Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1867-08-13
GENERAL NEWS ITEMS.

No"AcCIDENT."--Mr. Bolts, in his speech
in Richmond, utter the late Convention was
over, renewed his prOffer of allegiance and,
in the absence of an apology for the atront
put on him, showed his own excessive COM
plaisanee by suggesting that 1t was perhaps
''an accident" But there is literally no room
for this supposition. The case was clearly
like that of the Irishman who was pursued
by bull across field just as he reached
the fence. he was Overtaken by the furious
beast. With one toss of his horns, the latter
landed the man over the fence, and then
stood believing and paving the ground
''NOne of your apologies, and none OF your
bowling and scraping, ye wretch! ye did 1t OF
purpose,-ye know ye did - said the irate
Irishman as he recovered his perpendicularity.
Mr. Bolts may with equal confidence dismiss
all idea that his late humiliation was Ian
accident" He must not mistake Hunnicutt's
post-cOnvention ciVilities,-his blowing and
scraping" after the deed was we'll done.
Richmond Enquirer.
Dull TINES IN New ENGLAND.-The
Springfield (Mass.) Republicans gives the fol-
lowing rather gloomy account Of business af-
fairs in New England:
The manufacturers of the country are not
particularly active dor cheerful just now, and
the makers Of knit goods are even arranging
things preparatory to a mutual stopping of
work for few weeks altogether. The accu-
mulated stocks of manufactured goods do not
diminish very rapidly under the continued
dullness of business, and neither wOOllen nor
cotton manufacturers care to further increase
their investments in unsaleRble goods At
Manchester, New Hampshire. business is al
most stagnant, though the mills are still run
ming, the Manchester mill and print works at
that place having on hand over $4,000, 900
worth of unsold goods. The same inaction is
prevailing in the boot and shoe business, and
the large boot aud shoe manufacturers at
Lynn, Haverhill, and the adjacent places are
nearly idle.
Mr.. ThaGdeus Stevens has written
another letter advocating the confscation of
the property of those Southerners who dis
charge their employees on account of voting
the IA iical ticket. 1t is reported that Senator
Wilson strongly favors this course. The
Baltimore Sun asks if. when Mr.. Stevens
brings in this new cOnfsca:iOn machine, he
intends to embrace in its workings those
Northern radical employers vino discharge
their wOrkmen on account of voting the OppO-
site ticket!
-Satrap Sheridan has removed j. NJ.
ThrOckmOrtOn, the legally elected Governor
of Texas and has appointed in his stead E.
NJ. Pease. The telegram of the associated
press announces that Pease was appointed at
the suggestion of that miserable political men
dicant, and disreputable criminal, \. J. Ham
iltOn. The people of Texas will henceiorth
be completely at the mercy of one of the most
despicable scoundrels who remains unhung
or outside of the penitentiary. Such is
American freedom under tie rule of usurp>
ing Rump Congress.
-Ex Governor David R. Porter died ut
his residence at Harrisburg, Pa, after brief
illness. lie was in the seventy-ninth year
OF his age, aud had been for many years linden
tilted with the public affairs of Pennsylvania