Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1871-09-26


PAlsFuL AcclpENr.-WhIst Edward,
son Of Mr., Jas. a. 0sbOurn, aged about 10
Years, was driving horse in a small wagon,
on Saturday last, coming to town, on the Kear.
neysyile pike, the horse became frightened
aud run Oft, throwing the young man out OF
the wagon, which ran over him, breaking one
Of his legs 10 Two places.-&q. Register.
RRMrrrgp.-Owen Vanvacter, convicted
Of the homicilO Of Ryan Piper, coIOrcd, and
sentenced TO Imprisonment, in our C"nnty Jail
for twelve months, and fine Of Sl,OOO, has
lad his inc rcmi,fcd by Gov. Jacob. Ills
term Of twelve months imprisonment will ez'
prc on the FIST Of Deccluher.-Shqp. H'y'
rA- Beyond doubt the grand dcuIons'ra-
tim of Knights fempar in Baltimore gu
Thursday exceeded any thug Of the kind ever
gotten up 10 this country. aud probably Eu'
rome COMMANDMENTS Of knights IRON every
state in tic Union were present, aud even
REPRESENTATIVES from Canada aud Scotland =
There we're literally miles of uniformed Tenn
plars. including all the disaitaFiesot The order
and bands Of music almost without number =
10 rive de, lied description is far heyn"d
,ha limits &c uur space, but the entire graud
affair will be found in the city papers,
NuyrstOrn 7iriee a Week.
sss- Richard lIurwell, of New Kent, Va,
died recently, aged one hundred and fourteen
years. Ills occupation was that of a miller
Which no had pursued for more than e'gH'y
years. I,yiMia Herald
ss- MIR. Gregory Kemp, Of Gloucester,
must be gny old genteman, as he Is repre-
secuted to have a grand son older 'hau his
prcseu. wife, and Grcnt.rrnnd'son older than
lis youngest dauShtcr.-b.
MoysrgR-Dr. Stcarns, now in Martins.
burg, removed tape worm from Mr.. Arlho'
nv S,aubIy, Of that town, lust week, which
measured forty feet long. The Dr.. is also
performing other wonderful cures
rSMcpherdst0eH Register.
KEEP posrEp.-rhis is an age OrswindIes.
The country is ulI of scoundrels who depend
on their ability to cheat for livelihood =
Among the most dangerous impostOrs is the
couu,crlciter, who is continually devlsns
means to circulate bogus money successfully
As soon as tsc spurious character Of one note
is discovered, he sets his head to work IN get
tipp out another. Among tho latest coun'
,etieits ID circulation are. SIS bills on the Ninth
National Bank Of New York. They are very
r5od limitations aud arc very likely to deceive.
They eau bo readily detected by careful cx'
apiida,ion Of, the cngravings Of the face otthe
ienale f.ure upon the loft, which isscratchy
and oiat Of proportion. There are several
c"Sntsr(eit issues Of United States treasury
note4 the mos, prominent being $50 bills OF
March 10, 1862. A third fraudulent plate
Of $40 United States treasury notes has Just
conc N light, but il does not come up to tho
srcond nlate. though the imitation is good =
I'here arc number Of $40 United States 'rea'
sury notes Of tho second issue, SO vel! execu'
ted tina, the bes, experts can hardly toll Tue
difference between tho counterfeit aud the
reuiupc, A large number of $50 treasury
notes, we'll executed, in several instances have
passed as genuine. Twenty dollar bills tthc
same determination Of March 8, 1868, arc
extensively circulated. There arc also "a num-
Der Of 81 and 81 bills.
The following is list Of tho counterfeit
bank nutes which arc also said to DO freely
circulated; $40 bills 90 the First National
bank Of Boston, Massachusetts,; $50 on The
Fourth National bank Of philadelphia; S2t
on the Fourth National bank Of indianapolis:
IS on the Peoples National bank of Michi
gan; $40 on the Farmers aud Mechanics
bank Of poughkGepsic; the Albany city Ma
tiOnsl bank $40 bills; $40 and So Wincl'cs
tor county National bank. There arc a nun
Der Of we'll executed counterfeit notes on th'
National Union bank, Lidderpart, Utica cit!
National bank, Oneida National bank ant
Central National bank, for $40, $40 and S.
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