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Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1880-06-01
LETTER FROM HARPER's FERRY.
HARpEn's FERRY. Nav 2Sth 1850

HARPER's FERRY, May 2Sth, 1880.
Mr. Haines:-Winter sat long time in
the lap of spring, but I4think summer has
come to stay some time, if we can judge by
the recent trivial waves. Tho frog opera has
begun in our ponds, &C.. and as L write
II sit in tho window and listen
To tho croak of the frogs, and know
They are telling the same, same story
Tney told in the long ago."
We have had the usual repairs and im>
provements of paint and white wash through
town. The corporation have replapted trees
on Camp Hill. How much more attention is
paid to the cultivation of trees in Europe,
especially forest culture, than in this country.
Bismarck sent here this spring for &C, 600
seedlings of Maple, of which we have an
endless variety. l think if we paid more at,
tentlon to planting trees, In many instances
1t would prevent submersion. The colored
people still adhere to the observance of old
customs-WhitM Monday as holiday. About
S2o OF them excurted from parts of Mary.
land to Byrne's 1sland-tbe 2nth being a
sort of national holiday. 1t expected MANY
persons will come to the Island from tho
Metropolis, via. Baltimore aud Ohio railroad
The bridge has been put at point higher
up and not approximating so near the rail-
road, and house is to be erected by the
company for the storage OF baggage ON pics
MIC OCCASIONS Tree OF charge, aud other i'm
provements tending to mako it a still more
attractive spot. The new bridge across the
Shenandoah. is positive benetaction to the
Loudouu people. The Government sale is
over, and the water>power upon which our
hopes clung remains stotu quo. The pro-
prietor of the Mountain View Hotel owns
two of tho most desirable building lots in the
place. and should he relinquish his present
hotel he has the means aud enterprise to
erect one upon either lot of gigantic propor-
tions. The NJ. Z. Sunday School here will
celebrate the centennial anniversary of Sun
day Schools in their church this week with
singing, ROTATIONS and services at different
times of the day. The phi;an,hropist,
Robert Raikes, is to be held up to tho chill
dren by appropriate remarks, 60 Miss Fam
ME Baden, young and talented musician,
presides at the organ. Yours,
OBSERVER.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1880-06-01
TAX NOTICE.

We Tax Bills for 1879 are now IN nv bands
AL l,i., persons who fail to pay taxes for Is77-s
i'm = hntm!n a rev days. are hereby notified that
LnelL property will be levied n5cn anG sold to
pI De snr same; EUGENE BAKER,
9CCChIDFT x 1911. Sheriff,
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1880-06-01

FRED. DOUGLASS FOR SENATOR BRUCE.
Mr.. Frederick Douglass has written let,
ter in which he says be has no hesitation in
declaring that he is decidedly in favor of the
nomination by the Chicago convention of
Senator Bruce, colorcd, of Mississippi, for
the vice presidency of the United States.
Mr.. Douglass adds:
"Senator Bruces nomination is eminent,v
fit to be made. He has intelligence, charac,
ter and experience, and is a sound Republi
can, and there is no moro improprie.y in
naming him for the exalted position in cues
ton than there would be in naming for the
same any other Republican member of the
Uated States Senate. His nomination and
election would do more to honor and elevate
tho colorcd people of the country, and re-
move race prejudice than any civil. rights
bill that craftsmanship can devise or Con-
gress can enact. 1t would settle the negro
question for all time, and settle it in accord
ance with the new departure of our govern
mcnt in the direction of justice and equal
rights"
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1880-06-01

RAILROAD Time CnANGE.-The pas
senger schedule on the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad, which went into effect Yesterday.
materially shortens the time between 81.
Louis and Chicago and Baltimore, the fast
line from St. Louis reaching Baltimore Eve
hours in advance of the quickest trains on
any other road, and the fast line from Chicago
IN nine hours less time than competing lines.
The fast line, which leaves here at 1 p. NJ,
arrives at Chicago ten hours in advance OF
the fastest train On competing routes. The
New York express, leaving ST. Louis at s A.
NJ, arrives here the next day at 2.35 z. NJ
In tho 931 miles there are twenty.scven
stops, three of which are for meals. The
train leaving Chicago at Is P NJ. makes
the run in little more than twenty. eight
hours, the distance being $50 miles. The
lightning express leaving Baltimore at will
mako equally fast time. Very few stops are
made by these fast trains, and the longest of
these are for meals. BY this new schedule
passengers from ST. Louis and Chicago can
reach New York ever the Baltimore and
Ohio railroad at the same time as BY the d.
rect routes, and get to Baltimore and Wash.
lngton from seven to twelve hours quicker
than by competing -BaItinsore san.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1880-06-01
CEMENT.

