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Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1879-03-18
BANK NOTICE.

THE aonual meeting of the Stockholders of
L tue Bank of Charlestowp. for the election
OF Directors, will be held at the Bank Non
dav. the 18th of April, 1879, between tine hours of
10 A. II. and 1o II.
GEO. A. PORTERFIELD,
March IS, 1879. Cashier.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1879-03-18
LEEaMEMORIAL ASSOCIATION.

A called meeting of the above association
was held on last Friday evening. The Rev.
a. c. Hopkins, President of the Association,
took the chair, and Cleon Moore, Esq, was APP
pointed Secretary pro tenn. The question Of
contribution from Jefferson county to the
monument to be erected in Stonewall Gene
terry, Winchester, to the memory of the un>
known dead. was discussed, and a definite
plan of action decided upon. The following
central committee was appointed, with power
10 appoint sub committees to solicit contri>
buttons in different parts of the county: Jno.
I. Colston, Chairman d. &. Cockrill, J. c.
Holmes, David Howell, J. n. Sadler.
In the Stonewall Cemetery at Winchester
$500 Confederate soldiers are buried, gath
cred from tho numerous battle fields of the
Valley. The dead of each State are buried
in separate. lots, and in the centre is a mound
under which lie 829 of whom nothing is
known save that they died as Confederate
soldiers. It is proposed to erect monument
to the memory Of these unknown heroes. A
design has been adopted, the monument or
juno. The committee are still short of funds
to complete the payment for the work, and
have appealed to the people of Jefferson to
help them. We are certain they will not
appeal in vain, for in tho words of the adj
dress of the Monumental Association,
"Whether, then, we look to pas. or future,
as duty to the dead or duty to the living,
will no. time and money spent in rearing
this monument of all monuments, on this
spot of all spots. be we'll spent, and should
they not ae given. at once, in such measure
as each one, judging for himself, can aford?"
Saturday, May 3lst, was fixed as the day
to be observed at Charlestown as memorial
day. Having commenced in good time this
year, we have DO doubt the arrangements
will be very complete. 1t is proposed to
invite the military and civic organizations of
the Valley, and prominent Confederates and
brilliant speakers from abroad will be in at
tendance.
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WANTED $1,000.

WANTED Fifteen Hundred Dollars for one
w or two wears on Real Estate worth six
Thousand dollars, near Charlestown. Apply to
March IS. 1S79-3t. CLEOE MOORE.
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NIMROD TRUSSELL
BRICK-LAYING AND MASONRY.

THE undersigned takes this occasion OF
turning tn anks to tho citizens of Je fsrson for
the very liberal patronage extended bin during
the past season, and would respectfully asnopnes
that he " u continue tho prosecution of his ayoea
ton of BRICRLAYING AND MASONRY in tbis
community IL being his constant aim TO do tao
beet work at the m"st moderate priest. The con-
tinued patronage Of the public IL, therefore. re-
specially invited.
February IS, ls79-3t. LEVI BAKER.
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A LARGE assortmeat Of shAvls and Balmoral
N skirt,. just received, st
Oct. 8, 1878. NIARoD TRUSsELLis,
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COUNTRY Bacon wanted in exchange for goods
" BY g.. DALGARN.
= April 23, 1873 8. 8. DALGARN.
IF you want good Tobacco and Cigars, and =
L great variety to select from, go to
8. 8. DALGARN'S,
August I, 1871 Opposite Carter House.
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MUSIC TEACHING.

HAVE on hand about FIFTY TONS of Good
i Clean Coal. that will answer for Blacksmith
ing or Lime Burning purposes. which will sell
At 81 90 per Ton in my Yard. Will exchange il
for corn at market price.
JAMES McGRAw.
Hnrper's Ferry. March II, 1879.
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WANTED
SEED CATALOGUES FREE.

A NNUAL Descriptive Catalogue of Gards1 and
"a Flower Seeds. con toining brief direst5ls 70,
sowiag and cultiVatinR IamS. with hints hot
beds, transpianting, &c, furnished free p
plicatiOn TO DUKE Il GALLAHEE-
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Responsible corresponding agents wanted nj ali
pt'G3'm h poInt, to whom liberal compensation
Application for nate. TO clubs should only DO made
TO the home office In New Orleans
write clearly stating full address, for further In.
,u.-r P, 9. Box 692, New Orleans, La.
saPervision and management Of G0n'ls q. T, BEAU.
kEGARD and ia. EARLY. febi2WS&V
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his death bed asked what message he had
for his Church. "Tell them" he said, ITO
20 forward and do o grand work.
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A Novel Theorr or pIphlherIa.

