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II. g. KRAFFT.
FAMILY BREAD BAKERY.

Corner Pennsylvanis avenue and 18th ST.,
Has constantly on hand fresh Boston Brown. Ora.
BAN. Bye, and wheat Bread. Also, Tea Biscuit
Dinner Rolls. Pies, Cakes, and andy.
n. B.-We use nothing but the beet family -four
IN baking, and eur bread 10 pure and uladultsra-
ted. &c l6-rmr
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DR ESS MAKING

u IDRE SS MAKING,
~ M A1H!Hs0H; SAL Eighth street. vest.
Hone, and es!sss s.is., soHss d In he 1ost
seehe,ehe ssylee. No work slights1 20 hsstsa lee
eoDDl0tt0n-tDe always set. and NO disA0D olns-
msnts. - nechins. stitching and OIttine ond
Bastias sarsialy 80 DsoaSsly doSs. 10 H-sa
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'Vzo ouutheast corneF O! IN aud D ste.
TRUSTEES SALE OF TwO-spORY FRAME
Mnt Sb AND LOT ON TWsNTT FIRST ST.
HEsI, BETM kEE AND NJ SIS. EORTH
- By virtue Of deed of trrst from Isaac
I,f Shorter TO the undersigned, bearing date
@-1 September Is Iss7. and rs1or,ied in Llbar
n No u folio io8, one Of the land recarss of the
IL front Of the premises on FRiD .Y the 81 la,
may 100, AZ clock =. the north alf art II
1ot unbereh ten tiu.l IN square nnmoersi one
hundred tl00J according tine p,at or pan OF sail
CITY. s'''
Terms OF sole Oae-half cash; balance AT sly
M nths from the day Of sal vita int rest sscr, rS
hy deed Of trust on the premises. $50 d1wl in
me0iot'Iv on the sale being made. EN psuses and
Stamps at puFChssrs est
lad CHEM a WILLIAMS h1cr.
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JOHN A. THOMPSON, IL
Late with 5. G.. Ford,l
ID r u q s
Cor. 4TH AND H STREETS AND Mass. AVENUE.
WARRINGTON, ID. q.
Personal attention given to the compount ding Of
Ply sicians Prescriptions at all hours Of the day
night. de To-
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PROPOSALS FOB ARMY TRANSFORM
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Sealed Prl pysals will De SERVED AZ TINS Off,
rrul II O'Clock ~. January - lsi9. for tie
traus portstion OF Military Supplies during II
Year commencing Anil I, 1879. snd encius NJ an, a
81. $50. on the foiCTiug ute tPrsnoza., fsr
Tonte 10. v ~ aisO De received ~ B--g-t Lt-nt
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ii unth che tine above mentioned
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No. 326 Southeast corner TN and . streets
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LIBRARY OF TIE LATE PROF. w. Z. JILL
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on MoNphf, Jas. rs. Is g. and following even
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lection o. STANDARD English md american Litera-
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n o G E.
We viii sell, az public sale. at Walls Bazaar on
Louisiana ayenue, on THURSDAY. Japusry IL a
1853, ore BAY HORSE, il orteE 70 pay i've month I
livery of The same
ia ct MAIN a. MASTSH
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Our stock OF OLD WHIeKIDs 10 unusually large
ana highly improved By ase, and our customers
mag connde In ~ that the unrivalled quality
everyvhere acknsvledssd Of ur Old nonongahsle
Whisksss shah b faIly maintained by -.
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0THE ABOVE SALE Is POSTPONED UN
III fRtEAE January IS h same hour and place
or account of the rain
lIa w. L. WALL co. ,Aucts,
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puned until FRIDAY BOOMING, yanuary Isth
commencing at II o G ock. on account of the r.iu
All tChropl ". l.. WALL & %. Aucts
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1869-11-23
WHY Is IT SOP

