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Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1872-12-10
SHINGLES FOR SALE.

Ok 0O0 PRIME Oak Shingles, on hand and
~c.OoO for sale by
Jan. 10, 1871. wEIRICK WELLER
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wooLENs AND coFToNs1

THESE are lively times and it requires live
ousiness TO suit the people of the age. Hence
we inv lite all to come to the -
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SUMMIT POINT.

tf'E are now preparing to buy cur Falland Win
w ter STOCK OF GOODS, which will be omen
In about ten Gays, and we wish to notify our Gus
from US, and for Cssh or Produce We sincerely
think we can make it to their interest
H1LLEARY, WILSON JOHNSON
October +, 1872.
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MORE. NEW C0ODS :, :,
j. E. BRADY, BARBER.

AS removed 70 tho rearof the MARKET. Hou,,
- Square. where SHAPING and Nam DEES
customers. Call down. " 'S
Charlestown. July 9, 1872
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T. :: y; A'sa5ith: 5r.' statesmen.
October !, lS72.
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10. G0ldSn,i!Il's Twin Fronts Il
is THE
GRAND CENTRE OF ATTRACTION =!

MAGNIFICENT STOCK OF GOODS To BE
SOLD AT ASTONISHING PRICES
A usual every department of this we'll known
IN Establishment is crowded to OVERLOOKING with
the latest styles and best uality of
NEW FALL AND WINTER goods.
In the DRY GOODS Department will he found
Japanese Silks, Plain and Striped Black silks. EN-.
press Cloth all shades. Figured and Plain Alpacas
sattecns, all coors, All Wool DeIanes, all shades
The celebrated G rand Duchess dnub q ia ed black
Alpacas consts nifty on hand. from 3Oc to 25 DER
yard Australian Crspe for mourning Opera
Flannels, all rolora: plain and twilied FIanneIs.
Canton. brown, black and drah. IanneI= Alaska
Flannel Skirts, warranted fast colors Qncen Au.
gusta Skirts, &C.. white and colored Blankets.
Spreads and Comforts all prices. Domestic Goods
OF every description A II colors in Velvcteens
MILLINERY DEPARTMENT.
Mrs Goldsmith. With fashionable assistant. in
vites the special attention her lady custo,n.ra
the public generally to her large and fashionable
stocs OF Hats. Bonncts, Ribbons. Flowers Frames
Veiyets, Crepcs. and a u else sary 10 a com,
piete Millinery Eslahlishmcnt. These goods are
displayed in private apartment in the rear of the
stcro. Prices unnEualy low.
The NOTION department ia full to ovcrflowinp
embracing everything Known to the trade Also n
iuii stock OF Ladies' and Gents Furaishin q Goods
q Of v IOY, N"'Np'
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FALL AND WINTER GOODS.

Am In receipt of my usual large supply of Fall
/ and Winter Good., to h;ch invite the atten-
tion of ali. JOHN w GRaNTgk
Middleway, Oct. ], 1872
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HOWE Machin. Tncker., Corder., Rufler.. Ria.
i Hsmmers and every thing pertaining 70 the
Of T. DJSEI Hao
Auss. at his Je~elry Store, ch.Iiestosn.
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CHICKEN CHOLERA have a remedy for tbi,
- disease which believe to be the best prepsra-
of EPSON Salts and Anodyne Liquids. Trv IL
nnay y, 1871 GEO. T. LIG HIT.
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w,nsnoIal and OommsroIni.

