Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1879-06-10
PEN, INK AND SCISSORS.
The volcano Of Mt. E.na is in. full erup

= The volcano of Mt. Etna is in.full erup-
ton.
"A new bill to pension soldiers in the
Mexican war is to be reported soon.
= General James Shields, late u. s. Sena-
tor from Missouri, died suddenly in Ottum-
wa. Iowa, on the LIST instant.
= A black bass was caught in the Poto-
mac at Point of Rocks, Tuesday, measuring
224 inches in length and weighing 81
pounds.
D. NJ. Ream, editor of the Culpeper
(Va.) Times, who was shot by Geo. W. ia,
mison at that place in an election quarrel,
May 90, died on Monday of last week Mr..
Ream was native of Romney, Hampshire
county, W. Va, and served in the war in the
old StoncwaIl brigade.
- Rev j. G. Armstrong, of the Nlonu>
mental p Z Church, Richmond, has ad-
dressed letter to the Southern Churchnrun
suggesting the propriety of ceasing longer to
agitate the ritualistic question. in view of the
action of the recent council. Mr.. Armstrong
was a prominent advocate of high church
practices
"A dispatch from Wheeling, W. Va,
dated June 4th, says: Reese Parsons, mus
latto, and notorious desperate, who for u
long time has been leader of gang of thieves
in Barbour county, of this State, was pursued
by on officer with warrant for his arrest
yesterday and resisting was shot and Instant
ly killed near Grafton. Several of the gang
which Parsons belonged to were arrested
some days ago and seventy skeleton keys were
found in their possession. Two moro men
were arrested yesterday.
- Tuesday evening last, at RohrsviIIe,
Washington county, Nd, s1ewis S. Miller,
aged Il years, shot and killed Charles Nor
ris, aged Is years It seems that VI iller had
quarreed frequently with several of his
schoolmates for calling him nicknames.-
Tuesday evening a number OF these boys
passed Mllers home, and, as he was stand
ing on his porch, saluted him with nicknames
which greatly angered him. He ran into the
house, loaded an old musket with shot and
fred at his tprmentors without effect. He
then reloaded with bail, and pursuing the
fleeing crowd fired at Thorn from distance of
about one hundred yards, resting his weapon
on a fence, the ball striking Norris in the
neck at the back, near the base of the head
The hoy Tell aud Immediately expired.
-On the 30th uit., terrific storms of rain
and wind passed over northern Kansas aud
southern Nebraska. The town of Irving
Nebraska was nearly destroyed Forty build>
ings were blown down, and fifteen persons
killed and from thirty to forty wounded. In
other places houses woro demolished, fences
laid fat, trees uprooted, and great damages
done to the crops. Persons are reported
killed from all sections. In the eastern part
of Jackson county. Mo-, a man named liar
ris, his wife and children wore carried up
into tho air, clear out of sghr, and dropped
in different places and directions from the
site of the house they occupied, and varying
in distance from one to two hundred yards.
Mrs. Harris and one child were killed out
right Mr.. Harris lived several hours. Onc
of the other children was found in pool of
water fifty yards from the house with large
bunch of wet straw and grass wrapped SO
tightly around its head and shoulders that it
could only be removed with great difficulty.
The child was but slightly injured, his es>
cape being attributed to the mysterious ban
dago around him
The JIisst Tirgiaias : fe44naz Of Ea1eoti0"
says:
1T affords US great pleasure to be ablo to
announce that Charles Davies, Esq of Har-
pcr's Ferry, one of the most scholarly and
entertaining lectures in the State, has accep-
ted tho Invitation Of Hon. Charles james
Faulkner to deliver his lecture on "Colum-