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Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1869-11-09
ANOTHER YEAR.

We have already entered upon the fifth
year of the publication of the SPIRIT Of JET
ferson, since the war. With what success We
have catered to the political and intellectual
tastes of our readers, we leave them to de-
eide, without any special promises for the fu-
ture. We shall endcavor to make the paper
as acceptable henceforth, as in the past, and
further than this, we will not say.
To the many who have promptly and kindly
aided US, we are of course under lasting OBJ
legations, for we have the highest admiration
and warmest regard for prompt paying pa
tron. To those who universally manifest a
disposition of indifference to our claims, and
neglected to pay us promptly-aud some few
not at alive have only to say that we earn
estly hope there will be an improvement fol
the future. Let every subscriber then, come
forward at this, the beginning of the year
and contribute his quota to make the machine
run smoothly.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1869-11-09
THE RESULT INVEST VIRGINIA.

From the Wheeling Register, of Friday, we
are at last able to form tolerably definite
idea of the result of our State election last
Thursday week 1t exceeds our most sanguine
hope. While our neighboring States of Penn
sylvania and Ohio seem to have abated but
little of their determination to adhere to the
fortunes of Radicalism, West Virginia, unin>
fuenced by their example, has most emphati-
cally called n halt After calm and un.
demonstrative canvass, conducted almost en-
tirely by the press of the State, upon the
single issue of partisan prescription, the vo-
tiers of West Virginia have changed front
with dreadful suddenness, aud by start
ling uprising have laid out the policy of dis
franchisemont as cold as Sir John Franklin's
bones.
We have tolerably fair returns from forty
counties in the State, which elect forty.six
members to the House. OF these the Dem
ocrats have twenty. The liberal Republicans,
supported by the Democrats on the platform
of the prompt repeal of all Test Oaths and
disabling measures, number ten, from the
following counties: Marshall /, Tyler j,
Barbour l, Upshur l, Mineral L, Grant and
Hardy delegate DistricD l, Berkeley l.,
Roane 1, Putnam l, Pocahontas and Webster
delegate District Ito. -
To the Senate twelve members have just
been elected, eleven to succeed those whose
term has expired, and one to fill vacancy in
the Tenth District The proscriptives carry
the Second, Third, Fourth, Tenth and proba-
bly, the Ninth, electing six Senators. Liber-
ais have been chosen for the Fifth, Sixth,
Eighth and Eleventh, four Senators, The
Democrats carry the First and Seventh. So
that as between the proscriptives on the one
side, and the liberals and Democrats on the
other, the new members are evenly divided
upon the "let up policy. Two Democrats
and eight Republicans hold over, but as it is
understood that several of the Republicans
holding over, are. avowdy in favor of repeal
ing our DISTINGUISHING laws, there is ample
reason for the hope that the Senate will meet
the House halfway upon questions of reform.
The unexpected but emphatic expression OF
the popular will just had throughout the State
will certainly have its weight in the minds of
all faithful representatives, and hence we
cherish the belief that the next Legislature
will do its full duty in the way of thoroughly
adapting our laws to the freest ideas of q
Republican Government.
Jcferson ana. BerheIcy.-These two coun'
ties constitute one Senatorial District, and
entitled to two Senators according to the
Koran of the immaculate State of West Vir.
ginia. 1t was contest in which, individual
ly, we felt but little interest, and as TO the
sequence, We are neither elated or chagrined
1t was fight among those, tarred with the
same stick, for the spoils, and the following is
| the result
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1869-11-09
THE DELEGATES.

G.. NJ. Beltzhoover, Conservative Demo-
erat, and Jacob j. Miller, Republican, are
elected to the House of Delegates from this
county. Mr. B., as matter of course, will
vote for all liberal measures, and we have
reason to believe that Mr.. Miller will go with
him upon all questions involving the test oath,
80 far as it now applies to lawyers, jurors,
suitors and teachers; and it is not unlikely
that he will go as far as any other member
in setting up the white man as the ruler of
the State.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1869-11-09
ONLY "a,

With all the cheating by the Board of
Registration, and all the manipulation of the
polls, Koonce beats Billmyer only A votes
for the Senate-20 in Jefferson and "a in
Berkeley. Where would Koonce have been
if such men as the McCurdy's, Osbourn's and
others of their undoubted Unionism and lib
eral views had been allowed to vote?
By the way, we hope Logan Osbourn, Esq,
does not intend to submit quietly to the out
rsgeous frauds by which his name was erased
fora the registry list? He is not the man
We have ever esteemed him to be, if he does
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1869-11-09
THE SENATORIAL ELECTION.

