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Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1879-08-05

DATENr Steel a.,b Fsse;asoI.
GaVantZed-ehsa peat fence made Call add
e s. sample. and get Information Concern
March. 26, 1878. HORACE REaII
po" DER: Shot, Caps, Shot Pouches, Powder
FIasks. Pistols and cartrid gee. for a. Ie st-re-
duced pric>s, BY HORACE BEATT[-
AhhlsnS BROS erar.sutsd pure i Ready
mixed Paints, as low any 6rst class goods
70 ne nsr kst' FOR sale By HORACE BEALL.
"tILE fIated Silver Spoons and Forks. for
.ss oy HORACE BEALL.
SAHLEsS and IEhli1g Grain Sacks. for saIs
~ oy HORACE BEALL.
a EiNE AssoHIAENT Of Walters. Tea Trey.
&c; for sale Al reduced prices. bx
Novemoer 8, 1873 HORACE BEALL.
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IRON FENCING.

SMITHS PHoToGRAPHGA GALLERY :.opep.d
May 81, 1879.
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WANTED.

A WHITE NAN AND WIFE, without e,iI.
kuUwIedGe of sttendipg garden and Lorses: ard
wife TO cook. ~asb and iron. To such psrscns
liberal wages and permapept I"me. Apply at
Feb. 49, 1913 IT, SPIRIT OFFICE.
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WESLEYAN FEMAiR INSTITUTE,
sTAUNToN. Virginia

Ny one who desires TO etlucate his daushter
IN thoroughly, on the lowest terms and least
expense, in one Of the fist zsciIoois for y3nns
TENDER 18th, 1879, write fora Catalcgue to
Rev. DR.. WIN. A. HARRIS. President.
July Is, 1879. stannLon. Virainia.
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a GOOD P1an.

Tho most profitable wy Of dealing in sto>ts 10
by combining OIo' re AT dec ,,sIB 81, "a
. a whole. dividipg profits pro ratg smopg .hsre.
holders. according to the market noptbIy. Each
customer thus secures all the aR.s OF inn.
m-nse pitsl aud experienced skill, and can us
Auy amount. from 8 10 10 8 10 QUO. InO,s. With
equal ptopottionate success IE.~ York S,ork
Re porter" end new Giro uI.r uI1iIsd tree bull IN
formation for any one TO operate successiuIIy-
Lawrence Go. ST Exchange Place. NY
JuIv b, Is19-3m.
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No'EYCE.


DTlME WINCHESTER LINE. fer white wash.
j ing Just in LlPPITr * CO.
March IL. 1879
ZSRESSED FLOORING.-Have just received
~ supply of No l Dressed Flooring we'll
soned, and of best North Car"linA Pine. for
sale low for cssh by LTPPITT & CO.
DOCK SALT for sailing Live stock. just
II ceived and for 1aIe very low for oa'h by
June II, 1879. LIPPITT 4 CO.
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SANpi-We have on R6nd &C our Yard, RIVER
~ SAND which wo will sell by the busheI or cart
.lo.d Cart losd lots delivered to order for Cash.
Jgre II, 1879, LIPPIfT co,
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EDUC ATIoNA Al.
Episcopal Female institute
WINeHEsTER, VA

REV. j. g. wA'EAT,sp ID. D. Principal,
A SISTED by Competent ard Experienced
IA feachers III the several Departments % OF
strumental Music, &c.
For Circulars, embracing full iaformation,
address J. G. WHEAT, Pri.cirai.
RtTFRENcEs.-Reys.W YIN IA. Meate, VIM. Il.
Leayen and Charles Ael1onby, ESQ.,, C4ailes-
town, West Va
July 15,'lSI9-4m.s
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Are there not some Of our old citizens in
and about Smitbfeld who can give US some
information in regard to this subject? We
will be glad to publish anything relating to it.
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NEw CROP OF TURNR SEED.

NEW CROP OF TURNIP SEED.
100 LBS, all freth, and embracing all the
IUO New Varieries, just received ard for sale
at QCIGLEE's DRUG STORE,
Julv-l5. 1873. Harp-r's Ferry.
MOOT REER-Dou'r fail call or send to
II QUIG LEY's DRUG STORE sud get-a pack
age of their Root Beer ExTaci-one package
makes three ga lions of Creamy Root Beer. when
freely drank IL will keep the svstern in beaIthy
condition. Especially adspted as a Summer Bev-
erag.. Try it and you will be pleased. 2S-cts. e
package. Sent h- nsi on receipt of the amount.
QUIGLEY'S DRUG STORE.
juiv Is. 1873. Hsrpers Ferry.
no TO n: TRUSsELL'S aud get pair OF good
IL two hutton Kid 6 ioVes. for ouIy % cents
NIMROD TRUssELI. is now receiving GIsrge
IN assortment of:Winsh ester made Shoes. Call
and examine before purchasing elsewhere, as he.
is headquarters for Shoes.
: June 10, 1879, -
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ST. PzTER's CHURCH, J
HAMPERS FERRY, w. Va, !
March 8. 1872.

