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Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1877-09-25
We ETIN e.

Y E e I n f..
SHE RESTS WELL.
Soute Poland, Me-. Oct. IL, 1876.
Mr.. r. Fl. Stevens: Dear SRI have been sick
two yenrs with the liver complaint, and during
that time have taken great many different med
icines. but none of them did me any good. was
restless nights, and had no appetite. since tax
ing the Vegetine rest we'll nd relish my food
Can recommend the Vegetine for what il has done
for mo. Yours respectfully,
Mrs.. ALBEIT RIcKER.
Witness of the above.
MIR. GEORGE NJ. VAUGHAN, Medford, Mass.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1877-09-25
M1scEL Lam EoUs.
V E G f. T I N ID I.
REV. J. P. fuDLow wRITEs:

REV. J. P. LUDLOW WRITES:
17s Baltic ST., Brooklyn, N. Y. Nov. IA, 1874.
II. r. Stevens, Esq: Dear Sir-From personal
benefit received by its use, well from per-
sonaI knowledge OF those whose cures thereby have
seemed almost miraculous. j car most heartily aad
sincerely recommend the Yegetine for the COM
plants which it is elaine ed to cure.
JAMES p LUDLOW.
Late Pastor Calvary Baptist Church,
Sacramento, Cal.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1877-09-25
Gilbert Brothers,
Hasper's Ferry, W. va,
Gard of Thanks,
Gard of Thanks.

The undsrsisped take TIL. method of fetntn-
ing their most grateful and heartfelt thanks to
the Charlestown Fire Department., and citizcns
of the town and vicinity. both white and cnlored,
whose untiring efforts were zoalously put forth
fire on Thursday night last, and whose well-di-
rected excrtiops alone prevented FAR moro
rious conflagration.
JOHN BURNS.
THOMAS FRAZIER.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1877-09-25
ATTRACTIVE GOODS,

NIEssRs. LIGHT MITCHELL respectfully
Lfl invite their friends and the public generaIiy
to call aud see their
Choice Fancy Goods.
Something for EceryGo.iy::
We have Writing Decks, both WALNUT and Paper.
Portfolios. Photograph snd Autogfsph Albums;
Building Blocks, juvenile Books, Chatter boz Sc
Oil Paintipgs5 stsel Epgrhvibgs. Chromos. az.
FINE CUTLERY for the miIIiDn. Call and
examine before purchasing elssThere.
Respectfully. LtGaT & MITCHELL.
December 10, 1875.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1877-09-25
CARRIAGES OF ALL DESIGNS,

Rockaw.ys. Phaetons. Buggies. JumPseats. jag
gers, and E1ten sion Top Spring Wagons and
Market Wagons.
Having been doirg business eleven years, and
working for Weih J. Hawks before tho war. and
having now in my employ Mr.. VIM. A. Davis and
Thosas Ryan, Hawks old reliable Painter and
Wood worker, can give satisfaction to all who
may favor me with call. All New Work built ~
me warranted for twelve months.
REPAIRING done in the best manner and at
short notice, and with tho best M. teriat.
JOHN z. HILBERT.
Tan,,,- IN 1877 IL
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1877-09-25

County COUNCIL County .Coancil met at
Ripon, Saturday. Sept. u.s. Bro, "m. II. T. Lewis
in the Char. 1t was ordered that ali subscrip-
tons the stock of the GrarE SO Store to be oca-
ted at Cnarlcstown, be pS:d 40 or before Oct.
20. on which day a.mcetin0 of all tho stockhod-
ers is requested. to be hold At the Court Rouse in
Charlestown. at 10 o'clock. for the purpose of
selecting board of directors for said store.
Bro, A, Moore, from Clarke County, Va, visi-
ted our Council and submitted a proposition to
the grangers of West Virginia to aid estab-
fishing Fert:liziug MahufsotOIy at Alexandria,
Va, Capital 3 80 GOO.
Grange adjourned to meet at Summit Point
last Saturday in October, 27th.
JOHN Il. SIRIDER, SECRETARY.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1877-09-25