" have on hand a Stock or flesh ROUND
Top and ROSEEDALE CEMENT which
m 1let i q ,i for Cash LIPPIT'r co.
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- Hon. B. +. Martin has been charged
with lodging the ''vote on the Townshend
bill, exemptIng from duty. paper and all ma
terlai entering into the msnufacture of
paper, imported into this country" Mr.. Mar
tin was confined to his room, at the time this
bill was voted on, but was paired with Mr..
Hartman, of Pa. We want to tote fair
between Mr.. Martin and his competitors for
the Congressional candidacy. Give every
man his due. The Lucas men claim ONLY
that as Mr.. NJ. has been named three times
by the western counties, that it is but fair he
and his friends shonld give the eastern PAN
handle with its nine thousand Democratic
votes. friendly reciprocity. Aud who
should the choice fall on but the untiriug
worker in the ranks. Dan. b. Lucas. whose
eioquence done SO much to save the End dis,
triet from disaster two years ago.
Mdrtinsburg Statesman.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1880-06-01
MISC LIAM oUs.
so. SPRING d SUMMER. 1850.

II HE public is hereby notified thrt We h,~- mat
rePle"ish'd our stuck with n tarr. era and
tuE Ply "i SPr!"e and SamIme' Goods. n hirh ~.
"nh! "HST at S!lR NJ n"HhLcr Tor Calh. GortS ,Ula
A. City prlCCs. w" hhvc. in
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1880-03-10
San Francisco and Her Troubles.

In San Francisco there seems to be a
conflict between the Chinese, the labor
Ing whites, and the new Constitution.
The city having elected Working
mans Ticket" with the avowed purpose
of depressing the Chinese laborers, many
Of the latter class have either returned to
their native homes. or are seeking en-
ployment elsewhere. The agitation has
so disturbed the public peace and pros
pe1itv of the Golden City that many Of
her wealthy citizens have sought or are
seeking homes in New York and other
places of comparative quiet. The Chi
nese quarters have been declared a null
sance by the Board of Health, and under
the Burlingame treaty between this u
try and China, by which the Chinese cit
liens residing in this country shall have
all the privileges and immunities guaran-
teed to citizens or subjects of the most ia
vored nation, the Chinese consul has APP
pealed to the President of the United
States for protection. The opposition to
the Chinese exists only among the labor
ing whites, who would deny these crea-
lures a home in this country because they
work at cheaper rates than the white man
or white woman can afford to work.
The Constitution seems to be a bundle
of blunders from beginning to end.
Judge Dendy, in the United States Dis
trict Court of Oregon, has decided that
some of the provisions of that instrument
which discriminate against the Chinese
are necessarily void, and it Is thought this
opinion will be sustained by the Supreme
Court of the United States.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1880-03-10
Titus, Chapter /.

From private information received at
this Office, it appears that the Radical out
rage mill is hard up for grist, when it is
set to work to grind a political outrage
out of a personal matter. We refer to
the recent wounding of Alb. Titus by our
young townsman Eugene DuPre, which,
it seems the Radicals are magnifying and
transforming into a Democratic assault
upon the Republicans of Abbevllle coun-
ty. We had forgotten, just as Eugene
DuPre, and every other man in Able
Vile had forgotten, that Alb. Titus was
County Chairman Of the Republican par
ty. A. many Of our readers are aware,
the difficulty was entirely apersonal one,
in which the profane and insulting lam
guage of Alb. Titus provoked high spir-
tied Young man TO make the assault.
But the forgotten fact that Alb. Titus fill
ed so high aposition in the Republican
party gives the eager Radicals the excuse
thew longed for, to discover "a political
mares nest" The sacred personnel Alb.
Titus, therefore, is made to stand for the
Republican party in Abbcville county,
and II injury he may suffer is interpre.
ted as an attack by tine Democracy. This,
surely, is sufficient guarantee of the re,
spectability and Importance of the Re-
publican party in Abbeville county.
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Murder in Wilkes County.

