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Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1866-06-12
Wholesale POISONING.

A letter from Middleton, N. T.. to the
4TorS3, gives the following account of a
wholesale poisoning: 7t,7
For some weeks past the people living in
tue Waikiki Valley, in the western part Of
Orange county, have been attacked by a
disease which bafflcd the skill of the ply
sicians. In the case of the persons attacked,
the symptoms were those of lead poisoning,
and III instances whole families were attacked.
Sometimes the disease has resulted in death.
To-day, hundreds are suffering from the
effects of the poisoning to a greater or less
degree.
After much investigation it was found
that these cases of lead poisoning resulted
from eating bread made from -four aud meal
manufactured at mill at Philipsburg
largely patrnnized by the surrounding farmers
The miller did au extensive business. running
four sets OF stones u ght aud day, aud Keeping
one set exclusively for custom (..grist'')
work. This was an old set, needing frequent
repairs, aud the holes were filled. from time
to time, with. lead, instead of cement. Some
of these filed holes were as large as Il hens
egg. ln grinding grain, Of course this lead
was almost imperccptibly mingled with the
fuur In crude form it WAS comparatively
harmless. but when the bread was icrmcnted
anu shpjectcu 10 tne DaklnS process. the
particles of lead became carbonate Of lead
a deadly poison. Bread of this kind was
ike bread spread with white lead for butrer.
As soon as the Cause OF the poisoning WIS
ascertainel, Doctor Dorrance, and Mr.. Kny,
a chemist Of this place. analysed it to tests
that Showed tho presence of the lead The
poisoned -four was sent back to the mill from
all Quarters, and the mill stopped running.
VI course there was 4 panic among the
people, aud the doctors were kept busy day
and night. The only sufferers were those
who used flour from the mill. Fortunately
the bakers orthe place received their supplies
from oth"r sources, or.the panic would have
been more widespread. The physicians here
have treated two hundred and thirteen cases
since the middle Of March to the preseat
time l hear there have been one hundred
cases in the neiglborhood of Goshen. A
child Of Dr. Johnson : has died.
l am told THAT large quantity of this
loaded -four has been sent to New York to
he manufactured into starch, aud if 1t Lc So
used, it viii be harmless
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1866-06-12
gpirit Of Sefersall
RATES or ADVERTISING.
A Thrilling Incident,

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Returning from a visit.to New Orleans VA
were fortunate enough to secure a passsle Il,
asteamboat With but few passengers. ANON
the lodIes, one especially interested us. sSHS
was the widow OF wealthy, planter, and was
returning with only one enid to. her fathers
home. Her devotion to the child was verv
tOdehing, andtlle eyes of her OtGd5laek mus,
would MI with tears she besoushE her faisa
tress, not 70 love that boy too anuch, Or tifS
E Lord would take him away from her.,
We passed through the canafat Louisville.
aud stopped for a few minutes at tho wharf
when the nnrse, wishing to see the city.
walked out on-the guard at the back ofstiSa
boat where, by sudden effort, the child
sPranS from her arms into the terrible current
that swept towards the faila, aud lisSI,tes,s L
immediately. The confusion which ensued
attracted the attention of a gentleman Wis
was in the front part OF tho liDat qiiietly read
ing. Rising hastily, he GskedI Tor soms urti-
Gle the child had worn, The nurse handeI
him tiny apron she had torn OF In her ef,
forts 10 retain the child in her arms HTGrsfg
ing to splsudid NGWioundfaud dog that WAS
eagerly Watching his counienauee, lie pointed
first TO the apron, and then to the spot where
the child had gone under
In un instant the noble dog leaped into tho
rushing water, and he also soon tlsa Spear,a::
by this time the excitementwas intciIse,s arEcl
soae persons on shore suppOsipg tue dug was
lost, as well as the child, procured a boat aud
started off in search of the body Just at
this moment the dog wis seen far away With
something IN his mouth yBFayely he strag-
g'ed with the wavesj but it was evident his
strength vas fast falling and more than one
breast gayea sigh Of relief as the. boat reaoa-
ed him, and it was announced that he had
saved the child, and it WAS still alivc They
were brought to the shoreAthe dog and tho
child. Giving single glance to satisfy her
self that the child was really living, theyoung
mother rushed forward, aud sinking besids
the dog, threw her arms around his neck and
burst into tears. Not many could view the
sight unmoved, and as she caressed and kiss.
ed his shaggy head, she looked up to the owuop
and said Oh, sir, must have this dog!
am rich; take all l have, everything, but give
me my child's Preserver" The gentleman
smiled. and patting his dogs head said-.I
am very glad ho has been of service to yod;
but nothing could induce me to part with
him.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1866-06-12
A Strange Story from Ohio.

