Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1880-12-14
PEN, INK AND SCISSORS.

PEN, INK AND SCISSORS.
-ssnator Davis, of West Virginia, ia
building a railroad up the nerth branch of
the Potomac river.
= For the twenty third time Mr.. John w.
Garrett has been tunanimously chosen presi-
dent of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Company.
The Piedmont and Arlington Life II.
suraaes Company of Richmond, Va, has
failed, and made an assignment Of all its
property.
a correspondent writing from Wilson,
Grayson county, Va. reports that dip.heria
has recently prevailed in . very ,asiigusst
form m.rhat county. In ZONE families Eve
and six persons have died. and in one in
stance the whole family died, not one sssap>
ing.
The New York Herald reviews the
chances for the u. 8. Ssnatorship from Wsst
Virginia, and enumerate, in the list of san>
didatss the. names of r.. N. Camden, Judge
Brannou. Hereford, Mathews, Judge Jack
son, Judge Camden. Charles J. Faulkner,
VIZ. u. Quarter, James Morrow, Jr., b. F.
Martin, Colonel Ben Wilson and Jim Fer
guson. -R.giMer.
-Intsrnal Revenue Commissioner Raum
recommends a reduction of taxation by re-
pealipg the law afixing stamp tax upon
matches, bank ehsckssaud patent m sdieipes
and also bank deposits aud bank capital
All these pay a revenue of about S1l, OOO,.
600. 1t il understood that Secretary Sher-
man inderses Mr. RRum's recon mi id alton.
especially as to tax GU matches and patent
medicines aud bank checks. The tag on
matches is burdeusome, accounting to forty
PER cent. of the value. That is removal Of
tax will take forty per sent. of of current
prices of matches.
The Chinese giant, Chang, arrived at
New York from Liverpool q few days ago
He is said to be the tallest man in the wsrld
being eight feet six inches in height, and
we'll Preportiened. He has the small almond
eyes aud prominent cheek bones of his race.
His forehead is broad end massive, and he
wears his "pig-snil" nsatly wound upon ths
top of his head. He has small hands and
feet for a usn Of his size. He is remarkably
graceful ia bis movements, and polite and
cheerful in manner. He speaks English,
French, German, and a little Spanish, in ad.
dision to his own language.
CIRCUIT JUDaEs.-Bsleu will DO found
the names of the Thirteen Ciresit Judges,
elestsd Mt the recent election for this Stats ::
First Circuit, %oouati.s eff Brooke, asa>
cock, Marshall aud 0hio-Thnyss &e.via.
SseoRd Circuit, counties Of Harriseu, Mo-
nonsslia spd msvion-k. B. Fleming.
Third Circuit, a~oanGiss OF Preston, Tay.
Tor. barbour, Tucker sRd Rasdolpk-wn.
T. Ice.
Fourth Cirsuit, souatisa of WptsoI, TYLER.
Ritshio and Deddridgs- Thos. j. Ssssiy.
Fifth Circuit, counties of Wood, Wirs and
Ptosssnts-Jsmes N. jackson.
Sixth Circuit, counties of Clay, Gilmer,
Jsokseh, Roaus aud Cslhaua-R. +. Elem,
ing.
Seventh Circuit, counties OF Putnam, Ka>
aawha and Msson-F. "A. Guthrie.
Eighth Circsi., counties of Cabell, Wayne,
Lincoln and Legan-Ira j. McGiunia.
Ninth Circuit, counties of Mercer, No
Dowaii, Raleigh, Wyoming aud Boone
David E. johnson.
Tenth. Circuit, counties of Grssabrier,
Monroe, sunmsrs. Fsyetts and Peeahontas
Homer A. Holt.
Eleventh Circuit. counties of Upshur,
Lewis, Braxton, Nicholas and Webster-
Henry Braanon.
Twelfth Circuit, counties Of G rant, Hardy.
Hampshire, Mineral and Pendlston-J. d.
Armstrong.
Thirteenth Circuit, counties of jefferson.
Berkeley and Morgan-C. J. Faulkner, Jr.
CHANGING ROUTE OF TRADR.-siuce the
opening Of tho Shenandoah Valley Railroad
to Elkton (CoDrad's store) not lees than a
thousand barrels of -four have been shipped
by it to Riehnoad via the c.. L O. road.
The frst car load was shipped by B. 4 T. J.
hilnss. This road saves an Immense amount
Of wsgoning by ths farmers en- its line which
had formerly to be done to reach the Valley
Railroad: WayResboro is already getting a
good dsal of trade which formally went to
Harrisenburg from East Rockingham.
There are a large number of mills along the
South river on the East bank of which the
new railroad runs aud the millsrs are all
shipping their -four by rail to Rishnond.
For the retail trade along this route, both
north and south of her, if Wayuesbore
makes the proper preparations she will be
tho ssnsrs.-Staunton T1ndicator.
Fer Fine DrossGoods. Trimming Silks, satips
aud Ce1hmeres, you will And IL to vour ;nt.,..t