Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1889-08-01
NEHSY NOTES.


If all so-called remedies have failed, Dr.
Sage's Catarrh Remedy cures. 90 cts'' by
druggists.
The fruit steamer Lorenzo ID. Baker from
Jamaica for Boston was burned in MD
ocean. All on board saved.
w. y. McVeigh, for many years a prom,
inent citizen of Alexandria, Virginia, died
on Monday last, aged 81 years. .
An. Cole. "the father of the republican
party" is dead. He issued the call for the
first republican county convention.
The wife of Deputy Sheriff Geo. W, Nc.
Vev Jr.. was thrown from a buggy and
killed in Fayette county last week.
The baby son of John H. Pickering in
Baltimore died from an operation performed
to relieve him of a safety pin he swallowed
As hack was going from Fayetteville to
Favette station, w. Va, it was demolished
by falling tree. Squire Seattle of Sewell
was killed.
Frank Phillips, one of the Hatfield Nc
Gov gang for whom reward is offered In
w. Va, killed VIM. Keiser, an attorney, at
Grundy, Va.
A rich westerner named Reschler won
S35 900 at poker in l2-hours sitting at
Long Branch. Needless to say he took the
first train home.
Gov. Lee thinks Don Dickinson of Mich
igan should have place on the democratic
tieke. in '92. He is sure of democratic VIC
tory in Virginia.
The Secretary of the Interior has appoint
ed a commission to look into the admins
tration of the Pension office by the present
Commissioner, Tanner
Ex-Speaker Carlisle and wife are doing
Mexico in leisurely fashion. President and
Mrs. Diaz have given the Kentucky states
man cordial receptions.
Rev. W. L. Quld has rendered his resig-
nation of the pastorate of the Presbyterian
Church in Frederick, Nd, which he has
filed for the past three or four years.
James Averir, postmaster at Sweetwater,
Wyoming, and the notorious cattle queen,
Kate Maxwell, were lynched by COWBOYS
Sunday night near Independence Rock fol-
cattle thieving.
Col Robert j. Page, prominent lawyer
and editor. was shot and instantly killed at
| Marion. y. c., Monday night week as he
alighted from train. The assassin mount
ed horse and rode rapidly away.
The managers of the white lead trust are
irving to induce the Maryland mandatory
in Baltimore to join. The trust now COM
prises 2S companies-total property valua-
/ ton Is millions-with only more to come
| in.
The granite for the new congressional Ii
| brary building at Washington will be cut at
Concord. n. IL. 1t will take perhaps goo
! men four years to complete the work, and II
is probably the biggest granite contract ever
let by the u. 5.
A recent fire at Lu Chow, China, burned
% hours, destroying 81 ,0O6 dwellings. Over
l 200 persons persisted in the flames and 4OO
were killed Nearly 10000 people were
obliged to camp out without shelter, and
were dying at the rate of 100 day from
want and exposure.
II is now said that twenty-five persons
were drowned by the flood in the Little Ka-
nawha Valley Friday week. 80 great was
the velocity of the water that in some places
the farms along the river bottoms we're cut
out to the depth of six feet over their entire
surface. Many farms are consequently
worthless.
j. McDaniels, who formerly resided in
Frederick. Md, and was. during the war, a
member of Coles cavalry, drew from one OF
the banks in that city last week the sum Of
81 600 and received the deed to small farm
in the county, all of which had been kept for
him byarelatiye long since dead McDaniels
after the war left for Texas and could not be
found until few weeks ago, when he i'm
mediately started back to claim the legacy
Mechanics is a son of the late Daniel Nc
Daniels of Liberty.