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

Ex-President Arthur didn't vote. Too
sick
VIM. Lawrenson aged 70 of Washington
is dead.
Heinekamp's piano factory in Baltimore
burned this week.
Forty years ago to-day occurred the great
hurricane in Havana.
Yesterday was the 4O9d anniversary of
Martin Luther's birth.
Gen. Gordan was inaugurated Governor
of Georgia on Tuesday.
Edison S. Cook, Washington fireman,
killed himself last week.
To-morrow-32d anniversary death of
Chas. Kemble, the actor.
Light snow in the West and northern
New York last Saturday.
The bitumnous coal men met Tuesday
in Baltimore to advance prices.
1t will be 50 years on Sunday since
Chas Carroll of Carrolton died.
Eighteen years ago day after tomorrow
since Rossini, the composer, died.
Ten years ago Yesterday the centennial
exhibition at Philadelphia closed.
An earthquake wave along the coast from
Washington to Macon, Ga. last Friday.
Miss Winnie Davis leaves Richmond to-
morrow for Syracuse, n. Y, where she will
be the guest of Mrs Thomas Emery.
Surveyor Beattie was shot at the \. Y.
custom house last week by discharged
customs inspector Wound not dangerous.
A Baptist conference will be held in Bal
timore this month to discuss questions of
labor faith cures, religious indifference; etc.
We did think that the suave millionaire
who misrepresentS the lst W. Va. district
would Golf the track at the last moment
but alas
President Garrett of the B. & o. was a
guest at the dinner given Count de Lesseps
| by Geo. w. Childs, Esq, in Philadelphia,
last week.
Gen. w. H f. Lee pulled thro' at Alex
andria by 346 majority. He will be the
18th Representative Fairfax has had since
colonial times.
The President attended last Monday the
celebration of Harvard's 250th anniversary
at Boston. A big reception rendered him
at Fanueil Hall.
The Virginia Democratic Association of
Washington gave Hon J. 5. Barbour re-
ception on Tuesday on his return there from
a trip to Europe.
Maggie Beading aged Il Of Banksville,
Allegheny county, Pa, has been in trance
since Aug 81 when she fell down stairs
and broke her spine.
An escaped gorilla from a Coney Island
menagerie played the mischief with sheep
and poultry on Long Island last week The
beast is ) feet high, hairy and minus tail.
Frank H. Wolworth who shot his father
dead in New York in '79 because of the
latter's brutal treatment of his mother died
at Saratoga last week aged 81. He was
pardoned in " after years imprisonment.
Lawrence Donovan, who some time ago
Jumped from Brooklyn bridge into East
river, jumped from the new suspension
bridge at Niagara Falls on Sunday-190
feet into the water. Rib broken and hip
bruised.
Burned last week Walker horseshoe
works Burroughs St, Baltimore.
ter, IN. H. county court house with its
records. Barker's block in Omaha, com
prising dry goods, groceries and Offices
% stores at Dalhousie, \. B.-The new
Herald office at Rutland, Vt-Blue Mt
Lake House, noted Adirondack resort.
Rev. Alfred A. Curtis, late secretary to
the Cardinal Archbishop, will be consecra-
ted Bishop of the Wilmington Dell do
cese in the Baltimore Cathedral next Sun
day The Cardinal will oficiate, assisted
by Bishop Kahn of Wheeling and other pre-
lates. Bishop Becker of Savannah whom
Father Curtis succeeds at Wilmington will
preach. The Bishop-elect was an Episco
pal clergyman and entered the Catholic
church in 1871