Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1866-08-07
Virginia Items.

1t is stated that the Commissioner of
the revenue for Pocahontas county, has made
full and precise return of all The births that
are to take place up to the LIST of january,
1901, about seven months in advance of the
date of his returns! The books of this far
seeing official are fled away in the Auditor
office at Wheeling.
Nelson Shelton, a freedman. formerly
the slave of Thos. j. Niche, ESQ, died in
Staunton on the 2Sth of June. .Unclc
Nelson" was faithful servant and an hone It
mau. lie enjoyed the respect aud esteem ot
the entire community where lie lived. Ills
old master pays feeling tribute to his worth
IN the last I"yt"'am.
In speaking of the corn crop in the
Valley, the Rockingham Register, says:-
The corn crop in this region, is almost made
y few weeks OF seasonabie weather aud u few
timely showers will nuke" it. 1t will be
an Imm nse crop. A very large area of land
in our alley has been planted i'll this cereal
VIC have no means at hand Of estimating,
with anything like accuracy, the humber Of
acres planted in corn; but we know it is
very great. Corn wall be very cheap; for
our people have not houses enough III which
to store IT. With many of our poorer clusses
IT Will constitute chief element of their
support. Already it is making its appearance
upon the tables of the people III the shape Of
roasting ears, aud it Is indeed dish to be
sought by the daintiest epicure.
Extensive frauds have lately been prac-
ticed at Danville, Va, by parties engaged in
the manufacture and sale of tobacco, by which
the U. s. Government was made loser to
the extent of $4,000. 1t seems that. by
some means or other, u man by the name of
Static, formerly of Wythcville, Va, had i'm
properly obtained possession Of the tobacco
inspectors brand, which he proposed to use
IN branding tobacco lax paid at about SIU
per box, he making clear the SlU, aud the
tobacco manufacturers making fraudulentIy
or saving" off of the q .vernment, about
$50 per box. Detectives from Washington
were sent on, hunted up the nutter. and
discovered the hole swrndling arrangement.
The result was. the SEIZURE of the tobacco
manufactures and their contents, and the
arrest Of.the owners, Static, in the meantime,
leaving for parts unknown. The penalty is
the cOufscatiOn of the manufactures, fine
OF S5OO, and two years Imprisonment A
pretty severe price to pay for the privilege Of
an effort to cheat the Federal Government
out OF its taxes.
There has been disturbance on the
Eastern shore of Virginia, in Accomuc, near
Drummond town, between the whites aud
the blacks. A negro had attempted to murder
u white man, the whites went in search of
him. and in the search. it is said, rnaltreated
some of the Lacks Warrants were i. sued,
and the whites appeared armed. Disturbances
ensued, until squad of soldiers arrived from
Fortress Monroe. when all parties dispersed,
and the trouble subsidized
a negro in Richmond the other day
offered to bind himself to a gentleman for
life, giving him the power to fog him when
ever his employer saw fit. He sadly contrast
ed the present with by-gone days when he
lived with "marster."