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Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1881-08-02

BERKELEY OouNTY.-From the Martins.
burg Independent we copy the following:
The o. B. Church, in this city, has re,
GENTLY undergone decided improvements.
., The children of the Southern Methodist
Sunday school win picnic at Island Park
next Tuesday.
~ j. Baker Kearfott was appointed County
Surveyor, to fill the vacancy caused by the
death of John P. Kearfott, Esq.
AZ a special term of the County Court
hold on Monday, the application of the NJ.
Z z. r. r. Company for the issue of $780,
600 Of Berkeley county bonds, for the ex-
tension of the road to the Frederick limo.
WAS ably argued by Hon. E. B. Faulkner, Of
ans place, and Col. Stewart, of Chambers
burg, sustaining the application. aud Hon
o.'J: Faulkner and John Blair Hoge, in op-
position. Considerable interest was man
,fested, and the arguments were listened to
ny large number of our citizens. The
ooat. at the request of counsel for the .ppli-
easion will hold its decision until the regular
term in, September. N'N'
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1881-08-02

The New York Tribune most respectfully
calls MIR. Conkling's attention to the fact
that the rates of railway travel to the bound.
less West are uncommonly low.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1881-08-02
HARRER's FERRY LETTER.
HAnpEn,s FEnRy. Julv 2s,b 1ss1

:HARPER's FERRY, July 18th, 1881.
Dear Editor-Our town, with its varied
ATTRACTIONS and mountain air, has brought q
number of city sojournerssfor the summer.
They seem to prefer the gurgling Potomac
TO the ''sad sea waves" island Park has
been visitad by thousands since the excur.
sion trains began. On SatuItiay, sixteen
hundred tickets were sold dt Mattinsburg,
besides others coming on the regular trains.
accommodation trains, and with persons from
Maryland and vicinity, Island Park received
several thousand. and yet there was room
for more. Several Brass Bands were pres.
emit, and the day, was enjoyed by all. The
Sunday Schools last week from Hagerstown
had an enjoyable day there. The Presby,
terrain, which came to the Park on the 2lst,
was accompanied by the Valley Grey Band,
and 147 tickets were sold on the excursion
trains, many coming on other trains. The
81. Johns Lutheran pieniced the next day,
and there were 306 tickets sold for that. On
the 30th the Sunday Schools Of Keed ysville
and other points exourted there, aud some
time in August the Grand Army of the Re.
public encamp under its beautiful trees for
few days. The year 1881 bids fair to be
notable year, from an astronomical stand
point. The romet:that is to depart in July,
astronomer. We have fine points here for
star-gazng or tracing consultations. The
comet, a few nights ago, was near the North
Star, and could be very plainly seen with
naked eye. One Of our romantic ladies
watched and waited to see what, effect day,
light would have on il, and as the dawn APP
preached, the comet departed by making a
complete somersault or as the bows saw
summerset. She ought to have the Warner
prize, for patience.
President Garfield whether he lives or dies,
can be held up to the youth of the present
generation to initiate, being the architect Of
his own fortune and his own fame. He Its
orally arose from the lowest position in the
country (tow>path) to 1.-The highest How
applicable are the lines:
''Honor a nd fame from no condition rise
Act well your part, there all your honor liss.,
Mrs. Capt. John G. Cockrell and Mrs.
Bulaski, of Washington, are recovering
from what was thought at first fatal injury.
In going down High street the backing
strap broke and they were thrown with
great violence out of the buggy. Mrs. Cock
erel was taken to the Office of her son. DIR.
Walter Cockrell, and Mrs. Bulaski to the
| residence Of James McGraw. Drs. Ransom
| aud Cockrell were quickly on the spot and
with the venerable DIR. Marmion, gave them
all medical aid. Both remained unconscious
for several hours. Late in the evening
| they were able to be removed to the SUBJ
urban residence of Justice Cockrell. and
are now out of danger. The RevN G..
Bracket met with similar accident which
has put him on crutches for awhile
A colored man named Lee was thrown
from hay wagon, at the farm of Rudolph
Rau, and severely injured yesterday.
Yours, OBSERVER.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1881-08-02
SUPREME COURT VACANCY.

