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Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1867-04-09
Affairs in Berkeley.


From the last issue of the Ne,, Err We
extract the following items of Berkeley i'm
telligence:
CouRT PRocEEDINss.- Kitchen vs.. Gran
than. We referred to this case in our pro.
ceedlnSs last week. 1t is war trespass-and
when we closed our report the jury had not
agreed upon a verdict. Damages claimed 5'
S5,00e. The. Jury seem however to have
concluded that this was rlther an extravaeAut
demand. and hr' ught in verdict of one cent
damages, which we think has given very GEN
erat satisfaction in-the community.
Sharcr vs. Nadenbousch. False imprison-
ment. This was also referred to i'll our last
weeks report. Damages claimed, So ,000-
Verdict OF the Jury, $1,000. Motion made
for new trial upon the following grounds
LIST. That the damages were excessive, and I'd
that the defendant was an. officer in TIE Con-
tcderate Army-tlIat the Confederate Gov
eminent was Beliigerent Power. and that
acts done under its authority cxoncratc the
party from personal liability. This surprised
and astonished pretty generally all whom re
conyerscd with.
Porterfeld vs.. Cunningham. Debt on
Bond-plea, non est fHcfum. Verdict $3.50.
l'endIeton aud Stanton for plaintif, aud An
drcws for defendsEt
Il. W. IlEeI vs.. WIN. W. N4DTElSOU. Tres"
pass case. blackburn and Stanton for plain
tiff Andrews and Pcndleton for defendant.
Verdict $500.
SUDDEN DEATu-Mrs Ringer, an aged
lady and old resident of this place, died very
suddenly Tuesday evening. She had walked
ont to visit her daughter, and on her return
was taken suddenly i'll on the street near
Robinson's Drug Store. She was carried
into the store and medical assistance sum-
moned, but it proved of no avail-she expired
in few moments thereafter.
Bro CORN.-An ear of corn, grown upon
the land of the heirs of the late VIM Hill,
near Gainesville, has been left with us, which
"tors" anything of the kind we have seen
this season. 1t counts 1869 grains. Hard
to beat.
A match game of base ball will come off
next Saturday between the first nine of the
Star Club and the first nine Of the Virginia
Club. This Will be the opening game of the
season, and although the players are out of
practice we may expect an interesting and
exciting contest.
James y. Boyd, ESQ. of this place, has
been appointed Assistant IT, S. Assessor for
this county. No better appointment, or one
that will give more general satisfaction, could
have been made
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1867-04-09
West Virginia Enterprise.

An cntcvpr;s;ng yong West y'iirgipiau las
been distinguishing LiEasclf down South
His aim seems to have been to qualify him
self for scat in the LEGISLATURE ut home
If he will return he can be elected. The
facts are these:
James Clay Potts, young man Of twenty
years of age, hailing from Simpson Station,
on the Northwestern Virginia Railroad, en-
ployed by the Southern Express Company as
messenger on the Mobile and Ohio Railroad,
absconded IRON West Point Mississippi, on
the 10th u!t., taking with him a pouch con
tanning over $4,000. The Comp any offer
reward of 900 for his arrest.
Clay pots frGil ware, at best, and the
potter who had power over the clay in this
instance seems to have made the vessel ''unto
dishonor." james was evidently: composed
of poor material he was "of the earth,
earthly Hereafter they will prefer vessels
of different composition. Doubtless they
already incline to iron Potts. JThceIiny
Register.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1867-04-09
APPEAL TO THE suPRE11E COURT

The important bill, on the part of the
State of Mississippi, against the President of
the United States, and Gen. Il. O. C. Ord.
has been filed in the Supreme Court of tho
United States, to cndcavor to test the consti-
nationality of the Military act, and the act
supplementary thereto. This application to
the Court declares that sit is done in good
faith, and not from factious motives, but in
the belief that these acts arc not obligatory
unless declared valid by the Court. But if
50 declared, they Will be cheerfuIIy obeycd :;
and as there is no redress for State except
through this court, it is prayed that said
Andrew johnson, and his officers and agents
appointed for that purpose, and especially
Gen. Il. o. c. Ord, above namcI, be per-
petualIy enjoined and restrained from exccu-
ting said acts, and that powers of injunction
and subpoena be issued directed to the par
ties aforesaid, with any other relief that the
court may deem proper 1t is signed by the
counsel for complainant, w. l.. Sharkcy and
Il. j. Walker.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1867-04-09
Public Meeting.