a most curious instance of conflicting tes.
t'mony in the case of murder recently oc-
Cured in Ohio. On March 2ith, one Ira
Is. Wheeler of North Pepfn, in that State,
suddenly disappeared, and it was generally
supposed that he had been accidcntally
drowned in the waters of tho Chippewa. a
few days ago, however, his body was found
near the place where the accident was sup
posed to have occurred, the head marked by
a deep cash across the scalp, and a severe
wound over the left eye. Suspicion at onco
rested on James Carter. who had originally
made the statement that Wheeler broke
through the ice and so died. The whole vii,
laSe was excited. Carter was subjected to n
sharp inquisiticn, when most unexpectedly
the wife OF Wheeler aud the accused man l,uti,
confessed to the criufeT each charging tho
other with dealing the fatal blow The Du-
rand (Ohio) Times says:
'The wite's story is, that Wheeler and
Carter, getting into an altercatiOn about goUg
to neighbors to play game OF whist, Car
ter dared Wheeler out oftaoors to Il snt, where
upon the latter followed Carter out, when
Carter struck him over the lead with gun
barrel, which brought him to the ground. iru-
mediately causing his death"
Carter, on the other lIand. asserts that
Wheeler was driving tackS into his boots,
when his wife happening to pass by upset the
paper of tacks upon the floor a scuale en-
sued, at first in play, afterwards iu anger
Mrs. Wheeler finally snatched up a hatchet
and struck her husband blow on the head.
which felled him to the floor. Carter had
been bystander in the struggle, and now
came forward, told the wife noS 10 be alarmed.
and proceeded to carry the corpse to the riv-
er, and thrust it through the ice He then
invented an explanation Of his disappear.
ance. -ys
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1866-06-12
Interesting Foreign Reports.

The Washington correspondent of the
New York Tribune writes:
letters received here from high authority
at Paris, state that Louis Napoleon is earnestly
trying to maintain peace in Europe. lie
wr t; very imp ,r3;tu' letter to the K my OF
lta'y, in wiIich he declared himself in the
strongest terms against his (the Ita.iau's)
warlke policy. The ambassadors FROM
England aud Russia united their efforts to
arrange, in some way, settlement OF the
present difficulties The French government
declared itself ready to act upQn the same
conciliatory ground, but took the position
that it was impossible to assemble any
conference that would not be general one.
including the representatives from all the
great European powers and the German diet.
This was communicated by both the enbas
sadors from Russia and England, to their re-
spcctive governments. If they assent.
preliminary conference would be Immediately
held, composed OF France. Russia and England.
at which the questions likely to be submitted
to general congress would be drafted and
considered. This does not absolutely assure
peaceful solution OF the threatening Eu-
ropeau difficulties, yet it is deemed very
important, as showing the posture of the
French government, and how it is possible.
if not even probable, that at the very verge
of war coll sion may lie averted by the
interference of the neutral powers.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1866-06-12
The Bankrupt Bill.

