Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1867-09-24
GENERAL NEWS ITEMS,

= Gen. SchOfeld ordered that all register.
ed Ssssers and none Others sould vote on the
Riehhs,sSss. Subscription 20 the Chesapeake and
Ohio RtiIr.a9> The vote Of the ei,y was s.
Jaoor of subscS sSSug two millions 70 the stocks
of the Railroad, - 1000 majority. The col.
Ored people voted tys IS e. masse. Its Oppo-
nents intend eOutestis.s she legality of the
vote on the ground that Isa eOlOred people
under the supplemental biz, have no right
to vote. except IN case Of eleeti0ns for Office.
Also. that the registration is not completed
tall final revision Of the lists, aud therefore
the cOlOred people were not registered voters.
The examination ordered BY Geo. Scho.
held into the matter the ALLEGED illegal color
ed organization in Hanover county. has been
concluded, and the testimony sent ON to Gen. s.
II IS ascertained that such an organization ex-
lSted. called the Rising Sons of Liberty"
and d, that they were frequently in the habit Of
1rl'ing some Of them being armed Ard nnis
formed The acknowledged president ofths
company IS Anthony Tilmau He was ar
rested previous to the examination on the
charge al stealing watch. At the prelimi-
nary examination he was allowed bail, but on
one Offering themselves as security. was locked
up to await further examination.
a dispatch from Fort HAYS, Kansas.
gives the details Of fresh ouraces committed
by the Indians. On Friday last attacked
several Government stations aud trains. killed
one white man. aud ran off valuable amount
OF stock. Several men were wounded and
the soldiers driven away. but not an Indian
injured. hey also set the prairie on fire for
distance of fifty miles. Since the orr;v,I
of the Peace Commission in that eonn,rv tn
troops have been ordered to act only on the
defensive; hence no attempt has been made
to punish the depredating bands.
Rev. JAS. Gibbons. now Ofscia.ine :,
the Roman Catholic Cathedral parish. Bali.
more. has been confirmed, BY the Head of
the Church at Rome, Bishop of the Diocese
of North Carolina, and will probably have his
episcopal mansion in Raleigh. lie will be-
consecrated by Archbishop SPaldiug when
that gentleman returns from Europe, which
will be ut the latter end Of October.
= In anticipation that the yellow fever
now raging in the South. may reach the civ
of Mobile and cause an abandonment of that
place by the Government officials. Gen. SpiD.
ner. U. 5. treasurer. has thought best to with
draw all Government funds deposited there.
aud deposit them in some city further north.
The Baltimore and Ohio Railrood Com
nany are STRENGTHENING their line between the
Relay House and Baltimore, SO as 10 avoid
that long double curve that winds around bv
The brick yards, near the Spring Gardens
The road Is nearly completed, aud will be In
working order next month. when the time
between Baltimore and Washington will be-
reduced to sixty minutes.
= The National LfeYjyencer states. that
the rush in Washington to take the amnesty
oath under the Presidents last proclamation
Is $" great that number of the DOtaries and
Justlees OF the peace are bnsily engaged in
administering the same to those to whom tho
benefits OF the amnesty proclamation specially
apply.