Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1848-05-23
Correspondence of the spirit of jefferson.
wAsuIvcroS, May 10, ls4s.

Convention are hero in conference sOetoEe pro- |
ceeding on to Baltimore. Cauenses, intrigue and |
Dragging are the order OF the day. The Ohio |
aud Indiana delegation made animPosing visit to |
Gen. Cass yesterday evening, At his lodgings at
Tyler's Hotel. It had startling effect upon his
prospect for the nomination among the rest OF the
Delegates. Such polite movements by the friends
Of one aspirant, are however, understood by the
knowing ones of another. Many of the Pennsyl-
vana delegation are present, and they loo have
high hopes of Mr.. Buchanan's chance Mr.
Woodburys friends are from Maine, New Hamp-
shire and Alabama, with part of the Virginia
delegation. Mr.. Dallas is the reserre candidate,
and will be backed by Mr.. Walkers patronage as
the dernies alternative for the Northern prospects
for the furnishing of the candidate.
The whole city is alive with speculations and
all other subjects are merged in the Presidential
one The Convention will be organized on Mon.
dav, speaking will commence on Tuesday and
about Thursday final action will probably be
had With what intense interest we all look TO
its siltings Let us hope that the New \ ork
difficulty will be settled satisfactorily and all will
be well. Both Houses of Congress will adjourn
over on Monday 10 Thursday, for the purpose OF
attending the Convention as we'll as to prcnar"
thn Chambers with summer dress
The Senate has passed the Tucatan question
by informally, awaiting further information on
the subject. Mr.. Bagby's resolutions on the
slavery question were laid upon the table on the
ground that it would cause useless discussions.
The House is considering the appropriations
for paying Navy Pensions, revising Pension laws,
and debating the plan Of constructing steam ships
10 run from the United States TO China, via Mon
terey, California and the Sandwich Islands; DIS
lance some ten thousand miles.
The other business before Congress now is I'M
important to the general reader. Bat little Lee
gisIation need be expected until after both nom''
nations.
The Caledonia is due Tomorrow. We may
expect details CT the electisns in France, and the
further movements Of Ireland will doubtless be
interesting.
The weather is pleasant. Peas and Strawber-
| res are abundant in the market. HENRY.
Editors of Spi.ilof Jefferson and Free Press:
MEssRs. EplroRs-At your request have
prepared for your columns, and for the lntorna-
ton of the inhabitants ofyour Valley, IL brief alb
stract from the circular of the statistics of Lowell,
g Compiled from authentic sources, January, IL.
The principal Manufacturing capital there en-
p?oved, is slI ,4GO 900, distributed in Is Manu-
featuring Companies; and capital of S3l075O,
employed by private individuals The Cotton
and Wooden Mills run 253, 1856 spindIes and 1913
looms, and manufacture 81 ,684 900 yards OF Cot
ton, ,o45, 200 yards Of Wooden goods and $780,
| O0O yards of Car peting, annually.
The Manufactures employ 1918 females and
5 3 10 males-totul, / .255 hands; averaging 81
$50 yards each, per year, or about 81 yards per
day.
The important fact is before the country that the
Lowell Company about 25 years ago, expended Il
vast amount of money in bringing the waters OF
the Merrimack River, Ga stream very considcra-
bly, inferior to the SLenandoah) tributary to the
Manufacturing interest, and that they derived
about 8 ,nGO, coo therefor But it is not so gene
rally known that their water power being all en-
ployed, they last year engaged in - an importan;
undertaking" to increase their water power, the
building oEthc ne'c canal destined to give to most
Of the mills on the lower level a more regular sup
ply Of water, and consequently bencGt those the
upper level Itis to be of anaverage width Of 90
feet and depth OF Is feet, 1t will require in its
construction, rock excavation of 90, 900 yards,
an earth excavation OF Tic 900 and mass of ma
sonry OF 5O,OOO yards, the whole estimated at an
expense of 100000.
Two additional Cotton Mills have since been
erected, running together lU40 looms, equal to
ten of the Factory on the Nirginus Island =
one of which running 400 Looms Is driven by
steam Twenty years ago, 1928, the population
| of Lowell was 3 532--in 1916 it was % S4l and
now probably exceeds 10000
Such, Messrs Editors, is the result of Eastern
enterprise availing itself OF natural advantages
fur inferior to those on your own beautiful Shen
andoah, which your liberal citizens permitted
short time since to be almost given away for the
sake OF inducing improvements among yOn.-
Permit me gentlemen, in return, for the kind in
vitation to occupy space in your columns IN
spreading these details before the community,
nd for he interest manifested by generous pub
lie in our success; to you that we will go
on in active competition and wholesome rivalry
with other Companies; in rendering all the ma
tural advantages we have purchased, as condu-
Give to the growth and improvement of this sec
ton of the country-as the Merricmack river has
been GOO miles Eastward-and with greatly in
creased and increasing community, why should
we not accomplish this within as short n period
of time, as the now important city of Lowell has
been in progress Aud permit me the honor of
naming this Embryo City, in conjunction with
uarpers Ferry, Bolivar and Buena Vista, the
whole forming a great important outlet TO the
Valley, SHENANDOAH CITY. For this favor
subscribe myself yours truly.
HIRAM ELLIS.
p. S. In the course OF few weeks hope to be
able to give TO the public the estimate Of c. g.
Fisk, Esq, Civil Engineer, of the cost oftcon-
structing the works for commanding the whole
powerof the Shenandoah at the Gulf Mills, intend
cd to be constructed by the Striderean Manufac-
turing Company. II. E.
a GREAT MYSTERY ExPLAMED.-The man
recently arrested at Matamoras, charged with
having robbed the President of the Bank of Ches-
ter county, of $4,000, turns out to be J. w.
Hitchcock, the drover from Ohio, whose sudden
and mysterious disappearance from Philadelphia
last fall just after receiving large sum of money
for his cattle, created so much excitement at the
time. lie went under the assumed name of Har-
-. nd ho1 in yUho tod