Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1873-09-30

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Tho farm and the commodious homestead
Of Henry Niemeyerl are situated two miles
from this village, on the road towards Hamp.
don. Last Monday afternoon Airs Niemeyer
saw three of her little boys at the front gate.
The youngest was crying, and she sent the
sister Emma out to bring him in for nap
This was the last time she ever saw three of
her children alive. Thirty or forty rods from
the house and three or four rods back from.
the highway is a little knoll which contains
good sand. many loads of which have been
drawn away from time to time The exoava.
tion which remains is trifing, however, and
pssser by wonld as snon suspect danger to be
lurking in dooryard as in that slight depres.
sion. Formerly, this had been favorite re-
sort for the children, but they had been for
bidden to go there, aud had even been pun.
ished for SO doing, and had not visited the place
for a long time. Doubtless, they wandered
down that way, aud could not resist the fasci-
nation that sand has for all tiny hands.
That forenoon Mr.. Starkwesther, without
Mr.. Niemeyer's knowledge, had sent a man to
the spot after ono or more loads Probably
the cavity left was hardly of sufficient size to
back a cart into. The surface is of clay or
loan the rains on Saturday night had rcn,
dered it heavier than usual. and it fell Just at
that time. of all others, when these iunoeeuts
were beneath it. Thus suddenly their play.
house became their tomb. How long they re
maiDed there is not exactly known. There
was an interval of something more than an
hour between their leaving the gate and their
discovery. The little boy Willie, who was
taken ont alive, heard tennis passing at inter-
walls along the road, but partly covered as. he
was, his cries were too feeble TO attract the at
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through the sand willie, where are you ?'''
The child answered, 'Uere," as we'll as he
could. Afterwards he caught the words,
care you going home ?" Then followed for
some time sound of sohhug and catching
for breath, and then all was still.
Mrs Niemeyer was at work about the barn
and house, and several times asked for her
children. Presently an elder sister who was
sent to look for them, went to tho sand pit -.
Only portion of Wilie's hair was visible
through the clay md his exhausted cries were
hardly audible. She saw the whole disaster
in a moment and gave the alarm. The cast
ing aside OF two or three handCuls of earth
uncovered Wilie's head. He was still alive
and ran nimhlv away MS he was pulled from
the sand. 1t was the work Of only n.omen.
to serare away the clay aud sand to the next
one, but all the others were d"ad-Otta. aged
three years and FIVE months, Emma, aud
Oscar the baby.
[C1lu~.bus Wys) Democrat, Sept 5.
The Issue of the Virginia Campaign.
The Cincinnati C1n,mcrc;az publishes let
ter from Richmond, we'll coudensing and
strongly setting forth the issue of the CAIN
paign in Virginia. 1t says:
Tho Do-cnp ,pb bo roo6c a,d
platform adopted by the Republicans at Lynch
burg and the platform adopted hy the Cou-
servatives at Richmoudswiil wonder where the
difference between the8parties.is.,@ Itss not to
be found in these pronuneiamentoes. Tho
contest is race against race.etsThe ncgroes are
banded together as one nian.$gffhey have their
oath>bnund leagues. their Masons, Odd Eel
lows, Sons of Temperance, and other benev.
olent and charitable organizations, every one
of which is perfect piece of political mas
chinery. They vote solidly the Republican
ticket. They never break ranks. Rarely
does one desert. They never turn their backs
to the enemy. They are the best organized
truest, and most reliable voters on earth. 1t
makes no matter who their candidate is, they
never bolt Their employers eau never in
timidase or persuade them. They are ever
faithful party men. and if they only had the
or carpet bag or scalawag officials in Virginia
The whites have accepted the issue forced
upon them, and the newspapers and speakers
are now all calling upon the white men to form
in battle array with close ranks to repel the
aggressive warfare of the negroes. This is the
real issue in the canvass: : black against white
There are in Virginia no white Republicans
except those who have held office. those who
hold office, ard those who want Office Re-
puhlicanism is not here what it is in the North
and West The whites do not mean to he
crowded down hv the negroes. The forlorn
condition of North and South Carolina,
Georgia, Florida, and other Southern States
warn them that defeat in this election means
mixed schools, enforced social eopalitv. a
plundered treasury. ruinous taxa,ion embargo
upon immigration. cessation Of all internal i'm
rrovements, and woe and misery uuutterable
and mmeasnrahle
COUNTY WITHOUT a RAILROAD The
county of Clay, in West Virginia, has coal
hills nearly mile high with camel. splint
and bitnminnus veins ten feet thick walnut.
maple and oak trees six feet in diameter and
seventy feet to the first branch, and vet. for
want Of railroad development, the whole value
OF the county lands. buildings and all. Is only
assessed at sll6,75S. The coal has been
leased by large companies from the North.
and the timber on great portion has been
leased in the same way, so that the people
have very little to expectfor yeurs They
seem anxious to have the Narrow Gauge r. r.
pass that way, hut they are so poor bv having
passed their interest in the coal and timber
lands now held by them. that they cannot help
to make the road. = .Samnton Indicator.
The next annual meeting of the soldiers
and sailors composing the s:Virginia Division"
of the sArmv Northern Virginia" will take
place in the Hall of the House of Delegates,
In Richmond ON the evening of October 3Otn.
Col. Charles S. Venable, will deliver the an
nual oration. After the address the soldiers
and sailnrs will bova boporo+