Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1877-04-17
PEN, INK AND SCISSORS.
Piedmont has been visited by a $40, 600

District, NJ. Il. Church South. to fill vacancy
oooasioned by the death of Rev. W 6. Coe
= Rev William A Muhlenberg a distin-
guished Lutheran minister, died i'll New York
few days ago. He was the author of the
we'll known beautiful hymn, II Would Not
Live Always"
DR.. Moffett, the inventor of the regis
ter that bears his name, which the Virginia
Legislature has just adopted to tighten the
burden of the Taxpayers, has filed an appli
cation for patent on his invention.
Gov. Mathews has pardoned Alexander
G. Quarter, convicted October l6, 1871, and
sentenced for eight years to the penitentary
for altering the books of the Wheeling Saw
ings Institution, of which bank he was cashier.
Col. Robert White, Attorney G eneral,
has sold out his property in Romney, Hamp>
shire county, and removed to Wheeling.
where he will practice his profession. On
leaving the town of his nativity, the citizens
turned out masss to pay their respects and
bid him farewell.
Gen. Samuel F. Carey, of Ohio. late
candidate for Vice. President on the Cooper
reform ticket, having agreed with others to
buy a Colorado mine for $4,000, took the
money as their agent, bought the mine for
S22 600, and divided the remainder between
himself and his nephew. The courts at Gin
cinuati decide that he must account to all the
subscribers for the amount.
- The Liquor Dealers Association of Vir-
GINA are going to fight the Moffett bell-punch
law to the bitter end, and as there are ten
thousand dealers in the State it will doubt
less be big war They will contest its con-
stitutionalty on various grounds. but princ-
paly that it comes under the provision pro-
hibiting sumptuary legislation.
- The Malone IN. W Gazette Malone
being the home of Vices President Wheeler
states that no man in the country was more
surprised that Louisiana's vote was counted
for Hayes than VIM. A. Wheeler. he ex-
pectod aud predicted that the electoral COM
mission would throw it out entirely This
statement, tho Gazette says, will not be dis
pused.
"A case involving about $40. 900 was
decided in the Circuit Court at Staunton re-
Gently by Judge Mclaughlin. 1t was suit
brought by William Frazier, formerly mans>
ger of and a partner in the RockbIidge Alum
Springs, against James A. Frazier, the pres
ent sole owner of them, for salary as mana
ger there for about twelve years. and interest
thereon. The judge decided in favor of the
plaintiff.
ne montgomery messenger uotee tue
pounding" of Rev J. FL. March, pastor in
Christianburg, Va II is very popular with
generally. and the Messenger says it was not
the first, and it hopes it will not be the Las.
pounding he will receive and that he bears
it with all the humility characteristic Of this
good and beloved man"
Tto IT,;,oS Statao Gnnrt has
decided the 81 500 600 centennial appropri-
alton suit in a manner not perhaps auticips>
ted by the centennial board Of finance. in
view of the favorable decision of the court
below The decree of that conrt is reversed,
with directions to enter q decree directing
payment of the 81 500 900 into the treasury
before any division OF the remaining assets
among the stock holders.
- The Secretary Of War upon the recom>
mendntion of Col. w. p. CrsiehiIl, engineer
in charge, has Authorized tho expenditure OF
SS5 900, the unallotted balance eff an nppro
priati0n of $4,000 made By Congress Inst
year for the Improvement of the Kanawhn
river. This, with the heretofore APP
propriatcd, will aggregate about 5000, GOO. an
amount sufficient TO complete the locks and
dams at Brownstown, Cabin Creek and Paint
Creek.
- Mrs. Stonewall Jackson has determined
to make her home in Charlotte, N. g, near
which city her father lives. She is now try
ing to so arrange her slender resources tSat
she can build and furnish home for herself
and daughter. She much prefers to supply
whatever deficiency there may be in her
means by her own exertions. 1t is stated
that Mrs. Jackson has closed contract to
write sketch of her husbands life for the
Philadelphia Times, for which she is to be
paid 800 per column.
- The Richmond correspondent of the
Petersburg Index says, that at the Episcopal
Council in Staunton next month the low
Church party in the diocese propose to make
vigorous fight in opposition to operate
music, white altar cloths, and floral decora-
tions at Easter Then too there will be an
effort made to form new diocese, to consist
of all that section Of tho State lying on the
south side of the James river And 1t is also
stated that there will be effort to appoint
an assistant Bishop, it is claimed that the
diocese is so large that some portions OF il are
for long periods without Episcopal visitations.
CLARKE ITEMS From the Clarke Courier
we copy the following items:
The meat house off w Thomas, of Berry
vile, was broken into on Saturday night and
robbed of 800 pounds of bacon.
On Saturday night malicious attempt was
mnde to burn the dwelling house OF Mrs j
w. Ryan, of Chapel district in this county,
by Addison Brown, colored boy about II
years old.
The farm of c. s. Lee, in Clarke county,
near BcrryvlIe, containing 165 acres, has
been sold to Mrs Lee for $50 per acre. The
"GIeu Owen tract. containing 225 acres,
tvomiIes from Borryville. has been purchased
BY Mrs. S,ribling for $3.50 per acre.