Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1877-12-11
DEFERRED ARTICLES.
PEN, INK AND SCISSORS.

Joseph Baugher, wealthy and highly
respected citizen of Frederick City, Md,
died on the 23rd uItimo.
- Ten thousand Louisiana refugees have
returned to New Orleans since the overthrow
of the carpet baggcrs' regime.
- One cent per bushel makes q difference
Oslo 100000 in the value of the annual
crops of corn in the United States.
- takes s, 100000 yards of muslin an
nually, aud eight tuus of paper daily, to
make Taper collars for the American public.
- Rev. W. ". Bennett, D. D., has been
elected president Of Randol PHI Macon College,
to succeed the late Rev. DR.. James 4. Dun
can.
"A man at Pawlet, Vermont, recently
loss fourteen cows. which broke into lis po-
tato field and ate vines that had been anointed
with kerosene to keep off bugs.
- At the recent Virginia Conference in
Lypchburg, Rev. DR. Rosscr said in the past
year he had preached and exhorted coo
times, and witnessed about 600 conversions.
A Wilmington, Del. paper says: "a
little son of Mr. John McKeowu, who lives
near McClellandville. Del, recently died Of
dipthcria, since which time three of the four
boys who acted as bearers at the little few
lows funeral have died of the same disease"
- Two small children of Daniel Whitman,
living about six miles from York, Pa, were
playing about the house, when one of them,
a little girl between seven and eight years
old, got piece of apple in its throat. It
was stranCgled to death before any assistance
to relieve it could be rendered.
- The first National Thanksgiving was OBJ
served Thursday. February 10, 1705. the
proclamation having been issued by President
Washington, and dated Philadelphia. JAM
uary |, 1895. 1t was issued to 4, 000, 900 of
people, while the recent proclamation issued
by President Hayes reached A. GOO, 600.
- The KcysGr TriLWnc says the grand
jury of Mineral county has failed to lind bills
against the Baltimore and Ohio railroad for
running it's trains on the Sabbath ; against
the PARTIES charged with interfering with
the running of trains during the strike last
summer, and against persons who refused at
that time to assist the sheriff in making
arrests.
- We arc proud of the opportunity We
now have, of saying that West Virginia sens
a'ors, Mcssrs Davis aud Ilcreford. and con-
g-e:<mcn, Mc'srs. Wilson, Martin and Kcnua
are all in favor of the Bland live bill (the
remonctization OF siivcrl, and Of reduction
of the army. No other State in the Union
can make as good record on these impor
tant and vital questions CiarAsG~rg Nc,cS.
Gen. Butler proposes to know whether
or not the r ghts and privileges of q member
Of the House of Representatives, have been
violated by the incarceration Of Robert Sma!ls,
colorcd VI. G., in South Carolina. The Phi.>
aielpho Times ironically remarks that the
General can see how very disastrous it might
be if it is made possible to throw into Jail
every Congressman who has ever received a
bribc.
General orders have been issued by
General Sherman. at the instance of the Pres
ident. announcing that no further clencncy
need be expected by officers of the nrmy who
violate the article of war in regard to intem-
perancc. The President holds that a person
who cannot be trusted had better not be cons
tinued in GfTice, and n rigorous execution of
the sentence imposed in such cases may be
looked for.