The death of the late venerable Justice
Clifford, leaves vacancy to be filled in the
Supreme Court Of the United States. The
deceased jurist was the last of the eminent
men on the bench, whose appointment ante
dated the period embraced in our great civil
war. All that are now left are of Republi>
can appointment, and of that number. only
Justice Field is Democrat in principle and
by conviction. For this reason, it is said.
che old man remained on the bench longer
than his age and indrmity seemed to justify,
%, in consequence of his age and his length
Of service, he could have retired, on nav.
long ago. The Philadelphia Times, non,
partisan journal, speaking of the fears that
were entertained by Justice Clifford, re-.
speeding the loose notions that have prevail.
ed of late years about constitutional Guess
lions and the construction of that instru>
ment, says:
Beginning with the reversal of the legal
tender decision, against which he earnestly
protested, the gradual tendency of the Su.
preme Court away from its old constitution.
al integrity made the last years of the vener
able Justice very sorrowful, ant he held to
bis place long after years and service had
entitled him to retirement for no other rea-
son than that he feared to surrender the
control of the highest national tribunal to
the keeping Of men in whose devotion to the
constitution aad the law he could not feel
confidence"
The Lynchburg Trgtnian copies the
above, and very appropriately says: /. is
scarcely probable that the successor Of Jus.
tice Clifford will be man en- pertaining his
political views; and yet, if the present Ex-
ecutive should be raised up again, to assume
the responsible duties of his high Office. he
could not more handsomely extend the olive
branch to the great party whose heart has
beat with his in the sore affection that has
come upon him and upon the country, than
to select distinguished and able Democrat
as the successor of Justice Clifford. The
thinking men of the whole country would
recognize the eminent fitness of the .pnoint>
ment of the Presidents own personal friend
Judge Black, of Pennsylvania, to that posi-.
tion.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1881-08-02

Geo. H. Hagley is rolling the ball lively
this year. But why should he not j? He
certainly offers every inducement to custom
ers. His stock is always large, which make
certainty of every customer finding sosne>
thing to suit-Boots, Shoes, Caters and
Slippers Clothing for Men, Youths, Bows
and Children; Hats of every description,
Underwear in great variety. Gloves by the
pair or dozen, Umbrellas, Satchels, Trunks,
Tobacco rG by plug or box; 5000 feet Pine
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1881-08-02
N A r RE D

July 2lst. 1881. at the brid e's home in bolivar.
~ Key. J; A. McFaden, EDWARD d. COLE,
GATE to Miss CLARA NJ. LENOX.
!, At the Baptist Church: Berryyille. Va. Tues
gay morning. July Goth. by Rev. o. Ellvson,
Mr.; J. EDWARD BARNETT to Miss LUCY G..
BERLlN, both of Clarke county. Va.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1881-08-02

I'm I'm AL PLAYED our" is a common com.
wort and take it and You will at once feel it,
the KID osys bax fsaens the healthy action of
the natural life and siren 9Th to the wearebod.,
l. can now be had in either dry or liquid form.
40 IN either way 10 al .ays prompt and efficient
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1881-08-02

List OF ADVERTISED LETTERS remaining
in the Post Office at Charlestown, Jefferson
county, W. Va, July 80, 1881.
Messrs. A. Barnusell & Co., (Foreign).
James Brown (ool'd), Frank Carter, Rob,t
Carter, J. 7. Entswinger, Esq, James T.
freeman (2), Joseph. johnson, John
Philips, Harrison Robinson, Geo. W. Sibly,
Joseph Henry Smith, Syes Thompson, bod,
ridge Tylor, Andrew Williams (2), 8. NJ.
Yancy, Miss Teney Manuel, Miss Elizer
Burle, Miss Fannie Greenhon, Mrs AMMO
CAN'T, Mrs. Edward Lee Wash ington.
The above letters, if not called for within
thirty days, will be sent to the dead letter of.
fee. Persons calling for them will please
say that they are advertised.
- BENJ. F. LEIsENRrNa, p. NJ.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1881-08-02

iHI oRrATnsr BLEss1NG.-A simple. nnre.
prevents prevents disease by keeping the blood pnre'
ffI Sa regnIss. kidneys aad liver active. i:
hop Bitter. il that remedy. and it's proprieto-:
are being blessed by thousands who have bee.
aaueH ana cured by it: Will you try it, See
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1881-08-02

The Presidents favorable progress con.
'lnues' There appears to be every reason
70 hope. that within a week the attending
physicians may be justified in pronounoine
the patient out of danger.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1881-08-02

