Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1893-11-08
He,csy Notes.
OF the 1908 counted victims of the Louis
inana coast floods, only So we're negroes.

OF the 1908 counted victims OF the LOUIS
mana coast floods, only So were negroes
A colored man named Sam tn 'mpson
accidentally shot and killed his vile al hs-
gerstown last Thursday week.
The Globe says fully 1000 people went
from Washington county TO the Worlds
Fair. About $50 tickets were sold in ha-
gerstown.
Five thousand wild ducks we're killed on
the fats of the Su>quehanna below Havre
de Grace last Wednesday to celebrate the
opening of the shooting season in Mary
land waters.
Mr.. Riser Huber, an estimable citizen OF
Martinsburg. died very suddenly Thursday
morning. He had returned from the
Worlds Fair the previous day in seeming
good health.
Abner Redman, desperate character,
was lynched last week in Chahotte county,
Va. His last outrage. and the one which
occasioned the lynching was murderouS
assault on a colored man.
Jacob F. Miller, of Washington county,
Md, was struck on the head by stone
thrown by Harry Grove, and died the same
evening. Grove was ordered eff land on
which he had been shooting, and quarrel
ensued
Fire broke out among the miners Gotta
yes at MonOngah, near Fairmont, November
LIST, and destroyed twenty-five buildings be-
longing to the coal company and valued at
$4,000. The loss to the miners occupying
them was several thousand more.
A postal card was found among Secretary
Carlises mail, advising the administration
to issue bonds as the best way out OF the
financial troubles, and saying that there was
no doubt about the legal right to do so. 1t
WAS from Prendergast, the assassin of Mayor
Harrison.
There was big FIRE at MOnongah, Mari
on county, Wednesday that burned ten
double houses, one single, and one torn away
to head of the fre-in all % dwellings
About 50 600 worth of buildings consumed
The residences were mostly occupied by
Poles and Slavs.
Rev. Mr.. Bagby, who has been elected
chaplain of the House Of Representatives.
il probably the youngest man who ever FILL
ed that office. He is son of Captain Bag
by, of King William county, Va. a gallant
ex Confederate, and is a cousin of the late
DR.. George w Bagby.
Capt John Mcclure, of Wheeling, at one
time very largely interested in Ohio river
navigation, and well known in the trade all
along the Ohio, died Sunday, after brief
illness, in his eventy-ninth year. He amass-
ed large fortune, and was proprietor OF
the Mcclure House, leading hotel in that
city.
G.. w. L. Mayors left yesterday for Clarke
county, Va, to make preparations for the
interment of the remains OF his brother,
which are on the way to America from
Chilli. The remains will arrive in New
York about Nov 10, where Mr.. Mayors will
meet and take charge of them.-Fairn'on'
Free Press
Col. John G. Chonteau, one OF the best
known citizens of St. Louis, and who is
worth about 81, 100000, created sensation
at IL o'clock last Friday night by putting
down brick pavement. He wore black
silk hat aud kid gloves, and with helper
was working as assiduously as mechanic
paid by the hour.
The steamer City of Alexandria, belong
ing to the New York and Cuba Mail Steam
ship Company. was burned at sea last week
twenty FIVE miles from Havana. Thirty
four or FIVE persons were drowned the rest
reached shore in lfe-boats The fire was
caused by an explosion, and four hundred
barrels of rum helped to feed the flames aud
made il impossible to save the ship.