Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1880-11-23
PEN, INK AND SCISSORS

SSoo Jerusalem viii be robbed of its
ancient attractions by that f1rmidzbIe vain
DIAL, progress. The city is to he lighted
vita gas, sna a horse railroad ia to be ruo to
tae tep of the Mount of Olives.
The Richmond State has looked care
fully over its exchanges siuce the election,
and hods that not a single person was killed
in the South on election dav, while there
were several murders in the North.
The population of Baltimore for 1880,
as corrected. gives a total of 332, 100 The
males number ISL, 36l; females. l74.829;
nstive. ZIG, l76; foreign, 56.O14; white.
27S,4S7;. colored. So $50. The excess Of
females is about 5 per cent, the proportion
OF eolored people to total population is 16
per cent of foreign to total population 1886
per cent.
Mr.. Christopher Welsh, aged some
sixty.fve years, whilst engaged Monday in
cutting timber uesr Fritts' store, on s. v. r.
r., in this county, felled q tree which lodged
upon another. and in outing that the weight
OF tho one resting upon it caused it to split
and a splinter therefrom struck him upon the
J%n9ular, seVering it, and he died almost iu-
stantly.- Furren Sentinel.
The duty on. steel rails is S29 a ton.
bat, as the manufacture in this country ia
limited to q few establishments using tho
Bessemer process. the dnmand exceeds the
supply, and the bulk OF tho orders arc pow
going to Eoglaud, according to the Pitts
burgh Telegraph. That is to say, i, il
cheaper to buy steel rails in England. paw
s28 a ton duty aud fseights, than to buy
hore.
- Upon the application of the Board of
Supervisors of Page county, Judge Bird,
last week, granted Oh injunction restraining
aud enjoining tho Shenandoah Valley Rail-
road Company and others from instituting
any process for the collection Of the past due
coupons on the 1000 bonds of the county
now in the possession of tho said company:
also from assigning said bonds or coupons to
any one clse.-fuge Courier.
The negroes Joseph Nevcraon aims
"Bahe Bedford" and Edward Qucenan, con.
victed of the murder of George Philip Hirth
on the evening of the 7sh of January last,
were hanged in Washington CITY on FRIDAY
last. Both men during their confinement
had the benefit of spiritual ministrations and
both profcssed themselves ready for death
although earnestly protesting ttioir innocence
OF the crime Of which they had boon ad.
judged guilty.
R. Sutton Harris, ono of the trestle
contractors on the Shenandoah Valley Rail-
Rad, whilht at work Wednesday completipp
the one at Naked creek, Page county. va ,
was thrown baokwards by the turning of o
timber, a distance nf forty feet, into the tail
race of the Orient Mills He remained nm
conscious for six or eight hours, bot at last
accounts was somewhat better. Cbas. Rapan
was also struck on the head by a tic and
considerably bruised, but not seriously.
"A report ia current, but not much cred
ltsd, that Senator David Davis has tired of
senatorial hopcrs, and wishes to. renount the
bench Tie report is to the effect that he
will resign his senatorship if reappointed to
the bench If such an arrangement could
be carried out it would give tho Republicans
control of the Snns:e, as Davis uniformly
voted with the Democrats, and his successor
would be a Republican. It looks now as if
Gen. Garfield would have four Supreme Cesrt
vacancies at his disposal during his term of
ofhce.
The laws Of Tennessee do net allow a
saloon nesr a school house. MIR. Thomas
Hughes, who is tho head of a oolouy in that
State, says the only annoying oircumstano e
connected with bis Tennessee colony thus far
was the presence OF fw" Tennesseeaas. who
squatted on a piece Of ground, The ti;!s to
which was SO involved tirat 1t could not be
purchased, and opened a liquor saloon. Thew
y 60 o''Se" away uhti TWO Indiana
ladies started a school next door. when, in
accordance with the State laws. the saloon
keepers were obliged to move.
We offer from to-day. Nov. 10th, SO Overs
coats. for boys from 8 to Is years of age. at
50 90 each 100 Jackets, for boys from 8 to
10 years of age. at S $50 each !; 100 Vests.
for boys from 7 to Is years OF age, at 25 cts.
each. Jos GOLDSMITH.
have no more doubt of tia beneficial effects
OF Warmers Safe Kidney and Liver Cure than
have that the Genesee river enDties into Lake
0ataria.-Rtp J e. Rankin. d. D.. Wushingtoa,