Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1886-11-18

on the table The heterogeneous mass there
piled battles description and produces numb
ness of thought Envelopes-tOrn, empty,
soiled; newspaper wrappers, election tick
cts, scraps of all sorts, paper, rags, dust,
strings,-words fail Anything laid on the
table disappears from that moment. Treas
ures, doubtless. are buried there, never a
gain to see daylight To the uninitiated it
may appear that these wild wastes are I'M
necessary adiuncts, but it seems essential to
composition that the EDITORS eve should rest
on the vast collection. His ideas are evolv-
ed, in some cases, from thoughts suggested by
the mass Nothing can be dispensed with
noarticle however apparently valueless may
be removed; any attempt to restore chaos
20 order would be resented by the editor as
an intrusion upon his most sacred rights
81 there must be no interference, and the
mass grows. Al last the floor reaches the
level of the table; then both gradually rise
10 the ceiling phantom OF the magma
ton show, us-frighttul vision the editor
lost ia his own office, buried under maui
solemn of paper erected by his own hands (!
Hon John :. Barbour received an enthu
,ia>tic welcome on his arrival in Washing
ton last Thursday night at the hands of the
Virginia Democratic Association, promi
neut Democrats and many citizens of Wash
iugton. lie was greeted at the station by
"a reception committee and an immense
crowd, and was escorted by a procession 10
the Metropolitan Hotel Hon. Eustace
Gibson. of West Virginia, briefly addressed
the crowd which had assembled on the side
walk, from the portico, referring TO the ser
vices which Mr. Barbour had rendered Nir-
gina, and concluded Jy introducing that
gentleman who began TO speak amid cheers
Hcint'mat,d tha, be thought thaJ the DEM
ocra,ic losses in Virginia were due in part
Co The failure of Che Administration to give
the party leaders such recognition as they
deserved lie was followed by Hon. John
Goodo and other distinguished gentlemen
Now chat Liberty Is uuyeiled-her deli
cate little hand flares its beacon light over
tine wide ocean inviting the stranger TO
come and Ice taken 10 and Che election,
are over and fully discussed" che smoke
OF the battle cleared away and flowers
,trewed over tbe .a~, resting places of de-
fuuct politicians. while the living ones re-
iaice En- their emancipation from the thral-
dom of bows and smile, and t,ir words and
the agouies of suspense; all these excite
meuts being ended. and nothing new TO
follow, the newspapers are expected to turn
their attention TO literature, and the fine
arts. fashion, morals and local brevities.-
Correspondence solicited
Ex Senator II G.. Davis was a CUES. at
dinner given Mr. Blaine 10y Steve Elkins
IN New York the other evening. The GOV.
ers numbered 10 and to elude that unlucky
number Mr. Elkins little boy was given
seat at the board This incil1nt suggests
d jolly good industry for little boys. Let
'em hang around prospective feast boards
and when % declining CUES leaves the d.
ncrs in Is ,urch they can offer a substi
ute among themselves. Grand scheme
this.
A Washington Sur reporter interviewed
our Senator, aud Hon. W. L. Wilson last
week. The latter said the tariff had moth
ing 90 do with reducing his majority. He
Thought the democracy was in excellent
shape or IS Mrs-rs Camden aud Kenna
denied the Baltimore 1mo-jcqa's statement
chat revised returns possibly would make
tar Legislature Republicans \ good work
ug Democratic majority had been secured
which ra,ca.ity could no, change.
The Congregatioualis,s in conference at
Hartford have acknowledged the Episcopal
conventions fraternal greeting and propose
81 union with that body on the basis Of a
mutual acceptance OF Jhe Scriptures as the
revealed word Of Con, OF the Niccne Greed
us sufficient statement of faith and Of the
sacrament, of baptism and the LORDS sup
per- The Congrerationaiists however can
not accept the doctrine of the historic Epis-
copatc
Some lawyers evidently don't appreciate
the responsibilities o, their profession. An
OLD bag of Warren, y. y, named Druse,
ha> been sentenced after appeals 20 hang
Dee. IS for killing her husband two years
ago and boiling and burning his bojy-anj
hcr lawyer IS appealing To- .he Governor 20
commute her sentence. Iti, just such le-
-al lights O., this man who encourage crime
oil. every sort. Better le, Mrs. Druse feel
hemp.
In tae 5o;h Congress, which meets in
Dee 81, the Republicans viii control 10
STATE delegations and the Democrats is.
Tleu next Senate will stand 81 Democrats
to So Bepu5iclus-iac,udiug Ridd.eber-
ger. and Van Wyck Of Nebraska, with the /
latter. ,ho' their votes are not certain on
amy one measure. If, therefore. the presi-
DENTAL election be thrown iuto Congress it /