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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-12-19
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WASHINGTON, Dec. 10, 1878.
Senate,


Hr. GhFlsH5rcy, OF M'vf., irom the Com.
ni!tee on the Revision IF tue Laws, reporltd
substitute for the bill OF Mr. Beck referred TO
that committee yesterday tc repeal sections $50
and S2l ct the revised statutes of the Uoted
States. The substitute pro7iaes for The repeal
OF section o2O, proVldi6g a test Oath for jurors.
Ordered that it be printed aud PLACID On the
calendar.
MIR. Beck gave notice tia: ne would call the
bill up fer consideration to morrow morning.
MIR. Dlrsey, Of Ark, from the Unoluittaa on
Appropriations, reported !a7oTabIy Gu the
House bill to provide Tor dei,isu 10 the
transportation Of mails by railroads aad gave
Gotica that he would call i ~ for Collaboration
later 10 tho day.
Mr. Mcdonald Of Iaa., Introduced bill to
reimburse the several States for Interest paid
90 the war loan aud for other purposes.
Referred to tbs Committee On the Judiciary.
The Senate at tho expiration OF The morniog
hcuc resumed the Consideration Of the bill to
amend the statutes in relation TO patsnts and for
other purposes.
The Senate pissed, Whit amendment, the
House bill approprls!iug $3.50 900 to provide
for deficiency IL the appropriation for the
| traoepo ration Of mails ~ railroad during th3
present tiscaI yoa:, providing that there shall! be
| no Increase ii The u0sa! car service beyond
what existed on the 18Th OF December, 1873
Tho Vice PresiGcn. lsid osi9ra the Sen
ate q comuu5!c.ilon rom John |. D4veu
port, clerk cf The Uii:ed States Circuit
| Court Tor tho southern d'5tEic: Of New
| York enclosing pr.a:n.ml:n, ist!y
famed By the Ground Jury in that cut 1T
regard to the issue OF ftau!u!c5: ua;urs!Z i,ioc
| ,r3 ic
the natucaiZl.oa laws R fe!rsd t. in, Con
mit!ce On the Judiciary.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
o. motion Of Mr. Ack.co, of Ii, j. :.
| Young Was s|ogD ia IS 8 mem5?r ta Ill the
vac.pc7 ccc.siooad il the j:b coogras'aoal cis.
trict Of Louisisas hg the death ST }. j. Leonard
III. Cabsli, OF Va, asked leave to etier
resolution reciUng ch2cges made asalrst Alex
ander Reeves, judge Of the United States
District Court for the Wss:eTn District
Of Virginia, II regard 80 his actlon 10
issuing wrts OF hab2as c1rpui Tor the trlnHtn2
before him the p2:soo5 ii TIC ;'rIsooefs Dow IN
| the custody Of State Officers ci justice uudar
charge of murder. and directing TIC judiciary
Committee to irQri!a into iac.s c2n5ected With
bis acion and what acioo should DE- taken II
relation tberetG.
Mess!s. White, e F., 2ni Hale, Of AIe,
obiec;ed.
The HoCg, tlcu went .iio coaa nittec Of tbs
Whole Gu nc I9diar appropriation BILL
TIE HOT SPRINGS.
TIE Senaia ecu Il 5:ec, lave :;igat!og tDa orn!s
sloo OK the iIet Springs e.u;a uf Tic saairf
civil appropriation til ne; tai- ra1cn!ns aod
exani6ed Dir. Theodore i. King, chief en-
rolling clerk Of the House CT REPRESENTATIVES,
and Representative Ksiooy.
POSTAL SERVICE,
Tie SeIaia cotap!ttee 81 appropriations TO-
day agreed to report !3vCreby AID without
amend uent, tac House bill spcrto.iauog S45t, .
900 TO contirue he pGs.a etl7c, fhraughol;
the cutrcat fiscal Jcar.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-12-19

