Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1881-10-18

league, all of whom are charged with being
suspected of reasonable practices and with
melting people to intimidate tenants not to
pay rent. Three of those arrested, includ.s
ing Mr.. Parnell, are members of Parliament.
It is to be regretted that our last Legislature
did not pass some law for the greater proteo>
tion of game birds. This only remedy we
see, however, for such non>action, in view of
the great destruction of cartridges last wins
ter, is for our land owners to post their lands
for the present year, and thus save the few
remaining birds among US from total destruo-
tion. There is not q fair>minded sportsman
in the county, We are sure, who will not corr
daily approve of such action.
The Baltimore Oriole Celebration, last
week, drew an immense throng to that city.
With the water works celebration on the first
day, the grand pageant on tho second night
and the fireworks on the third, it was as a
whole q grand affair, and too great for detail
in our columns. To the Merchants and
Manufacturers Association and its President,
the e%nterprising Mr.. A. Vogeler, We return
special thanks for the liberalfacilitiss afforded
for witnessing the mystic pageant from the
grand pressstand across Eutaw street at Bal
timore.
ofthe very large number ofvisitors to Bal
timore during the recent Oriole celebration,
the B. & o. R. R. conveyed thitber its thou
sands,-twenty>ige thousand from Washing>
ton City alone-and in all this vast travel We
have not learned of a single accident. G..
K. Lord, Esq, the efficient General Passen.
ger Agent of the road, managed everything
In his department with the most perfect sys>
tenn, and to his judicious and liberal adver-
Using was due in a great measure the visits
of SO great a number ofpeople to. the Menus
mental City.
A company, with a proposed capital of two
millions, has been Incorporated, under the
general law of West Virginia, for tho con.
struction of a railroad from Charlestown, W.
Va, to Frederick, Maryland, via Harper's
Ferry. The incorporators are Daniel B..
Lucas, Thos. O. Green, ST., Thos. g. Green,
Jr., Everett w. Bedinger and 6. w. Green.
Such a road would form a connecting link
between tho two valley roads at Chnrlestown
and the Pennsylvania Line Railroad which
is now running and crossing tho Western
Maryland Railroad into Pennsylvania. By
Hanover to Philadelphia.
Senator Camden, of West Virginia, is of
she opinion that since the building of the
Richmond and Allegheny Railroad, from
Charleston to Point Pleasant is already q fixed
fact, that the Wheeling, Parkcrsburg and
Charleston Road will be diverted from the
proposed route at R~ayenswood, and make
connections with the frst>named road at
Point Pleasant. This latter road is already
under contract, and the process Of corstruo>
ton will be begun at once. The Ohio river
will be bridged at Point Pleasant, aud the
connections will BIO of great value to the
Wheeling, Petersburg and Charleston.
The official celebration of the centennial
eommemoration of the surrender of Corn.
wallis will commence to-day at Yorktown
with the reception of the guests of the ma
tion, and an address of welcome by Gov.
Holiday, of Virginia ; a second address by
the orator of the day, the Hon. John w.
Johnston, of Virginia, to be followed by the
laying OF the cornerstone of the monument
by the grand master of the Masons of Vir-
ginia, assisted bythe chief representatives of
the order from the thirteen original States.
The celebration will be brought TO a close on
Friday next by a grand naval review. Tho
intervening days will be occupied with tho
delivering OF speeches and poems, and by
afuYI ralSnSo r,1 a-I .uSlSko-u
The Senate of the United States met on
Monday of last week, in accordance With the
Presidents proclamation, and organized by
tho election of tho Hon. Thomas L. Bsyard.
Of Delaware, as President pro tenn. The vote
by which Senator Bayard was chosen was a
party vote-thirty, four democrats voting for
him and thirty-oue republicans against him
Senator Malone voting with the re publ
cans and Senator David Davis not voting at
all. On Thursday, the republicans, rcin>
forced by the admission of the two nov New
York Senators, oustod Mr.. Bayara and olec-
ted in his place Mr.. David Davis, of Illinois,
The high>toned Bayard, it is sufficient 10
say, is more honored in retiring from, than
Mr. Davis in accepting, this ofico undor such
circumstances.
The disturbance of the peaco of unprotect>
cd ladies of our tewn has become a practice
by some mean Sretches which is longer un-
bearable, and yet no one has been detected
and brought to Justice. The people of
GhaFlestown pay their taxes, among other
things. for protection in their property and
persons, and they demand of our corporate
authorities that some action should be taken
to secure and punish the perpetrators Of these
vile acts. Whilst at least one of the parties
in nratty we'll ttapottad." " vet tha azilanna !.