Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1874-04-21

"N's'ory If tie Grange Mooen,eqt; or the
TURNER'S Var ng0mst Nonopoiies" Be.
ing q f"W aud authentic account of tie Sfrug-
giles Of Ike american Farmers against HE &c
fortiomS Ot'he Roilroad Comp4nics With u
History Of tie else and Fr0lress Of the Or
der. Of Patrons Of H~sJan0yy. Published
dy the National Publishing Co., Philadelphia.
The author portrays in a masterly manner
the evils of the Railroad System which have
brought our present financial troubles upon
us; the gradual growth and concentration of
| this vast power into the hands of u few cor.
poratOns the false system of building rails
| roads in advance of the demand for them the
terrible evils arising from the reckless stock
gambling operations with which the country
has been cursed for the last eight years the
insOlence and tyranny with which the Rail-
roa:ls treat the public dependent upon them /;
the fearful! extent to which our Legislatures
and Courts of Justice have become corrupted
by the great corporations which seek to con>
troll item: the c4uscs Of the great panic Of
1873. and the events of that crisis are all
related With graphioness which leaves moth
inv to re desired
Passing from Monopoistz and their ortragcs,
the author takes up the cause ofthe wrnnyed
and oppressed farmers and gives us detail led
|
class is suffering.
The work contains detailed and carefully
prepared history of the new Ord r of Patrons
OF llnshsndrv. y complete account of the
organic ron and objects of the order is given;
its laws and mode of procedure are stated !;
and each feature is explained at length
The book is sold by subscription only and
the publishers want agents in every county.
PAIxFuL EvKxr-A letter in the Alex
nndria G"z"tic from White Post, Clarke county.
Va, Sth Instant, says:
most painful event has recently occurred
| in this community. by which highly re-
| spectacle family has been plunged into the
| deepest distress. On Sunday the 29th ult,
about o'clock P NJ. a daughter at James
| +. Weir disappeared firm her fathers house,
| and mp to this date no cine or trace of her has
heen discovered. Mr.. Weir resides near the
Shenandoah river. and at first the painful ap>
Prehens!on existed that his daughter had put
period to her existence, and was sleeping
beneath its Gniet waters. For sucn n conclu
sion no adequate cause could possibly be as
signed, and tho strictest search having failed
to confirm tina: suspicion. it has been aban>
doned. The young lady who has so myste-
riously disappeared was popular with her ac>
| quaintanccs and one against whose fair fame
no breath of suspicion was ever raised The
entire community sympathize with the dis
trcssed and bereaved family. and unite in the
| hope that the dark cloud DOW impending over
| it may soon he dispe!led
County !rEMs.-From the Shepherdstown
Register Of Saturday we clip the following
| items:
Morel tn I"didna.-Georgc W. Chase,
Esq formerly Sheriff of this County, with his
family, started for Cokomo, Indiana, on Mou-
day last. where he intends to engage in the
mercantile business.
Smoke House RobJed-We learn that the
smok e>house of Mr.. las. NJ. Marshall residing
few miles southeast of this town. was en-
tered on Saturday night last by parties I'M
known. and taken theretrom about thirty
pieces Of bacon, quantity oflard and sausage
meat.
"TnE Oh OAKEN BUCKET" is very
beautiful Chrome, mounted, and furnished as
premium to each subscriber to Demorest's
Monthly Magazine. The Magazine itself is
one of the best aud most popular monthly
publications of fashion, published in this
country, and the premium Chrome is worth
more than the price of subscription.
SHEEP KILLED-Wc learn the dogs got
among flock of sheep belonging to Mr. E.
G. H"zet', of this county, and before they
were discovered. destroyed upwards of twenty.
| number of ether farmers in the neigh
borhood OF Bunker Hill have also suffered
from the depredations of these midnight
prowlers.--Harti"sJ"rg Statesman.
- The Spirit Of J.ttrson is Informed that
the article credited to the Independent and
PurPorttng to be reply to the fat,ery of j.
Marshal Hagaus in the Free Press, was never
published in this paper.-Mar. Independent
1.-THE article in question was mis>credited
by our Devil. We stand corrected.
NEwspApoRTAL.-The Piedmont Inde>
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