Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1876-05-02

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= Brigham Ioung's family has got the
measles; but it is not yet known if there are
''enough to go round"
Specimens of hematite from iron Noun
tain, Hardy county, contain from 48 to Sc
per cont. of metallic iron.
A mammoth steer weighing G,5GO lbs,
and measuring four feet across the back, has
been sent from Franklin county, Pa, to the
centennial.
Six car loads of walnut legs were shipped
from Hinton, Fayette county, to the east re-
Gently, the smallest of which squared twenty
four inches.
= The frm of j. N Camden {; Co., of
ParkersbuTg, employ 800 hands in their bar
rel factory and oil refinery, aud turn cut COO
barrels per day
The statue of George D. Prentice is to
be unveiled at Louisville, KY, May 9th.
DO formally opened at tho same time.
IA citizen of Rochester, N. Y, has do
mated cabinet of minerals to tho University
Of Virginia valued at S25, 900, in addition to
which he has given the sum Of SIS 900 with
which to construct building to keep the
cabinet in.
Delegates have been appointed in ma
jority of the counties of this State, to the
State Republican Convention to be held at
C!arksburg on the l1th of May. The indi>
cstions are that Blaine is tho fayorits caudi-
date With WOst Virginia Republicans.
"A. T. Stewart left the bulk of bis props
ersy to his wife, and million to his attorney
aud adviser. II is now announced that Mrs
Stewart has transferred to Judge Henry Hill.
ton. the said attorney. all her right aud title
to the interest of her late husband in the busi>
ness of a. T. Stewart & Co.
j. William Wright, formerly Of Wayues-
boro, Augusta county, Va, was killed by
Indians at Fort Fettorman, Wyoming Terri
tory, few days ago. He was a son of j. "
Wright, brave officer of the SD Virginia
regiment, who was killed at Cross Keys
He was about twenty~one years of age.
On the evening of the 10th instant the
residence of Mr.. Jas. Stewart, near OnnDoock,
Accomac county, Va, took 6re while a por-
tion of the family was at church. Tho dwell
ling was totally destroyed, and Mrs. Stewards
father and five of her children, the eldest
being l6 years old, were burned to death.
In suit just concluded against the
county of Clarke in Virginia, to compel the
payment of its subscription to the Shenandoah
valley R. R., before Judge Turner. Msj s.
J. c. Moore made point that the subscrip>
ton was from the first Illegal, from the fact
that the constitution prohibits the State from
subscribing to internal improvements, and
that it cannot confer power it does not itself
possess. The Judge withho!ds his decision
until May court.
The Eastham> Mathews fight for tho
Democratic gubernatorial nomination, con-
tinues to occupy the attention of our Third
District exchanges, aud We notice that some
of Mr.. Eastham's friends are endeavoring to
make point on General Mathews, by con-
demning his participancy in the legal contro-
versy which followed the removal of the State
capital. 1t seems to US that this weapon is
likely to cut both ways. If Gen. Mathews
was willing to fOrego his local attachments,
and discharge with proper zeal his duty as the
sworn officer of the State, in vindicsting the
removal act subsequent to its passage, it seems
| to US that fair minded men throughout the
State will be likely to resent any attack made
upon him for this reason,
Wheeling Standard.