Req. and Dear Sir Tho "Glip" prop
erty in this county still belongs to the Church.
and embraces about 81 acres of land. not of
great value. The famous :'Ghost" house is
no longer in existence. I do not Know when
it persisted. Perhaps the one most competent
to furnish information is Mrs. H s.,
of Martinsburg. W. Va, who possesses some
of the old papers. She is descendant of
Mr.. McSherry, who accompanied FIR. Cahill
when he exercised the house
Yours, very Truly,
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y H"rper's Ferry District.
: Harper's Tcrry-J. a. McFaden. Jas. CONWAY,
Mountain School House,. }. D;Ilov, John
Grove, Geo w, Baylor.
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Nd1iesrny HiStrjct.
School House-Jnhn J Grantham. George F
F0uIk, sam loI II. Fowler.
George D. JOHNSON.
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Shepherd District.
Dnflelds-P. r. Mo!cr. c. S Reinhart. VIM.
Shepherd James H. Shepherd. Geo. W.
SLOW John D. Staley.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1879-03-08

PROF. MoRDECAI YARNALL, of the
Washington Naval Observatory, died sud-
denly of apoplexy on the 9th.
FIVE Judges of County Courts in
Virginia have been indicted by the United
Grand Jury, sitting at Danville, Judge Alex.
Rivers presiding, for refusing to allow col
ored jurors.
CAPT. Cook has been commemorated
by statue at Sydney, N. S. w.
THE Marquis of Lorne and the Prin-
cess Louise will visit New York in May. A
suit of II rooms has been engaged at the
Windsor Hotel, which will be specially dec
GRATED and prepared for their occupancy.
THE boiler in steam fiouring-mill
at Somerset, o., exploded on the 9th, in
stantly killing the engineer, Benoi Beckwith.
The whole end of the mill was blown out.
TRAINS on the South Pacific Railroad
are now running to point 500 miles south
and east of San Francisco.
AN Investigation into the affairs of the
late Horatio n. Richardson, of Attleboro,
Mass, show deficiency in the accounts Of
several corporations, of which he was Treas
urer. He was one of the best known and
most respected citizens, --..f
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1879-03-08
French Doctors.

The fees which French physicians re-
ceive would seem to their English breth-
rem very low. 1 gather from recent
controversy in the papers that some
leading London practitioners lately
raised their fee for first consultation to
two guineas. In Paris the best ply
sicians expect 20 francs for consulta-
ton at home, and 40 francs if they go
out; but rather exaggerated senti-
ment of professional delicacy prevents
them, as rule, from demanding more
than patient chooses to give. The
table of a busy doctor is Uttered over
with gold-pieces so grouped as to con-
vey the hint that fees of one, two or
three Napoleons have been received;
but, if q patient lays down 10 francs, or
even five, he receives his bow and thanks
without a protest, the doctor assuming
Gotten wrongly that the man has given
all he can afford. In country towns five
francs is the usual fee, but two francs
are often given, even by men who ought
to know better; and two francs is the
invariable fee which village doctors put
down per visit when sending in their
bills at the end of the year. One is
ashamed to say that these doctors bills
often give rise to the sorriest haggling,
for there exists a crooked opinion
among the French peasantry and work.
ing classes that physician should re-
gard himself as a philanthropist, and
pay his butchers bills with the mere
thanks of his patients. A country doc
tor attends prosperous peasant pro-
prietor, day after day for weeks, sup
plies medicine, effects cure, and at the
end of the year is treated as an extor-
toner because he has charged sum
which will barely pay for the wear and
tear of his horse and gig. Some doc
tors draw a regular salary from medi-
cal club; but these are the worst used
of all, for every member of the club
feels bound to take out five or six times
the value of his subscription in doctors
visits, even if he have nothing the mat
ter with him.-Lo,1doe NeUs.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1879-03-08
The Canaries Fisheries.

