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Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1853-08-23
Testimonials.

WINCHESTER, MAY 81, 1858.
We. the undersigned, being solicited to give our
opinion as to tle=charactcr and standing OF the Insu
rance Company of the Valley of Virginia. have no
hesitation III saying that have the utmost conf
dcncc in the ability and integrity o the Presidcutand
Directors of that Company.
The fact that we have insured our own property in
the Company, is perhaps the strongest evidence we
can give to opinion of its merits.
]. II. SHERR ARD, Cash. Farmers Bank Of Va.
Hon. J. NJ. MAsoS, U. $. Senator
JACOB SENsENY, Esq, Merchant, Winchester
T. a. TIDDALE, Prest. of Bank of Valley of Va.
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$500 REyVARn.

Charlcstown, August %, Is53--ly
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GJ-Strange.-.A gentleman was seen yes
terday looking for good and cheap Clothing Store
Being a stranger, he had never heard of RocKHiLL &
WILSON'S atwhich all the spectators we've amazed he
was soon shown the way it. and satisfactorily
supplied tat he is going buy all his clothes there
and send all his friends the cheap store, No III Ches
nut street, corner of Franklin Place, Philadelphia
Nsra
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1853-08-23
VALUABLE JEFFERSON FARM

EJNIIE undersigned wishes to sell at private sale his
i SUGAR-HILL FARM, situated in Jefferson
county, Virginia, about miles northwest of Charles
town, the county scat, and within two and a half
miles of Duifields and Renewable Dcpots, the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, adjoining the lands of
James q. Hurst, j. c. Wiltshire, Moses W, Burr,
and others, containing about
$50 ACRES,
more or less, of Limestone Land-40 OF which
4zzA is heavily TISIBERED The Improve ss53ss5SS
ftFTiTEf mcnts consist of a Dwelling House, STAY
lI!lR9 bic. Corfu House. Smoke House, &c
Also, am Orchard of fine Fruit This Farm is situat
ed in of the most healthy portions of the county.
For terms. &c, which will be made easy apply to
the Undersigned, at his residence adjoining the lRnd,
by letter ost-pad dircted to Charlestown, Jecr
county Virginia.
June -, lS53-tf C.. ID. MOORE.
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oIO REWARD.

r oST. an the evening of the 18th instant, on the
IL road between Crtt Hotel eil' t'ls resIsn5S 81
ts ~, the TuFFnpif5e a BLACK Ci2oCCo PfltI-
MONIAE containing notes, cheoks end gold fer mere
than 8 100. The above reward viii he Pai0 tS Ihe
finder upon the delivery Of same - ,.;,y
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1853-08-23
THE VALLEY OF VIRGINIA FIRE
ASD
MARINE IWSyTyR NOE COMPANY.

ASD
MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY;
Wa issue Policies on all kinds Of Property,
Merchandise dc, a: fair and equitable futes.
Capital sico,OO0, with PoweF, to intfcase
the same to S2OO,OG0.
TTNIIE attention of the citizens of Virginia especial
j ly invited to this Company "A Home Institution,
based upon ample capital and guaranteed by the best
of references; and conducted the strictcst Princ
pies of equity, justice, and economy.
NUM-. OFFICE FL INCHES TER, ~.
los. 8. CARSON, President.
c. $. FUNK, Secretary.
o. F. BRESEE, Actuary.
DIRECTORS.
Jos s. Carson, james II. Burgess.
James p. Rely, Lloyd Logan,
II. IL. M'Guyrc, John Kerr
n w Richardson.
Il. w. HERBERT,
A gent for jefferson county.
August ., Is53-ly Lr:P.I
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=, u. Always on hand at BNcA'S II"4EI4IUIH
of Union and SecSnd streets Philadelphia. The citi
zens of Carlcsio~n and vicinity particularly inNl-
led to call the Mammoth ClOIiRg store, which IS
noted for cut and elegant fit The Clothing is made
Of the best and finest CLOTH and will be sold at the very
lowest prices. Remember readers the large Check
Pants. Be and Gala Ia BUCKS,
Northeast corner of Union and I'd streets,
ApriJ IS533D, Philadclphil.
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EJ.ObituarT notices, exceeding six lines
IN length. are only inserted rs AdTcrtiselnents.
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r. RAWLINS & son,

TTAVINC lust returned from Baltimore, now
L i ououiug the largest and most varied assortment
of GOODS, WARES, MERCHANDISE, &c, that
was ever offered in this place Every must call
and sec for themselves, to have the least idea of the
number of articles ON hand, and useful.
Nov q
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e IN Thursday. the sth day of September
~ next, at HAMPERS FERRY, Virginia the M
dcrsigned, the executor OF John a. Gibson decd
will offer for SALE at public auction very large and
valuable aI.iount of
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tro THE LADIES.

