and rob-
bed at Fort Leavcnworth. Kan. He WAS 10
have been married to Miss Bessie Sharp,
niece of Mrs. Grant
Geo Ruflin, aged SO. deceased Charles
lawn Mass police justice OF Richmond
birth. WIS the frs: colorcd man appointed
To Office in the Bay state
Geo. Hill. Norfolk citizen. is waiting
trial there for alally shooting j. ID. Potter
of the local navy yard for writing his
daughter insulting l"ttcr-.
/ A sage between Leadvile and Aspen
/ in Color ridp wss caught in a mountain snow
slide aud hurled over a POO iout precipice.
( Four men and one woman killed.
The vienna tNd.) butcher Mcauvon wlo
carried oil Miss Stella L. Compiea farmers
daughter last month AL was overtaken, has
III ceedtd in marry ng her at last.
Jane c oun. aged LOG, lives at Center
vihe, Mohr county. y. Y. in little un-
dres ell stone house that her husband built
/ himself Ia 1893 when they were married.
On the X r near Aiken, ;. c., is com.
mon white pitcher standing on l,ahinE
Iptt Fr, years ago ,h., say a gir was
struck hv Ign ming white T. aciug II there
and the fash secured It in position.
Miss Lalia Jordan, of Washington. Ga,
has iItlr baby shoe which WAS wIrn by
President Cleveland vile while IN infant.
II was given to Miss Lalia when she was at
school at S'aunton, Va, 10y cousin OF Mrs.
Cleveland.
The President has reinstated VI. Ben
ton. district attorney Tor Western Missouri
suspended ia August for making cam
paign spcrches Benton's plea was he did
not neglect duty while doing sO and didn't
therefore regard il a. wrong,
Montgomery county. Nd, physicians
have formed medical society Orlando
Howard president; Dr. Maddox aud Gid
ding, pr -ident- DR.. +. Anderson,
srcy: Dr.. l.. +. Stouestreet, treasurer I;
Drs. Noursc, Stone aud Etcherson. censors.
Three brothers named Kirby, who lsit
Caldwell county, y {, in 81 10 join the
same Confederate company and were parted
at Gettysburg. met in Lenor. y. c., last
week Tor tie first time. One il an Indiana
man. one a Tennessee man and tho third
lives in North Carolina.
The original letter written by Benedict
Arnold to the American people in vindica-
tinn of hi- character after the attempted be-
traya OF his country into the hands Of the
BRUSH j. now in possession OF the King
.ton. n. Y ErecmGa II WAS found in an
old loft Saturday afternoon in Kingston
by G p Carter The letter is written in q
free flowing hand
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