Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1896-05-20
NeiCsy Notes.

Spring lambs are being purchased at $3.50
to 1926.
The Democrats of Cumberland, Nd,
elected mayor by over 800 majority. COun-
Gil Republican.
Many houses were damaged by the storm
of Monday afternoon in Baltimore; boats
were capsized, &c.
Postmaster General Wilson on Saturday
delivered an address at Monticello" his
theme being "Jelerson's Home"
Forest fires in the mountains of West Vir-
ginia along the W. Va. Central R.R. have
been very destructive to growing timber.
A Mrs. Ramsburg-aged co years-of
Middletown, Nd, last week was arrested on
the accusation of being "cemmon scold."
A bank at Buffalo, thirteen miles from
Springfield, Illinois, was robbed at noon last
Thursday. The cashier was gagged, and
Sl1 900 taken away.
The Democratic Convention for this 2nd
Congressional District, to elect delegates to
Chicago, will meet at Davis, Tucker county,
on the 18th of June.
An explosion at Bida, in the Nape cOun-
try, on the Niger river, west coast of Africa,
RACED to the ground the palace of the Emir
Meleli aud killed 200 people
Scott Jackson has been found guilty of
the murder of Pearl Bryan, whose headless
body was found in lonely place in Ken
lucky, and hanging is the penalty affixed
by the jury.
Judge Lochren, commissioner of pensions,
has resigned, and been appointed a U. s.
Judge for Minnesota. Mr.. Dominic Muir
ply, deputy commissioner, succeeds as
commissioner.
The recent cyclonic storms from North
west to Texas, and through Kentucky have
been devastating and life-destroying.-
Towns have been swept away, and hundreds
of persons killed.
Seven prisoners escaped from the New
port, Ky, jail Saturday night. They want
ed Jackson and Walling, the murderers of
Pearl Bryan, to go with them, but they
were afraid of being shot and declined to go.
The B. g. o. has made contracts for the
building of 5000 freight cars, to be deliver
ed in forty days The largest contract of
the kind ever made in this country. Sew
enty five new locomotives will be built for
the same company.
Miss Augusta E. McCleary, daughter of
Mr.. A. w. McCleary, died of hcmorgage
in Martnsburg on Sunday evening. She
had been out riding during the afternoon.
She was aged SO years, and was widely
known and prominently related
Mrs George McVeigh Johnson, wife of
Col. V. NJ johnson, of San Francisco was
recently run over by street car in that city
aud received injuries which caused her death
few days later. She was a daughter of
the late Townsend McVeigb, of Loudoun
county.
Col W. S Thompson, vice president of
the Confederate Veterans Association of
Washington, d. c., reports that he will en-
deavor to have the camps of Martnsburg,
Leesburg, Charles Town and Rockville Join
in the excursion to the reunion of veterans
at Richmond
Lightning struck a wire in the postal tel
egraph office in Washington City Monday
evening at s O'Clock, and 20 commission
houses B st, n. W, between 9th and 10th,
were destroyed by fire. Three fremen were
burned to death aud three seriously injured.
Property loss 100000
Company E., WIN. G, Of Martinsburg,
are arranging to have two days of field duty,
or an encampment at the mouth Of the Ope-
quon. The company will leave on Friday
evening, May 10Th, and will return the fol-
towing Monday. It is expected that they
will be joined by the Charles Town Com
pany.