Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1879-10-21
PEN, INK AND SCISSORS.

= The COrliss engine, which so nhanypeo
pie saw at the Centennial, is now used TO- run
the branch mint at San Francisco.
= There is comb factory in Lancaster
county, Pennsylvania. that uses up 700,0 ,00o
horns n gear and manufactures SIC, 600
worth Of goods.
"A Pittsburg firm has Just turned out.
on an order from Chester, Pa, ON iron plato
the first of thirty-30 inches wide, 3 in.
ches thick and Is feet long, weighing 5000
pounds. They are to be used in building
United States ship hulls.
= Statistics indicate that, in common
with nearly all our agricultural productions
this year, the yield of the peanus crop will
be uuususliy large. Tho acreage is much
increased over last year in all producing Sec
tions, aud the total value Of the crop in first
hands is estimated at 81 500. 600. "
= The Episcopal Diocese of West Vir-
ginia gives promise of rapid strength aud
growth. The second annual convention, re,
Gently held. supplied the following statistics;
Contributions, s99, 300 12; eommunicants.
,575; number of persons confirmed, 2O3
baptism, in nfants 160, adults so, total 210.
The number Of clOrgy is only Is.
- A novel phase of the labor question
has just been developed in the South Caro-
lima cotton fields. The colored people in one
section held on excited meeting, extending
through Saturday might aud Sunday, and
adopted resolutions binding themselves, their
wives and children not 10 pick cotton for
less than fifty cents per ono hundred pounds
under penalty of whipping. member Of
the organization to apply the lash.
- The liability OF a common carrier bas
Just been defued by the Kentucky Court of
Appeals as follows: "The copsignor is not
bound to accept or agree to the terms Of tho
special contract in restriction of the carriers
liability, but in such cases it is his duty 10 re-
fuse TO accept the written instrument limit
ing such liability by returning Il TO the car
rier, after he has had time to ascertain tho
contents, with notice Of non acceptance"
"A hog.scraping machine, which has
just been tested in Chicago. worked very
satisfactorily A hog was killed, placed in
the machine, and almost in nm instant came
out with only few odd hairs on his head
aud legs Seven hogs were passed through
the machine in fifty.seyeu seconds, and each
came out as hairless as could be desired.-
With few improvements the machine is er.
pected to finch of 5000 hogs in ten hours.
"A State convention Of the Jefferson de-
mocracy was held in New York on the 4th
instant, when the following State ticket was
nominated: For Governor, John Kelly
Lieutenant- Governor, Robert w. Hume
Secretary OF State, T. a. Brosnap State
Treasurer, Peter Haines State Engineer
and Surveyor, John Slack Attorney>Geps
eraI, George W. Gibbons. A platform was
adopted denonneing convict labor, and de-
ciariug the present campaign offered an OPP
portuuity to the people to assert their rights.
Mrs. Mary Hill. the wife of Mr. John
Hill, died very suddenly few days ago in
Ii
yielded to prOtracted bodily infrmity, aud
for the Iunatic asylum. An effort to walk .
few steps in the open air, assisted by her at-
tendant, hastened The moment Of dissolution.
On regsinipg her couch, reason seemed for
few moments restored, and she exelaimed-
"Jesus help me, /" aud expired.
f!Staanfo1 Vfndieator.
In consequence Of low water in the
Ohio river the western freight on the @. &
o. is now transferred here to the B. l. o.,
| and Staunton pretty much takes the place of
Huntington as the transfer ststioD. The
amount of freight transferred TO the b & o.
averages forty Eve ear loads day, aud the
q. & o. depot Is lighted up till nearly mid
nigh. while gangs Of hands with trucks are
at work. A large proportion Of the freight
going west is composed of the costly article
OF tea.-ESfQuutOH tEuUtCQt0Fs
Each family of wild indians, it has
been determined by esrefal caloulation
made some years ago. wheu il subsists by
hunting alone, requires tea thousand acres Of
land to enable It to live comfortably. This
much land will subsist at least one hundred
families of civilized white people. AZ bot
| tom these facts constitute the real substance
of the controversy between the Utes and tho
frontiersmen which has led 10 the present
war in Colorado. Il is claimed thst there Is
NO longer hunting ground to spare for the
wild Indians, aud they resent being psnned
up in small reservations, where they cannot
earn their living in their old ssysge way.
DocroRs GAvE.Hfa UP.-"Is itpossibis
that Mr.. Godfrey is up and ]. at work. and
cured BY so simple remedy r.
.sI sssure you It Il true that he is entifely
| cured. and with nothing bu. Hop Bittsrs,
and only ten days ago his doctors gave him
mn and said be mnst die r .
II sweIl-a-dsy {, IF that's 60, i will go this
minute and gef some for my poor Gsorgs.
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