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Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1869-05-04

A boshful youth was lamenting to his pa
ternal progepi'or the ordell of popping the
question Pooh ~ said the patriarch. how
do you suppose managed 2? You'd bet
ter talk" responded the hopeful; you mar
ried mother, and I've got to mary strange
gal Z"
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1869-05-04

- Foote once asked a man without sense
of tune or music in him why are you for
ever hummfng that tuner" ''Becau5e j.
haunts me. was the reply "NO wonder"
said Foote you are continually numbering
itO
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1869-05-04

: The Cincinnati Commercial advocates
tho removal of the National Capital from
Washington to New York. The New York
World is opposed to it on the grounds that it
would tend to strengthen the centralizing ten
denotes of the present time.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1869-05-04

Prentice says that as man drinks ne
generally grows reckless in which case ADDS adds
ib., Boston Post: the more drams the fewer
scruples.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1869-05-04

"A man. hearing of another who was a
hundred years old. said contemptuously
"Pshawi what fuss about nothing! Why
if my grandfather was alive. he would now be
a hundred and fifty years old"
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1869-05-04

Women are said to have stronger attach
meuts than men. 1t is not so. man Is
often attached to an old hat but did you ever
know of a woman having an attachment to an
old bonnet? Echo answers, "Never
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1869-05-04

HAppIsEss.-AlIDapkiDd are bappiest for
having been happy 30 that if You make them
happy now, you make them happy twenty
wears hence By the memory of it.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1869-05-04

"A Welsh proyerb-If woman vera as
quick with her feet as with her tongue she'd
catch lightning enough to kindle the fire IN
the morning.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1869-05-04

- The first time little Billy s. noticed the
thunder. he said, Mother. they are securing
up in heaven" His mother said. How do
Tpu 20 know. nv child 2" Re replied, 4 hear
jem moving the chairs about"
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1869-05-04

: The annual meeting of the Superintcn:.
dents of Lunatic Asylums, in the United
States, will be held in Staunton, on tho 10th
of next June
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1869-05-04

a very eulOgisric obituary ofa lady Y, says: .S:
@she was married "a years, and IN all tnas
time never once banged the door.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1869-05-04

-"PIease accept lock of my hair said
an old bachelor to a widow, handing her
large curl. '.Sir, You had better given me
the whole wig 's9Iadam, you are very
biting, indeed. considering that your teeth
are porcelain"
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1869-05-04
BENJAMIN F. BRALL, Editor.

oHAR1NsrowN, va.
The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1869-05-01

Work RE-CoNHESCED IN THE GOLD
HILL MINEs-Yesterday Enterprise in
forms US as follows:
We made mention yesterday morning that
the mines in Gold Hill, which had been for
some time stopped by the great mining dis
,ster had again started up. Not much has
vet been done, but the hosting of ore from
the upper levels of the kentuck was resu-
med night fore last, and yesterday morn
ing work was resumed in the Yellow Jacket.
Most of the work thus far has been with a
view of ri Iding the mines of water. The
body of George Edwards, Crown Point
workman, mentioned as having been seen
last Monday. was recovered the day before
yesterday, about 2 o'clock, and was buried IN
the Gold Hill Cemetery. His body was
found in the drift above the 60O-foot level of
the Kentuck, where he had climbed, hoping
to save himself. There is still some gas es-
Gaping from the mines, but it is thought that
the fire is extinguished. The lower levels Of
the mines are all right, and the great damage
is between the 700 and S0O-foot levels, where
il will be necessary to replace the timbers
destroyed in order to prevent cavlng. The
gases now escaping are supposed to be from
charcoal buried in the caved waste rock.
The work of extracting ore will be fully re-
suIned in the lower levels within a day or
two The bodies still remaining in the mines
viii, doubtless, shortly be found and taken
out. TJ-day or tomorrow we should learn
the exact amount Of damage done TO the
several mines. This damage will be princi-
pally timbers, as we have heard of no extern
sive caves of sound ground.
The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1869-05-01

RAILROAD PRoGREss.-The Oakland
Transcript of April 9Th has the annexed in
regard to railroad matters in its section Of
country:
Surveyors attached TO the Western Pacific
Railroad were engaged yesterday in running
\ line for the laying of track along Fifth
street, which has bsen selected as the route
10 be followed. At what time the work OF
LAYING the track will be commenced we are
not informed. There yet remains large
amount OF work to be done in the Livermore
Pass tunnel, and it is doubtful if anything
be done on this side for some time. With
the large force at the disposal ofthe engineers,
it would requie but a comparatively short
time to complete the twenty miles between
Oakland and Vallejo's Mills, when we would
have. not only the East but also direct COM
uunication with San Jose and Gilroy.
The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1869-05-01

