Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1891-07-15


Six hundred thousand baskets is the esti-
mate Of the Maryland and Delaware crop
Of peaches for this season.
In Kern county, California, recently TO-
600 rabbits have been killed. They have
become a pest as in Australia.
Mrs. Jefferson Davis has selected Rich
moud as the permanent resting place Of her
distinguished husbands body.
Saturday was Farmers Alliance day at
the Prohibition Assembly at Mouudsville,
this State, and Senator PETER spoke to Z, 900
people.
The total population Of England aud
Wales, by the census just taken is a little
over tweuty-nine million-nearly half that
Of the United States.
Tin roofs are higher this year than they
we're last-Sispbcrdst0wn Register.
That some Of them are even Mr.. McKin-
ley viii acknowledge.
Secretary Foster thinks that there Is lots
of dead wood in the Treasury Department
that ought to be fired out-Step. Register
Wish he'd send some Of it into our back
yard and let US fire it.
The Aartins5rg Daily expired on the Sd.
Il was natural death Daily papers in
country towns adjacent to the great cities
are expensive experiments.
The international Convention of SOcis-
ties Of Christian EndeavOr closed its session
st Minneapolis on Sunday. The Conyen-
ton is TO be held in New York in '92.
Il has been finally decided that little
Della Jackson Christian, the infant grand
daughter Of Stonewall Jackson, shall unveil
the heroic bronze statue TO her distinguished
ancestor on the Dist instant
Rev. Sam Jones preached three times a
day for eight days in Staunton, and the ag-
gregate Of hearers was 72,OOO-an average
Of 5000 10 each sermon, or 5000 a day
Twenty-six thousand on the last day
Il is said the shipments Of lambs from
Wythe county this year viii reach $4,000,
from which at least sos, 600 will be realized
A number Of sheep-raisers in Tazewell
county have already sold their 1892 lambs.
Hon. w. J.. Wilson, of w. Va, one Of the
brainiest men in Congress, is engaged to
edit the taria.reform department of the st.
Louis Republic at a salary Of $1,000 year.
His editing is to be done from Washington.
- Manchester Ncrs
We want money-not, however, to put it
in stocking. When man is called upon
TO pay a small bin before his breakfast has
been digested, and can't DO it, it behooyes
him 20 look around lttle for the early
bird after the worm needs it badly
Rev. sam Jones says "Ihe people Of the
Shenandoah Valley have the most beautiful
country ] ever saw in all my travels. It
seems that God has made yen great gift -
Thsusands Of other people. much Travelled
have thought and said the same thing.
Il seems that Mr.. Cleveland said, IL am
a Democrat" some time before Gov. Hill
did. IL doesn't make half as much differ
ence which said IL first as which lives up to
it best. Billy Malone declared long ago
that he was "a better Democrat than Ben
Hill"
The Evansville, Indiana, Courier con
cludes an editorial on the speakership by
asking "If the contest should be so sharp
as to make a compromise candidate neces-
sary, why could not North and South join
hands aud vote for the Little Giant Of West
Virginia %
Since the death Of Hon. Hannibal Ham
lin. there is no living ex-Nice-President of
the United States. Hon. l.. F. Morton, Of
New York, will shortly succeed to that dis
tinguished position, however. lie will fall
into the vacant place more gracefully if he
doesn't accept a denomination IN '92.
The Wheeling H,ieiigeneer, ia au editorial
referring to the unfair treatment Of Mr..
Blaine by some of President HarrisOn's
friends-among them Col" Elliott f Shep-
ard of the Nal and Express concludes by
sSyiug Americans ike fair play, and Re
pubncaus are Americans" The logical de-
duction is that Col. Shepard is not an
American. From the HteHigucc's remarks
we infer that its editor thinks him phi
Il is said that France will need to import
llS.25OOO0 bushels Of wheat between Au-
gust ], 1891, and August j, 1892, from the
United States on account Of the short crop
in Europe. Already France has this year