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Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1868-02-04
MISCELLAN EOUS.
Discoveries at Jerusalem.

Professor Porter, of Belfast, in supporting
the claims of the Palestine Exploration Fund,
gives testimony which has peculiar weight
from his own extensive knowledge of the
Holy Land. Speaking Of the wonderful dis
cOveries of Mr. Garren in and around Jeru-
salem, he says: ''Their importance to the
Biblical archrOlogist can scarcely be Uvcr-
estimated. He can but feel that the great
vexed questions Of the topography Of the
Holy Land and its sacred monuments are on
the eve of solution. In common with many
others ] have been watching with the most
intense eagerness every fresh stage in the
excavations, as it corroborated some fact in
history or illustrated some statement in the
Bible. The courses of the three ancient city
walls, so minutely described by Josephus, are
now being gradually traced. The exact sites
of the most hallowed spot on carth-the Holy
Sepulchre and the Jewish Temple-are in
fair way Of being determined. The colossal
foundations of the Temple wall, in which are
''stoncs of ten cubts and stones of eight
cubits, laid by Solomon or his successors on
the throne, are now being laid bare at the
enormous depth of 80 feet and more beneath
the present surface. The bridge that once
spanned the ravine between the Palace on
Zion and the Temple on Mnriah is now proved
this be, as it seems, the ascent to the house
of the Lord which Solomon showed to the
Queen Of Sheba, We cannot wonder that on
seeing it there was more spirit in her.
The Pinnacle Of the Temple, on which the
tempter placed the Saviour, has just been
uncovered to its base, and is found still to
have an elevation of 1873 feet. The state
ment of Josephus is therefore no exaggcra~
ton: If any one looked down from the
battlements into the valley he would be giddy,
while his sight could not reach to such an i'm
mense depth Sections of the ancient wall
of Ophel have been exhumed, showing that,
as Josephus says, it was joined to the south
east angle of the Temple. Aqueducts, els
terms, and rock hewn channels and passages
have also been discovered within and around
Harem, throwing new light on the buildings,
the arrangements, and the services of the
Temple The great work of complete ex-
ploration of ancient Jerusalem is thus fairly
and auspiciously commenced.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1868-02-04
Shooting ARRAY.

Considerable excitement was occasioned
yesterday about noon, at the corner of Hill
and Hanover streets, by the shooting Of DIR.
George \. Moore, druggist, by Mrs. Natalie
G. Pollard, wife OF Il. y. Pollard, formerly of
Richmond. ltappears from the evidence and
the statements made by the parties themselves,
that Mrs. Pollard was passing the drug store
of NJ eSsrs. Moore l. Diffenbach, at the corner
of the streets referred to, and being impress
ed with the belief that she saw her husband
in the store, (the latter having been absent
from this city for some weeks,) she entered
and inquired of DR.. Moore where her hus~
band was, to which the doctor replied he did
not know. She still persisted in the inquiry,
when the doctor ordered her to leave the
premises, which she refused to do The DR..
then made an effort to eject her, and, during
q scuffle which ensued, he heard, as he tho't,
4 click like that made by the cooking of a
pistol. and attempted to take the weapon from
her he supposed she had on her person. She
protested she did not have a weapon of the
kind. but when the doctor was about to re-
lease his hold upon her, she drew small one
barrelled pistol aud fred the doctor threw
up his left arm to ward off the weapon, and
in doing so received the ball in the wrist,
which passed through and came out at the
top of the hand, lodging in the window cor
nice near the ceiling.
After the shooting had taken place, Mrs.
Pollard attempted to leave the store, but was
detained until the arrival of policeman Black
iston, who conducted her to the southern
station house. The wound of DR.. Moore was
dressed by DIR. Dodge, and is not considered
Of a dangerous nature. lie was, however,
obliged to cOutine himself to the bed during
the afternoon from nervous prostration, and
not being able to attend an examination Of
the affair at the station house, Capt. Frey, in
company with justice Mckinley proceeded
to his residence, where an investigation took
place. Messrs. G.. ". 2. Smith, j. Wills
and George q. Mauud appeared for Mrs.
Pollard.
The witnesses examined were DR.. Moore,
y Schultze, and Z. Sinsz, the two latter
clerks in the drug store where the aifray oc-
CURED The evidence Of these witnesses
substantiated the facts narrated above
Shuttle and Sinz further testified that the ac-
cused deliberately drew the pistol from her
pocket and fred after DR.. Moore had released
his hold upon her Mrs. Pollard disclsimed
any knowledge as to how the pistol was fred,
further than it occurred during struggle that
ensued after the attempt made TO eject
her from the store. She further alleged that
DIR. Moore had assaulted her while in the
drug store, and desired to prefer a charge to
that effect This, however Justice Mckinley
refused to entertained, upon the ground that
Dr. Moore had right to eject her from his
own premises. Her counsel thcu stated that
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1868-02-04

