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

Ex-Governor John J. Jacob is named
for Congress in tho Wheeling district.
A. d. Wood, for many years agent Of
tho Baltimore and Ohio railroad at Harper's
Ferry and Sandy Hook, died few days ago.
- General Banks declares that all side
issues among the radicals must be dropped,
and that all efforts be directed to fighting
the rebels.
- Gideon Banfz, of Frederick, Md, pro>
prietor of ono of the largest tanneries in the
State outside of Baltimore, has been adjudgcd
voluntary bankrupt
- Monteler Utz, of Page county, Va,
who before the war owned l $50 acres of land
and 43 slaves, has been placed in the aims
house Of that county.
- One day recently, J. L. Hiner, Of
Highland county, Va, was puling of his
boots by some unnccOuntable means he
broke his leg in The struggle.
- Col. John Lewis Peyton, OF Stanton,
Va, was thrown from n wagon on Wednes>
day. and his leg so badly injured that it had
to be amputated above the ankle.
Hon. Thomas Whitehead has announced
himself as candidate for the democratic
nomination for Congress from tho sixth dis
trict Of Virginia, now represented by Hon.
y. randolph ucker.
- Oliver p. Baldwin, for moro than eleven
years one of the editors of tho Baltimore
ISun, died at his residence, in Waverly, Bal
timoro county, Wednesday morning, of
Brighrs disease of tho kidneys, aged 65
years.
- The total eclipse of the sun on the goth
of this month ia tho last eclipse that will be
available for observation in the United States
in this century. 1t will be total in parts of
Montana, Idaho, Wyoming, Colorado, In
dian Territory and Texas.
A dispatch from ST. Louis to the
New York Herald gives a graphic descrip-
ton Of the heat which prevailed in that city
on Monday of last week, together with the
frightful loss of life resulting thcrefrom,
ifty-fou adults having died from sunstroke
that day.
- The Colony sent out to Brazil by the
Messrs. Collins to build the Medeira and
Mamore railway have met with several hard
ships. Owing to the detention Of one of
the Collina vessels, which was carrying pro-
visions to the laborers, starvation threat
ened, but relief came in the nick of time
Altogether the coonists are having a pretty
rough time, and will doubtless be glad to get
back home.
BY reference TO our advertising columns,
it will be seen that the Rev. j. S. LaFcvre
has appointed MIR. II. Il. Riddle agent to con-
duct the Hardware business in this city,
Mr.. LaFevre was forced from i'll health some
time ago to relinquish his ministerial duties,
but he now has the hope that with care he
will soon entirely recuperatc, and will again
be ablo to enter upon his ministerial duties
[ !NurtinSL"rg Statesman.
- Particulars in regard to the death of
the FIVE. ycar>old daughter of Gen. John G.
Mcem, Of Shenandoah county, Va, show
that Mrs. Mecm, during the absence of her
husband, was out riding in a carriage with
her two little daughters, driving the team
herself, when the reins broke and the horses
took fright and ran away. Thinking she
could save the children, Mrs Meem threw
them out Of the carriage. One of the little
girls was instantly killed and the other had
her leg broken. Mrs Neon remained in the
carriage and was uniujured.
A controversy between Gen. Eppa
Hunton member Of Congress ir ON the Alex
andria (Va } district, and Mr. Columbus AL
ezander, of Washington city, growing out of
statement made in q speech of the former
that Mr.. Alexander, among others, had in
dGrsed the bill for correction of assessments
ia tbs District of Columbia, has eliminated
in an invitation from Gen. Hunton for Mr.
Alexander to meet him at some point beyond
the District where demand for 'the repair
alton which Eirginians accord in such cases"
can be mnde upon him. To this, Mr.. Alex
ander replies in An open letter to the Alex
andra Gazette, in which he neither refuses
nor accepts the invitation, but reiterates
charge made in the earlier part of the cor
respondence of completely on Gen. Hunton's
part with a certain republican ring in Wash