Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1880-04-27
PEN, INK AND SCISSORS,

- Judge Finnell, at the lost session of the
County Court Of Clarke, declined to grant
any licenses to sell liquor by the drink.
= The bill providing pensions to soldiers
and sailors of the Mexican war has been de-
teated in the house of Representatives.
- Gen. Joseph c. Johnston says that he
will not, und or any circumstances consent to
be candidate for re, election TO Congress
= Mrs. Herman, the grandmother of the
Hood orphans, died suddenly a few days ago
in Now York, and the little ones have thus
been deprived of thor last natural pro,ec tor.
james p. Carpenter, a popular ner,
chant st Grove Hill, Page county, Va, COM
United suicide lost Wednesday by hanging
himself in the loft over his store He had
been depressed in spirits for some time, it is
said, on account of love affair."
The feud between Charles de Young. editor
OF the San Francisco Chronicle and I,nac S I.al-
in tAe s,oosinr and killing Of Dc Young in ms
office ly l NJ Kal!och, son of tie mayor. it viii
be remomheret that durinE,,the hea:ed poi,ics
knli0ch was shot by De Yong, but recovered
after long confinement
The survivors Of the Sixth Masaachu-
sets Regiment, whnse march through BSlti>
more On April 10, 1861, resulted in riot
and serious loss of life. came to that CITY on
Monday of last week, and celebrated tie
nineteenth anniversary of their march by a
reunion with the Grand Army of tho Re
public.
- Forest fires in the Dismal Swaup
region in North Carolina have dcstrovc d
much timber, number of houses and some
human lives. Tho dwelling of Zachar;pb
Owens. of Tyrcll county, was surrounded bv
the flames on Saturday week. He buried
his wife and three children away, hoping to
reach the main road, but they were too late.
The fire closed upon them, and thew were
burned to death. The bodies were found by
neighbors after the rain of Tuesday had
Guenched the fire, tho mother clasping the
infant to her breast, and the father and other
two children lying near.
y storm of unprecedented violence
passed over Missouri, Illinois and Wise lDsin
Sunday night week, doing great damage to
property and causing much loss of life
MHrahiisld, Mo-, was literally destroyed
Seventy eight persons were killed, and over
ono hundred wounded. Very few of the in
habitants escaped either wounds or ccntu>
sions, and only those passed through the
storm harmless who sought refuge in the ce:-
lars before the houses were crushed and sha.-
tored by the force of the wind MANY farsi
casualties arc reported from otlsr points. and
much injury was done by the storm in the
adjacent States, tho tota! loss caused by the
storm along the entire line of its track being
estimated at million Of dollars.
In the Circuit Court at Richmond
Va, Oh the 20th inst, Judge Beverley Il
Wexford delivered his opinion in tho case OF
II. S. Lewis ct. al. Va The Washington and
Ohio Railroad and others, in which he de,
clnres that tho Washington and Ohio Rail.
road is insolvent, and decree for the sale
OF the road ia made after sixty days notice.
Mr.. Mckenzie. president of the company. is
allowed s37 500 of Washington and Ohio
railroad bonds as collateral for debt OF
$4,000. His Slain for salary was not passed
upon. II S. McComb and the contractors
are to surrender the A. L. and H. bonds, and
take in lieu thereof Washington and Ohio
bonds at so cents on the dollar as collateral
Tor their debt of about $780, 900, thereby
receiving about 5000, 200 of Washiog ton nDd
Ohio bonds