The new bankrupt BILL which has rassc1
the ilouse of Representatives, aud which it
Is believed will be sanctioned by the Senate,
provides thut.tIe district and circuit courts
have jurisdiction; that any person owing debts
over three hundred dollars fling petition 5s
inability to pay and willingness To surrentet
has estate, shall be adjudgel bankrupt. and
a warrant issued for the sheriff 70 possess TIL
au assignee Is appointed; the duties of as,
signees are defined. 1t provides for exan,i-
nation before court of the distribution Of the
estate, creditors to share pro yOtu without
preference, except wages TO clerks and oper-
atives under fifty dollars a month. The Of
der in dividend is; first, the costs Of the
courts second. debts to the State and State
assessments; third, wages fourih, debts hav-
ing priority by law. 1t provides also for dis.
Charge from all debts after compliance, and
provides punishment for fraud. Seven days
confession Of judgment and fourteen for com
nercial paper, shall be an act Of bankruptcyys'
The act takes effect for officers after psomgils
CATION No petition is to be fled befo5c the
first of November next. -
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1866-06-12

A man Stopping his paper, wrote to the
editor: think foxes ottent spend their mum
ny fur papur, my daddy dident and everybody
say he was the most intelligentcst man in the
country and he'd the smartest family of bois
that ever dugged taturs."
An Irish paper concludes biography
as follows . This extraordinary man left no
children except his brother, who was killed
at the same time" Il
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1866-06-12

THE TIDE OF EMIGR8TIoN WEsr.-The
tide OF emigration westwarJ-aiready Ia.ge
promises to exceed that of any previous
year. Thousands, says Chicago letter, arc
coming into the Mississippi Valley.
Large numbers are crossing the plains. of
whom the bulk ate bound to Colorado. Mon
tana and Idaho. The prospects Of compar-
atiye early completion. of the Paciic railroad
induces many TO await that event before iOur-
neying to ti'e Territories beyond, or to the
Pacific States Canada is contributing quite
largely to this tide of emigration, while the
Eastern States are, doing their share. All
tne towns in the West arc full and oYerAou3
ing, and reports come to us from all quarters,
that there is pressing demand f9r dwellings,
but very inadequate supply.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1866-06-12
Virginia Military Instiittrta,

The Mobile A"0srtiser pays the following
handsome tribu e to an Institution which is
held dear in the. affections Of Virsinia:
We are glad to sce that. the Virginia
Military institute has survived the caiunlties
OF war, and is again in tulI operation under
It's old superintendent, Col. Francis H.
Smith.
This institution needs no puff at cur hands.
1t had already achieved an established repu-
tation before the late war, and since then it
has been illustrated by the achievements of
its alumni Rodes, Heth, Malone, Colston,
ana host ut other brilliant names, whose
acts havelleft an indelible impress upon the
history Of the great struggle.
More than all, the memory Of Stonewal1
Jackson hovers, like halo, around the spot
where he had spent his best and happiest
years, and where. when dying, his last wish
was that his remains might be buried.
This honored and now classic institution.
in the beautiful Valley OF Virginia. again
opens its portals to Southern youth. and
offers them the opportunity of manly,
physical and intellectual training, under "a
system which has been fully proved and
tested
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1866-06-12

= Clerical costumes have yielded to the
supremacy of fashion, and the clergy dress
very much like other Christians.
Why is the suspension of the habeas
corpus actin ireland beneficial to the Fenians?
Because it quickens their apprehension
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1866-06-12

Flour FROM FRANcE.-The Boston Bul-
Eefiin states that FIVE or>six cargoes of French
-four are now on the way to this country-
sent out, not because it is particularly needed
here, but as speculative adventure. This
French -four, it is said being of grade
corresponding to medium and good western
will readily command $40 per barrel, or up
wards. in the American market: at which
price it will net profit of 5s. sterling. or
about Sl.25 per barrel, to the importer. after
paying the custom house duty of twenty per
cent. gold premium, freight charges, &c.
MIX cannot pay large income tax be-
cause, IS Is not rich cnouoh 4l.fI : :
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1866-06-12

- Browslew calls Prentice, the sbua cue
of original siR"-Wbioh RrhSt be tIs.soxe
thing TO the root Of all evil
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1866-06-12

People talk about the key 10 the Gulf
of Mexico. What Is it but Key West,
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1866-06-12
IS Fsnianism.

