Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1888-03-15
NEVSY NOTES.

The President enters his SD year on Sun
day.
Prohibition convention at Parkersburg
next Tues lay.
Burned recently: One-half of Deep Greek
village in Norfolk county, Va.
Jno. ]. Holstead, of w. Va, was robbed
of gold watch in Washington.
Several buildings, including the Advance
Office, were burned at Culpeper last week.
Jno. W. Dawson, aged 76, an Indiana
farmer, has just married Il seventh wife-his
sisterinlaw.
E. E. Mcleod, p NJ. at Palmyra, Mo,
killed himself because he was 500 short in
his accounts.
Anniversaries: Yesterday-loss Cunard
steamer Oregon in 'S6. To-day-Maine's
admission in 1920.
Geo. L. Horn shot Jno. p. Jordan dead
in Baltimore. Both youngsters. Didn't
know it was loaded.
Secretary Bayard was thrown from his
horse IN Washington last week but escaped
with slight bruise.
Rev. J. A. Asbury (Methodist) Of Vim
cennes, Ind, fell dead Of heart disease while
officiating at funeral.
The Greenville, Va, county court has
sentenced Adelina Lewis, aged y, to a
\ years Imprisonment for murder.
Hon. w. l. Wilson was guest at Secre-
/ tary Fairchild's dinner to the House ways
and means committee last Friday.
The Senate passed the Pension bill last
Thursday by A TO l6. Senators Kenna,
Faulkner and Riddleberger voted aye:
Claus Spreckels, the Pacific coast sugar
king is going to start refinery either in
Baltimore, Philadelphia or New York.
The Democratic State Executive Com
mittee met yesterday at Parkersblrg to fix
time and place for the State Convention.
In Mcdowell county, w. Va, lynchers
hung Chas. Duncan for killing Milt Hawks
during a quarrel between Hawks and his
wife
The fire losses last month in the L. 5.
and Canada were enormous-Sll ,2lS 500, or
over four millions above the February ay-
erage IN Is years
The Senate has passed bill to buy the
square bounded by Sth 9th E and + streets
in Washing on for P 0. Department an
mex aud city 7 o.
Next Monday marks the opening o.
Spring. That suggests Spring Openings to
the lades-and our merchant friends will
not dsappoint them.
A locomotive weighing 124,3O0 pounds
has recently been turned out OF the b u O.
shops at Nj Clare and is doing satisfactory
work in the mountains about Piedmont.
Greenburg, Pa, young ladies have formed
a Frances Cleveland campaign club and
will take part IN Democratic parades. The
idea promises TO spread through the State.
Miss Ebba Munck, the Swedish colonels
daughter whom Prince Oscar Of Sweden
will wed to day is said TO resemble Mrs.
Cleveland very much in face and manner.
Mayor Latrobe, Of Baltimore, vetoed the
ordinance letting council appoint B. 4 o.
directors without his nomination. An ef-
font to pass the measure over the veto was
| unsuccessful.
The Methodist Book Concern will cele-
brate its centennial next year by dividing
500. 600 of its profits among the superan-
nuated ministers and clergymen's widows
and orphans.
The Jail at Mines was destroyed by fire
last Wednesday night, and Alexander Scott,
n colored prisoner, was burned to death. II
he had been in the Martinsburg jail he
could have escaped.
The Virginia legislature before it adjourn
cd March D appointed a committee to urge
on Congress payment Of the State ante-bel-
lum debt because OF Nirginias dismembor-
ment by the Government.
The Virginia Senate adopted a resolution
appointing Il committee TO urge on Congress
the passage of the Blair bill, the repeal OF
the tobacco and fruit brandy tax and the
maintenance Of the duty on ores and wool,
The Albany Times printed last week what
purported to be a late letter OF Mr.. Cleve-
lands wherein he withdrew from the Presi-
Dental contest. Col. Lamont, the Presi-
dents secretary, declares the letter a for
gerry.
Adyces received at Frisco last week To-
Gated Robt Garrett and party at Singapore.
Mr. Garrett intends making a tour Of ludi-
ana aud will go thence to Hamburg to spend
the summer. lie expects to reach home in
November.
The Charleston Aors aud Courier wants
a Cotton Exposition held at Charleston in
1890 to celebrate the centennial of success
ful cotton planting in South Carolina-the
first crop having been raised at Hilton Head
in 1890 by VIM. Elliott.
While standing in the hotel parlor at To-
gan county c. H., March 4th, Uriah Bus
I KIRK was shot dead by JnO. Thompson, a
constable, from outside the window.
| Thompson's father was killed by BuskiTk :
/ father in the same room in 81.
Judge Jackson Friday week sentenced
Charles Sargent to the penitentiary for life,
but granted a stay of proceedings till the
case could be presented to the Cour! of APP
peals Since then Sargent died in his cell
at Parkersburg Of consumption.
In order to suppress the use Of Mrs
Cleveland's picture in advertisements Mr..
Thomas Rep of Ohio has introduced 4
bill fning anyone heavily who shall thus
exhibit the likeness of any American wo-
man without her written consent.
The House library committee has favora
bly, reported the bill to erect a monument
at Point Pleasant to the soldiers who fell in