From the Washington Gazette we learn
that George f. Awtry, alias John Tur-
ner, formerly of Johnson, S. c., was shot
in the back from an ambuScade, and in
stantly killed, in Wilkes County, Geor-
gia, last week. Thirty-seven shot took
effect in his back. The assassins carried
the body Of the murdered man to a deep
ditch near by, on r. M. Barksdale's
plantation, and concealed it therein,
where it was found a few days after
wards. The deceased is thought to have
been respectfully connected. He was
said to be a very violent and dangerous
man, and it is alleged he had confess
ed to having committed murder in this
State, and was then a refugee from justice.
In December last he attempted violence
to the person Of ayoung lady whose father
caught him in the act, when he rushed
upon him, shot and cut the offender in
such a manner as to create the impress
sion that he would die of his wounds.
The deceased was a young man OF fine
physique.
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l r IN COLUMBIA.
The National Hotel Destroyed on Mon
day Morning.
rCblu,ubia Yeomun I

At q quarter past two o'clock this mornin:
the National Hotel, on the corner OF Gervai'
and Gadsden streets, wal discovered 10 be OF
fire. The alarm was sounded. and our fire
men were promptly on the spot, and did eth
Client service In proven ting the flames from,
building. The fire had advanced too far AM
made too great Roadway TO, give the Depart.
ment any hope of saving the building. ant
turned their attention to checking the flame,
to enable them to play on the twt
buildings that were In the most danger. Ont
of them was the vacant warehouse on tn
west, ind an clubhouse OF eight rooms In the
rear, both OF which were badly scorched, ant
were only saved by the most energetic effort
OF the firemen. So rapid was the spread o
the flames that very little Of ths furniture and
household effects were saved, and that In l.
broken and damaged condition.
The building was erected In 1865 OF the best
timber and the most substantial workman
ship. Mr.. Joyner estimates his loss a: sl5,W!p,
with an insurance Of 81 800; $500 Of which !,
In Mr.. Keenan's office, and $1,000 In Mr.. Swat
feld' The two steamers secured two plug
on Lady street, got q good supply OF wa
ter and threw full streams. Efficient servict
gines, the VIgilnnt and the Enterprise. al
though they labored under the disadvantage
OF q short supply OF water. The Phoenix
Hook and Ladder Company was also on hanG
and did good service. .,. .
Our sympatdes MS we'll as those OF the com
munity, are with Mr.. Joyner and his family
In this severe calamity. BY energetic efforts
cape from the burning and are safe. There
were no boarders in the house. How the fire
originated is not certainly known. but IT. u
supposed that 1t caught from a defective due;
So far as we have learned no suspicion Is had
that 1t was the work OF all ~incendiary.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1880-03-10
The Stock Law.

Tho "widow's cow" and the threatened
"division of the Democratic party" are
still made to do duty in the Counties
where the stock law has been adopted OF
is proposed, All this scare business
Was pacticed iii Abbeville, but j
Intellectual. There is not a Whit
mar in all the County who would ITO"
vote against Democratic rule on account,
Of his opposition to the stock law. There
were some men in this County who wert
at first very mnch opposed to the law,
and there may be some who are still OPP
posed to it, but there IS no man here wht
would vote against the Democracy on tina
account. Our friends in other Counties
need have no fears from those who init
mate such threats. The law will com
mend itself, even to its bitterest oppo'
nerfts, as being just and equitable, and
the friends of the law will be much bet
ter pleased than they hope to be. 1t is
only a question of time, as to when ii
shall be the law for the State, with excep'
tons only where it is desired.
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Mr.. Dickson Denies the Charge.
CLaurersviile Herald.l

lIQnTeTSU1ttS <1cTutu.J
The following card from Mr.. E. B. Dickson
will explain itself:
49,. .GREENvILLE, s. c., March /, 1880.
Editors Ld,renspiUe Herald, Lduref,s. s, {.
A copy OF your issue Of the 9th OF February.
has been sent me, and my attention was dl.
rected toan article headed That Cotton Bus.
lness." I deny the charge made, (Which
trust was made under O Interpretation and
hastly,) and will ask through your next issue
that Il fafr.ninded public will suspend judg
ment on this case until l have at least had an
opportunity to vindlcate my innocence ut the
next term Of your Court.
Yours truly, E. B. DICKSON.
We nave no disposition to PREJUDICE the nc
cused, and cheerfully give place to his card
ask ing Il suspension Of public opinion regard.
ing hts case. until he has an opportunity OF +
fair hearing before the Court. We asked til.
same for him ourselves In Our issue Of last
week.
The charge" which Mr.. Dickson denies
and of which we sincerely trust he is no'
guilty-was not made by US, either deliberate
" or Hastily" but by the State; and instead
or Its publication being hastily" made ",
waited an entire week rather than run the
risk of publishing n street rnfnor to Mr.. Dick
sons injury. We were, however; led Into mn
error In stating that Mr.. Dlckson's tags were
placed On the cotton. 1t seems his private
mark, only, a found on cotton bales from
which the tags Of other parties had been re
moved.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1880-03-10
A SCENE IN CAIRO

