Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1874-08-18

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1ngs last. when We saw that more unmixed en-
joymene. in the same space of time. could not
have been offered the large audiences in at
Tendance than was offered on the occasions re-
fered to. - 80 =
-, The, 4inimitable drOllery of Mrs. farley. the
perfect simplicity and naturalnees of Little Nell.
the hte-hke movements of the wax fgur 8. all
.2fYhieh were Supplied with clock worksi in
side" the unique form of Johnny Smoker" and
the moving pathos of '.old Black 16e," which
tEupE FROM the tender- hearted farley foods of
sympathetic tears. furnished rare feast of
amnsemepfs which will be long remembers by
thoSeIwho were witnesses of these performances
+ sHE' GaEATH CONCEaT of the latter eyenine
IFrday,J and which called toRether quite as
~laEge Humber Of auditors as the evening before
.reProdueed. to the great delight of all. many of
sttIs sweetest tunes of "Auld Lang Syne" and
exhibited the costumes, many Of them odd but
suite as ratiouakas those to which the fashion
of the present day has given its sanction. ''Ths
Swoparre-tunes' and 'woridIy songes'' Which
Ahrnled the hearts of our great-gr andfath6rs and
Observation-Disclosures. possessed to our ears quite
as mpen melody as is to be found in the more
scientific music of mere modern times. -,
The fperforIhance- of the evening which un-
,deubtedly attracted the greatest attention, and
SbeSt illustrated, the wonderful power of the bu-
imam voice when highly cultivated, was s'The
Russian Nightingale By Miss JENNY BUsk,
who very kindly volunteered to appear between
tho two parts of the programme and contribute
the song above mentioned. The perfect Stiffness
,YfiGh peryaded the Hall during her rendering
estdificuIt portions of this very difficult
piece. AID the earnest applause which followed
her effort, attested the great pleasure which this
very accomplished artistic is capable OF aftoGding
An audience =, ,., ---..,.... -
We trust that the Mus cal Association. under
whose auspices; these rational entertainitr en- Is
were given, " i'll repeat them, afford oppor-
'tuaity for SIMILAR enjoyment at very distant
day. :. -. -.
= Heavy SroaM.-A considerable thunder
Storm, attended with heavy rain. visited
this section On Wednesday night last The
flashes of lightning we're rapid and vivid, and
the claps of thunder sharp aud startling.
~Iust before dark, about the commencement of
the storm, the lightning struck one Of several
.ricks of straw belonging to Mr.. s. w Wysong,
10 field on the right of the Leetowu road.
short distance from town, and in a brief space
of time the whole was developed in flames
and burned until Consumed, probably about
three hours-the light from this conitlaSration
aud the reflection of the declining sun,
mingled together, lending peculiar lurid
plate to 'thezw whole Northwestern Heavens
Very fortunately, the wheat had been threshed
out aud removed yet the straw itself, at Sc
per ton. which we believe the paper company
for If, would amount to Considerable in
these times
About the same time that the above ac>
'c'dent occurred. the house occupied by Mr..
- Jackson, on the Harpers Ferry turn
fS7Se. Just below the first toI>gate, was struck
by the electric fuid, and a portion of the
Chimney krocked down and other slight
damage done. Mr.. Jackson and family were
I'm the house at the time, but no one was in-
jured
Town Council MATTEEs.-At the regu.
Tar meeting of the Town Council, on Tuesday
night last, the question Of the Improvement
Of Lawrence street from Main to Congress.
and Congress street from Lawrence to the
water channel intersectnc it midway between
Lawrence and West streets, was brough. up,
and the plan of hollow way decided upon
the street t" be paved to the width of 10 or
IL feet in the centre, and McAdamized or
either side; pr"perty>holders adjacent to curb
to proper grade to be established. The
Street Committee were empowered to secure
the services of competent engineer in the
mater, to establish the grades, filings and
cuttings, and superintend the work as i. pro
crosses.
An order was passed requiring the Treas
EFer and Saseea1t to keep Separate accoun.
of all revenues derived from the Market
House building, aud after paying the interest
on the corporation bonds as it sccrues, to set
apart the remainder as a sinking fund for the
redemption of said bonds.
committee was appointed to examnine the
Building heretofore used by Mr.. J 3 Haines
as cigar factory, and learn the lowest price
at which il, can be bought, with the view Of
purchasing it for an Engine House.
RAILROAD sMAsH-UP.-A serious accident oc-
Cured on the Valley Branch of the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad ON Saturday night last, at or
about Bulls Falls, ON the Shenandoah river, be-
tween this place and Harpers Ferry. Two
through freight trains were running close to-
Rether, and by some means TIE hindmost train
ran Tito the forward Gne; smashing the cab0ose
OF the front train and damaging other cars, be-
sides leaving the engine of the rear train almost
. total wreck. Remarkable to state, but one
man, 80 far as we can learn; was injured. Mr..
John Storm, who was asleep in the caboose, was
badly sealded, whilst the engineer AID fireman
Of the rear train; and other parties IN the
caboOse, escaped uninjured.
BISHOP WHrrrLE.-From tBs Southern
ChUrehntGn We learn that Assistant Bishop
"hittle; of the Episcopal Diocese of Viz
EiD'a' has made the following appointments
for this county: Shepherdstown, August 81
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