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Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1881-11-08
The Late Philip P. cambridge,

Philip P. cambridge. Sr,, died at his resi-.
dence IN this city on Friday morning last
in the Goth year of his age.
he had been an invalid for MANY wears
and his pains were so acute as to %confine him
much OF the time to his house but he .bora
his heavy burden with so little comnlai,t
and was so cheerful withal, that even his
friends did not know how great q SD aerer be
was.
Few menshave ever lived that had greater
personal attractions than our denarted friend
In the prime of life he was strikinplv hand.
some-a model of manly beauty-tke traces
OF which were not obliterated either nv al.
sease OF death and there was a gentle conr>
teous, winning grace in his bearing that On.
deared him to all with whom he came in non =
tact. But 1t was not so much the form and
FEATURES and manner of the outward MN as
It was his noble mind aud heart that made
MIN the thorough gentleman he was.
II was not IN the political arena that he
was conspicuous-for his nature was too sen,
sitiSe for success in 4 field whose honors are
only won by contentions. to which his soul
was aVerse and for trade he had neither
aptitude nor taste. 1t was in the domestic
sphere, IN the social, 10 the coteris of friends
that his large store of exact ~nformatio his
po"ei, MS clear views and
wise, ahect'ona'e counsel were appreciated
ana te!t; And to his honor be i. said that
rarely 1t over was o remark heard to fall from
his lips at all tainted with bad f~eovipo onvv
or detraction-his charitable nature ];ncI;n'
ing him siways whore he could not spprovo
at least to shield when others sought occs'
sion to condemn.
MIR. cambridge was born at the "Bower, "
in Jefferson county. After graduating a,
Princeton, for many years he lived upon his
farm on the Opequon. He then became en-,
gagged in various coal and iron interests in
West Virginia until 1856 when he estsb.
lished his home in this city. Peace to his
ashes Winchester Times.
Wood, Corn and Potatoes wanted at this
Office, for which the highest market price
will be paid in subscription receipts.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1881-11-08

An obscrvant correspondent, probably
Alexander Mcclure, has given some inter-
esting pen portraits of tho distinguished vis>
itors at Yorktown
"Blaine was, as he always is, the cynosure
Of admiring eyes; but the thoughtful cast of
his countenance, his evident abstraction and
preoccupation, seemed to inspire tho throng
with an instructive sentiment of deiicacy,
whose expression was a touching of the hat
aud deep reveren.ial saiutation as the great
Minister of State passed along, no longer
lightly and jauu,iiy, with the buoyant step
of old, but with something of the elaboration
of age indicated in his Suddenly white hair
and care>worn face. Sherman, fussy aud
consequential, overriding every enc, passed
almost u~urscognizsd. He was the most in
consruously bedocked figure On the grand
estrada. His gold, yellow and white were
specially attractive to the African hosts, who
couldn't be made to believe that it wasn't
'Massa Grant, Hancock, passing from the
pavilion to the canopy of the President in
the open space surrounding the corner stone,
was instantly recognized, and for ten min>
utes there was a mingling of the stentorian
lungs of the North and the rebel ysli' of the
South. The General, leading his little grand
son, blushed like q girl, took off his hat, and
passed on with bowed head"
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1881-11-08
AN ONLY DAUGHTER CURED OF
CONSUMPTION.
November S, Issl-fot. -

When death was hourly expected. sllrsmedie.
having failed and Del James was experiment.
ing with the many. herbs of Calcutta, he acct
dentsliy made a preparation which cured his only
child Of Consumption. His child is now in this
country, and enjoying the best of hoalth. He h..
proved to the world that Consumption can be
positively and permanently cured. The Doctor
now givesthis Recipe free, only asking two three
cent stamps to pay expenses. This herb also
cures Nigh. sveats, Nausea at the Stomach, and
will break up 4 fresh cold in twenty-four hours.
Address Craddock Il Co . 1882 Race Street. Phil.
edelphia, naming this paper. novs Az
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1881-11-08

EDIsoN's latest invention is called an Instan-
tantous Guide to the Piano or Organ, by which
any Child or Person can play. any of She Pop
ulRr Airs by aote at slght. without study. pre-
vlouS practice, o. even musical iatert. The Com
pany offers to forfeit 81 coo if any child ten
wears old fails to play any one of their tunes on
the piano: organ or mclodeon, within One Hour
Ivided the said child can count, with the figures
before It. from ] to 100 correctly. Seven Pieces
OF Music with Instructions, mailed to any adj
dress on receipt of q Dollar. Tho office If the
Edison Music COMPANY is at 215 and 217 Walnut
street, Philadelphia, Pa.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1881-11-08
HARNESS SHOP REMOVED.

