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Nersy Notes.

last thirty days.
The Captain General Of Cuba has asked
Spain for $4,000 more troops.
Prof Thos. H. Huxley, the noted scientist,
died in England last Saturday.
Governor Matthews says Indiana will be
for Democracy and sound money.
Up to the present time $500 patents have
been registered in the United States Patent
Office by women.
June 10th the Pension Office granted a
reissue of pension to John Masters, of Gano-
town, Berkeley county.
It is said Miss Nall who was criminally
assaulted near Berryville, has identified the
colored man Robinson, who is in Jail, as her
assailant.
The barn of Thomas Waugh, near Berke-
lev Springs, was struck by lightning during
a recent severe thunder storm and burned to
the ground.
An appeal from the decision rendered by
Judge Daily, perpetuating the injunction
against the lease of Berkeley Springs, has
been taken.
Wesleyan Female College, which is the
Oldest institution for female education in
the world, will make ahandsome display at
the Atlanta Exposition.
Hon. Lewis Mckenzie, of Alexandria, Va,
died last Friday, in the S5th year of his age
He had occupied many important public
positions. He was unmarried.
The first lots of new Virginia wheat last
wear were sold June 18th at 60 aud so cents /;
this year June Dist, the sales Of new Vir'
pinia wheat we're $3.50 and 90 cents.
An eight-yosr-old daughter of Henry
Button, of Waterville, Pa, was killed by
lightning Thursday night while lying in bed
with her twin sister near an open window.
San Francisco had a million dollar fire
Thursday night. Same night Minneapolis
had a hundred thousand dollar fire, and five
fremen we're killed and six others injured
DIR. R. w. Buchanan, the wife murderer,
was electrocuted at Sing Sing on Monday.
In thirty seconds be was strapped to the
chair, and in forty seconds was pronounced
dead.
Mr.. c. II. Boxwell, manager of the Rose
mont farm. near Berryville, thrashed 29S
bushels of barley from five acre lot, which
was an average yield of nearly 60 bushels
to the acre,
Mr.. Charles A. Funkhouser, of Hagers-
town, and Miss Maude Snapp, of Winches-
ter. were married last Wednesday morning
in Kent street Presbyterian Church by Rev.
DR.. J r. Graham.
Robert Strong, who hanged Guiteau, the
assassin of President Garfield, and who has
acted in similar capacity at most of the
executions in the District for q quarter of a
century, died in Washington City Saturday
aged 81 years.
In an old skirt belonging to Mrs. Augusta
Kelly, of Lexington, No, woman supposed
to be very poor, and who died several days
ago. members of her family found $4,000 in
greenbacks. No doubt the find was followed
by skirt dance.
John Lehau died at Martinsburg Tuesday
of last week at the age Of 9S years. He was
one of the best known characters about the
town, and has voted for every Democratic
presidential candidate since Andrew Jack
son. He was an Confederate soldier, hav-
ing served with distinction in the Stonewall
Brigade.
Hon. Green Clay Smith, politician, sol
der and preacher, died in Washington City
a few days ago. He came within half vote
of getting the nomination for Vice Presi-
dent, instead of Andrew johnson, on the
Lincoln ticket. He vas the Prohibition
candidate for President in 1876. Since 1890
he has been pastor of Baptist congregation
in Washington City.