Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1878-09-03
PEN, INK AND SCISSORS.

The Bankrupt Law is no more-e1pired
| September LIST.
Mr. r. p. Ii. Staub, is an independent
candidate for the House of Delegates In
Berkeley county.
- The latest yellow fever reports show 10
abatement Of the scourge, and appeals for
help are renewed.
Hon. John Goode, of Norfolk, has been
unanimously renominated for Congress by
the democrats of the second Virginia district.
The Virginia Brotherhood, local life
insurance company. having its headquarters at
New Baltimore, Fauquier county, has been
dissolved.
- The scratch of a pin, which grew into
an infiamed ulcer and threw her into spasms,
caused the death of DR.. John Stones wife at
Linton, Ga. ~
Con. Joseph E. Johnston has been
nominated as the the democratic conserva-
(Vs.) district.
Hon. VIM. Mines answered Senator
Paul's Adjustments reenback speech at
Stanardsville, Green county, a few days ago,
very effectively.
- Rev. John j. Keane was consecrated
Bishop of Richmond on Sunday week by
Archbishop Gibbons. Tho ceremony took
place in the Cathedral at Richmond. &
Two children of Mrs. Lewis, widow of
Edward Lewis, and living four miles from
Winchester, died recently from eating toad
stools which they mstook for mushrooms
The Baltimore and Ohio railroad is re.
vising its present freight tetiff, with view
of reducing the charges in West Virginia.
The new schedule will be issued in October
Wheeling Register.
- The democratic congressional conven-
ton for the eighth Virginia district, at Alex
andria, renominated Gen. Hunton by accla-
nation, Messrs. S. G. Neale and j. Y. Meni.
fee having been Withdrawn.
- Gen. Jubal A. Early, in letter to
the Richmond Dispatch, says: "That if he
had ever before thought Gen. Grant was
| great General the recently reported interview
with him, if genuine, would have changed
| his opinion.
w. S. Douglas, who murdered David
Hincr, the mail.carrier, in Grant county, W.
Va, some time ago and escaped, and was re-
captured in Texas, has beer sentenced to i'm
prisonment for life and lodged in the West
Virginia penitentiary.
- delegation of gentlemen from Fred
erick county, Va. headed by State Senator
Ward, of that county, called on President
|
ton to attend the Winchester fair, which is
to be held in October. The President &C
cepted the invitation and will fix the day Of
his visit hereafter
-"Uncle" Tom Moore was unanimously
nominated as the candidate of the conserva.
tives for clerk of tho County Court Of Jeffer-
son. The people of that county intend to
keep "Uncle" Tom in Office during his life,
and Judging from his youthful activity, he
intends to serve them for many years to come.
May his shadow mover grow less.
[CTarhe Courier.
| The inevitable has come. Kcarney,
the lip laboring man, now takes up his little
collection regularly at tho close of each of
his hnrangues. Smart Kearney! Thirty to
sixty dollars night beats driving dray in
San Francisco all to pieces. Whether the
cause of the workingmen, who contribute
these sums, is benefited or not, is another
| thing, and one that concerns him very little.
Washington Star.
| - We learn that Moses Ewing, n worthy
citizen of Clarke county, whose home was
near Berryville on the Winchester pike, was
killed near Wadesville on Thursday last
| He was hauling a threshing machine. when
| his team became frightened and ran off. By
some means he lost his seat in the saddle and
fell to the ground. The horses trampled him
and the machine ran over him, killing him
instantly. He leaves family Win. Times.
| - AT Weverton. on last Tuesday, young
man named VIM. F. Grove, had his leg cut
of while attempting to get on freight train
between the cars, while in motion. He
missed his footing and fell with one leg on
the rail- The car wheels passed over it, cuts
ing it off below the knee. and injuring the
other leg, SO badly that the physician, DR..
| O'Donnell, thinks amputation will be neces-
sary. Grove is about % years of age and is
son of Jacob Grove. who was accused of
the Friday murder.-Hayerstoscn Mail.
COUNTY IrEMs.-FromtheS hepherdstown
Register We copy the following items:
Hon. F. +. Beltzhoovor of Carlisle, Pa,
brother of G. NJ. Beltzhuover, E>q, of this
place, was nominated for Congress in the 10Th
Pennsylvania District, by the democrats.
DR.. James G.. Wiltshire, of Baltimore,
native Of this county, has volunteered his
services, among others, to attend the yellow
foyer sufferers in tho South.
Public Railroad Meetings will be held at
Sharpsburg, on Monday evening, the 2ud of
September, at O'Clock at Kcedysvile, on
Tuesday, the 3rd Of September, at 2 o'clock
Z. NJ, and at Boonsboro at 6 O'Clock tho
same evening. The Object Of these meet
ings is to confer upon the subject of an ex-
tension of tho Shenandoah Valley Railroad
to its contemplated connection in Maryland,
at Smithsburg. Col. Boyce, Vice President
of S. V. r. r., and Hon. A. r. Boteler, one
of the Directors of the same, will address the
meetings.
Col. U. l.. Boyce, Vice President of tho
Shenandoah Valley Railroad Col. Henry d.
Davenport, one of the Directors and Col.
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