of liberty can be preserved to any people but
by firm adherence to justice, moderation,
temperance, frugality, and virtue. and by a
frequent recurrence to fundamental princl-
pies.
49, That religion, or the duty which we
owe to our creator, and the manner of dis
charging it, can be directed only by reason
and conviction, not by force or violence; and,
therefore, all men are equally entitled to the
free exercise of religion, according to the
dictates of conscience; and that it is the
mutual duty of all to practice Christian for
bearance, love ,and charity towards each other.
49, That neither slavery nor involuntary
servitude, except as lawful Imprisonment may
constitute such, shall exist within this State.
20. That all persons residing in this State,
and born or naturalized in the United States,
and subject to the Jurisdiction thereof, are
citizens of this State"
21. The rights enumerated in this Bill of
Rights shall not be construed to limit other
rights Of the people therein expressed.
ECHANGEs IN THE BILL OF RIGHTS.
l. The second and third articles are interpo-
lated in the old Bill, and indicate the subju-
cation of the State to the central consolidated
power at Washington.
2. The words modes aud" are omitted be-
fore "torms of government"
3. The 10Th, Goth, and 21st sections are
added
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1868-02-04


In the pitiIess stare of the lamplight glare,
A pauper met on City Hall Square;
1t was the noon of night without moon,
And she hobbIed along with curious Groom:
II am of the crones whom nobody owns,
And the rags hang in shreds ou my PauPer house
bones %
Nothing to eat, nor the pennies to meet
The expense of lair in Baxter street
Though a lair, things are, with Ndgings at par,
Would have cost half the price OF a single cigar,
Which one of the Crones, whom nobody owns,
Could not well afford for a rest to her bones.
That ght Fashion sate with her Goals the CRATE,
On Fifth avenue in her palace of state,
And the slippers she wore, embroidered DER,
Should have lodged OF paupers hundred or more
A hundred of crones, whom nobody owns
Whom the sharp wind cut TO the pauper-house
bones.
And the dog and the cat as they lay on the mat
Looked very well fei-bu no matter fol thatj
For a terrier tan is more than man,
Or even woman of pauper house clan
A crone of the croues, whom nobody owns,
Without rags enough to cover her bones.
The lights were out all il cellar and STALL
Which loomed in the dark like gloomy mausole: :
And under Its shadow the pauper stole;
She one OF the crones. whom nobody owns,
And all loose hung the skin on her rauPer-house
bones.
Not soul was nigh "a she laid down to die;
But her face was uPturned TO the piticss sky,
And the merciess seet with ceaseless beat
Fell and froze on her shoelcss feet;
She one of the crones, whom nobody owns,
And an ague of cold shook her paupcr house bones.
Into the past, with serpent powers,
In coils of minutes crawied the hours;
While the slect fell down O'er park and town,
And froze the grass all sere and 5rown;
She one of the cronts, whom nobody owns,
Rocked not as it beat on her Paupcr house bones.
Dead-unanneal lcd-with eyes unsealed-
And they dug her a pit in the Potter's Field,
And they bcItcd her in with jeer to the kin
OF the pennitess crone, who a pauper had been;
She was one of the crones, whom nobody owns,
And they laughed and they jokcd at her pauper-
bones.
She shall beg ncvcrmorc at the nabob's door.
She is gone To that land where nobody is poor,
Where the nabob's name and the paupcr's name
In Gods bank account all the same:
And one Of the crones, whom nobody owns,
She walKcth in Heaven over gold pavc-stones
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1868-02-04
Jefferson Davis.

