Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1879-01-07
PEN, INK AND s0IssoRs.

- Congress- re assemblies to-day.
The West Virginia Legislature oonvenes
tomorrow.
Winchester is organizing new Build
ing Association.
- The death of Hon. Caleb Cushing, 10
his 79sh year. il announced.
- Rurper's Reekly for last week contains
six sketches of the great Luray cave.
- Congressman Douglass, of Virginia. and
Williams. of Michigan. are dead. They
were both Democrats.
- Hon. Alonzo Garceion, the democratic
Governor of Maine. just elected. is the FIRST
democratic Governor that State has had
since 1854.
- Col Edward Wilkins, ex,coilector of
tho port of Baltimore, died at his magnificent
country seat in Kent county, Maryland, a
few days ago.
DIR. VIM. a. Mccormick has been ap,
pointed secretary of the Winchester and
Petomau Railroad Company, 10 place of the
late Vim. l.. Bent.
"A bus. of John Brown, by bliss Ed
moDia Lewis, the coiored sculptor, is now on
exhibition in New York. Il has been made
q present to colored minister.
- hlrs. a. G. Neal, wife of Rev. A. A. P.
Neal. of the NJ. E. Church South, died sud>
denly fcw days since, of neuralgia of the
heart, a. her residence in Baltimore
- Captain ". f. Dandridge, of Winches-
ter, has been appointed agent of the Ohio
and Mississippi railway express at Cincinnati,
and general agent Of the Marietta and Gin
cinnati express.
- The partnership under the name of the
Independent Printing Co, of Martinsburg.
has expired by limitation. and the 1adcpen-
dent passed into the hands Of j. Nelson Wis
nea and W. T. Logan.
- Mr.. j. ". Ferguson, editor and pros
priotor of the Waynepboro (va.) Tribune,
has sold that paper to DIR. w. j. Jones, who
was formerly its editor, and Mr. Everett
Donaghe, practical printer, of staunton.
Wm. Lynch, son Of VIM. B. Lynch,
editor of the Leesburg Wcshi"gtonian, while
skating near Lexington, on Christmas Day,
was drowned. He was endeavoring to rescue
a companion who had broken through tho ice.
- President Healey, of The Pennsylvania
railroad in Maryland, lef. Cumberland few
days ago for Moorefcld, W. Va, for the pur.
pose Of consulting with residents of West
Virginia in relation TO the proposed extension
of the new railroad to 6ioorefeld.
- Gen. Thomas L. Rosssr, graduate of
West Point, who rose from tho position of
lieutenant of artillery to that of lieutenant
general in the Confederate service, has been
appointed resident engineer in charge of the
Northern Pacific railway, on which. coon
nftsr the war, he sought and obtained en-
ployment as day la5orer.
" The Point Pleasant Register says that
four teams loaded with produce, arrived a.
Staunton, Va, Wednesday week, from Poca.
huntas county, West Virginia. The drivers
reported q snow storm in the Alleghanies Of
almost unprecedented eeverity. West Of
Hightown, in the mountains, the party with
thi,seen men were two days cutting three
miles through tho drifte, which we're eleven
feet deep in many places and covered with a
crust OF ice aud slcet so thick tina. two
mule team and loaded wagon could drive over
it, but the six mule team would break through
and go almost out Of sight.
A Washington correspondent. Of the
+ Gin oinnati Commercial states that when the
army reorganization bill comes up for con-
alteration there will be submitted an amend.
ment calling for the organization of a nations
al militia to take the place of the State mi>
litia in its present. imperfect d c pline.
Tho proposition comes from the South, and
is said to have been suggested by the cx-
Confederate General Bradley T. Johnson
The scheme is to provide for the organiza-
ton and equipment of militia force of one
thousand men from each congressional dis
tric, who shall DO constituted into brigades
divisions and corps, according to States, the
regimeotal Organization TO be made by the
regiments. the brigade organization by the
president from the regular army. Each man
enlisted to serve Eve years and be suhject to
parade duty at the orders Of tho division.
brigade, rcgimental and company command>
crs; the enlisted men to receive one dollar
per day for timo spent in drill! and annual