'FNHE uaders;gned has removed his Barnes Max.
y ing establishment to tho old shop of the late
mm. +. yesterday. on West ST., near Con sress,
3.~e9 oors south of Main at the corner of Mai.
she Manufacture and Repair of everything in his
me. at reasonable rates. The patronage OF NV
solicited. II a &c pSIIpSh
November g, 1881.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1881-11-08
ED U ca VAL.
CharIestown Academy,
VIM. Fl. KADLr. A. n, PnrSc1pAn.
VIZ G.. WHITE, A. NJ, ASSISTANT

WIN. n. hAnLE, A. n , PuINCIPAT.-l=
Wh. Z. WHITE, A. NJ, ASSISTANT
peeialIy o"tlrahlc. Fer particulars az to tePms.
Ee., address the Principal at Charlestown, JEFF
Augusta %, lSSl-6t.
Mr. w. C. White. who has heen engaged az
an Assistant and Who will occupy that %pusifise
tD5 eevrI7I ysnrs. is q fall graduate of Hampden
sidney College and Spent one year in the Aca-
oeaI'c Course at tue University of Vtrcinia.
The following are n few extracts from nun,.r-
Gus Testimonials presented by him:
piIlHent and succ"ssful as u student and hon
"LLn'. And E~entlemanly as man." : = WslI
quatihed both by character and ents IL
pea manly efficient and eucesssful taacLsT.
ReV.J- II p ATKINSON, u, D..
1Te'ldcnt ard Prof. Moral Philosophy,
Hampden Sidney College.
Hnce "ith the course OF Instruction IN Latin -
ne hirn c'tnractcr as q Christian GEO ten an
gives or""lIse of all q biCh III . moral point any
parent would ask /" the TEACHER OF his Sop.
'WALTEH BLATH. A. NJ.
Prof Latin. II s. s College.
- gentleman of The hIriast character ard
t"ri rFsIy Condolences that ks faith1uiness hfs
a""'o'rCt'"T" deNo!t"u TO duly. E1H thorsn.h
Integrity IN al things will insure \ Kratifyisa
smooeEs as a tsEcheI ] ~ hesiLR,TneIy comnsrS
hiH TO the favorable zoo cid era ion ~ mo
III holiday, A. n.
FroI. PhJsiesl Sciences.
! ask leave to lin bis fris9ds 10 Learing t...
t''n"ny to hn unc"EnUn fitness, by reason ~
bHe natIy" ability, careful, faithful cuitur. AID
xonGraI high character. fer tho sohere 81 :
teacher.
DEI. KrMPER. A. NJ,
Prof.
"Graduat"d in my department and waa AN AZ.
commence by bis considerations cas- and pIsasipS
nS"1II ment: LheFe qualities will make him :
ADDISON HcGE,A. NJ.
Irof. Crack II. b. Coliera.
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c15 &.217 Walnut Street, Philado p,
Eovemher s. lSSl-1m.

E~X-SOLDIERSh. soat t4.i5s.i5;
for sample copy of that wonderful paper. TN.
D G. It contains Stories of the War. Camp Life
scenes from the Battlef sId, enda thousand thine.
OF interest to our conntry's defenders. It con-
tains all the Lava and Instruc tiors reIati,c Io
Pensions and Bounty for Soldiers and their heirs,
Eight pages, forty columns. weeklv. wear.
Sample free; Address wORLDAND
Box SIS. Washin gton, D.. C.
November. s. lSSI-ot.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1881-11-08
CoMMUNIoATED.