ARREST OF RoBBEHs.-The Enterprise o!
yesterday gives US the following particulars
Of an important arrest.
We are Informed that the whole crowd OF
robbers VINO attacked Wells, Fargo < Co. :
effice at rruckee have been captured. Among
the number are several not unknown here.
Johnny Blair, Chris Blair This reputed
brother. one Forrest, pretty well known
here, John Lee aud man named Martin
have thus far been found and secured,
JOHNNY Blair has for some time been engaged
as waiter in the Essex saloon, Trncker,
while Chris, his brother; has been cooking at
a huTdv house. John Lee, i, Is said, has
only been out ofour State Prison some three
weeks. 1t seems that Johnny Blair was shot
in the ankle during the fight, and toward
morning the pain being more than lie was
able to bear. he went to a saloon an! Stain
that lie had been wounded by robbers, asked
for surgical assistance. A surgeon was sent
for and be was put under the influence Of
chloroform in order that his wound might be
probed While under the influence OF chic
reform it is said that he began talking, and
let out the whole secret Of the robbery with
the names Of those concerned. when all we're
arrested. JonGny's wound. though not IN
appearance a severe one, caused his death
last Wednesday. The physicians say he died
of lockjaw. hut others have an idea that he
was poisoned by his chumS in order to pre-
vent him from peaching. post mnrtem sx-
amin alton is TO be made, and the contents
Of his stomach will be carefully analyzed.
Another story is that he died from the effects
Of an overdose of chloTrform. After being
arrested, Forrest turned STATES evidence and
made a clean breast of the whole affair. His
evidence it is said will send Chris Blair and
all the others to the States Prison for at
least 10 years.
The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1869-05-01

THEATER.-Miss Amy Stones benefit was
we'll attended by q delighted audience, we
are glad to say. Good acting, good singing,
good dancing, good fun, good everything,
winding up with good natured good night.
1t is well. Hope to have another chance to
enjey one Of Miss Stones performances
ycry soon.
The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1869-05-01

DOC DAYs.-Some man who, if he were
of the other sex, might, with some propriety
be called Lncretia Borgia has been promis-
cuously poisoning dogs at Gold Hill. He
uipped Bro. Lynch's pet poodle and the old
man is very savage about it.
The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1869-05-01
THE DAILY APPEAL

SIERRA SEMINARY.-Rol of Honor, for
the month ending April 80, 1869. Alice
Blethen, Ada Pixley, Bell Clapp, Fannie
Elstner, Bessie johnson, Sarah Bragg,
Therese Tutiv, Lucy Pixlev, Lille Sears,
Eddie Camp, Eddie Allen, Harry Rice.
The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1869-05-01

SHAwLs AND PRINTS AT OLCovICH's.-
The Messrs. Olcovich have just received a
large invoice of the sort of goods which
should command the attention of our lady
friends. Elegant shawls and prints of the
newest and most fashionable patterns are
among these lately received goods. OF
course the fair sex vii die Of curiosity until
they get sight at them. See advertise
ment.
PUBLIC INsTALLATIUN.-There will re an
installation of the officers elect of Nevada
Lodge MOI Of the Independent Order OF
Good Templars in this place, on Monday
evening next, May 3 After the ceremonies
there will be supper. These public install
ations are occasions of much interest TO a
large number of persons, and with the fes-
tivities which usually follow, are entertain
ing, instructive aud profitable.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1869-06-29
Work, and Win Victory.

The signs Of the times porteud 4
Democratic victory throughout the coun.
try at the elections this fall The empty
promises Of "rctrcnchment and REFORM
made by the Radicals last year, have
awakened and thoroughly aroused the
people to 4 fnIl sense Of their danger.
The name Of GRANT carried thousands
II votes that no confirmed Jac0bin coull
have carried But that success was only
for the m1ment. The people were de-
cciyei i'll their estimation Of lis qualifi-
catioGs to bring order cut Of chaos -
With his advent to power The ''muddle'
increased. Extravaganza and corruption
increased Upon his recommended
ton, expressed in his Inaugural. Negro
Suffrage is to be forced upon the people
The 10000 white men il the South are
still disfranchiscd and ruled by ignorant
Negroes and the armed soldiers of Rad
icalism Ten States are still out of the
Union, notwithstanding the boast of the
Radicals during the war that they were
IN the Mon; and that Il State conld not
secede.
Upon this Indictment the Democracy
arraign the Radical party, and will try
and condemn it at the polls in Ohio and
Pennsylvania on the 18th day of October
next; and in the other States, not con
trolled by Negroes, carpct-bag Radicals
and bayoncts, when the elections occur
Then TO work Democrats, and wrcst
the Government, State and National
from the hands of the pluaderers and
Negro apologists now in power. Every
man to his post and victory will crown
our efforts
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1869-06-29
General Butler as a Lawyer.