NEW York. Aprit 24-Noon. Stocks
arm. Gold strong, at 1lA. Money
frm, ut z. Exchange Long 916; short
10L. Governments strong and steady.
Flour firm and quiet. Wheat quiet and
unchanged. Corn scarce and very firm.
Pork stoady-mess 13 87@13:5o. Lard
heavy steam 91s@9L. Cotton dull
uplands 231s: Orleans 23%; sales 9. 100
bales. Freights dull.
2. M.-Ootton weak; sales 728 bales
-uplands 23M; Orleans 23zS. Flour
scarce and advancing-commo to fair
extra 8: :OO@9.25; good to choice 9 30@
300. Whiskey shade firmer. Wheat
steady and in fair export and milling de.
mand-red winter Western 5000. Corn
10. better. Rice firm, at 8az(09ls. Pork
13.60. Lard unchanged. Freights dull.
Sales OF cotton for future delivery, 5000
bales-April 22T. % 1915; May 22 1916,
%; June 231a, 239-16; July 232l; Au.
gust % 11-16, 2324; September 2l%,
81 1916; October 201a, 2OL. Money
4@5. Sterling oH@956. Gold 12@
l2]s. Governments very strong and up
Il. Tennessees strong; new South Ca
rolinas of q to l, but recovered; other
wise States unchanged
CINCINNATI, April 24-Flour brisk.
Corn steady. Pork duIl-prices asked,
but no demand. Bacon demand light:
market firm. Whiskey advanced to IS.
LOUISVILLE. April 24.-Flour and
corn in good demand. Provisions in
speculative demand for sound lots; prices
stiff
SAVANNAH, April 24.-Cctton easy
receipts 3S5 bales; Gales 800; stock "a. .037.
WILMINGTON, April 24.-Ootton quiet; /;
receipts 142 bales; sales 81 stock 2,516.
BALTIIoRE, April 24.-Cntton dull; re-
ceipts 181; sales 140-120 last evening:
stock II, ,480.
CHARLESTON, April 24.-Cotton dull
middling 2216; receipts 233 bales; sales
so; stock 1853
AUGUSTA, April oi-Cotton receipts
l5O bales; sales rs.
GALVESTON, April 24-Cotton quiet;
receipts 100 bales; sales 100; stock Is, ISL.
New ORLEANS. April 24.-Cotton in
fair demand--midding 22si; receipts
800 bales; sales 1900; stock LOG, ,O53.
MOBILE, April 24-Cotton quiet; re-
ceipts o. bales: sales 500; stock "a, 1873.
LONDON, April 24--Noon. -Consols
92al. Bonds 90
FRANKFoRT, April 24.-Bonds 953/.
PARIS, April q -Rentes 55f 2Oc.
LIVERPOOL. April 24-3 2. M.-Cotton
opened dull--uplands 1116; Orleans
1l3s@l11a.
L1vERpoo1. April 24-Eyenins.-Co'.
ton closed dull and unchanged.
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ANOTHER FEARFUL KU KLux RAMA
Micro SuocKINGLY WHIPPED. learn
that colorcd man was seized on our
streets, on last Saturday night, by Il
party OF disguised negroes. who, for
some real or fancied grievance mt his
hands, gavo him an unmerciful COW
hiding. The maltrcated negro, by some
means, OF which we arc ignorant, snc-
cceded in identifying all of the whip
plsts, and had them arrested on Sunday
morning, under warrants issued by Trinl
Justice Hurst. They were admitted to
bail, for their appearance ut the next
term OF the court.-iSumiey Ne,cs.
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SAD Acc1DENT-DEATH OF AN ESTEEM
ED CITIzEN.-We regrot to announce
that Mr.. j. O. Waters. an esteemed citi.
zen OF the neighborhood of Cokcsbury.
in attempting to monnt, was thrown
from his horse, during the past week,
With such force as to break his leg and
inlict other sevcro injuries. from which
he died in few days after. The de.
ceased was man of high character and
had passed long and useful life, ro.
spccted by all who knew him.
lAdbcriNe Press aid Banner.
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Co1oRRD Ku K1ux IN BrAuronr CouN.

