Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1881-06-07
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NEW YORK SENAToRSRIPS.
The New York Legislature, in pursuance
OF the requirements of the law of the United
States on the subject, on Tuesday last went
into a preliminary vote for Senators to Fill
the seats vacated by Messrs. Conkling and
Plat, both of whom are seeking reelection
as a vindication of their course in resigning
their seats. The vote was taken in each
house Oipa Uoce, and besides Messrs. Gonk,
ling and Platt a number of other persons
were put in nomination by the members of
both political parties. Only one ballot was
taken. Mr.. Conkling got niue votes in the
Senate and twenty>six in the House, making
q total of thirty-fve. Eight votes were cast
in the Senate for Mr.. Platt and twenty one
in the House, making a total of twenty-nine.
In joint convention the Legislature is LOG
Republicans, SO Democrats and l Indepen>
dent. The number necessary to choose a
Senator is 81, or a majority of the two bodies.
On Wednesday the Assembly went into joint
session, and have since taken. a number of
ballots without definite result.
The B. 4 o. R. R. Go. has provided Capt.
Newport, of the Valley Branch, with a
spanking new train of cars of the Eastlake
pattern, turned out from the Company's
shops at Mt. Glare. The passenger coaches
are large and roomy, have elegant seats, adj
mirable ventilation, are most tastefully fn>
shed on the inside with the natural wood,
aud on the outside the ground painting is a
rich plum color, artistieally touched with
bronze. Three double chandeliers are pro-
vided to each car, and to each is attached
the patent Janney coupler. Capt. Newport
is justly proud Of his new train, and it is
hoped that the travelling public will also
feel pride enough to refrain from unneces>
sary abuse of these handsome and comforta-
BILE coaches. Capt, Barley, running opposite
to Capt. Newport, we understand, will also
be provided with a similar train, thus giving
the B. & o. through mail line from Balti>
more to Stanton transportation facilities of
the very first class, with which, we are sure,
the public will be highly pleased.
The 8. v. R. R. is making the NEST
ample preparations to meet all possible de-
mands for travelling facilities during the com.
ing season, and to do this cars will be run
through without change from New York,
Philadelphia and Baltimore, to Luray and
the White Sulphur Springs; trains made up
of new Eastlake cars, with wash>stands,
fowls, &C.; special cars reserved for through
passengers, for ladies and children, and for
gentlemen accompanied by ladies, in which
reserved seats may be secured without extra
charge, with passage tickets a maid servant
will accompany each reserved or through car,
with the duty of caring for and consulting
the comfort of ladies and children, and Pull
man parlor and sleeping cars will be attached
to through trains.
B. @. & w. r. R.-The Baltimore and
Cincinnati Railroad Company, whose central
Office is in this city, are making every ar
rangement to put its locating engineering
parties in the field at an early date. They
have changed their mind about crossing the
Potomac at L~eesburg, but will cross at Har-
per's Ferry, aud thus avoid crossing the
Blue Ridge Mountains altogether.
Washington Cor. Alee. Gazette.
TIL above confirms what we were in
formed, privately, from an authentic source,
some weeks ago-that this road would be To-
Gated through the gap at Harper's Ferry,
and Charlestown be made a point on the
line of its route to Winchester.
Ez-sheriff Eugene Baker, of this county,
as a representative of the Grand Lodge of
Good Tsmplars of West Virginia, recently
attended the session of the Grand Lodge of
the World, of that body, held at Topeka,
Kansas. During his visit the erroneous re-
port that he was the sheriff who hung John
Brown was circulated, and much curiosity
and even some i'll feeling was excited to,
wards him. John Brown hero.worship in
Kansas is very evident, from the fact re-
ported by Mr.. Baker, that portraits of the
old insured ZIONIST are numerousIy displayed
there.
The annual reports of the officers of the
corporation of Martinsburg-the Mayor,
Treasurer, &c.-were advertised in the Mar>
tinsburg papers of last week, thus afording
the taxpayers of that city full aad ample
opportunity to acquaint themselves with the
transactions of their municipal governments.
inns example, it seems to us, might be fol.
lowed here without detriment to tho publio
interests. pD'
Dir. John NJ. Gibson has been ra.ele,toa
County Clerk of Clarke copntv ". til
out opposition: ""