Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1877-05-22
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TUESDAY MORNING. MAY a., 1871.
PEN, INK AND SCISSORS.

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AN Industrial College for negroes is to
be established in Richmond, Va, the inten.
tion being to teach trades of various kinds.
- Three ladies were put up at rattle in
Kansas City, but when their photographs
were exhibited it put a stop to the sale of
tickets. -..-, .'5. =
An Iowa paper tells of smart wife
who helped her husband to raised seventy
acres of wheat. The way she helped him,
was to stand in the door and shake o broom
at him when he sat down to rest. tr-. asss
- Anthony Allison, Confederate soldier,
who lost track of his family during the war
while he was confined in Northern prison,
and has been, looking for them ever since,
found them the other day at Rising Fawn,
Tenn.-and bis wife hadn't married another
= The first thing young man does on
seeing friend with a new hat on is to take
it off and serenely try it on his own head. -
Whenia younug lady sees an acquaintance
with a new bonnet ON she just lifts her nose
and serenely wonders s'where the thing got
that fright. t.'-CdtsAiH Recorder. l.717l-.
- Oregon, has new expedient for keeps
ing her citizens sober. Every man who
drinks is obliged to take out license costing
SIS. 1t is penal offence for any liquor
dealer to sell a drink to an unlicensed per-
son. This is the same law that was attempted
to be passed in the Virginia Legislature.
A Nashville bank robber burrowed un-
der street for five days, and at length came
up in the coal vault of beer saloon three
doors away from the bank, and was bitten in
eleven places by the most uncompromising
dog he ever tried to conciliate. The next
time he tries any mining operations he will
take practical engineer along. ,-l. I'd
- The Russian Government intend to offer
a bounty on all locomotives made exclusive
ly in Russia. On those of four wheels they
will offer bounty Of 2,400 rubles, on those
of six wheels 1900 rubles, and on those of
eight wheels 5000 rubles but all the parts
must-be made Russia. A similar policy is
to be applied to the manufacture of steel.
- Mr.. Spyker has boy who "nails"
things. One day he remarked in the pres
ence of both parents, "Ma, saw pa kiss you
in the woodshed last evening" "Hush,
Johuny! your pa never committed such a
foolish act i' eyes, he did, ma, cause l
thought it was Jane, and Jane says it wasn't
her, but you" Jane doesn't work there now
- Clumsy legislation has left Tennessee
withouta any law against horse stealing, larceny
from the person, house or bridge burning, or
HOUSEKEEPING with intent to commit robbery
The old laws against these crimes were SO
severe thatthc laat Legislature repealed them,
but forgot to restore the old law or enact
new one. Hence the present awkward con-
dtion of things in Tennessee.
= Boy criminals are just now bringing
themselves into public notice. In Fredericks-
burg, Va, james Finch, aged IL, delberate-
ly shot and killed playfelow who reproved
him for swearing. In New Orleans, Nathan
Boyd, aged 8, purposoly set fire to house
out of revenge for being whipped. Tn San
Francisco, Arthur Bennett, aged IA, nearly
killed his sister by stabbing her. In Buffalo,
Robert Aikens, aged 10, mortally wounded
another boy with an axe. I.E
: (A general meeting of the stockholders
of the Washington and Ohio railroad was held
in Alexandria, Va, on Tuesday, 9Th inst. A
resolution was adopted authorizing the board
Of directors to contract with any parties for
the construction and equipment of the COM
pany s railroad from Round Hill to Winches>
ter, or to the coal fields in the counties of
Grant, Tucker or Randolph, West Virginia,
upon such terms and conditions as to the said
board may seem to be expedient and proper.
ident, aud Messrs. G. F. Lee, OF Fairfax,
Henry Heaton, H. T. Harrison and Charles
B. Ball, of Loudoun, Benjamin Morgan and
R.. II. Lee, of Clarke, and F. W. NJ. Holli-
day, of Frederick, Directors for the ensuing
year. -ETitr.s5E IA ga.fH Ia E
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