OoIoRRD KU K1ux IN BEAuFonr CouN.
TY.-On Tuesday OF last week, near
Grahamville, in this County, a young
man named Farr, while riding toward
tho town on mule, was halted by q
voice from II thicket by the roadside.
Turning his head, hc saw man armed
with gun, emerge from the bushes,
whose face was concealed by quantity
OF gray moss, his hands showing him to
be that Of u negro. The young man
squirting mp his animal to escape, was
fired upon by the highwnyman. The
ball passed. thaough the lapel Of his
coat and entered tho shoulder of the
mule, without, however, infIic;ing dis
abling wound. Seeing that the attempt
was futile, the Ku Klux disappeared into
the woods.
On the same afternoon lady named
Dupont, living near Grahamville, re-
turning to her house after brief ab-
sence. saw a man Jump from a window.
Over his face was white cloth, with
eye-holes in it. His hande, also, showed
him to be colored man. He had
robbed the house OF money aud silver
ware. BEAUFORT Republican.
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AN INDIGNANT ORCHESTRA CONDUCTOR
When We first became acquainted with
Skinner. he was the leader of the orches-
ira at ono OF the theatres. And while
he was ucting Ill that capacity they got
up some kind of fairy spectacle, for
which Skinner provided choice music.
He was particularly proud of an over.
ture arranged by himself. It was copied
out by hand, and it happened most un-
fortunately that the copies were not
finished in time for rehersal and 80
Skinner had to take the chances OF the
musicians getting it right on the first
attempt III the presence of the audience.
"A couple OF hours before the theatre
opened Skinner went around and placed
the music upon the stands of the orches
tra. len minutes afterwards, when
Skinner had gone away, friend Of his
named Brown, came in and saw the
music, and for the sake of playing q
little joke on Skinner, he gathered up
all that music, and replaced it with an
old lot OF sheets. containing fragmentary
music OF about twenty different kinds,
which he found in closct in the orches-
tra room. After a while the audience
assembled. Skinner brought in his
musicians, took his place, and whisper
cd to the players to exercise exceeding
care. Then Skinner gave O couple Of
taps with his baton, and tho orchestra
went into action in furious earnest. 1t
was awful. There was most terrific
dlscord, with six or seven different kinds
OF Time, twenty varieties of tunes and
snch langling, and footing, and scrap
ing, that all the women in the audience
jumped to their feet and screamed. The
first violinist exerted himself TO saw ont
q passage from "A1artha;" the man with
the Hute strnined himself until he was
red III the face. over an air frem ''Stabat
Mater" tho doublc-bass man engaged
in futile effort to interpret the '.Lnst
hose OF Summer;" the clarionct shriekcd
out tho Little Brown Jug" wliio tho
drummer, finding that he could not play
the Faust" march, hammered away Mt
random. Skinner was wild with amuZ =
ment and rage. He looked cross-eyed
for moment ut the trombone man. who
was attacking ''Scc, tho Conuuering
Hero Cemes," with intense earnestness
and then. throwing down his baton, hc
gave one fcrocious yell, and leapcd upon
the trombone man, with murder in his
eye. They had it out right there in the
orchestra, and it lasted just i've menutes,
amid the cheers of the audience, until
Skinner, having jammed one leg through
tho drum, and torn away quarter OF a
mile OF fddle-strings with his fist, landed
the trombone man in the body of the
bass viol, and smashed that sweet in
strument into kindling wood. They had
no overture that evening. and another
man had to lend what was left of the
band, for Skinner went homo. He ia
stlll hunting for the man who changed
tne music. When he finds Mr.. Brown,
there will be still more terrific combat
PiNsbur0 Leader.
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WE would respectfully invite the atten-
ment Of
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DRY GOODs!

