Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1874-09-29
Exciting Times Arrest and Escape.

S1ASeeS WIN Pis1uls Stfueu auout hlm, Que on
either side, and INDUCED in great deal of
abusive and threatening language calculated
20 produce alarm and disquiet Good advice
and pursuasion failing to quiet him, Mr..
Blakeley, constable, attempted to arrest him,
when Crawford discharged two or three shots
at him. and then gaIloped OUT of town. The
Grand Jury at this juncture came down into
the court room and reported to the Court the
result OF two days close investigation, among
| which was included three indictments against
Crawford, which are contained in our regular
report Judge Hoge Immediately issued a
cdpids, and quite number of our citizens
started in pursuit of the fugitive. They found
him at the residence of Mrs. Cooper, about
four miles west of town, where he was arrest
ed aud brought back. Arriving at the Court
House, his conduct was SO violent that it was
| feared at one time that the crowd would in
| ju.e him, aud it required considerable sells
control on the part of one of our citizens to
refrain ON furnishing him. Being hand
| cufed, he was taken to the house Of Mrs.
Cross, aud confined in an upper room that
opened on to . balcony in front of the house.
Several guards were detailed to watch him
Mr.. Blakeley, ct C's solicitation, went out
into the country about six miles distant to
bring his wife to him. They returned late
in the night. and, hearing them, c. ST pped
out on to the balcony, jumped off into the
front yard of Mr.. Bakers residence. and
made his escape under cover of the darkness,
which was intense.
On the next day, j. Rufus Smith, the
prosecuting attorney. asked his Honor, Judge
Hoge, for bench warrent In his statement
he called attention to the IMMUNITY with
which the law was violated aud its tendency
unless checked, and also criticised .verg SCI
verely the officers for negligence and lack of
proper precautiou. The warrant being grant
ed, aud Sheriff Waugh having offered re-
ward of 500 for the prisoners capture,
posse of eight started in search of the fugi-
tive, on horseback. They returned about
10 O'Clock. (having ridden SO miles) without
their game. although they scented it, but
lost both scent aud trail in the imprecetrable
darkness Morgan Mercury.
OPENING OF ROANOKE COLLEGE. SALEM,
VA.-Roanoke College has opened with the
largest attendance ever bad so early in the
session. large proportion of the former
students are returning and new ones are COM
ing in daily. The session will be the most
successful in the history of the College
The increasing reputation of the institut'o on is
manifest from the large attendance from other
states while the county and State patronage
shows that The College IS appreciated where it
is best known. Students are already ir at
tendance from fifteen States. Next in mum,
Der to Virginia. come Tennessee Mississippi
Texas. West Virginia, aud Maryland A
College that thus builds itself up by hard
4 ~ !
meDt and IN the midst of strong competition,
deserves the success it is achieving lie, all
encourage the Faculty in their efforts to still
further increase the attractions and advantages
of the College. until it is made second to none
10 the South
tRoo"ole Tines !Su'"m, Va Sept. 10.
AG"'ct@. ZEAL Ta'Es.- The following Apri-
cultural Fairs will take lace this year at the
mes anu places mentioned below:
G hc'nnaI INDUSTRIAL Expos, ion. at CIncin-
nait. Oh y, September 2i to October Sd.
West Tirc :ia State Agricultural Society, at
Che lesion. September h and Goth and Octo-
Der Isl and Cd.
Ia. lor County Agricultural Soc ETY.. at Graf
tor. Sent. goth, and Oct lst I'd, Sd and 4th
Mason Countv Agricultural and Mechanical
Sch aud 9th.
=. MaINlann SAFE a Agricultural Society. at Pim-
Ilco' nea- Baltimore, Oct. Gu, 18th, ST and 9th.
Fiede: ok County Agrcul u:al Society," Mt
eueI ca City, Md, October Iii b, 18th, .5t and
Loudoun Agr1crl cral Society, at Leesburg. ON
the oGh. til and -.:h of OctO"er.
Baldwin Augusta Fair" Stauuton, October
lS.h
S:a;e Agricultural socletv's Fair. Richmond,
Va, October 9th. 2stli, 23th aud Goth.
OYSTER PIE.-Cover welI-buttered. deep
plate or Sin-a soup plate answers perfectly
With puff-paste; lay an extra layer round the
odse of the plate, and bake it very nearly
enough. That done fill the pie with oysters,
seasoning with nutmeg, pepper, salt and but
ter, dust in little -four amongst them, and
cover a.! with thin puff-paste. Bake quick
ly; when the top crust is done the oysters will
be done also. IF to be eaten hot serve as soon
as baked. as the top crust quickly absorbs the
gravy. If 20 be eaten cold, let it cool un>
touched, in the plate or pan. 1t is quite as
good in this way as hot, and is excellent for
pin-nics or for travelling.
SHADE TREEs.-It is great mistake to
permit shade trees to stand SO near together
that none have room for proper development
Young trees may be placed near each other
to prevent awkward gaps. but as they increase
in size, the superfuous ones should be res
moved, and the remaining ones will show they
are the gamers. A celebrated fruit grower
said it took him thirty years to acquire the
moral courage necessary to thin out his fruit
buds properly. A still higher degree of
courage is required to lay the axe to thrifty.
handsome shade tree, though we know its
| neiohhors will ha dvarfad ;f - :, .lIl A..