Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1894-12-26

There was much twaddle in the piece
written by some one who was securing JEFF
fersOn county last fall or lOafng at Harpers
Ferry. as can be found in as much print
most any where. Finding it in the Charles
Town FREE PRESS, and knowing that that
editor is judge of good literature We rear
ed ourself back to enjoy and be profited by
reading something of interest unknown
about the past relative TO John Brown and
his party A short distance, however, had
changed our happy expectations into dis
gust, and the farther we read, the more as
tonished we became because Mr.. Gallaher
had reproduced so much bOsh pompOsity
and falsehoOd but, when the end WAS
reached and that wise old editor took off his
gloves and began to hew TO the line the
chips of truth few in all directions and we
felt like clapping our hands on the strength
of our opinion of Mr.. Gsllaher's literary judg-
ment We hope a copy of the FREE PRESS
was sent to the shallow would be writer,
who was surprised at our Virginia courte-
sies-speak and raising hats on our thor
oughfares Pioneer Press-Afro-American
organ.
The Cologne Gazette last Wednesday pub
lished letter from Armenia telling of fresh
horrors there, including % villages laid in
ashes, II other villages pillsged and 40
priests massacred. The letter says that the
Turkish ganisons at Erzeroun, Irisa, Van,
Tigranocerta, Babert and Moosh, altogether
about $4,000 men, were sent against the Ar
menians. The commanders of these troops
announced to the inhabitants OF the villa
ges ave are ordered to put you to the
sword for openly defying the government"
The attack began on August Is. The Turks
were repulsed in the first instance. The
massacres began September 5. Those Ar
meniaus whOsubmitted Internationally were
bound to stakes and then their limbs were
cut off with saws In other cases the vic
tins were disemboweled and their eyes
gouged out. Children were thrown into
burning oil and women were tortured and
burned to death. The troops plundered and
burned churches. Among those who fell
victims to the savagery of the soldiery were
40 priests, who were brutally massacred.
The large two story frame building on the
northeast corner Of Queen and Burke streets,
Martinsburg, used entirely for business pur.
poses, was Quilted by fire Monday morning
The fire was discovered in the storeroom of
Mr., Z. I. Sprinkle between the hours of
and a. m, and before the fire department
could act the interior OF the building-an
old structure of the most iufammable mate
rial-was complete mass OF flames. 1t
was only by the utmost exertions that the
flames were prevented from spreading to
adjoining property. The total loss is esti-
mated at Sll 800 distributed about as fol-
lows The building owned by Mrs Mary
$1,000, insured; Y. T. Sprinkle,
groceries, 81, 900, insured D. w. Roderick,
groceries, 500, insured n O. Spillman,
groceries, 81 800 insured J. II. Hobbs dry !
goods, $1,000 insured p. A. Cunningham,
photograph gallery, $50, no insurance Dr. |
I. j. Bland, damage to furniture from water. |
$50, insured.
Dear old Santa Clause, do not put Billy |
Wilson in the Gazette's Christmas stocking.
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