FLcpEMENT-John Oliver, q young preacher
Of Bedford, KY, eloped With Miss Emma Ab"
bolt, school mistress Of that plsce, Tuesds5.
and thereby hangs tale mora thrilling than
those found in rcnslces. Miss ABBOTT comes
Of e. first .cass family. Her father oboctsd 20
preacher divers suit, and the two lovers ST."
ranged 10 elope. He engaged horses and rode
to the school house whero she Wss teaching. She
dismissed school until Monday, mounted horse
and rode eff with him. They hadn't gone far
till they discovered the old man and two big
brothers were pnrsui- ;, They spuTred up, bls
"pspa" pressed 30 hs1d that the lovers finally
took to the fields and rode sixteen milea through
hogmire and woods. knocking down fences aHd
swimming streams till they reached the railroad
station.
Arriving ct Louisville. Mas Abbott stumbled
agsiust her uncle, Judge Abbott CT that city,
which scared the ruEswaJsso badly that they
took the next train for Cincinnati arriving there
Yesterday morning. a new difficulty WAS new in
the way. Oliver found he could not get j mar
risge license without swearing that tie lady was
\ resident Of Ohio-just 60 all Kentucky run
sWsy bridegroons do, but being preacher his
conscience tfipped him up. The unhappy coz
pie wandered down Viae street. when they no.
qusinted with theatrical sffaiss; they thought the
posters were offers of O reward for the capture
of Miss Abbott the runaway. Another psnic
ensued, and they took O hack 10 tho depot, and
thence tho first train to IsTrenceture, Ind,
where they were married. They left yesterday
evening for home-JliVer resolved to be in
Bedford tomorrow in time to i'll tho pui,is, snd
she TO open her school on i;cndsy morning.
st. LOUIS Globe Democrat.
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AFxm,Iy Burned to Deasi,,

CoHoEs, N. Y, Dec. l9.-Patsick Reurke
and family consisting of FIVE children, residing
on The corner of Elm street aud Bowery, were
Consumed blythe burning OF thcir home last
night.
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Attention is called to tic advertisement of
the Virginia Agricultural AID Machsn;c. col;
lege, in another columG.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-12-19
THURSDAY EVEN'G., deer. -. 1878,
At the Cabinet mestiog Tuesday, SO The stall

At the Cabiaet meetiog Tuesday, so The stall
wart republican papsrs Of the next morning
stated, there was general congrntulation at
the peacesble condition of things throughout
The entire ccuatry. One member remarked
that at no time within his memory WAS there
more harmony and good feeling IN all sections
than st the present time" The general con-
graduation was founded upon good and sutl-
cient reasons, cad the Individual! membtr Wto
made the remark referred to was we'll informed
So 10 tie true condition of the country; ardyet
among all the republicans in Congress there is
cot single ooe who is man enough to rise IN
his place and deuounoe Mr.. B;aaes attempt
10 r.kindle the sectional sninosiy that. but
for tho Maine Senator aod few others
Of the same kidney. WHO, like the carpet
Dagger, they seat South, grow fat upon
the confusioa, turmoil end strife they ore
ate, would long sirco hav, been buried as
effectively as are tho gallant soldiers whose
death that amnesty ccoasioued. But though
the republican members Of Congress sre, as
thus proved, utterly Incapable of tbs true emo.
ticps of high patriotism, and are either 50 pre-
JUDGED by par,issoism as to be blind to what
is going on around them, or are such time
servers as to be afraid to DO right. lest. per
chance, by 50 doing, they may lose vote
though We don't believe, 10 The case alluded to,
they would-this public expression CT opinion
By the Cabinet, the members OF which have
means of sscestaiciag the real state CT sfsirsio
all parts Of the country iaEoitcly beyond tie
reach cf Ms Blaine, and before which bis two
hundred letters fion Anonymous end lrrespon-
sible parties palo their insgri6oaace, whoa pub
lishsd side By side With NJ. Blaine iudlct-
meut of tbs South for fraud, intimidation and
outrage, and aosrcbicsl condition, save where
the usjori;y is held 10 quiet subsection By dread
of the physical proves ct the minority, will 20
far, with r,ssoosbie AID fir miaded people, 40
matter 10 what portion Il the country they may
reside, not ouly to refuse those cbarges, bat,
when it is reool!cccd that they were made With
the cool srd deliberate purpose Of aiding Mr..
Blaioe ia Lis eff3rts 70 secure the republican
nomination for the ntx: presidency, 10 put tic
mao who would ;5us sacrifice The peace and
welfare Of his couary 70 gain bis own selfish
aims in bis rroper niche, which. according to
Mr.. Proctor Knott, is the lowest tina! suy one
could possibly Gl-,housh Mr.. Knott did not
exoress it 10 s1eh mid language. We euE-
pose, too, that the Cabinets expression reeatd-
ing the peaceabo sul favorable c>nai,ioa ct
the country will teBd 10 produce some change
10 the estimation ia which the people at large
bold the senators and representatives who
either voluntarily or ty the forces TO which We
have referred follow Mr. Bia:ne's lead. We
don't xoec; r.r:!, f.on Inc ra3ic,s, Dot there
are thousands o; !.Juast sna c5lsoien,t1uI 1c'
pubsaas throughout the North, ADD We have
not yet lest all hope That their itaaenee will to
exarted for the public coed.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-12-19

