Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1879-04-01
PEN, INK AND SCISSORS.

Miss Mary Meade, of Clarke county,
Va, sister of the hte Bishop Meade, died
on Thursday last.
= Gov. Nichols, of Louisiana, has signed
the bill repeating the charter of the Louis
sisna State lottery.
"A black bass was caught in the Rappa>
hammock river few days ago, weighing four
teen pounds and nine ounces
= Rev. A. i. Dolly has Withdrawn from
the Baltimore Conference and from the COM
nunion of the NJ. e. Church South.
= Representative Hendtick B. Wright,
lately prominent among the Greenback ers,
participated in the Democratic caucus W eds
nesday.
= The Democrat, of indianapolis, says !:
"The coming man is here, and We nail to the
mast. head the name q Indiaua's noblest
son, Thomas a. Hendricks"
- An important change has been made in
the wording of the caution notices required
to be pasted on segar boxes, which it would
BIO we'll for manufacturers to heed.
- The attorneys of Mrs NoHsinger have
brought suit in the Circuit Court of Berkeley
against John Is. Files, ssking SIS, geo dam
ages for the killing of her husband.
- There are now in the Senate only FIVE
members who voted in the impeachment trial
of President johnson eleven years ago, aud
all the present Democratic mcmbers have
been elected since then.
- Henry A. GumbIcton, lato clark of
Ne. York county, has sent memorial to tue
Assembly at Albany declaring tina: the Gov
ernor was Influenced to remove him by poiit
ical Intrigue, and asking en- investigation.
- The farm Of Thomas Il CIaggett, 10
acres, in Lnudoun county, Va, has been
bought by Thomas S. W0rsey fos $50 per
acre. A portion Of ''SeIkrk !" 10 acres, in
the same county, has been sold to Mrs. Il.
G.. Carter for s2G.l0 per acre.
1t is stated that Mr.. P. b. Borst has re-
signed tho presidency of tho Washington
City and St. Louis Narrow Gauge railroad 10
order 90 take the contract for the construc>
ton Of the entire road. Il. /. Grayson, of
Page county, succeeds to the presidency.
"A bill passed the New York General
Assembly making the ofice of county clerk
in New York city salsticd, and forbdding
him to receive any fees for his OVID benefits
The salary is fixed by tho bill st 81 ,000
whereas the Office has heretofore yielded tho
incumbent, it is supposed, at least $50 900
per year.
"A greenback meeting at Lexington,
Ky, last Monday, projected hot shot at
Brick" Pomsroy in the form of the follow
ing resolution: ''We most cmphatcaHy de-
clare ourselves opposed to anything emana-
ting from NJ. NJ. Pomeroy, whom we regard
the grandest political humbuy Of our age;
a man thst would sink sny party he may
become connected with"
The skeletons of two iufsnts were found
il the garrett Of house in Martiusburg
Saturday week. a jury of inqnes: rendered
verdict that thnir death resulted from
strauguaticn ut the hands Of Anna d Reed.
The young woman was therefore arrested,
and had an examination before a magistrate,
but nothing was elected, and sho WAS dis
charged at the instance Of the States attor.
Hcy.
Lasislaiuro u k.s~,sie7- y it,- las.
session, passed law providing that jury
might in any murder case "recommend the
prisoner TO mercy" and that this recommcn-
dat;on should reduce the sentence from death
to life imprisonment This law was framed
and advocated by tho late Colooel Aston,
killed by Ed. Cox. And i. is NOW stated
that Cox will probably be the first man to
take advantage Of the law.
- Judge Camden sitting as special judge
in recent case against the sureties OF ex-
Sheriff Hill. of Wood county, decided that
surc'ies of Shsriffs are liable for school
monies collected by such officer, without the
addition of special bond. The case goes
to the Court of Appeals, and as test gov>
crning many other similar issues in this State,
will be watched with good donl of interest.
C.Stnie Democrat.
- The baltimore 4 Ohio Rsi!road Com,
papy have now completed telegraph line
between Baltimore and Washington, with
poles and two wires, and have uninterrupted
communication With Chicago, Cincinnati and
othsr Western cities. This is the beginning
OF plan on the part of the company. owns
ing, as they do, n worry extensive mileage of
w;rce, to perfec. their telegraph System
and do general public business in tels>
graphy.
- Some eight or ten days tgo there were
sold CT pubic safe in Phlisdeipha the fol-
lowing stocks: $4,000 Of Clarke county
coupon bonds issued in aid Of the S. V r
Il Co., which brought so cents 90 the dol
lar $500 eco of stock OF the S. Y. r Z.
Co, which brought 10 cents on tho doHar
aud $3.50, coo OF first mortgage bonds on the
S. Y. Il. Il which Brought 50 &c uts on the
dollar. We have not learned the names Of
the purchasers of This stock.
(Carke Courier
- The Naturalization Of Cinnamon 10 the
New York courts il becoming SO common new
as to scarcely excite remark. The newest
case is that Of Char!as Wing, nho answered
the usual questions in the Common Pleas
Court of that city Saturday week, and was
admitted to the rights and privileges Of
American citizenship. Mr.. Wing proposes
to exercise the right Of suffrage at the next
election. AS there are conflicting decisions
as to whether Cinnamon can be legally mats
uraIjzed, Mr.. Wings proposition to vote
may lead TO legal issue.
- Bill Howard, a negro, who cruelty and
most horribly outraged twelve year-old