The Washington correspondent of the
Rochester Chronicle closes recent let
ter with the following story:
The intricacies of law are freshly i'll.
ustrated by new story of General But
Ter, which l have just heard. The di-
rectors of Boston bank, having their
suspicious aroused, notified their cash
ier that an examination Of the books
and cash in his possession must be had.
The cashier went to Butler, and stated
the case. He haG misappropriated funds
of the bank to the amount Of $4,000.
Part Of this had been lost in stock spec
ulations, and part was still invested in
various speculative securities. He ask
ed whether he had not better own up,
restore what he could, and let his bonds
men make up the deficit, Butler, after
some consideration, directed him to at
tend the meeting of the directors, deny
that there was anything wrong and, if
they desired, to surrender the keys and
90 home, leaving them in possession.
He did as directed, gave up the keys,
land the directors, upon examining the
books and cash in the vaults, found a
deficit, as they anticipated, of S50,000
They notified the cashier and his bonds
men, who in due time appeared, accom-
panied by Butler, who, acting as spokes.
man, inquired what the matter was. The
directors informed him of the facts,
and added that they did not wish to
make scandal, and if the cashiers bonds
men would make good the missing cash,
no further proceedings would be had.-
General Butler coolly replied that there
must he some mistake. His client had
surrendered the bank and funds, as re-
quired by his bond If there were any
deficit it must have occurred after the
directors took possession. He would
assure them that they could not take
possession Of the bank and its contents
and come upon the bondsmen also. If
they would accept the cashiers resigna
ton and give him the usual certificate
of good character, they would call it
!, square and let the matter drop. The
directors now began to see the dilemma
in which they were placed, and sent for
a lawyer, only to find that they had
made false step; that they had no
proper evidence of the amount of cash
in the bank when surrendered by the
cashier, and that in taking possession
they had lost their only remedy. As it
would not do to let the stockholders
know how they had been overreached,
the directors had to go to work and
make up the loss out of their own pock
cts. They gave their defaulting cashier
the certificate Of character which he de-
manded, and he went to work in anoth
er bank. in the same city, a fey weeks
afterward. What part of the stolen
$4,000 Butler got for his fee / did not
hear The truth of this anecdote can
vouch for, but will not tell how it came
to first crop out in Washington.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1869-06-29

B@~I In the lately published "History
of Athens County, Ohio" the following
is told; "a neighborhood in the lower
settlement in Ames Township in which,
Squire John Brown lived, secured the sci
vices of Elder Asa Stearns, a Free will
Baptis t. to preach for them once month
during the year, to be paid with three
barrels Of whisky Mr.. Stearns had an
arrangement with Ebenezer Currier, al
Athens, to take the whisky and allowed
him therefor twentyfour dollars, to be
credited toward the farm he had bought
of Judge Currier. The contract was
faithfully carried ont on all hands, Elder
Stearns visiting his little congregation
every third Saturday of each month dur.
ing the year, at the end of which he re
ceived his salary in whisky, and made the
transfer Of it, as agreed, to Judge Cur
rier."
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1869-06-29
A Row Among the Radical POIi-
ticians i'm PENNSYLVANIA.

A number of Pennsylvania politicians
including several members of Congress,
arrived here to-day in the interest of the
Republican party of the State. They
represent that there is an unfortu-
nate and very serious division among
the leaders Of the rarty in their
State, with no prospect of union be-
fore the approaching Gubernatorial cam
paign. One faction goes so far us to
threaten to nominate and support can
didate independent of the regular nom
ination of the party. Some of the most
prominent Of these 'disorganizers," as
they are termed, are Federal officehold,
ers. This is especially the case among
the Government officials of Philadelphia
1t seems to be fight of the city politi,
clans against those from the country
districts. An effort is making to bring
about several removals among the Phil
adelphia officials, or have them stoI
their interference in the organization o
the party for the coming campaign
Washington correspondence N. Y. Tri6
une.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1869-06-29
.oh. For the Hour and The Man!'

