Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1871-09-05

"A railway collision near Boston, killing
20 and wounding 80, combines with a steam,
boat explosion near Mobile that killed 20 to
bring north and south together in the weeks
calami'ies. We need hardly add that Grim,
inai negligence WAS At the bottom of both .ac.
cidents.' y crowded accommodation train
was run into by an express that started but
ten minutes later; and the Mobile boiler WIS
so rotten that 1t ripped like u sheet Of PAPER.
The ruin Of most men date from some
vacant hour. Occupation is the armor OF the
soul. There is a satirical poem. in which the
devil is represented a. fishing for men, aud
fitting his bait To the taste and business of his
prey; but the idler, he said, gave him no
trouble, US lac hi; the naked hook.
UNDER CoNTRACT. We understand tina.
Judge Pend!C:on has awarded the contracts
for building his new house At Selma. the resi>
dence of the late JAS. NJ. Mason 1t istobe
a splendid mansion, if completed in accord
ancc with the plans Of the architect. The
roof will be what is known as a mansard.
Winchester Ne,cs.
There is quito lively competition in the
staging business from Hamilton in I4oudoun,
to Winchester Both Major Harmon, the mail
! contractor on tho route, aud Mr.. Kemp. the
old contractor. are running lines Of coaches.
There is a reduction III the fare.
- The great turf event of the season was
the match between LunGieIIuw and HclmboId
at Saratoga races. uelmbold beat the great
tavorite, LOngiellow, owned by John Harper.
Of Kentucky. 1t issaid that $500 GOO changed
hands GU this race.
LOUISVILLE, September 1.-Two negroes
and white man have just been hanged by
mob at CaseyviIle for Outraging the person Of
white woman in that vicinity. Five men
were concerned in the outrage, which was of
the most horrible character. The others had
been executed in the same manner soon aiteI
| the commission Of the offence
"A forged certified check for $4,000
was passed last week on f. IL Smith, of New
York, by man named Van Saun. Smith had
| sold Van Saun gold to the above amount, and
| took the certified check in payment. Ga pre-
sentatIon at the Continental Bank the certiiics>
ton turned out to have been forged, and the
check worthless. Van Saun has disappeared
and the gold with him.
The Alsatians do not submit kindly to
| Gerinan rule. Since SrrasbOurg has been
iorcibly alienated from France, $4,000 OF the
| population OF the city have left it. many Of
whom have emigrated to America.
The third annual exhibition of the Mary.
land State Agricultural and Mechanical Asso-
citation Will commence at Pimlico near Balti.
more, GU Tuesday, October 3, 1871, and con-
tinue four days.
- The Richmond State Journal says -
| Virginia is the tenth State in the Union in
! point Of population according to the late GEN.
sus returns. She would be sixth were West
Virginia added.
Hy The Iron and Nail Compauy's extern
sive works at Wheeling, West irginia. we're
totally destroyed by FIRE on Sunday afternoon,
| involving a loss of 100000. Fully three
hundred men will be thrown out of employ
ment by the disaster.
New Hampshire is not the frs. or only
State in which laws providing for compulsory
education have been passed. Next month. an
act TO that effect goes into operation in Mich
igan. In Texas, similar legislation is soon to
be put in force.
At the grand ball at Long Branch Ma
jor Gaul aud Captain Watson of the Massaehu.
sets (cOlored) volunteer militia, sought, but
we're refsed, admittsnee.
A little boy having broken his rocking.
horse just bought, his mother began 20
rebuke him and threatened to box his ears He
silenced her by inquiring "What is the good
ola hoss till it's broke.