Gent. W. swsepy, who commands the
Fenian forces now operating, on the Canadian
Border, has issued the following Proclamation:
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1866-06-12

(Signcd) t. w. SwEENY,
Major-Gencral commanding the Armies of
ireland.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1866-06-12

.-AI lIk cannot pay large income tax be-
cause is is. not rich enough .a -f
American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1866-06-27
ZELIENoPLE, PENN' A, !
june 21, 1856. l

THOMAS ROBINSON. ESQ Dear Sis.
i have just received your note, refer-
ring to the contested resolution, instruct
ing for Gov Curtin for U. s. Senator
Th ere can be no doubt that it did pass
our Convention AS one Of the Secre-
taries, it devolved on me, to read aloud
the report of the committee on resolu.
tienss and to the best of my recollection,
they We're then just as you have printed
them. After embodying them in the re-
port written out for publication, l handed
the whole thing to Major G. Z. Anderson,
whom | believed connected with your
paper. At the same time, |. can readily
conceive why some members of the Con
vention should think that no such resolu
tion passed 1t was growing late; they
had been in session many hours, was
in hurry myself, and read the string Of
resolutions very rapidly. They were pas
sed, as a whole, in a "jiffy Y and no
singly as should have been the case.
ed d Yours, truly,
American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1866-06-27

in which Americans are bred, German
and Irish human nature must have un-
dergone some radical change We Wegreat-
ly fear the Fenian Organization is not the
last attempt we shallwitness in this coun-
try to supersede or set aside the national
authority, by bodies of men having little
or no interest in the national welfare and
using the national flag and the Ameri-
can name as temporary convenience.
Ltmay have been on some accounts wise.
for the President to abstain from intes-
ference till the thing had come to a head.
1t may bc that the suppression Of the
movement will meet with support from
the public now which 1t would not have
met with had it taken place any sooner
But we do hold that, let the pub ic sup
port it or not, this interference ought to
have taken place before blood was shed.
We are Christian people, and no matter
what the Canadians have done or left un-
done, we owe it to our own souls not to let
bands of ruffians leave our soil for the
purpose of killing their young men and
desolating their homes. There are some
forms of retaliation to which we cannot
descend without guilt. aud connivance at
or suferance of Fenian raids is one of
them. No matter what sympathy we may
have with the wrongs Of Ireland, no in-
vasion Of Canada by people like these
Fenians can be anything but brigandage
on great scale. O'Neilrs "battle" wls
murder simple murder; Sweeneys bat
ties, if he ever fights any, will be murder
murder committed by the ofscourings
of our population, led on by adventarers
who are ready to fight under any flag for
pay and "piekings." People ought to re-
member this. Calling Sweeney "gen-
eral' and Roberts President" and THEN
followers "brigades" and "regiments, u
does not alter their real character. They
are, by the law Of nations and our law and
Gods law, still bricands. We say hy
Gods law, because even supposing war tc
have the Divine sanction, nothing is law.
ful war which is not undertaken with q
reasonable hope of success, or in defence
against an attack. But the liberation o.
ireland through the killing of Canadi
ans and ravaging of their homes s, is just
as impracticable as through the invasion
of Jamaica or British Guiana-a wild
senselcss scheme, which no men of con
science, or honor, or intelligence would
enter upon. No Irishman of character
or position in either hemisphere has any
thing to do with the movement, and there
is nobody who does not know that th,
fate of that unfortunate island under ths
rule Of the Sweeneys aud O'Mahonyl
would be ten.fold worse than it is eve
likely to be again upder that of Grea
Britain, even supposing the present fail
! promise of reform To he bEohted
American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1866-06-27
Sad Accident.