The head of the Martinsburg New Era is
evidently very sore of tho defeat of Kitchen.
Somebody has been hurt in his chances for
some political position by this defeat of
Kitchen. We have in our eye three men,
each of whom we think expected Kitchen to
be his particular friend in the West Virginia
Senate, and if the chances of any one, or all
of these three, be lessened by Kitchens down
fall, then our whole people will have cause of
rejoicing.
The Era has a perfect right to be as dis
gruntled as it pleascs, but it has no such right
to misrepresent the course of this paper; and
it certainly does so when it charges the Spirit
with having Used its influence to defeat
Kitchen. After what we said week before
last, We did not suppose the Era would con-
tinue to make this charge. But let that pass.
AS to George Koonce, now that tho cleo
ton is over, We will say that we have more
-eenfdcnce in him than in Kitchen. We be-
lieve that he, to say the least, has as much
brains as Kitchen that he is quite as honest,
politically, as Kitchen and, we believe, will
be every whit as liberal in his Senatorial course
as Kitchen would have been-therefore, we
see cause to be pleased that he has beaten
Kitchen. OF course we would have been
better satisfied if Koonce and Gold had both
been defeated by genuine conservative Dem
Gratis but we feel confident that Koonce's
votes next winter will prove him to be fully
as let up" in reference to the abolition of
the test oath for suitors, jurors, lawyers, and
teachers, as Kitchen promised to be-indeed
we are not so sure that he and all others of
the ultra radicals of the Legislature, now that
the back bone of their party in the State is
undoubtedly broken. will not be found going
bow shot beyond the republican " let ups -
in all matters of legislation. This will have
to be their course if they ever wish any flu
ture preferment at the hands of the people.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1869-11-09
The Outrage too Apparent.

The result of the recent election in this
county, the circumstances under which it was
held and the manipaIations that preceded it,
are too much even for the Berkeley Star,
staunch Republican as it is, in its prodivities.
In the last issue we find the followiDg:-
JEFFERSON CoUNTY.-The county of JEFF
ferson at the recent election cast 272 votes
Here is county with voting population
of 1890. Suppose there be in 1t, and it is
most exaggerated estimate; 600 persons who
were so directly or indirectly connected with
the rebellion as to exclude them from the
rightsof suffrage, still there remain LOO
voters at this moment clearly and unquestion-
ably entitled to vote according to the existing
laws and constitution of this State. How is
it then, that these 700 legal voters of the
county of Jefferson are reduced to 272? 1t
is by virtue of this most infamous and afro
cious abuse of the Registration law of which
the annals of party crime can afford no par
allel. In no part of this Republic is there
more intelligent, refined, educated and high
spirited people than compose the population
of tho county of jefferson and that they
should for the last five years have submitted
to the Infamous proceedings of the Under
donk's and Turner's of that county, is past
comprehension. Will Governor Stevenson
further tolerate these crimes against the lib
critics of his fellow citizens, and against the
laws and constitution of his State? Will he
make himself the further instrument of the
preparation of these enormities Will the
Legislature continue in the hands of the Ex-
ecutive, power liable to such abuses? Is it
the policy and purpose OF Governor Stevenson
by a system of most unparalleled annoyances
and expressions to drive these people into a
state Of chronic resistance to the State -au>
thority?
We are Republicans, ard We wish success
to the Republican party, but the abuses and
enormities of which tho county of Jefferson
has been the.theatre, for the past five years,
are sufficient to destroy any party on earth,
unless it promptly corrects the gross injustice
and wrong resulting from the present abuse
of the Registration Law.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1869-11-09