The Journal fine Society ofArts ofJan.
II announces the interesting and impor
tant discovery of apparently exhaustless
supplies of fish in the waters off the Ca
nary Islands. These fish are said to be
about one-fourth Goldfish of great size,
and the remainder various and unknown
to our fishermen. AS the best season is
from October to the end of March, this
new find offers a tempting field for re-
sort of hardy fishermen from the severi-
ty of the season off our own frosty
coasts; and, with their great experience
and skill, with arts and tackle unknown
to the rude resources of those ATTITUDES,
the catch must. in all probability, be ex-
ceptiOnal, seeing that even with the i'm
perfect means at the command OF the ma
tives of the Canaries one fisherman, by
the statement of Mr.. Bertelot, now takes
as many fish in one day as 90 men in
Newfoundland. This will be good news
to American fishermen, who are re-
ported to have made poor catch the
present season, and who are liable to
be plundered by the savage natives of
Newfoundland when they make a good
one.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1879-03-08
A War AnecdOte.

You may not be aware that it was
Gen. Gordon's command which struck
the flank of the Eleventh corps on the
afternoon of the first day at Gettysburg,
and after short but desperate conflict
broke its line and swept it from the
field.
In that fight Gen. Barlow, of New
York, commander of the First division,
fell dangerously, and it was thought,
MORALLY wounded. He was shot direct
ly through the body. Two of his men
attempted to bear him through that
shower of lead from the field; but one
was instantly killed, and Gen. Barlow
magnanimously said to the other: 'sYou
can do me no good; save yourself if you
can" Gordan's brigade of Georgians
in its wild charge swept over him, and
he Was found by Gen. Gordon himself,
lying with upturned face in the hot July
sun, nearly paralyzed and apparently dy-
horse, gave him drink of water, from
his canteen, and inquired of Gen. Bar
low his name and wishes.
Gen. Barlow said: 81 shall probably
live but a short time. Please take from
my breast-pocket the packet of my wife's
letters and read one of them to me -
which was done. He then asked that
the others be torn up, as he did not wish
them to fall into other hands. This
Gen. Gordon did, and then asked:
"Can ] do any thing else for you,
GeneralP" eyes," replied Gen. Bar
low, earnestly. "My wife is behind our
army. Can you send message through
the linesP" Cersainly I will,'' said
Gordon, and he did. Then directing
Gen. Barlow to be borne to the shade of
a tree at the rear, he rode on with his
command. The wife received the mes
sage snd came harmlessly through both
lines of battle and found her husband,
who eventually recovered.
Since Gen. Gordon's election to the
United States Senate, both he and Gen.
Barlow were invited to dinner party in
Washington, and occupied opposite seats
at the table. After introductions, Gen.
Gordon said: seen. Barlow, are you
related TO the officer of your name who
was killed at GettysburgP" 81 am the
man, said Barlow. care you related
to the Gordon who is supposed to have
killed meP''-" 1 am the man," said
Gen. Gordon. The hearty greeting
which followed the touching story, as
related to the interested guests by Gen.
Barlow, and the thrilling effect upon
the company, can better be imagined
than Decentralization transcript.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1879-03-08
SnOw-Raised Bread.

A correspondent of the English Ne
chaaic writes "that snow, when incor-
porated with dough, performs the same
Office as baking-powder or yeast. have
this morning for breakfast partaken OF
a snow-raised bread-cake, made last
evening and which was made as follows:
The cake when baked weighed about
three quarters of a pound. large piled
tablespoonful of fine, dry, clean snow
was intimately stirred with spoon into
the dry flour, and to this WAS added a
teaspoonful of caraways and little but
ter and salt Then sufficient cold water
was added to make the dough of the
proper usual consistence (simply stirred
in with the spoon, not kneaded by the
warm hands,, and then Immediately
put into quick oven and baked three
quarters of an hour. 1t turned out very
light and palatable. 1 have understood,
but not yet tried it, that boiled suet pud-
dings, dumplings, sailors duff and
the like can be made light by the same
means. Now, as to the rationale OF this
process. 1t may appear paradox to
many that frozen water in any form
should produce an expansive effect, as
it is already by freezing expanded to its
utmost capability. But that snow actu-
ally has this property is well known to
every farmer who experiences its dis
integrating effects on the hardened elods
of his field. The true reason appears to
be this-the light mass of interlaced
snow crystals hold imprisoned a large
quantity of condensed atmospheric air,
which, when the snow is warmed by
thawing among the clods and very rap
idly in the dough, expands enormously
and acts the part of the carbonic acid
gas in either baking powder or yeast.
take the precise action TO be then, not
due in any way to the snow itself, but
simply to the expansion of the fixed air
lodged between the interstices of the
snow-crsstals by application of heat.
This theory, if carefully followed out,
| might perchance give a clew to find
simple and perfectly innocuous method
of raising bread and pastry"
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1879-03-08
WIT AND WISDOM.

