Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1886-09-02
NEWSY NOTES
Mrs. Ann S. stephens, the novelist, i. lead

Capt. J. A. j. Potts of King George has
suicided.
Representative Cabell, 9Th yirgin.a dis
trict, is re-nominated.
Two hundred YES ,ost in a steamboat fire
on the Volga in Russia.
10000 barrels Of petroleum were burned on
the London river front.
VIM. Ii. / earle, Baltimore boy, shot
himself last W d. a suicide.
Co. Bolton o. The Chicago post Office is
Jailed for a $4,000 deidlcation.
Mrs. Fannie NJ. Hopper IS appointed P.
NJ. at Hopper, Henry county, Va.
Gen. Joe Johnston was taken sick at St.
Louis last week-but not dangerously.
AT sault St. Marie, Mich. fire destroyed
one square block Of hotels, stores and dwell
ings.
Justin Mccarthy. the English novelist, is
on his way to the United States for lecture
tour.
In speech at Newport last week Mr..
Carlisle said the present House had saved
the country five millions.
Postmasters Derr, Button and Glenan
are re-appointed at Roanoke, Lynchburg
and Norfolk respectively.
Frank Riuehart, aged -, freight con-
ductor living at Cumberland, was killed
last week while shifting cars.
VIM. Z. Lowering, collector for Wilson,
Colston * =, Baltimore bankers is jailed
for stealing $500 bank funds.
Durham, North Carolina, will send a
tierce of fine tobacco to the old grey coats
at the Richmond Soldiers home.
Judge David Fultz, the oldest member OF
the stanton (Va.) bar, died Wednesday
week, in the S5th year Of his age.
It is stated as a fact that the grave of
Father Ryan, the poet priest Of the South,
in the Mobile cemetery is neglected.
Jos. Cilley of Nottingham, n. II. who
was the first anti-slavery man in the L. S.
Senate is still living at the age of 90.
The Irish convention at Chicago number
ed 974delegates Virginia had one, Maryland
seventeen. West Virginia unrepres ented.
Following the recent 1O-milion call, there
was a 15-million bond call last Thursday
and one for that amount follows next We'd
nesday
The District Columbia colored people
are to hold an industrial exposition under
Masonic auspices in Washington beginning
September %.
Indanola, Texas, was badly storm wreck
ed last week-several lives being lost.
Quinlana village, at the north of the Bra
zos, was swept away.
VIM. P. White, of Selby & White, Bal
timore insurance agents, is jailed for steal
ing SljO0-funds of the Western Assurance
Company of Toronto.
Reliable adyices place the Maryland to-
bacco crop this year at 10000 hhds. as
against 10000 last season. The failure Is
attributed to heavy rains.
Wide spread forest fires are reported in
Wisconsin. Big losses around Green Bay,
at Depere Village, 6 miles south of Fort
Howard, and in the Oconto region.
The Leesburg ll',siiagtoaiaa says Easter
Fairfax lcolored) died the 9TH of August,
aged l05 years. Her brother, Adam Bris-
coe, died few days ago aged 50 years.
At the Chicago Irish convention last week
James Hale of Virginia and Patrick Martin
of Maryland served on the credentials com
mittee Mr.. Martin was later on elected
third vico-president.
In Chicago last Friday ofthe anarchists
implicated In the Haymarket bomb-throw-
ing were found guilty of murder and SEN
fenced to death. One was given ID years.
Motion for a new triatat the September term.
DO not for moment let your confidence
bctray YOU into suppOSing yourself incapa-
bic of mistake IL Is indeed "a serious blum
der 90 refuse to take Or. Bulls Cough Syr-
up when YOU even suspect YOU have taken
cold
The Grange Camp Associa ion of North
ern Virginia farmers have bought 20 acres
so miles from Washington on the Washing
ton Ohio and Western r. r. and will hold
the first annual fair on the grounds Septem-
Der s.
The appeals court has temporarily with
drawn its adverse decision in the case of
Cluverius, under death sentence at Rich
moud for killing his cousin, Lillian Madi-
SON This opens up a chance to save the
yonng mans neck. But it's bare chance.
The total loss of life in Texas from the
storm Is IS. so far as known. and the dam
age TO property over S5.000,00O. Another
street car strike took place in New York
4. X. Cutting, the imprisoned American,
was taken before the Mexican court at Ell
Paso Monday and notified of his release
At Cumberland last Thursday VIM. Hoo
yer. merchant lcousin of Joshua Hoover, Jr.
of Baltimorel. shot Dr. w. :. Madden aged
So fox alleged Intimacy with his wife, whom
Madden had tended. Hoover was jailed.
The Dr-wh0 may recOyCr-came from
Huntingdon, Pa, in 81
The biggest storm since 70 swept over
Galveston, Texas, last Friday. Water three
feet deep in the streets. Two hundred
houses wrecked and over five hundred peO-
pie homeless. Seyenty-seven lighthouses
washed away. Losses half a million. \
lumber schooner in the harbor capszed and
crew drowned.
Or. Linnaeus J. Biting. son of Rev.
c.. C.. Biting, formerly of FRANKLIN Square
Baptist Church, but now secretary of the
Baptist board Of missions, in Philadelphia,
shot himself in the right temple at ten min
utes before two O'Clock Saturday afternoon,
i'm his bedroom, i'm the second story, north
west corner of Fayette and Schroeder
streets Baltimore.