Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1876-02-22
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Tuesday was a decided Democratic victory.
| The wheeling Standard contrndictS the rumor
| that the Hon. CD. Faulkner has pur chased con-
/ trolling interest in thst paper.
4 = Tue Preside signsd the Centennial bill on
Wednesday with pen made from the quill of an
| American eagle, and it is now = Law.
| = Miss Charlotte Cushman, the actress,
died in Boston last week, in the Goth year of
her age.
= The effects of the defunct Berkeley In,
surance Company, of 8Iartinsburg, have been
sold At constabIe's sale
= Sol. Smith Russell and the Berger family
have been drawing good houses at the
Olympic Theater, New York.
| = Samuel II. Hubbard, nm actor with the
Clara Wildmsn Comedy Company. died sud,
denly in Lexington, KY, on the 18th instant.
| = Mrs. staubur, one Of the victims Of the
cent hu gusta county Va, tragedy, is not dead se
reported, but on the contrary there are hopes of
| her recovery.
| Speaker Kerr has gone to New York TO take
medical advice. His health is very feeble, and &c
rious approximations entertained ~ his friends
| as to hiS condition.
| : The Young Mems Christian Association of
Richmsnd. Va, announce IN their list of lecturers
timors. General Vance. Of North Carolina, and
| Hon. J. Randolph Tucker. Of Virginia.
= Rev DIR. Register, Presiding Elder, has
paid un official visit to Lonoak Feruale Semi
nary, at Martinsbure, aud expresses entire SAT-
isf.ction with its management.
- Bruce, the colored Senator from Mis-.
s!ssippi, denounces the third term scheme, and
says that his people are tired of playing the
cats paw for the Republican party.
: The following named gentlemen OF Jefferson
County have been elected in the Bel kelley
County Agricultural Society. Jno. f. Schley,
VIM. A. marHhall. r. W. Ray Tor, L. P. Dandrid ge,
| Newton vaumetre.
= L. j. Willis, of tho Broaddus Female
Institute, Winchester. has closed that ins,itu,
ton. and transferred his boarding pupils to
| Clarksburg, W. Va, where he has very fat
tering prospec, of success.
The grand jury of Shenandoah county,
Va, recently found indictments against Mary
| VI. Fugnett and Amanda jenkins for tho
murder of their infInts-thc former living
near Ssrasburg, aud the latter in Woodstock
| = The Charleston Courier denounces the recent
! article which appeared in the Wheeling standard
in reg ard to the status of the Merchant Bank of
Chtrestoa Ind the sta ding the gen tlrIncn who
"Sned it's bond as State depository, as "out-
rageous and Gays that the assets of the ba NIX
smpse for all lite lIahilities without calling upon
the hondsmen, and that the hnndrmru album
dainty able to pay the amount of their obligation
| without lmpnlrirg their nRncial standing.
= Centennial Fete, tho "NiiSchianza, Z"
| or medley entertainment, in imitation Of that
| given on tho occasion OF tho departure of
Gen. Howe froa Philadelphia, in l77S. was
| presented a. tho Academy of Music. Bal,i-
more. on Tuesday evening last, by over one
! hundred and fifty ladies and gentlemen, in
presence of an unusually brilliant audience.
- The Spanish government has addressed
a memorandum to be read before thu foreign
| courts, in relation TO Cubs. She claims that
the insnrrectiOn is formed Of negroes mulst-
toes, Chinese and descrtcrs, scarcely eight
| hundred white Cubans being in the organi-
zation and it is led NOT by natives Of the
island, but by foreign adventures, and that
| Spain can make no terms with such O crowd
PUBIC SALEs.-The attention ofonr read
ers is directed to tho following Public Sale
| advertisements in this paper:
IF"I"c<'iny F-brnary 23d Personal Prop
crty. hy Edward Tearney. Sheriff.
Fril"y Fbruary 25M--Real E>t4te, hy
| fhos. &. Green and joseph Trapncli, Special
| Commissioners.
Fri"oy, M'rrA lOM-PsrsOn.l Property,
! by Richard Jackson.
M'"d,y, .K'rch 18Th Persona! Property,
by j. I. Culston. Administrator.
Fridny, MurcA l7M- Real Estate, hv n.
S. White and Joseph Trapnell, Special Com
n,issioners.
Wednesday,. Mnrh 22d-Real Estate, by
j. Garland Hurst. ID. S.
Friday, March 2iM-Real Estate, BY T.
! G. Green, Trustee.
COUNTY ITEMS From The Shcphcrds'own
Register of Saturday, VIC cory the following
items:
The sh.phords.owu Dramatic Society Will nor
| OF n Saturday n
| ruarT "6sh. 1876
e, On Sunday might weak some one tried to e"ter
| rr1ze open door. Ar Mild empticd tho CON
tents OF an old 'fuz!lec" toward the burglar,
| Black Hawk Tribe of Sllcpnerdstown assisted
nv Cherokee Tribe of siarpkburc, Antictam
Tribe of HIverst"wn. oP.quou Tribe OF Anrtius-
| burg. and vlsltiag memb:rs from other paints,
| propose having rnhic Procession aud Address.
! IN ShrpIetdstown TODAY [WashInEton'G birth
Miller. Esq. sacham of shawnee Tribe OF WIN
| Snester CIiswelrn Cornet Band .wIth bar DIS from
dnTas the p pH pro III ssd T
iurhlsh t:c music at che chore1.
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