Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1882-12-05

a labams Legislature q. 8. Senator.
The condition of exsGoyernor Thomas A.
Hendricks continues to improve, but very
slowly.
Hoo. j. II UPdsgrsf, congressm.n. elect
from the Seventeenth Ohio district, died last
-Thrrsday,
Atabi Pashal has pleaded guilty to the
charge of rebellion, has been sentenced to
death, and had his sentence committed by
the Khedive to exile for life:
The 1l1sss Weekly is the title of hand.
SONS and oreditAble little paper established 1t
Mines, Psge county, Va, by Master Clinton
BOude. We wish the youthful publisher
much success in his meritorious undertaking.
Many of our State Democratic exchanges
express decided regret at the deolina.ion of
bon, a. G. Davis for reelection. to the u.
s. Senate and his faithful labors for the best
interests of the State are highly compli>
mented.
The Wheeling Register says: The friends
of Hon. p. 6. orsoraft will bring that. clio.
quent young gentleman forward fol. the posi-.
ton of United States Senator this winter.
Already it is said his canvass hiss received.
considerable encouragement.
A determined effort to admit Dakota as
statesWiIf be one of thu leading items in the
Republican programme of the approaching
session of Congress. Two additional Repub,
! liOen Senator'S and three Presidential electors
make aP tho grad prize for which the con-
test is to be wased.
The many friends of Hon. Dan. B. Lucas,
throughout tho country, would like to see
him elected Clerk, OF the next House of Reps
rssentativss, and they will bring his name
Prominently forward at the proper time. He
would make the ablest man for ths. position
that could be selected in all the land, and
besides he is dead against 'ebosssm."
Aartins6urg Salesman.
On the report of Attorney General Brsvs,
ter, the President has ordered the removal of
the marshal of tho District of Oolumbis,
Charles E. Henry; Postmaster D. B. Anger,
Assistant Postmaster NJ: NJ. Parker, M D.
Helm, foreman of the Congressional Record,
and George E Spencer, commissioner of the
Union Pacific Railroad. They are charged
with Interfering with the administration of
justice in the star>rorte cnses
Provided tho weather be favorable, the
pcoi lie ofthe wbols United States will to, NOR
row have an opportunity, which will not recur
till the year 1904, of observing = transit of
Venus, an sstroninical phenomenon of the
first importance. Tho planet, reaching her
inferior conjunction, on that day makes her
way over the suns face. Those who may be
SO much interested as to have provided them
selves with pieces of smoked glass to prO,ec.
the eyes from the glare oftbe orb of day will,
few minutes after A. NJ, see tiny black
dot making its transit across the suns disc.
The journey, will continue until few min,
utes after rs P. NJ, when the transit hav-
ing been concluded, Venus will disappear
from sight, reHppear after few days IS the
morning star.
The Wheeling Registers Washington cor,
respondent predicts that the thirty>four Re-
publican members in the West Virginia Leg
stature this winter will be solid for the cleo
: ton ola Democratic United States Senator
''Tho will not be much of q Democrat after
all" aud adds:
IhsTs are tWo names on the Republican
: siate, either one of whom can be Senator if
he cad. get the reasonable small plumber oftsu
democratic votes. Who are they, do you
3 ask Well, I'll be plain. and frankly tell you,
rs 70 my custom. Firstly, your own late la
1ented BeDJamin Wilson. Secondly, your
enlnent Jnrist, Judge John j. Jackson"
he same writer mentions the names of
Hon: Daniel B. Lucas, Hon John J. Davis
ard Hen, q. G. Cracraft as prominent Dem
osEstic, eandi dates kelly TO Eight the battles
in Caucus"
A Montreal dispatch siys that aYennor
predicts sndden- freeze,up, with the Their
mometcF at zero or below, at few hours
notics, and advises all river men to take ne.
cessary precautions, December will b, full
of cold waves. The ST. Lawrence river will
beIsOlid before Christmas, snd the year will
close extremely cold, with plenty of snow.-
During the month of December there will be
an unusual amount of precipitation Grain and
SNOWY. Snow in northern, northwestern and
western sections, aud heavy rain and sleet
storms in southern central and southern At,
lantic divisions of the United States. After
the Goth of the month, snow storms are likOly
to extend as far to the southwark as the north
ern portion of the southern Atlantic division
Delaware and Maryland). Heavier snow
storms will occur in western and eastern por>
tons of Canada than in the central portions
of ST. Lawrence River Valley. Very stormy
at close of the month in the majority of the
sections, and probably plenty ofsnow; before