Anticipating liberal trade. we are now
prepared to exhibit in great variety a we'll
selected stock, embracing every style and
quality Of Mems and Boys WEAR. DRESS
GOODS. PAKASOLs, PANIERB, SKIRTS.
SHEETINGS, ,sHIRTINGs. LINENS, WHITE
GOODS, and an endless line OF NOTIONS.
AS 1t would be almost impossible to enume-
ratio our large stock, will say, as The season
advances, number OF new styles will be
added, go that purchasers can always rely
upon being supplied with the latest novelties
in tho market All orders receive our prompt
and persona! attention. Our prices will be
found as low as any can or will offer for each.
Soliciting the favor Of a call and examination
OF our stock, we are, very respectfully,
April % PORTER & STEELE
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BRITISH SoUTu SEA SLAVE TnADE.-
The report recently made in Parliament
upon the slave trade, Which has been
carried OF fer tho past fifteen years
under the British flag among the South
Pacific Islands, gives particular nc.
count of it's methods as well rs extent.
Perhaps tho most characteristic ruse o.!
these slave-tradcrs was to take advantage
of the great and noble reputation of
Bishop Patterson in the South western
seas. The kidnnpper would go ashore
at "the Swallows. ''thc Solomons," or
"the Loyalty Islands," dressed in n
whito surplice. and would proceed to
hold with his mate and crew a sham reli-
gious service on tho beach. Accus-
toned to hear of the good bishop and
his priests, the natives threw aside sus-
picion and cheetfuly accompanied the
white hypocrite on board, whereupon
the anchor was got up, and the vessel
sailed off. Such. says a correspondent,
are but specimens of the villainy which
has gone on, and, by this last horrible
piece of evidence, is still going on under
the British flag. and for the benefit of
the British colonies.
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a BosroN ROMANCE. Boston wo-
man, who had for long been given up
for dead. by nll who were dear to her,
lately appeared, "the ghost of her formor
sell, to those who bad thought never to
SEQ her again. She told n story of
strange and horrible sulfsrings. More
than IL score Of years ngo she had sailed,
young girl Of eighteen, with her mis-
sionary husband for "Inla's coral
strand" The vessel was wrecked on the
Arabian coast, and Ill CD board rerished
save her husband and herself. He was
preserved only to fall victim to Arab
cruelty and she to Arab slavery. While
her beauty lasted sho was tho fnvorte
wife of the most powerful chief in the
South Arabian Desert, but when that
waned she fell from her "bad eminence ;
and WAS transferred to the hnrem Of an
inferior sheik. Aud SO she lived, prayed
for death, bur not daring to die, till,
bnudied from one barbarian to another,
she, Boston lady, in whose veins flowed
tho pnrcst Puritan blood, found herself
the wife Of m Arabian water carrier.
From his power m American traveller
freed her and provided her with the
means to reach homo.
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Observation-Disclosures SUrERsr1r1oNs.
We regret to record that this fearful dis
ease is still doing its work of death in
certain scctious OF this County. Quite
number have died since our last issue,
and 1t Is said that not one in five recover.
The nttnck is sudden, and but q few
hours Intervene ere the victim attacked
ceases to live. 1t is not IA littlo remark.
able that it il confined entirely to the
colored population, not IL single white
person, so fnr ms we havo heard of, being
Affected; and this fact hus excited the
superstition Of tho plantation negroes to
considerable extent. One of the popu-
lar ideas is that the spring Mt Bush River
Church has been poisoned, although
those who have not yet drank of the
water are stricken down; another is that
there are witches about, casting spells on
them; and still another, that tho meat
which is imported to this place has been
all poisoned. There may be other super
stltlons which we have not heard of vet.
These supGrstitions and suspicious are
sad enough; they will produce greater
dlstrust and fear, which latter must act
US suction not Mt all friendly to a better
sanitary condition. It is IL painful COM
mentary, md We charge those of their
people and leaders, who have heart and
Intelligence, to make no delay in disa-
busing tlejr minds OF thoughts so dread
iul III their tendency. To fail SO TO do,
ls to be guilty of grievous sin of omis-
slon.-NeW5erry Herald.
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JOSH BILLINGS PRAYERS. From tu
many friends, and from things ut lnce
ends, Good Lord deliver us!
From n wife who doant luv us, and
from children who doant like MS, Good
Lord deliver u.s.
From snaix in the grass, from snAix in
our butes. from torch-light PROFESSIONS,
and from NIL new rum, Good Lord de-
liver us!
From pack peddlers, from young folks
IN luv, from old aunts without money,
from kolera morbus, Good Lord deliver
nsl
From welth without charitce, from
pride without sence, from pedigree worn
ont, and from all rich relations, Good
Lord deliver usl
From nusepapcr sells, and from pills
that nin't fisk, from females that faint,
and from men who hattor, Good Lord
deliver us.
From virtue without fragrance, from
butter that smells. and from cats that
are coarting, good Lord deliver us.
From old folkes secrets, and from our
own, from mrgiums and wimmcu con-
mittees, good Lord deliver MS.
From: pollyticians who prn, anil from
saints who tipple, from ri koili. red her
ring and ole grass widdcrs. good Lord
doliver us.
From folks who Won't laff and from
them who gigglc, from tia butcs, easy
virtue, and ram mnt!0n, good Lord dc
liver us.
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STICK TO THE BROOM STICK Did YOU
ever see woman throw n stone at hen ?
1t is one of the most ludicrous scenes in
every day life. We recently observed
tho process indeed, wc paid more at
tention than the hen did, for she did not
mind it at all, and laid IN egg next day,
as If nothing had happened. In fact,
that hen will now know for the first tim 9
she served in the capacity of target