An adjourned meeting Of the citizens of
Jefferson county, for the relief of the suffer-
ing destitute of the South, was held in the
lecture room of the Presbyterian Church, on
Saturday, 9th inst. ANDREW HUNTER, Esq,
Chairman. An appropriate prayer having
been offered by Rev. w. IL Meade, A. w.
Cramer, Esq, on behalf of the Ladies of
Uharlestown and vicinity, to whose bcnevo-
lent efforts the great success of the concert
on Friday evening, for the relief of the South,
is mainly to be attributed, reported that the
nett proceeds of that occasion, now in his
hands as Treasurer, amounting to $3.50, were
at the disposal of the Southern Relief Exec.
utive Committee, and subject to their order
On motion of VIM. H. Travers, Esq, it
was unanimously
Reso'oed, That the thanks Of this meeting
of citizens, held for the purpose of devising
means for the relief of the sufferers of the
South, are due to the Ladies for TIE proceeds
of the concert on Friday evening last, and
for the noble and characteristic spirit of char,
ity and loving kindness which they have thus
manifested for the destitute and distressed.
The reports of the District Committees
were then called for. Only partial returns
were reported from seven districts. as follows !:
CONTRIBUTION FROM SEVEN pIsTRtcTs
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1867-04-09

FREE ScnooLs.-We have received from
JOSEPH BARRY, Esq, County Superintcn>
dent Of Free Schools, a tabular statement of
the number of children in each township in
this county, as per. census furnished to him,
as we'll as the whole amount of school fund
appropriated to the county, and the proper
ton for each township. The proportion for
tho various townships is calculated by the
County Superintendent, and is based on the
returns made by the census, takers in each
township; and the amount of school fund re-
ported for the county by the State Superin-
teudcnt.
The amount to be distributed is So, 9I6.76.
OF this amount Charleston Township receives
s597G5; Avcrill, s495 G4; Bolivar, $685.
so; Chapline, sGOO75; Harpers' Ferry.
s598.GS; Osborn, s43381; Shepherd,
SG3433.
Tho total number of children returned
from Charlestown toTnslip-whitcs 1856
blacks "a; Averii-whites All, blacks 70 .
Bolivar-whites AT, blacks 95,,; Chapline-
whites 453, blacks 1870; Harpcrs Ferry
whites 40, blacks 142; Osborn-whites 343
blacks rs; Shepherd-wh whites 514, blacks
12I.
Accompanying this statement we received
the following note form MIR. Barry, which
will explain Itself
To the Editor Of tile esprit Of J.Q:rson :"
SIR-As matter of justice to the people
OF this county, l send you for publication an
account Of the appropriations made to us for
school purposes for the year 1867. | give
the number of. children in each township as
reported to me by the census takers. l lave
also calculated the proportion of the fund for
each township, my figures being, of course,
based on the census, and l invite any person
interested to calculate for himself and point
out any mistake
You vii! perceive that Charlcstown gets
Si9S8O for lust year, which amount must
not, of course, be taken into account in the
general distribution for this year. Your
township gets IN all S1O9G45. fear that
hardly bali of the children in your township
were reported to me, but have done the best
could for you under the peculiar circum-
stances of the case.
JOSEPH BARRY,a
County superintendent.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1867-04-09
COENTCTICUT.

Tic Conservative party of Connecticut
have done well. The majority of their can
didatc for Governor is 979. They have elect
cd three of the four members of Congress,
and gained heavily on the Legislative ticket
We hope this may to the beginning of re-
turning reason in the Northern States, and
the present Radical Congress will be tho last
Of its kind with which tic country will be
cursed. The following is the result in the
Congressional Districts
In the first district, Hubbard, Democrat,
is elected by $50 majority.
In the I'd district, Hotchkiss, Democrat,
is elected by $500 majority
In the I'd district, Starkweathcr, Republic
can, is elected by 200 majority
In the 4th district William H. Barnum
Democrat is elected by 400 majority.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1867-04-09
Another Confederate Generals Views
On Reconstruction.
Major General VIM. T. Martin, of Mis-
sissippi, writes to the Natchcz Courier:

