Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1881-08-09
VIRGINIA CONVENTION.

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The Virginia Democratic, Conservative
convention met in Richmond on Thursday,
and adopted platform which pledges the
party toa payment of the honest obligations
OF the State, thus repudiating reputation,
and nominated Hon. John w. Daniel, the
eloquent and able Lynchburg lawyer, as the
party candidate for governor. The follow,
ing resolution, offered by Gen. Taliaferro,
was adopted by a unanimous vote, amid an
enthusiastic display of feeling:
Resolued by this Convention, That in eom.
mon with all good citizens of the Union. we
reflect with deep adherence upon the crime
OF the man who aimed blow at the life of
the eminent citizen, who was called by the
constitutional voice of SO, 600, 900 of people
to be the President of the United States
and We tender to him and to his family the
sympathy and respect of this convention and
OF those we represent in his great calamity.
and our hearty desire for his complete res,
toration to health aud return to the dis.
'eharge OF his important duties for the well
rare and honor of our common country.
- On Friday the ticket was completed by
the nomination of Hon. James Barbour, of
Gulpeper. for Lieutenant Governor, and
Capt. Philip w. Mckinney, of Prince Ed
ward, for Attorney General.
The ticket is . strong one, is received
with enthusiasm throughout the State, and
cannot fail to secure decided victory at the
coming election.
A few days ago pauper died at the York
county almshouse touching whose personal
affairs the York Daily published the follow
ing paragraph: cit is rumored that insu-
rance policies to the amount of nearly S1OO,
600 are held by different persons on the life
of Samuel Spicer, who died at the almshouse
on the I'd inst. Il is the intention of the
directors of the poor to inventigate the mat
ter and if possible collect from those hold
ing the policies the cost of keeping him at
the almshouse." If this story be true, says
the Baltimore Gazette, it is only another
chapter in the disgraceful record of specu-
lative insurance which demands thorough in
vestigation. a man living in abjeot poverty
In county poor-hou is not the kind of
person exactly who can enjoy the luxury of
paying the premium on 500, 900 for the
benefit of those who are to come after him
Insurance of this kind bears on its face the
stamp of mere speculation, and is the very
worst kind of gambling that can be con-
ceived. Besides, behind it crime may stealth
lily stalk and murder may follow cupidity in
its haste to clutch the plumber. It is about
time that these Infamous practices should be
exposed and the guilty parties properly pun>
ished.
The OF h.
Church, (colored), of Char lostown, Rev.
Jesse Saunders, pastor, was laid with appro,
pirate ceremonies, on Saturday last, by
Queen of the Valley Lodge No. 1858, G..
U. 0. OF Odd Fellows, of this place. Pre-
iminary religious services were held in the
eolored school house, in which the Rev Mr..
Banister, of Rectortown, and Rev, Mr..
shorter, participated. The ceremonies at
the laying of the cornerstone were conduct
ed by the Rev. q. 81. Minor, N. c., and J.
i. Marker, P. s., of Queen of the Valley
Lodge. The deposits in the cornerstone
are: Discipline of the Church, Work on
Baptism, copy of Spirit Of jefferson and
Virginia Free Press, list of officers and mem,
bers OF Queen of the Valley Lodge, directo>
~ of officers of the county of Jefferson, lis.
of Mayor and Common Council of Charles
town, copper coin of 1776, and other old
coins. A collection of about twenty five
dollars was taken up, the copious rains of the
afternoon scattering the assemblage and. pre-,
venting many from contributing.
The question of Page County's subsorip
tion to the 8. V. R. R. has at last been com.
promised and settled upon basis satisfaoto>
~ to both parties. The proposition for COM
promise, which was submitted by the rail-
road company, and accepted by the Page
Board of Supervisors, after careful delibera>
ton, is substantially as follows: The coun-
ty delivers her bonds to the amount of
500, 900, which is the amount of her origi.
nal subscription, and upon delivering her
bonds to that amount, the railroad com PAW
agrees to cancel 500 900 of said bonds. in
consideration of her stock of 5000, 600 in
the road, the county making an absolute
surrender OF her stock in the road and pays
ing 500, 900, and also her own attorney fees
which amount to SIS, 900.
Geo. W. Tabb, Esq, aged 65 years, who
renewed from this county to Harrisonburg,
Va, shortly after the late war, died in the
latter place on Saturday night week. Mr..
Tabb was well known, both here and in
Rockingham as an honorable, upright cit
izen and was q consistent member of the
Presbyterian Church. Mr.. Tabb was not, as
some of our exchanges have stated, the fore
man of the jury which convicted John
Brown, but one of the jurymeD, the late
Jno. G. Wiltshire being foreman