Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1875-11-23
Spirit Of gttfersolr.
charIostoWn, JeGerson county. Ee.t Va.
TUESDAY MORNING. NoYEaBERt2s, 1885,
PEN, INK AND SCISSORS.

80 The Great Eastern is being refurnished
at an expense Of $1,000 for, centennial.
trips. slaf
= The corn crop of Missouri is enormous,
selling in some counties at 15 cents per
bushel.
= Miss Hannah Allen. of Bland county,
Virginia, has been married to Mr.. Allen,
Hannah. a>@ azz2ti4
= The fish Matching establishment at Lex
ington, Va, has now 10000 California SAL
mon eggs.
= Souudings for the submarine tunnel be-
tween England and France are being carried
on actively.
= Hog cholera is taking off thousands of
swine in Indiana, Missouri, Illinois, and other
Western States.
"A Masons' Congress-. with delegates
from all parts of the world, will be held in
London in 1871
= Ninety>two oranges were organized du-
ring the month of October, a gain over the
month of September. rs;
= Keyser has been made tho western ter-
minal station of the second, and the eastern
terminus of the third division of tho Balti-
more and Ohio railroad.
A little daughter of George Dovel, aged
about three years, living near Shenandoah
Iron Works in Rockingham county, Va, was
burnt to death on Tuesday week. za
A yellow poplar tree recently cut in
Monroe county, West Virginia, turned out
nine thousand five hundred feet of plank,
enough to build good house, for which it
was used. ts5.T'
- A little son of Robert Bryerly, ESQ,
residing near Darkesville, Berkeley county,
aged about four years, was run over by
wagon few days ago, and died the same
evening. 90
= The complete vote of Massachusetts
gives CASTOR, democrat for Governor, rs ,246;
Rice republican, ,-Ss, ,523; Baker prohibitions
ist, S,965; Adams, 1,774; Philips, labor
reform, 301. zss. -s.s-tt'7 aaozH If
: The report of General Humphreys,
Chief of the U. s. Engineer Corps, recon,
mcnds an appropriation OF 81 100000 by Con.
gress for the improvement OF the Kanawha
river. Tho report has been approved by the
Secretary of War. e-
In letter to the Staunton Vrygimian,
Hon. VIM. Mines, Jr., says: 81 was rather
astonIshed, in looking over your paper, to see
that had suspended payment. believe
can pay every body what owe them and have
q little to spare. It is true, do intond to
ness improves; but expect to pay what I
owe"
Col. J. @. a. NADENBoUscn,-Th Mar.
tinsburg Statesman pays the subioined we'll
merited compliment to Col. j. @. A. Naden-
bousch of Martinsburg, for his care for the
comfort of his old command on the occasion
of their visit to Richmond to attend the un-
yelling of the ''Stonewall'' Statue:
''The generous, whole souled treatment
which the veterans received at their com,
mander's hands, both on the march and
bivouac, and his self abnegation of comforts
not shared in by his men, whilst it is his
praise on every tongue, is yet but character.
istic of the man, whose gallantry and courage
has been tested on many well,fought battle.
field, but who now, engaged in the peaceful
pursuits of life, shows no less zeal and onorgy
in building up the waste places Of his native
State"
Maj. Hunter, in the Winchester Times,
says:
owe have personal knowledge of the fact
that General jackson regarded Col. Naden>
bousch as one of the best officers in his army,
and as "a skirmisher' without superior"
HARPER's MAGAZINE FOR DECEMBER,
1S75.-Harper's Magazine for December is a
Number of unusual interest, and especially
rich in illustration. James Parton treats of
Caricatu1e in the United States. A finely
written and beautifully illustrated article de-
scribes Windsor Castle, with its superbly dec.
GRATED state apartments, &c. James T. Fields
concludes his entertaining "reminiscences Of
|. barry Cornwall" A. Il. Guernsey narrates
the events of "Bloody Mary's" reigu-ot
especial interest in connection with Tenny-
sons recent drama. The Hon. s. S. Cox con.
tinucs his paper on ''Legislutive Humors."-
Julian Hawthorne, in his serial novel,
"Garth," goes back to the scene With which
the story opened, and from that point resumes
the thread of the narrative. Short stories are
contributed by James Payn, and others, the
poetry by Paul II. Hayne, R. 81. Stoddard,
John Swlnton, and a. F.. The Editorial
departments are, as usual, full and interesting.
THE CONFEDERATE FLAG.-During our
civil war, the several seeded States used at
first distinctive State flags. In March, 1861,
the Confederate Congress adopted the So
called 'stars and bars" composed Of three
horizontal bars of equal width, the middle
one white, the others red, with blue union
containing nine white stars arranged in cir-
Gle. The resemblance of this to the ''stars
and stripes" led to confusion and mistakes in
the field; and in September, 1861, a battle
flag was adopted, a red field charged with a
blue saltier, with narrow border of white,
on which were displayed thirteen white stars.
In 1868 the ''stars and bars" was supplauted
BY flag with white field, having the battle
flag for union. The flag of 1863 was found