Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1886-08-05
NEWSY NOTES.

Mrs. Clevelands mother is at the White
House again.
The Oleomargarine bill has been igned
by the President.
Morris A. Taanas of Baltimore is con-
frmed as Indian inspector.
To-day is the 2Sth anniversary of the
landing of the Atlantic Cable
VIM. Finchur is convicted at Harrison
burg of murC Z his brother.
Editor Lewis # the Spirit ri tie Valley is
elected Mayor of Harrisonburg.
Public Printer Rounds and Commissioned
of Education Eaton have resigned.
A Naylor ga. man sent the President
five j0-pound water melons last week.
Allenstown and VaughansviIe, Ohio,
were wiped out by a tornado last Friday
Chas. +. Conant, Assistant Secretary
Treasury under Bristow, "A to II, is dead
p. NJ. Mullen of Delaware City, Della
ware, is under arrest for a $4,000 defalca-
ton.
Gov. Lee and the Confederate veterans
entertained Brooklyn grand army post
last week
The Republican Legislature of California
on Tuesday elected a. p Williams United
States Senator.
Typhoid fever is epidemic in Pottstown,
Pennsylvania The people had used pollu-
ted spring water
c. c. Boogher b. K o. freight brake
man was killed at No. II water station.
He fell oft the train.
Mrs. Cleveland was admitted to member
ship of the First Presbyterian Church in
Washington on Sunday.
Gen. Jas. H. Van Allen, of Newport, an
ex. Union officer, was drowned while cross
ing the ocean homewards.
The Beethoven Organ and Piano Co, have
bought the Beatty organ plant at Washing
ton, New Jersey, for 81 800.
The Post Office Department will sell
stamped envelopes and stamped wrappers
at reduced rates after October l.
VIM. P. Pierson, cashier American Bap.
list Publishing Society at Philadelphia is
under arrest for stealing $4,000.
Nathan Diehl, married farmer of Car
roll county, Maryland, has gone west with
his servant girl, Maggie Gushing.
Judge Alfred Shaw of New Orleans, Il
very prominent Mason, was fatally assault
ed in his room by disguised party.
Mai. Daniel Simpson of Boston is dead
aged 90. He has been drummer for the
Ancient and Honorable Artillery over 20
years.
In Culpepper last Thursday Capt Clat-
terbuck shot Edward Green dead. They
were neighbOring farmers and had quar-
relied about cattle
Joseph Bishops barn near Smoketown.
Washington county, Md, was destroyed by
lightning last week Monday weeks storm
was very severe in StauntOn.
The two upper floors of Barbour and
Hamilton's 4-story warehouse on the Ave
nue. near 9th ST., Washington were burned
out last week. Loss $4,000.
Robert Melville. an east New York car
penter and his wife, are arrested for cruelty
to their niece of IL whom they had kept
chained to a closet floor for months.
Revenue Commissioner Miller shows that
the internal revenue collections for the last
fiscal year were SIG, 1902 S4554 an increase
over the previous year Of S4,4S1, 724,47
A Miss Deeder living at the foot of South
Mountain west of Black Rock, killed five
foot rattlesnake with IL rattles aud button.
.. f. RidenOur of HagerstOwn stuffed it.
VIM. Frazier, aged 30, of Dorchester
county, Maryland, has suicided. He was
a Baltimore customs inspector 1875 and a
member of the Legislature prior to the war
The nomination of Matthews (colored)
for Recorder of Deeds in the District of
Columbia was rejected by the Senate on
Saturday. Every republican voted against
him.
The Senate last Friday passed by ~ to
% the Treasury Surplus measure-making
that amount 12O millions and incidentally
providing for redemption of the trade
dollar
The democratic congressional convention
at Lexington, Va, nominated Captain Jas.
DuulENluuNi1 VI LtduhAbl, AOA bhN NNhbh VIC
trct, to succeed Hon. J. Randolph Tucker,
who declined a denomination.
The Senate last Saturday adopted by Il
to II Mr.. Hoar's resolution directing an
enquiry into the feasibility of holding an
exposition in Washington in 49, Messrs
Camden and Kenna voted aye.
All the correspondence in the case of
Julius r. Santos of Washington county,
Nd, whom Ecuador held prisoner for
some time prior to August last, was sent to
Congress last week by the State Department.
Skipped to Canada: c. d. Mckenzie,
bookkeeper Ashland Ky Coal and Iron
r. r. Co. $1S,000.-Wm. NJ. Bruce of Niles
and Bruce, New York lawyers, $4,000
Col. Bolton of the Chicago postoffice, S69l5.
Hubert O. Thompson, leader New York
county democr ICY and commissioner
public works in New York is dead 1t was
the Manning Thompson combination that
cast the unit vote of New York for Cleve-
land at Chicago.