Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1886-07-15

genius.
The Presidents stomach, they say was
beginning to weary Of French dishes-of course /
i'm common with average editors We know the
discomfort Of tired stomach so he borrowed
an Old Virginia cook-a real Ole Virginny
Nanny black as a coal with turban as white
as the cap Of a Rocky Mountain peak. Already
his appetite has revived and he feels like sus-
pending his veto employments long enough to
enjoy three square meals day; and Mrs
Cleyeland-pretty Frances Cleyeland-is frank
enough 20 say that Old Virginia cooking is
Just too nice for anything.
Gushing. indeed. is a letter in the New York
World from Frances NJ Wright of Crawfords-
Vile Indiana, lately returning from genu-
inc weep 40 John Browns tomb at North Elba.
Listen
81 gathered clover AMI strawberry leaves
from of his grave 10 carry 10 my Sunday school
class of Virginia freedmen, with my heart
throbbing with the rush of thoughts which
came as / recalled what that grave meant 10
millions of human beings.
Such gentle slobber as this makes one up
and down shudder Think ofcloyer and straw
berry leaves drawing nourishment from the
dus, Of an old abolitionist whose first victim
was am industrious, inofensive colored man
Martinsburg Herald please copyl.
The West Virginia Bar Association was
organized ia Grafton last week by the adop-
ton of constitution aud bylaws and the
election of officers and appointment of all
necessary committees. Gen Joseph Sprigg,
of Hardy county, was made president, and
Mr.. W. p Wiley, of Morgantown, secreta-
~, and q vice president from each judicial
circuit IN the State. f. NJ. Reynolds, Of
Keyser. was elected treasurer. There were
present nearly one hundred lawyers from
the counties of Ohio, Marion, Mouougalia,
Taylor. Preston, Harrison, Doddridge, Wood,
Mineral Hampshire, Hardy, Jefferson and
Berkeley. Much interest was manifested in
the organization of the association by all
those present. Forty-two gentlemen be-
came members of the association at once
10y the payment of the required initiation
fee of g. Everything was done that seem
ed necessary to put the association on firm
footing and a Bar Association may now be
regarded us reality En- West Virginia.
Col Frank Beckwitb was placed upon the
Executive Committee.
The Baltimore Manufacturers Record in
It's semi-aunual review of the industrial
growth of the South shows that during the
first six months of 1856 there have been
added Co the nuuber of manufacturing aud
mining enterprises in the South so new ice
factories, 40 iouudries and machine shops,
one Be-scmer steel rail mill, s miscellane
Gus iron works. stove foundries, Is gas
works, II electric light companies, agri-
cultural implement factories, 20 mining and
quarryiug enterprises, n carriage aud wag-
ON factories. cotton mills, Is furniture fac
tories, Is water works, % tobacco factories,
As -four mills, 2iS lumber mills, including
planning mills, sash and door factories, &c,
in addition (Which there was large num-
Der OF miscellaneous enterprises.
Workmen employed at the German
smith house on Fort Hill, on Wednesday
last were digging eistern on the site of old
Fort Loudouu when they came across
number of pre-reyolutionary relies. The
following articles were uuearthed and are
nov I'm the possession OF Mr.. Ned Ander-
son. Three cannon wheels of iron a lot of
grape shot. several hand grenades, and a
solid - pound shot. They also found a
bone that had belonged TO a human Skele |
ton. but the other bones had evidently gone
to- dust as the prints of the human frame
were very plain in the soil. These relics,
no doubt, have been imbedded there since
the French war OF l.jj.- Winchester Aars |
Senator i. y. Camden stopped in Mar /
tiusburg ON Monday evening on his way 10 /
Washington. He was called ON by quite a /
number Of cur citizens i'm his rooms at the /
ST. Clair and made a great many friends by |
bis a1able and unassuming manners. He /
was the guest of Judge c. j. Faulkner at
breakfast on Tuesday morning, and left at /
ll:zJ a. M. for the ciy Mr. Evans and |
Mr. FeidJ, of the Republicans, were among
the callers. AR Camden did not touch /
upon the subject of his own candidacy, but
spoke very oncouuging.y of the prospects /
of The party. which seemed TO interest him
more than his own personal afairs.-Nar-
tnstug fUemqa.
Senators Hoar and Malone made the
most conspicuous speeches in opposition to
Mr. Goods confirmation, and Senators
Plumb and Riddleberger were the only re-
pubicaus who spoke and voted in favor OF /
him. Ridilc5crger stated during his re-
marks that he and Senator Malone were /
members of the democratic party at the /
time ,he alleged election frauds were COM
miuel by Mr. Goodc and, therefore they |
were t'rep rim'q< He denied, howev
er. that mere was any foundation for the
charge that Nr. Gocdc 5new or took any |
part n the distribution of the tissue ballots. :
Capt VIM. C.. Overall, after a lingering |
Fr...- I...- ,.-.tt Cf,r;- tf.r f.rfit,tIe died Z