IL colds Of great ots:inscy. attended With
CONSTANT coushag, DR.. Balls Cough Syrup
renders prompt and permanent relief Pflce
25 ccnta.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-12-19

4 CASE OF 1.-THE GRINs. Our Richmond
correspondent sends US the following "A
Richmond journalist Vas the ether night eiaeo
o bad case of What is kuown 10 polite circles as
the CRIES" Raymond was taking The part ct
tho insurance ageot 10 his new play Of ' Risks. y
Mr.. Bilitee. Csc Ct tho popular member OF
The staff 9! Rebmopd evening paper, was
p7t sent, arc got up 10 fha middle of su act and
started to walk out. Hold Oh, uy friend, l"
c,ied Rsyuoad. You aro walking out there
III that way, and when you get to the steps
you'll fall dowl ant break your neck, sir, and
you have at got cels Of issuranoa on your
life" The effect wss grand. The audience
yelled, and the lace of Mr.. BilItee was irrad-
lated ty grin which extended not Only over
bis facial development, tut scut upwards little
c3rru :ca:cd seauo whiah Tor the moment,
rtughened the CLASSY surface Of his bald pate,
aud this shitiug exterior upon which many a
f7 had slipped and been dashed to atoms, was
1,w safe walking ground.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-12-19
Electric EEghs,

PHILADELPHIA Dee. ~ -Pfof.s:oc5 li2Ga
ton aid Thompson exhibited Inst nigh. before
the Fran lia Institute sn !nvont;cn a AZ s!ec-
trio light. which lney CAIN ao!ye, the proh.%:a
Of cheap lighting by electricity. Ihn IFh: y
produced By the incaodesceuca Of carbon jo:o'a
and TO. by curring ss IL the electric !igats ai.h
erto exhibited.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-12-19

The Superintendent of Public destruction
yesterday made an spportionmeat Of school
funds. which divides twenty five coots per
head Of school population, aud county and el:y
treasuycr5 ara authorized TO draw On the Sscoad
Auditor for tho amounts specified. By
this sppo!!ioansnt alexandria city receives
STILLS, Alexandra county $26S.50, Caro-
l;ae sl,37l.25, Clarke 1904, CalpeDer sl,O03.
Fs;rfsx 81 223, Fauqaier 81 ,SSj.25, Frederick
sl,093, Ninche;cr s35l.75, Kisg George
$3.50 ., L1uioua Sl,673, Madison 1887,
Northumberland s5S7. Orange 1913. 25, Piaco
William $3.50 SC, Rappshanuook s76775,
Rockingham 81 1875, Shenandoah 81 ,4s2 SO,
Sp.t;sIvaei, sSG975, fredericksburg 1914.
S,affcra $6s6.5G, Wasron 1854 IS, and VEST
moreigSd S735 Is,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-12-19
GGiueVnucJ.

There is Lively discussion now golrg on
auorg mary Methodist preachers conccTbing
the extension IF tic term CT the past0rate
O1i:e number coaerd that tho term Of scr
vice should bo txteadod from three TO five
pears, ard i; il net improbable that the logger
terra will finally ba adopted, az the seutl-
rart If thc Cnureh seems to be dlif;i1g In that
Giraei,r. The New Ycik Times observes
that tue minister's themselves, and ESPECIALLY
their wives add ehidren. 90 no! like continual
change. After pregchiag ia ohu;ch, gett!1g
acquainted With congregation, and nGklbg
fieu!i: in & city, L. is oct pleasant tor them to
GO somewhere else AID 5sgin entirely aosW
Many Of the pastors thiEl1 ahas these Ssc2rdo'
tai shifts prevent them iEom dolac justice to
themselves; that pernsnaneco would be TO
thclT II ata advantage enabling them Eotevcr
batter sers55s ard to grow into fuller ana deep
CT Sympathy win their congregations. Iha
o;igiu G. tue slurl term Of the Methodist
D7ac c!;e:a Is not generally understood. When
Tho socs was founded by John Wesley, assisted
By lis bother CharIes nesr QUE t.uD0red aud
fits ysar3 ago, he ministers we're net educated,
nor WIS it designed that they should be. They
were either chosen ior their picty and Esal, u:
| they accepted tho calling Without special pre-
;sreljcn, tscau;e they felt hat 10 preach was
their vocitloc. Wesley, who WAS 5hEewd,
5agecicus, inliastcly acquainted with hunsn
| nasure, knew that uatEaiaed, uncu!snrld nen
c,uii! not Interest 90 auiieuce Verg lorR
| in the pulpit. Consequently, TIE term was at
! fret, wo believe, only three moths Ii was
decreased 10 eix and thea to twelve. Un!ll late
|? il Vas two year ; now i: Is three years. A:
mauy ct The Methodist ministers are st present
regularly educated .ssehoolsrly mep. there would
arpagr to ba &c logger auy coed reason fer sst'
ding them for three years. As those 10 cities
! rauk VII! clergsm man CT other denominations 10
istel!ees aud attaiGmentE, there ssems to be DO
Cause uog fer there Limitation Of s4gvl,e.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-12-19