Major General VIM. 7. Martin, of Mis-
sissipp, writes to the Natchez Courier:
NATCEEz, March Q, 1867.
have been mortified to learn that in GER
tain portions Of tEis State | have been rem
resented to be an advocate Of approving ac>
quicsccncc in the recent LEGISLATION of Con-
grcss affecting the Southern States.
am not willing to be cIasscd with Brown.
of Georgia, and others. who, having proved
false to the South in Its hour Of need, are ROW
willing to barter their birthrsht for mess
Of pottagc.
Powcr!ess now, we lave only to bear With
such philosophy as we can summon to our aid,
the tyranny to which we are to be subjected
by majority which ovcrrides the Constitu>
ton, and would debase and ultimately de
str"y our government by !ca*ing the rights of
the citizen to the mercy of an accidental ma
jOiity Of Congress, in which l.tile more than
two thirds Of the Suites are represented.
prefer to take my place on the roll Of
honor, with the dsf'anchised of my native
land. Very respectfully,
WILL L. MARTIN
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1867-04-09

HAsTY BURIAL.-Au italian in Mobile
was put in his coffin while in trance, as he
was supposed to be dead. Upon arriving at
the graveyard the friends of the deceased
found the coffin had been partially broken
open, apparently by force exercised Within
They at once held consultation, which re-
suited in the opening Of the coffin, when the
apparently dead man showed unmistakable
signs Of life. Although there was evidently
life, there was no Consciousness The whole
strength of the almost buried man had been
thoroughly exhausted By his efforts to make
his condition known to his friends. and his
consciousness deserted him simultaneously
with the bursting of the lid by his frantic
cxertiOns to save himself, for lie was certainly
dead when the physician who was sent for
arrived on the ground.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1867-04-09
LOCAL MISCELLANY.

SOUTHERN RELIEF CoNcERT.-The Con-
cert for thereIief of thedestitute of the South,
at Hawks Hall, on Friday evening, was an
other decided success. both as regards the
large number in.attendance, and the delicacy
and superiority of the performances. Cir
cumstances prevent US from giving a detailed
report of this concert, but we may truthiully
state that it fully equalled, if it did not sur
pass, anything of the kind ever undertaken
in our town. The vocal music was quite up
to the standard of the concert of the week
previous, whilst good judges express the opin-
ion that the instrumental music of the last,
cxcclled that of the first concert.
The ze"tiMg on Tie OLD Camp Ground"
in which nearly the full strength of the corps
was brought-out, under the lead of Capt.
BRowN, was a piece we'll calculated to touch
the popular chord, and long and continuous
efforts were made by the audience to secure
its repetition.
The nett amount realized by this Concert,
was $4,000, which has been turned over to
the Executive Committee on Southern Relief,
and will go to the South as an offering from
the ladies' of Charlestown and vicinity to
their suffering sisters.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1867-04-09
LoUDOUN COUNTY.

From the Lcesburg papers we learn that
the people of Loudoun we're to have held u
Southern Relief Meeting yesterday, that
being their Court day. We hope old Lou
doun will do her duty in this matter as faith
fully and cfectually as Jefferson has done.
We notice that the lEusht"gtoaiun in ap-
pcaling to the people of Loudoun, states that
Jefferson county has given hccnLy>onc lam
"''ed h"s!cIs Of corm. The contributions in
corn from this county will foot up three times
the amount named; and the contributions of
our citizens have not been confined to corn
alone. y large amount of bacon, besides
money and clothing has been contributed
We have heard the estimated value of tie DO.
nations from this county placed as high as
$4,000, and We rather suspect that it will
exceed than fall short Of that amount.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1867-04-09
EDITORIAL BREvIr1Es.
TIE Baltimore Sun of Tuesdo,