Editor Spira:-Within the past few
years, it has become necessary, in order to
ensure a more healthy state of both political
and financial management for States, Goun>
ties and Municipal Corporations, to- under,
take, by the appointment of committees, an
investigation of their affairs, and to let those
holding Office know they are not rulers but
servants of the people, andzin powersonly,so
long as they manage the business intrusted
to them with due regard to the interests of
the people, and outside of rings and private
parties. Our county does not seem to be. an
exception to this, for articles in your columns
some time ago on the subject of County
Courts and Railroad Taxes, gave the people
an idea on that subject; and the appoint.
ment of a committee to examine the subject
by the people, brought. to light a large bal,
ance due the county from tie rdilroud: and
ns the subject is in the. hands Of an attorney.
tho people will have his opinion at the No.
vember term of the Court.
There is another subject on which the
Court acted that is not SO great in its results.
but shows to the tax payer how his money
Is gotten rid of, and does not appear to be a
business transaction in the interest of the
people, viz AT a torn of the County Court
held May 22d, 1879, the following order
was passed
The Court agrees to adopt CampbelPs
Patent. Index at the price of 1925. The
clerk of this Cour. agrees to index the deed
books, according to Campbell's patent, for ten
dollars for each deed book, or for the ST vol,
umes $40. Now the orders of the Court
prove that for this work the sum of 81, $50
la. been paid, or 500 more, than the con-
tract price; and the last amount of $3.50 was
paid February term, 1881, by the commits
%sioners, who do not seem to have examined
the subject. This seems to be over 100 per
cent. advance on a simple article of writing
and is a handsome margin of profit for the
people to pay /; aud as the clerk did not either
do the work or receive the money, the nat
ural question would be how has this oc>
cured, and the reasons therefor?
There are other subjects that could be
mentioned in which the county could have
been benefited previously, and it is now time
that those having the business Of the county
in charge, should have less regard for cor
poratious and private parties, and if any
benefits are to be derived from compromises
or contracts it should be, as far as possible,
in favor of those having the burden to bear,
our people now being sui ciently oppressed
by taxes, bad crops. etc. IF our official
would manage county affairs as they would
their own business, the probability is these
things would not occur, and they will be held
to a strict accountability for not so doing by
tho TAXPAYER.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1881-11-08
Hay Hay

pAkIlEs having HAY to sell. it will DO to
= she'r advantage to call on or address
GEO. W. JONES,
Charlestewn,
DINO. T. DIXON & CO..
Cumberland, Md.
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FAX NOTICE.

L payment of the same is expected.
JOHN S. MOORE,
NoSenOer Is 1851 Sheriff
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1881-11-08
A GREAT OFFER FOR

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FNVELoPEs, s ots. package:
A TGEo. II. LIGHTS is tie onI; pi.e. You can
= find out By the Papers where to buy Pure
DRUGS and
July 5, 1881
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1881-11-08

An Old Colony railroad conductor proposes
that passenger trains have gospel cars as we'll
as smoking cars. He would have a car nice
ly fitted up, and supplied with 3 piano or or
gan, and Bibles and hymn books for religious
services.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1881-11-08

Those of our Subscribers who may attend
Court the present or next week, will please
bear in mind that the printer needs money,
md bring along a little odd change to pay
their dues at the Spirit Office.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1881-11-08

Col Cole, president of the Virginia, Ten
nessee and Georgia Air Line, states that by
January next he will run cars from Memphis.
Chattanooga and Brunswick, through to New
York, over the s. v. R. R., without change.
His system now embraces 8, 1903 miles.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1881-11-08
NOTICE.

sPLIT-B0TT0M CHAIRS.
'hE undersigned would hereby informs...
- sP Bp y tH15 he continues the mannfaeessnge
n pLSELll-BDIToM CHAIRS of All Ii"SniaesnIe
HoekeT and Piain-of the best materiaG -Afm
ro.i.rnates- Old chairs re-bottomed a. SI AZ
P.9- Midd1eway. Jeferson c. nlS5S,
september IS. 1s8l-3m WA.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1881-11-08

Elections will be held to-day in Virginia,
Pennsylvania, Massachusetts,, Colorado, Mis-
slsslppl, Nebraska, Wisconsin, New JERSEY.
Maryland, New York and Minnesota.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1881-11-08

The adjourned session of our Legislature
meets in Wheeling in January to codify the
laws: The body will be composed of 4s
Democrats. Is Republicans and 2 Green
hackers in the House, and 90 Democrats. 2
Republicans, l Greenbaoker and l Indepeu,
don't in the Senate, if no vacanciea occnr
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1881-11-08

