Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1882-06-13


We return thanks to U. S. Senator q. G.
Davis for valuable public documents.
Sixteen hundred negroes voted the Malone
ticket in Norfolk, Va, and yet the only ne.
gro on tho ticket for Office was defeated.
Ex>GOv. Moses, of South Carolina, has
been convicted of petty larceny, in New
York court, and sentenced to the penitentiary
for six months.
DR.. Allen, of Wheeling, has been elected
as head of the Medical Department of the
West Virginia University, at salary of
$1,000 per year.
Mr.. Henry D. Farnandis, of Hartford
county, Nd, has been elected president of
the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal, vice Hon.
A. P. German, resigned.
the Agricultural Department May reror.
upon the condition of winter grain, moving
and pasture lands, and the progress of plant
ing, indicates high degree of activity and
promise in agriculture.
Hon. R. T. W Duke, attorney of tho RAM
dolph heirs, has written letter to the man>
sgers of the Gleuwood Cemetery, at Wash
lngton, refusing consent to tho removal of
the body of Thomas Jefferson from its press
ent resting>Placo.
The following named gentlemen compose
the Democratic State Executive Committee
NJ. Reilly, j. W. Gallaher, ". Scott, d. Fl.
Leonard, &. r. Howard, W. f. Goshorn.
(uOw dead,) q. G. simms, T. Il. Dennis. F.
Woods, DR.. VIM. III. Dent, T. P. Davis, R.
W. Baylor.
"A correspondence, which we have not room
now to publish, between citizons of Berko>
Icy county and Hon. Jno. Blair Hoge, appears
In the last MaFtinsburg Independent, the subs
stance of the conclusion of which is that
Judge Eogo secs emo reason why" his "name
should not be presented for denomination" to
Congress.
Secretary FoIger has directed the solicitor
of the treasury to write letter to Mr.. Gar
rett, president of tho Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad line, informing him of the offer
that has been made to lease sLe Harper's
Ferry property, and inquiripg i; his company
has any further proposition TO make before
the matter is finally disposed Of
The dispatches from Oregon point to
Republican victory in the elections of Mou
day of last week. IF tho Republicans have
carried the State it will give that party an
other vote in tho United States Senate, and
will mako them Independent of Mr.. Malone
and Mr.. Riddlebergcr, aod destroy tho occu-
patton of those gentlemen as political traders.
Runors from Washington are to the efFeot
that there will soon be change in President
Arthurs cabinet, according to which NIr
Frelinghuyson will go to England to take
Minister Lowell's place and Mr.. Conkling will
succeed Mr.. Frclinghuysen. Also that Mr..
FOlger will retro from the Treasury to run
for Governor, his place to be filed by Don
Cameron.
Indiana Republicans admit that the Demo
Gratis will carry the State at the elections next
fall. The split in the Republican party of
Pennsylvania is likely to prove good thing
for The Democrats Of that State. The pros-
poet for Democratic success in New York
was never better. Tho Democrats arc hold
ing their own in all the other States. Alto
gether the outlook for tho party is highly
encouraging.
BY an oct of the Legislature, il is made
unlawful for any emo to sell or furnish "a re-
volvor or other pistol, dirk, bowie knife, razor,
s!ung- shot, billy, metallic or other false knuck,
les or any other deadly CT dangerous weapons
to any person under the age of 81 years.
Any one violating this act, is liable to fine
of not less than S25 nor moro than 5000, and,
in the discretion of the court, confined in tho
county Jail not less than one nor more than
twelve months
Major George ". Mcrrick, the RepubH-
can postmaster at Wellsboro, Pa, and Inde>
pendent Republican nominee for secretary of
internal affairs OF Pennsylvania, hrs written
letter to the Postmaster General resigning
the postmustership. 10 doing so he INDUCES
in an emphatic denuucation of the Cameron
rule and President Arthur's policy in Penn
sylvnnia. lie has also written letter de-
clining to comply with an assessment of $50
from the Republican congressional commits
tee.
In the United States Senate, Wednesday,
House bills woEO passed aPpropriating $780,
600 for public building at Lynchburg, Va;
s4O, 900 for United States Court. house at
Glarksburg, W. Va, and SIS, 900 for Gus
tom>house and Court>house at Camden, N. J.
The resolution to pay the administering Of
John g. Underwood $1,000 in full compon>
sation for his time and expense in prosecu-