Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1874-10-20
COMMUNICATED.

Mr. Spirit FL had intended, last week, to
have written to you on the subject of a
County Judge )" but was too busy repairing
our fences, and preparing our wheat fields
TO be burned up next summer, by the great
Mogul aud Balloon Stacks of the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad Company. 1 could not
find time until now. this rainy season having
stopped our operations in prepareing food for
the great Moguls.
Do you not think it would be much better
for us to have County Judge, if we could
get some good disinterested Telegraph Opera
tor to serve US? He would De SO competent
to decide all our railroad cases, and save us
poor farmers SO much expense. 1 do not
know that it would be necessary to abolish
the jury system altogether. as it. would not be
republican to abridpe too much that useful
class. the Lawyers The proceedings of the
late County Court were too interesting to go
unnoticed, when you consider the great labor
that was perfOrmed-ten long poeary days were
taken up in elaborate argument by the learned
counsel
Experts were summoned from the far West
to prove to an intelligent aud enlightened
jury that the sparks fly upWard. through the
Mogul and Balloon Stacks, and as a matter of
science, could burn nothing but the Sun.
trial. we shall have experts from the Gear of
Russia, to prove that the whistle blows steam,
not fire
Diagrams Of the Mogul, aud Balloon. were
gotten up and presented to the jury, which
would have put Raphael to shame and the
jury cared, or knew, as much about the
diagrams, as the diagrams knew about Raphael.
When looked at the Court, was forcibly
reminded of that pathetic song-tSweetly
notwithstanding those happy hours
away"
Yes, Mr.. Editor, ten long s0eary days were
that honorable Court and jury kept in durance
vile, at cost to the people of the county of
not less than $500 or 5000 six or eight
hundred dollars. and all to serve a miserable
monopoly. who are riding down the dearest
interests of the farmers. You can take jury
of six boys, twelve years old. from Prof
Kable's school, who can decide those cases in
twelve hours
IF Sheridan Knowles had taxed his brain
till now, he could not have produced such
farce. Shade of the immortal Griggs. and
Daugherty, think see them, approaching
that beautiful Temple of Justice, and cons
handing the Sheriff to close her doors, and
write on her portals, H1PPoDRoME.
Yours truly, FARMER
T. 81 forgot 10 stale that Col. Cnvle
and Baylor. are the Martyrs of the 10Th
century. F.
VALLEY RAILRoAD.-At tho annual meeting of
the stockholders of the VALLEY Railroad Com
pany, held in Staunton the 7th inst. VIZ.
Robert Garrett was unanimously reelected
President. with tho following Directors. City
of Baltimore, D. H Miller, Richard Norris, Jr..
and r. L. Baldwin; Baltimore & Ohio Co., Gal
loway Chester, VIM. Keyser and R. r. PenClleton:
Siauntou. N. G. Hartman; Rockbr,dge, VIM. Al
Ian aud c. A. Davidson; Botetourt, E. Pepdleton;
Salem. G. W. Hansboro.
President CARROTS report says that notwith-
standing the financial panic stopped other works
the work on the Valley Railroad has been pro-
crossing steadily. The completed road between
Stanton and Harrisonburg is doing a good bus
mess On the line south of staunton sixty-three
ont of the eighty-seven sections are in process
of completion, and the remaining twenty-four
are light sections, which may promptly be COM
pleted as sOou as the heavier work is done: The
amount already expended south of Staunton is
eight hundred thousand dollars. The president
argues strongly for the grauting of the charter
for tine extension to the Tennessee line.