SCOTCH LLAMA Wool OyEacotT5 AT
DEALHAM S.
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nYAkiLRlLE.

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KAY to EFFIE il. DHYA. UGaN, asu usucrl
Of ,Jsrsss =. Dogaughn -[Bal:in'f0 Pap''f
please copy. ,z..,=,....--,----r
VikGIyJA AGElCyLTG h az A
w. i - ssss,on ircils :CGH. Tuiiiqh
a ND r ne1s rent fee s1d beard 81 s. ilGL t.
S with r eppoastes fer ssris "a 'eFn pr
shcu Interested bGyantsH's ~ ''I,'.i,1,',c1t
Military Mill: drill twice a week. fo' ''''''' '
OF catalogues address, -;;Any President.
dec19-eo%H -: 49,.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-12-19

TIE ELECTRIC LIGHT IN BRooKLYN.-Ihe
certificate Of incorporation Of the Brooklyn
Electric Lighs Go. Was fiea 10 the cfice of the
Kings county clerk Gu Saturday. Tie Office!
Of the company ia to u.eaufaoturo abd supply
eli c:tici,y for thu purpose OF Illuminating II
Brooklyn and through boat Long ls!snd. Shelter
Island ADD Couey Island, Ihe capital stock is
So SOC, 600, Ia %. 900 shares Of $lGO esch. Tbs
corporation is to exists fifty years, and is TO b.
managed By nire trustees. Tie company is TO
purchase patents, licenses AID ether rights, aad
to issue fully paid up stock 10 payment. Tho
members of the company arc Geo. A. Boypton.
VIM. Tu:tle, Nathaniel a. Boynton, Cbas. Il.
Ford, Chas. Il. Quincy, Albert 3. Duonirg
Andrew w. Keut, Arthur V. Abbott asd
Henry T. Richardson.
The electric light has bsen i0tro6usel 10 tbs
dry goods store CT Loeser & Co., 10 Fulton
street, Brooklyn. Six Lights are used to take
the place of eighty or piaety gss jats each
light representpg>2 600 oacdle powder. The
entire apparatus COST So, 0O0, and is estimated
that the cost OF lighting tbs store will bs one
fourth of the cess of gus. The machinery used
is Bru5h's patent. The generating machine s
run at the rate OF 900 revolutions minute by
means of small steam eogiue.-Ne1v York
Tribune.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-12-19
s,gREEyyEG EECESENTEBE.