THE Dry Goods Fancy Store, (separatc FROM the
i Clothing Store;) will be opened THIS MORNING
AT S O'CLOCK
Fine Barcge dc Lanes. Il. cents;
French Calic6es g. cents; Fine Lawns 8! cents;
Grass Linen Handkerchief p cents;
Silk and Lice V=itcs and Cnpes from 8 LOO to
$3.50; 5000 more Of tho celebrated Exhibition Stock
ings, White, Black, Gray and Slate cOorei at Il :
cents; Palm Leaf Fans, two FOR ftp Needle worked
Collars at 8 cents ISAAC ROSE.
Nav &. 1853.
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GENERAL AGENCY,

-. g =. nnd setherdstown Resister 80.
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N01rICE.

~ ENC; desirous 10 settle up my business here as
ID soon as possible, With view Of ksavtne THIS SCUM
~ would respectfully request a aersons hsnoglIg
themselves indebted to 1ne 70 come ssiiS Peg
their respective indie btedness. :, ,,,,,1.,-oY:,,
Haypers- Ferry, August is, ls53-7ln ls.FJ
Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1853-09-23

CURE FOR THE BLooDY MURRAfN-Mr.
L. Prayer, of the town of Mt. Pleasant in
this county, has communicated to us the
way he cured several of his own and his
neighbours cattle of the bloody murrain;
and he thinks the information will be of so
much service to farmers and stock rasers,
that he wishes lis to publish the cure for
their benefit 1t is simply this: to pour
down the animals throat from one to three
quarts of now milk, as soon as they mani
fest the disease. The disease can be known
by their lying down and kicking, and roll
ing their head as if in great pain; soon
blood passes from them. He says in every
instance in which he has tiled it, it has eff
fectcd a speedy and perfect curc.--Racine
1ldrOcate
Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1853-09-23

Din Mt REcoLLECT HER NAME.--A farmer
residing within short distance of this city,
says Lancaster Penn. paper, paid us a
VISIT few days ago. and was much aston,
ished to find that the old Court House had
been torn down, and that new one was
in the course of erection. He came to town
on business, having disposed of a farm, and
stepping into the office of a convcyancer,
requested him to prepare the necessary ii
tie papers. When asked by that gentle
man for the christian name of his wife, he
gravely replied:
"Wcll, indeed, / don't recollcct what it
is. We have been married for upwards of
forty years, and | always call her man.
The conveyancer left blank in the
deed to be filled when "mam's name was
ascertained.
Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1853-09-23

TIE EFFECT OF RAILROADS IN KENTrc-
KY.-This State begins to feel the vivifying
effect of Railroads upon its growth, wealth,
and business. Of Louisville, the Journal
SAYS, in 1848 she had not a single railroad
running into her. Since then she has raj
scd $500, 900 for the building of the Lou
isyille and Frankfort railroad, has subScri-
bed 5000, 600 TO the JcfFer: onville and Co
lumbus company, 81 100000 to the Lou
isville and Nashville company, and has pro-
posed to subscribe 81 ,OO0,O00 to the Lou
isville and Frankfort company, TO enable
them to build branch road to Knoxville
The value of the property in Louisville in
1848, when she entered upon the grand
scheme of railroad building, was little o.
yer SIC, 100000; now, after five years on
~, it is little less than $50. 200, and
the city was never Increasing more rapidly
in population, and never exhibited more
evidences of general prosperity.
Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1853-09-23

THE Iowa GoLD HUMBUG.-A few days
since, long, lank, green looking specimen
OF humanity called at our office and inqur
ed for Iowa papers. He said he was one of
six in company on their way to the Des-
MONIES river to search for gold said to have
been discovered there, and that were ma
ny more intending to go to the same place
in the same pursuit. We shall not be sur
priscd to hear of the formation of compa-
ny wi h the object of securing the bags of
silver spoons which hang from the end of
the rainbow; or attempts to catch the goose
that lays the Colleen eggs, by putting salt
on his tail.--Nadtson 1ygus and Democrat,
12M INST
Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1853-09-23