The predatory fowl had invaded tho
precincts of the flower bed, and was in
dustriously pecking and scratching for
the nutritious seed of the early worm,
blissfully unconscious of impending
danger. The lady now appears upon
the scene with broom. This she drops
and picks up a rocky fragment of the
Siiurian age. and then made her first
mistake-they oil do it-of seizing the
projectile with the wrong hand. Then,
with malice aforethought, she makes the
further blunder of swinging her arms
perpendicularly instead of horizontally
-thereupon the stone flies into the air,
describing an irregular ellipticnl curve,
and strikes the surface Of the earth as
iaf from the hen us the thrower stood at
the time, in course due West from the
same, the hen then bearing by the COM
pass North North cast by half East. At
the second attempt the stone narrowly
missed the head of the thrower herself,
who seeing that any furthor attempt at
the kind would be suicidal, did what she
might have done frat, started after the
hen with an old familiar weapon. The
moral Of which is: Stick to the broom
stick. ck.-Pr0uitlcnce Herald.
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A most terrible q oident occurred in
Aiken on Saturday afternoon last by the
careless use OF firearms, which resulted
In the death of a most estimable young
colored woman, named Mary Williams.
1t seems that colored youth, named
George Wilson. who was at the time in
the yard of the deceased, was exhibiting
n pistol which he possessed, and while
handling it the pistol exploded, the ball
entering directly under the left shoulder
and penetrating the lungs. causing death
in few moments. A jury Of inquest
was empanncled, who. after the exami-
nation Of a good many witnesses. re.
turned the following verdict: "That
Mary Williams came to her death by Il
ball from pistol in tho hands of Geo.
Wilson, and that it was by accident; but
tho jury censnre George Wilson for the
careless manner in which he handled
said pistol" The deceased was stcp-
sister of George Wilson. Such careless
ness MS is evidenced in the testimony ad.
dnced is really criminal
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lEilicting other damage.
41bberiNe Press and Banner.
DOLLY WARDEN on THE BRAIN.-A ludv
OF Newark, n. D., seeing amcpg the re-
iiSlous notices that certain clergyman
would preach, I'D. W" said at onco she
would go and hear him, rresuming, rs
she did. that tho subject OF the discourse
was dolly Vnrdens.'
The tornado of last weel, strucl, tho
plantation Of Mrs. Lucinda Smith, on
Cypress Creek, five miles from Gillison-
vile, tearing up trees and DESTROYED
every house on tho place except one
stable. Mrs. Smith was slightly hurt by
rafter from her falling house.
The Chicago Post snys that since the
great American farmer has been nomi-
mated for the Presidency by the young
Irishmen of New York, he signs himself
Horace O'Greeley," and talks about
opening shamrock quarry ut Chappa-
qua.
An exchange says: ga Milwaukee
lover, dying lately. left his sweetheart,
n poor maiden, u fortune OF 500, 600.
There are few such lovers to be found" ="
True. and the girls complain :hat when
they are found, it is very difficult to get
the IN to die.
RConversation in Wisconsin sto. @:
Polite young clork-"Can J. show you
anything else to.day?" Lugubrious
customer-"No, I reckon not. I lost
two horses and my wife last fall, and I
iecl pretty poor. Good span of horse 8,
too"
.3.Mr and Mrs. Jem Maco have rect iycd
u bouncing young pngilist, whom they
have chri>tened benjamin Franklin, in
The hopo that ho will strike like light
nng when he grows up.
An Indiana man has caused tho arrest
of his grand mother, who attacked him
in = cownrdiy and outrageous manner
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An exchange thus describes the editor
uf the I,.ibumr:
MIR. Greeley has Style, if he is
prenulosically IL failure. 10 sec him
walk is not to realize tho poetry Of mo-
ton; but to see him how is 10 he won ut
sight. He hitclles up his little nose, he
opens with partial smile his pleasant
mouth. he pokes his head little one
side, he gives preliminary flop with
his hand, and in the dear, child like wny
of the infant orator, jerks his polished
old head and makes bow. defy his
worst enemy to whom he makes THAT
bow to accuse him of anything wherein
there is gnilc. He is rs innocent as q
Saddle Rock oyster. lie puts on no
airs; he blows his nose mildly in red
silk handkerchief, and begins to talk ma
turally and unaffectedly. The cheers of
the public, with whom he is great fa-
vorltc, full unnoticed upon his ears
We regret to learn of tho death OF
Mrs. Sarah d. Rawl, wife of Mr.. Bcpj.
kawl, OF this County, who died very
suddenly Mt her residence, on Sunday
last.-Le.eington Dispatch.
Tho California Legislature has passed
bill that religion shall neither be
tanght nor practiccd in the public
schools"
There were fourteen deaths in Charles
ton for the week ending the 2O,h inst. -
whites five, colored nine.
The jury in tho case OF Mr.. John Rod
ger. on trial in Charleston. for alleged
Ku KluX, mntlo mis-trinl.
"Rattle and squeak" is the popular
name for ham and eggs in k.nsas CITY.
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The notorions Dan. Sicklcs threatens,
through his lawyer. John Graham. to
prosecute The editors of the New York
Wor1 for libel, unless that journal will
rotract certain expressions lately used in
its editorial columns, which Sicklcs aud
his counsel think arc ''grossly dcfnma.
tory upon the character and reputation
of Mnjor-GeneraI Sickles" The World
declines to rctract. and goes on to say
that "wo have repeatedly and dclibcr.
ateiy called Sickles an acquitted mur.
derer-a man who shot tho alleged Sc
ducer of his wife, aud afterwards ex.
cited the loathing disgust of gentlemen
and men OF honor by creeping back to
tho bed which lie had killed another
man for dehling g-cohabiting again with
the dishonored wife whose shame he had
published to the world and proved in q
court OF justice, rs means of saving
his mock from tho gallows. These arc
some Of the things which we have deli
berately and repeatedly said of Mr..
Sickles."