COUNTY ITEMs.-Fromt the Shepherdssown
The Sunday School, at Liberty Greve. had .
PLEASANT picnic on Saturday of last week.
man by the name of C. w. Pavpe was found
drowned in the G. & o. Canal, Few miles above
this town, on the night of the 7th instant.
Senator e. T. Butler, who is OF the oom-
mittee appointed by the last Legislature of this
State, to adjust the rates of freight aud pas
senger transportation the B. & o. r. r., in
this State. is now in Baltimore, attending a
meeting of said committee, i'll connection with
a Board of the Railroad company.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1877-09-25

LAND SALE.-Col. X. p. Chew and Robert
Earl. Esq. heirs of Roger Chew, decd, sold,
few days ago, their interest in the late Ben
jamia BeeIer tract of land (more recently
the Abraham 1sler tracD about four miles
South of Charlestown, for 4S dollars per acre.
Tho land lies on the eastern shore of the
Charlestown & Kabletown McAdamized road i,
and embraces the dwelling of the late Abra-
ham Isler. Mr.. Frank Myers, of Kabletown,
the purchaser.-Frcc Press.
CHURCH MATTERs.-The Sacrament of the
Lords Supper will be administered in the Pres
byterian Church on Sunday morning. October
14th-preparatory services beginning on Friday
morning previous. Tho Rev. Mr.. White, of
Moorefeld, is expected to be present.
The Presbytery of Winchester will meet ut
Kearnevsvilc this county. on Wednesday, tho
18th of October, at u O'Clock, p. NJ.
Tho Rev. A. c. Hopkins will preach at Kablc-
town next Sunday September 3oth, at P. NJ.
Tho Rev. Mr.. Arbogast, of Winchester.
preached in the NJ. +. Church South, on Sun
day, morning and night.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1877-09-25
PAINTS. OILS & GLASS,
PRICES TO SUIT THE TIMES.

Prices before Buying.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1877-09-25

CRUsHED, GRADUATED, Powdered aud Coffee
~ Sugars also brown Sugar. Coffee, tos sted
and green, Syrup, &c, for sale by
juno 6, 1871. q. 9. D4LGARS.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1877-09-25

September as, 1877.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-12-13
See blank space eighth page.
GENERAL DEWS.

All official advlces from Mexico are OF
friendly character.
The Turkish movement forward from
Elena mas been checked.
A large part of Ottsego, Mich, was de-
stroved by fire Friday morning.
The lawyers of W isconsin are called to
meet at Madison Jan. 9th next to form Il
State bar association.
The House Friday concurred IN the
Senate amendments to the bill for relief OF
sufferers by the Huron wreck.
There was withdrawn from the Bank OF
England Friday f1o0 900 worth of Amerl-
can eagles for New York.
o. III. Horton has been appointed re-
ceiver of the German Savings Bank OF
Chicago, with bond fixed at $500 900
Thirteen of the July rioters of Baltimore
, were sentenced Friday to from six &c
eight months in Jail. Four more are wait
ing trial.
| Ghazi Mukhtar Pasha's army numbers
| q. 900 men This is considered insufficient
10 hold Erzeroum Reinforcements viii
be sent him.
| A letter from Rome states that Rev
John Keane of Washington, has been ap
pointed Bishop of the Catholic diocese .
| Richmond.
Ex-Gov. Pinchback of Louisiana has ad
dressed an open letter to Gov. Nichols, re
signing his place as United States Senate
from that State.
The board of education of New Haven
Conn, has voted, six to three, to dispens
with religious exercises in the pabii
schools of New Haven.
The LIQUOR dealers of New York, two Q
three hundred of whom were arreste
THURSDAY night made move Friday fe
licenses and to give the bonds required
The Portuguese minister to the vatica
has been raised to the rank of an ambass.
dor. Portgugal claims the night OF vo'
in the next papal election.
The case of the United States against e.
Gov. Tilden. to recover alleged arrears
income tax, set down for Saturday, VI
! again adjourned for two weeks.
tits officially announced that the ku
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-12-13

The fact that the law says that women
can vote for and hold any office pertaining
solely to the management OF public schools
is sufficient to show that that law digntary
the Attorney General, is out of his head when
he says they cannot vote. In this county the
ladies voted for county superintendent, and
had a right to vote, and their votes were
counted In Pinecounty lady was elected
county uperintendent, and she will quality
and hold her Office too, D Burt and the Attor-
ney Generals opinion to the contrary.-hush
City Post
Old Burt seems to think he is a
kind of supreme court, and that any
law of the state that does not suit his
views is necessarily unconstitutional.
1t will be fortunate if he does not
abolish the whole race Of women be
fore his term of office is up; unless
the women turn around and Abolish
him:-s'a consumation devoutly to be
wished"
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-12-13