OF the corn crop of West Virginia for
1880, Jefferson produces the largest number
of bushels, and Marshall comes next. The
counties exceeding half a million bushels arc:
Jefferson, Ga, 425; Marshall, 659, 6l5 {;
Berkeley, $50, S75 Kanawha, $40, 410, and
Wayne, sol, SOC. The Eastern Panhandle
produces about one-seventh, and the eigh.
eastern counties nearly one half of tho entire
crop of the State.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1881-11-08
NEW ApvERr1sEMENTs.
Peterson is constantly imprsyinpnZEfm
(N. Y.1aHiisbandman

Splendid Premiums for Getting up Clubs
LARGEsSIzEE STEEL ENGRAVING.
HANDSOME APHoToGRAPH ALBUM,
EXTRA COPY FOR 1882.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-12-03

any country that pretends to be civilized
1t has been established by the sword OF
conquest, maintained by foreign influence
and made infamous by the plunder and
wholesale starvation of our people. i
was and is the natural result of British
rule in Ireland In whatever efforts the
Irish people may now or in the future make
to get rid of alien domination
and to regain the highest privilege that a
people can enjoy,-that of self-govern-
ment,-we pledge ourselves to be their
faithful allies, subject to their calls upon
us for aid, so far as our power and re
sources may permit, but debating to them
no policy and demanding from them no
condition. We believe and declare that
Ireland cannot be happy, prosperous or
contented under the rule of an alien Par
lament, and furthermore, we have no sym
pathy with any government in any coun-
try that has not its strongest foundation in
the love of the people governed. We ap-
plaud with most heartfelt pride the indom-
table spirit of the Irish people at home
who have never acquiesced in the fraudu-
lent destruction of their autonomy, and we
hope with them to see Ireland restored to
her rightful position among the self gov
erned nations.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-12-03
Capitol NOTES.

WASHINGTON. Dec. "A Pennsylvania
Coneresmans saws his delegation stands
fourteen for Nc Phi erson and four for Keim
for Clerk of the House. This indicates
the nomination of Nc l'herson. Hecker
seems to be ahead for Sers9eant-at-A arms
and Sherwood for Postmaster.
Secretary Folger rejects all con 'pfohiise
in the Chicago whisky cases, in WIN u l'ie
revenue laws are violated.
Secretary Folger has appointed Jas. B.
Butler, late United States Attorney of
Idaho, Spebial Agent of the Treasury De
partment for one month, and detailed him
to the appointment bureau, vice Lam
phier, resigned.
The present Grand Jury viii indict
neither Dorsey nor Brady.
1t is rumored that the President viii
next week send to the Senate the name OF
Elk Senator Freliaghuysen for Secretary
of State, aud 1Chauncey I. Filley for
Postmaster General. Also that the other
members CT the Cabinet remain until after
Christmas
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-12-03

No invalid who values health and its blessings
should over risk the mass of testimony which exists
to her ability to apparently hopeless cases.
Lincoln Ill.) Herald.
The Doctor is adding daily to her already llustri
ous and wel-earned reputation.-Peoria journal.
Indeed, if all physicians to take the
same interest, and work with the professional
zeal as Mrs DR. Keck who gives her life her entire
time and labor, to the grand conquest of human
disease. then would there be less afction, and bet
ter health at large.-Bloonington Bulletin.
The lady is herself remarkable woman. Enga-
gng in the practice of medicine about 10 years ago
position have her qualities recognized even to
meet tolerance. Mrs. DIR. Keck, by virtue of rare
merit, supported by indomitably perseverance, has
worked heroicly and rapidly upward, until now she
stands upon an eminence, professionally celebrated
socially respected, and financially solid.-Daven-
port Gazette.
Mrs. DIR. Keck has shown herself to be wonder
ful woman, and her is wonderful one look
at ii what way you will-Peoria National Democrat.
Frank, generous. and kind-hearted, she has won
the affections of all classes, and is respected and
honored not alone for her sional attanments
but for her high qualities lady and upright cti-
zen-mduetries of Peoria.
We speak from our knowledge, when say
she is one of the most successful practitioners, in
tho treatment of diseases made speciality by her
in this country-Washington Farmer.
The growth of her business in this city has been
steady and rapid and her reputation for practical
skill in the treatment of chronic diseases is widely
MISUNDERSTANDING Peorian.
During her last visit here it wonderful to see
the vast crowd of patients that gathered around her
Lincoln Gll.) Herald.
This lady has developed system Of practice
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-12-03
ELSEWHERE..
General News at Home and
and Abroad.
Resolutions adopted by the
Irish Convention.
BIG HAUL.