- Tie Baltimore Sun of Tuesday says :
eve understand that application vii! shortly
be made TO the United States Supreme Court.
in the names OF the States of Mississippi and
Alabama, and such other States as NAV be-
come parties to the cause, to enjoin all pro-
ceedings to subject the people of those States
to military rule under the recent act of Con-
gress, because it will inflict irreparablc injury
on said people, and for other reasons. The
case will be conducted, it is said, by Judge
Sharkey, Of Mississippi, and Charles O'Con-
nor Esq, Of New York. The jackson his
siSsjpian says that Governor Humphreys
has given the requisite authority on the part
of the State Of Mississippi. The Supreme
Court will resume its session today"
- The New York World, noticing the
miserable partisan SANDER propagated in their
own interest by the few radicals Of tho Mary
land Legislature, in their petition for Con-
gressional interference in tho State, to the
effect that ''thc danger of bloodshed is i'm
minent; the time is perilous,'' pointcdly
says: ;'ln case Of any outbreak in MARYLAND,
the document from which these citations are
taken will remove any questions that may be
AdISSN as 10 TIC authors OF IT,
The Washington correspondent of
the Philadelphia dye wrote as follows few
days since: IAN interesting and animated
discussion occurred to-day in the House on
the whole question of impeachment Butler
avaiied himself Of the opportunity to charge
that the President lad pardoned deserters in
Western Virginia on the representation that
they would vote the Democratic ticket. 1t
leaked out by question propounded to him by
Mr.. Etdridgc, that he (B.) had been before
the Judiciary Committee and examined wit.
ncsses on the subject matter of the investi
CATION. This very important revelation serves
to show who is the prime mover in this i'm
Pcaehmcmt scheme before that committee"
- Hon. Lewis Il. Parsons. one of the
Senators elect from Alabama, in writing home
from Washington used the following Language
respecting the military reconstruction bill =
"Nhy should our people hasten to make this
INDUSTRIOUS act of congressional usurpation
their act, before its constitutionality has been
passed upon! AS it now stands it is forced
upon us. If we adopt it, it becomes ours.
and from that moment we preclude ourselves
- Cen. Lee has sent his check for TWEEN
ty-fve dollars to the Ladies' Memorial Asso.
citation of Petersburg, as contribution, to
quote his own language, Sin aid of the pious
work for the preservation ana protection of
the graves Of the Confederate dead"
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1867-04-09

The New Orleans Times relates. ga
book,kceper, who had served his employer
faithfully, was continually disappointed in
his application for advancement, the employer
telling him, Never mind Ill mention you in
my will In the course of years, the book
keeper meantime rendering faithful services,
the employer died, and, the book-keeper find,
ing that he had not been mentioned in the
will. he thcreupon brought suit. Witnesses
testified his claim was Just. and that these pro-
misses had been made The consequence was
that he recovered sl5, GOO of the estate
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1867-04-09

- The following Order, Just issued from
Headquarters, will interest our readers in Dis,
trict No: l:
uEAD'oRs FIRST DISTRICT, Y
STATE OF VIRGIHIA.
RICHMOND, VA, April ID, 1867
EXTRACT.
Special Orders No. !.
/. a board Of officers is hereby appointed
to select and recommend to the Conmauijnr
General for appointments persons to form
boards OF registration throughout this District,
as required by the act Of March 23d, 1867.
The persons required, will be one register
ing oiHcer for each mngisterial district of
county or ward Of city, and two, four or six
tor the the county or city at large, according
to the size OF the county or city, SO as to form.
with the registering officers of the sevcrz! DIG
trlct or wards, one, two or three boards CT reg
lstratlon for the county or city
An officer of the army or i'rccdman's Bp.
reau will if possible, be selected as member
OF each board, and the other two will be Sc
lected from the following classes of persons.
viz: lst. Officers Of the United State army
or OF volunteers, who have been honorably
discharged after meritorious services duripI
the late war. "a. Loyal citizens Of the cuun.
ty or city for which they are selected. Sd
Any other loyal citizens having the proper
qualifications.
These boards must be composed of men
who, not only are now, but always have been.
loyal to the Government Of the United States
men Of high character and sound impartiaI
judgment, end, as far as possible. men who
have the confidence Of all classes of citizens.
No registering officer shall be candidate
for any elective Office while holding the Of.
fec of registering officer
With their recommendations for arpo;pt-
ment, the Board will report to the Command
ing General brief of the testimonials and
other evidence upon which their selections
are based.
The Board will report from time to time
their selections for particular counties or cities,
without waiting to complete the list.
DETAIL FOR THE BOARD.
Brevet Lieut.. Col Geo Gibson. Jr.. Cant.
18th United States tniantry.
Brevet Major G. r. Layton, Captain 1Ith
United States Infantry.
Brevet Major D. W. Vance, Captain 18th
United States Infantry.
Captain Garrick Mallory, 43d United
States Infantry
Captain j. y. Bates, 43d United States In
fantry.
BY of Brig. and Brevet Major General J.
NJ. Schofeld, Z. S. A.
(Slgued) S. F. CHALF1x,
Assistant Adjutant General.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1867-04-09

