Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1893-05-10

Eirsinia FREE grsss.
WE ALLAHER, Editor.
CSsrIsssosSI,, ,Ts6ersOn County, WesiTa.
Nay 10, 1893.
Hon. A. d. Garden. Of Wheeling, is to
Be chief deputy under q. S. Marshal Vim
son. He viii prove popular and efficient
oficial.
Hon. @. C. Watts has been appointed L.
5. Attorney for the District Of Wesi Viz
Einia, vice Mr.. s,urgiss, and Hon ;. :.
Vinson succeeds Mr.. White as Marshal.
The Governor Of Oregon is a peuuyroysl
buu in a Psnnyroysi pasture. We submit
his invaluable claims % distinction 70 ex-
senator sam DAWSON Of Morgan county.
Genl james B. Taney, editor Of the
Wheeling Rsgiaer, resigned the position
upon the staff Of Governor MacCorkie aud
has accepted the consuiship 20 Belfast Ire
land. Again the General may be said TO
be resigned
TIA, the Worlds Fair a, Chicago should
be behind time in any detail whatsoever is
4 tribute to the immensely Of the affair
rather than the capacity Of Chicago-tor u
there is anything the average Chieagoan
deprecaies it IS the appearance OF being
slow or unequal TO bis promise.
II there is a Republican postmaster IN
Col. O'FerralPs district that ought 70 be
fired out. it is a dead certainty that our
friend Charlie will De At the touch hole
with a lighted match. It's foOlisbness for
ANYBODY else 70 be thought Of for The gov
ernorship Of the Old Dominion just now.
After q critical examination Of views OF
the Worlds Fair buildings as furnished by
many newspapers Of the patent page varie-
~. We have about reached the conclusion
TO stay Al h0me. There are other reasons,
however, Why the Worlds Fair people may
be deprived Of The pleasure o. orr attend
ance.
There is lake near the japanese town
Of Nara in which no person Is permitted o.
battle. because once. many years ago. a Jap
anese Emperor bathed there. and the wa
ters have since been held sacred. il is fer
tunats that streams and bodies OF water in
which a President Of the United States hss
6shed are not held sacred and forbidden 20
the public.
John Goode, Of Virginia, has been APP
pointed commissioner on the part Of the
United States under The treaty for claims
commission concluded between the United
States aud Chile August :, 1892 john v
l. Findlay, Of Maryland, was nominated
for this position By President Harrison, but
the senate refused to eoufrm the uomius-
ton, through the influence Of Senator
German.
Thirty years to-day. May 10. ''Stonewan"
Jackson died The editor Of TUE FREE
Press, with pardonable pride, recalls that
be kept the lonely vigiis Of the night fol-
lowing the eyentfll afternoon. Wills, the
widow wept aud the weary members OF The
staff slnmbered aud slept We cherish the
memory Of the fact that the remains Of the
great soldier we're in our care. aud that with
fidelity, As a good soldier we KEEP, invioiate
the trust
Hon. S,ewar. ~. Walker, Of Martins
burg. has been appointed assistant United
States district attorney for IVES, Virginia
Mr.. Walker was member Of The last
house Of delegates from ,his district. He
il the law partner Of United States Senator
Faulkner. He has been one Of the most
indefatigable Democratic workers IN the
State. made an euviab,e record In the legis-
lature and is worthy Of the honor just con-
ferred upon him.
In the course Of a yisi, 20 the White
House last week, several members Of The
IVES. Yirginia delegation 10 Congress ex-
planned TO the President that the cioseuess
OF the vote In IVES, Virginia forced The
postmasters 10 work for Republican success,
and that the longer they we're retained the
more damage they would DO. Heexpressed
great sympathy with an Democrats in states
where the result was conjsc,ural, and agreed
% examine the West Virginia papers as
soon a. they were handed in.
Representave O'Ferraii has the disadgan-
tage Of being the dispenser o.. patronage
but with all that be is the fayor.ie Of The
people OF his own dis.ric; ani Of al the
COUNTIES contiguous for the gubernaiorial
nomination We have beard 5u. a single
objection 20 him-that is that be WAS h0n-
est when 10 required moral courage Of high
degree 10 appear more 10 than +. common