Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1876-10-31
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Gen. Geo. B. Mcclellan is making dem
ocratic speeches in Pennsylvania.
= The Continental Life Insurance Com
pauy, at New York, has suspended, and re-
ceiver has been appointed.
According to information thus far re-
ceived, Hon. Henry NJ. Mathews Will have
majority for Governor exceeding 1900.
= President Grant has issued his formal
proclamation recommending the observance
of Thursday, November Both, as day of
Thanksgiving.
- The residents of Jersey City, N. j.,
without regard to party, have called q meet
ing for the I'd of November to protest against
the invasion of South Carolina. The call is
signed by Leading citizens of the city.
! Leading citizens of South Carolina, in
GLIDING the highest church dignitaries and
the principal business men, unto in an adj
dress to the country showing that the charges
against the loyalty of the people of South
Carolina are not true.
- At MilIwond, Clarke county, Va, on
Saturday evening week, an alteration oc-
Cured between A. Neville and Tm Struder,
which resulted iu Struder shooting Neville
with pistol, the ball striking him in the
groin, inficting slight flesh wound.
The Democratic torcklight procession in
New York city Thursday evening in honor of
the national and State candidates was one of
the grandest demonstrations of the kind that
has ever taken place in the United States
Sixty thousand men appeared in the process
sion.
- The Philadelphia Times states that the
Penn Fire Insurance Company of that city,
By decree made by Judge Allison, has
been dissolved on the ground of its insolvency.
VIM. McMichael was appointed receiver of
its assets, &C., aud catered security in SIS
600.
"A dispatch from Charleston, S. c.. dated
October 9th, says: The Hampton Dcu-
ocratic meeting at Wattcrboro' to-day was
attended by five thousand persons, including
nearly two thousand colored men, Great
enthusiasm, and hundreds of coIored re-
publicans declared for Hampton.
- Sixty Northern merchants resident and
doing business in Charleston, S. G., held
meeting Friday night and adopted an address
to the people of the United States declaring
Gov. Chamberlaiu's proclamation unwarranted
by the real condition Of the State, and fully
Endorsing the recent statement issued by the
clergy and bankers of Charleston.
The Supreme Court of the United States
has rendered important decisions in several
suits brought against life insurance companies
under policies, the payment of the premium
on which were stopped by the breaking out
and continuance of the war. BY the deci>
sion OF the Court the policies are not to be
paid, but the insurers may recover their couit-
able value, that is the amount of premiums
paid, with interest from the date of the war.
- More than fifty members of the Phi!>
adeiPhia bar, many of them eminent in their
profession, have published a solemn protest
against the proclamation of President Grant
upon which he bases his ground for military
interference with the South. They condemn
his action in the matter because they hold il
10 he utterly without warrant by any proper
Interpretation Of that section Of the Constitu
ton under which the power is now claimed.
The Democrats Of Berks county. Pa,
INDUCED in a rnuSing demonstration and bar
beeue, at Reading, on Thursday last, the
crowd participating in the affair being esti-
mated at over twenty thousand. 4 feature
OF the procession was one OF Forcpaugt's big
gcst elephants, with plumes growing out of
his ears and red>topped boots covering his
graceful ankles, aud labeled. TIE Demos
cratic Elephant on the War Path" The bar
becue was huge affair, one of the attractions
heing two roasted butl'.locs. Gen. Georsc
3 Mcclellan was one of the speakers. and
was received with wild demonstrations of
enthusiasm.