Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1878-12-24
PEN, INK AND SCISSORS.
= Mr.. VIM. L. Bent, an old and highly
citizen of Winchester, died last

Tuesday.
= Gov. Mathews will recommend better
organization of the State troops in his mes
sage to the Legislature.
= The Baltimore & Ohio r. r. Co. are
preparing to built rs engines and 100 freight
cars at their Mt. Glare Works.
= Maj c. s. Hart, of the "Hart Hotel"
Winchester. has leased and taken charge of
the Grand Central" in Martinsburg
= Bayard Taylor, United States minister
to Germany, and one of the best known
American authors, died at Berlin last week.
"A company has been formed to complete
the railroad from Weston to Clarksburg, in
this State. 1t is to be done by the middle of
June, 1879.
= The contractors of the Ohio and Poto>
mac Narrow Guage r. r. have broken ground
on the section extending between Harrison>
burg, Va, and the Iron Works, near NJ 'Gaoh-
eysville.
The Bait. and Ohio r. r. Co. has
made present of 500 and cow worth
$50, to Mrs. Lantz, widow of G. Lantz, the
watohman who was killed in Martinsbu rg,
by the negroes Smith and Mosby.
- Mr.. John W. Garrett has been elected
unanimously for the 21st consecutive year as
president of the BALTIC. & Ohio r. R.. Mr..
Garrett is the senior. in point of service of
all the presidents of trunk.line railroads in
this country.
On Wednesday, at the iron ore bank on
the lands of Scott Couohman, three miles
from Martnsburg, whilst VIM. Pierce and
DAHL Rice were engaged digging ore, large
lump of earth that had been loosed by a
blast caved in. crushing Pierce to death and
breaking the leg of Rice, who narrowly es-
capped with his life.
On Sunday morning last, as Capt.
Kemp's up freight on the b. & o. r. r.,
neared Summit Point, brakeman named
William Watkins in stepping from one box.
car to another, missed his footing and fell
between them. In some miraculous manner
he was thrown outside the rails and escaped
instant death. He was left at Winchester in
charge of physician, after every attention
was shown him by Capt Kemp and his train
hands.-Old Commonwealth.
In Chesterfield county, Va, few days
ago, young colored girl retired rather pre-
cipitately from dinner, at which rabbit pie
had been served. and when found shortly
after in an adjoining room, was extended
at full length in a chair, and was entirely
lifeless. A doctor was nevertheless sum
moncd, who pronounced her death due to
disease of the heart; but as the body was
being made ready for burial it was discovered
that her throat had been cut by sharp rab-
bit bone, which protruded clear through the
skin.
The first postal cards were issued by the
Postofice Department in May, 1873, the
system having been in successful use in Eu-
rope several years previously. The cards
Immediately became popular, and 30,O94,
900 we're disposed of in the first two months.
In 1875 the design of the card was changed
to the now in use-a vast improvement,
artistically, though there is still room for
a better design-and since then the demand
for postal cards has steadily increased. In
1874 there were 81 O79, 900 issued in 1876
$50, 900; in 1878, 100000 The
total number issued aggregates 751,24 800.
Governor Holiday sent to the Virgin
ia Senate, last week, the records in the case
of the alleged invasion of State jurisdict
by Judge Rives, of the United States Court.
involving the question of the right of trial
by colored mixed juries, accompanied by
the opinion of Judge Tredway, of the State
Court whose jurisdiction was overridden,
and the State attorney general. Judge Tired
way favors applying to the Supreme Court #
the United States for mandamus, but sug>
gests the ACCESSIBILITY of first presenting the
case to the consideration OF the Executive,
as it may be that the department of justice
can take cognzauce of and redress the wrong.
The attorney general makes an elaborate ar
gumcnt to show that Judge Rives had
usurped power and jurisdiction that does not
lawfully pertain to him.
- a dispatch from London gives gloomy
account of the financial troubles prevailing
in all sections of Great Britain. The troubles
have been discussed in the House of Com,
mons, and Mr.. Cross, the Home Secretary,
having to reply to query "whether it was
true, as reported, that We are brought face to
face with such crisis as this generation has
never known" said that although much dis
tress prevailed among the laboring poor the
above description of it was exaggerated, and
there was nothing to cause unnecessary alarm.
Notwithstanding this official assertion, the
distress is widespread, and relief funds are
being raised to prevent starvation among the
unemployed. At Glasgow the streets are
said to be swarming with starving men,
women and children. At Sheffield five thou
sand received aid last week ;. and the benev-
olent in all the large towns have commenced
the formation of relief associations to meet
the exigences of the times.
A POPULAR FALLAcY.-The editor pre-
sented Dill for eight years back subscrip-
ton. The old farmer was first amazed, then
indignant. He put on his spec.aoIes, scru-
tinted the bill, and after assuring himself
that it genuine, he exclaimed 'I've
been supportin' this yere paper for nigh onto
eight years. and [ never had no such thing
that flung at me before. I'll stop sup-
portn' it," He not only withdrew his valu-
able support, but failed to pay the bill.
Newurk Journal
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