RosADALIs!-J.J Laurence, III. d., Bal
Hnaore Nd: Dear Sir IL deem it due to
you to report the beneficial effects of your
Rosadalis in my case At the opening of
this month 1 was Frustrated by weakness SO
much as to prevent my attention to household
duties: My attending physician brought me
bottle of your Rosadalis, which had the
desired effect; it strengthened my system, and
has restored my health. We are using this
medicine in our family with very happy results,
and l cannot regard it otherwise than truly
valuable medicine. Yours respectfully,
ALICE G. REYNOLDS,
231 New York Avenue.
WASHINGTON, D. c., May 25th, 1868.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1869-11-09

Sic TRANSIT GLORIA MUNDI.-The
kitchen of Mr.. Andrew Stuart, who lives
about four miles South of Lewisburg, was de-
s.royed by fire, on Sunday last. Its ancient
character and its history deserve more than an
ordinary passing notice. This buildings said
to have been the first shinglc-roof house built
West of the Alleghanies in Virginia. The
nails with which the shingles were fastened,
were wrought-made in England. In this
house Colonel John Stuart's family were living
when he went to the battle of Point Pleasant
in 1774. In it his children were born, and in
it one daughter married Col. Andrew LOWS,
and the other, Col. Crockett, of Wythe. 1t
was built before our late Constitution of the
United States was formed, and it out-liyed
that noble instrument Like most of the
Revolutionary relies, it has been consumed !!
[Grcenlrier Independent.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1869-11-09
Alex, Loudoun and Hampshire R. R.

The annual meeting of the stockholders of
the Alexandria, Loudoun and Hampshire
Railroad was held in Alexandria, Virginia,
on Wednesday last. MIR. Lewis Mckenzie
was reelected President of the road, and the
following Directors were chosen: NJ. s. Mo
Comb, Of Delaware; G. f. Lee, of Alex
andria John L. King, of Springfield, Massa-
chusetts John Janney, of Loudoun; Henry
Lewis, of Philadelphia Benjamin Morgan,
of Clarke, and John s. Kennedy, Of New
York city.
The annual report of the President was
read and adopted. 1t states that negotiations
arc in progress for q connection with the pro-
posed Kanawha and Shenandoah Railroad,
and that surveys are being made for the ex-
tension of the Loudoun and Hampshire Rail-
road from Hamilton Station to Winchester.
The report says:
That portion of the line between Hamilton
and the Shenandoah river car. heigot ready
for contract on either of two routes on short
notice, the surveys having sufficiently pro-
crossed to decide upon location without delay,
as soon as the Board deems it advisable to act.
1t is now delayed on both lines in consequence
of difficulty in the assessment of land dam
ages, landholders along both lines having
evinced great illiberality on the subject when
we consider the benefits which would accrue
to them from the facilities which railroad
confers.
Since our last annual report the extension
has been completed to Hamilton Station, which
is forty-four miles from Alexandria, where
commodious and substantial freight and pas
seuger station has been erected, together with
a turn>table of the Sellers pattern, and, also,
small house to protect the engines. From
this point Mr.. Kemp runs a line of stages
daily to Purcellville, Snckersvlle, Berryville
and Winchester. A daily line of stages also
runs ,frsm Leesburg to Aide and MiddIeburg,
in chargesof Mr.. Reamer-by both lines the
mails are transported daily, and afford increas-
ing accommodations to both sections.
The Board confidently expects by the next
annual meeting to have the road extended
to Winchester or its vicinity, by which It's
trade and travel will be largely increased,
Our receipts for. passengers, freight and
mails for the past eleven months amount to
S75 ,673 ,02, and the expenditures for salaries,
transportation expenses and repairs of track,
and other items, amount to s5S ,622 ,92, leaving
balance of S17,O50,l0. The road is now in
better condition than it has been since 1861 +,
and the money expended in doing so has been
we'll laid out.
The floating debt of the Company on the
3Oth of September, 1869, was S124, 228,O1.
Against this amount the Company holds $685.
77,90.
OF the first mortgage bonds there has been
sold during the year s45, 500, making in all
ST, 1000 disposed Of
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1869-11-09
DIED.