Io the Senate yc6tefQGy Dill lc uuidGiiho
trustees Of Roaes Methodist ChuToh South TO
convey 10 tho heirs Il Charles 4. Roae5. g.
ceased, of Nelson, oasiaia lands &c, Vas passed,
IS we're also ILLS to amend end scaaact Lie Ion
section If al ac; to provide Tor tho working CT
roa Is il The county of F4uq1ier, and 10 lacoi-
poratc Tie Dan Valley and Yadkiu R1i!Fosd
Company.
Ia the Htus. OF Delegates bills :.c3 feaolu'
tions.wcre Introduced TO prohibit ia c3rtaio cases
the granting Of oeEse 20 sell liquor b rcte'i;
10 amend au ac in Tcatl0n &c cCit1c5 anE qua
i:hments; es to tho expcdi5Gcy ct a!necc:lng
the Constitution SO as to change th: time icf
the election Of county and dis:7lG. GiEoef5 iron,
the fourth Thursday 10 May lo Iussdsy a!!eC
the first Monday 10 NoVcmbc,; as, % x!eHd
the term OF Office for oil coucty AID dlstrlc:
officers to four years; TO ame5d ih3 Get grazing
a charter to tho Firgicia, kentucky aud Ohic
Railroad Company; TO itGura toto tie cSpeui-
elcy Ct suumoning Grand ju-ora TO sc:Ta 0I
enc yeal; aud to irqure into the cXr2GcEoy OF
allowing the levy Of q tax ca merchants iar
county purpcFe7.
Tie resolution providing lor eoeItctrce OF
the creditors of the Stsic With lie hiearc4
Committee Of the Senate and Hon:o Of Deie
gstcs, aud declaring the basis o. which s;.t'o
meut Of the luglic debt can Be lls!e, was
reported lro;a Tbs Firaasa Gnm::i'ta" SOD
adopted.
Bills gero passed fer ;her:!iaf e iha sucales
of j OBJ Hudd.cson. lalo coiiector OF Csa'ras
township, R;ckicgham, aunu1!z!os han o.
oil ao!lnalS, vehicles ald !!agJ: IS kept ty tic
keeper OF livery stable or Ct q house Ct private
entertainment, TO secure tie psgaciit Il oil
charges due for keeplcg the zamc; TO pr2Vld:
for the rcI;1qu shment 10 the Uoited States 81
the title to AID Jurisdiction over l5''ds within
The State CT FIrg:1ia io7 sites q Life sa7iag
stationa
The cec:ioa Of Judges was iGcH proceeded
With ia both branches, rasu!!l9g a. iJit0'?s -
Judge 3. r. Wexford waa unanimously r.
elected to tie jadgeshp OF the Eleventh. ju::icla!
circuit.
There Was ooa!est over tic ja'!sHip Ct The
Eighth judicial circuit. Judge 3. W. Lacy,
the member Of the House from Nav keGt
county, was nominated By Ms. Rot0scp, Of
Portsmouth, aud paper read prefefag oaarga5
against the present judge Hon. e. l., Montague.
Judge Montague was then oon!oated ior re-
ultciSp. The nomination ct judge Lacy vas
seconded by Mes.ts. Pophau, Barbour. Dick
iuson and Harrison, Ct Sussex. Mes:ra Eau7t.
leroy, w. 3. TaiisierTo add H2r7ie spoke ia
favor CT ths reelection Of Judge Montague.
The vote was taken and judge Montague was
reelected, the vote resulting az io;!oTS:-
Montague. los; Lacy, So.
Judge j. Ii. Jetfr!es being The ooly person
poniusted for tie jadgeshD of tic Ninth il
dicia district ciEcait, be was unsoiuols!y re-
elected.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-12-19

TIE January number Of tho North AmcE.
Gin Review contains the following srticIes :
the Fishery. Award" by Senator George L.
Edmunds; "Unpubiished Fragments of the
Little Period" by Thomas Moore "Cities as
Units 10 Our PoIisy," By William r. Martin !;
Tho Preservation Of Forests" BIZ Felix l..
Oswald ; "The Solid Sau:b." BY Harry Wat
terscn THE Pronunciation of the Latin Ian
euage," By W. W. Story Substance aud
Shadow 10 FiIapce,'' By George S. Boutwell,;
The Cruise Of the Florenoa," by Capt. Henry
". Howeste; and "Reoens Fiction By
Richard Grsat White. After sixty.thrce
years existeros as quarterly and bi-monthly,
tic Review with this number commences life
anew By becoming monthly. This change
will produce much greater degree Of tiueli
ness 10 the treatment Of topics, aud will add
largely to the amount Of matter presented in g
year. The managers state that they have Sc
cured 50 contributors for the coming year the
most eminent statesmen, scholars, iittcrateurs,
aud men ofscienca. % both sides OF the Allan
tic. Tbs subscription price rena5s st $500,
and the price per copy is so cents. Published
at 55l Broadway. New York. aud supplied By
booksellers end neTs3eslers generally.
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cursious.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1878-04-27
Newsy Notes.

