Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1854-05-16
THE EARpEPs-FFBpY sr7T


This important case is expected to come up in the
United States Court for the Western District of Vr-
! ginia this week. at Stanton The VindiCatOr gives
the following aS the Facts of the case:-The lands in
that section formerly belonged to Thomas Lord Fair
/ ieN, and by IN act of compromise with the
| Legislature, he conveyed or surrendered the
land so the commonwealth to be held by it rs other
unnppTonratcd lands are. tits alleged by the claim
! ants-Jacub b. Brown and others, that when the
the State conveyed it afterwards by patent It was
described by metes and bounds-cOmmcncing at
sycamore and not to with its mcanders-
which left space between the lines and the river
and the title to said space, including the river and
lis bed, never passed out of the hands of the State
until they (the plantfs) placed their warrant on it.
The quantity said to be vacant is 49, acres en-
bracing the finest water power in the State and hav
ing on it divers work shops, machinery dwelling
houses and other buildngs-the heretofore supposed
property otthe United States. The counsel for the
plaintiff are MeSsrs. Walter Jones' Hunter, Conrad,
Stuart and Michie; and for the United States the
lion.J. NJ Mason and F. b. Miller, Esq, L. S. AttOr-
ney.
THE LOursviLLE JcUnSAl.-The Editor ofthis paper
We have lived for years in the interchange of
EInduess with Mr.. Ward and his wife and children,
aud have uniformly regarded him as the man who
WOULD be most likely TO stand by in any all of
the eNigencicS of fortune. Five or six months ago
our office was burned down, and our loss was heavy
one Tor ms. Within two hours after the disaster. we
received a letter from Robert ]. Ward CondoIing
with us most earnestly and placing whatever sum of
money we might need ut our disposal, assuring us
that we should lay him under deep obligation by
accepting it, aud specifying as the only condition
aat If we did him the favor to accept it. the matter
must forever remain q secret between him and us
We could not take the money but the whole tone
ct Mr. Wards letter and the generosity of his offer
affected us, to tears. Only two or three DAYS
afterwards, we called at his house, and found him
~ tears, utterly bowed aud crushed with grief ON ac-
count OF hiss having shot Mr. W. H. G. Butler
Ex-PREsIDEsT F1LNoRE AT NAsHvILLE-Messrs.
Rmore and Kennedy arrived at Nashville, Tenn.
en- the 4th inst, and handsomely and cordially
received by military and civic procession. On
tue 9TH inst, they visited the State Capitol and re-
csived their friends in the Hall of the House of Repre-
stntatves. On the evening of the same day, they
Visited the Hermitage and the 9th started on their
Isturn home, via Charleston.
QIS-on the first of July next, the Faculty of the
University ofSirginia will appoint State Students
II ou the following besides other districts:
Frederick, Jefferson and Clarke.
Shenandoah Page, Warren and Hardy.
Augusta and Rockbridge
Allegheny, Bath, Highland, Pocahontas, Bote-
toUrt, and half of Roanoke.
Madison, Green, culpeper, Orange and Rappahan-
e INDIcTNExTs FOR MAIL RoBBERY.-The Grand Jury
g the Y: s Court, at Staunton, Va found n true |
tll against John W. Meeks a boy charged with
ealing letters from the mail of which he was car
isr, and also true bill against Whftmore at Mount
lseridian, charged with opening letters passing
Though the mails (