Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1881-10-04
PEN, INK AND SCISSORS.

Mr.. John Wise availed himself of the CD.
portunity afforded by the memorial services
for the late President in Wsrrentou, Va,
last Monday, to make a Malone speech.
Bishop Paine, of tho NJ. e. Church South,
Is now in his SD year, and is so feeble at
times that he is unable to work for a week,
but when able, he is constantly at work.
On last Thursday woek the cornerstone
for a new Protestant Episcopal Church. at
Berkeley Springs, ". Va, was laid. The
bishop of the diocese, Right Rev. George
W. Peterkin, ofioiated.
The Rev. Mr.. Grammer has resigned
charge of the churches in Ashland and
Louisa Court, house. He has accepted a call
to Grace and Trinity Episcopal Churches,
Fauquier county, Virginia.
The Post Office Department has conferred
the authority on Postmasters-not possessed
before-to correct misdirected lettors where
possible and forward Thorn Instead of sending
them to the dead letter office.
On Wednesday last, a very large excur-
sion OF ex Confederate soldiers from the Lu.
ray Valley visited Carlisle, Pa, as the guests
of the Grand Army of the Republic. where
they were most Hospitality entertained-the
blue and the gray niugling in perfect broth.
erhood.
Love is the eternal longing of the soul
which exists in every man and woman for
the completion of its own existence in that
of another-two lives forming one life, itself
perfect. Love is above all, the glorious i'm.
notation of every feeling of self, except that
OF self-respect without which love cannot
long exist.
1t is claimed that under tho army appro,
priation act of 1878 the arm cannot be used
for the protection of Guiteau to and from
the courthouse and Jail, AS in that act it is
distinctly affirmed that the army shall not be
used as a posse comitatus. The District
militia, however, can be called upon for his
protection.
Old st. Johns Church, at Hampton. is
said to be the oldest in Virginia. The pres
ent ediice was in 1868 rebuilt from the ruins
and remains of a former enc. During the
war its interior was burned out, but the
walls were left standing. Since that it has
been refitted. The walls, which are very
thick, are built of bricks which were brought
from England, aud the mortar was of such
superior quality that it i. still as good as
new, and quite as hard as the bricks.
The beautiful tower of st. Johns Church.
Hagerstown, Nd, Rev. Walter A. Mitchell.
rector, is nearly completed. It will DO sur.
mounted by a large cross, and will be a
striking object in the landscape. A peal of
bells will be placed in the belfrey. Il will
consist of four bells, one weighing 1000
pounds, another LOCO. the third 500 pounds
and the fourth $50 pounds. The bells are a
present from Mr.. G. G. Baldwin, of New
York, who married a daughter OF the late
Hon. j. Dixon Roman, of Hagerstown.
A contract has been signed between f
w. Cole, president of the East Tennessee
Virginia and Georgia Railroad Commands
GSeney~Cole roads) 1,4O0 miles, and G. 81
Tyler, president of the Norfolk and Western
Rallroad Company, and F. j. Kimball. nres.
ldent OF the Shenandoah Valley Railroad
Company, embracing 700 miles, in all 2 13s
miles, which unites permanently these nro,
perties under the name of the VIRGINIA Ten.
nessee and Georgia Air>Line, President II
w. Cole and President T. j. Kimbsll con.
stltuting an executive committee for the
whole line, who have appointed Henry Fink
general manager.
Ii Is reported that an agreement has been
entered into BY MIR. Ednunds on the part of
the republicans and Mr.. Garland ON the mart
OF the democrats, for caucuses of their re>
spectlve parties, to be hold on the Sth., to
arrange for the organization of the Sonata
without q "dead lock-" The high contracts
ing parties further agree that Senator An-
thony or some other republican selected by
the republican caucus should be made acting
president pro tenn. without dissent /; that the
democrats name the secretary of the Senate
(othce now vacant) and retain the preseu.
sergeant at arms or select bis successor : the
Political committees to be undisturbed. (iN