Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1881-06-14
PEN, INK AND SCISSORS.

tho ashes of Wm. Penn from England to the
city of Philadelphia.
An American horse, %Iroquois, owned by
Pierre Lorillard, of New York, won the ia.
nous England Derby race.
Rev. Mr. Talmage declares the revision of
the New Testament an outrage, and has
taken q pulpit oath renounoing its use.
A bill abolishing all distinctions of race
and color in the public schools has been
passed by the Pennsylvania Legislature.
The directors of the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad have decided to build an indepen,
dent line between Baltimore and Philadel-
phia.
Work on the extension of the harrisburg
and Winchester Railroad will be commenced
ON tho Berkeley end of the extension in a
fOw days.
The Sunday>scbool convention of the Bal
timore Conference, NJ. f. Church South,
will be hold at Salem, Va, commencing
July 10Th.
The Georgia Pacific Railroad has been
organized in Atlanta, Ca, with Gen. John
B. Gordon as president, and Col. A. s. Bus
ford as vice president.
Ex>Confederates are preparing a warm
Welcome to the Society of the Army of
Cumberland, which meets at Chattanooga.
Tom, next September.
The recent nomination Of Hon. WA. Pink
nsy Whyte for Mayor of Baltimore was rat.
flied last Wednesday night by q msss.mest>
ing at Maryland Institute.
just before Con. Malone died he turned
his head toward Riddleberger and said, in q
feeble voice: "This resignation of Conkling
puts mo in q devil of a fx."
Judge j. II. Ferguson aud Hon, E. Will.
lis Wilson have associated themselves as
partners IN the practice of law, at Charles
ton, KanaWha county, this State.
The FIRST crate of Georgia peaches lef.
Macon, Ca, last of May for Now York. The
crop about Macon is estimated at about co.
goo baskets. The trees are healthy and the
fruit is fue.
Mr.. Thomas J. Higbley. a well,known
citizen of Carroll county, Va, is danger
ously i'll. His son, Rev. b. s. Highley, of
the Baltimore Conference, 81. e. Church
South, is with him.
On Friday afternoon a man named Mel>
lott, employed as Baltimore and Ohio Rail-
road track hand, was killed at South Branch
by No. 5 express train whiie getting out of
tho way of a freight. He lived at'uarper's
Ferry.
Mr.. W. w. Hoffman, of Hagertown,
Md, the founder of tho banking house OF
Hoffman, Eavey Il Co., of that place, COM
mitted suicide by drowning on Sunday week.
His body was found in tho Antietam, near
Rowland's mill.
The Richmond Thig wants to burn every
copy. of the revised New Testament after it
has been looked at for curiosity's sake. and
to stand by the venerable edition of our
fathers and mothers, and be damned or
saved by it with them.
Miss Helen Abel, third daughter of Mr..
A. 8. Abel, proprietor of the Baltimore
Sun, will be led to Hymen's altar by Col.
Ia, V. Baughman, of the firm of Baughmsn
Bros, editors of tho Frederick RepuIl;can
Citizen, carly the coming fall.
Maj. Jas. F. Patton, of Monroe county.
who has just been appointed a Judge of the
Court of Appeals OF this State, is a son of
tho late JOHN NJ. Patton, for many years at
torney general of Virginia. Hc is also a
son-in-law Of the late Hon. Allen T. Capor.
ton.
The Shenandoah Valley Railroad Gonna.
ny has taken option on 700 acres of land
near Big Lick, Va, at from $40 to $500
per aero. These lands are to be sold by the
company to parties who wish to build fur.
nsoeB, rolling mills, &c., at the same price
paid by the company for them.
The new Gear of Russia is not getting on
as swimmingly as might be. He is having
as much trouble with the Nihilists as did
his father. Thirty Russian army officers.
including a colonel of the Imperial Guard.
have been arrested within a month past on
the charge of completely in Nihilistic plots.
In tho New York Assembly, on Thurs.
day morning, Mr.. Bradley (Ropublican)
roso to a question of privilege and said that
he had received 50, 900 to pay him if he
would vote for ChauncOy N. Derew, instead
OF Dir. Plats, which sum he handed over to
the speaker. He therefore asked for a COM
mlttee of Investigation, which was appointed.
Ne election of Senator yet.
During e circus procession in Salem.
Mass, recently, q cage containing forty SCR
penis, including anacondas, boz >constrictors
and other venomous reptiles, was smashed
by the running away of the team. The SER
penis were scattered along the stroot, onns,
ing a stampede of the crowd. No one was
injured, however, as the circus mon managed
TO secure the serpents in an other cage.
In Barnum's circus a female perfo-mer
Elizabeth Davcne, is thrown from a ~ca.apult
by meaps of rubber springs and a charge of
powder Is fired at tho same time-tho feat
belng called, "hring . beautiful woman from
the mouth of a cannon. She is caught in a
net suspended in the air. AT Wilkesbsrre.
Pa, May Sd, she fell into tho net paralyEod
from shoulders to feet and died last week.
Three enterprising citizens of Keedysville.
Washington county, Nd, have purchased
forty acres of land near that village, for the
purpose of establishing a fruit farm and en-
g"ging extensively in the cultivation and
marketing of the choicest grades. 1t is their
intOntion to plant about 5000 peach trees,
and of that number nearly 1000 have al,
ready been located. Together with the ap>