From the Boston Journal Of Chemistry.
Dr.. Emil Querner Of Philadelphia sends
US the following note on this subject,
which will interest our professional
readers, even il they arc not prepared to
accept the authors theory:
After laborious and scrutinixing in
vestigation into the cause OF a large num-
Der Of cases OF diphtheria that have come
under my care during several years past,
have almost arrived at the conclusion
that the primary infection Of an individual
comes from the fungi which are found rs
spots OF different colors on the exterior OF
fruits, particularly apples. As far as the
power Of my microscope has shown, these
fungi seem Identical with the fungi from q
diphtheritiC ulcer; and last autumn l
traced q number Of cases, at one time Ave
together in one family, back TO the eating
OF apples picked from the ground in
orchards without previously cleaning the
fruit by rubbing or washing. The prevail
ence OF this dreadful disease in the last
three decades may well be accounted for
by the fact that the appearance and flour.
ishing OF lower vegetable and animal or
ganisms Is periodical; Of which we have
examples in the potato disease, the disease
OF the grapevine, and cholera, which latter
has been ascribed to O fungus growing on
the ears OF rice In East India, and carried
in the human body as contagion Overt all
parts OF the globe and in many othercases.
Or course, any person infected with the
disease from the primary cause may be the
center OF infection for others. Why many
persons eat fruit with fungi on them
with impunity is explainable simply on
the ground that the susceptibility for dis.
ease differs greatly in individuals; and
that, for instance, for the propagation of
fungi upon the mucous membrane OF the
pharynx there may exist previous ca
tarrhalic affection, with aspongy condi'
ton Of the same.
tits my opinion that in times Of cpl
demic diseases almost every one takes the
contagion into his system, but that for the
development Of tho disease certain pre-
disposition, or some additional cause, Is
necessary. Thus, cholera breaks out in
an individual only after the cooling of q
the abdomen; and smallpox attacks timid
persons often after being frightened by the
sight OF the pitted face Of q conyalescent
patent from a distance. Thus, also, the
impunity Of physicians who treat sucl
diseases with u jealous and investigating
mind, and with a fearless INTEREST," every
case, may he accounted for; their nervous
energy resisting the tendency OF their VI
tal power to succumb to the contaglon.
By this communication, ] wish only t
dive a hint for further investigation In thi
matter, for certainly Il Is time that th'
medical profession should discover NOR
OF the hidden causes Of Zymotic diseases
which bring so much havoc among thu
human race.
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TnxntIon.

