Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1891-09-23
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The State Board OF Health will met IN
Martiusburg October Sth.
The London and Westminster Bank,
London, has been robbed of million dol
lars.
The cotton crop OF '9O-'9l reached the
immense quantity of nearly nine million
bales.
Hon. Roswell P. Flower received ex-
President Cleyeland's congratulations by
telegram.
Mayor w. r. Alexander, of Winchester,
has resigned because Of business engage
ments and has been succeeded by DIR. w.
A. Bell
The infant son Of Daniel McGill, of Mar
tinsburg, fell into pond near its fathers
residence, and was drowned before help
reached IL.
Michigan has had big peach crop and
Chicago has been receiving from 100000 to
100, 600 baskets daily-and the season Is to
last a month yet.
JIM. Paskel. freight conductor on the B.
& O., was killed at No. II water station,
about thirty miles west Of Martinsburg. in
a collision Sunday morning.
tits announced by telegram that ex-Presi-
dent Balmaceda, of Chilli, committed sui
eide by shooting himself in his room at the
Argentine Legation in Santiago on satur-
day.
Mis- Elise Butler, the youngest daughter
of United States Senator NJ. G. Butler, died
of nervous prostration at the Highlands,
n. Y, on Monday, after very short i'll
ness.
Capt. Thomas Eagan, of the Norfolk and
Western, is confined to his house, by a
sprain of the ankle, caused by stepping from
a train while in motion.-Buena Vista Id
rOcate.
There was wreck of freight trains on
the Pennsylvania railroad on Sunday
morning. Forty freight and twenty cattle
cars we're demolished, and several persons
fatally injured.
The n. & w. Railroad shops at ShenaL'
doah CNIilnes) were destroyed by fire on
Monday morning-loss 100000 A hun
bred and fifty men thrown out of employ
ment temporarily.
The London Chronicle says that the Prince
of Wales has all but decided to go to Chi
cago to attend the exposition, and that he
is likely to be accompanied by Emperor
William of Germany.
In response to a call signed by more than
a thousand Democrats of Nashville, great
meeting was held, nominations for mayor
and councilmen made, aud the misrule of
the bosses denounced.
On Thursday last sentence was passed at
Memphis, Tennessee, upon Col. H. Clay
King for the killing of Daniel II. Posten.
He is to be hung Nov. 9th, next, unless the
higher court interferes.
Gen. B. d. Spillman, who was in COM
mand of the State troops during their late
encampment at Gypsy Grove, Harrison
county, contracted typhoid fever and is quite
sick at his home in Parkersburg
Joseph Schide, tinware manufacturer,
of Brooklyn and Portland, Ct, was arrest
ed in New York on the charge of obtaining
SIS 600 for goods from Charles B. Rouss,
by duplicating his bill and making fraudu-
lent charges. Schide denies the charge and
threatens to sue for libel. He was released
on bail
An indignation meeting WAS held at
Hampton, Va, last Thursday and resOlu-
tious adopted censuring the verdict of ac-
quittal rendered Tuesday in the case of
Haines, tried for the murder of Hannegan.
A. A. Epscomb who assisted in the prosecu-
ton was called on and made speech vigor-
ously denouncing the jury. Later one of the
Jurors, accompanied by his brother and sever
al friends, followed Mr.. Lipscomb to Old
Point, apparently with intent to assassi-
nate. The sheriff, however. got wind of the
matter, and caught up with the party in
time TO prevent bloodshed According to
the first account pistols were drawn this,
however, is denied by member of the at
lacking party, who claims that a challenge
was intended.
1.-TWO LunStics" is the title of bright
and breezy parlor farce, especially adapted
to the use of amateurs, which Katharine
Loring Van Colt will contribute to next
weeks number of Hdrper's Ba,ar.