A RAILROAD STATE.--From certain tables
and dates published in the N. Y. Times we
gather the following items in relation to
railroads in Ohio. Between the eastern
and western borders of the State, there are
nine distinct railroad lines, running East
and West either entirely finished or in rap
id progress towards completion. Between
Lake Erie and the Ohio River there are SIR
Through lines. Besides there are various
other lines, connecting intermediate points
and built to answer specific objects There
are eighty-fou counties in the State; of
these sittytom have, or will have railroads
running through their county seats. The
whole number of miles of railroad will not
fall short of three thousand.
Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1853-09-23

TOMATO FIGs.-As the time for prcServ-
ing tomatoes is at hand, the following re-
cipe may be useful to many of our readers.
1t was received by the directors of the South
Carolina Institute from Mrs. johnson, 10
whom premium was awarded at the last
fair for tomato hgs. Put three pounds of
clarified brown sugar to every FIVE pound
of tomatoes. They must be first scalded
to remove the skin; then place in stone
jar tomatoes and sugar alternately. to ex-
tract the juice; in twenty-four hours boil
them in their own juice until the sugar pen
etrates and they look clear, but not 50 much
as to mash them Very little boiling is nee
essarv. Return them to the jar to remain
two days. when YOU must pour of the Syr-
up, boil it and throw it over them. Let
them remain two DAYS, and then shake them
from the syrup, and dry on dishes, turning
them every day for week of good drying
weather, in the sun. Should the weather
be damp after the boiling is finished. they
can remain in the syrup until good weather
Whon perfectly dry, pack down in small
wooden boxes. treating each layer to sifted
loaf Sugar,-Scicat6ic imcricoR.
Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1853-09-23
LOVE SICK PorAroEs.-Dr. Malfatti

LOVE SICK PorAroEs.-Dr. Malfatti, of
Austria. thinks he has found out at last the
maladv which has caused this eSculent to
be so diseased and unprolific. 1t is nothing
but love sickness-pining after that beauti-
full intercourse which is the source of iov
and life to potatoes as well as men. Listen:
The doctor has presented this fanciful the
orv, and the remedy, to the savans of Vi
emma. 1t appears from the proceedings of
the Royal Agricultural Society, that this
gentleman has planted pieces of potato in
juxtapositon with roots of other monalied
plants, such as the Helianthus tuberous
Cvclamen, and also Cardvum Esculentum.
is not even tuberous. He asserts that the
potato grew vigorously, appearing to de-
rive health from the adjoining plant. and
absorbing their very flavor, while the tu
bers produced were entirely healthy, tho
the stock planted was defective; in one in
stance, he states that the potato was resto-
red at the nurse plant, which became dis
eased
Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1853-09-23

CIRCUIT CoURT.-The Circuit Court COM
mcnces its sitting this morning. The cal
ender contains forty mine law cases noticed
for trial. two hundred and sixteen Chance
ry eases, and forty-four criminal cases, all
pending Among the latter, the case of
John McCarty, for manslaughter, and Ma
~ Saunders, for robbery, in house of i'll
fame: Clement North has been indicted for
keeping the same. These form the princi-
pie criminal eases, of which the defendants
were indicted at the last term of court
Several are confined in Jail, who will be in
dicted mostly for larceny and passing coun-
tcrfeit monev.-lW. Sent
Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1853-09-23

WONDERFUL EsCAPE.-On Saturday two
gentlemen of this city who had been to the
Five Mile Lock shooting, got into their
buggy to return home, and one of them
Ii GIFTED a cigar with piece of punk When
they arrived at the gate, two miles from the
city, he unbuttoncd his coat and put his
hand in his partaloons pocket for some
change, bnt quickly withdrew it burned.
This pocket, portions of his WOODEN and cot
ton shirts, and part of his vest were burned
and the fire had heated flask in his breast
pocket so hot that he could not hold it with
out burning his hand. The flask contained
a pound Of po,cder.-Cieeiaad Herald, l2th
inst.
Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1853-09-23

