Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1876-04-25
PEN, INK AND SCISSORS.

The Senate as court of impeachment
adjourned on Wednesday until April 9th.
- The President has vetoed the bill re-
ducing the Presidents salary from $50, 900
to S25, 600.
The United States Supreme Court sus-
tains the validity of the act retroeeding Alex
andria to Virginia.
= Father Ryan, the 'poet-priest," of Mo-
bile, has been lying dangerously i'll of con-
gestion of the brain. I +.
: Hon. A. H. II. Stuart, of Staunton, has
been appointed by Governor Kemper a mem
Der of the Board of Visitors of the University
of Virginia.
Mr.. r. N. Pendleton, formerly Of this
county, has purchased the McClosky farm,
lis acres, two miles from Wytheville, Vir>
GINA, for $4,000.
= The Moody and Sankey Hippodrome
meetings in New York closed on the 10TH
About two thousand persons professed religion
during the revival.
The Richmond Dispatch thinks that
Gen. Hancock stands no chance for the Pres
idency because of his connection with Mrs.
Surratt's execution. III
A strike is in progress among the work
men employed on the government locks in
the Kauawha river, at Brownstown, in this
State, and trouble is feared.
Ex-Speaker Blaine "caught a tartar
on Monday, in the person ofMr. j. r. Tucker,
who administered to him one of the most
scnthing rebukes he has yet received.
- The Conservative voters of Staunton
have decided to put party ticket in the field
for Mayor and other city officers. Nominal
TONS will be made by primary election.
- Nicholas county correspondent of the
Greenbrer Independent says that the De-
mocracy of that county are almost unanimous
in their preference of Fl. NJ. Matthews for
Governor.
x On Monday night Of last week, the res
idence of Mr.. John +. Champion, in Pleasant
Valley, Washington county, Nd, was entered
by two burglars and robbed OF about eight
hundred dollars, in cash.
The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Com
pany has paid Mr.. Jacob N. Cowan, of Rock
ingham, the sum of 81 SOB 90 for 20 head of
cattle belonging to him which werS killed. at
the Narrow Passage disaster.
= Master of Transportation, Sharpe, of the
Baltimore & Ohio r. r. has sent an order to
| Division Superintendent Averill to have all
the property of the B. & O.. Co. on the VAL
ley Road removed to Harrisonburg by the LIST
of May.
Don Pedro, Emperor of Brazil, with his
wife and retainers, arrived in New York on
the 18th instant. The Emperor started in
palace car for California on the 18th instant
The Empress will remain in New York until
his return. .-..r-
- Mr.. e. p. Huntington, president of the
Southern Pacific railroad, has concluded a
contract with the Tredegar Company, Rich>
mond, Va, for the necessary rail aud trim
mings for one hundred and twenty-five miles
| of that road.
The United States government having
been apprised of threatened outragcs upon
| United States citizens residing in New Laredo,
| Mexico, By revolutionists, has ordered the mil
itary and naval forces in Texas to take steps
for their protection.
-ITe-tle-lsob tfiuk tire Democratic party
will be well advised if it dominates General
Hancock. The country has had enough of
military Presidents for tho present ceptury.
| The President elected in the Centennial year
should not be military man.-Sun.
- Assistant Bishop T. NJ. Whittle of this
city, will of course, succeed the late Bishop
Johns as bishop of the Episcopal church in
the diocese of Virginia 1t is probable that
an assistant bishop will not be appointed for
some years, or until Bishop Whittle requests
it. 1t is said that West Virginia will be sep.
arated from Virginia, and bishop from that
diocese, when SO formed, will be appointed.
This will lessen in great degree the labor Of
the bishop of Virginia.-Richmaond, Wig
- Secretary Bristow has issued a circular
furnishing directions for the issue of silver
COIN. Under these instructions fractional cur
rency will be redeemed in silver in sums of
Eve dollars or multiples thereof, assorted by
denominations and in amount not to exceed
one hundred dollars, by the United States as
sistant treasurers at Baltimore, Boston, New
York, Philadelphia, st. Louis, Charleston, s.
c., New Orleans. Cincinnati. Chicago and San
francisco, and the United States repositories
at Buffalo, N. Y, and Pittsburg, Pa.
CLARKE IrEMs.-Ws itomize from the
Courier as follows: ..-.
Rev. A. B. Dolly, pastor of the Methodist
| T. Ghurch Of Rarrvvillo hae baon