Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1871-06-20
Spirit of ysffsrsnn,
OharestOwu, West virg'a., June 20.
The Stephenson House.

iu this popular summer resort, situated in St.
Catharines, Ontario. As Mr.. BEVERLY
TUCKER, the proprietor, is we'll known in this
community we take much pleasure in insert
ing the following extract:
We have never seen the hacEneyed express
sion of misfortune being a blessing in dis
guise more clearly illustrated than in the great
improvements which this popular establish.
ment has undergone since the recent fire
Everything about this famous summer Resort
has an improved and beautifed appearance.
The verandah which entirely surrounds it. has
been renewed after a mOdcrniZed model. Tho
numerous balconies, the cornices, the observe
atOry, the blinds, &c. have nll been newly
painted and present as beautiful an external
appearance as if they had but recently come
from the hands Of the builder and manufac-
tureT. The inside of the House presents
still greater contrast. The Halls, dining room,
Parlurs, and most Of the principal rooms have
been newly Papered, painted aud white
washed But the best and most valuable i'm
prOvement is the complete system of Baths
aud water closets which have been put in the
inside of the building-an arrangemt which
cannot but prove great boon to guests aud cs-
p'C'aliy 10 invalids. Every fiat has new baths
aud water closets, and the means Of bringing in
water, aud carrying away every PARTICLE OF
filth and dirt are very efficient. An eight
horse power engine is used to carry an un>
limited supply of fresh. hot, aud mineral
water to the top SotTy where there are four
large tanks capable of holding nearly 1900
gallons each, from which there are tubes which
supply all parts of the building The newly
constructed baths are all spacious aud have
the latest improvements.
We might 90 on aud give a still more ex-
tended description OF this far famed watering
place, but shall close by stating, without in.
curing any risk of possible contradiction,
that no hotel in America has better facilities
to accommodate the invalid or pleasure seeker.
We are glad to be able to state that the pros
pect is very bright Of ST. Catharnes having
\ better "seasnn" as watering place this
summer than ever. MIR. Beverly Tucker. the
popular host of the Stephenson, is receiving
letters every day from his numerous friends
III the South who are already engaging rooms
to make prolonged stay. All we have to
say is let them come and welcome
The expenses incurred in making the above
Improvements will be nearly $1,000.
DETECTED IN TuEFr.-Last evening
Mary McMaGus, nn orphan, rcsdIn.; with tier
uncle. NIchU!as McAanuS, at 1873 West Nino
teenth street, was found dead Ia her bed At
/ o'clock Mary, VIII" had been at work trim
ming hat Tor herself. took it to Mrs. Mar
earet kobinSon, who occupied apartments on
the floor above, for inspection. Mrs. Robin
sun recognized some Ot the trimming as heE
property, aud accused Mary of the theft
Mary confessed her guilt. but asked Mrs.
Robinson not to tell her uncle. The latter I
Insisted that she would tell, when Mary ex-'
claimed:
"For Gods sake don't tell my uncle, Mrs.
Robinson, for he will be very angry, aud the
disgrace Is more than | can stand"
Finding that her appeals were in vain she
burst into tears aud quit the room. She then
went down stairs. Going TO her uncle 5 room,
she opened his trunk aud took out a single.
barrelled breach loading pistol. With this
she went to her own roam aud shot herself
The ball passed through her heart, and death
was instautaueOus-N. T. Sun.
A FLORIDA SPRING.-The Palatka Herald
thus describes one Of the natural attractions
of Florida:
Silver Spring is one of the greatest curiosi-
ties in the South. 1t bursts forth in the
midst of the most fertile country in the State
1t bubbles up in a basin near one hundred
feet deep and about an acre in extent, and
sending from it u deep stream sixty to one
hundred feet wide, aud extending six or eight
miles To the OckIawaha river. In the spring
itself fifty boats may lie at anchor-quite
fleet. The spring thus forms a natural inland
port, to which three steamers now run regu-
larly from the St. Johns making close con.
uectons with the ocean steamers at PaIafka.
The cleaTncss OF the water is truly wonderful.
II seems even more transparent than. air; you
see the bottom, eighty feet below the bottom
of your boat, the exact form of the smallest
pebble. the outline and color of the Leaf that
has sunk, and all the prismatc colors of the
rain5ow reflected, Large fish swim in it,
every scale visible aud every movement dis
timely seen. Ii you 20 over the spring in a
boat you will see the f>sures in the rocks from
which the river pours upward like an invert.
ed cataract.
- The farmers of the South give this plnu-
sibe reason why they deyute So much land to
cotton aud SO little to The negroes
steal corn to such extent that it is unprof-
liable. 1t is exposed to their depredatioBs