RE-The steamer Baltic arrived from the
wreck of the atlantic yesterday. We I'M
derstand that overtures are in progress for
the steamer Golden Gate to assist the Battle
in the enterprise. A. yet no further pro-
gress than we have formerly reported has
been made.
Since the above was in type we hear that
Mr. Bishop has concluded to abandon the
atlantic for the present, and that he intends
to make trial upon the wreck of the Erie
which lies off Silver Creek. If he secures
the Golden cute he will Immediately proceed
upon Observation-Disclosures, probably some
other craft will be obtained to the same
cnd.-Bufato Express.
Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1853-09-23
TxrThe Great Western Railway in Can

re- The Great Western Railway in Can
ada, leading from Windsor Opposite De
troit, to Niagara is now completed about
eighteen miles from Windsor, and it is in
tended to finish the whole by the 1st of jan
uary next The whole distance is $50 miles
(nearly straight line throughout to be
laid with compound rail, and, it is predicted
will be one of the best railways on the Amer
lean continent. The wire bridge over the
Niagara, is in q good state ofprogress, and
when the whole is completed, the time from
Detroit to New York city will be made in
twenty hours.
Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1853-09-23

TIE LAST LONDON SpEcrLAT1oN.-Thcrc
is to be SuJterraHeaR roiiwoy built in Lon
don from the lower end of Edgware street
80 the Kings Cross. The estimated capt.
tai for the execution of the work is $780,
o00 (S1, 500, O00.) The length of the I'M
dcrground railway viii be less than two
miles and half. There will be station
at very short distances-say at every quar-
ter of mile. The charge for the whole dis
lance in the first class cars will be ouly two
pence. Every carriage viii be abundantly
lighted. It's expected that the line will be
in full operation in little more than twelve
months.
Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1853-09-23

TT a correspondent of the St. Louis Re-
publican, gives the following account of Dr.
Edward Beecher's forthcoming book, rela-
ting to the pre-eXistence of the soul:
The title of the work is 1.-The Conflict of
Ages, or the great debate on the moral re-
lations of God and Man" From this title,
nothing can be inferred concerning the ma
ture of the book, nor its objects save by
those already familiar with DIR. Beccher'S
misunderstanding from the Augustinian
and Calvanistic views on the one side, and
Jansenist, Arminan or Pelagian ON the 9TH
err, concerning Original Sin," the depra
witty of human nature, believing that the
Augustlnan, or "old school, theology on
the subject, is an impeachment of some of
the most precious attributes of Gods char
acter, since it does in fact teach that man is
created an imperfect being, and that the Ar
rl1inian or new school theology is insufficient
to account for the manifest degree of dcpra-
witty exhibited BY man in earliest infancy,
DR.. Beecher rejects both, and endavors to
establish the doctrine that tie hat,ndn race e.r
sted IN another state before being placed IN
lis rorld. In that previous state, they
sinncd, tempted from their obedience by Sa-
tan. TO give them an opportunity to re-
fleet and to redeem them from the conse-
qucnces of their sin, God placed them in
this world. The human race, thus comes
into being on earth, already sinful. By
this theory. the Doctor escapes the neccs-
s+y Of ascribing to God the creator of a
race sinful by nature, and OF course utterly
rcpudia.es the so-called New SCHOOL,
views.
Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1853-09-23
Is THE MAINE LAW CONSTITU-
TI0NAI2

The reader will find the opinion of all the
Judges of the Supreme Court of the United
States on the several points of this law, in
the fifth volume of Towards Reports of
the decisions in the United States Courts,
page 504.
Chief Justice fancy said:
eff any State deems the retail and inter-
nal traffic in ardent spirits injurious to its
citizens, and calculated to produce idleness,
vice, and debauchery, see nothing in the
Constitution of the United States to prevent
it regulating and restraining the traffic, or
from pr ohi6ifing 1t oltogether, if it thinks pro-
per-"
every state, therefore, may regulate its
own internal haffic according TO its own
Judgment, and upon its own views of the in
terest and well-being of its citizens" Is
Howard, 573.
Mr.. Justice Mclean said:
eff the foreign article be injurious TO the
health or morals of a community, state
may in the exercise of that great and com
prehensivc police power which lies at the
foundation of its prosperity, prohibit the
sale of it." IS Howard, 500.
And in regard to the destruction of pro-
pertv, he said:
"The acknowledged power of State ex
tends even to the destruction of property
A nuisance may be abated Every thing
preiudicial to the health or morals of city
may be removed. Merchandise from port
where a contagious disease prevails, being
liable to communicate disease, may be cX
cludcd; and in extreme cases it may be
thrown into the sea-
Mr. Justice Catron said:
q admit, as inevitable, that if the State
has the power of restraint by licenses to any
extent, it has the discretionary power to
Judge of its limit, and may 90 the length
of prohibiting it altogether, if such be its
policy" --No;ne Lar .1dc.
Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1853-09-23