Ealtots lntellgenetf.
Our legislators seem 10 be wrestling to
considerable extent with the questions Of
assessments, especially looking TO the re-
lief Of property from double taxation.
To adjust this question properly Is very
desirable but II seems to be attended with
many difficulties.
The bill under consideration, II under.
stand II, does not allow the land.holder
to deduct the amount he owes from the
value Of his property, but when he Dor.
rows, in order TO secure the advantage Of
an exemption, he must stipulate with the
mortgage for rate OF interest less the
amount Of taxation.
But as the borrower Is proverbially al
the mercy Of the lender the latter can al.
ways hedge to his own advantage and the
result will be that the land.holder will as
before pay taxes on what he owes and the
lender will go scottiree.
EXEMPTION.
Much complaint Is heard Of our present
tax law in regard to the specific exemp.
tons from taxation, and see that some
petitions have gone In for sweeping ex.
emption as high as two hundred dollars.
Instead oil allowing, as atpresent, specific
deductions, better plan would seem to
be to place all property on the duplicate
q Its value and allow uniform exemp.
ton to the amount OF fifty dollars To each
property holder, which would cover the
poor mans COW and the Widows house.
hold goods.
cLERGYMEN.
According to the road law, now on its
passage through the Legislature, all able.
bodied men between the ages Of 81 and
%, are required TO perform two days work |
upon the public highway, and yet by an
act approved December 9th, 1876, minis.
tiers OF the gospel are exempt.
To relieve our clergymen from the re.
Election that they are either unable or un.
willing to work upon the roads and TO
make tdratiOn uniform, will nottsome mem.
Der move repeating clause?
The ex.member from Upshur could give
some explanation" as to how this act pot
on the statute book.
CHURCH PROPERTY.
Ifthis class Of property was taken ont Of
The exemptions and placed on the taxable
list, It would relieyeproperty holders OF so
much tax and make our laws in that re.
spect harmonic with our Constitution,
which declares that no person shall be
to support any church.
Has any member the nerve or resolu.
lion to move to place church property on
The tax duplicate? Nous VERRoSs.
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BENwooD, February Is.
Mr.. Dunbar, Of steubenville, goes 70
our lawmakers in fine style because they
will not see things as he sees them. Their,
are two sides to the question, and l thinl
Mr.. D. has got the wrong side. He say
nothing for the creditor, It Is all for thu
debtor. He refers to the laws Of Ohio ant
OF Pennsylvania as models for our State tc
adopt, but | refer to the same laws as ar
example to be Stunned by all good men
Here Is an example OF the workings Of
such law: Aman appearing to be the
owner Of houses and lands, and Sc
is considered good for the debts he
may contract. He uses his credit as
long as he can aud has oil the appearance
OF Solvency, but when his creditors come
70 take legal process to collect their dues,
all his real estate Is found to be in bis
wite's name, and his personal property ID
not greater than the law exempts from
sale on execution. His creditors are BAT.
fled, cheated II you please, and he goes on
as II nothing had happened. Your mer.
chants in Wheeling can tell something
about such customers, and It Is one Of the
reasons that they have 80 little margin OF
profit when they close their years bust
ness.
But Mr.. Dunbar will say that this Is not
the class Of men he desires to protect, l
grant 1t, but Just such people as | have
mentioned are Of the class who get the
benefits Of such laws, and not the poor
man, for whom Mr.. Dunbar Is 80 solicitous.
The poor man who Is honest, who spends
his money for the benefit OF his family,
and Is known TO be a proper man TO credit,
can get what he wants, and will not be
pressed by his creditors.
The class Of men who need such protec-
ton as Mr.. Dunbar asks are men who
support their families on credit and spend
their money for whisky, and then turn
upon the merchant who has furnished
him and his family with the necessaries Of
life, and curse and damn him because he
wants his money.
believe the merchant should have
some means 10 get at this kind OF mans
and force payment OF his lust
claims. Either make all debts collectable
or make none 80. Neither will affect in.
juriously an honest man while rogues
will take advantageo Of any law that can be-
made. l hold that exemption laws are
little else than premium to dishonesty.
There are but few men who will push a
man to the wall whom they believe TO be
doing all he can to get square with the
world. Here is the kind OF poor man
who can always get credit when he Is well
or aid II he Is sick. A poor man
who in talking on this very
exemption question said to me,
when 1get my pay l do not consider
any of it mine until go around and pay
what | owe. II | have any left, that Is
mine. Idon't care what the law Is. No
body ever asks me for money, because
when ! haveit l pay without being asked"
That is not the kind OF man who needs
Mr.. Dunbars Law, or would seek its aid II
passed. II the State should enact a law
that whisky bills should not be collectable
and require all claims bought up by shys-
ters to be tented and sworn to, | think
Mr.. Dunbar would find but few suits
brought against his company in this
State. JAS. BRowN.
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Trains leaving Columbu. At 3.4OP, n, Anil 4 so :.
fun daily. IhGush Chicago express Leaves ColTmbu:
except SUNDAY, At $40 ?. ", With Ile0pinR esI
ntasned, arriving III Chicago al $50 next morning
Eatai esn % secured In advance Ut Union Depot
srailpAn's Palace Drawing Room sleeptng Car,
through Without change from StebenVille snd Colun.
PSs % Cincinnati, Louisville, indianapolis aud 81
FOr through Tickets, Baggage Checks. ssspips "a,
aceommodaaons, aud any further IniOTmatfSn HnHix
a e SEs' NE ~ aELLEVlLLE Ticket Agent Il fan
PieFat on pePos lCoi q Elsyenth street. or 1t CITY
D. W. CALDWELL,
8. N. FELTON,, il, "
Gent supt. Pittsburgh, Pa
,ou Gent Pass. and Ticket Agent columbus, o.
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!: Sthss
GRAND DIsTRIsurloNl