The only absolute specific We know NJ ~,
sn,sss s snufaing and choking catarrh or head
small sum of 81 affords ius n relief and inv.ri
ably cures Medical TINES. ,eim
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1881-08-02

Justice Nathan Clifford, of the U. s. SUI
premo Court, died at Cornish, Maine, on
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1881-08-02

Bad blood always causes trouble umay ba +,
family fight or bolts, pi,nples, itch letter Nc
.y ~ na,.er' 'Dr. Llndsey's Blood Searcher'i 10
sne aii' julyl9.4w.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1881-08-02

After all. gentle purgative is tho best means
o. curing headache. liver complaint, biliousness
&c u'e"seiler's Liver Pills." july
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1881-08-02
EDUC ATloNAI
West Virginia University.

MINE departments of study: textbooks fur
IN nishcd at cost; calendar arranged to suit
1 To1aCncrs; expenses for one wear from sing {"
Term begins September 7th, 1851. Attend-
nnce last year from % counties of West Vir-
gina aud from States and Territories; NunI-
viouE. = -
e" For catalogues and other iufnrma tirn. np-
ply to The Actimg-P resident, d. b. Purinton.
Mnrgantown. w. Va.
Jnmo 81, lSSI-:}In. - ~
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1881-08-02
WESLEYAN FEMALE INSTITUTE.

OINUNION, NIRGINIA. y :
Opens September Goth. 1881. One of the FIR,r
SCHOOLS FOR YuUNG LADIES IN TIIE USfTrn
SFATrs " PIni fGs beautiful cimnic
TERMS AMONG THE BEST in THE JISIoN.
Board: Washing. English Coursr Iaf in. FTun eli.
German. Instrumental Music. Sc.. for Scholars
tic year. from ScDt. to june, @23S. Fnr6Cata-
IHEnes write tn n"v. WA. A. HARRIS, d. D.,
PrcS't. Staun tor, Virginia. =.
.IulV
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1881-08-02

-, have suffered beyond endurance" "My
ne has been burden to mos "I have been de-
MED tho pleasure of society" Extrasts from ter-
hnmors By the Cuticure Remedies ~. I'm
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1881-08-02

Pay your Dues at the Spirit ofioo.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1881-08-02

Tuesday night = distinguished party Of
gentlemen, consisting of Senators q. G. Da.
Wis and Camden, of West Virginia Thomas
Bayard. of Delaware, aud John w. John
ston, of Virginia, and others, arrived at
Greenbrier White Sulphur Springs, VIVA,
after trip Of two hundred miles on horse.
back, lasting nearly ten days, through a
mountain wilderness in West Virginia. They
are connected with the West Virginia Gems
trail and Pittsburg Railroad, which is to DO
an extension of the Richmond and Allegha-
ny railroad. They were accompanied part
OF the way by Secretary of the Treasury
Window, the Hon. T..B. Eikins. of New
Mexico, and Alexander Shaw, of Baltimore,
and the whole route by T. E. Sick les, oon-
sulting engineer Of the Union Pacific Rail.
road. Mr.. Sickles is the chief engineer of
the projected road. and the trip was taken
for the purpose of locating tho route through
an undeYeloped territory.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1881-08-02
Vassar College.

Vassar College.
PoUGHKEEPsIE, N. y.
Foa TH1 LIrEnAL EDUCATION OF wonEa. tx
ariuatioa for entrance, Sept. I4th. CaIaIo1h.s
sen on Sppiseationto w: L. DEAN, RtgistFaf:.
July 20 lsSl-2m..
steabenTille (Ghfo) Female Seminar.
o. 4eHrs Successful Experience. Ffrst.eIasS
school. Terms low. Send for CataIoRue. n.
d. kikD' Pb. D., Prin. JuIy26, Slim.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1881-08-02

Gov. jackson writes to gentleman of
Philippi, in regard to the recent outrages
committed by the. Red Men in Barbour
county, that "Aasclessness must be pat doom.
The law must and shall be enforced if there
is power in this State sufficient to enforce it.
Crimes of the kind they say arc committed
in your county, must be investigated by the
courts, and the gully parties punished.
shall certainly render all the aid in my power
to accomplish that end"
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1881-08-02
AND
LEE UNIVERSITY.

