Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1879-12-02
PEN INK AND SCISSORS.
: Congress met yesterday.


Old Rhoda, mare 43 years old owned
by L. H. Thorn pson, of Connecticut, died re-
gently, after having done very good seryiee
up to the day of her death.
- Mr., Griffith paid Mr.. Henry Shep>
chased in Terrapin Neck, instead OF. 5000, as
: Governor Holiday of Virginia de-
clincs to be interviewed relative to current
matters of interest in his State. In reply to
a representative of the Philadelphia Record.
who desired an expression of his views as to
the probable results of the late election upon
tho validity of the Virginia debt, he stated
that he had never consented to be inter-
viewed upon any public matters He con
tinucd: when my views are desired |
always have appeared over my own name
AS to my official acts or opinions. they ought
only to be given 10 official papers. | state
thus much that you may know that my ae>
ton is only in accordance with my estab>
lishcd rule"
= The cable of the "Onmpagnie Fran
caisc du Telegraph de Paris New York"
has been successfully. laid within the terms
of the concession granted by the United
States, aud the presidents of the two repub>
Tics nave aiFoauy hhA
acknowledgements via the new wire. The
most signal Acknowledgement of tho succrss
of the new cable, however, is the announces
ment, quietly made a week or two ago by the
old transatlantic companies, that their cable
rates would heuccfnrth be reduced to twelve
cents per word Tho long and steep descent
FROM guinea to sixpence word shows
what competition can effect, even when con-
drctnd under tho flantic ncaan
- The Journal ofMe Telegraph says that
Professor Loom;s continues his experiments
in tho mountains of West Virginia to demons
strate the theory that at certain elevations
there is a natural electric current. by taking
advantage OF which telegraphic signals may
be sent without the use Of wires 1t is said he
teleeraphed distance Of eleven miles by
means OF kites flown with copper wires.
Whom the kites reached the same altitude or
got into the same position, communication
BY means of an instrument similar to that Of
Morse vas easy, but ceased as soon one of
the kites was lowered. FL has built towers
on two hills about twcnty miles apart. and
from the tops Of them has run up steel rods
into the region Of the electric current.
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