We clip the following from the Mead.
vile Daily Repabliep,, of the 10Th inst
It will be recolleoted that Mrs. Mitchell
is daughter of Col. Jacob Bripker, for.
merly Of this place. The sympathies Of
the many friends aud acquaintances Of
the family, in this place, are extended to
them, in this, their time of grief and
trouble:
A sad accident occurred yesterday. by
which William Aichell, Of this city. d
young man about twenty one years of age
met his death A party of three youoe
men, OF whom Michel was one, were
squirrel-hun.ing near the McMath Farm,
back Of College Hill, yesterday afternoon
A red squirrel was wounded, and as it
ran along log, an attempt was made to
give it another shot, butthe gun went of
pr,eemsturely, the contents lodging in Mich
ellis groin. A handkerchief was at once
tied around his leg to compress the artery
and stop the flow Of blood, and one of
party came to the city for help. DR..
Greenlee was called upon aud at once has.
tened 70 the spot, but when be arrived
there he found that wagon had been
procured, and the wounded man taken to
his mothers house on the hill. The
shock to his system was toogreat fer him
to rally, and notwithstanding the stop
page OF blood, he died from exhaus tion d
few minutes after he reached home,
"a. lie, was the oldest child of the family.
and was a chief support to his widowed
mother. He was employed upon the rail.
road. The sympathies Of the community
are with his bereaved mother and her
family el aaaN siloiara vl.aaf2 ,,...~
Young Michel was very, industrious
worthy man, and had many friends who
will be shocked to learn Of bis death. He
was formerly a printer by occupation.
learning to set type in the Spirit Of Ms
Age eseftice, which was conducted by his
iather-tne late Harper Michel, ESQ
II is somewhat singular coincidence
that he was shot in the groin, almost ex-
actly as was Clark Lindley, who was ac.
cidentaliy killed in Mrs. Michelps house
two years ago. saaF1sdaxs adf aI--
American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1866-06-27
A New and Grand Epoch in Medicinel

DIR. MAeGIEL is the founder of q new
Medical System The quantitarians
whose vast internal doses enfeeble the
stomach aud paralyze the bowels, must
give precedence to the man who restores
health and appetite, with from one to tgo
OF his extraordinary Pills, and cures the
most virulent sores with box or SO of his
wonderful and ailhealing Salve. These
two great specifies of the Doctor are fast
superseding all the stereotyped nostrums
OF the day, Extraordinary cures by
Maggiel's Pills and Salye have opened
the eyes Of the public to the inefficiency
of the ESQ called) remedies of others. and
upon which people have so long blindly
depended. MaggiePs Pills are not of She
class that swallowed by the dozen, and
pf which every box full taken creates sal an
absolute necessity for another. Z One or
two of Maggiels Pills suffices to place the
bowels in perfect order, tone the Stomach.
-ereates.au appetite, ana reader the spirits
light and buoyant There is no griping.
and no reaction in the form Of constipa,
ton. II the liver is affected, its funnc-
tions are restored; and If the nervous
system is feeble, it is inyigorated. This
last quality makes the medicines very
desirable tor the wants of delicate. fe-
males Ulcerous and eruptive diseases
are literally extinguished 6y the olsen !
fectant power of sIaggiel salye. tooln
fact, lis here announced that Nj fAastEL s.
BILIOUS DYsPEPTIcs AND, DLARgnEh
PILLS I cure where all others fail, While
for Burns, Sealds, Chilblains, Cuts and
all abrasions Of the skin, MAGafFI,s 4
sAhvE IS infalliable. Sold by j Mao,
GIEL, ~ Fulton Street, New York, and
all! Druggists, at 25 cts. per box q
For Sale at Drs. GRAHAMS& HUS-
ELToN,S Drug Store, sole Agents in
Hutler. pa. {nav d, '66