Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1876-10-31


and Hendricks.
: The expenses of the White House under
Buchanan were about s47 ,OOO per annum
under Grant it is slOS, ,OO0 And SO it goes
all through the Departments OF Government
= The Soldiers 44dyocotc and the Boys
in Blue, two leading aud influential soldier
papers in Illinois, have both joined the army
of Reform by hosting the Tildeu banner,
with the motto ''vote as you shot"
- The New York Sun says: "The game
is up. Since last Tuesday I'iden has gained
thousands of recruits. The fence men have
jumped over, and now swear they were the
''original Jacob Townsend" 1t is wonders
ful how success succeeds"
- The New York Tribune administers
just rebuke to some of its party organs when
1t declares that "the few Republican mud
machines which arc at work ough. TO be
hauled off as soon as possible They are
doing Gov. Tilden good deal moro service
than all of his documents"
James r. Coke, of Auburn. N. Y, one
of the original abo!itionists and founders of
the Republican party, has announced his ad-
hcrenco to Tilden nnd Hendricks and is
making Democratic speeches in the western
part Of the State. He is brother of Bishop
Coke, Episcopal bishop of western New York.
1t is understood that Hon. S. ]. Ram
dali hos mado memorandum of the number
of clerks who can be spared for forty days
during the busiest season of the year to 90
homo and eleetiopecr, and that the Confede>
rate Congress will be expected to strike that
number from the department stats next De,
ccmber.
The Alexandria (Va) Gazette says that
the steamer New Era, owned by Mr.. William
Cowden, seems to havo practically solved the
problem of successful canal steam navigation
1t makes round trip in six days, carrying
an eastern freight of about lO7 tons of coal
clear of fuel, and consumes little less than
five tons Of coal
- Gen. Wade Hampton addressed crowd
of I, GOO persons at Rockhill, s. q. There
was also an immense turchight procession.
Mounted clubs of blacks were in the process
sion, and women, both white and black, rode
with their male relatives on the Same horse.
All the stores were closed, and business was
suspended for the day.
: The amount of defa!cations under Pres
=idaHt GEanEsa Administrhfinnz has hnnn by
postmasters, S313, 81 /; by marshals. S2I9,>
2GO; by sundry public officers, $205.7l3;
by collectors Of internal revenue, s., ,3l2. 544;
by navy officers, sG23, POS; BY army officers,
S,S4 BOB, &c., &c. total number of default
tcrs, G40; total of defnlcations, 50 800 ,595
Well, gallant little West Virginia has
gone Democratic, and her old mother is proud
Of the girl. The Radicals divided Virginia
for political purposes, and now they have
the pleasure of seeing her territory repre-
scnted by four Democratic United States
Senators. Can't they divide Texas or Mis-
nd Il EtnI, ca,Do
State.
= The following States were carried by
the Democrats this year, and the electoral
Arkansas 6, Delaware 3, Connecticut 6,
Georgia II, West Virginia 5, Indiana IS
total 6S. The following were carried by the
Radicals: Maine I, Vermont 5, Colorado
5, Ohio 22-total 81. The Democrats, thus
far, have majority of 81 electoral votes.
A man in Tripoli, Pa, succeeded in
hiccoughing himself to death the other day.
The hiccoushs began at 8 in the morning,
lasted without interruption till l p NJ,
when death came. n physician prescribed
laudanum. hot bath and dozen other things
without the slightest cffcct, and tho man
himself tried ''nine swallows" and all the
other folklore receipts bearing on the case.
- The horse used by Maj II. Kyd Doug
lass, of Gov. Carroli's staff, on Maryland day
at the Centennial, was furnished by Gov.
Hartrnnfs. Gov. HartranEt commanded =
division of tho United States army during the
war, and Maj. Douglass! was on, the staff of
Stoncwall Jackson. After the attack on Fort
Steadman, at Petersburg, Va, they met under
a flag Of truce, and since that time their re-
lations have been Of tho most friendly char
acter.
- There vas great demonstration in
Oxford, MiEs., the home of Hon. i. Q. e.
Lamar, on the reception of the news of the
Democratic victories in Indiana and Wes,
Virginia. Every house in the town was IL
Illuminated. Thousands of white and black
voters, marching shoulder to shoulder, foru>
ed in tOTchlight procession, which was led
By the hand of the United States companies
stationed IT Holly Springs, while the stars
and stripes were borne a!0ft by ole-aTmed
ex-ContedeTate soldiers.
-Ex-Gov. Allen, having been invited to
attend conference of leading Ohio Demo
Gratis at Columbus, sent the following answer:
''It will be impossible for ne to be present,
but l wish to say that | earnestly advise every
Democrat in the State to vote for Tildcn and
work for him uD to the last lnoment Of the
contest. Iu the existing state Of things the
triumph of the Republican party would turn
over this grand country to bankruptcy and
anarchy and to the rule of the sword, WELD
ed By fools for the benefit of knaycs"
- Hon. Joseph Segar, Republican coodi-
date for Congress in the second district Of
Virginia, is now confronted with letter,
written several years since, in which be says
II regard universal negro suffrage as the
Veriest absurdity that was ever conceived By
human halluciuntion, aud the veriest insult
and most grieVous wrong that could be per-
petrated on the people of the South" Mr
SegAr further said he regarded tho new con-
stitution oe that State. ..framed BY Northern