This is the fourth number of our paper
since we entered upon the .jiJlh year of its
publication counting from its resumption
since the war. In former years, we have had
a number of our subscribers who commenced
with us, to come forward and pay their sub
scriptions when their terms expired, But 1t
is not so this year. Only some half dozen have
adopted the adeance paying system, out of over
three hundred. A little reflection will at once
show how this neglect is calculated to embar-
rass the business of the Office. Besides this
neglect on the part of our advance paying pa
irons, there are many who have not paid for
last year-some are delinquent for two years,
and few for the whole time of publication.
This ought not to be, if people expect the
press to be sustained. Who will improve by
this hint, and remedy their delinquency at
once We shall see.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1869-11-23
SPECIAL NOTICES.
How Hostetter's Bitters Cure Dyspepsia.

THE WHOLE STORY IL A NUTSHELL.
The Office of the stomach il convert the food into
a cream like semi fluid. called CHVNE. This is ef.
fected partly by the action of solvent called the
gastric Juice which exudes the coating of the
stomach, and partly by a mechanical movement of
that organ, which cTnS, il were, the disso'ving
aIiment. The CHYNE passes from the stomach into
the duodenum, entrance to the bowels, where il
is subjected the action of the bile, a7d the nuti
tous portion Of converted into fluid called Chyie,
which eventually becomes blood.
Now, il is evident that if the great solvent, the
gastric juice, Is produced in sufficient quantity,
or if the mocha meal artion of the stomach Is not
sufficiently brisk the frat process Of dtgCSOn will be
but mperectly performed. It is also clear that ii
the liver, which plays such an important part IN
changing the nourishing portion OF the ehyme into
the material of the blood, il cobgested, or IN any
unnatural condition, the second process will not be
thoroughly accomplished. The result of the f'ro
failures il dyspepsia, complicated with btii0uSncSs
The MODE in which HOSTETTERS BIITERS
operate in such Is this: they invigorate the
cellular membrane of the stomadh, which evolves
the gastric Juice, thereby insuring an ample sum
cheney of the fluid to completely diss live the food
They also act upon the OF the stomach, caus
ing an acceleration of the mechanical movement
necessary reduce the food to a homogeneous mass
They also specifically upon the liver, strength
ening it, and so enabling it TO produce ample
and regular supply of bile for the purpose of con-
Verting the nutritious PARTICLES of the Chyms into
Chsle and promote the passa ge through the bowels
of the useless debris.
In this way, HOSTETTER's BITTERs cure dys-
pePsia and liver complaint. The explanation is
plain, simple, philosophical. and TRUE.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1869-11-23
The RECONSTRUCTED" Governors.

The Fredericksburg Herald thus pictures
the reconstructed Governors" that have been
so kindly sent by the ''bcst government the
world ever saw" to lord it over the people
of Virginia and other Southern States, the
latchets of whose shoes they we're not worthy
to unloose -
"Ths South has added largely to the role of
history as the field wherein the worst mon of
the nation floatcd to the surface, end where
the widest orgies of the debased and profigate
were held in open day. VIllany is the rule,
virtue the exception, in our reconstructed"
Governors. Men who. seemed to be specially
picked out for the reason that they had no
character at home and if indigenous, without
the respect of the community in which they
lived. If home apostates, they we're the
scorned and the reprobate If transplanted
they came clad with malevUlence and with
the single purpose of making the position pay.
1t is amazing that the gaze of honest men did
not smite them; but their hides were so thick
as to be impervious, and their souls so small,
as not even capable of holding the scorn and
contempt of an outraged people over whom
they lorded it with brief, but none the less
cruel, authority. Their days are almost mum,
bered, but their memories will survive In
ali after years they will be execrated as foul
vermin that crawled into positions they could
never otherwise have obtained.
AprOpos of reconstruction Governors, Har-
rson Reed, sol distant governor of Florida,
whose latest achievement was the earning of
twelve thousand dollars by securing the pas
sage of a bill through the Florida Legislature,
is thus celebrated by Brick Pomeroy:
I'VE knew him in Wisconsin years ago.
when he would ride in the closet of railroad
car to escape the conductor when he passed
through for the collection of fare. He was a
good man for the Republican party. Just
such man as finds therein home and a
chance to steal. He went 10 Florida, and
was appointed carpet-bag Governor of that
State. He fills his pockets and returns semi
occasionally to Wisconsin to unload"
81 In Pittsburg, on the 11th, the Joint
Committee on the Reunion of the Presby-
terrain Assemblies reported informally in both
bodies and stated that they had agreed on all
legal points and would recommend the appoint
ment of committee Of both bodies to COM
pIetc the details of reconstruction, and also
that the Assemblies meet for devotional exer-
cises to day, and be dissolved in legal form at
ten o'clock, after which a union meeting be
held in the largest public hall in the city, the
United Assembly to meet for the first session
at Philadelphia in May next. This report is
regarded as deciding the question of reunion
The statistics of the Presbyterian Church
show that the Old School have p synods, 143
prcsbyteries, 1881 ministers, 25S, 1903 mem
bers, and that the New School has "a synods.
113 presbyteries, ,s48 ministers, and liz $50
members. By the reunion the Presby terian
Church in the United States will have 81 |
Bynod,, 256 presbyteries, 4 ,229 ministers, and
431 ,463 members.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1869-11-23
A Tribute to General Lee,

