Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1891-11-11
NeIrsu Notes.
The Democratic State ticket in Iowa was
elected
rpresident HAYES il heinz very hospi-

Gov. Campbell carried MAYOR MclNlul0y
county by plurality of l54
Gov. Hill claims for the Democrats both
houses of the New York Assembly.
The New York Presbytery dismissed the
charges of heresy against Prof. Briggs.
The Eighth Virginia district will elect
successor to Gen. w. H. F. Lee December 8.
Rev. John Landstreet, of the NJ. E.
Church. South, is critically i'll at his home
in Martinsburg.
A daughter of Senator Mitchell of Ore
gon is betrothed TO French Duke. She
met him in Paris.
1t is said that ex- President Cleveland will
shortly publish constitutional history of
the United States.
The Supreme Court of Appeals reassem-
bled Saturday, at Charleston, with all of
the judges present.
Congressman Capehart, Fourth district,
has appointed Frank Marshall, of Richie
county, cadet at West Point.
Senator German commends in the highest
terms the valuable works of Mr.. Cleveland
in the New York campaign.
Mrs. Jefferson Davis has selected Holly
wood Cemetery, Richmond, Va, as the final
resting place of the remains of her husband
w. H. Blakemore, Democrat, defeated his
brother, A. J. Blakemore, Republican, for
the House of Delegates in Rockingham
county, by n vote of 2,497 to 2,237.
There was 4 conjunction of Jupiter and
the moon last night; and there will be a
total eclipse of the moon on the Dist inst,
continuing from : o'clock p. NJ, to p m.
The publisher of Or Dumb animals says
in that establishment alone 100000 copies
of "Back Beauty" have been printed. 1t
is now to go to Syria, Palestine and Egypt.
The hotel and boarding house keepers of
Washington City assure the q. A. r. men
that they will not advance charges next
year during the presence of that body in the
Federal Capital.
A gas explosion in coal mine at Nanti-
coke, Pa, resulted in the instant killing of
six men and the probable fatal injury of
several others 1t being Sunday only four
teen were at work.
Mr.. Frank Wissler, of Winchester, has
purchased the "Strathmore" estate of Gen.
Gilbert S Meem, eleven hundred acres, near
Mount Jackson, Shenandoah county, Con-
sideration, 500 900.
Wayman Sutton, the murderer who es
capped from the Wytheville, Va, Jail the day
before that fixed for his execution, was cap
tured in the State of Washington and
brought back to Virginia.
A cablegram received by Secretary Tracy
from Capt. Schley, dated Valparaiso, Chill,
Sunday states that there are no indications
of any feeling of hostility toward the Bal
timores men at Valparaiso
Ex-Sherif Lewis Allen, aged 70 years, a
respected citizen of Morgan county, died
October 3lst at his residence on Sleepy
Creek. In 1872 he was elected member
of the Constitutional Convention.
Rev. J. n. Scott, Mrs. Harrison's father,
returned to Washington Saturday from a
several weeks visit to his son, Judge Scott,
of Port Townsend, Wash He is ninety
two years of age His health is good.
In Anaconda mine, Butte City, Col, the
rope broke by which a cage with nineteen
men was being lowered down shaft. The
cage fell to the bottom and seventeen of the
men were crushed beyond recognition; the
other two were fatally injured
Paris Brum6eld, the noted desperate of
Lincoln county, who is credited with having
killed at least a half dozen men. was killed by
his son few days ago. The boy did it to
save the life of his mother whom the brutal
husband was in the act of Staying.
Within six years over 100000 have been
secured to be invested in the endowment of
Randolph Macon College at Ashland and
the building of three great additional schools
under the direction of the president and
trustees of that great Methodist institution.
The celebrated Luray Inn was destroyed
by Gre Thursday night Flames were dis
covered in the kitchen department about 10
o'clock. and in an hour the building was a
total mass of ruins. The loss on the build
ing and furniture is about $4,000 The
insurance is about 100000
Col. 0. E. Wood, of Lea Isle City, New
Jersey, the inventor of the knapsack worn
by L. 5. soldiers during the late war, and
also originator of the notice printed on en-
velopes: of not delivered in days return
to -" is nj the point of death from a
stroke of paralysis" He is rs years old
and poor.
West Virginia is land of big cattle
Last week, Isaac Van Meter, of Hardy
county, sold for shipment to Europe SO head
which averaged 1916 pounds Nine of
these cattle averaged sos pounds. George
Cunningham, of Grant county, shipped a
lot that averaged 1910 pounds, and Allen
Cspertou, OF Monroe county, sold 80 head
that averaged l,6a7 pounds.
While the sixteen year-old son of James