Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1876-05-30
CHARLEsTOWN " VA MAY 80 1876 NEW SERIES
Spirit Of 5effersorr.
CharlessOEn, JeHersOn county, Nest IA.
/. TUESDAY HOENlSG, NAY 80, 1876.
PEN, INK AND SCISSORS.

PEN, INK AND SCISSORS.
: The city of New York contains about
45S churches. a
= There are 33, GIG seamen in the British
navy, and 10 ,2S3 marines.
The revenues of the Church of Eng
land afno9ntto S25. 600. 600 annually.
~. For the second time the ,Ksnawha coun-
ty court has refused to grant liquor license
,- The rev hotcl of the B. Il o. Il. R.
Go. at Oakland, Md, is expected to be opened
to guests July Ist. 1oar =
The Kansas Democratic Convention
adopted their soft money platform, and in,
structed for Hendricks --
-Chilian women have received the right
to vote, the only qualification being they must
be of age and able to read and write.
= VIM. R Porte,fsld is appointed post
master at Falling Waters, Berkeley county.
w. Va, vice N. L. Boward, resigned
The people of Frederick county, Nd,
are making arrangements for grand Centen,
nisl demonstration in Frederick city ON the
28th of June next.
- The President on the 18th nominated
GenEN. Goff, Jr for United States District
Attorney for West Virginia, epd Hedgman
Slack .Uuited States Marsbe4-
= Mr. Milton T. GtasE;. formerly local ed
itor of the Warren Sentinel, and son of
Elder John CLARK, of Fr9pss Royal died at
the Hot Springs, Arkaussss.A 70 oa the Ilth of
week - n
= he dam across tho kanawha river at
BFownstown, which is now being constructed,
is to be five hundred feet long and seventeen
feet high. The lock is to be three hundred
and sixty feet long, fifty feet wide, and twenty
fcct high.
- The Nountaia Echo states that within
the past two yerrs three firms m Keyser, ".
Va, on the Baltimore and Ohio railroad. have
-sQIsl $3.50, coo worth Of town lots, aud still
lots are in demand and the spirit of i'm prove
ment is increasing
- Presten county elected delegates to the
Democratic State aud Congressional Couveu>
tlnns on the 5th. A motion to instruct for
Hon. B + Martin as Congressional candi-
date was lost by majority OF three, although
Ito sentiment OF the convention favored him
= Several ine views from the Blue Ridge
orc showing scene on the Potomac above
Hsrpcr's Ferry, With. Maryland and Boli1ar
sand !aSn Sira in
L1n6oun county in tho distance, nTe among
collections in possession Ct the Washington
Art Club.
: The following vas contributed by
freshman as expressive Of his feelings on
making his first semi annual speech:
Like crate full of Goals, l burn
\ grS,e full house to see,
And if prove not grateful too,
A great fool shall be.
- Under the civil damage lay Of Ohio it
IS not essential to recovery that the deiend-
ant shall have been the sole cause Of the hR>
bitual intoxicAtiun which was the cause of
damage. If the injury caused by the acts of
others cannot he separated, the defendant
may be held liable for the whole. Such is
the decision of the Ohio Supreme Court com.
mission in 4 late case. a-s
= TIE Governor of Illinois has issued
proclamation urging the people of each county
aud town to comply with the resolution Of
Congress recently passed which recommends
tliat IN every county or municipality in al! tho
States local histories, as complete and exact
possible, shall be prepared, to be read in
public gatherings on the coming Fourth of
July, tnd OF which copies shall be filed in the
Offices of county clerks and in the library OF
Congress.
= 4 ticket posed of TiIden sud Thur
man would be the most powerful in America
if the ambition of friends couId make the ne
oessary concessions 1t is clear that New
York. with her five millions of people, is in
disIensabiy necessary to Democratic victory;
and if Ohio should aid with Thurman, or
Missouri with Broadhead, for second place,
the nomination would strike terror into the
diso.gapized ranks of the Republicans.
LouiSrillc Courier r>Journal.-Dcm.
= Gov Kemper, of Virginia. has received
SI,344 from Ar. a. j. Berestord Hope, of