We copy the following extract from the
"Life of Jefferson Davis" by Frank H. AL
friend. late editor of the Southern Literary
lfessenqer, and we'll known from his editorial
connection-both during and since the war
with the Richmond press:-
"The development in Mr.. Davis of the
high and rare qualities, requisite to parlia-
mentary leadership, was rapid and decisive.
His nature instinctively aspires to influence
aud power, and under no circumstances could
it rest contented in an attitude of inferiority.
Independence, originality, and intrepidity,
added to earnest and intelligent conviction ;
unwavering devotion to principle and pur-
pose will stern and irexorable, and dis
position frank, courteous, and generous, are
features of character which rarely fail to make
a representative man. After the death of
Mr.. Calhoun, he was incomparably the ablest
exponent of States Rights principles, and
even during the life Of that great publicist,
Mr.. Davis, almost equally with him, shared
the labors and responsibilities of leadership.
His personal courage is of that knightly or
der, which in an age of chivalry would have
sought the trophies of the tourney, and his
moral heroism fixed him immovably upon the
solid rock of principle, Indifferent to the in
convenience of being in minority and in no
dread of the storms of popular passion. His
faith in his principles was no less earnest than
his confidence in his ability to triumphantly
defend them"
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1868-02-04
a Happy Home.

A celebrated man in one of his admirable
speeches once observed: That although it
has been the pleasure Of our Maker in world
which is world of trial and transition, and
not the ultimate destiny of mankind-though
it has been the pleasure of our Maker to sub
iect a great portion of the human race to
trials and privations to enable them to quail
fy themselves for the future state that awaits
them, yet Providence has not been niggardly
in the distribution of those qualities which
are calculated to secure happiness to those
who conduct themselves well upon this earth
All the good qualities Of human nature, the
qualities of mind and of heart, everything
that tends to dignity our species, and to eDa-
Bile men to distinguish themselves in the con-
dition in which they have been placed-these
qualities have been sown broadcast over the
human race, and are as abundantly dispersed
among the humblest classes, as they are
among the highest classes in the land. The
first thing that parents have to do is to see
that their children are well educated ; they
are early instructed, not merely in book
learning, in reading and writing, and ac-
quirements OF that kind, but instructed in
the prccepts which indicate the difference
between right and wrong, and that they are
taught the principles of religion, and their
duty towards God and man. Now, the way
in which that can be done is by the father
and mother building up their household upon
that which is the foundation of all existence
in social life-I mean a happy home. No
home can be happy if the husband be not a
kind and affectionate husband, and a good
father to his children"
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1868-02-04

AS Our MOTHERS Do.-We were amused
the other evening at three little girls playing
among the sage brush in back yard. Two
of them were : making believe keep house. a
few yards distance from each other-neigh-
bors rs it we're. One of them says to the
third little girl: There, ROW, Nelly, you go
to Sarah's house, and stop little while and
talk, and then you come back and tell ME
what she says about me and then I'll talk
about her; then you go and tell Ler all l say,
and then we'll get mad and don't speak to
each other, just like our mothers do, you
know, Q! that'lI be such fun"
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1868-02-04
RATES OF ADVERTISING.

they did not desire to give bail at present,
their client, Mrs. Polloard, preferring to be
committed. A commitment was made out by
the magistrate, charging the accused with
shooting DR.. Moore with intent to kill, and
subs equently she was conveyed to the city Jail
to await further developments, DIR. Moore
is said to be an intimate friend of Mr.. Pol
lard.-R RaLtinlore SIR eE We,lnestlau.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1868-02-04

- Mr. Coble advertises his runaway ap-
prentice, r. Strong in the following stye i;
"He can be identified by the fact that he
has not combed his hair since the fourth OF
July, 1865, and cannot speak ten words at
time without uttering twenty talsehoods.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1868-02-04

The Louisiana Planters are said to be
improving upon the contract system by giving
their laborers tickets each day, good for the
pay Of SO many hours as each has worked.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1868-02-04

