Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1892-11-23
Ne1sy Notes.

hlCnmOuu Nltt 10 l" u"'c ~"
dollar hotel.
The official plurality for Mr.. Cleveland
in Georgia is s3OSl.
Cleveland has 26,S24 over Harrison in IL
linois. Think of i'll
President Loucks of the National Farm
ers' Alliance has been re elected.
The Republicans only erected four State
Senators in West Virginia on the Sth.
Mrs. William Kennerly died at her home
at White Post, Clarke county, recently.
Hon. Charles T. O'Ferralps majoriy for
Congress in the seventh district of Virginia
is 1924
The life of Rev. J. R. Mofett who was
killed in Danvile by ]. W. Clarke, was in
,ured for $4,000.
Judge R. W. Daley, of Hampshire. was
elected to the judgeship for the unexpired
term of Judge Armstrong.
In Hampshire county the first lot of bal
lots, 1000, were all printed wrong and
new supply had to be printed.
The time Of the Democratic jollificatiOn
in Washington City has been changed from
to day "wednesday to next Friday even
ing, the 25,h.
II appears that the official count is
necessary to determine whether or not the
electoral vote of Oregon shall go to Cleve-
hand or Harrison.
The latest information concerning Sena
tor Kenna's condition is that he is improv
ing. Dr. Chiffon, of West Virginia, his
family physician, is with him.
Fifteen Presidents wore smooth faces, four
wore beard and mustache, two wore side
whiskers, one wore beard and side growth
md one wore mustache alone.
The largest telegraph Office in the world
IS in London in the postofice. In it there
are over 5000 operators constantly employ
ID, about one third of whom are women.
The other day fifty jars of fruit fell and
were destroyed in the cellar of a house at
Yardly, Pa, and fifty ueighbors each brought
he woman can of fruit to make up her
.o>s.
Hons. w. z Chiffon and c. Wood Daley,
Col. Robert White and Attorney General
AlG Caldwell and Hon. W. w. Watts, are
,spirants for the U. S. District Attorney
ship.
In Inflammation ofthe lungs (pneumonia)
and Inflammation of the air passages (bron-
chitis), Bulls Head Horse and Cattle Pow
Ter is a specific. Price % cents per pack
&c, of one pound.
Thirty sheds containing 100000 barrels
IF salt, belonging to the Michigan Salt
Company, were almost totally destroyed by
fire in Cummings, H., Sunday night. The
loss is estimated at $250,O00.
Hon. William Harris, the recently elect
ed Congressman at large from Kansas on
the Peoples party ticket, is native of Luz
ray, Virginia, and received his education
At the Virginia Military Institute, at Lex
ington.
Several large manufacturing establish
ments in Rhode Island since the election
increased the wages of employees. The la
test is the Manvlle Company, which en-
ploys 1900 hands. 1t purposes an in
crease December 9Th.
Hon. James Edward Shepherd, recently
appointed chief judge of the Supreme Court
of North Carolina, was born in Nansemond
county, Va, and is forty-fve years of age
He enlisted in the Confederate army when
but fourteen years of age.
The International Monetary Conference,
made up of delegates from the United States,
Austria, Hungary, Belgium, France, Ger
many, Great Britain, Greece, Italy, the
Netherlands, Portugal, Roumania, Russia,
Mexico, Seryia, Spain, Sweden, Norway and
switzerland is in session at Brussels Mon.
teiiore Levi, of Belgium, is president
The strike at Homestead, Pa in the Car
uegie steel works has been declared off after
five. months struggle. The results Of that
affair are two million dollars in wages loss
to the Carnegie company estimated at four
million dollars; thirty five deaths Some
Of the men will be restored to their former
places many others will not be and must
seek employment elsewhere
The capital invested in State banks and
banking institutions, in West Virginia in
Guiding the national banks. as shown by
the report of the State bank examiner
Cnarle. W. Young, is S5,Ol7, 1856 Is. The
aggregate deposits, a. shawn By his report
for 1891. were 1882, $50 20, while the re-
port just mad. for 1892 shows $l5,l61 .531..
81, being an increase in deposits within the
past year Of 81 60. S9l II. Ofthis amount
the State banks have increased 1915, 1885,
IS. the national banks S522, 2O5 50, or about
one-half the gain of the State banks.
A large bell that was used at the factory
at Harper's Ferry, and which has been in
possession OF Mrs. Elizabeth Snyder, of
WilliamSport. since 1861, has been secured
by James NJ. Gleason, 4 prominent citizen