The Duko Of Wes:miu-.crs income IS $40
por minute.
On Gd that tic widow O! Commodore Van
derhilt is about 90 marry again.
The splendid residence Of llebcr K. Bishop.
AZ Iryiuctou-on- Hudson, was totally destroyed
by fire Monday morning. Tho house was tie
finest in Wcstchcstcr county. y. J, ., ana III
contents Of elegant furniture and paintings
were estimated to be worth 100000. Oue
famous work Of art olouo vas valued OF $780,
600.
Mr. Theodore Til!oh has 10 excuse for boine
4. discontenIcd husband Guy more. The lost
obstacle TO his perfect happiness hos been
removed by the confession OF bis wiio. There
are somo men who wouldn't be ticAled over
thing Of this kind. but Theodore Is different.
-Phil1delphid Times.
Tho Utica Herald tolls Of the following
matrimonial complication " a German nnm-
cd Sutz, living st Cherry Valley. has placed
himself in Oh ugly rroticaDcnt HE wife
has long boon an invalid. and few days ago,
thinking that sho was dyiog. she insisted that
Der husband should comply with her of:-re-
reatcd request and make her sister his second
wife. Nothing would suit Mrs Suit but q
have the marriage occur before she closed her
eyes in death. The ceremony was according
ly performed, paighboging juS'ioo Of tho
peace officiating, nrd strange 20 sag Mrs Sui'z
30. has rallied and is rapidly growing
stronger and probably will get well. Mr..
Suits is anxious TO know how De can read bis
title clc1r
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1878-04-27
Religious Enthusiasm Among tho
Colored People.

The Richmond lYal S'Gts Of the 18th inSt..'
saws The colored people are passing through
the ,hrccs Of 4 relisious revival and while
under the powerful spell act IL tie stFansest
manner. surprising the dancing derv.shes ot
the East, aud comportirg themselves as u
suffering from St. Nitus' dance or the o'ie
Of the tarantula All around we see evidences
Of this singular religious enthusiasm among
this class. They meet, as Il by accident, an
the streets. and take hold OF hands, and then
beqin a sort of weird wild dance as they shake
one another and chant strange sort al
gibberlsh. / waiter bringing yon your
morning chop at breakfast, half way TO the
table is suddenly seized with religious conyul-
sion. and crying out I've got it" drops the
platter and begins 10 capar about IN the most
ridiculous manner, while yon look on nnd
wonder. At the tobacco factory suddenly the
spirit moves them as they are engaged 10
twisting the leaf, and they stop oil WORK aud
begin one Of their wild meetings, with shouts,
and prayer, aud singing. And so 1t goes on /;
these things Occurring az intervals oi every
three or four years
The spirit Of prophecy, too, takes possession
of many, cod predictions Of The end oi Al!
things. tho lutUlIeiHtlnIa 'l NlO"'"'' 49,
readings Of Signs visible in tho heavens ami
on the earth are apitt Of the general pro-
crammc. Then suddenly Il dies out and The
world moves on with them as usual
The Dispatch says -
"A most extraordinary revival Of religion Is
prevailing among the colorea people Of l.ich-
moul and vicinity. It has no parallel in our
history. and is remarkable alike for the sud-
denness with which il sprAng into existence
FOR the number who have yielded 60 It's
influences, end Tor the painful anxiety ot The
mourners and the feryid jry Of The converted.
Il is so wido spread that it has reached all
classes Of colorcl society. 10 some tobacco
factories the managers have found It eiHcult
10 get their hands TO perform thci- usunl tasks,
many Of the mon being Gisncined 20 engage
In ,enporal affairs while bowed down with
The weight Of their sin. Nearly every house
keepcr has in the past week or two had to
contend with cooks, chambermailsaud nurses,
who can scarcely be gotten TO utter word ;
who move about the premises with gho,t-hke
quietness, aud who perform their accustomed
duties slowly and ia a purely mechanical way.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1878-04-27

West Virginia manages 20 Keep prominently
before tho public. 4 few days ago there was
lively raid on distilieIics il Randolph county.
Special Deputy Collectors Chambers and Con-
ners assisted by q squad Of .hree men under
Deputy Marshal Te;;cr, sent out BY General
Collector Brown Of the 2i district, after des-
troying two dis;illeries and 400 gallons Of
mash and some fixtures succeeded in capturing
Sylvester Wumoth, one Of the disti.'ers. q
PAillippj, on bis way 70 ClarksJgrg Viinoih
gave $1,000 bond and was released 70 20
home. The party stopped fer supper on tie
roadside and were suddenly attacked by a gang
Of four men. armed with rifles. IS the depu-
ties rcco,rizel Sylvester Wilmoth as one q
the gang they wcut f.r them aud captsrei
WRnotb. Tae other three escaped by swim
ming tie creek.