AS we sit in our hotel windows await
ing the moment of departure, we en-
JOY q last tableau Of Cairo. A long
train Of camels files by, each n at
tached to the tail Of the one proceed
ing. They march on erect beneath
the large building stones with which
they are laden. They look innocent,
even sad; yet they are said to bristle
with rage ifprovoked beyond measure.
These have hardly passed when there
follows q wedding procession. At the
head pipes a piper upon a reed, which
squeaks nightly; then two drum
mers supply with great volume what
the reed lacks in sweetness. Now fol-
low long lines OF Arabs arm in
arm across the highway; then the
bridegroom, bestraddling a donkey.
Throngs kiss his hands, and prophesy
happiness. Now follow women; thick
ly vailed walks the bride between two
bridesmaids, who support her, and
seem to address her with much gestic-
ulation, as if to tease her; but perhaps
they are giving her lessons In marital
matters. Four gaily decked boys bear
q canopy over her head, and she
moves with the air Of q stage queen.
Behind these with much, talking and
shouting, come the rabble; and the
vile little donkey boys, congregating
in numbers before the hotel, when not
besieging some easy-golng excursion
list, take part in the merry procession
by pushing the bright little donkeys
among them. The beasts take the
brunt Of the beating with g%entleness,
but appear not to relish the fun.
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A. X. & G. r. r.

We had a call last Monday night from
Mr.. r. F. Riley, who has just returned
from Augusta, where he has been In the
interests of the Greenwood and Augusta
Railroad. He reports cheering prospects
of getting an appropriation of $4,000
from the city of Augusta. If Augusta
should decide to make this appropriation
the work of building the road will be
vigorously pressed to completion. The
reorganization Of the two companies
will be completed on the 5th May, in
Augusta. The preliminary steps, as far
as the Carolina side, is concerned, will
take place at the different points as ad-
vertised elsewhere. DR.. MAXWELL w.
X. Blake, Esq, Gen. P. II. Bradley, and
Mr.. r. F. Riley represented the com.
pany in the last meeting in Augusta.
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NOSE BLEED.

There are two little arteries which
supply the whole face with blood, one
on each side; these branch OFF from
the main arteries on each side OF the
wind-pipe, and running upward toward
the eyes, pass over the outside Of the
jawbone. about two thirds Of the way
back from tia chin to the angle Of the
Jaw, under tho eur. Each Of these ar
teries, Of course, supplies just one half
Of the face, the nose being the divid-
ing line; the left nostril Is supplied
with blood by the left artery and the
right nostril by the right artery. Now,
supposing your nose bleeds by the
right n~ostril, with the end Of the fore
finger feel along the outer edge Of the
right jaw until you feel the beating Of
the artery directly under your finger,
the same as the pulse in your wrist,
then press the finger hard upon it,
thus getting the little fellow in a tight
place between your finger and tic
jaw-bone; the result will be that not a
drop of blood goes into that side of
your face while the pressure con-
tinues hence the Csc instantly stops
bleeding for want Of bloodto flow; con-
tinue the pressure for five or ten min
utes and the ruptured vesselsin the nose
will by that time probably contract so
that when you lot the blood into them
they will not leak. Bleeding from o
cut or wound anywhere about the face
may be stopped In tbe same way.
The Creator probably placed these
arteries as they are that they might
be controlled. Those IN the back Of
the head, arms and legs are all ar
ranged very conveniently for being
controlled in like manner.
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The Cost of Living.