An exchange thus bewails the condi
ton of the United States:
But, still, we sigh for the day when
our country-thc grandest free State in
extent and power that the world ever
saw-shall not be dwarfed by talterins
and fallacious policy, to the pcttiest in
principle, at the council board Of nations.
Oh! for the hour and the Man.
POLICY The present Administra-
ton has none, except as blocked out by
the leading iiends of Radical Jacobinism
White men are oppressed by taxation
and bayonets to make them rich and
satiate their love for their Negro voters
and appease their hatred of the honest
laboring classes.
Will laboring men continue their blind
worship for these scoundrels until theil
counties receive them and their families
as paupers? Pause, consider, and SC
vote in 1869 as to change the rule from
Negroes and bayonets to white men
peace and general prosperity
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1869-06-29
GoiIusiOH with Crimc--T:se Dctec-
tive SystcHa.'

81 will obtain that watch for You If
YOU meet me at such 4 place tomorrow
noon with $50 was the remark made by
New York detective few days since to
a gentleman who had fallen among thieves
at the races. The offer was accepted
and the stolen property forthcoming.
Occurrences of this character, and they
are very frequent, afford good grounds
for the boliefso generally prevailing that
many of our detectives have perfect un=,
tlerstandng with the ght-fngered gen
try. in accordance with which the latter
steal and the former act as the agents
or middie-men for the restoration of the
property to the owner and the securing
of rewards. Some of the heavy bond
robberies during the past three years have
revealed an amount of iniquity among
those set to overhaul the thieves fully as
great as exists among the thieves them
selves. And what's true of many de-
tective5 we fear, is equally true of many
Of the police.
A striking instance Of the relations
sometimes existing between the police
and the predatory classes, against which
they are supposed 20 protect the public,
has just been presented at Lambeth, Eng
land. Sergeant Ham one day received
! letter from Richards, an inspector of the
Brighton Railway Company's detectives,
expressing desire to see him every par
ticular' about some business They met
accordingly, and Richards said: 'sYou
and Ranger another constable have got
old Black Miles and Billy Green 1.-TWO
men charged with theft; y l suppose you
don't want to get them, convicted, do
you?" Ham replied, mo, not particu-
larly;;" and Richards went on to say that
if the sergeant and the other constable
would swear that they had made inqui-
ries and found the stolen property be-
longed to some one whom the prisoners
would send to ''buff" it-that is, own it
they should have f20 between them.-
The negotiation was at once reported to
the Superintendent at Lambeth, and as
soon as it had been completed by pay
ment of the bribe, Richards and another
man, equivocallv described as ga dealer
in jewelry," who had also taken part in
the transaction, were arrested. 1t was
further alleged that Richards was on in
intimate terms with thieves, frequGnting
their public houses, shaking hands with
them, and even receiving visits from them
at his own house, where he had fine as
sortment of skeleton keys and similar
implements. These details are certainly
calculated to produce some uneasiness in
the public mind. Although Richards
WAS in the service, not of the public, but
a railway company, it was, according to
the charge against him, on the Metro,
politan Police that he exercised his cor
rupting influence, and on whose co-ope-
ration he relied in his schemes for foil
ing justice-N. Y. Commercial Adrerti
ier.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1869-06-29

A delegation from Cleveland is on a
visit to New York to examine its street
cleaning arrangements 50 as to learn
what to avoid.
A negro Sunday school celebration in
Elbegt County, Georgia, last week, en-
ded in very unedifying fight, a big drunk
and a general knock-down and drag out.
Some of the negroes were severely
wounded They had all the fight to
themselves.
a theft of So is Il penitentiary offense
in Indiana. A man in Union County re-
recently stole a bag of wheat which was
proved to be worth 81 SO 7-12. This be-
ing only petit larceny, he was sentenced
to jail for sixty days. Five-twelfths of a
cent more would have sent him to the
penitentiary.
A case is going the rounds of the
newspapers, wherein falling tree struck
a dolt ola boy on the head, and when his
cracked skull healed up the lad was found
20 have vastly improved in intellect.
The Radical party will at once see the
Importance of having few heads
at Washington undergo the same pro
cess.
\ negro Senator in Louisiana ap-
preached Governor Yarmouth with a
long petition for the removal of obnox-
ious white officials; but they happened
to be Warmouth's friends, and he check
mated the dark Senator by stcrnly in
quiring whether the petition had been re-
corded in the office Of the Recorder of
Mortgages. "Well, Gov'nor,I | don't
know, zacktly," was the reply Then
/ can not consider it, responded War
mouth.
A correspondent attempts to puzzle the
venerable editor of the New York Jour
nal OF Commerce with this sort of thing
"a question has arisen rs to the number
indicated by pair of twins For in
stance Mrs Sumner presented her hus-
band with Il pair Of twins. Can you
solve the question ?" Easily The fact
is, Mrs. S. never presented Chawles with
any thing Of the sort, and he certainly
never provoked such an outrage. So
the bottom falls out of the conundrum.
and there nothing left TO solve.