Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1889-08-29
NEWSY NOTES.


in Australia.
Kilrain was arrested in Baltimore yester-
day week and admitted to bail.
Hon. J. Ran Tucker is reported seriously
i'll at his home in Lexington, Virginia.
The wheat yield in Minnesota and Dakota
go million bushels-is the best in 6years
DIR. Jas. L. Cabell, senior member of the
faculty of the University of Virginia, Is
dead
Senator Blackburn narrowly escaped with
his life from burning hotel at Blue Lick
Springs, KY.
A fair young idiot, Florence Selfried. Of
Carlstadt, n. j., has married Jersey City
negro barber.
At Romney Sherman Price shot three
brothers named Largent and seriously stab
bed James Alderton.
Awidow named Gllis and her two daugh-
tiers were outraged and murdered in Nc.
DOwell county, w. Va.
Stonewall Jackson's brother-in-law, Gen
ID. II. Hill, has resigned the presidency OF
the Milledgeville, Ga, College.
The Dolls Run, this State oil field i,
showing up very bright prospect-the
wells already sunk being nearly ninety.
Charles Camden died lately in Lexington
of cancer which, starting in his legs ayear
ago, had eaten away the lower part of his
body.
The wife of Attorney General kellogg OF
Missouri is nOFv assistant attorney general
She has been a member of the State baI
some years.
Sullivan was convicted by the Mississippi
Court and sentenced to twelve months H.
the county jail. Fitzpatrick, the referee,
plead guilty and was fined 5000.
The heirs of the brothers VIM and Geo
w. Norton, deceased Louisville millionaires,
will give 100000 to the building fund of the
Southern Baptist theological seminary.
w. II. Bococl, aged only % and Vir
ginian by birth, is elected to the Greek ano
Latin chairs in the Georgia University
youngest professor in the United States
Judge VIM. f. Bullock of Shebyville
KY founder of public schools in the Stat
and originator of the first school for th,
blind south of the Ohio, is dead aged 50.
At Winchester two hundred and fifty
teachers in attendance on the Normal lust
tute visited the grave of Gen. Daniel Nor
gan, where interesting exercises were held
DIR. Chas. c. Hildreth of Zanesvile, one
of the Oldest physicians Of Ohio, is dead
His specially was obstetrics and he had at
tended over I 800 cases Ia his SO years OF
practice.
In Monroe county an attempt was mad,
to murder the family OF +. J. Allen. The
doors were barrcaded and the house fired
with kerosene. All the inmates were in
iured by jumping.
The Winchester, Va, paper mills have
been sold to the American straw board com
pany, with headquarters in Chicago. The
present management, Messrs. Wissler & Co.,
will continue 10 operate the mills.
A South Carolina negro whose brother
was bitten by a rattler saved his life by
sucking the poison out Of the wound-suck-
ing and splitting several times and lastly
rinsing out his mouth with whskey.
Governor aud Mrs. Jackson, and Senator
German, of Maryland, are guests of ex-Sen-
ator H. c. Davis at Deer Park Mr.. Davis
gave dinner to the President on Monday
The Davis family supped with the President
on Sunday
Col. James Curry, commissary at Fortress
Monroe, was killed by fall there lately.
He entered the army from Virginia Some
years ago his first wife and one child were
drowned and subsequently son accidentally
shot himself
5 c. Hopkins. whom Harrison has ap.
pointed a notary in Washington, is the man
who sent bogus Internal machine to the
late Chief Justice Waite and then tried to
sell sensational account Of the affair TO the
newspapers. II is charitable to suppose the
President has been imposed upon.
A short time ago a drummer from abroad
called at a Bangor livery stable and wanted
a double team tor ten days trip into the
country, and the stable man refused to LEI
him one on the ground that he was a stran
ger. There was much discussion over the
matter, and finally the drummer said:
"What is your team worth ?"
-Four hundred and fifty dollars" was the
reply.
eff pay you that sum for it, will you
buy it back again when / return ?" asked
the customer, and upon receiving an affirm
ative reply he promptly put up the cash.
Ten days later he returned, and driving in
to the stable, he alighted and entered the
office, saying. "Well, here is your team,
and now ! want my money back"
The sum was passed to him and be turn
ed and was leaving the place when the liv-
eryman called out, "Look here, aren't you
going to settle for that team?"
"For what team? ?" asked the drummer,
in a surprised tone.
"For the one you jus, brough: back"
"Well, now" drawled the drummer, you
aren't fool enough to think that would
pay anybody for the use of my own prof er-
ty. are vou?" and he shook the dust Of the
place from his feet
A good story is being told Of an old gen.
tleman who has lived for years at one Of the
Stamford hotels with his family. Several
,. .o,,o HE eIdas+ daughter who was mar