Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1882-07-04


plete list of the Democratic Executive Cons
mittee of Jefferson County. Jno W. Hens
bricks and q. W. Boyer arc the members for
Browns Shop. j. W. Rider is tho member
for Halltown, instead of T. B. Moore, as given
In your paper. JNo. NJ. DANIEL,
Secretary of Committee.
papers to improperly influence public opinion
in favor of Judge Hoge because he succeeded
in getting twenty Eve thousand dollars from
the Treasury to aid the slack water i'm prove-
ment at Morgantowp, is unworthy the Dem,
ocratic press.
No member from this District has failed to
secure such an appropriation for a number of
years, and when tho bill was reported from
the River and Harbor Committee with the
Monongahela left out, all at once concluded
that Judge Hoge had simply been remiss in
his attention, especially since it has become
evident that this Congress had entered upon
log>rolling job to spend nearly twenty mil
lions of dollars on similar improvements.
Then because Judge Hoge made personal
appeal to the Chairman of the Committee
that unless that item was inserted in the bill
he would be understanding that it would
damage his prospects for a denominations
and succeeding by this appeal in getting
Chairman Page to withdraw bis opposition,
1t is put forward by the class of newspapers
to which We have referred as on act meriting
the highest public common 1ation and ap-
plause. What is-twenty-fve thousand dol
lars i'll an appropriation ofTwENTY MILLIONS,
which he is compelled to sanction and sus.
tain in order to get the twenty FIVE thousand?
We have nothing to say about the Monon-
gahela River appropriation, which we have
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ought to be made, but when it comes to sano>
sion'ng the River and Harbor job, and to be
placed in the position Of appealing to the
Chairman of the Committee for the appropri
alton, whether right or wrong, upon purely
personal and selfish grounds, we utterly fail
to see in it anything to admire or applaud.
We have no wish to say an uukind word
OF Judge Hoge, or to become in any sense a
partisan in the contest between him and Mr..
Lucas, but we desire to see fair play. Let
the contest in this District be made between
tho aspirauts by fair and Legitimate means,
and then let the delegates select the man who
uncer all the circumstances seems most like,
ly to make the best representative.
[Kingeoood argus.
In accordance with announcement. the
Competitive Examination for tho appoint
ment to the Cadetship at the Naval Academy
was held at the Charlestown Academy under
the direction of Capt VIM. Fl. Kable, Prin>
cipsl of Charlestown Academy, and Prof.
Joseph Mcalurran, Principal of Shepherd
College. There were eight candidates ex-
amined as follows:
Edward S. Elliot. of Kingwood, Preston
countv-aged II years.
James E. Brown, of Habeck.
Robert Q. Berkeley, Jr., of Morgantown
Benz Trcpnell, of Charlestown, aged IA ears,
Henry b. Davenport, of Charlestown, aged
II years. months
Anthony McKeefrv: of Martnsburg.
Miehael Ahern, of Marti1sburc.
Arthur Machon Lewis, of kabletown, Jeffcr-
son county.
The examinations were limited to the fol-
lowing subjects: Arithmetic, Geography,
English Grammar and Spelling. They were
conducted exclusively in writing, and con-
tinued from 81 A. NJ. until 7! P. NJ. Each
examination consisted of blocks of ques-
tions and each block 5 questions, the total
value of the questions for each examination
being 100. The following are the names of
the candidates who obtained the highest
marks, and who, in the judgment of the
examination at the Naval Academy Ed.
8. Elliott. Robt. G. Berkeley, H. b. Daven-
port and Ben. TrapneH. The names of these
four young gentlemen, and the result of their
respective examinations, were forwarded to
Judge Hoge, whose determination as to the
appointment has not yet been made.
Free Press:
We understand that Ben. Trapnell, son of
Joseph Trapuell, Esq, of this place, has been
selected for the position from the four nsmed.
we congratulate our young townsman, aud
are assured he will wear the honors of a
"middy" most worthily.
Senator Davis introduced bill in the Sem
ate last Wednesday authorizing aud directing
the Secretary of the Treasury to purchase a
suitable site and cause to be erected thereon
at Martinsburg, West Virginia, substantial
and commodious public building with fire.
proof vaults, for tho use and accommodation
of the United States courts and postoffice,
and for other government uses, and site and
the building when completed according to
plans and specifications to be previously made
and approved by the Secretary of the Troa>
sury, not to exceed the cost of fifty thousand
dollars.
Hon. Dan. B. Lucas, candidate for Con-
gress in this District, has been paying a visit
to Martinsburg the last several days, giving
opportunity to his many friends and admirers
to have good old Democratic shake of the
hand with him. Judge Hoge was also here
from Friday to Monday.
[Martinsburg Statesman.
Col Frank B. Carlin, the we'll known pro-
rrietor of the City Hotel, at Frederick, Md,
died of Brishts disease on Tuesday morning
last, aged 4S years,