FRANKLIN INSURANCE Co., WHEELING,
w. VA.-The attention of our readers is
invited to the Franklin Insurance Co. of
Wheeling, ". Va, in another column of to-
days issue.
This Company was organized in 1862, has
had very successful career, having on hand
an earned capital of SIS, 600. It's stock
commanding in Market $500 per share for
500 paid in. We notice that c. NJ. Coen.
Esq, special agent of the Company has been
with US and appointed L. NJ. Aisquith, Esq,
local agent at this place.
The business of the Company has been
principally confined to the west of US; but
by late law of the State, similar to that of
the adjoining States requiring deposit for
the benefit of policy holders, with the State
Treasurer bJ all foreign companies doing bu-
sIness in the State, and as all bogus compa-
MICS and those of small cash capital will be
ruled out, the franklin as a State institution.
solicits business from this section The Di~
rectors and Stock holders being personally
known by many of our citizens as the CAPT
taIlsts and best business men Of the western
portion of the State, bespeak for the compa-
ny, liberal share of public patronage
We would especially call the attention of
the Farmers of this vicinity to the Company's
rates for 3 and years Risks on their Houses
and barns. Z. NJ. Aisquith, ESQ, is the
Agent at this place.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1867-04-09
Miss Louisa J. Jones, a vouDe loi

Miss Louisa j. Jones, young lady
OF Baltimore, about eighteen years of age,
visited dental Office in that city on Thurs
day fer the purpose of having a tooth ex-
trocted, and on her, return home, was taken
quite i'll. Medical aid was called in, in the
evening she grew worse, and about ! o'clock
died, She had been for some time past suf.
fering from an affection of the heart, and
from that cause it is stated by the physicians
she died. The young lady had received
fall the day previous to her death, and it was
supposed too that she had received some in
ternal injuries.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1867-04-09

''FooTsTEPs IN TIE SANDS OF Tine
Everybody knows Longfellow's poem, from
which the above is the most celebrated line.
Everybody does not know, however, that
Longfcl!ow stole the thought The First
Napoleon, when writing on the subject of the
poor laws to his Minister Of the Interior. said:
''It is melancholy to see time passing away
without being put to its full value Surely
in matter of this kind We should cndeaYor
to do something. that we may say that we
have lived; that We have not lived in vain ::
that We may leave some impress Of ourselves
on the sands Of time"
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1867-04-09
JOSEPH BARRY,ss
County Superintendent.
uARPER'S FERRY, April 4. 1867.

AcKNoWLEDGMENT.-Ne have received
message from some of ''thc ladies who took
part in the concert" last Friday evening for
the benefit of Southern sufferers. tliankinn ia
for printing the tickets which they supposed
would be used on that occasion; and express
ing their regret that our work went for moth
ing. We assure the ladies that what We did
is scarcely deserving notice; and that when
ever they desire to aid any great charity like
that Of relief to our Southern destitute, it will
afford us unbounded qualification to assist
them 10 the full extent Of our ability. We
see nothing nowadays but ''hard times" but
we would be poorer in spirit than in purse, if
we were to expect, or receive, pay for our
work when our noble women were working so
faithfully in the cause of charity without 9TH
er reward than the knowledge and feeling,
that '.it is more blessed to give than to re-
ceive"
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1867-04-09
. The Washington CORRESPONDENT If tho

nc washington correspondent Of the
New York Tribune says:
nent New Orleans gentlemen. now here that
Attorney General Lynch and Criminal judge
Howe, General Sheridan's appointees. are
preparing to indict ex-Mayor Monroe and ex.
Chief of Police Adams for melting riot and
murder in the New Orleans massacre last July.
1t IS understood that Mr. Wilson of Mas
sachusetts. by express and urgent invitation.
IS going down to Richmond tomorrow. or the
next day. to advise with the loyal men there
relative to their course under the Military
Reconstruction bill. He will be COMO three
or four days, and may, perhaps, speak there.
Adviecs from Virginia are hardly as cheering
as from some other Southern States.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1867-04-09

SOUTHERN REL1EF.-A meeting was held
in Shepherdstown, on Saturday, the 3Oth
u!t., with view to cooperation with this
portion of the county in constituting to the
relief of the destitute white people of the
South. An Executive Committee was APP
pointed for the Northern portion of TIE
county, and the District Committees enlarged
The following gentlemen were appointed by
the meeting to constitute the Executive Com
mittee: David Billmyer, Martin II. Miller
and c. T. Butler.