The celebrated English scholar, George
Long, has recently published a new and re-
viscd edition of his translation of the
"Thoughts of the Emperor M. Aurelius An
tonius." In his preface he complains that
the American reprint of his books has been
dedicated by the publishers without consult>
ing him, and then adds the following elo>
quent tribute to General Lee -
l have never dedicated book to any man,
and if 1 dedicated this 1 should choose the
man whose name seemed to me most worthy
to be Joined to that OF the Roman soldier and
philosopher. 1 might dedicate the book to
the successful general who is now the Presi-
dent of the United States, with the hope that
his integrity and justice will restore peace
and happiness, SO far as he can, to those I'M
happy States which have suffered so much
from war and the unrelenting hostility of
wicked men.
But as the Roman poet said, TIIctrir cauSa
Deis p7acuit, sca 0ictu Cut0ni, and if I dedi-
Gated this little book to aay man, l would
dedicate it to him who led the Confederate
armies against the powerful invader, and re-
tired from an unequal contest defeated, but
not dishonored to the noble Eirginan SOL
der, whose talents aud virtues place him by
the side of the best and wisest man who sat
on the throne of the Imperial Caesars.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1869-11-23
The Stay Law.

According to the Lynchburg Virginian
there is great deal Of needless apprehension
entertained in Virginia, respectiog the effect
of the expiration of the Stay Law, which
ceases with tho acknowledgement by Congress
of the new constitution. The opinion pre-
walls that about one fourth, or a very large
portion of the real estate Of Virginia will then
change hands, at a ruinous sacrifice to the
present owners But those who take this
gloomy view Of the subject lose sight of the
fact that the courts can, to q great extent,
control this matter, and interpose to protect
the interests of the property holders. The
Tirgintan says:
Gin all cases, except where deeds of trust
exist, sales of real estate must depend upon a
decree of court and no sales will be permit
tel if the proceeds of annual rental for term
of YEARS will iquidate the claim on account of
principal and interest In any case, it is COM
petent for the courts to have property appraised,
and to set aside any sale where the value ofthe
property, or something nearly approximating
it, has not been secured. This power Of the
courts is ample to secure landholders against
a ruinous sacrifice of their property ; and
further, we have no doubt that the Legislature
will, by appropriate legislation, under the
ConBtitution, see to it that wholesale ruin be
not inflicted upon the debtors of the Common
wealth"
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1869-11-23