The cost of living has been pretty thor
oughly discussed by correspondents in
the Charleston Sunday NewS and the Au-
gusta Chronicle and Sentinel. "a Practi-
cal Girl" "a, Theorizing Bachelor" "An
Augusta Girl" and "Economizer," have
each had their say, and last Sunday the
Sunday News tells How to Feast a Fam
lily Of Six at a Cost of Four Dollars a
Week." at the market, and of from $500
to $500 at the grocery, and itemizes the
articles to prove the correctness of the
calculation. All this is most interesting,
and gives information and directs atten-
ton to a subject of great importance to
our people.
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HATS in Straw, Wool and Cassimer. ID IT.
SheriT's Sale.
Vim. Chamberlain and Adeline Chamberlain
against Cornelia Crawford. ora :
l.tt E.xecptIon 80,

VIM. Chamberlain and Adeline Chamberlain
against Cornelia Crawford. - .ot,s., =
s@3 Execution, Ia
RYvirtue Of an execution TO me directed. IN
- the above stated case, I will sell to the
highest bidder, at public auction. within tho
legal hours Of sale at Abbeyille Court House,
on Monday, the fth day OF April AID 1850,
all the interest OF Corneiia Crawford in the
following Real estate, to wit" ''" .h"H
TWO HUNDRED ACRES, >at V q
CT land. more or less. known a. the Fed Ed
munds Home tract" bounded by lands OF ].
c. Jennings, L. searles, James Callahamet. al,
~ ONE HUNDRED ACRES, ,aie s''"
more or less. known a. the johnson Place..
bounded by lands OF L. Searles, Estate Of Fed.
Edmuuds, Deceased, and others. r
u TWO HENpREDA ACRES, AAA
more or less known as the fife Place"
bounded by land OF VIM. Harmon. Harmon
& Edmunds and others; all being in the
ty of Abbeyille, State Of South caroline, ON
waters Of Little River, waters Of Savannah
Levied on and TO be sold as the property OF
Cornelia Crawford'to satisfy the aforesaid
: TERMsHeAsH. Purchasers 70 pay for pa-
pers. @MI9 n,Hs 49,,
~. Sheriff Abbeville County.
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He never finished the threat, but
laid his hand on a heavy wrench, and
looked daggers at the youth. o.
The last word had scarcely left the
engineers lips when the third; and
last fog signal sounded more distinct
than the oteers. The wheels had
crushed the cup. on the iron rails;
but John NixonGpaid no%heed to it.
"He's crazcd with drink!" said
Julius, moving back toward Hetty Nc
Farland, land he's driving the train
right into some terrible accident. The
rains may have swept that river
bridge away; We must be very near it
now"
The minute that followed was ono
Of agony.
At the end thereof, the engineer
threw open the furnace, and turning
to his fireman said:
"Wood! woodI and be quick about
it tool" .... . '..'.
Julius was leaving the cushion,
when Hctty suddenly sprang to her
feet, and drew o small revolver from
her. pocket.
"Stop the train!" she cried, point
ing the weapon at John Nixon's
head; "you will not obey the fog sig
nails; you must obey me or die!"
The drunkard dropped the wrench,
and stared aghast into Hetty's fash
ing eyes. g..
The new situation seemed to be Sob
ering him,
stStop the train!" she repeated, "and
stop it ut once!" -. .,
he put his hand on the lever, and
still looking at her he obeyed the
command.
The speed Of the train diminished,
and it soon stood still on the track.
Then was heard the rushing Of mad
voices, and the shouts of men. - .!.
II feared it," cried Julius; "the
bridge over the river is gone!"
John Nixon. stood erect with his
hand on the lever, and almost sober.
$50 and tell Bradley" Hetty said to
Julius who disappeared.
A moment later the conductor, fol-
lowed by several passengers and men
in their shirtsleeves, appeared vt the
engine.
II thank God for such women as
you, Hetty," he said. Eve are within
twenty feet Of the bridgeless abut'
ment.. An instant more and we would
have been in the foaming torrent!'
Hetty Mcfarland breathed u thank
full prayer, and saw John Nixon re-
moved from his post.
The danger was over. A woman's
Hrmness had saved tho train and its
precious freight. 3D.. o..
It seems that q few minutes prior te
the explosion of the alarm cups the
bridge had been carried away by the
high waters, and the signals We're put
down to warn the train. % 49,
cts the pistol you gave me julie
Mother thought I might be safer
with it, and made me bring italong."
The train had to back many miles
for the river Of course could not be
crossed, and valuable time. was lost
But the loss was nothing compared tt
the gain.
John Nixon was discharged, and be-
came o confirmed inebriate. The ole
habit eventually slew him.
|, Julius Baird took his place, and /
the wcddingthat shortly followed wa
o quiet one, the presents were mnsni
fcent. They came from Governor
Knox and the railway company.