Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1876-03-21
PEN. INK AND SCISSORS.


at Menrovia, Feb "a.
st. Patrick's Day was celebrated with
enthusiasm in various places.
= Re- Rev Bishop John johns lies quite
i'll at his residence near the Seminary, few
miles from Alexandria.
- Daniel Drew, the former wsll>known
operator in Wall street, New York, has gone
into voluntary bankruptcy.
Eli Flsmn,ing is appointed postmaster
at Little Georgetown, Berkeley county, ".
Va, vice F. Stockusn resigned.
MIR. John Gardner, of Northampton
county. Pa, has taken contract to ship
$4,000 school states to Japsn.
- Hon. w. 81. Travers, of Uharlsstoun, is
suggested in the Point Pleasant Register fer
Judge of she Supreme Court of Appeals.
"a Stanton, the "velocipedestrian, re-
Gently won tes-mile race in 81 minutes SO
seconds, beating the trotting horse Happy
Jack.
Surveys are being made of the country
around London with a view of some definite
steps being takOn for the defence of the me.
tropolis.
Gen. Jubal Early ia out in long letter
in the Lynchburs Viryiniam in reply TO Gen.
Lougstreet's recent letter called forth by Gen.
Fitzhugh Lee, about the battle OF G gettysburg.
The Staunton Iron Works and Steam
Engine Company has inst completed tho
manufacture of fine twenty horse power
steam engine, to be used to run a saw mill in
West Virginia.
= Mr.. Elias Trotter, of Morgan county,
fell from his wagon while driving along the
road, on Saturday week, aud his head strik>
ing against the projecting rubber-slide, he was
killed almost instantly.
The Morgantown Post tells of the death
of the Oldest woman in West Virginia, Mrs.
Jane Frazier, who died in the poor house of
aonengslia county, on tho LIST of March, in
the 10th year of her age.
Application has been made to the Yir>
ginia Legislature for charter for the con-
struetior of railroad from Orange Court
house, through the counties of Madison and
Rockingham, to IIarrisonburg.
Ex-Governor Letcher, of Virginia. who
some weeks ago was stricken with paralysis,
is now able to sit up aud converse with his
friends, and will soon be removed from R!eh>
mond to his homo in Rockbridge, Va.
The condition of Hon. Ben. Wilson,
Congressman from the LIST West Virginia
District, who has been i'll in Washing ton,
has been critical, but at lsst accounts he is
reported somewhat better, with some hopes
of recovery.
The MOoreisld Examiner says that
Hon. d. F. Martin will "without doubt be
the next congressman from this District.
He is entitled to the nomination, and, by ev-
cry sense of right and justice, should have
The Virginia State conservative commit
fha ~
and Richmond the place for holding the State
convention to nominate delegates to the Ma,
tional Democratic Convention, and to rcorgan-
izs the party.
The one hundred Centennial cars order.
ed to be erected in the Pennsylvania Rail
road shops, at Altoona, are nearly completed,
s0aeRa Sc aFo y
cost 81 900 each.
New Hampshire has gone Republican By
small majority. Returns from all the towns
and cities in the State save two, give Cheney,
rep, 1868 plurality over Marcy, dem, and
1928 majority over all. The two towns to
be heard from gave last year CheDy 81, and
Roberts 149.
- Tbs democrats in the lower house of tie
Kentucky Legislature have been cxamiusd
on the presidential question by corrssron-
dent of the Cincinnati Gazette, with this rs
suit: Hendricks 2l, Allen 10, Pend s.ou 10.
Thurman 6, Tilden 3, Bayard 5, Black .,
Randall /, Kerr /.
- The Stauuton Spectator is now printing
in pamphlet forrn, a sketch Of the life of Major
3no. A. Hartman, Jsckson's Chief O. ~,
written BY Maj. A. NJ. Garbor, Jr., eontain-
ing many original letters from StonoWall and
anecdotes of him, and sketches OF army life
in the Valley of Virginia.
- The plan for driving a tunnel under the
British channel is SO favorabIy considered that
SSOO,O Is to be spent at once in sinking
shafts on each side 450 feet, and running ox-
perimental drifts out under the sea- 1t is
calculated that the tunnel can he completed
in six years at cost of $50, 600, 900.
- Recent dispatches announce signal
victory of Egypt over the Abyssinians, in
which ex- Confederate General Lorine was
conspicuous in tho victorious army. The de-
feat of the Abyssinons has been followed by
request for peace, and hostilisies arc sus-
pended to await the result of negotiations.
- The residence of Gen. Gideon Pillow, at
Memphis, Tenn, was sold at bankrupt sale
Tuesday. There WAS DO competition in the
bidding. The residence, which is probably
worth $4,000, was bought by gentleman for
twenty>six dollars, aud the valuable library
By another person for eleven dollars aud both
were presented to Mrs. Pillow.
Governor Jacob has issued an order to
the Auditor aud Treasurer, directing them to
transfer all the money held by the Merchants
Bank of Charleston belonging to the State,
to the hanawha Valley Bank and to the
Miners and Mechanics Bank, both of Charles
ton His Excellsney has good grounds for
the opinion that the transfer is required for
the safety of the public funds
THE verdict Of the coroner's jury ;nves
tigntIng the Narrow Passage bridg e dis