Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1878-10-29
PEN, INK AND SCISSORS.

- Hon. john 8 Carlisle died at his homo
in Clark sburg Thursday morning.
There are 10000 com meroial travellers,
or '.drummers" in the United States.
- An assassin shot ut King Alfonso in
Madrid Friday evening, aud missed him.
There is poplar tree on the Island, in
| Washington, thas sheds moisture like rain.
The Grand Lodge of Masons of this
State will assemble in Wheeling on Novem-
Der 18th.
= The yield of the Belmont vineyard, in
| Warren county, Va, this season, was 5000
gallons of wine.
On the 18th instant snow fell about
two inches deep on the Allegheny mountain
near Har,mansville, Mineral county.
= The distillery of Jacob Lowman, in
VIII isky, has been burned. Loss $4,000.
- Olive Wendell Holmes, author of the
Zone Horse Shay" has been elected an hon.
orary member of the Carriage Builders As
ISOLATION.
-"Ah," sighed hungry tramp, ~ wish
| was hoss He's nearly always got a bit
in his mouth, While I haven't had a bit in
mine for two weeks.
j. II. Whitman of Harrison burg, Va,
has invented and applied for patent for q
ventilating cigar box, which he claims pos
scsscs rare advantages.
-"Whcn a mans chin whiskers turn
gray before the hair on his head does, it
shows which part of him has done the most
work." observs philosophical exchange.
The Globe Democrat of St. Louis an
nounccs that Samuel j. TiIdcn is engaged
to be married to St. Louis belle, and that
the wedding will take place within three
months.
- The Trinity Sunday School of Bati>
more has invited the "Rustics" of Harrison
burg, Va to visit them ON the 10th of No>
vember, and participate in several singing
contests.
: The storm of Tuesday night extended
along the whole Atlantic coast, and was at
many points very destructive. In Chesa-
peake Bay there were several ship>wrccks, and
many lives lost.
= AT political meeting, in Philadelphia,
one night last week, some one threw large
stone at Speaker Randall, who was address,
ing the crowd. Tho Speakers escape was
very narrow, as the stone struck door i'm
mcdiately behind him. No arrests were
made.
= Col David Golf, of Beverly, W. Va ;,
died on Saturday, October 18th. He has
been prosecuting attorney of his county two
or three terms member of tho Virginia
Legislature, and was TIE present State Sena-
tor from that district, his successor having
been elected at the late election.
- The U. S. Supreme Court, according to
the reassignmeut on its calendar, will next
month hear arguments involving the consti>
tutionality of all laws heretofore made on the
question of polygamy in Utah The decision
will involve the legality of all laws-natonal,
state or teIriorial-to crush out the Mormon
mode of life.
- Harry, son of Mr.. Brnxton D. Avis
formerly Of this place accidentally fell into
Gistilery well, near Charlottesville, on Thurs
day of last week, and came near drowning
He was rescued by his father. who ssing
the boy, and suspecting he had fallen into the
we'll, jumped in inter and saved him
[Harriso"Lurg Spirit.
- In the competitive military drill at the
LyDchburg (Va.) Fair, on Thursday. the
Lyuchburg Home Guards, the Lynchburg
Artillery, the Danvile G rays and the Staun-
ton Artillery entered, the Stann'on Artillery
being accompanied by the old Stoncwall Band.
The Lynehburg Home Guards won the gold
medal donated by Faulkner Craighill.
- Tho death of BENZ. II Larobe, Of Bal
tmore, is announced. He was, perhaps,
the oldest aud most distinguished civil engi
necr in the United States He was for many
years the chief engineer of the b Il 0. Rail-
road. Ills brother, john II. B. Latrobe
has been the senior counsel Of the i & o.
Railroad for forty years, and is still living.
- An election for members of the first
branch of the Baltimore city council took
place on "Wednesday. The democrats elected
their candidates in each of the twenty wards
of the city. In six wards there was no OPP
position to the democratic nominees. The
democratic vote %, 100 opposition 4,
400 ; total, 27,G99; democratic majority,
1900.
- 1t is estimated that it will take Brumi,
di, the artist, two years to complete the fres.
CO work in the rotunda of the Capitol, at
Washin gton, upon which he is new engaged.
His nerves strong and his general health
unshattered with the exception that his legs
be hosted to his high perch with block aud
tackle. He is upward of 70 years old. and
he has painted over an aero OF space in the
Capitol building.
Tho Adrian (Mich.) Times records the
death, in that place, on the 18th instant, of
Mr.. Charles jackson, some years ago WELL
known resident Of Charles;own. The Times
says:
He had resided in Adrian about % years,
and, during that time has been connected