E9T A correspondence is published in the
Richmond Wig between Mr. James Lyons
and Col. J. S. Preston, in reference to the
address delivered by the latter at the State
Fair. In his letter to Mr.. Lyons, who cx>
presses his regret at the manner in which the
address has been received, Col P. says:
The whole text and scope of the address
was to show that the people of Virginia were
PECULIAR bound By their traditions and his
tory to devote themselves to material develop
ment, as by that alone the Commonwealth of
Virginia could ever hope to regain her lost
rights and privileges avoided references
to the present civil and political condition of
Virginia, or her present relations with the
Government and people of the United States.
scruPulorslJ avoided the use of one phrase
calculated, or intended at least, to exacerbate
the people of Virginia against that Govern
ment or people. At the same time it was not
my vocation to ignore history for the purpose
OF pailiatins existing bitterness or encouraging
political and economical affiliations, which
did not comprehend, and perhaps, therefore,
did not approve"
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1869-11-23
Union of Methodist Churches.

There is some probability of union of the
Methodist Protestant and Methodist Episco-
pal Churches of Virginia. In the Virginia
Conference of the Methodist Protestant
Church, lately in session in Lynchburg, the
following resolutions were submitted and
adopted with but one dissenting voice =
Whereas, This Conference has, during its
present session, received ftcn the presiding
Bishop and Board of Presiding Elders of the
Virginia Annual Conference of the Metho-
dist Episcopal Church South, the assurance
that an utilization and incorporation of our re-
spective churches in Virginia would meet
with their cordial approval, and in their opin-
ion, with the approval of their Conference
Therefore,
l. Reso1Ocd, That we accept of this assu-
rance of the Bishop and his Board of Elders,
as expressive of the views and sentiments of
this Conference; but ia the present condition
of affairs which beset us,
2. Resolved, That our true policy is to
maintain, under the help of God, our present
organization; and that, entertaining now the
same views on the subject of general cor
porate union with the Methodist Episcopal
Church, South, which we have heretofore de.
clared, and regarding the basis of union pro-
posed by Bishop Pierce, &C., as acceptable,
we memorabilia our approaching General Con
ference with view to the early consumma-
ton Of that corporate union.
g. Resolred, That if our General Confer
ence shall fail to enter upon negotiation
with view to a corporate Church union
then we will feel ourselves at liberty to in
augurate separate Conference church action
upon the subject, and shall not Unnecessarily
delay to do so.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1869-11-23

fes- A dispatch in New York Herald of
Sunday from Washington says:
''The question of the constitutionality Of
the retrocession Of Alexandria in 1916 to the
State of Virginia is likely to come up shortly
after the meeting of Congress in method
very little expected, and should it be settled
against the Old Dominion, the question of the
removal of the capital will also be involved in
such a way as to give qnietus to the rem"v-
ers. 1t Is said that programme has been
arranged to resist the admission of Mckenzie,
the lately elected member of Congress from
Alexandria, on the ground that he is not a
constitutionally elected representative. The
members who have arranged this plan will
argue that Congress had no right in 1916 to
dismember the District of Columbia by the
rctrocession Of Alexandria that the intention
of the constitution was that the territory FOR
the osaton of the capital once having been
fixed and accepted by Congress, not foot of it
could subsequently be parted with without an
amendment of tho constitution. IfCongress,
on having this point prccipitated on them,
should decide to deny Mckenzie his seat, it
will something ola peint gained for the PEG
pie of the District who oppose removal
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1869-11-23
M A r RTE d .

