Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1880-06-22
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The next session of the General AS.
semoiy OF the Presbyterian Church will he
held May next at Staunten, Virginia.
Two distinguished oapdidates-Gen
James a. Walker and Gen. VIM. A. Terry
are being run by the people of Wythevills.
Va, for the town council.
by the late Virginia Law, all persons
engaged in selling hitters or brandy peaches
except bitters manufactured in this State. are
compelled to pay tax of S62 so annually.
Hon: Vim. NJ. English, of Indiana. has
written letter in which he declares tina. he
VIII not consent to the use of his mama in
antagonlsm to that of Hon. Thos. A. Hen
drieks, either for President or Vice Presi
dent.
- No less than six nations are now en-
gagged In Arctic exploration chiefly by means
of advanced stations. Denmark Prss;a
Austria, the United States, Germany and
Holland. all propose TO establish stations in
the Arctic regions as basis for future ro>
search.
- Elk Ex-senator Gordon, in his. sneecb at
Augusta, Ga, confessed that he was an as.
Pisans Tor Vice President, but declared that
1t was on Mrs. Gordon's ticket, and the Sen,
ate over which he would preside was com.
posed of the little Gordons, at his suburban
homo at kirkwood, near Atlanta.
- In the vaults of the ub-treasnrv Ak
New ORR, there arc low piled up six hun
bred and twelve tons of newly coined silver
ooiiars. This lnconvenient treasure occupies
vault which is ~ feet long, 81 feet wide
and II feet high. In the same vault a,e
stored store I5o3 tons of gold, worth SOS ,OOO,-
The Baltimore & Ohio railroad con>
Pany have just turned out ten elegant FIRST
class passenger coaches, fitted up in the best
manner: Instead OF the single pendant
lamps from tho ceiling there are three double
chandelier lamps to each car, arranged near
the top In such way that, when lighted.
they cast their rays over the entire car. The
mon9tony OF the paneling inside is relieved
oy alternate red and dark wood and the sea.s
are OF red plush and very comfortable.
Monday night Mr.. G. E. Haines, the
wei known cigar manufacturer, closed his
store leaving in the show case valuable
gold watch with bone chain attached -
Ino next morning the watch and chain yero
gone and the show case partly open. On
"Wednesday the boy in the store found It
yins III corner under the counter, the
chain nearly eaten off. rat had nulled II
down and devouring the chain had left tbs
watch as unpalatable.-I Stanton Tln9icator
IIat delegation will
journey to Cincinnati with . grand burrah
a train of sixteen palace cars i. 10 leave ~
Grand Central depot on the morning of the
18TH, and will be drawn by three engines
headed by the leviathan locomotive Dean
richmond The cars will be drapcd in hunt.
ing and ornamented with inscriptions SETTING
forth the glories of Tammany Hall. The
engine Dean Richmond will carry portraits
OF Mr: Kelly and Horatio Seymour, the lat
ter being announced as the noxt President
of the United States
1t anything could be weaker than tho
head OF the Republican ticket it is its tail
ine only thing for which Mr.. Arthur is
known is his attachments to machine nolitios
which is SO great that between i, and tbo co1'
iectorship of the port of New York he chose
the former, losing the latter because ne re-.
FUSED to comply with even such moderate
civil service reform as Mr.. Hayes directed
should be enforced. With bloody sbir.
salary srabber at the head of the ticket and
noted machine politician at the tail tho
democrats will have an easy lob to elect
thor candidates next November
Alexandria Gazette.
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad As,
lsociation has been in operation just month.
and has already arranged for tho payment Of
two claims of 81 500 each for accidental
ralysls; also about forty ''sick and aocident
dement's Tor temporary disability, as we'll as
iuFoishinS medical attendance whore the in
jury was sustained by the beneficiary while
In the discharge of his duty as emploveo of
tho company. The first accidental death
claim was that of Conductor George Walling
who was killed May 5; and tho second was
that of Conductor w. II. Beall. who WAC
killed May %. The relief scheme was on-
posed at first by some of the EN- ployees oft the
railroad company, but it is understood that
this opposition has been almost entirely over
come, aud that now it meets with universal
Baltimore Sun.
= VIM. NJ. Randolph, of Hardy county
one of the State Commissioners for ASSESSING
railroad property, has returned from an ex>
tended trip through tho State with his
BOARD, valuing property. They visited all
the roads in West Virginia that had no. re>
turned lists of property, with valuation ac
cepted by the Board of Public Works The
%. y. r. R, Hempfeld Road, and Clarks-
.ourg d Weston Narrow Gauge Road. re-.
turned severally valuations that wero salts
factory to the Board of Public Works. The
poaro OF Assessors valued the MartiDsburp
O. 81 Potomao road, property and stock at s57e
ooo; Pennsboro & HarrisonvilIe N.rro,r
TTauge, IN Ritchie county, So, 500; Lsurel
EorS q Sand Hill, from Parkersbnrg Rr,noh
90 1 rzonIc o, $50, 900; Chesapeake 4. Obio
Gf.Ie9'ouU; Shenandoah Valley ro,d
9 ge county, Is 2>lO miles. s119 sed
oo. Inc Board was three weeks eng,naS;.
'pe Work OF examination and valuations ~