LARGE FIRE AT MICHIGAN CITY.-We
learn from passenger by the Traveller last
evening. that when the train on the Central
Michigan road passed through Michigan
City yesterday morning, a large fire was
raging there. 1t had already destroyed
one block of buildings, including several
stores and many goods, in the business por-
ton ofthc town. TWAS thought, however,
that the spread of the fire was checked.
P. S. We learn by telegraph late last eve
ming that the loss was over S50,000-and
that the fire was supposed to be the work
of an incendiary.-AarGakee Sentinel.
Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1853-09-23

VERMONT ELEcrIoN.-Thc latest returns
from the State Election in Vermont show
for Fairbanks, (Whig, l4,410; Robinson.
democrat, -, $50: Brainard, { Free Soil
1880, The Senate issupposed to be Wing;
and the House is set down thus far as Gl
Wings, 50 Democrats, and 5 Free Sellers.
This we get from the n. \. Tribune of
the 9th The Maine Liquor Law question
has entered into the contest in nearly every
town, and party poll les seem to have been
little regarded.
Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1853-09-23

WELL SPoKEN.-The Boston News has
the following emphatic comments ON the
recent bloody slave-hunt at Wilkesbarre.
Pa. 1t is no unmistakcable indication of
the feeling of the masses, when an indie
pendent, neutral, city press speaks out in
such terms. The supporters of the infa-
nous fugitive act will yet have to hide their
heads in shame:
"The admirers of the fugitive slave law
will be gratfied by the account here presen-
ted oftheir favorite sport, as written by an
eyewitness to the Tribune. AS it is one of
the legitimate fruits of the law, about which
so much has been said, it is worth recor-
ding, and still more worth reading. 1t pre-
SCENTS three interesting features of American
character
/. The more than fcndish conduct of
the slave hunter
2. The glorious hcroism of the hunted
slave, who, with noble American heart in
his bosom. preferred death to slavery, and
afforded one of the finest illustrations of he
rosm ever presented.
3. The dastardly cowardice of the hun
drcds who witnessed single man strug-
Cling for life and liberty, against an unequal
force, without daring to assist him, because
he was fugitive slave
We would like to see some fthose Sou
thern bIooIhounds try their hands at the
same game in Boston; they would find the
weakest member of the Boston Vigilance
Committee, despite their revolvers, ready
to fight and fall by the side of such hero
a the slavish towards of Wilksbarrc deser-
ted. Here, Shadrach was rescued, and
Sims would have been, had not Turkey and
the Mayor stolen him away at night, while
the friends of liberty were gathering strength
for, as they supposed, a coming contest
Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1853-09-23

MEx WHO LIVE quietly lire long hces.--
The last census returns in England reveal
the fact, that the average age attained by
the Quakers is titty one gears t'co months and
f,cenfy -one days, while half of the popula-
ton of this country die before reaching the
ape of twentv-on and the average duration
oflife the world overs but thirty three years.
A game Of Cricket was TO come oil be-
tween the Pittsburgh and Cleveland Clubs
at the latter place, on the 10Th inst
Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1853-09-23

THE Boy WHO WOULD RATHER DT
THAN STEAL. The Chicago Press CON
tsns a call signed BY large number of
citizens addressed to those who wish to per-
petuate the remembrance of noble deed
by contributing to the proposed monument
to KNrD IvERsox, the Norwegian boy, who
was lately drowned by some other boys for
refusing to steal fruit. They want $1,000.
Thos. B Bryan has subscribed 500 to-
wards it,
Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1853-09-23

WELL PArD.-A New Hampshire paper
states that the administrators of the estate
Of the late Hon. Robert Rantoul, Jr., have
recently received s350,OO0 as his share in
the Illinois Central Railroad, of which it
will be rccollected, Mr.. Rantoul was a
warm advocate both in and out of Congress.
Journal
Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1853-09-23

ES"GARIRALDf, the distinguished and
dreaded Italian patriot, is reaping new lau-
rcls in the field of commerce. He is master
of merchant vessel, which is engaged i'll
the South American trade, and is now in
Boston. Instead of wasting his energies in
fruitless plottings and repinings, he is keep
ing himself vigorous by active and honora
bic employment, until the time shall arrive
when he may again successfully engage in
a soldicrly tilt for the liberty of his native
land.-AUony Ere JouyRoI.