Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1892-01-27

W.B. GALLAHER, Editor.
Chariestoir,,., Jefferson County, West Va.
January -, 1892.
ON Monday Mr.. Crisp presided over the
House of Representatives for the br't time
since his recent illness.
Cbirs,o and June DIST have been chosen
as the place and time for the National
Democratic Convention.
Mr.. Michael Duffy, OF Nicholas county,
father of state Al .itor Duffy, died las.
week. aged nine,y-one years.
Secretary Tracy SAYS we can lick Chill M
thirty DAYS - Wheeling Register
A tongue !ashiug, eh? Why we have
pos,ma,,ers enough 90 lick Chill between
six a. ~ and nine M any day.
Volunteering is la vogue just now. hun
we haven't seen the name OF Col Ei'"t
Shepard in the list of lhose wh" are willing
To- vindica.e the honor OF the L and. n
need be. let their bones bleach ON Chill
coast.
Good morning. SpeakcrCr> p faeeoun
INV Is glad Co see You back. iu the moan
time II will b. well % look out for bent pms.
- Wishing oa P0st
The editor give, evidence OF having b EN-
school boy.
Ex-Spraker Reed Is very sure the next
Republican candidate Tor president will noi
he either Blaine or Harrison. lie is living
presidential kite himself and that 's the
only one that can catch the eye OF the rN-
Speaker worth cent.
The L. =. troops and Texas Rangers are
having am occasional bout with The Mex
can revolu,ioni,ts. As rule the revolu-
tionists scatter and hide themselves IN Tie
brushwood Latest report, are not >ig"in
cant Of any very serious conflict. The mr.
ING on either side does not appear To- be ell
lcctiye.
Diplomatic relations between the United
states and Chill are said 20 be SO strained
that unless PREPARATION is made within few
dsvs Minister Egau Will be recalled and
Minister Moutt sent home. Congress viii.
likely. deal with the matter this week. ii he
L. =. government il ch,rIeriug steamers t"r
transport purposes, aud already the coaIins
of some of them is actively being done al
san Francisco.
The south. bound Missouri Pacific train
was captured twice Saturday night, once by
lyncbiug party that was escoriug muir
derer Rober, Helper from Nevada, Mo, %
Lamar, No, where they hanged him, and n
second time Jy train robb1s who robbed
the express car and its iam te>. One of
the robbers killed = Ciemore, a. cIiored
policeman Who tried To- arr. 81 him and a
companion at Fort scott on "a tolegraphic
order
Tho the Gillian war fever has not YET
gotten 20 a white heat, volunteer regiments
are being formed and offered for service
Not much activity in this line ought 90 be
expected ia The south until the statute in
hibiiine ex Confederate cihcrrs from ser
vice 10 thr army or navy OF the u. =. l. re-
pealed However. we may say that the
southern people are as Jealous OF the honor
of the government %, The most patriotic
nouhmau cam o..
The Wheeling r g..tf might impr"ve
thing, by securing q more careful Caption
editor OF more competent proof realer In
it. issue o.. Monday SIC iud iu display ihe
following: -moots. the Char.e- Town
Murderer. Removed ir.u the Scrne oi lhe
Tragic Deed And IN au editorial para-
graph. same paper. is ,hi> Tine brutal
murder Of Miss Ferrel.s hy young SmoolN
al Charles Town, az. The dc-d was COIN
miuel in Shrphyrd,tovu
Justice Bradley. OF ih. supreme Cont
OF tbc Quilted states, diyi a Washing
Civ on Friday morning last. he wa, zap
pointed Co tse bench by President Gran. in
1870. For thirty years before h- had oe.n
emiueu, iu his profession. he diei ia the
59th year OF his. he came more into thr
ewes OF ,le people by bis participation in
lLe proceedings ot jhe Electoral COMMITS
sion which decided the presidency in favor
OF Hayes by thc ~. vote, and tir years az
Ter WAS known rs ~aliundc Jo he was
regarded, ZAP TO his la,e illness, as one Of
the mos, capable and active members ct the
Count. lu private life was highly esteemed.
The President on Monday transmitted %
Cong5rs, bis promised message concerning
the Ch liam trouble. Hr sustain, Minister
Egan. touching upon the inSu ting attitude
Of the CuIiau plIice toward him review
the incident OF the a,,au upon the sailors
of the Baltimore aud tn position taken by
the L =. government in the matter. and
urges that the demand Tor apology and rep
aration be enforced The correspondence
In the case Was also transmitted including