Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1868-12-15
MISCELLANEOUS CLIPPINGS.

Foreign news is getting to be of abb
sorbing interest. False rumors OF the aeatn
of Napoleon, were circulated on Wall street
New York, recently, producing great com,
motion in the funds. The probabilities oil
another revolution in France, (where revo-
lutions amount to something grand) are be-
ing discussed. The people of Spain are dis
cussing the future character of their govern
ment-whether it shall be monarchial or re-
publican and local risings of republicans,
in rebellion against the Provisional Govern.
ment, have taken place and been suppressed
In the Island of Cuba, rebellion, looking to
the independence Of the province, is now be-
ing waged on grand scale, with very strong
probabilities of success. Battles have been
fought in which the Rebels have had decided
ly the best of the conflict. In Great Britain
the result of the late elections have been the
triumph of the Liberal cause, Immediately
followed by the resignation of the late Min
istry Mr.. Gladstone has been named by the
Queen to form new government, IN which
it is said John Bright is to take leading
position. Under the new government will be
struck the first blow towards the ultimate sep
aration of the Church from the State. Dis
establishment of the Irish Church is decreed
by the people. Next comes the ballot, and
seryation of large estates by giving the whole
10 the eldest son) old England will have ceas-
ed to exist. This latter hobby is John Bright's.
HagerSt0,on Mail.
The Pacific railroad will be completed
by next July, and at that time there will be
a continuous line of rail from New York to
San Francisco-the longest in the world
An European passenger can then leave Liv-
erpool or London and reach Yokohama and
Shanghae, via. New York, at least fifteen
days earlier than by any other route, certain
" until they have railways through Asia, and
are not troubled with the great number of
transfers of freight to be made between Lon
don and China. The time given is this -
From Liverpool to New York, ten days New
York to San Francisco, six days, and trom
San Francisco to Yokohoma, twenty-five days
The latter time can be cut down to eighteen
days, and the trip has been made in that time
But let us call it nineteen days, and that
makes it thirty-fve days from Liverpool to
China, via. New York, while the shortest time
in which the trip can be made, going East
ward, is sixty days. 1t will be seen at once
that the travel passing from Western Europe
to Eastern Asia will pass over the Pacific
Register.
In the ease of Cesar Griffith, colored
man, tried before Judge Shelley, of the Rock
bridge (Va.) Circuit Court, for shooting a
son of Judge peterborough, of Lexington,
Judge Underwood of the U. s District Court,
has declared Judge Shelley to have been un-
qualified to sit as Judge, under the Four
teenth Amendment to the U. S. Constitution.
This is the article disqualifying all persons
who had participated in the rebellion from
holding any office. Judge Shelley was duly
appointed under Pierpont's administration,
and fortunately for the prosecuted people of
Virginia, an appeal lies to the U. S. Supreme
Court-otherWise one-half. and probably
three-fourths, of the civil and criminal trials
had since the war, would be utilities. and JUS
tice and right would be thrown into inextri-
cable confusion throughout the State.
"A New York "upper ten" church pro-
poses to introduce full brass band in its SER
vices. What "blowing of trumpets" there
will be in that Zion.