Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1874-07-28
The Stolen Child.
Proclamation ly the N4yor IF Philadelphia
-7icenty thousand Dollars REGARD.
Mirrors OFFICE, PH1LADELPHIA;l

Proclamation hy the Mayor IF PHILADELPHIA
- TceMty thousand Dollars REGARD.
MAToR's OFFICE, PH1LADELPHIA;l
July %, 1874.
AT the Instance of citizens of Philadelphia,
1 hereby offer a reward of $50, 900 for the
arrest and conviction of the abductors OF
Charles Brewster Ross, son of Christian Ross,
of Philadclphis, and The restoration OF that
child to his parents. The child was stolen
from Washington lane, near Chew street, Ger
mantown, in the suburbs of Philadelphia, on
the afternoon of the LIST of July last,
AT the time when the child was Ftolen he
answered to the following description Age
four years, dressed in brown linen kilt suit.
short skirt broad brimmed unbleached Pana>
ma hat. with black band, laced shoes, and blue
and white striped stockings. Tile boy has
long flaxen ctrly hair, hazel eyes, clear skin,
round, full face, and no marks except those
made by vaccination the arm. His APP
pearance, as above described. may have been
greatly changed by cutting off his hair or
changing his dress to that of a girl, or in some
other way
The child was decoyed by two men into a
buggy and carried away by two men who, as
nearly as can be ascertained. answer to the fol-
lowing description No l was man of ra-
Their large size probably FIVE feet eight or nine
inches high he was only seen sitting age be-
lieved to be from thirty>fVe to forty five years;
moustache and full beard or whisEers, rather
long on the chin, of brown or sandy brown
color, aud brown hair; wore ring on the lit
the finger of his right hand No 2 was a
man five feet eight or ten inches high, about
twenty-five or thirty years of age, of light, or
with tendency to sandy complexion, sandy
moust.che and rcd nose and face, having the
81. i O..
". s. StoKLEY,
Mayor of Philadelphia.
In the cause of humanity, as we'll as in the
interests of justice, every paper in the United
States and Canada is requested to publish the
above.
New DESIGN FOR Postal CAEDs.-It has
been.in contemplation for some time past to
change the design of the present postal card
A number Of specimens. says the Washington
Star, have teen submitted by the Morgan
Envelope Cdfntauy, the firm which has the
contract for printing the cards now in USE
The present card is considered unsuitable in
several respects. 1t is too so!2bre in color,
and the border is generally regarded as too
heavy. The new card will be lighter in color,
probably very nearly white The printing
and engraving will be executed in black ink,
and the border will be narrower ard much
neater in appearance. The change has not
yet been fully decided upon, but it is safe to
say that some alteration in the design of the
present homely card will be made
ACCIDENT TO Vice PRESIDENT KEYsER..-
3 Vice President Keyser, of the B. & o. RI,
<eayina 0scasi9n toeross the railroad bridge
4. on foot few nights since,
6Eer that portion of the road,
: "a i1to 90 opening in the trestle work, and
zStould have been dashed pieces upon the rocks
{ in the bed of the river below but for his size,
which prevented his passing between the tim
bers of the bridge. After several minutes of
suspension he managed to extricate himself
and reached place of safety just in time to
avoid the Pittsburg express, which came thun-
dcring along
C.& o. r. R-The Richmond Dispatch
says: ave hsvs the best authority for saying
that there is not one word of truth in the ru-
NOR that is now being paraded through the
papers that the western end of the Chesapeake
and Ohio railroad is abou. to be transferred
to the Baltimore and Ohio railroad. We are
authorized to make the statement even more
complete by saying that there is no truth in
any rumor of the transfer of tho western part,
or of any other part, of the Chesapeake and
| Ohio railroad OF any railroad"
FoUHD DEAD-Joseph Myers, a man
about so or 60 years old, who lived alone
in cabin at Ragtown, about miles from
Winchester, was found dead in the upper
apartment Of his dwelling on Sunday. He
was at last seen on Tuesday, but being man
of eccentric habits his absence was not noticed
He had been dead for several days, decom>
position being far advanced An inquest was
deemed unnecessary, and was in fact impossi
BILE, owing to the condition of the body.
Winchester Times
Ea- Major John A. Hartman, recently ap>
pointed postmaster of Staunton. Va, died on
the 18th inst, aged about fifty years
EE Gov. Jacob made speech at Clarks-
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