MEETING OF THE HEIRS or TIE UoLT
EsTATE.-A meeting was held Thursday
evening at the Astor House of the heirs of
Sir John Holt, an English Judge who, in
170S, executed will devising large estates
to his family, then alive. He also provided
for descendants of his family, and, in case of
default bequeathed the property to his own
lawful heirs. There was default in all the
branches, and the difficulty was and now is
to ascertain who those lawful heirs are The
property is valuable, consisting of eighteen
estates in various counties and places in Eng
land, one of which, in Suffolk, is said to be
nine square miles in extent, and worth SlS,-
900 000. There is fund in the Court Of
Chancery, part of this estate, which in the
year 1852 amounted to somewhere about SI5,-
900, 900. Out Of this fund the English gov
ernment lent to Ireland the sum of S5, ,000,-
600 during the exigencies of the famine Of
1856, there being no other available funds
in the public Exchequer, consequent upon
the expenses of the Crimean war in which
England was then engaged. 1t Is supposed
the descendants of VIM. Holt, of New Haven,
Connecticut are the lawful heirs to these
real estates and accumulated funds, amount
ing conformity, to an approximate estimate of
$4,000, 900 in gold. At the meeting held
in this city, which was attended by about
eighty persons committee was appointed to
prosecute Investigations into family and coort
Teyords, archives, &e.-N y BOrld.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1868-02-04

HUMAN DEcADENcE.-In au able thesis
on death, Dr. AcoSta, Of Paris, discusses the
difficulty Of determining the commencement
of old age, and says that the Greeks regard
ed the age of forty nine (seven times seven,
their clinracteric number) as the eliminating
point Of human strength. Another French
writer, NJ. Flourena, however, holds that de-
cadence does not commence until the seven
tieth year. The Chinese call men who hayo
attained that age, "rare birds. and those who
reach the ninetieth year ''old loiterers."-
The two climacteric ages Of the Arabs were
sixty-thTee (seven times nine) and eighty-one
(nine times nine). The first was considered
the grand climneteric among the ancieuts and
those who passed it were accustomed to con-
gratulate each other Psychologists recog-
nize the existence Of two sources of strength
in the constitution one is called the force in
use, and the other the reserved force. Doubt
less the period of decadeney bears some re-
latiOu to the period required for full deYel-
opmeDt. Those who are long in arriving at
the full maturity of their powers, as gem
ersl rule are long in losing their store of re-
served force.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1868-02-04
"wHoM NOBODY OWNS.

BY FRANCIS GERRY FAIsFIELr
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1868-02-04
EDWARD c. FREEL,
Attorney at haw

DRACTICES in the Courts of JEFFERSON,
L BERKELEY, and MORGAN Counties He
will have the advantage of consultation with and
advice of DANIEL b. LUCAS, in all business in
trusted to him.
Gcs- Office, opposite Entler's Hotel, Shepherds.
town, West Va.
November 26, lS67-tf.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1868-02-04
ANDREW HUNTER,
SOLICITOR IN MATTERS OF BANK

HAVING specially prepared for the business );
IL and not being excluded from the United States
Courts will prosecute diligently, all applications
for the benefit of the late Bankrupt law, committed
to him.
G1- He will regularly attend the Federal Court
at Clarksburg, and elsewhere the cases may re-
qure.
Charlcstown, July I6, Is67-tf.
New Era Martinsburg, and Winchester Times,
COPY each 3 times.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1868-02-04
Billiard ParlOr and Restaurant,
LoUDoUN ST, OPPOSITE COURT-Ho.
WINCHESTER, VA.
CHARLES J. KENNEDY d. co.
PROPRIETORS.

THE EATING ESTABLISHMENT,
best OYSTERS received daily and served up in any
style desired. *.*AlI kinds of GAME in season.
The BA r will always be stocked with the finest
WINES, LIQUORS. AND CIGARS.
The BILLIARD SALOON will be found the
best in the Valley-being elegantly furnished and
provided with TABLES combining n II the modern
improvements. - GIVE Us y CALL.
CHARLES }. KENNEDY & co.
N,ycinher 10. lS67-ly. PrODrictOrs
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1868-03-06

