Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1874-06-09
DEFERRED ARTIcIEs.
Effect Of the Civil Rights Bill.

Inject OF the Civil Rights Bill.
NAsHyiLIs, May 27.-In the board of
Aldermen last night, Alderman McGovock
moved to suspend the rules in order to pass
the following:
Hkereas, The civil rights bill having passed
the Senate of the United States, and will in
all probability pass the House aud become
one of the laws of our country; and whereas,
1t is generally believed and conceded that it
will materially interfere, ifnot entirely destroy
our system of public schools, therefore be it
Resoi0ed By Me Mayor and Council of NGsh-
riue:
That the school commissioners are hereby
directed to Immediately suspend work upon
the new school buildings now in process of
erection on Hume and the corner of Broad
aud Spruce streets, until further advised by
the city council of Nashville.
The motion to suspend rules was agreed to
and Mr.. McCiavock moved the adoption of the
resolution.
Mr.. Cheatham moved to refer the resolu-
ton to the school committee for instructions
to report at a special meeting of the board
next Thursday. He fully endorsed the spirit
Of the resolution providing the civil rights
bill finally passed aud became the law Of the
land.
Alderman McGavock accepted the amend
ment of Alderman Cheatham aud the res
olution was referred to the school committee.
S The Southern Methodists, in confer
encs at Louisville, have taken a decided po>
sition on the temperance question, and adopts
ed by q very large vote-325 to 33, being
more than the necessary tWo>thirds-a mil
nority report that any person making, buying,
selling, or using as a beverage intoxicating
liquors, shall be, upon conviction, debarred
from membership in the Church. This action
will be sent round to the local conferences,
and il the majority of three-fourths concur it
will become a law. As a test of the feeling
in the conference, one of the most prominent
members, Rev. DR.. Register, of Baltimore
Conference, declared himself in favor of this
members from the roll.
STAvE FACTORY Mr.. L.G. Kemp Sons,
formerly of this county, but now living in
Jefferson county Va, have erected a Barrel
Staye Factory about one mile from Buckeyes
town, on the lands of David Thomas, where
they are extensively engaged in the manufac-
ture of Barrel Slaves. They have about six
teen hands employed and turn out about ten
thousand slaves per day. They have been sup
plying the Frederick market, and ship large
quantities to Baltimore and Georgetown. The
Factory Is under the management of Mr.. John
and Lewis Kemp. We understand that they
will increase their business at sn early day.
[Freaerick (-M) Citizen.
A Salty CARD.-We find the following
salty card in the advertising columns of the
Alexandria Gazette:
A Cdrd.-I hereby announce that though
I still consider myself member of the nations
al Republican party, and will continue to sup>
port the principles of the party, 1 shall here
after renounce and r~epudiate all utilization
with the id niggers. Alb. CRUPpER.
Crupper is honest, and expresses his ssuti>
ments before the election. A large majority
of the white Notwithstanding all new con-
verts-entertain the same views, but gen-
orally wait till after an election to express
them.-Lynch6urg Republican.
ANTHRACITE CoAL-The Harrisouburg
(Va) Old Commonwealth, of the 21st ult. pub
fishes a report of C.. G. cambridge, Chief
Engineer of the Washington, Cincinnati and
St. Louis (narrow gauge) Railroad upon his
examination of anthracite coal deposite on the
line of the Washington, Cincinnati and st.
Louis Railroad, nineteen miles from Harrison.
burg. These deposits extend from North
River Gap, in Augusta county, to Brooks
Gap, in Rockingham county, a distance of
twenty miles, and have six feet of workable
coal with a parting of only four inches of
slate
SALE OF ELIZABETH FURNACE PRopEH>
TY.-The staunton (Ya) Spectator says
''This valuable property in this county which
contains one of the richest mines of ore in the
world, andsis situated Immediately on the
Ghes.& Ohio Railroad, has been sold for the
sum 500, 09g to a party Of wealthy men of
EpEssai psiassseannsity, among whom