In Linden, Caiifcrnia. September 26th,. 1869,
CHRISTIANNA C. c. SHARP, in the S5Ih year OF
her age-only daughter OF the late John Strider, OF
Gull Mills, in this county. Her exit was a happy
che died rejoicing IN the love OF the Saviour
II er dying rIquCst her TcatiN and friends was
to meet her in Heaven.
On the LIST inst, at the residence of A. r. Porter
field, in Berkeley unity, BETSEI RUSH, at the
advanced a e OF 81 years.
On the 25th ult-, in Berkeley county, near Little
Georgetown, in fSI hope OF oIssiul eternity Miss
MAkGARET Ann, daughter OF Henry ane Catha-
iHe A Laievcr, in the 2Ist year oil her age:
At Dufield's Depot, on the 3Ist ult., ALICESNH-
DER, youngest child OF Mason and Elizabeth Ben
nett, aged Iwo years and ~ days.
In this town, on the 22d ult., JOHN BAILEY, in
faHt con OF w. l.. and M J. hedges, aged 10 dsys.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1869-11-09

QUA RULERS. glanOing over the Off
cial directory of Essex county, Va, as pub
lished in the Rappahannock Gazette, we were
somewhat amused at the statement of the ma
tivity of the rulers down in Essex, and the
same state of things doubtless exists to great
err or less extent throughout the State. For
instance, the Sheriff is negro, and halls from
Philadelphia; four of the magistrates arc from
Delaware, and one from New Jersey; the
Commissioner of Revenue is a new importation
from England, whilst Ireland has been called
on for a town constable. And this in the
county honored as the home of r. NJ. T.
Hunter J. Winchester Times.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1869-11-09

DISTRESSING Accidental little son of
Mr.. VIM. johnson, near Greenwood Depot,
about 20 months old, was burned to death a
few days since. His mother left him in the
house with his Sister, but year or two older
than himself, to go to neighbours, 200 yards
distant, and was absent about Is minutes
When she returned she found the little fell
low sitting in the middle of the floor, his
clothes burned off and portions of the flesh on
his body and even his little tongue burned
almost to crisp. He managed to articnlato
"ma" as his mother entered the door and ex>
pred. No one knows how the little fellows
clothes took fire, as his sister is too young to
xplain.-iStdunton Vindicator.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1869-11-09

Miller, republican, and Beltzhoover, con-
servative, are elected to the Legislature from
Jefferson; and ROpp, republican, and Lemon,
liberal from Berkeley. The vote in the latter
county was over 1900, whilst that Of the
former was scarce over $50.
Worgan.-Joseph S. Wheat beats J. Rufus
Smith for Legislature from Morgan, by 80
majority. There was no conservative "let up
candidate in the field. So Rufus is shelyed,
it matters but little who did the work. In
Wheeling, however, twill produce pressure
in the peanut" trade.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1869-11-09
COULDN'T COME 1T.

The very ingenious gentlemen who worked
the wires in this township on election day
could not succeed in ousting justices Rdenour
and Myers from their Offices. The act was
too bald even for the Board Of Supervisors
to go it with their usual blindness-so that
upright body of individuals declared there
were no vacancies in the magistracy of Grant
township, so called; and thus saved Judge
Chapline the trouble of telling Messrs. Lei>
senring and Woodward that they could not
cone it.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1869-11-09
A CARD.

A Clergyman, while residing in South America as
missionary, discovered sate and simple remedy
for the Cure OF Nervous Weakness, Early Decay /,
Diseases of the Urinary and Seminal Organs and
the whole train of disorders brought on by Snheiul
and vicious habits Great numbers have been cured
by this noble remedy. Prompted by a desire to
benefit the afflicted and will nd the
recipe for preparing and using this medicine, ia
scaled envelope, to any one who needs 1t, Free Of
Charge Address JOSEPH II ISMAN.
Station ID. Bible House,
October 5, I569-6m. New York CITY.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1869-11-09

Rg The Baltimore American states that
" a continuation of the present rates of the
foreign commerce, will, in few years, place
Baltimore ahead Of all other ports of the
country in the value of her foreign trade
Already it has passed Philadelphia, and is
following hard after Boston.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1869-11-09

