Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1877-04-03
NEW E N SER les, VOL. II. NO IA

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she same si1ps rsformapsn that the Turkish gov
ernmept is now proposing to make. They
have issued q promise that if .they are sas-
tained in their present unfortunate coalition
they will establish certain principles. and it is
remarkable, to think what those principles
are :. ,Firss-The work of decentralization
shall commence Immediately, and the auton-
somy OF the. provinces shall be, carefully
guarded. Second The people shall be GOV
erned by their natural judges. They Won't
send Christian renegades from Gonssantiuople
down to govern them again. No subordinate
officer. when be, commits an illegal act, shall
be. permitted to plead in justification ths
orders of his superior, Now they offer Us
everything here except one. They will. not
promise not to cheat us hereafter on the cleo
.iop, [L.uehter If they will agree 10 do
that we will; have msde something. Busthis
thing being established. this opnipotent fraud
being sustained by the ,publie authorities of
the nation and removed entirely beyond our
reach of redress, it is . matter of invitation
TO everybody to do the same thing hereafter.
/ don't expect an honest election, again ssI
shall only wsnt to know hereafter what sort
of scouudreis they have got for returning
y
tlemen that hadaa better right TO rejoice over
another, Well may you say I'VE have made
. covenant with death, and with hell are We
az sp agreement; under falsehood have we
hid ourselves" But nevertheless. wait lit
tie while; the waters Of truth will rise grads
uaily but surely, andsthen look out for the
overfnwing scourge. The refuge of lies shall
be swept away, and the hiding place of false>
hood shall be uncovered, Some day or
smother this mighty marion will rouse herself
mp. Bide yourltime.g The mill of @ cd erinds
slowly, utit,grinds dreadful fine, snd, We
will let the waterl on before very great
while. .-.....,,.,. n.
spd PEN, INK AND SCISSORS. ire3
'1s-- The Rawley Springs property IN Rock>
ingham county. Va, was sold at public sale
n few days ago for 81 900. subject to. mort-
gaye and liens amounting between s25,000
and s26 00O.. Il was purchased by a compa-
ny recently organized. ..,,Y y,sE IA s.as'u q
= The eolored people of Raleigh. N G.,
have resolved that the future condition and
happiness Of their race is not assured, in the
'poitical sphere, and they have called
convention At Raleigh, on the first Monday
in May, TO devise some plan for lettering
their condition. by colonization or otherwise.
so--- When recently at the Khedivial geo.
graphical society VI. de Lesseps was explain,
ing the schems for inhndating the Sahsrs,
aud wanted something wherewitb to point on
the map. tGen'H Stone, the president. drew
his sword, aud conrteousIy presented it. But
NJ. de Lesseps gracefully declined, saying that
he was emnnJ of peace. and preferred NJ.
Bpurdon's cane for his purpose aaalG edl
II. Charleston, is making a desperate fight
for the. Capitol Arrangements have been
made by the fri uds Of thst town to canvass
the countless of Braxtou. Lewis and Gilmer
IN her behalf aArrangements have likewise
been made tn, canvass thoroughly the First
district, and the southeastern counties of the
Second The other two rival cities will have
to keep their eyes open = Wheeling Sun.
- Iuternst jeslousies are so stroug in
Egypt fhut several men are appointed to do
the work of one, in order that each nationals
Try may be represented. An 7Eueiishman
and Frenchman attend to the'taxatioD; two
Englishmen and one Frepehman control the
railroad service an Englishmun, an Italian
an Austrian and . Frenchman regulate the
public debt; while representatives. Of twelve
ua'ionalities occupy seats on the Judicial
bench fsfzH ~ nofEN 2 sst hIr -
- The telephone's voice sounded between :
Boston and Providence - few nights ago. d
Conversation was carried on in moderately
loud tones, and the notes OF cornet we're
carried over forty-three miles Of wire Pro-
fessor Bell says that the incidental conditions
Of relays, atmospheric density and the inter
miuglipg of wires interfere with the instIu-
ment. and that he thinks he can do better
with an ocean cable Of perfect insulation than
with any land wire l7.s ssd pss-71iri srs 80
- Col. David G.. Potts received the ap-
pointmept OF postmaster of Petersburg, Va
over several other applicants, of both parties.
OfEhis appointment the Lndsr- appeal says:
There was general ex xpressionnf grstifica
tIon in the community yesterday afternoon on
the receipt Of the intelligence Col Potts is
one of our oldest aud most respected citizens
For nearly thirty yesrs he was treasurer of
the Petersburg Railroad Company. in which
capacity he served faithfully aud TO the entire
satisfaction of all interested. He il cnurtiy.
Christian gentleman, . member and officer of
the First Baptist church. q true aud stauDeh
Conservative, and good and true citizen"
"A few weeks ago there was washed
ashore on the coast OF one of the Orkney
islands bottle containing an appeal from
some starving castaways who had been wrecked
on St. Kilda. the most inaccessible OF the
Hebridean islets. Mr. Sands, Scottish
artist, hsd landed on that lonely rock in
small boat. and ON JaDuary II an Austrian
vessel was wrecked Of the. cliffs and nine aur
vivors we're washed ashore The islanders
had scarcely enough provisions for themselves.
but they generously shared what they had
with the ten scastawaysll StarvatiSn Esfared
Them aliin the face. Z Mr. Sands wrote the