Gen. q. w. C.. LEE, President.saa
Thorough instruction in Languages, Iit.,,
ture and Science; and in the al Sch col.
Oh Oh. v..T asshia los.tiop In
mood not exceed S225. Session opens senT1 Is,h
1851. For Catalogue sddISss, 80
=. L. CA MPBELL, ia, CLERK; Le1in Kton w.
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Marietta College.

A<sA ASLCSL SG<Ol1eges
Loo cation in n beautiful towh in Southern Ohio.
at me mouth. Of the MuskinEHm River. in spe-
of study in College. Of four years each idsnfiSsi
except ss to Creek: Expenses modefafe. lbott
29'OVo voInmes in its iiLrafies. rice 10 btiatsf
has increased the number OF free seholnrshif,,s--
Tho preparatory Department fts stndekf q fss5
each OF the College courses. Fal1. term bseihr
Sept. 8. Marietta, o., 1881. ~ - =
,.,oe ,aa !. W. ANDREWS. Pfssident.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1881-08-02
CharIestoWn- Female SEMINARY

THE NINETEENTH ANNUAL SESSION
i BEGINS
Monday, September 18th. 1881.
Terms made known nn application to the pr;n.
clpul. Miss SARAH ri RROwN
July 10, IsSl-4m. - ~ n.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1881-08-02
TUT rs HAIR DYE,
. PUBLIC SALE
OF 81 90.
Personal Property,

T,HE UNDERSIGNED, Executor of James T.
j Coyle, deceased, will sell at his late res
1dence, miles from Leetown, u short distance
from the Leetown and Charlcstown road, and
1niles from Charlestown, on s1tfI5 - - -
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1881-08-02

Remember that H. A. BURTON has for
sale all kinds of American Watches, Clocks,
Jewelry, Silver Ware, Spectacles good
pair for 25 cents, well made. Eye Glasses,
Goggles, etc., all kinds of fine Watches,
such as Minute Repeaters, Five Minute Re.
Peaters, Quarter Hour Repeaters. Indp't
Filth Seconds, Indp't Quarter Seconds.
calendars (perpotuaD, Repeaters with
ChronograPhs, Chronographs Oily Back).
single; Split-second, Minute and Second
and with Reporters. Call ON him and have
your work done. Jewelry of all kinds re-
paired. Sign-watch aud Spectaoles, with
Eyes in them, and Black Face Watch.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1881-06-01
POINTERS.

An old angler says that a fish does not suffer
much pain from being hooked. OF course not. II
Is the thought Of how his weight will be lied
about which causes him anguish.
THE ConklIngites say that the Republican party
In New York owes all that 1t now is to the ma
chinery now in existence. Sensible people will
come to the conclusion that the proper thing to
do is to break up the machinery and the party
also.
THE Senate of Michigan has recently passed a
bill which limits civil libel suits against the pub.
hshers of newspapers to actual damages proved,
and requires the suit TO be brought within a year
after the publication. Such a law ought to exist
in every State.
POLITICAL changes now a days are various.
Here is the Boston Traveller, recently Mr.. Blaine's
most Stalwart supporter, saying that "the Premier
OF the Administration has gone down into the
local arena of New York to pull wires in the in
terest of a bolt from the regular Republican or
ganiZation Of the State"
LIGHTNING singled out a S, 600 stallion to kill
at Bloomington, Ill. leaving eleven comparative
ly ~valuless horses uninjured. The owner, who
had been an earnest Christian. resigned his
Church membership and resumed a long neglect
ed habit of profanity. declaring that Providence
was against him anyhow.
THERE seems to be a well-grounded belief in
Washington that Attorney General McVeagh is
determined to bring the Star Route conspirators
to trial. Among citizens who value honesty and
good government there will be only one opinion
on the subject. IL the accused are guilty. they
should be punished TO the utmost extent of the
law.-New York Herald.
A HARRISBURG dispatch to the Philadelphia
Press says that the junior United States Senator
from that State-Mr. John 1. Mitchell-when
asked on Wednesday his views respecting the
Conkling matter, replied that so far as Mr.. Conk-
ling's ability was concerned he would like to see
him back in the Senate, but with the New York
Senator's present attitude toward the Admins
tration he thought he was better out of the Sen
ate than In IT.
THE Revised Testament, says the New York
Herald. is by all odds the most successful new
book ever published in the United States. The
people have waited impatiently for certain new
histories and novels from time to time and or
dered immense quantities; but never before did
orders for a single book amount to us 600 copies
in a single day. and truckmen and retail dealers
flock before daylight to the publishers ware
houses and fight for places.
RATHER pale, pouting and impassive young
man from New England was explaining to- crowd
of young ladies his own characteristics, and was
defending Carlyle for having given to Froude the
memoranda about his life. THE fault with Car
lyle" said he. lis that he is cratic and antithet-
ical. He is either away up or away down-very
hysterical in his wit, or very fiat in his melan-
choly. Now / am like neither Carlyle nor Hugo.
1 am placid; 1 am neither flank of the antithosis;
l am the semicolon."
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1881-06-01

