Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1876-03-14
PEN, INK AND SCISSORS.

The Democratic State Convention will
be held at Charleston June 9Th.
= Richard Fl. Dana, Jr., has been APP
pointed to take Mr.. Sohenck's place as
Minister to England.
- An aged Mems Home," took fire in
New York, Tuesday, aud 8 of the aged in
mates persisted in the flames
Ex-Governor Letcher was stricken with
paralysis in Richmond on Thursday week
The last report represents him somewhat better.
= Messrs. Young and Phillips, of Berry,
vile, have invented an improvement upon
their cheese-knife, and obtained patent for
tho same.
Judge Taft, of Ohio. who was defeated
for the Gubernaturial nomination OF that State
by Governor Hayes, has been nominated and
confirmed as Belk maps successor
- tits announced from Columbus that the
republicans in Ohio are enthusiastic for Hayes,
and most of them are sanguine he will be the
nominee for President at Cincinnati.
A volunteer military company has been
organized at Grafton, and named the ga
pcrton Grays" in honor of Hon. Allen n.
Caperton, United States Senator from this
State.
= The Indianapolis Sentinel, Hendricks
organ, looks upon the Connecticut democratic
platform as indicatin: that the Eastern de-
mocracy are weakening on their resumption
proclivties.
- At a meeting of the Hendricks Club in
Indianapolis member reported that in at
tending two democratic State conventions in
the East he had found strong undercu1rcnt
in favor of NJ. Hendricks.
Ernm TnIiona oo,oos . ro.a-k Al.
labor reform party there, whose convention
meets shortly, will nominate Judge Davis, Of
the United States Supreme Court for Presi>
dent, and Nathaniel P. Banks for Vices
President.
- In the Circuit Court of Rockingham
county, Va. on Tuesday, the jury in the case
OF Early Us. The Virginia Midland and Great
Southern railroad, for breaking his leg in
July, 1873, gave verdict of 81, 250 in favor
of the plaintiff.
- Gen Belkuep was formally arrested on
Wednesday By Maj Richards and taken to
the Police Court and no entered into re-
cognizance in $50, 900 to appear from day t.
day at the Criminal Court of the District to
answer the charge of bribery.
"A correspondent of tho Wheeling In>
feH;gencer, presenting ticket for the cons
sheraton of the Republican State Convention,
suggests the name of "John j Jacob uf Har>
dy, as fit and proper person to be nominated
by that Convention, for the Court of Appeals
The New York Commercial 1IIrertiser,
republican, regards the choice of st. Louis, as
the place for holding the democratic national
convention as the first knock down for Gov,
Hendricks. 1t thinks he is stronger in Ohio
than Thurman, and stronger in New York
than Tideu.
On Sunday night week the residence of
Rev. Thomas FL. Gatewood, Baptist minis
ter, who resides iu Amherst county, Va, was
burned to the ground with all its contents, by
an accidental fire, and son of the minister,
aged ten years, who was sleeping in the house,
was sufocated and persisted in the flames.
An Indianapolis, Ind, correspondent
says: "If Governor Hendricks should be
nominated for President by the democrats the
work of the recent republican convention will
have been a vain one. For nothing in this
platform and ticket or in any that could be
made could succeed in Indiana against the
tremendous enthusiasm that nomination would
create"
- The New York Sun makes mention of
q present made in 1871 by Gen ingalls,. then
Assistant Quartermaster General, U. 8. A.,
to Mrs. President" Grant of. a gold watch,
said to be worth $500. and calls attention
to the fact that since this presep. was made
Gen. Meigs, the quartermaster general of the
United States army, has been sent to Europe.
and Gen. ingalls, Installed in his place.
- The San Francisco Bulletin says of the
depreciation of silver: 1.-The demand for the
trade dollar in China is no longer equal to the
supply of the minis here and at Carson, and
the result is an oVer>abundance of that coin
in circulation. This coin is now subjected to
a discount of from four to Eve per centum :;
and this discouRting is carried on in almost
every branch of business Even conductors
on the street cars now refuse to take them for
their face. and subject them to discount of
ten per ceutum."
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