PETERsoN's MAGAZINE for December is
on our table in advance. It is a splendid
number, with two steel engravings, man.
moth fashion plate, a colored pattern in Berlin
work, and nearly fifty wood cuts. We do not
wonder at the immense circulation of "Peter-
son,"-said to be the largest in the world
for it really gives more for the money than any
other. Every lady ought to subscribe for it.
Its Mammoth CoIorcd Fashion Plates are
always the latest and prettiest. Its Stories
are the best published anywhere. In 1870, in
addition to its usual quantity of short stories,
Fve Original Copy-Right Novelets will be
given, among them "The Prisoner of the
Bastile," by Ann S. Stephens, "Thc Secret
at Bartram's Holme," by Jane c. Austin,
GLOW it Ended" by Frank Lee Benedict, &c,
&c. About 1000 pages of reading matter
will be given in 1870, II Mammoth Colored
Fashions and IA superb Steel Engravings.-
The Magazine will be greatly Improved. The
terms, however, will remain Tro Dollars q
year to single subscribers. To Clubs 1t is
cheaper still, viz /: four copies for $500, with
a large engraving, GA inches by 16), "Our
Father Who Art in Heaven" as premium
to the person getting up club; or eight
copies for $1,000, with both an extra copy of
the Magazine and the engraving, as premiums
We can speak, from personal knowledge, Of
the beauty Of this Engraving. Now is the
time to get up Clubs for 1870. Specimens
of the Magazine sent gratis. Address CHAs.
j. PETERSON, 306 Chestnut ST., Philadelphia.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1869-11-09

GEORGE PEABODY, that distinguished phi
lanthropist-an American by birth, but an
European by doption-whoso good name and
generous deeds are co,equal with both hemis-
pheres, died in the city eff London, on Thurs
day hight last He left this country for Eng
land only short time ago.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1869-11-09
NOTICE.

TNHOSE who have taken stock in the Valley Fire
l. Insurance Company, since the sth of October,
and those no have increased their stock since that
date will please call at the office of the Company,
in Maj. Hoo's building, between the hours OF and
O'Clock, at the earliest day practicable, and ar
range their stock notes.
All who have not paid the per centage due upon
their negotiable notes and prior to the 9th of
October, are hereby notified OF the fact, and
the Board has directed that in future prompt pay
me Ut will be required.
Noyember o 1860 + p
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1869-11-09

Eg- The Rome correspondent of London
paper, writing in regard to the Ecumenical
Council, says that the dogmatic definition of
the Assumption of the Virgin Mary will en-
counter no obstacle, but that the erection into
dogma of the necessity of the temporal
power is not considered possible by its most
ardent champions.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1869-11-09
THE RECENT ELECTIONS,

In Maryland, New York, and other States,
have been most encouraging to the Demo
Gratis In the former State, the Democrats
elect their candidate by 10000 majority,
and every county and district officer in the
State. New York IS equally decided in its
majority on the State ticket, though the Leg
stature is still in doubt New Jersey is
Democratic.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1869-11-09

TIE STATE FAIRS of Maryland and Eir-
ginia, the latter held only the last week, were
decided successes, and the most creditable to
the entire management of any hitherto held.
IF room permitted, We should DO pleased to
notice many matters of interest that trans
PRED, but must forego the task for the present
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1869-11-09

RAILROAD SURvEY.-The County Court
of Page at its last session passed the following
order. That the sum of SEQ be. and is hereby
appropriated, to meet the expenses of survey
through the County of Page, of location for
the Shenandoah Rail Road through the same
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1869-11-09

THANKSGIVING DAY.-Thursday, 18th
inst, having been designated by the Pres
ident of the United States as day of Thanks
giving to ''the Creator of the Universe, for
the blessings bestowed during the past year,"
the Governor of West Virginia has recon-
mended by Proclamation, the Observance of
the same day. Tho Wheeling Register has
the hardihoOd to say, that number of New
England States have "bolted the nomination"
and will eat their baked beans and pumpkin
pie in all humility and gratitude, on Thursday,
November 25th. Grant evidently reflected
that for all the people have to be than kful for
in political way this year, one day is about
as good as another
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1869-11-09

Bg A meeting of the friends of the Page
Valley Rail Road will be held in Front Royal
on Monday, the 18th day of November. The
Hon. W. Mines and other gentlemen have
been specially invited to attend.