Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1886-06-03

with Jefferson DAVIS Inc olu ulah u eNiueHe-
lv getting beside himself-or is it that other
people are making the acrobatic effort because
of the old man2 Here are the Mt Vernon
n. y Grand Army men itching to bounce
democratic comrade for toasting the venerable
ex-Confederate leader at Savannah, while a
Mai Bird, who is doubtless DESTROYS of feather
ing his official nest, valiantly offers to wing the
gentleman at ten PAGES if be wants TO test his
" love of JEFF Davis that way. II is, indeed,
patriotic Bird Then again, a Mckeesport
Methodist minister, who needs disciplining
badly. has been telling Grand Army men from
his paipa that Mr. Davis should be buried alive
and that every bluecoats widow should kneel
at her husbands grave and pray Heavens curse
upon him. There is hope, perhaps, for
these associated ex veterans. 1t may be poll
tic for them at times to air their windy pa
triotism. but we wouldn't guarantee this rev.
erend viper a front orchestra seat in the celes-
tial choir or, per contra, insure him against the
curse he inyokes upon another.
some talk among Republicans about trotting
out Mr.. Stephen B. Elzins for L. 5. Senator.
/ That gentleman having located in West Nir-
ginia is regarded as a powerful reinforcement
I of West Virginia republicanism Acorrespond-
ent OF the Cincinnati Commercial Ga.ette says
of him:
His political experience is large; his repu-
tati0u national his RepublicauiSm prodlglous'
his worth and ability unquesuoned.
This looks like q certain distinguished West
7 virginia republican must Golf the track.
There has been some speculation as to who
viii DE the best man at the Presidential
wedding After giving the matter profound
consideration we have about concluded that
Mr. Cleveland Will be.
A leading Democrat and party wheel
/ horse" from the interior OF the State, IN our
city this week says that there Is no longer
any doubt about Henry G.. Davis being a
candidate for the Senate His candidacy
+ is I'm the hands of his friends entirely, and
strong effort will be made by them IN un-
expected sections of the State TO secure the
I election of Mr.. Davis friends to the Legis-
/ lature.- Petersburg Sentinel.
Wouldn't it be queer if such thing
should come to pass and the Republicans
should antagonize him with Mr.. Elkins,
his son in-law? And wouldn't Mrs. Elkins'
position be an odd oue-that of not caring
which whipped?
Gen. Sheridan SAYS the malaria he caught
while doing the Yellowstone Park three
wear, ago with President Arthur has never
lelt him. IL has developed more consistent
per.is.eucy in sticking to him than the rec
objection of the 1000 barns, 1000 houses
and ZOO coru-cribs burned by him in the
/ Shenandoah Valley during the late war.
This enumeration excludes any recollection
of the misery. death and desolation inflicted
on countless women and children by the
proceedings named-Ricimoad state.
The Nqtr was the first paper in the South,
we believe that had the rumor of President
Cleyeland's matrimonial engagement to
Miss Folsom Richmond State.
That's nothing. But if the state had
stated that the wedding would be at the
White House on Wednesday evening, June
Dad. it would have saved the people an i'm
mense amount of wild speculation and we
would have been prepared, by this time, to
believe the Sgte was in the confidence of
the mau who guides the ship of state.
Rev. Dr. Never Levin, rector Of Trinity
! Charch. Upper Marlboro, Maryland, died
suddenly at the Ebbitt House, Washington
CITY. ON Friday last lie had been attend
I'm, the Church Council i'm that city, and
hi, ministerial ability had just been recog-
uized by election by that body to the Gen
eral Council and otherwise as had frequent
ly been done before. When taken sudden
/ ly 500 he was in conversation at his room
with the Rev. James b. Ayirett.
a patent medicine firm in New York
State wants us TO do some advertising and
take our pay in pills.-Stqhcrdstora Reg
iaer
Friend Snyder feels constrained TO draw
theliue at pills-says he can't swallow them,
but that he sometimes takes loads of wood,
sewing machines dc Evidently our bro
Their has IA capacity We should like to
see him yawn "wunst" when reading his
proof, for instance.
Aueut the American Forestry Congress to
meet in Denver. Colorado, in September,
the Wheeling Register say:
The subject of forestry is a very impor-
taut one 20 the future of this country. The
effects of The destruction OF our eastern for
es,- are already felt i'm the long droughts of
So freQuen, occurrence and the destructive
floods. In the west, where tree-planting
ha, been carried on extensively, the rain
fall has been increased and the climate rem
dered milder'
DC having been pretty generally reported
that Mr.. Blaine had joined the Knights of
Labor, New York Svn reporterinterr'g gated
Master Workman Powderly on the subject.
His reply was 'In Heavens name there
has been enough bad things said about US
without that Let itrest there That last
sentence is but "a new way of expressing
Grants famous exclamation: Let us have
peace