Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1877-05-29
PEN, INK AND SCISSORS.

LAM 4AAn .nA9 oS4ASS4hRt
- Lightning struck an umbrella ID North =
Carolina, and killed three persons who wsres )
under IL s.s ssi.l5
Tho New York correspondent of tho :,
London Daily Nescs puts the number of un-
employed in the United States at 2.oo0. .ooo.
- The Chesapeake and Ohio railroad has
contracted to transport over it's road within
the next few months one million bushels VI
grain. flrI sl 9
Dobbs says he has one of the most obe>
dient boys in the world. lie tells him to do
as he pleascs, and he does it without muir
| muring.
- Ex Gov. Hendricks has returned from
California and will 60 to Europe in june.
After his return he win practice law at Iu>
dianapolis.
-"Don't be insultan," exclaimed Prince
Gortchakoff. "And don't you cEars me" re-
piled Ssfset Pacha, savasely; "none of your $
crars around me-"
The question Of removing the capital
Of Georgia from Atlanta back TO Niilledgesr
vile promises to enter largely into the poli> 2
tics Of that State. sr
Twin daughters have just been born 10
General Sheridan, increasing his domestic
! banditti to three He no longer boasts that
he is "not afraid"
The Telephone" Is q new brand of ci-
gars. Il is.supposed that when they arc
smoked in New York il will smell rather bad
| in Chicago. U. S. Tobacco JOxraai.
MIR. Hotchkiss, an American, tho ipven. -
tor of the new revolving cannon, has been
notified by the French government that 10
has been determined to adopt his invention
| rs an arm of the national service. a1'
-Shesthing ships with paper fastened on
with cement. is being tried at Portsmouth.
England. A ses captain, who invented tho
| process, claims that sea weed will not grow
on, or barnaeles adhere to the paper.
- Bishop Payne. of the Southern Metho-
dist Church, is a years old Bishop Ka>
vanah, rs; Bishop Wightman, GO bishop
Dogget,, 67; Bishop Pierce, &C; Bishop
Keener, Sc; Bishop Marvin, 81, and Bishop
McTyeire, SO. ...-..-
= Fire companies in Constautinople often
| fght as in Christian countries The Sultans
themselves used to run to fires, but now are
more dignifed. The cry OF fire is "Yankin
war T. aud instead of ringing alarm bells,
seven Krupp guns are discharged. Tho loca-
ton of the fre is indicated by flags or lights.
The fremen are called "tulumbadgis."
The number of wolves 10 Russia is es.i-
mated at 100000, and their annual coDsumps
tion Of fesh % cwt. per head. Last year
they ate. among other items, l6l human be-
ings. and it is estimated that, in one wsy or
another, they cost the country 10000. 900.
Hunting has declined since the emancips-
tion of the serfs, and the wolves have in :
creased. b. 1sosrl
The aggregate Of naval vessels belong-
ing to the various countries of Europe was.
in 1876, 2 0Se, of which 209 were iron>clsd.
They carried 280, 900 men and Is. 600 guns.
In addition to these no vessels were under
construction. England possessed the grestcss
number of ships then followed in order
France, Russia, Turkey. Austria, Germany. h
Italy, Spain. Holland. Denmark, Sweden and
Norway, aud Portugal.
AT the Paris School OF Arts and Trades
experiments were lately made with q paper
| alleged TO be iucombustibIe. sSheeis Of 10 :
were exposed simply to the fierce flames of .
spirit lamp without other effect than to slight
| iy wither is When the paper was exposed
in bulk no effect was apparent. Ii was thought
very desirable for the manufacture Of bank
notes The secret of the manufacture rests
with the e1perimenter. Il as3z f
"A bill to "reguiate the employment OF
servants Of railway companies has been in
troduced in the English House of Lords.
The preamble states that the length Of time
during which servants Of said companies arc
sometimes employed is such rs to be prejudi-
cial to their health, detrimental to the proper
working Of railways, and cause Of great dan.
ger to the public travelling thereon, e"aDd
the bill proposes to enact that no railway
company shall employ its servants more than
ten hours day, under penalty Of not less
| than G5 and not more than ESQ for every
ofense.
| Tho grave subject of "desd letters is
| again revived by che mail authorities ~
Washington. The public is notified that let
ters not containing valuable considerations
sre either returned 10 the writers or destroyed.
Letters embracing valuables are recorded
and returned to postmasters ut places Of de-
livery. Unclsimed letters are held one
month before being sent TO the desd letter.
| Office. Unpaid letters are held at Office Of
deposit thirty days. and if then unclaimed
| are treated as dead letters. Other mail mat.
ter yalusbIes, Of the third class, not possibly
returned to senders. are sold at auction. and
the proceeds deposited in the treasury. 10 be
reclaimed BY owners within four years after
their receipt At tho dead letter Office.
JUDGIss BIZ APPEARAscE.-on one oc-
casion Webster, the American Senator, was
on his way TO his duties at Washington. He
was compelled to proceed at night by stage
! from Baltimore. He had no travelling conn
psnion. and the driver had sort Of felon
look which produced no iucousiderabIe alarm