Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1879-05-06
PEN, INK AND SCISSORS.

The greater part OF the city OF Oran-
burg, Russia, has been burned.
= Mr. E.fA.. Hibbard, one of the Oldest
citizens of Winchester, Va, is dead.
= Mrs. Sarah Joseph Hale, who for half
century was the ediiress of Godey's La
dy's Book, died on " ednesday evening in
Philadelphia.
John W. Garrett. President of the
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, presented the
Garrett Rifles, of Fairmont, with an elegant
flag recently.
= A Forfolk trucker gathered and shipped
to New York. Tuesday, 150, 600 bunches of
radishes. He employed three hundred
lsborers in his field gathering them.
- DIR. Luke p. Blackburn, brother of
Hon. j. G. S. Blackburn, has been pomi-
mated by the Democrats for Governor. Of
Kentucky. The nomination is equivalent to
an election.
= The following appointments have been
made on the Baltimore aud Ohio railroad
Sir. w. F. Landers, agent at Martinsburg.
West Va, vice B. II. Dorsey. deceased and
Mr.. E B. Chambers, agent at Sandy Hook
aud Harper's Ferry, vice Mr.. W. F. Lan>
| ders, transferred.
= Mr.. Delahunty, of Philadelphia, con-
tractor for the Virginia shaft to be placed in
| Stonewall Cemetery. Winchester. will deliver
the same ON the ground about May 20. The
I Confederate memorid ceremonies, to take
place June 6, promise to be very imposing
and impressive.
| -Lexingtou, Va, can boast of four mus.
oular ministers, Wig: DIR. Pendletou, Episco,
paliau; DIR. Mulalley, Presbyterian; Mr..
Carroll. Baptist, and Mr.. Seat. Methodist,
each of whom is six feet in height, or more,
aud their united weight is probably not less
than one thousand pounds.
| - The new constitution for Caiifornis
that is 10 be voted on Tomorrow aholishes
all the courts but makes provisions for
other courts until next January, so that, if
the constitution prevails, there will be an in
terregnum with no tribunal to punish often
ders except the police and justices courts.
- The Pennsylvania State Treasury is
bankrupt and its Golfers must be replenished.
! To the unspeakable shame of Pennsylvania,
it must be confessed that nearly two millions
of dollars already due, aud some of it long
since due, to schools and charities, have not
been paid, and cant be paid until the reve>
nues are increased. philadelphia Times.
- The Missouri Legislature proposes to
try novel plan to keep within bounds the
practice OF carrying concealed weapons.
bill now pending in that body imposes 4
license tax of 5000 year upon all persons
who carry revolver or other deadly weapon,
aud makes it a misdemeanor to carry arms
without having taken out the required Ii
! cense. 3t
- Col. Mosby is accused by lady, who
writes from Hong Kong to o friend in Nor
ristown, Pa, of sitting with his feet on the
table when American gentlemen call to pay
their respects. "At the table" continues
the letter, an extract from which is printed
in the Norristown Herald. che does the
most dreadful things. among the rest uses
his napkin instead of pocket handkerchief.
Ex-Governor Hendricks has given con-
sent for the publication of letter written in
March last to friend, in which he emphati.
cally denies that the report that he had
written letter favoring the nomination of
the Democratic Presidential ticket of 1876
for 1880. lie says: 81 did not, as is known,
desire the nomination 4 1876 as candidate
for the Vice. Presidency, and do not think it
would in any contingency be my duty again
to accept a nomination for position which
| do not DESIRE"
- The total amount Of salt sold in the
| United States during 1878 was Z. 662, Cos
barrels, of which 3,075, 533 were imported.
| About ,S56, 900 were made in the Saginaw
| district of Michigan, about ,434 900 in the
| Syracuse district of New York, $50, 900 in
| Ohio and Virgins, and the rest at other
| points The imported salt chiefly comes from
Liverpool. but Trapaui in Sicily. Cadiz in
| Spain, Hyeres in France, and Turks Island
aud Curacao in the West Indies furnish
large quantity. AS the domestic manufacture
yearly increases, the imports naturally de-
crease.
The city of Altoona, Blair county, Pa,
has 20 600 inhabitants, but there is no money
in the city treasury, and it owes q debt to the
State for corporation taxes of 81, 2OS.l0.-
| The State has obtained judgment. and has
n,tifcd the u.horities Of the city that
less the debt is Immediately paid the city
shall be sold to satisfy it. Lockhaven and
Sunbury, it is reported. are in like case with
| Altoona, and must be knocked down to the
highest bidder. This power of the State of
Pennsylvania to sell out its delinquent cities
is a peculiar one, and grows out of the fact
that the State lays taxes only on corporations
of the different sort within it's borders.
| &C. F. Freeman, of Pocosset, Massachu-
sets, killed his fve-year old daughter last
week. The man is Second Adventist and
has been attending revival meetings. About
week ago he claimed to have received
wonderful revelation, and he has not eaten
or slept since. lie woke his wife at $3.50 on
| Thursday morning. and told her that he
must make sacrifice to the Lord of his
youngest daughter. He got up aud took the
child from her bed, aud stabbed her in the
side with butcher knife. His wife said it
was all right, and that Abraham would raise
her next Sunday. Freeman says the child
gave one scream and died in a minute.
Freeman told reporter that he was told by
God TO offer Edith, his young aud beautiful
daughter, as a sacrifice to God, and he did
so. As God would not stay his hand he had