Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1881-09-06
PEN. INK AND SCISSORS.

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Hon. Hendriek B: Wright, ex-member of
Congress from the twelfth Pennsylvania dis
trict is dead.
The Ftrg.aia Post, @ paper pab lishedsi il
Alexandria by colored men, comes out in
support of the Democratic ticket. -
A duel was Tough. near Warrepton, Va,
| last Monday evening, between James o.
Scott and Robert r. Campbell, young laws
yers of that place. in which the former re-
ceived wound in the hand. The meeting
grew out of political dispute. Campbell
is the scn.iu<law of Col. john s. A1osby,
and Scott is.a son of Msjor j Ohm Scott, Cons
monwealth's attorney IF Fauquier county.
Since the American Union Telegraph
Company was consolidated With the Western
Union, new competitive organize ton, the
Mutual Union, has taken the field aud is
pushing its way. Information received from
New York states.that negotiations there have
been concluded and WORKING arrangement
has been effected bet"cQn the Mutual Union
Telegraph Company and the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad by which the extensive sys>
tenn of wires owned by the latter will be con-
trolled by the Mutual Union Company for
public business.
How times change, and men change with
them If six months ago one had told the
Southern people that by this time they would
be praying for tho life of James A. Garfield
they would never have believed it. Now the
first expression one hears on greeting fellow
citizen is, Il trust to God that he may live"
No name is mentioned, for all are thinking
OF the patient martyr in the White House.
The Southern heart is fired no more /; it is
wrung with sympathy. 1t prays that the
President is stalwart enough to live
Tichsdurg Hiss } Herald, Dem.
Senator Hill, of Georgia. who is now at
his homo in Atlanta, expresses tho opinion
that in the event of the death of President
Garfield Gen. Arthur would mako safe,
conservative President, and that the coun-
try would be benefited by any influence SEN
ator Conkling would exercise over him. He
thinks the remark attributed to Senator
Beck that Senator Anthony should be made
President pro tenn of the Senate "a very
foolish one" Mr.. Hill says the democrats
will adopt such policy as they believe, uE-
der all tho circumstances, will best secure
the peace and promote the good Of tho ooun>
try, and his own opinion is that democrats
ic President pro TEN. of the Senate in the
present cxigency would be measure both of
security and peace. Mr.. Hill says he thinks
''it is high timo for the democrats to stop
making concessions to party which has as
sassinatod the constitution and now seems
| determined to assassinate itself"
COUNTY ITEMs,-From the Shepherds
town Register copy tho following items
At the Catholic Fair held at Harper's
Ferry last week, Capt Rodrick, conductor
on the b, & o, r. r and Capt Graham
Mcclellan, conductor on the s. V r. R.,
were voted for, for silver lantern. Cant.
Mcclellan came of winner by q small ma
jority.
TIE Graded School building (Which was
formerly the jail) has been comp leted and
turned over to tho Commissioners this week
by the contractors, Mcssrs. II. T. and S. ID.
BarBhart. The building. which is of stone.
is a fine structure and has all the latest inn
proVements. The school will open about
Monday, tho l2sh instant, under the tea chcrs
appointed-Mr. L. w. Latimer, Mr.. Benz.
HaEtzcll, and Miss Bette Fawcctt.
: Mr.. David Davis, young man aged about
81 years, son of Mr.. John W. Davis resid-
ing upon the farm of Mr.. Wm. Stewart, a
short distance south east of Kearnegsvile,
met with an accident by shooting himself on
Saturday last. 1t seems that young Davis
took his gun from the house for tho purnose
of shooting hawk, and in leaving the house
| he was compelled to cross fence to field
the fenco ho pulled the gun through the
rails, when the lock csusnt. fast to rail.
which caused the gun to discharge, the ball
| entering the face OF young Davis at tho lower
| part of the nose aud coming out at the right
side of his head above the ear, causing death
almost instantly.
BERKELEY CoUNTY.-From the Martins
burg Statesman VIC copy the following:
AS We go to press we learn Of the death of
John l.. Viewer, Esq, which occurred at his
residence in this county on yesterday, { We'd
nesday), i'll the 10Th year OF his age. Mr.
W. was widely known TO the people of the
county.
The Martinsburg Herald is to be the
name Of the now Republican paper published
in this city by Messrs Gouden a. Reilly.
These gentlemen have received their outfit
and Wilt their initial number on Satur-
day, September 10Th.
From tho Mnrtinsburs Asdcpendent we
copy the following:
Mr.. J. Law. Hoof, Jr., who for the past
five or six years has been resident of this
city, left this week for Altoona, Pa. During
his residence here, Mr.. Hoof made many
friends, who were sorry to part with him,
but are pleased that the change betters his
fortunes.
DR.. Allen c. Hammond died at his resi-
dence in Sykesville, Maryland, on Saturday
week, in the 10th year of his age. Some
years before the war, says the Free Press, he
removed from his native county, Frederick,
Maryland, to Berkeley county, Virginia, and
there became an energetic business man and
Jealous democratic politician. II G served in
the Constitutional Convention, if we mistake
not, of 1850. For time subsequent to the