Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1872-02-06
The Late Col. B. F. Washinpton.

The Late Col. B. E. Washington.
VI the late Col. E. Z. Washington, for
msrlysof this county, who died in San Fran
cisco, CAL, a few days ago.. aud whose death
We announced last week, the editor of the
Hagerstown Mail says:
/" As q political writer, and in point of vi
tor OF style, few persons upon the continent
have surpassed the deceased. It was during
tho desperate Senatorial struggle between
Gwin and Broderick, that we were associated
as. co editor and proprietor with him in the
azacerE1ime and Transcript, of San Fran
CISCO and!thus bad an opportunity to observe
the power of his pen, which was truly
.'uiightier than the sword" His vigorous
leaders were, throughout California, known
only as stcrnshers, and it was these crushers,
subsequently, directed against new born Know
Noth.ng,sm, which, for a time, swept every
thing in California from its path, and brought
down upon the TIn,rs &c Transcript all the
vengeance of the Order compelling the per-
manent suspension of the publication of the
psper. This led to the appointment of Col.
Washington to the most important Federal
office on the Pacific coast-Collector of the
Port of San Francisco. The deceased was a
man of brilliant courage, as well as intellect.
and had, perhaps, as many devoted friends
and admirers as any man in California. He
was among the pioneers to that State, and was
grandson of the eldest brother of The Father
of his Country"
1.-The AaH should have stated that Col
Washington was the great>grandson of the
eldest brother of the Father of his Country"
instead of grandson.1
Dogs.-Of the ravayes of these carnivo>
m nfupa A. NJ VII O.
There is no doubt that the ravages of
dogs upon sheep 1ocks are a very serious in
Jury to the farming interests in nearly all the
States. Official reports show in Ohio an an.
nual loss of $4,000, 600 in sheep killed by
dogs. and nearly 81, OOO, 900 in injuries, a
loss equivalent to 6,000,0 600 pounds of wool.
or a tax OF two per cent. upon the total sum
invested In sheep in that State. 1t is said
that In two years, from 1868 to 1870, Illi-
no1s sank from the sixth to the ninth rank
among the States in the number and value of
ats sheep. and this great falling off is attribu-
ted to a proportionate increase in the number
of dogs and the lack of proper legislation to
prevent their ravages among the Sheep The
Legislature of Maryland is considering the
sane subject. The returns from FIVE coun-
ties report over l,100 sheep killed in one
year by dogs"
The farmers in this section, we are assured,
would be highly gratif=d if our Legislature.
at its present session, would inn ose a dos-tax
sufficiently onerous to rid the country of the
hundreds, of vile and worthless ours that are
constantly preying upon their focks, and
which. to our own knowledge, is a most Sc
rious drawback t" sheep raising with US, ma
ny of our farmers either keeping very small
Hooks, or none at all. not helm. willing to
risk them tn the ravenous appetites ni the
swarms of blood thirsty CANNES which iniest
our towns especially. and g" forth under cover
of the darkness of night to make their preda
tory excursions.
a Strange Pcnomemon.-F"r several
hours on Sunday night a singular appearance
was visible above the horizon, extending from
the east and south to the northwest. It was
not auroral in appearance, but was of ii deep
red. almost approaching to vernIiilion in. color,
and covered a broad belt about midway be-
tween the horizon and zenith. The sky was
cloudless, and at times the rcdness would fade
80 as to be almost imperccptible, and in the
space of n minute it would be again of the
deep red color.
RPPoa Literary Deb"tiny ~Society.-This
Society will meet at Kable,own on Saturday
next, February 10Th, at 7 o'clock, P. NJ
Question for discussion (which is the
most pleasing to the eye-the works of nature,
or the works of art?. For the affirmative. V.
w. Wilson and James J.. West. for the mega
tive. James ". Johnston and Luther Slifer.
The Public are invited to attend.
BY order of the President.
w. HICKS, Sec'y.
Free Pres please copy.]
Ground Hog Day-As there was an am
pie opportunity ou Friday last, Ground IIo.