Il By authority Of Commonwealth Of Kentucky,
ana details under supervision Of prominent
TiIo m Aeatueky 10 public In the city Of Louis
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SsubtRytlk AorVNmoIa,lOa lfnye, RellsI.s :. =.
M bridgeport 100 p. M; arrives al Gtcubsnvis ~
70 + III leaves stelbCnTile At $40 A. mi: BrdVs'
PSTI9 s ~ :. ri arrives AZ BsaIie q 98S a m.
In tbe Es.t W. III Cheeka 70 all principal pcina
Once 10 Bridgeport. - Ae A'eAst
FIR. MYERS,
GensrAl Passenger and TiekNt AGENT,
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Louisiana State Lottary Comn,v.

TIL. institution was regularly incorporated BY the
legislature Of the State for Educational and Charita.
ee purposes ~ 1858, for the term Of TweGIy.aT
Tears 10 which contract the iutiOlaLle faith 81 The
Which y has since added reserve fund of $1,000
III GRAND SINGLE NUMBER DISrRIBUTi0
VIII Jake place monthly on the second Tuesday.
nss Icat Or popoatt Look At the following Dist.
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AGootI Account.

ITO sum It up, six long years Of bed:
ridden sickness and suffering. costing $500
DER wear, total 81, 9Oo-all Of which was
sstopped BY three bottles Of Hop Bitters,
taken by my wife, who has done her own
housework for o year since without the
las OF day, aud want everybody to
know It Tor their benefit.
"JoHS WEEKS, Butler, n. v"
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WARD LAMoS.

Ex.candidate for Congress In the second
West virginia Dlstrict.
New York Correspondence Of The Indianapolis
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-09-30
A NEW SCREW TURNED ON

The most farcical of all farces are
some of the edicts of Plunket and his
cabinet at Nashville. His latest is
modification Of Rule No. l, ordering
Superintendent johnson to require
passes from persons entering the city
and ordering none to be issued except
In very urgent cases. The question is
asked, how can those on the outside
receive pass from Mr.. johnson on
the inside2 There has not been a day
since the pass system was inaugurated
that persons have not gone to and
from the city without passes, and
many have passed the picket guards
themselves, no passes being asked for.
If it were not somewhat serious the
whole business would be supremely
ridiculous. Those within the city
and those without, familiar with the
situation are disposed to laugh at the
Plunket theory.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-09-30
HON. JOHN JOHNSON.


The gentleman whose name heads
this article is laboring with all the
energy and industry he possesses in
the interest of the cause he represents,
that Of chief of quarantine for the
State at this point The LEDGER is
on record in opposition to several of
the measures he is attempting to en-
force. There are various reasons for
this all believed to be sound and logi-
cal, and to which it is unnecessary
here to refer. Mr.. johnson is GER
tainly conscientious in the performance
Of his duty, or what he concieves to
be his duty at least, and this journal
has no word Of unkindness for him.
On the contrary the untiring industry
and vigor he has displayed in the
Office he fills, is in keeping with his
previous reputation as a man Of action
and force, He no doubt regards
many of the onerous edicts of his
supericrs at Nashville with disfavor;
in fact it is well known that privately
he has not approved of several, yet
being only an executive officer he CON
sidered it his province to carry out
the noxious orders to the best of his
ability The attempted execution of
them has aroused a strong feeling of
indignation in many circles and friends
of Mr.. johnson have expressed fear
that it will tell against him in the
future. This, however, it is to be
hoped will not result. The folly of
many quarantine regulations is so
apparent and so futile in effect, chat
it is hoped the evils will be easily
remedied, should we ever be so
unfortunate as to be the only city on
the continent again afflicted with yell
low fever. In the mean time a pleas.
ant greeting is extended to Mr.. John
johnson. No more efficient person
could be found than he is, to ex-
ecute board of health or any other
orders, be they popular or otherwise,
and it is to be hoped that no friend
of the gentleman will think hard of
him, for simply trying to do his duty
The onerous, obnoxious and useless
regulations emanate from other quar-
ters. They do not have their origin
with John. johnson.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-09-30

