Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1877-10-02
PEN, INK AND SCISSORS.

: Greeubrier and Summers counties ars
forming military companies. -,...
The Fayetteville Enterprise is advet-
tised for sale so is the Wheeling Standard.
The Charleston JoHrHai talks of suspending.
The Parkersburg SsRtiael is offered for sale,
owing to the death of John W. Homer.
= In Louis county, Va, recently, Miss
Knuckles died alter painful illness. Her
sister came into the room where the body
was lying aud threw herself on the bed in
paruxism of grief, and,s as was supposed at
the time, tainted. When her friends mads
an effort to revive her it was found that she
was dead.
III the story from San Francisco relating
the murder of several white persons in Gals
ifornia by Chinese be true it is new feature.
The bloody tragedy has intensified the pres
judices against the unpopular Asiatics. In
one village they were ordered to depart nt
once, and they departed, after which their
houses were demolished. .s.-v
-Capt Thos. d. Ransom has purchased
ten acres of land of the Donsghe estate, ad-
joining the tract recently purchased by Col.
J. l. Peytou, west OF the city and near the
Fair Grounds, for el60 per acre. This is
evidence of increasing appreciation OF real
estate in the vicinity of Staunton. Ii is the
purpose of Capt. Ransom to handsomely inn
prove this property for residence. II
Staunton Spectator
The next Congress will be asked by
numerousy signed petition to abolish the
Office of Presidency, aud place the Governs
ment in the hands of Council Of State, com-
posed of seven members, four to be elected
by the House and three by the Senate, from
members of their respective Houses for two
years, one or all to be removed at any time
by the House electiEg him, and all to have
the rights of members. r a.a.t
- The Pit,sburg (Pa) Post SAYS that uu-
der the adjusting plan of ascertaining losses
by the Pittsburg riots similar to that of in
surance companies, it is believed the huat
awards will not varS much from these figures
Railroad Company. 81 500, 900; freight de-
stroyed, 81 sl,O00,000; elevator, S150. .000j
Keystone Hotel Company, s1OO, 900; Pull,
man Car Company, $50, 900 private indi>
viduals, 800, 900; total, S2.930, 900.
- Bishop Thomas u Dudley, protestant
EpiscopalO of Kentucky, who is an ex- Com
federate soldier, marched in the ranks Of the
ex>Confederates who welcomed President
Hayes to Louisville. In a meeting to orgsn-
ize the ex- ConFederntes for the reception the
bishop said that the President ''had c0m-
mended himself to the respect OF NIL good cit-
izeus by his manly firmness in honestly ad-
herring to the very letter of his promises.
GAME LAw.-Having had several in-
qriries recently in regard to the game law Of
this State, we publish the following act, passed
February 22d, 1877 :r.s
at shall be unlawful for any person in any
place to catch, kill or injure, or pursue with
such intent, any quail, or Virginia partridge,
between the first day Of January and the
fifteenth day of October, inclusive, or any
rufled grouse, pheasant, piunated grouse, or
prairie chicken. blue winged teal, mallsrd or
wood duck, or other wild duck, wild goose or
braDt, at any time between the FIRST day Of
February and the first day of September
And it shall be unlawful for any person at
any time 10 catch by snare, net or trap any
quail or Virginia partridge. And it shall be7
unlawful for any person by the use Of any
swivel or pivot gun, or any other than the
common shoulder gun, or by the aid Of any
push boat or sneak boat used 10 carry such
gun, TO catch, kill, wOund or destroy or pursue
after with such intent, upon any of the
waters, bays, rivers, marshes, mud fats, or
any cover to which wild fowl resort, within
the State of West Virginia, any wild goose,
wild duck or brant."
CHARLES NJ. STIEFF AGAIN SUcCEssFUtt.
No one who attended the Berkeley County
Fair could have failed to have noticed the
beautiful Piano Forte exhibited by Mr.. O..
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