Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1890-07-16
Neicsy Notes.

Philadelphia had 5000, 600 fre on sun
day. A planning mill or two and wall
paper factory were destroyed.
Henry NJ. Stanley. the explorer, and Miss
Dorothy Tenant were married in west
minister Abbey, London, on Saturday
The hotel at the new town of Buena Vista
was burned on Thursday. The total loss
$40 OOO-nearly covered by insurance
w. n. Miller, of Parkersburg, sued Creed
Collins-asking 900 damages. de gos
s.. Expectations do not always realize
The new brigadier-general of the West
Virginia National Guard is Genl ID. b.
Spillman-son-in-law of ex-senator Cam
der.
A cyclone at Muscat, India, was very des-
tructive of life and property last week
Seven hundred bodies of the slain have been
recovered.
The features of the Fourth of July cele'
bration at Trenton were letting off at one
time of 10000 frecrackers by two Chinese
laundrymen.
The largest sheep ranch in the world is
in the counties of Webb and Demmet, IN
Texas. Itcontains upward of 100000 acres,
and yearly pastures 100000 sheep.
Mrs Paran Stevens, at Newport reported
that on the 9rd $4,000 worth of diamonds
had been stolen from her. On Saturday
last they were found under her pillow.
A cyclone struck the northern edge of St.
Paul. Minnesota, Sunday afternoon and the
latest estimate of loss of life is thirty-six
In its track the deaths are reported at POO.
Anna Gordon, colored, living near the
home farm of Jas. II. Gale, Kent county,
Md, claims to be 100 years old. She says
that she remembers the battle of Caulk's
Field.
Gen. Clinton B. Fisk, noted soldier, law
yer, and prominent Methodist, and in 1888
the Prohibition candidate for President,
died at his home in New York City on We'd
nesday.
The appointment of Maj. A. c. Moore, Of
Clarksburg as minister to Siam has been
confirmed. When he comes back we hope he
will bring white elephant to the West
Virginia Zoo.
1t is rumored in Paris that some of the
ministers favor retaliation against the
United States in case the Mckinley tariff
bill is passed, by changing the French tariff
so rs to favor Russian petroleum.
Rev. Abner Vernon, of Clarksburg, this
State. deserted his wife and children few
days ago and eloped with Mrs. EchOls of
that town, who left behind her a husband
and family and comfortable home.
During a marriage ceremony in one of the
churches at Christiansburg, Va, recently, a
goat deliberately walked in and interrupted
the ceremony by giving the COON the grand
bounce. The bride fled to the pulpit for
safety
Patsy Mitchell, of Thompsonville, Mass,
promised that he would never drink anoth-
err drop of liquor Gas long as he had hair on
his head" When his thirst became ungov-
ernable he sold his bushy head of hair to
Bob Grumpy, barber. for pint of gin, and
when his hair was removed with a razor and
the gin in his possession he went off and got
drunk.
The Leesburg Mirror says Wormly
Hughes. colored preacher, has been COM
mitted to the Loudoun county Jail on the
charge of stealing. On Sunday he preached
two or three times on the sin of stealing.
Monday night he stole So worth of chick
ems. a set of harness and four bundles of
barbed wire. He resisted arrest and was
shot by the officer.
After an absence, as he asserts, of over
ninety-six years an old colored man hasjust
returned to Richmond, Va, from New Or
leans to look for his defendants. This sable
patriarch claims to be about l2G years old.
He saws that when he left Richmond for
New Orleans, ninety-six years ago, the State
House was the only building in that city
east of Seventeenth street.
Theyoungest great-grandmother lives near
Pomona, CAL Her name is Francesca Cor
dolla, and her age is but so years. She was
married when Is years old and her eldest
daughter married when she was little over
II years old. Mrs. Cordoba was but 80 years
old when she was grandmother. Her eld-
est granddaughter was married in April,
1889, at the age of Is years, and now great
granddaughter is born.
A few weeks before the census takers be
gan the regular census the citizens of Elm
Grove, w. Va, thought to enumerate their
population preparatory to incorporating the
town. The following is the remarkable re-
suit: Number of males over 81 years of age,
14S; number of males under q years of age,
AS; number of females over l6 years of age,
I4S number of females under 16 years of age,
AS; grand total, 592.
Gen. John G. Fremont, who died in New
VorL suddanlv on Sunday had nm eyentflll