Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1878-10-22

Total, 24G9 1850
2469
Faulkner's majority, 1Sl
Ben Wilson's majority in she First dis
trict is 8, 402. Returns all in.
So far as heard from Mr.. Kenna. in the
third district, has 2,s77 majority, with Me-
Dowell to hear from, which will increase il
to 5000.
Greenbsckers have been elected to the
next House of Delegates from the following
counties: Brooke, Monongalia. Marion.
Berkeley. Kanawha, Putnam. Boone, Lin.
coin, Cabell, Mercer, Monroe and Green>
brier.
The Greenbackers carried Kanswha coun>
ty by about seven hundred majority.
Ex-Speaker Eustace Gibson, of Cabell
county, who was a candidate for reelection,
was defeated.
Judge Ferguson was defeated for the
Legislature in Kanawha by eighteen votes.
BALLou's MONTHLY MAGAz1EE.-The
November number of this popular and cheap
magazine is already issued, and is splendid
specimen of what may be expected during
the ia II and winter months. 1t contains such
q good assortment of nice engravings, excel
len stories. poetry and adventures that no
one can help being interested in it; and
there are thousands of families who are made
happy by its appearance each month at their
homes. No dull, dry articles are to be
found in BaNou's. All are fresh, bright and
Interesting. Published by Themes & Talbot,
% Hawley Street, Boston, at Sl.50 year,
post paid.
THE FERRY CAsE.-This case was finally
subm tilted at Clarksburg. Judge Jackson
explained that he would be engaged holding
Court until the last of November, and con-
sequently would not have time to examine
the matter until December, but declared his
purpose to render a decision during that
month. Without intimatiog any opinion, he
modified the preliminary injunction SO as to
authorize Mr. Mason to run his boat until the
question is adjudicated. We congratulate
the people of Harper's Ferry that this case
will be speedily settled.
JEFFERSON CREDIT ABRoAD.-That ez-
cellcnt paper, the Philadelphia Weekly
Times, contains the following in its last issue:
The call for proposals for loan of $780,
900 of the bonds of Jefferson county, West
Virginia, issued for the construction of the
Shenandoah Valley Railroad, is pleasant
reminder of the renewed prosecution of that
Important improvement. Jefferson is one of
the conservative counties of West Virginia
that scrupulously maintains her credit, and
her Investment is wisely made to develop the
immense resources of her great valley.
The Winchester Fair of last week was an
unusual success-in every respect, and prob
ably exceeded in interest any previous ex-
hibition. The attendance was unprecedent-
ly large, and the exhibits far beyond the
average, both in quantity and quality
Among the thoroughbred horses exhibited
was "Lizzie Shirley" by Col. John NJ. Coyle,
of this place. to whom a premium was
awarded. Fine furniture was shown by Mr..
John Vilwig, of Winchester, whose adver-
tisement appears in the Spirit; an American
Submerged Pump by Mr.. W. A. Shewslter,
of Summit Point; and Steam power for Ag-
ricultural purposes and assorted implements
by Mr.. D. F. Shoemaker, of this county
both the latter of whom received premiums
One of the best and most nicely arranged
displays was in the vegetable department,
under the supervision of Capt. u L. Dorsey.
At conference of Valley Railroad Stock
holders, held at Lexington on the 18th,
series of resolutions were adopted looking to
the resumption of'work upon that road,
among others one "That committee of FIVE
be appointed by the chairman to take all props
er action to obtain from the Shenandoah VAL
ley Railroad Company, or other incorporated
company, or from any uniucorporated assoc-
alton or private persons, propositions for the
construction of the road and for its equip
ment, and also for the lease and running of
the whole road, or for the transfer of the
roae or part of it on condition of the imme>
diate and speedy construction OF the road"
The New York Tribune has been fran
tically engaged in interpreting BY key man
ufactured in its own shop, lots of imaginary
cipher dispatches from Florida and South
Carolina, to break the force of the great fraud
by which Hayes was made President; but
this bogus work is already sad failure. Mr..
Tilden publishes card in which, referring
70 the cipher telegram publications, he says
that he has no knowledge of the existence of
these kilograms nor any information about