Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1878-07-23
PEN, INK AND SCISSORS.

other countries SlVU,UUU,UOO IoE sugar anu
molasses.
- The Landgrave of Hesse made pretty
good thing by letting his troops on hire du-
ring our Revolutionary War; 81 355, 900
was paid, being at the rate of $3.50 a head
for each man killed.
"A Swiss locksmith has perfected q tar
get which, by means of electricity, shows
instantaneousy at the firing station the exact
spot where a bullet strikes, doing away with
the necessity of markers.
Among the assets of bankrupt Ken>
lucky farmer was an elephant, which he had
bought at an auction sale of circus property
a year before, and which had doubtless hast
ened his financial disaster.
- Probably the Oldest married couple in
this country are Mr.. and Mrs. Robinson of
Mountain City, Texas, who have lived to,
gether eighty>two years. They are 1O2 and
103 years old respectively.
The St. Louis Globe, Democrat, a re-
publican paper, says: .'We believe John
Sherman to be entirely innocent of the great
transgressiou, but at the same time we are
bound to say that he would greatly purify
the public service by leaving it"
The following entry, exhibiting an awk
ward doubt, is in the register of Hauwell,
England: Thomas, son Gdaughter] of
Thomas Messenger and Elizsbeth his wife,
was born and baptized Oct. "a, 1871 )" to
which is added in the margin '.By the
midwife at the font called boy, and named
by the godfather, Thomas, but proved to be
girl"
- A novel salute was fred at Nacoocha,
| Ga, on the Fourth OF July by Gen. Thomas
D. Johnes, of New York, who is engaged in
| removing some heavy blasts, charged with
| giant powder, and gave fine national salute
with time fuses at thirty seconds interval
Tie effect was grand. Reports, reverberat-
| ing through the Blue Ridge mountains, were
heard at distance of ten miles.
"A very peculiar crimc is that of which
William Norris, of Indc cpendence, Ohio, is
accused. Norris, married mau, twenty-six
years old, wished to get rid of little Allie
| Berry, so he chloroformed her, made in
cison in her foot, injected poison into the
| wound, and then raised the alarm that she
had been bitten by a snake. The child, at
! last accounts, was in dying condition, and
Norris was under arrest, with imminent
prospects Of being lynched.
- The Mississippi plan of collecting taxes
on drinks differs from the Motfett system.-
| Books of coupons are sold by the State AUDI
itor to all liquor dealers. When a drink is
|
entities him to receive from the State, in
payment of his taxes, one cent IF two
| drinks are to be paid for, he receives an or
ange. colored coupon good for two cents. If
five drinks, a. blue paper good for five cents.
| Not only does the State enjoy Gn Income
from the tax on drinks, but tho consumer
has reasonable chance of paying off taxes
with coupons.
- Some rascal has countcrfeitcd the great
seal of California. 1t has recently been dis
| covered, and thousands of acres of
| them the best improved and most valuable in
! the State have been seized in wholesale FASH
ion under the guise of legal sanction. Hun
| dreds have participated in the vilIainy, and
! thousands have been its victims In some
cases large tracts of land have been taken
up and parccled out to settlers, and in others
| fictitious titles have been manufactured,
forcing many a settler to pay rOundly to dis
perse the cloud on his title or robbing him
Of his homestead altogether. Many worth
less deeds, based upon the counterfeit, have
| been entered upon the county records, paw
| ing the way for intricate lawsuits and it is
thought that, when the case is ferreted out,
many citizens and officials of prominence will
be involved.
The Arkansas democratic convention
adopted resolutions favorng State taxation of
| United States bonds equalization of green
backs, silver and gold, repeal of the resump>
tion act, retirement of national bank notes,
legislation to prevent the interpositon of
Federal courts by mandamus or otherwise
between the courts of the States and the
counties and cities CT the States, government
aid for the construction of Southern Pacif-
ic railroad, indorsing the electoral fraud in
vestigation, and declaring "that the oolored
population of the State Of Arkansas are iden-
| tilted in interest with the great democratic
party of the State, and, fully recognizing the
| importance of a more harmonious feeling be-
| tween them, the convention embrace this oP-
portunity of inviting them, the colored peo-
| Pile of the State, to an active cooperation in
! furthering our common interests"
DEATH FROM AN INsECT's STISG.-The
| Wilmington (Del) Republican says: "On
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