NEVER step on a dogs tail unless the
other end of the dog is mile away from
the tail.-Yonkers Gazette.
A SAN FRANCISCAN, who was sued for
the value of half-a-dozen shirts made to
his order, pleaded a misfit, and appear
ed on the witness-stand wearing one OF
the garments. He won the case.
THE heading of an account in a San
Francisco newspaper of a mining acct
dent. "One Man and Twelve Chinese
Killed." is an indication of the ruling
prejudice on the Pacific coast.
THEY begged him to play a little. He
seemed to be bashful at first, but after
awhile began to paw the ivory vigorous
ly. "What power!" said a listener to
the owner of the piano. "Yes," ex-
claimed the latter in alarm, IS he seems
to have considerable muscle; but he
ought to know that this isn't gymna-
SUM. ''-Andresos' Bazar.
In a primary school not long ago the
teacher undertook to convey to her pu-
pills an idea of the uses of the hyphen.
She wrote on the blackboard g Birds
nests,'' and pointing to the hyphen ask
ed the school, &C What is that forp"
After a short pause little Fenian
piped out, "Plaze, ma'am, that for the
burd to roosht on.''
A GOOD story is told of Rev. Hadley
Proctor, who once preached in Rutland,
Vermont. One bitter cold day, when
the church was but half warmed, Broth
er Proctor had for his text a very warm
verse, addressed to those "on the left
hand" and, like the rest of us, he SEEM
ed to feel the antagonism between the
weather and his subject. Just before
the benediction he leaned forward and
said to one of the deacons in front of
the pulpit, in tones loud enough to be
heard by all, and in the nasal twang that
can only be appreciated by those who
have listened to the venerable Eli
Jones, "Brother Griggs, do see that
this house is better warmed this after
noon; it's Of no kind of use for me to
warn sinners of the dangers of hell when
the very idea of he'll is a comfort to
them. "-WaterUille Mail. ..t
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1879-03-08
She Sewed on His Buttons.

Old Blummer is tight listed. Several
days ago he said to his wife: ''Maria, l
want you to look over that broadcloth
vest of mine and put new buttons on it,
cause I'm going to a card party to-
night.''
"But, Ety." answered Mrs. Blummer,
81 haven't any buttons to match that
vest; and"
z ssThunder!" broke in Blummer, tsthe
idea of woman keeping house as long
as you have, an pretendin' to be out OF
buttons. By George! 1 b'lieve you'll
ask me for money to buy 'em with
next
That evening hummer hurried
through his supper and began arraying
himself for the card party. Presently
he called for the broadcloth vest and
Mrs. Blummer, with marvellous prompt
itude, handed it to him. He took 1t,
hastily unfolded it, and then, as his eye
took in his complete appearance, he
stood rs one transfxed. 1t was six
button vest, and there were six buttons
on it, and the dazed optic OF hummer
observed that the first, or top one, was
tiny pearl shirt button, and that the
next one was brass army overcoat but
ton with U. S. cleaning upon it, and
that number three was an oxydized sill
yer affair, and that number four was a
horn button, evidently from the back OF
one of the Puritan fathers coats, and
then came suspender button, and then,
as the dazzled eyes of old hummer
reached the bottom buttons poker
chip Cfound in Blummer's pocket with
two holes punched through it-he gave
a snort that made the chandelier jingle.
There is, after all, fine sense of humor
about Blummer, and he laughed till he
cried. And there won't be any button
money grudged in that household here
Cleveland Herald.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1879-03-08
CONGRESSIONAL INVESTIGATIONS.
The Potter Committee.

A letter was introduced and read by Chair
man Potter, addressed to Senator Kellogg
and written by ID. j. NJ. Jcwett, Secretary of
the Louisiana Republican Campaign Com
mtttee OF 1876. The writer charges Kellogg
with having betrayed his (Jewett's) interests.
ana adds: 81 do not propose to submit to the
consequences OF your deviOus action. / have
screened the Administration and yourself in
many things. Notwithstanding you have
sworn that you did not draft the pro
test for Kelly and Richland Parish, etc,
have the original document in your writ
ing and saw you write it. This is one OF the
many pieces OF documentary evidence which
hold upon you and which would close Your
political career very suddenly, if nothing
worse betcll you have withheld my knowl
edge OF the frauds committed to carry Louis
lana for Packard and Hayes in 1915. 1t my
friends are to be sacrificed by the Admins
tration do not know why should continue
to do So ] much prefer to remain upon
friendly terms with You and the AdminiStra-
tipn, but my friends in Louisiana must he
taken care OF aud my interest must be con
state"
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1879-03-08
D. J. M. Jewett appeared before the Com.

