Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1877-04-03
PRN.sINK-A AND SCISSORS.

!, "A brass band is being organised in
Berryville.
= The Legislature passed Law making il
. misdemeanor for Sheriffs to refuse the pay
ment of school orders.
- The railroad bridge over the Shensn-
doah river, at Riverton, is completed and the
trains now run from Alexandria to Strasburg.
- Gen. Jubal Early says in o letter 20 the
Lyuchburg Nevs that he is not one Of the
chaps who wants An Office under President
Hayes.
-S Steps are being taken to secure the ten
der Of the State House building aud lot, free
of oost 70 the State. conditioned upon the per-
manent location of the Capital at Charleston
- In the Circuit Court ut Richmond, Va,
on the 18th ult., decree WAS entered for the
sale of the Chesapeake and Ohio railroad.
The sale is TO take place after ninety days mo-
tice by the receiver. "a
John Hopewell and John McAbee, coll
ored. who escaped from the Martinsburg Jail
in December last. were arrested near Harris
burg, Pa, on Thursday. McAbee made q
determined effort for his liberty, but an officer
compelled him to surrender BY firing re-
volvsr at him.
-kbili has passed the Virgins Legisls-
ture providing for the lease OF the James
River aud Kanawha canal for, twenty years
to Mason & Co., who obligate themselves toy
extend the canal from Buchanan, Boteteurt
county, its present terminus. to Clifton Forge,
in Rockbridge county. The bill goes to the
Governor for approval.
Col G. T. Grittenden. first doorkeeper
of the Virginia House Of Delegates, was ar
raigned before the Police Court of Richmond,
Va, on the Goth ul., ON the charge of de-
frauding the State by raising certificates of
members per diem. He waived an exams
nation, and was committed to jail to await
tho action of the grand jury. '..
- The Fish bill passed by the late Legis-
lature, provides for an appropriation of 3d.
600, to be expended in the propagation of
fish in the waters of the State-S1 900 to be
expended in each District. The Homestead
law which was also passed provides for secur-
ing the exemption allowed by the Constitu-
ton without having recorded intention pre-
vious to contracting the debt.
w H. Ogden. q well-known citizen
and practicing attorney of Hardy county,
committed suicide at his residence, near
Moorefeld, in that county, ON Monday of last
week, BY cutting his throa. with a razor.
He had been under the influence of NOR
phine for several days. and i. is believed was
led to suicide by i'll health and dependency,
superinduced by dissipation.
- Another one of those destructive reser-
voir disasters which seem to have become pc
cular to New England, occurred at Stafford
vile, Conn, about six o'clock last Tuesday
morning, and was caused by the giving way
of the dam of the reservoir, which had been
subjected to a severe strain by the heavy rains
of Monday afternoon. The damage in the
village is described as fearful. The food car
ried away some thirty buildings, and caused
damage to many more, included in the latter
being the series ofmils supplied by the reser,
voir In Staffordville alone the railroad
freight house, the national bank, the Congre.
Igational Church, and some fifteen or twenty
other buildings went down. The railway
track and bridges for three miles were washed
AWAY The losses are considerable. =. L.