The county commissioners or LIE
Sueur county passed a most emphatic
and unequivocal resolution demanding
the cheap school books; but Burt still
refuses to permit the books to go
to lie Sueur county, because the com
missioners did not appropriate the
money in advance to pay for them I!
If they now appropriate the money
he will probably refuse again, because
the books might be stolen on the way
or be eaten by Whitcomb, under the
belief that they were green fodder
When one considers that there Is
nothing in the school book law when
SAYS that the act shall be null and VOC
unless first approved of by the severa
boards of county commissioners O
the state: or which obliges the coun
ties to pay for the books before the,
are delivered: the course OF MI
Burt is so extraordinary that 1t Nigh
be well for the next Legislature t
investigate it. We believe that 1t |
an impeachable offence for publ
officer to prevent the execution or
public law.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-12-13

We had always supposed that this SsHer,nl-
ment was established for the people, pue TINS
idea seems to be erroneous me government
WINS instituted and is perpetuated Tor the ben
eft of an untaxed, moneyed aristocracy. Elk
change. :.
Yes: for "a dollar as is a dollar.
not for 4 man as is man. Men are
things that can be bred by the million
in the alleys and novels OF the World
and their miseries are OF no conse'
ouence;-but money ! money :
money = for this did God create the
world. In fact the glorious panorama
Of fine universe was simply gotten W
- he contemplated through gold
trimmed spectacles by the born rulers
of mankind.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-12-13
Hy Brown saws :.

The candidacy of Banning upon our ticket
has stranrled many hundreds OF Democrats
in this state during the late campaign
To which the .Adrdnce, OF Red
Wing, replies:
We had no idea that Banning went around
stranciing democrats; but supposed he was
asking ther to vote for him. Mr.: Banning,
don't YOU know that it was wrong TO strange
these people 1t was an attempt at coercion
and a crime under tie law
1t must hurt the feelings OF this
Democratic Benedict Arnold to be
thus twitted by Republican papers
whose dirty work he is 50 zealously
doing.
But we would ask, how many demo
Gratis did Mr.. Banning strangle 1T
Wabasha county! Last year HAYES
carried the county by about five
hundred majority; this year the Dem
ocrats elected their entire county
ticket. And now this long-legget
nincompoop is trying to kick the abe
statesman whose candidacy gave
them this surprising victory. An'
he is doing it for the applause OF
few republicans in Lake City WIZ
despise while they use him.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-12-13

The board of county commissioners
of lie Sueur county unanimously
passed the following resolution:
That we are heartily in favor of faithfully
and honestly CARRYING out the law passed by,
orr Legislature providing for uniform and
cheap text books for the schools OF Minnesota,
and that we earnestly recommend that the
clerks of school districts and county superln
tendents do their duty under SAID law.
Good for LIE Sueur county. But
Burt says this isn't enough! The
commissioners may go back on their
approval and refuse to pay for the
books ~!
Was any state ever before blessed
with such a prudent old humbug as
this David Burt! He is either an
egregious knave or an ass OF gigantic
prOpOrtiOnS.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-12-13

The message of president. Hayes Is
simply an adroit presentation OF the
argument of the bond-holders and
bankers. uttered with apparent judi
cial fairness. He tells Congress that
the work of resumption must go on !:
that it is true it produces occasional
distresses.' This is the way. he al
Indies to the universal bankruptcy, and
starvation that afflict the land. He
thinks a repeal of the resumption law
would result in increased ana pro pro-
lonced disturbance in values and,
unless relieved, must end IN serious
disorder. dishonor and disaster to the
financial affairs of the government
state of affairs the resumption act has
now nroduced. How it would increase
these evils to withdraw the exciting
cause IS difficult to understand. Ano
then he is shameless enough 20 say
.sThe mischief which | .pprehend ant
urgently deprecate is confined to no class
the people indeed, but seems to me most Ger
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-12-13

