Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1878-04-30
PEN, INK AND SCISSORS.
Capt. E. R Smith expects to connect
the freight house and ticket Office at the
depot with telephone, next week.
r IV;ncbeet.r Times


depot with telephone, next week.
Winchester Times.
- The negro boy, charged with barn burn
ing in Rockingham county, Va, and who
claims to have been instigated thereto by the
woman who was lynched, has been tried and
acquitted.
- The negroes are to hold convention
in Charlotte, North Carolina, on the 10th
of September next, the object of which is to
petition the law making powers of the country
to restore the whipping-post for stealing and
other grievous ofenses.
Mr.. Marshall Wood, of Greenbrier
county, W. Va is the inventor and patented
of many>barreled gun, which is lone of the
most destructive weapons which has ever
been invented. 1t consists of eight barrels
and each barrel discharges sixty balls per
minute.
- A majority of the Senate committee on
claims has reported in favor of paying $4,000
for tho Methodist Episcopal Church build
ing at Charleston, Kannwha county, West
Virginia, burned by the Federal forces in
1862, who retired on the advance of SUI
perior Confederate force.
- The Mt. Sterling (Ky.) Democrat:
We learn from personal friend of Governor
Hampto that be will decline, if offered him,
the pomin alton as either President or Vice.
President in 1880. He will be q candidate
for reelection as Governor. and, if success
full, will be an aspirant to the United States
Scnatorship.
The barn of Mr.. G. W. Allen, who re-
sides a mile and a half southwest of town,
was destroyed by fire on Monday afternoon,
together with new drill, a lot of gears and
some hay-the loss being between $500 and
$500. The fire resulted from the careless
ness Of n colored man, who visited the barn
with lighted pipo.-CIarhe Courier.
- Last Friday VIM Fl. Young, auctioneer,
sold tho lands belonging to the estate of
the late Col. j. b. Larue, as follows: The
homo place, containing los acres of cleared
and Is acres of wood land, subject to dover
interest, to John Larue at S25 per acre. The
mill property and 70 acres of land to A. D..
Hardessy at s43.25 per acre. The tract of
so acres to VIM. Thorpe at S27 per acre.
Clarke Courier.
The herd of elephants belonging to
John Robinson's circus became beligercnt
while crossing the South Anna river on their
way to Louisa Court Il ouse Sunday week.
"Biemarck" was thrown over the bridge by
"Chief," and would have been drowned but
for the assistance of the old elephant "Mary,"
the circus employees and several citizens.
Several elephants were engaged in the fight.
No person was hurt.
- The narrow Gauge railroad from Wash
ington to Cincinnati is progressing rapidly
through Alexandria and Fairfax counties.
The tracks will soon be laid between George
town and Falls Church, and a train will be
immed lately put on, connecting those two
points. A steam excavator, the second one
of that class ever used, and claimed to do
tho work of forty men in day, will be put
to work this week on the road. Alec. G0z
"A serious and from its cause n very
unusual accident occurred in Philadelphia
on Thursday week. a young lady, residing
on Wood street, Miss Efie De Costa while
walking about her room, stopped upon par
Tor match which ignited, setting her uDdcr>
clothing on ire. She did not hear the ex-
plosion, and the flames circling round her
limbs gave her the first intimation of her
peril. Her screams for help brought to her
assistance Miss Hattie Green, who resided
in the same house. In attempting to smo:h,
er the flames her own clothing took fire.
Others in the house coming to the rescue
the fire was extinguished, but not before
they were both seriously burned, The ply
scans of tho Peansy Ivania Hospital, to
which institution they were removed, pro-
nounccd their injuries of fatal character,
and at two O'Clock Thursday afternoon Miss
Green died in dreadful agony, and Miss Dc
Costa the next morning.