CLEVELAND, Dec. "a daring thief
captured box from the Commercial Nat
ional Bank which contained $117, 900 in
bonds, from which he had just cut the Gu
pons. They were M. s. st. Paul, Chicago
& Milwaukee, and Chicago & Atchison
Bridge Company bonds. The man had
been setting in the office and when the
coupon cutting was finished and the bonds
replaced in the box, he quietly whisked the
box from the table and disappeared; being
gone an half hour before the bonds were
missed. President d. Peals was response
securities were exposed. The bonds were
all negotiable. The man was short and
stout, with short cropped whiskers.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-12-03
THE spEAKRRsHIp CONTEST.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3.-J. II. .Hyate SIN ith
will not join to the republican caucus, but
will vote with the greenbackers for Ladd
for speaker and De Ia Matyr for clerk OF
the House. Republican members elect,
assembled in the House Of Representatives
for the purpose of nominating candidates
for the various elective offices. Jay Hub
bell, of Michigan, called the caucus to-
order. Robinson, of New Jersey, was sell
ected as chairman of the caucus, Miller, Of
Pennsylvania. secretary, and McCook, n.
Y, Updegraffe, Iowa and Mcclure. Ohio,
Assistant Secretaries and Tellers.
GAME SPOILED.
The greenback programme has been
spoiled, they agreed to nominate j. Piatt
Smith, of Brooklyn, New York, independ
ent republican for speaker of the
House by that move to keep him from
voting for the republican speaker but
he went into the republican caucus. The
greenbackers viii probably not nominate
candidate now but will leave each member
Of their party to vote as he pleases. Seven
of them will probably vote with the repnb-
licans. Keifer get five votes from Mass
achusetts.
CAUCUS ROLL.
The caucus roll call was responded to- bS
one hundred and forty six representatives
electors including ]. Piatt Smith and john
D. White of Kentucky.
THE CANDIDATES.
The nominations for speakership were
declared in order and the candidates placed
in nomination as follows: Frank
Hiscock Of New York, by Campney James,
W. Keifer of Ohio. by Hazelton, John A.
Kasson of Iowa, by Connor, Mark IL.
Dunnen of Minnesota by Strait, Godlove
S. Orth of Indiana by Calkins, ]. G. Bar
rows of Michigan by How, and Thomas B.
Reid of Maine by Lindsey. A motion was
madeand advocated briefly by Payne thai
the voting be Uira uoice but this was voted
down and
THE BALLGTING
was then proceeded which resulted as fol
lows:
ASS odAAOG-h6lIeTs Ok 1lSSoSA5 ~
Kasson, 10 Reed, 8; Burrows, 10; Orth
6.
Third Ballot.-Keifer, 55; Hiscock, 36
Dunnell, 3; Orth. 8; Burrows, 10; Reed
12 Kasson, 10.
Fourth ot:-Keifer, 55; Hiscock, SO
Mason, 20; Reed, Is; Burrows, 10; Orth,
o; ;DunneI, 3; Total 146.
Representative John D. White, of Ken
lucky, cast his first vote in this ballot.
Fifth Ballot:-Keifer, 5e; Hiscock. So
Kasson, 10; DunneI, 3; orth, 8: Burrows
10; Reed, 18.
Sixth Ballot:-Keifer, 81; Hiscock "a.
Kasson, 16; Reed, 1s; Burrows, 10. Orth.
s; Dunnel, 4.
Seventh ballot.-Keifer, 81; Hiscock.
81; Kasson, 16; Reid, 20; Burrows. II.
Orth, 10; Dunnell, 8; total145.
Eighth ballot.-Kiefer, 81; Hiscock. "a
Kasson, II; Reid, IS; orth. 8; Burrows
10; Dunnen, A.