Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1888-03-22
NEWSY NOTES

The President reads Frenc' ea
Emperor Frederick of German. .er vi
Diets.
Mr.. Bell, U. 5, minister to HOi has
resigned.
Emperor willism's funeral took ce at
Berlin last Friday.
The blizzard killed SO-odd person and
around New York.
Simon Cameron, the ex-senator, uttered
his goth year IT,. week.
Hiram S. Or. IS of Maryland, has a
land office promotion to 81 200.
A Maine politician ct Washington says
Blaine will run for Governor this year.
Two miners. Henry Toland and VIM.
Masters. were killed in Kanawha county.
Rev. Eugene Peck Presbyterian was
killed at Washington by the cars. Aged 40
In Montgomery county, Va, a Mrs. Rad
der was shot dead by her son who didn't
know it was loaded"
Washington Star :-Henceforth the irrev-
erent east sill be more respectful to that
great blower, Boreas.
Boston's pride was hard hit by Sullivans
defeat. The big bruiser's friends there say
his fighting days are over.
At Savannah 5000 barrels of rosin and
800 barrels OF turpentine were burned. val
liable property narrowly escaped.
Governor Jackson of Maryland, has
bourht 30. 900 acres of yellow pine land IN
lower Alabama aud northern Florida.
Nv. Lee and Sons mercantile building
at Towson, Md, occupied by two newspa-
pers and several firms was burned March 10
Mormon m;screants are at work in Bote-
tourt. In Georgia these gentry have been
given swift choice between the lash and
a lightout.
The grand jury has indicted Edwin Bar,
bour of the Cupeper Adpdnce, who shot and
killed Williams, son of the editor OF the Err
pOnent March LIST.
Michael Loebenthal, a Martinsburg mar
ried man, was caught in Washington with
Young girl BERTHE Mortimer, who charg-
ed him with seducing her.
WIN. Enlow, a West Virginia Central
railroad hand and Geo. Grimm have been
arrested charged with wreoking an emigrant
train at Oaklandin April, 1881.
Utica, New York, sports play checkers
with silver cons-the fve-cent nickel the
favorite. One side uses heads" the Other
tails, and each pockets the men he
Jump
Towson. the county seat of Baltimore
county. a place of 1000 population and 5OI
stores and dwellings, was almost wiped out
by fire March y. 1t is seven miles from
Baltimore.
Two violins of great value are owned by
W. w Keep, editor of the Quincy Herald
One was made in 1910 by Casper di Salo
and is valued $1,000 The other, genuine
"Amati," is valued at $1,000.
An eight day international women's con
vention meets Sunday in Washington, open
to delegates from all womeD'S associations
The female suiiragistS will publish sixteen
page daily during the convention.
The Daily Nail, of Eufaula, Alabama
| the paper that sent the rabbit foot To Cleve
/ land. celebrated the third anniversary of it.
inauguration by a special issue on March
t. copies of which on satin, go to the Pres
I ident and Mrs. Cleveland.
Major Robt. f. Blankeuship, presidentoI
the Old Dominion Iron and Nail Works
ION Belle Isle) was run o7er and instantly
killed Tuesday week at Richmond by q
freight car in the lard Of the Richmond and
Danyile Railroad Company. Maj B. was
very prominent citizen of Richmond and
leaves widow and several children.
Following are some of the appointments
made at the late session of the Baltimore
NJ. +. Conference in Baltimore: Shepherds
town and Sharpsburg, H. G Mcdaniel
Harper's Ferry, c. o. Isaac; Martinsburg
John Edwards; Bunker Hill. J. F. Gray
supply J. w. Howard Rev. F. H. Haven
ner is assigned to HighlandtOwn least Bal
timore) and PatapscO.