Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1879-02-04

- The Baltimore 81 Ohio Railroad Company
has arranged for a line OF steamers to run be-
tween Baltimore and an English port.
The gold mines of Georgia are said to
produce not less than 81, 600, 600 bullion
per annum.
- Gen. "Tigs" Anderson, who COM
mauded Confederate division in the late
war, has been chosen chief of police of Ar
lanta, Ga.
"A man named Largent, residing in
Morgan county, lost his life some days ago
by fall or the ice. II had been chOpping
wood and fell with the axe in his hand. the
blade cutting his forehead in such hor-
ribie manner as to cause death.
- Machinery Hall, on the Centennial ex-
hibition grounds, Philadelphia, is to be sold
at public auction February Sth. There are
large number of exhibits in the build
ing, and unless removed they will also be
sold. The original cost of the building. ex-
elusive of boiler house, etc, was 1854, S67.
Fifteen of the ladies connected with
the present Diplomatic Corps at Washington
are Americans, who have given themselves
away to distinguish husbands. Among the
ber the wives of the French, Italian,
Guatems Ian and Turkish Ministers and many
others Of lesser rank, including. Mrs. Young
Wing. of the Chinese Legation, who was q
Miss Bartlett, of Connecticut.
The county seat of Taylor county, ".
| Va has been removed from Pruntytown to
Grafton, in accordance with the will OF the
people as expressed at the baIlot-box. The ar
rival of the court records at G ration was well
| coined by an outpOuring of citizens aud the
| blowing of the whistles of forty engines in
tho yards of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad.
| new courthouse will be erected at Graf
ton at early day.
- General James Shields has been elect
| ed a Democratic u. S. Senator from the
State Of Missouri, to fill the unexpired term
! of Senator BOgy. General Shields has repre-.
sented Illinois and Minnesota in the Senate
already. and when he takes his seat from
Missouri he will have an honor th0t no other
citizen ever enjnyed-,hat Of having repre-
| scnted three different States in the United
| States Senate.
- An obituary of Rev Geo G. Brooke,
who died suddenly in Clarke county on
Saturday ught few weeks since. says that
that night he had selected for the mornings
service next day the following text, Acts
20 81 : But none of these things move me,
neither count my life dear unto myself,
yecsa n ie5 and
the ministry which | have received of the
Lord Jesus to testify The gospe of the grace
selected the text, Rev. 2>l0 BE thou faith,
ful unto death and l will give you a crown of
life"
- London covers nearly 700 square miles.
1t numbers more than 4 900, 600 iuhabi
tants 1t comprises 1000 600 inhabitants
from every quarter of the globe 1t contains
more Roman Catholics than Rome itself !;
more Jews than Palestine; more Irish than
| Dublin more Scotchmen than Edinburg :;
more Welsh than Cardiff has birth in
every fCe minutes and death in every
eight minutes; has seven accidents in every
day in its 70C0 miles of streets has l2+
persons every day, aud 45, goo annually ad~
ded to its population; has III COO habitu"l
criminals on its police register, aud has 3S,-
600 drunk ards annually brought before its
magistrates.
MRS. j. c. DABNEi'S TESTIMONIAL:
LyNcHBUaG, Oct 81. 1878.
M,,srs Faulkner & CraighiA: