Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1875-07-13

(HepublIcan), 104, 426
Annual average second term of
Grant (Republican), 119, 2s9
TIE CALIFORNIA WHEAT CROP.
The San Francisco AHa of June 90 says !:
''The grain harvest is still is progress, but it
will close unusually early. The straw has
never before been SO short, not measuring a
foot in length in many fields that win pay
respectable profit. The headers with which
nine>tenths of our grain are cut, even when
the straw makes the most abundant growth,
ere just adapted to such short stocks, whereas
in the States on the Atlantic slope, where
the header is rarity, the farmers woald be
almost unable to harvest the crop. The ay>
erage yield is very light. and is estimated to
be not less than four nor more than seven
centals to the acre sown. On much of the
land the failure is complete grain did not
get enough start to cover the soil with q green
color, and when in the condition of short,
thin blade, before reaching the shape of straw
dried up. Those farmers who have horses,
wagons and headers, can harvest for GENITAL
and a>half an acre, while others, who must
pay for everything, find it costs them in some
cases as much as three and a>half All the
fields coming up to the lowest estimated av>
erage of four centals per acre will be cut"
FIRE IN MARTINsBuRG-The confec,
tiOnery establishment of Mr.. c. II. Reynolds,
in Martinsburg, was destroyed by fire on
Saturday morning, the Sd instant. The fire
was the work of an incendiary, and suspicion,
We learn from the Statesman, was directed to
Samuel Hare, resident of that city. Hare
was consequently arrested on Saturday and
sent to Jail, the Justice believing that there
were sufficient grounds to hold him, but later
in the day Hare's counsel, the Messrs. Faulk>
ner, had him brought before Judge Hoge
upon writ of hGbeas corpus, and upon hear
ing the testimony Judge Fl. released Hare
upon his own recognizance to appear before
tho county court at its next term, it not being
in his Honor's power under the law to give
him complete discharge, although mo
evidence was produced tending to inoulpate
him. The loss to Mr.. Reynolds is a severe
one, amounting probably to $500, upon
which there was no Insurance.
FATAL ACCIDENT IN V1RGINIA.-Frank
G. Turner, aged twenty -three years, son of
Prof. A. j. Turner, of Staunton, Va, and
brother of Prof. T. n. Turner, teacher of the
Charlestown aud Harper's Ferry Bands, was
thrown from horse and killed in Fluvahna
county, Va, on Saturday week. He had tied
fan behind his saddle, and whilst in the act
of mounting, the wind caused the fan to fiut-
ter, which made the horse plunge forward,
dashing him against tree, crushing his skull,
and causing his death in few hours
Mr.. Turner, it will be remembered, was in
Charlestown, and took prominent part in ass
sisting at the first concert given By the
Chsrlestown Cornet Band, few months ago.
b6T The lately existing railroad "war" be-
tween the Baltimore and Ohio and Pcnnsyl-
yania railroads has been ended by treaty, fnal
settlement and advance in rates. Passenger
and freight cars of the Baltimore and Ohio
road now pass over the New jersey roads to
and from New York, in compliance with the
agreement consummated between the Balti>
more and Ohio and Pennsylvania Railroad
Companies. The passenger fares have been
advanced by both companies from Phila-
delphia, Baltimore and Washington to all
Western points.
Gw The "Keely motor"-(an extended
notice of which was copied into our paper
some weeks ago. with which the inventor
promises to run train of Pullman palace
cars from Philadelphia to San Francisco for
almost nothing-has become the subject of
lively newspaper controversy. The Scientific
American, presumably an authority, de-
nounces it as fraud, and the press generally,
including the Advertiser, which had previous.
" lauded the "motor" highly, falls in line
with the American
A MASONIC REL1c.-A number of indi-
viduals In this city had the privilege Yesterday
of seeing an ancient Master Mason's apron,
originally made for the Revolutionary Gen,
eral Daniel Morgan, out of part of his wife's
satin wedding gown, and worn by him in the
Winchester, Va, Lodge, in 1865. The apron
belongs to descendant of Gen. Morgan, a
northumberland Wing.
NEW MARKET POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE
The Catalogue of the above institution for
1S74-5-PrOf. Ben, Hyde Benton, President
has been sent us. The names of sixty
three students appear in the Catalogue, among
them that of James Gibson. of CbarIestown.
The school is represented to be in flourish
ing condition.
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