ID. j. M. Jewett appeared before the Com
mittec and acknowledged the letter to be in
his handwriting. He also testified as to false
protests being made from several parishes of
Louisiana; he himself drafted a number upon
affidavits of Supervisors. and they were in
serted in the consolidated statements depos-
tied in the vault of the Post office. Witness
testified that he had the original of the Rich
land protest, and that it was drawn up by
Kellogg.
James FL. Maddox testified as to inter-
views between Gov. Wells, Wharton, Pack
ard and himself, regarding Wells's vote
Wells wanted $4,000, and Packard said he
would take it into consideration.
An affidavit was received from G. W.
Wooley, denying certain statements contain
ed in the evidence of John +. Coyle; also, a
letter from Alex. Thain, asking to be allowed
to refute certain statements affecting him al
so made by CoyIe.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1879-03-08
A large number of arrests of whisky

A large number of arrests of whisky
distillers and dealers of Pekin and Peoria,
H., have recently been made, the parties be-
ing indicted for Illicit distilling and other
"crooked" transactions. They were re-
leased on bail of ST. 600 for each indictmen.
found against them.
The residence of Maratt Spriggs. at
Bullets Lick, KY, was burned on the 9th.
An aged lady, named Wallace, grandmother
of Mrs. Spriggs, was fatally burned. About
$500 in coin was lost in the ruins.
Captain Paul Boynton has undertaken
to float from Pittsburg to New Orleans in
his life saving suit.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1879-03-08

rsncy, $3.50, 74O; called bonds not ma
tured, for which 4-psr-cent. bonds have
been issued, S216, 62S, POO; outstanding
legal-tender notes, S346, 1851, 0l6; out
standing fractional currency, Sl5,9s6,-
4l2
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1879-03-08

THE heather Begun of Bophal is Il
model for some Christian monarchs.
She has built the best hospital in India,
outside of Calcutta, has made excellent
roads throughout her kingdom, and is
about to build railroad.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1879-03-08

THE public debt statement for March
1 shows the following: Increase of the
debt for February, SS1I,411; cash in
Treasury, S4l7 ,292, 498; gold and sill
yer certificates, Sl9,0S7, $50; United
States notes held for redemption
of certificates of deposit, $780,
100000; United States notes
held for redemption of fractional cur
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1879-03-08

THE Michigan Democrats and Green
hackers have formed a coalition for the
coming State campaign, and nominated
John B. Shipman, of Coldwater, for
Judge of the Supreme Court. The
Democrats adopted the Greenback plat
FORM
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1879-03-08

NEARLY the entire business portion
OF Reno, Nevada, was burned on the
morning of the I'd. The wind was
blowing severely - the fire broke
out, and the firemen were unable to
check its progress until it had swept a
clean path through the town. Five
lives were lost, and q number received
injuries. The property loss is estimated
at 1000, 900, with only about $4,000
insurance.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1879-03-08

The President, on the LIST, sent to the
House a message vetoing the bill for the
restriction of Chinese immigration.
The President takes the ground that
while Congress has an undisputed right
to terminate anyexisting treaty, the pow
er Of making new treaties or modifying
existing treaties is not lodged by the
Constitution in Congress-, but in the
President, by and with the concurrence
of the Senate. The bill under consid-
Grafton does not enjoin upon the
President the entire abrogation of
the Burlingame Treaty, much
less of the principal Treaty
of which it is made supplement
al, and the President is therefore of
opinion that Congress, in passing this
bill, has exceeded its powers. While
admitting that some of the provisions of
the Burlingame Treaty may be modified
or changed to the benefit of both coun
cries, the President sees no urgency that
will justify the summary severance of
our treaty relations with China, which
would probably ensue as the result of
the enactment of the bill.
THE Presidents veto of the anti
Chinese bill, although not entirely I'M
was received with an almost
universal expression of indignation by
the people of the Pacific coast.
Meetings were held and reso-
lutions passed denouncing the
veto, and in many places flags
were lowered to half-mast. There was
some apprehension of an outbreak of
the hoodlum element in San Francisco,
but the better sense of the citizens and
the precautions taken by the authori-
ties proved sufficient to restrain all riot
Gus demonstrations against the Chinese
If any were contemplated.