Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1868-01-07
GENERAL ITEMS.

Queen Victoria is growing very corpu-
lent.
Seventeen million brick were made in
Louisville last year.
The Texas folks have new term for
gamblers. They call them professional cardists.
-Mankato, Minnesota, lately shipped 21-
900 muskrat skins for the Eastern market in
one lot.
1t is said that Charles Francis Adams
writes the articles on American politics in the
London Star.
The poet who won the French Academy
prize for an ode on the death of Lincoln, is
going to send 5000 to Mrs. Lincoln.
The Burlington Kansas Chronicle de-
clares for Horace Greeley as the Republican
nominee for President.
Peat sells in Madison, Wis, at six dol
lars cord, and is generally and satisfactorily
used in that place as substitute for coal and
wood.
"A Danbury, Conn, lawyer went through
the painful experience of Gaming the other
day. There was young lady in the case.
Lorenzo Michaels, and old citizen of Pc
tersburg, died at his residence in that city,
on Saturday night last.
Hon. Robert Smith, formerly member
Of Congress from the Alton district, illinois,
died at his residence, near Alton, last week
Admiral Semmes' lecture on the "Winds
and Waves" is spoken Of in Il very comph-
mentary manner by the Louisville Journal.
"A man in Kankakee county, Illinois,
died lately of hydrophobia from bite re-
ceived in August. He felt no inconvenience
till within few hours of his death.
The present proprietors of the Atlantic
Monthly have made two hundred thousand
dollars out of the magazine since they have
taken charge Of it.
A Frenchman recently hung himself
because his grocer dunned him for bill of
$50. Thereupon his son shot the grocer
The account is still unpaid.
Two more OF those frogs that live in SOL
id rock and hop off SO merily when their
pre~Adamite sleep is broken have been blast
ed into this world down in Maine.
-Barnum has nephew and namesake
who thought stealing a watch was no worse
than manufacturing a mermaid, and who is
now in Jail for putting his opinion in practice.
-Advces from Northwestern Arkansas
notice the discovery of rich gold-bearing
quartz in Red river mountains, sixty five
miles west of Fort Smith.
IF any woman in England has three chill
dren at birth, the Queen makes her pre-
sent of three guineas. This is royal liber~
ality.
: The New York Sun states that two hun
dred clerks were discharged from one drapery
house in Broadway, New York, on the 18th
instant.
= Recent mail robberies frightened a
Cleveland man, who added to the address of
letter: "To dishonest P. o. officials For
Gods sake let this go through-there is no
money in it :"
The Detroit Free Press thinks Sheridan
ought to be impeached. His offence lies in
kissing some Eve hundred girls in a white
school, but preserving dignifed reticence
during his visit the next day te similar col
ored institution.
= Miss Caroline NJ. Richings, the we'll
known American prima donna, was married
at Boston on Christman Eve to Pierre Ber-
nard, of New York city. Mr.. Bernard is
member of the Richings Opera Troupe.
"A son of Senator Bonham, of Missouri,
aged twenty two, attempted suicide last week
with morphine, and at last accounts was in a
dying condition. The cause was quarrel
with his betrothed.
A novel experiment has been in progress
among the managers of the Howard Mission
in New York city for some time 1t is that
of furnishing breakfasts, clothing and spirit
ual instruction to the great mass of our popu-
lation who pass their nights in the station
houses for want of some better place to lie
The scheme has proven great success, and
it is estimated that over thousand persons
have been fed and large number reclaimed
from vagabondism BIZ the experiment
a horse belonging to Boston steam fire
engine was removed to another stable on Sun
day night in order to give new conner a
chance at the ropes. There was an alarm
during the night, and the old horse kicked
down the stalls and everything else his heels
could touch in his anxiety to get out and go
to the FIRE.
= 1t is now said that Gen. Ord was re-
lieved not SO much at his owu request as be-
cause Gen. Grant Thought his district would
be benefited by change of commandsra
Gen. Ord is understood to be friend Of the
Presidents policy,