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

Senator Brown has no confidence that
Senator Hill will ever occupy his senatorial
seat again.
Mrs. O. T. O'Ferrall has purchased the
Spotswood Hotel building at Harrisonburg
for So, 100.
DR.. Hunter Mcclure, of Virginia, has been
elected a member of the American Surgical
Association.
Keely, the Motor Man, has at last decided
to divulge his ''secret," but only to one man.
The lucky individual is Mr.. Boekel, an ex>
pert Philadelphia machinist.
The Senate. on Tuesday, by vote of 33 to
l9, voted down proposition to exempt Con-
erals Sherman and Sheridan from the COM
pulsory retirement at the age of 81.
At the recent election ct Wayuesboro',
Augusta county, Va, the citizens of that
town voted against allowing Intoxicating
liquors to be sold in its limits, the vote stand.
ing 10 for license and 128 against.
a public meeting of the tax payers of Luz
ray, will be held on Saturday, June II, to
obtain the views of the citizens upon tho
proposition to secure loan of money to be
expended in improving the sidewalks, and
streets of the corporation.
William G.. Madore, chief clerk in Baltzell
& Rouss' dry-goods establishment, Cumber>
land, Md, was arrested few DAYS ago,
charged with embezzling about 50, 900 of
the firms funds He waived hearing, and
in default of bail was committed to jail
A letter from Eureka Springs, Ark, re-
ceived at Augusta. Ca, last Tuesday, states
that Hon. Ben Hill is slowly but surely i'm
proving. His general health is very much
improved, his appetite and digestion good
and no sleeps we'll. Tho ulcer is in better
condition, and strong hopes are now enter
tanned of his recovery.
All of the workmen in the iron mills about
Pi.tsburg, st. Louis Chicago, Cleveland,
Wheeling and Cincinnati, and the boiler
makers of New York, are on q strike. go
600 men is perhaps a low estimate of the
number who have quit work. But the strik>
ers. and the mill owners seem determined not
to yield, and at this writing it is hard to tell
what the outcome may be. There was riot
near Chicago, the strikers attacking a train
load of new men who had come to take their
places, wouodipg some hslf>a- dozen, and NOR
tally wounding circuit judge.
In one of the St. Louis courts Tuesday tho
divorce case of Mrs. Alice Davcn por. against
benjamin r. Davenport, prominent bus>
mess man of that city was tried The result
was that decree Of divorce was granted she
plaintiff, with aIimony at the rate of 5000
per year, payable on the first of each month,
aud the restoration of her maiden name, Mo-
lntyre. Tho wife testified to many acts of
cruelty and unreasonable exectuess on the
part of her husband, who displayed jealousy
to remarkable degree. There was pub
lished a set Of rigid rules few weeks ago
which Davenport prepared for the guidance
OF his vile on the occasion of visit n ade by
her to her old homo in New York Among
other things she was not to go upon the street
unveiled, and was not even to recognize any
gentleman, unless near relative, during her
absence from St. Louis.
During the week Mrs. Camden, who lives
on tho Lexington and Covington turnpike
road, ono mile from town, was attacked by
two black suakes whilst on her vav to tho
spring. There is a path through field Of
grass leading to the spring along which she
was going when the snakes made fight One
of them wrapped itself around her foot and
ankle, whilst the other stood on its tail and
cndeavorcd to get about her waist and neck.
She fought the reptiles with bucket which
sho had in her hands and cried out Justify.
when her son, young mau, came to the res.
cue with hoo. Gao of the snakes left Mrs
Camden and made vigorous assault upon
the young man, but he speedily dispatched
it With the hoo and went to the relief of his
mother and succeeded in killing the other
snake. The snakes were of the species known
as "r0oers," aud noted for their propensity
to chase people when disturbed They were
about five feet long and very slim. Mrs.
Camden, though terribly frightened, has suf-
fered 40 i'll consequences from The encounter.
CLcringfon (Ta.) Gazette.
A delegation, presented By Hon. John B.
Hoge, of West Virginia, consisting of Hon.
W. II. Trayers, and Hon. D. b. Lucas, of
Charlestown, j. Cavalier, r. Rau, Edward
Tenrnoy, j. G. Hurst, j.. A. Montague, John
G. Cockrcll, Rev. G. A. Trump, Thos W.
Besle, Alexander Murphy, and James D. Butt,
of Harper's Ferry, called upon the Solicitor
OF the Treasury yesterday to urge Tho sale of
the water po"er properly belonging to the
United States at that place. Objection was
made to lease for any tern of years, and an
absolute sale was suggested as the best dis
position to be made of the property in the
interest of the citizens as we'll as of tho gov
ernmcnt. These gentlemen represent the
wealth and solid interests of this historical
place, and they Pledge themselves to combine
FOR the purpose of representing to the mans
ufaoturers and capitalists of the country the
advantages aud value of the property, on con-
dition that the Solicitor will advertise a sale
at an carly day. Tho law requires On adver.
tisoment of three months, and it was intima>
ted that in tho interval company might bo
formed for tho purpose of developing this
water>powcr and of purchasing the property
at reasonable price, or that attention could
be so directed to its capacity aud value that
competition may be reasonably assured.
Washington Republican, June 9Th.
Mountain Lake Park S, S. Assembly