Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1876-04-04
PEN, INK AND SCISSORS.

Augusta county, Va, Republicans favor
Blaine for President.
The health of Bishop Johns continues
! to improve, though very slowly.
Queen Victoria has had the title of Ems
press of India conferred upon her.by Parlia-
ment
: The Virginia Legislature adjourned on
Wednesday night, after session of one hun.
dred and twenty days.
Work has been commenced on the build
ings necessary for, the cheese factory to be
located near Berryville.
"A communication to the Wheeling Reg
ister suggests j. Hanson Good for Congress
man from the first district.
= a writer in late numher of the Charles
ton Courier suggests Senator Il. G. Custom,
OF Morgan, for Attorney General.
: The condition of Representative Benz.
Wilson, of W. Va, was somewhat improved
at last reports, but he was not yet out of
danger.
- Martha Plougher, white, has been tried
in the County Court of Rockingham county,
Va, charged with the murder OF her infant,
and acquitted.
: On the 18th ult., at the steam saw-uill
of Mr.. VIM Roberts, near Cross Keys in
Rockingham, Mr. Robert NJ Moyerhoefe
had his foot sawed of.
! - Il IS understood that the Senate COM
mittee on commerce will agree to an appro-
Priation of $50, 900 for the construction of a
fshway at the great falls of the upper Potomac
The great floods of the East have been
creating great destruction TO life and proper
| ty in that section of country. Over a mil
lion Of property has been destroyed in Mass
achusetts alone.
The Potomac Bridge Company is autho>
rized by the Maryland Legislature to borrow
$4,000 and issue per cent bonds 1t is
designed to build al iron bridge across the
Potomac at Point of Rocks.
= 1t is understood, says the Baltimore
Sun, that the Baltimore & Ohio r. Il Co
will not consent to use the Valley r. Il. on
terms less favorable to itself than those upon
which it has been using it.
- Messrs. J. Crane & Son, we'll known
Canadian manufacturers of trusses, Shoulder,
braces, and various kinds of surgical instru-
ments and apparatus, have established a
branch of their establishment in Winchester
- The Fayetteville (West Virgiuia) En-
terPrise hosts the name of Hon. IL NJ
Mathews, the present attorney- &C neral of that
State, for Governor. All the old visitors to
the Whits Sulphur will be delighted at this
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Wig.
- Mrs. NJ. W. Mcclure died at her resi-
deuce, 1.-The Cottsge," near Milluood, Clarke
county, Va, on Sunday, the 26th ult She
was daughter of the late BENZ Harrison, of
Berkeley, and widow Of the late Rev. Frank
McGuiFe, of Mechlenburg county.
= Gov Ames, of Mississippi, against whom
articles of impeachment had been presented,
surprised the Legislature on Wednesday by
requesting Withdrawal of the articles so that
he might resign. His request was Granted
and lis resignation rendered and accepted
- A certificate of Incorporation has been
issued to the Eureka Association, No. 10,
Patrons of lIushandry of West Virginia" for
the purpose of dealing in dry goods. groceries
ETC., in the county of Berkeley. The priu-
cipal place of business or Office to be at Fall
ing Waters, said county.
- The Governor of Virginia has refused
the application for the pardon of Lycurgus
and Oscar Little, of Clarke county, Va. who
were convicted of numbering their brother,
and sentenced to the penitcHtiary Judge
Turner, before whom the Littles were tried,
refused to recommend their pardon.
- Mr.. G. L. Cole, supervisor of engines on
the Valley branch of the Baltimore and Ohio
| l"IIIOdu, IdlSSu lnS IOtOmOJlVe mat ieil
through the Narrow Passage bridge on the
9Th Of March 1t was raised to the track up
All ascent commencing at nine hundred feet
to the mile and ending at one thousand one
hundred feet. The feat was accomplished in
one day by aid of seventy four men.
- At Richmond, Va, on Tuesday night,
the roof and four floors of the double brick
warehouse, occupied as a storage depot By the
Old Dominion Nail Company, gave way,
crushing through to the basement. There
were about 2,0GO kegs of nails and several
hundred tons of bar and other iron stored in
the building. Had the accident occurred in
the daytime many persons would have been
killed.
The Baltimore Episcopal Methodist has
changed proprietors, having been purchased
By several laymcn of the Baltimore Confer
enca of tho d. +. Church South Rev. DR..
S. X. Cox is chief editor. 1t is announced
that DE-. Poisai (Who has for some time past
desired to be relieved from the editorial man
agement of the paper) has consented to con-
tinue his services agent aud editorial cor
respondent.
The Grand Jury of the United States
District Court, at Lynchburg, brought in, on
Tuesday, true bills against n H EIassie,
President; w. ~. Flanagan, Cashier, and
Is. G Flanagan, Director of the Charlottes-
vile National Bank, lately failed, for the
euhezzIcment and misrepresentation Of the
funds of that institution The parties went
to Lynchburg and gave bail for their appear
anc" to answer tho charge