When David Burt heard that the
Sibley county commissioners had de-
cided to take the cheap text books
according to the law, he remarked
sThey don't understand it will set
Whitcomb,' (the state auditor,) Sat
them -
Isn't it delightful state of affairs
when two of the state officers go to
work to persistently defy law OF the
state and prevent it from being exc
cuted HAS the state auditor no
better business than playing bulldog
to Burt, to be Kissed on county 9th
GERS. to compel them to make the
people pay two or three prices Tor
school books. It is simply infamous.
Both these men are preparing their
political graves, and deep ones, too.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-12-13

The eastern democrats and republicans IN
Congress are almost solidly opposed to the
resum ption act, and the RECOMMENDATION OF
silver The western democrats and major
ity of republicans in favor OF the repeal OF o.
the resumption act and the RECOMMENDATION OF
silver. The country seems to be secuohaily
divided on the currency question, as it was
on the slavery question. -Litchfield hide
pendent.
Very true; but the people OF Mime
sofa. like the fellows pups, ''have
not yet got their eyes open; espe-
cially Pope county.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-12-13

New YORK, Dec. 4.-Daniel Kelly furniture
dealer at No. 5l2 Eighth avenue and no. Al Al
Sixth avenue has disappeared and t he sheriff
is in possession of his stores; Liabilities est
mated at sl29, 900. Among his heaviest cred
itors are Catherine &. Farrell, SlO,Ooo; IL b.
Clafin Il Co, $l4,Sl3; j. ). Dopsoh, Slo'-
600.
Wonder if Daniel realizes the fact
that the issue is not hard-money rersus
paper money, but paper money uersus
no money. If the fools are not all
dead they are at least rapidly
going into bankruptcy.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-12-13

SUPERINTENDENT Burt writes to the people 0
Pine county that Mrs. Willard, recently
elected county superintendent OF schools,
"cannot qualify and enter upon the discharge
of the duties OF her Office Mr. Burt seems
to disagree with the people of Minnesota who
amended their constitution two years ago lor
the express purpose of allowing women TO
hold this and similar offices. For this we are
educators. st. Paul Dispatch.
What right have the people OF
Minnesota to pass an amendment u
the constitution against MI. Burt
better Judgment :,
He has ignored the school BOOK
law. Why should any other law re-
strain him! Go ahead, Burt! we
bet on YOU, every time.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-12-13

Nrw YoBk. Dec. 4.-The Post says OF the
s,ocE market: Ii was expected that after the
heavy decline Of last week, there would oe
r m, at several points, perhaps enough to re-
cover \ third or half OF the fall. This morn
ING. however, the pressure to sell was renew !,
cd. and before noon the lowest prices sel inste
Nste Trust company has been officially
denied by the president 49,,
Really. this is extraordinary. Inc
very day the president serds IN MS
message in which he taxes st,oiis
ground against silver money anu III
favor of continued contraction. STOCKS
in the New York market reacn M'
ioaccst prices yet recorded
How will resumption give us gooo
times. when the mere threat OF II
produces such results
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-12-13

Steb. is very much distressed be-
cause we bought the other day $50
lbs. of fish. We got them to try an
experiment with them. Agassiz says
that fish-food will produce brains. We
are going to take Steb. and feed him p
lbs. ot non d day, for twelve days, and
then tap him, and if a quarter Of an
ounce of brains can be found in his
Uranium we will give it up. But 1t
will be a crucial test Of Agasslz
theory and terrible strain OH Steb.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-12-13

There were fifty seven failures reported in
this city during the month of November, In
which the liabilities amounted to 81 ,76S, 265
In addition to this, large amount OF assign
ments were filed and receivers appointed
which will make the aggregate Liabilities Tor
the month foot up to 50, 100, 900, III round
numbers There is slight falling OIL III the
total number OF failures, as compared with
the record eli the month OF October, while the
gross liabilities have decreased nearly so pei
cent-New York Times.
The run of shad' is nearly eX-
hausted. When there is no one else
left to fail, that will be a sign that we
have reached good times
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-12-13

On Yesterday afternoon Samuel ID. Waro,
receiver OF the Republic Lie Insurance COM
navy filed a voluminous petition asking tor
The directions of the court, and giving very
Interesting history OF the fraudulent concern
which has fallen into his hands By the re
" ,,or, i seems that there is q deficiency 0 from
Is to so per cent. of the assets OF the corpora
t;on This deficiency Mr.. Ward proposes to
make up out Of the original stoekho M
TIE liabilities of the company. Mr.. Ward
s, az are about 81 ,OSs, 0s7 %. exclusive Of
contested claims. The assets on hand, he
Saws will nav from % to % per cent OF the
claims.-Chicago Times, Dec. ..
That will be cheering news Tor sne
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-12-13
THURSDAY DECEMBER 13. 1877.