| tilication. has no foundation either IN
! precedent or reason. If every court III
the country next month pronounce the
| Tenure-oi-oiicc Act unconstitutional. IL
would not in the least improve SIR.
Johnsons position. What h" Is about
to be tried Tor Is not only his disobe-
dience to tie law. for of this a decision
that the law was Observation-Disclosures
is, null and voil-migH abSolre hm.
but his taking upon himself the functions
! of the judiciary. and deciding for himself
that ii was unconstitutional. and acting
in his official capacity under his own
railing. II he may do this, all the other
officials, civil and military, may do II,
and the legislature might ;tS well be DIS
! solved. iur It's acts would be all nu.ltIeS.
| Nobody would ever obey one whirA ~
| had the least motive OF ttisO5cylng III
other words. all that portion Of III. COM
munity which an act OF Cougre-N W"s
intended to direct or restrain, would "e
exempted from ii, operation for IN lntt.-
mite period after lis passage. II tins
/ were the effect of Il written constitution,
no nation would live under one Tor siN
months; and, II provide against thu, iuc
presumption has been firmly established
Is binding on everybody, that All act
are constitutional till Il court ui cnmr"-
tent jurisdiction has. i'll a b",iG .ti'Ie ci-',
pronounced them otherwise. 1t may ",'
~aiI that this presumption bears hard CA
! officers. because the Constitution iuri-
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Iectmcn, John Bailey ,Ir. |. l. Fucker. |
& Randall. Listers, X i Fulton, ii q
Randall, y IL Burton,
Town Clerk, Constable, Selectmen,
Listers. same AZ last year.
Newport. - Moderator, J T Allen.
Clerk and Treasurer, Royal Cummings.
Selectmen, W ID Crane, g r Lane, J l.
Crawford. Ovcrscer. and First Consta-
de, A q Bowlcv Listers, ID + Bisbce
+ Il True, Chester Butler. Supt. Rev
q II Bailey.
Voted, to raise such highway tax to
be paid in labor as required by law. and
to raise enough III addition to make 81
cents on dollar OF the yrand list, TO be
paid in cash and distributed by the Sc
lcctmen at their discretion. Voted to
raise a tax of 30 per cent. TO pay toward
the Indebtedness of tlc town. Voted TO
raise 4 tax of 10 per cent. Tor building
roads and brid ge, and for incidental cN-
pcnScs. Voted to raise a sum not eN-
cccding 5000 to buy safe for keeping
town records. Voted to instruct the
ovcrsecr of the poor TO hire Il house for
the accommodation OF town paupcrs.
.SietIeld.-Modcratur IIorac. Drown.
Clerk ard Treasurer, j l. ingalls,. s.
lcctmcn. l. VI VI Gray. Charles INGALLS,,
l.. + Root. Oser+ytr, Horace Drown.
Constable and Collector, y |. Folsom
Listers. Spencer Drake. Walden Brown.
Aaron GRAY. Auditors. Bradley In4all-.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1868-03-06
BAExrM's MrsEr-M AGAIN BURNED

B>ENIM's MUsEGM AGAIN BURNED
On Tuesday morning Barnum's museum,
on Broadway, y. Y, was destroyed by
'irr, together with all It's curiosilles and
about one half Of very fine mcnagerle
of Wild animals. which was owned part
ly by Barnum and in part by Van Am
BURG. The loss Is about 100000 and
if the grea, Snowman ever RECEIVERS from
this loss he will SHOW pluck indeed. When
the fire reached the rooms where the
wild animals were confined. the scene
WAS fearful. but no accident occurred.
The following is a part Of the Geographic
account
When the fire had been in progress foI
more than an hour, anI the entire inte-
rlor Of tine building, from cellar to roof.
was one mass OF SURFING flame, III which
It seemed impossible that any life could
eNi,, for a single instant. Il sudden cry OF
wonder and horror rose from Il group OF
tremon who were standing near the
front OF the building, and drew all eyes
to the spot. when, To the amazcmcnt Of
all, som" poor best 81 charred AMI vast
cl that it was inpo->ibr to tell whether
It wa- ti"cr, lenpn,l, or bear, was seen
'untly struggling to force lis way ont
from The horrible pit OF death. There
va, Il moment OF silence and Il rccoilin.
of the crowd. a. the wrcirhcd creature.
with desperate effort, cleared the b!az-
ing pile OF combu,iihcS that hemmei it
in. and half >prang, half tunb!ed 10 the
sidewalk. For an instant it stood star
iu- wildly around, uncertain which way
to turn. Then. with the first step 10
curry itself further away from the blaz
in. doom /; had 50 ErtrIu.ly escaped, M
ture gave way. and it tell siranglld and
struggling to the sidewalks. 1t Wa Oh
Won, mercy 10 pat the poor wretch out
Of lis agony. ;,ni 4 prompt policeman
drew his revolver, Int burnt, >traH-lc,l,
exhausted IL tHe poor creature wa, IL
hold Of lie was wonderful, and more
than 4 dozen shots were discharged INFO
hi- holy before il finally ceased to strug-
glc.