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


Ex-pastmaster Veazey, of Baltimore,
charged with misappropriating S2S, 900 trus-
tee funds has fled to Chicago The courts
will drop the matter.
Maxwell who murdered Preler in st.
Louis was to hang last Monday but is re-
prieved till January pending supreme court
action on disputed points.
The son, aged II, of Geo. Wiley, Cere-
do w. Va farmer last week killed his
mothers paramour, named Thomas-uutil
lately his fathers hired man.
A duel is talked of between Representa-
tive Geo. Wise and ex-Mayor Lamb of
Norfolk growing out of charges preferred
last month by Lamb against Wise.
Operti's oil painting "Farthest North"
showing Lieut.. LOCKWOOD and Sergt. Brain
ark taking observations near the Pole is on
exhibition at the War Department.
There will be clergymen in the next
House-Rev. Myron w. Reed (Presbyteri-
an of Denver, Col, and Rev. L. F. Nc
Kinney (Universalistl of Manchester, n. II.
The Woman's Missionary Society of the
Virginia Conference, NJ. +. Church, South,
met in Sth annual convention at Danvile
last week The society collected $207l the
past year
The B. & O. has bought controlling in
in the Bay Ridge Md summer resort and
the Annapolis and Bay Ridge R. r. Price,
$4,000. Extended improvements of Bay
Ridge contemplated.
The will of A. T. Stewards deceased wild
ow distributes her big fortune among rela-
tives and makes provision for the memorial
Episcopal cathedral and seminaries at Gar
den City, Long Island.
Fred Archer, the noted English Jockey,
has suicided Grief at his wifes death
caused the deed Archer was 80 and bad
ridden winning mounts since he was 16.
He left quite n snug fortune.
4 recount of the vote cast for Assembly
man in the district embracing Paterson, y.
j., shows the election of Carroll, Democrat,
by one majority. This insures the election
Of Democratic L. 5. Senator from New
jersey.
The Democrats will have 20 majority in
the next House-Or l72 Democrats and l52
Republicans The New York Herald
thinks the Democratic representation will
be lGS-l02 from the South and 66 from
the north
II NJ Jones, a young man of Harrison
county, ". Va, Is under arrest for poison
ing Hammond Griggs, Monongalia couu-
" millionaire, with strychnine in apple
jack Grigg, objected to Jones marrying
his daughter
Burned last week Columbia River paper
mills Portland, Ore, biggest mill in the
northwest - Portland Stoneware works.
Deering Point, Me.-Sharpless q Co., dye
stuff dealers, and Pierce G Middleton, wool
dealers, Phila.
Gen. R. d. Lilly, aged to, financial agent
of Washington and Lee University died
last Friday in Richmond where days be-
fore he was attacked with paralysis while at
tending the Presbyterian Synod He was
the youngest Confed brgadier.
Lieut. T. L. Reamey of the naval obsery.
atory staff and Miss Mary r. Brewster of
New York were married last week. The
bride is Il granddaughter of the late Judge
Williams whom President Buchanan made
chief justice of Iowa and Kansas.
Rev Ellison Capers of Grcenvlle, 5. c.,
is the sixth Episcopal divine to refuse the
rendered bishopric of Easton, Nd, There
is-there must be-Something uncOmforta-
BILE about administering this diocese which
lay folks know nothing about. What is il ?
In the case of Wilson Steptoe and Lewis
Watkins, colored charged with killing
Lizzie Wilson, white, at Roanoke in Nov.
81 the Lynchburg jury has failed to agree
-3 whites Tor conviction, 9 colored for ac-
quittal. 4 fourth hearing to be had at the
January term.
The United Presbyterians opposed to the
General ASsembly's action on the music
question met in y ational convention at Al
legany City, Pa, last week and discussed
the duty of the Church to maintain her ek-
istence and to carry forward her mission,
teaching and observing her standards and
distinctive principles.
An Algerian doctor has cured l2-year-
old girl in the last stages of consumption
by making a cruciform incision between
the 9th aud 9th right ribs and burning out
three cubic centimetreS of the diseased lung
with a red hot iron. In three weeks the
wound healed The child is now we'll
They call this Pneumotomy.
Mrs. John Steele. white woman of al
legged wealthy Virginia parentage, who mar
ried her fathers mulatto coachman and
was identified with his people was buried the
other day at Pittsburg. Five local minis
tiers oiiiciated at the funeral. Nice item,
this for the white wife of q noted colored
man who is cunning after fame across the
water.
Died last week-Wm. C. Goddard of
Washington aged IS, an old Treasury en-
ployee and native OF Howard county, Nd |
Capt VIM II. Gardner, a Mobile mer-
chant and insurance agent Z Abel OF !
Va. Capt Tom Ferney. OF |
Washington. aged 65, retired sailor.-The |
mother. aged II, of Andrew Carnegie, the |
Piusburg iron and steel manufacturer.
Theodore Roosevelt, late Republican can
didate for mayor in New York, has abou, |
reached London where he will marry Miss |
Edith Carroll, aged 10, youngest daughter |
of Gov Carroll, of Maryland. and grand |
daughter of the late Royal Phelps. of New
York. Roosevelt is a widower of 80 with |
one child and has big cattle ranch out
west He and his bride will remain abroad |
till Spring.