On Thursday morning. November 18th 1869 at
the residence of the BRIDE father By Rev II Spter
Capt. Fl b. LITTLEPAGE, late Of the Con fedora te
States Navy, to Mics EMMA, daughter of Henry
w. Castlemsn, Esq, of this county.
There lisa LitHt page of unwrittcn history about
the gallant bridegroom, which deem it not in.
appropriate to refer to here. At the commence.
ment of the late war, he officer in tie U. S
Navy, but at once resigned his position. and took
service with the South for whose interests he fought
gala ntly In the memorable contest between the
Merrimac and Monitor, he officer the
former, and although he did succeed in captur-
ing the Monitor, te Ike pleasure gratulating
him upon his euccess in taking into port a fairer
prize. in the person of one of the daughters of
own county May the me-Ty-m0ke which preceded
their marriage prove more fortunate to him and his
fair companion, than the Merrimac of Hampton
Roads notoriety.l
On the 10th inst. in BArryviIlc. bv Rev B.
HishIey. JAMES W. MARSHA Ill to Mise SALLIE
d LANCASTER-aIl of Clarke county.
Attic residence of the brides father near Out
fields Depot, on the 26th day of October. 1869. by
the Rev. Mr.. Simmons. Mr.. ANTHONY NUNNA-
MAKER to Miss LA IRA J. RRISHART-alI of this
county.
On the 18th inst. by Rev. A C. Hopkins Mr.
GRAY-all of this county.
ANDREW DICE to Miss SUSAN MURPHY-both
of Berkeley county.
In the NJ. E Church in Sh"pbcrdstown. on Thurs
day morning last. by Rev. C. w FecIemyer, Mr.,
JOSEPHCOLLINSS Ho " to Miss FANNIE CROW
all of that place
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1869-11-23
VALLEY ITEMS.

From our Valley exchanges we cory the
following items =
Eleven hogs were killed in StauntoH
last week which averaged 34S pounds each.
The Free>Will Baptists( colored) are
building quite an extensive church in Berry
Vile.
-Kerr's Greek P o. has been discontin-
ued Lexington is the nearest Office to the
good people of that part of Rockbridge.
A party of hunters, from Rappahannock,
were quite successful in killing deer, in the
mountains west of Brooks Gap, few weeks
ago. They brought down SOME twenty two
deer, besides some small game.
= Some days since, Mr. Henry Milburn.
residing in the vicinity of Pughtown, in
Frederick county, shot and killed, on Isaac's
Greek, baid>headed eagle which measured
from tip to tip of wings six feet and nine
inches.
"A few days since, while John Mines
was returning home with his wagon from
Staunton, he was robbed of about forty dol
lars within mile of Middlebrook, in Angus
ia county, by two negroes who were on the
roadside.
- Our hunters are beginning to have fine
snort hunting uC6T. CcNCIdl iuNO DCCu
on Cedar Creek, one a fine buck, by Mr..
Frank King. We ,ticed few days ago n
fine doe in the hands of Mr.. Coffelt, which
we suppose was killed by him.
Woodstock Herald
On the 9th instant, one of the largest
bears ever killed in this section was killed in
the corn field of Mr.. VIM. D. Hogshead, in
the neighborhood of the augusta Springs"
We are informed by highly respectable and
perfectly reliable gentleman that he would
weigh at least five hundred pounds.
Shannon Spectator.
On Friday evening last, seven wild tur-
KEYS lit upon the roof of Mr.. Jos. N. Ryan's
kitchen in this place Two of them were
killed-one by Mr.. Richard Hardy and the
other by Mr.. Henry Hyer. The others es-
capped by timely fight IF Virginia be kept
as territory much longer, our citizens will
be able to live upon wildg game.
Stanton Spectator.
- On last Tuesday night Policeman An
ders, together with Capt Chas. Harris, whom
he had called to his assistance, attempted to
arrest a negt6 man who was charged with
boating his wife. The negro, who was unruly,
drew revolver and fred several shots at the
police. Capt Harris fired at the negro,
woundins him in the hip. After this the
prisoner went into limbo quietly
Winchester Ne,cs.
We learn that on last Sunday twenty
persons, most of them with the dew of youth
still adjoining them, were publicly admitted
into the Presbyterian Church of Failing
Spring" in this county, of which the Rev. d.
w. Shanks is pastor, One of our citizens
who was present, says that the spectacle OF so
many persons standing in the presence of
large congregation of parents, kindred and
neighbors, to take the VOWS of God upon them,
was beautiful and touching in the extreme
The pastors heart seemed to overflow with
gratitude and joy, whilst he addressed in tones
of peculiar tenderness, welcoming them to the
communion of the Church, and urging them
to high standard of piety and devotion. -
The scene was one which will be long rcmcm-
bered by all who were permitted to witness
it.-Lerington Gazette.