When the people of the state ask
"Where are our cheap school books
the answer is, david Burt has pocket
ed your orders and refuses to deliver
tn I'm to the contractor.
Hold him responsible.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-12-13

stockholders:-the assets have shrunk
IS per cent. and they are to make up
the deficiency out of their own
rockets
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-12-13

Here we see exemplified the spirit
Of our age and race
A small child in Toledo church grao,
bed" the money OH the COLLECTION piate anu
Nd to he we'll shaken before the mo .ey could
be taken away
There is an NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
company president, or a savings bank
cashier.
, 1877-03-17
PACIFIC COAST

SAN FRANc1sco, March 9th.-The
race at Sacramento to-day between
Occident and Bodine disappointed
those who expected fast time. The
track was in good condition, and
about 3, 900 people we're in attend
ance. Bodine was the favorite about
two to one. Occidentdrew the pole.
At about 2::20 P. NJ. they got off on
the third score. Occident broke at
the, first turn, falling behind fully
100 yards, but closed up half of the
distance at the first mark, where he
broke again, but recovered quickly.
On the home-stretch, Occident
closed up splendidly but Just reach
ing the score Bodine shot ahead by
neck IN 2::M. A good start was
had in the second heat. Bodine led
by length to the quarter pole. time
361s; and made the half in lilo. On
the turn Occident went on Bodine's
wheel to the three-quarter post.
Occident then pulled alongside, but
as before, when near the score Bo-
dine passed ahead and won by q
length time 2:23H. The third heat
was q repetition of the second, Bo-
dine winning in 1851.
, 1877-03-17
Telegraphic News.

frRox THE DAILY oREaoNrAN.I
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-01-03
THE NEWS.

People who patronize the DAILY
COURIER, and thus help aid in build
ing up their own local enterprises,
read in our dispatches day before
yesterday evening, of the burning of
the Catholic convent near Montreal,
with its attendant shocking loss of
life. Another class of people, who
depend upon the Burlington, Keokuk
or Des Moines dailies for their infor-
nation, got the same news the next
day, from noon to five O'Clock. 7. NJ,
depending somewhat upon the rcgu-
larity of the mails. Still another class
rely upon the Chicago dailies. and
they are reading this affair this morn.
ing, as we'll as all other important
matters, which was received from all
parts of the earth that day by light
ming, and laid before our readers
Immediately after they occurred.
Take OCCASION to read our telegraph.
ic news of all sorts, including the
markets, this evening, and to-mor'
row you will see the same in thu
Gate, Haack-Eye and Register, ant
day after tomorrow you will flint
the same news in the Chicago Inter
Ocean, Tribune and Times.
And still there are plenty of oil
fogy people in Ottumwa, who prefe
to get their news by railroad instea'
of by telegraph.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-01-03
From Thursdays Daily
A StabhinQ ARRAY.


Last night stabbing affray occur
red at the Chicago Restaurant, Of very
small importance. 1t seems that some
parties visited that establishment
about IL o'clock last night and order
cd oysters which were promptly
served. After the meal had been dis
posed of, the parties retired to the
Office in front when pay was demand
ed and rendered on the part of all
except Al. Warner, the man who was
stabbed. AS VIC understand the mat
ter, Warner refused to pay, and was
demonstrated with by boy in the
room, who remarked that man
should always pay for what he Or
dered. Warner became inccnsed at
his remarks and slapped the boy to
sleep, knocking him over coal
scuttlc. In the melee Warmer was
struck in the back with knife by
some person whose name We were
unable to learn, inflicting a wound
which caused the blood to flow pretty
freely, without causing any serious
difficulty. While Waiting around he
broke out one Of the large glass in
the front window, and created quite
row before he was driven off. He
was arrested this morning by Deputy
Marshal Wolf, and was fined SIS and
costs by the Mayor, for disorderly
conduct. The man who did the cut
ting has not been arrested.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-01-03
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