Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1872-04-16

PENDANT. Davies for plaintiff, f. W. Wilson
for defendant
State as. George W. Eicheberger. indie,
ment for not mending the Sunni. Point and
Charlestown road The jury disagreed, being
nine for acquittal and three for conviction.-
Belizhoover for State, Green & Lucas for de-
PENDANT.
Prince johnson, colored, Us Kelly's adj
m'nis'rstT, snt fur services rendered durin"
the War. Vrrdict for plaiut;ff sl52 and
casts. & cen & Lncas for PHI tiff, e w
Wilson t"r defendant
ES Oh i:u'ty occurred on Tuesday even
m" 'a>i. az .!'''ns"ns Factory. near Kahle>
town. .isfi"rs"n F"uu,y. which resulted in tn.
death at tw" nr"raes emnl"yed Mt the Factory.
One "t the prnpr'et 'rs ordered the negroes
t do something which they refused t, d.
Angry words en>ned when t. g negroes gave
nnm's'aks'ie Signs ct AN a'tpck hpnn Mr.
J"hnson, VIII" immediately drew his revolver
and killed them on the spot
Mr..J"hnson gave himself up but was dis
charged on examination
Hamilton Enterprise
AS as we can learn. there is no founda-
ton whatever for the above report. The ac.
count Of the shooting affair at the sawmill of
Messrs. Weirick & Weller, mentioned in our
last issue, has probably, in its Transmission bv
the pe-vine telegraph across the mountain
reached the editor of the Enterprise in the
shape given to his readers.
HE ADDRESS AT RIPpoN.- Unavoidable
circumstances prevented the delivering of the
lecture by r Hume Butcher, Esq before the
Literary and Debating Society of Rippon-
We are authorized to state that he will lecture
before the said society on Saturday the 2Utk
of April.
Subject of lecture /: '''rhe comparative in.
fuence Of Wealth and Talent"
The public are cordially invited to attend
Tue FREkMAa"M. u Frank uuuley. editor.
St Louis, Mo. The March number of this
excellent monthly, though delayed by tire
mails until the 10Th OF A rril, is at hand, and
as usual is most interesting and entertaining
aud we'll worthy the attention aud cordial SUP
port of the Craft everywhere. substitution.
81 per annum.
BIG FIsH.--That ''enormous fish" cauoh.
at Harper's Ferry, stated by the .Spi,1.
must have been hooked on Nonauy (Aprl
lst) instead of Tuesday! 1t was rhopper
the fish, we mean Free. Press.
Mr.. w. E. Anderson knows where there
are some more of the same sort.
D1HEcToRs.-At a meeting of the Stock
holders of the Virginia e. Maryland Bridge
Company, held in this town, A pril 1st the
following persons were elected Directors -
David, Billmyer, Col. John e. Schley, Joseph
Welshans, Edward Shafer, Morgan Miller.
DIR. l. S. Taylor, d. S. Rentch. David Bill,
myer was elected President, and D. S. Rentch
Secretary. Shcpherastoun Rcy'ster
CHEAP GooDs.-Attention is called to the
advertisement of Mr.. John w. Grantham,
who has just returned from Baltimore with a
large invoice of new Spring Goods. which he
anv"rt'ses to sell at ast,nshingly low prices.
Dolly Fardens, ia beautiful styles, to the
ladies'
iMPHoVED.-1h he dwelling house of the
Rev. j Fl. March, at the head of Georsc
street, now in the occupancy of John j. Luck.
Esq has been improved hv n new Goa, of
r"''t' "rr''ed 10 tasteful manner by Mr..
Wn' kires
ES- III" queries "' our aid 'riend at For,
S'n"h, ,rkrn-es, VIC truss. have received a
satisfactory reply IN t." las twn issues of tie
S"''H Tn" ",u"n't If his snh>cri, ton has
he"n d"tv received. We will he clad to- hear
from him again iu an interesting letter FOR
publication
ACCIDENT DR. j \ I, Muse, IF thi.
CITY, met With severe aecident last week by
falling from the top of small hrildins he
was repairing. FEATURING both bones OF the
ankle-Ato'ti"sh"ry Statesman
Ess- A fire occurred in Winchester on FRI
day week, which consumed dwelling house
and cooper shop on the corner of Main and
Pail Mall streets, belonging to the Boston
estate. Not insured
S Hon. Henry &. Davis will accept our
thanks for copy of the able and mastery
speech of Hon. Danl W. voorhees,, delivered
in the House of Representatives,, March 23d,
1872.
Es Mr.. III. ID. Beai. iurmerly connected
with the Winchester Times, has lett Chicago.
and is now connected with the Lyuchburs
Rep"bticum, as soliciting agent
s Washington and Lee University, Lex>
inst''n. mas 800 students and the v. NJ. Insti>
tuts 270-botl furnishing.
R Hon. j. q. McGrew will accept our
thanks for late public documents.