everything look so CHEEKY and bright,
such halo all over the mountains, so
to speak, and rendered summer an
imaginary season. General Wilder
has built comfortable house of six
rooms near the hotel, in which he and
his family spend their summers. He
proposes to give a mountain lot to
every gentleman who will erect a sum-
mer residence upon it. We must not
forget to state that the mountain is
becoming a popular resort for hay
fever sufferers, though the first ex-
pertinent was made last season by Mr..
VIM. P. Ferris, of Nashville, and
others, when complete exemption is
said to have been obtained.
Very few Memphians had visited
the mountain up to the time we were
there last, August 14th. Miss Grace
Llewellyn came over with some East
Tennessee friends the day before we
reached there on that occasion, and
spent several days, apparently intoxi-
Gated all the while with the beauties
around her. Colonel Hugh G. HamiI-
ton was there also, having been there
several weeks. He was fully equipped
for fishing, but we have an idea that
he didn't think well of that portion of
"the circular" that referred to the
beautiful brooks, teeming with noun
tain trout, except, perhaps, from
literary standpoint. We did find an
abundance of trout up there, however;
but we needed no hook and line to
catch them, for we captured them with
fOrks-they were on the table.
A volume might be written about
the things of beauty aud interest on
the Roam, but as the LEDGER is not
in the bookmaking business, we desist.
The LEDGER comes regularly every
evening. G..
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-09-30
WILL RISE LIKE PHEN1x.

We have a pair of good friends at
Pine Bluff, Ark, in the persons of
Major Charles G. Newman and Mr..
Sam G. Ryan, who edit the Weekly
Press at that fourishing place. The
able newspaper which they conduct
always reaches us freighted with
news items and would be literally
reproduced in the LEDGER but for
the fact that a multitude of duties
just now prevents more than a casual
glance at their excellent journal. The
lively city of Pine Bluff is situated in
the midst of the finest cotton produc-
ing region in the world. 1t is a grow
ing place and large share of the
trade of its merchants as we'll as the
planting community Of the vicinage,
seek this market as that in which to
sell their cotton and replenish their
stores with goods and supplies. A
feeling of comfy and generous cor
diality has long prevailed between
Pine Bluff and the people thereabouts
and those of this place. This has been
plainly exhibited during the past few
months by several kindly articles
which have appeared in the Press.
In the issue of Thursday last there
was the following sympathetic and SEN
sible paragraph Memphis will rise,
Phenix-like, throw off her mantle Of
distress after the first killing frost.
Her property owners will set about
toward putting the city in good con-
dition, and the public will be sur
prised to see how that city will grow
in the next ten years. Mark our pre-
dictionl" "
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-09-30

SECRETARY ScHURz received an in
vitation to address the recent Repub-
lican convention in Colorado. He
accepted and made a speech, in which
he reiterated his well known views on
the currency question, favoring the
gold standard. He was somewhat
astonished in reading next morning,
in the platform of the Colorado Repub-
licans, resolution demanding that
congress enact a law providing for
the unlimited coinage of the silver
dollar on such terms as shall secure
to the people the benefits of gold and
silver as a circulating medium"
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-09-30

GREAT animation prevails at this
moment at the Court of Copenhagen.
The king and queen have with them
their eldest daughter, the Princess of
Wales, with her five children their
second daughter, Princess Dagmar,
accompanied by her husband, the
czarewitch; their eldest son, the
heir to the throne of Denmark, and
the approaching arrival of the second
son, the king of Greece, is an
nounced. The royal family will
therefore have assembled in its circle
a future emperor, empress, king and
queen, aud two present kings.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-09-30

OF the immense number of cattle
raised in Texas some idea may be
formed from the fact that up to July
IA last lO8,5OO head of cattle this
year had passed Fort Worth on their
way to the famous pasture lands Of
Kansas. In addition to these 10000
more were on the road to Fort Worth.
Yearlings sell in Kansas at 50 to SO;
two-year olds at tSl2, three year olds at
Sl4.5O and beef steers at S165O.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-09-30

SUBSCRIBERS who wish 10 re-
new will do us a favor by SEND
ING MONEY before their time
expires, as our mail list Is very
large, and our force to do the
work small. NO USE TO SEND
ORDERS WITHOUT the MONEY.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-09-30

To all who are suffering frOmthe errors and
indiscretions of youth, nervous weakness,
early decay, loss of manhood, etc., will
send recipe that will cure you, FREE OF
CHARGE. This great remedy was discov-
cred by missionary in South America. Send
self-addressed envelope to REV. JOSEPH 7.
INMAE, Station D, New York City.
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