Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1877-01-23
LOCAL iRTELLIeENcE.

mittee Clerk Hamill, have favored US with
additional public documents, for which we
tender thanks.
The Depot building and onc>half of the
adjoining lot, in Charlcstown, has been sold
by Dr.. j. D. Starry to the b. & o. r. r.
Company.
A lively sleighing party, of good looking
young men and pretty girls, from Shepherds
town, visited Charlestown on Wednesday.
Show fell again yesterday morning, and at
the time of our going to press had reached
depth OF six or seven inches.
The Philadelphia Public sends L06ger out
to its subscribers one of tho haudsomcst
Almauacs of the year. 1t is rcplete with
valuable statistical information, and possesses
fund of interest We return thanks for
copy.
The Colored Minstrel Troupe, of Charles
town, inform us that they were handsomely
patronized in ShepEerdstown, on Friday
night-their entertainment being largely at
tended by persons of both races.
Mr.. Samuel Trail, highly esteemed cti>
gen of Harper's Ferry, died GU Monday night
of last week, at an advanced age. Hc was
buried on "Wednesday by Virginia Lodge,
No. l, |. O. o. T., (of which order he had
been an honored member,) delegation from
Wildey Lodge, of this place, also being
present.
The Board of Directors. of the Valley Rail-
road will meet in Baltimore on the 9th inst,
to decide upon permanent arrangements for
operating the road.
The Martinsburg Sta'csman opposes the
proposed subscription Of Berkeley county, to
make connection with the Shenandoah Valley
railroad.
The reflection of the lamp in front of the
Carter House upon tho lin overlapping the
front cornice of Mr.. G. Il. Boilers drug store,
gave such an appearance of fire under tho
roof of the building as to alarm several
passers-by on Friday night, who would not be
satisfied that it WAS deluson until ladders
were procured and an inspection of the To-
cality mado.
The piano factory of Chss II S,icG, in
Baltimore, came near being destroyed by FIRE
on Tuesday evening last The fire was
speedily extinguished, however, sitter entail
ing loss of several Thousand dollars-in>
sured. The destruction Of the mandatory
of Mr.. Stcf would have caused feeling of
regret and sympathy among his hundreds Of
patrons scattered all over the Southern States.
The past week has Witnessed one of the
most memorable floods on record. The Ohio
river rose to an almost unparalleled height,
aud between Pi,;sburc and Cairo, the damage
is estimated at two millions Of dollars. Thou
esnds of coal bargcs have been sunk and it
will be months before the channel is cleared
and damage repaired. The rivers of Ken
lucky and Virginia were also flooded ard
fears were entertained for important railroad
bridges, particularly ct HarEer's Ferry auL
ParkersbuEg.
THE SuENAHnnAu VALLEY RAILnoAD
CoMPASY.-A called meeting Of tho dircc-
tors of this company was held at the Carter
House, iu this place, on Monday, the 9TH
instant. In consequence of the indisroaiton
of q member of his family, President Mines
was unable to be present. 4 majority of the
directors were in attendance. Tie business
transacted was chiefly Of routine character
no active steps towards resumption of work
being proposed, uuderstand, until after
the determination of the question of subs
serip.ion by Berkeley county of $75, eco,
which has been submitted to vote Of tho
people of that county at election to be held
on the 18th of February next. Should the
proposition thus submitted carry, great cons
6deucc is felt that in the spring tile work of
construction. with Martinsburg ss point of
connection. will be commenced.
DAMAGE BY FRESHET.-Am0ng the dam
ages by the recent frcshet caused iy the
heavy thaw and breaking up OF the ice in our
rivers, We learn that the Ferry Boat at the
Manning Ferry, on the Shenandoah river,
operated in connection with the Maltby iron
ore beds, under charge of Mr.. Geo. w.
Bryant. was destroyed. The boat was valu>
able one, being comparatively new, and cost
81. 100 The road along the west bank of
the Shenandoah, above and below Bloomcry
Mills, has been blockaded for nearly week,
by leo thrown out on the shore during the
freshet.
TILDEN is elected beyond doubt and will
be inauguratcd on the 9th of March next,
but in the mean time we invite our friends
and the public generally to call at our place
of business where they will fnd the best Sc
lected Stock of Glass and Qucensware, Wood
en- and llollow>warc, Groceries, &C., at S. S.