Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1877-11-13
PEN, INK AND SCISSORS.

- After Governor-elect Bishop, of Ohio,
has been inaugurated twenty>four States will
have Democratic Governors.
- Earthquake shocks were felt at various
points in the New England States about
o'clock, a. NJ, on the 4th instant.
- Senator G. T. Butler, State Lecturer of
the Graugers has been delivering lectures to
to Changers of Taylor and Preston counties.
Gov. Williams, of Indian, has appointed
Hon. D. ". Voorhees, United States Senator
to fill the vacancy occasoned by the death
of Senator Morton.
- In the hurricane Friday week, James
Sneed, aged twenty. five years, was instantly
killed in the woods near Barterbrook, Aus
gusta county, Va, by the falling of tree.
"A verdict of guilty rendered at
Columbia, S. c., Wednesday against ex-State
Treasurer CardoZo, charged with fraud
The jury was composed of eight colored and
four white men.
- Rev. Thomas Poisal, whose salary was
5000 as chaplain of the o. S. House of Rep.
resentatives, has resigned that position and
accepted that of private secretary to Col.
Kane, Mayor of Baltimore, at salary OF
$1,000
- Two hundred horses and mules, besides
4 large quantity of other property belonging
to O'Briens Circus company was sold at pub
lie sale in Richmond last week-the cons
pany have determined to travel next season
by rail.
"A new manufacturing enterprise has
Just been started in West Virginia. The
West Virginia Powder Company is now max
ing pure satpetre powder for mining and
other purposes, in Summers county, near
New Richmond on the c. & O. r. r.
- One of the phenomena of Louisiana
politics is the growth of a prohibition senti-
ment, Of which the New Orleans Times says:
"People will begin to think that we of Lou
isiana are getting Puritanical if this sort of
thing goes ON much longer. Parish after parish
is falling in line with the prohibition banner,
and the largest parish in the State
comes gu. with Sunday law fully equal to
the blue laws of Connecticut"
An interesting protracted meeting is
now in progress at the Southern NJ. K. Church
on Braddock street. Rev. DR.. Wightman,
of South Carolina, one of the most eloquent
ministers of his denomination, preached to
crowded houses on Tuesday and Wednesday
nights of last week. Rev. DR.. Head occu-
pied the pulpit during the remainder of the
week, and Rev. b. +. Brooke preached to an
immense audience on Sunday night. Six
conversions have been reported, and the in
terest is undated - Winchester Times.
A Washington dispatch states that on
Tuesday Hon. A. S. Hewitt, of New York,
appeared before the committee Oh foreign
affairs and made amendme ut 10 his French
exposition appropriation bill, requiring the
commissioner general to establish at the ex-
position another bureau, to be known as the
American kitchen. France, in common with
many European nations, knows little or
nothing of the use of corn as an article of
food. OF the various kinds of bread and
cakes prepared with corn meal in the mix>
turc of which the American housewife is SO
successful, the French cook knows nothing.
Inasmuch % our annual corn crops arc so i'm.
mense Mr.. Hewitt believes that our commerce
would be greatly increased il the use of corn
meal were understood among the nations of
Europe. In the American kitchen corn
an article of food is to be prepared in all
known ways receipts for tho cooking of the
same are to be prin ted in ell languages and
circulated throughout the exposition, and
corn meal is also to be sold at the lowest pos
sble price.
BERKELEY IrEMs.-From the Martins
burg Statesman we clip tho following items
The Grand Central hotel is being pushed
to completion.
Mr.. +. Feidley, butcher of this city,
had all the meat, sausage, nc, that he had
prepared for market on Thursday morning
last taken the night previous.
Commodore Boarman while walking on the
street last Monday, stepped upon a slippery
stone, causing him to get severe fall. He
escaped with bad confusion of the face.
The following we take from the Indcpcn-
dent:
John Arnett (col.) lately of Charlestown,
Jefferson county, W. Va. shot two horses
belonging to VIM. Phenix Cool }, a short time
since, and we think it is about time such
Preparations should come TO an end, as We
are informed that ne did not bring clear
record with HedyesvMe item.
On Thursday morning about o'clock the
body of Christopher Welinger, brick
maker, was found on the railroad track near
Queen street crossing horribly mangled, both
legs and his head being severed from the body.
1t is supposed he was trying to get. on
freight train for the purpose of going up to
Sir Johns Run, where no was employed,
and while standing On the track waiting for
u train, an engine coming from the opposite
direction struck him. His body was not dis
covered for several hours after the occur
renee.
A sheep thief entered the flock of Mr.. j.
". Strong, near Mill Greek, on Saturday
night last, but the probability is that he will
not return again soon. One the sheep had
q bell on, and Mr.. Strong was attracted by
the bell, and with a man living with him
went out to learn the cause of the commotion.
They took double barrel shot gun along
with them. When they got to the field they
discovered the thief, who had caught fine
Cotswold eve. and had already cut her throat.
lie was still sitting on the sheep holding it