LE Duo is no longer Commissioners of
Agriculture. He held on to his place with
a death like grip. Garfield finally had to
shake him up and kick him out. So far as
known. lie Due never stole anything, and
was. therefore, not in a position to make
himself felt when the days of tribulation
came upon him. lie Due was ambitious
enthusiastic, and a hard worker. He was
pro-d of his country, of its soil and climate.
He believed everything needed could be
raised at home. He managed to raise tea,
neither salable nor desirable--and looked
forward to the time when Florida would be
n vast coffee plantation, and the United
States independent of Brazil. As for sugar,
he believed the United States to be the
sweetest country in the world, and believed
that under his administration, il let alone,
sugar mills ami refineries would be as
numerous as Churches, and that molasses
would flow in a thousand streams to bless
the land. He had discovered sugar, vinegar
and rum in cornstalks, and was showing
the PEOPLE new avenues to wealth. But Gar
field has removed him. lie Due is officially
dead. His like will never be seen again.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1881-06-01
EXPRESSIONS.

Mrs. GARFIELD will. it is reported. spend part
of the summer in Maine.
Mr.. PIT. BARSUN has presented a sl0.0 600 foun-
tain to the town of Bethel, Conn.
GENERAL FITZPATRICK is to sail for Chill mex
month, to relieve Mr.. Osborn as United States
Minister there.
COLONEL JERoMB BoSAPARTR is building a
magnificent house I'm Washington. 1t is of hand
made brick, brown mortar and brown-stone trim
mings.
HORACE SrILLNAS. of saybrook. Conn.,, who
voted for every Democratic candidate for Presi-
dent from Jackson to Hancock, died last Monday
at the age of lightweight years.
Mr.. J. Fl. WADE, of Cleveland. is about to pre-
sent to that city nearly the whole of the hand
some park which bears his name. This gift In
cludes more than 100 acres of forest.
Mr.. G. W. HARRISON, of Philadelphia. has been
directed by the Governor Of Pennsylvania to go
to England and assiss in preparing to remove the
remains of william Penn TO Philadelphia.
THE Partisan reports that Princess Jeanne Bona
parte, daughter OF the late Pierre Bonsparte, will
be led to the altar, after the conventional
period Of mourning, by a wealthy American.
MONTGOMERY BLAIR Is President and Chief
Justice Waite and Secretary Window Vice Presi-
dents cf an Association which has been formed at
Washington 70 build a Homeopathic Hospital.
JOHN ". GARRETT, President OF the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad, who has been nearly q year in
Europe for health aud recreation, is on his way
home, and is expected to arrive in New York
daily.
GOVERNOR HoYT, of Pennsylvania, has ap-
pointed George w. Harrison, of Philadelphia, to
proceed TO England and assist In preparing the
remains of william Pitt for shipment to Phila-
delphia.
Mr.. JAMES REvELL, a Boston journalist, has
rted from New York on a bycicle To-
Boston. The distance is $40 miles, and he ex
poets to accomplish the journey in three days and
two nights. =
Mr. ]. G. wHIrrIER wrote to Mrs. Lucy StoDa a
the Woman Suffrage meeting in Boston: 81 see
the good cause Is steadily gathering ground. Tit
action Of the New York Legislature is full OF en-
couragement."
THE grandson and namesake of Hugh Swintoi
Legare, the eminent iurist and orator OF Souu
Carolina, who was President Tylers Attorne.
General, on Monday last was nominated by Presi
dent Garfield to a cadetship at West Point.
AN amusing instance OF C~arlyle's plain speak
ing is reported by a nearer of 1t. An acquain'
ance with strong opinions Of his W had SUI