Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1881-05-31
SOUTHERN PRESBYTERIAN AS
SEMBLY,


week, the report of the committee on re-
Baltimore Suns correspondent says:
"When the question of retrenohment and
reform came up, Rev. a. @. Hopkins, chair
late Hon. Henry P. Hopkins, of Powhatan
county, Va, long considered one of the
ablest dsbaters in Virginia on the Demo-
cratic side, made a two hours argument,
clearly and concisely stating the grounds
held by those fsvorina the majority report.
On Monday Rev. DIR. a. u. Hopkins re-
sumcd the floor in advocacy of the m.jority
report on retrenohment,a and spoke more thar
an hour. He could not willingly see the
old ship tack about which was launched by
such men as Drs. Thornweil, Mcfarland,
Foote. Adger, Pryor, John S. Wilson, Pal,
mer, Jones, Leighton Wilson and Ramsey.
He was opposed to agitation-tha sort of
agitation that threw up mud aud filth from
the bottom, and as only Que presbytery had
voted for the reform measures and two had
requested in that direction, he hoped the
question would, after the fullest debate, be
settled, and settled finally.
Among personal Sketches of prominent
members of the Assembly, given by the
Staunton Vindicator, arc the following:
Rev. John A. Scott, of West Va. while
not yet classed among the venerable fathers
OF the church, is father of moro ehurchmen
than any other minister in the body. He has
three sons active aud useful ministers in the
Presbyterian church. one located at Rich>
mond. a second at Warrenton and another
at Suffolk. Mr.. Scott is a man Of fue per-
sonai appearance, a superior preacher, and
always speaks to the point when he is on
the floor of the Assemhlu
Rev. A. @. Hopkins, of Charlestown, W..
Va, as Chairman of the Assembly Commit.
tee on Retrenchment and Reform has mado
a reputation as a debater in his successful
management of this much agitated question.
His father, the late Hon. Henry Hopkins of
Powhatan, was for many years Speaker of
the Virginia Legislature, and was regarded
as one of the ablest debaters ON the Demo,
cratic side in the State.
From the editorial correspondence of the
Central Presbyterian, under date of Monday
of last week, we extract the f~ollowing:
The whole of the remaining hours of
Saturdays session and of this day has been
occupied in the discussion of tho reform
movement. Rev. A. G. Hopkins, chairman
of the committee on this subject, supported,
in an able speech, the views presented in the
majority report. He spoke two hours Satur-
day and more than an hour this morning, so
that his opponent, Rev. S. T. Martin, bumor-
ously ssid he had occupied n considerable
portion Of two weeks in the discussion.
Atlanta. Ga was fixed upon as the next
place of meeting of the Assembly.
WINCHESTER AMI VIcIN1rY-From the
Times We clip the following:
Tho Winchester Light Infantry has NO,
copied the invitation of the Ladies' Memo.
rial Association to participate in the ceremo,
MICS OF unwilling tho monument to the Uu-
known Confederate Dead at Frederick Citv,
Md, on the End Of Juno.
1t is probable that the Valley Regiment
will be able to effect a partial organization
here on tho coming sixth of June, and pa
rsde as a regiment, thusadding to the inter,
est of the occasion. Everything indicates q
handsome parade md a repetition of those
imposing demonstration for which Winches-
ter has become noted,
DIR. j. Wm. Walls, a prominent physician
Of Baltimore, died last week in PLiladel-
phia, where he was on a visit. He was born
in Ncwtown, in this county, and was q son
of tho late DR.. J. VIM. Walls, of that place.
AT tho breaking out of the war DR.. Walls
was a professor in Winchester Medical Col
lege with DR.. Hugh Il. McGu iro and oth-
ers. He then entered the army, and became
surgeon of Stone wall Jsckson's division. rc.
naming in field service during the whole
four years. lie held a high reputation as q
physician, and had many warm friends both
in Baltimore and Virginia, who esteemed
him for his integrity Of character and kinds
ness of disposition.
CLARKE ITEMs.-From the Courier we
copy the following:
The young men of Berryville engaged in
raising money for the purchase of instru-
ments for a brass band have had subscribed
$40.
The grocery etore of VIM. Il. Grigsbv. at
White Post depot, was forcibly entered and
robbed on last Saturday night of bacon, to.
bsoco, cotton and other articles of value.
This occurred after the remains of the own.
er, who died at Berryville that day, had
reached his late homo.
Recently whilst Mr.. Jacob Pierce was
fishing in the Shenandoah. he exoavated
from a drift on Burwell's Island. in this
county, o barrol of apple brandy that was
deposited there, it is supposed, during the
great freshet of 1S70-makiug the brandy
more than eleven years old.
COUNTY ITEMs.-From the Shepherds
town Register VIC copy the following items:
Mr.. Philips, proprietor of tho New Do.
minion Paper Mill in this place, started the
manufacture of paper on Monday last.
A colored man named VIM. Williams.
aged about % years. was drowned in the
Potomac river at this place on Saturday evo-
ming about dusk.
Rev. j. NJ. Clymcr, of Keyser, preached
several able sermons in the PRESBYTERIAN
Church in this place on Sunday last. Heis
! an earnest and ~Zealnus minister uisnnmar