Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1882-05-02

DR.. M F. Hullihsn has resigned his posi-
ton as First Assistant Physician at the West
Virginia Insane Asylum.
In the United States Senate, on Friday.
House bill fixing the second Tuesday in 90,
tober as the time for electing Congressman in
West Virginia was passed.
The frs. gun in the political campaign of
1882 will be fred in Oregon on June 5.h.
when 3 full State ticket is to be chosen and
alss member of the FOrty-eighth Congress
Hon. JnO. Blair Hoge has bssn appointed
member of the House Committee ON the
District Of Columbia, to ELL the vacancy
caused by the death of Representative Allen
Of Missouri.
Rev. DR.. 8. s. Resell, one of the nos. dis
tiaguished ministers of the NJ. E. Church.
died at his sons residence, near Reetortown.
Fsuquisr county, Va, last Thursday morn,
ing, IN the 10Th year of his age.
The colored bishops of .he United States
are holding meeting in Baltimore with
view to consolidate two branches of the NJ.
E.-Chureh new under separate jurisdictions;
but owing to the absence of several colleagues
they adjourned without eonsun ating the
plan.
- DR.. James G. Wiltshire, Of Baltimore, form,
srly Of this ssunty, was narrisd a. Culpoper,
Va, laat Thursday, to Miss Fannie Rus
sell Hill, of that town. The bride is .
daughter Of Major E. B. Hill, well-known
auartermaster in the late Confederate army,
and niece of LIEUT., General A. P. Hill.
DIR. Wiltshire was an officer in Mosby's com,
nand, where he greatly distinguished him
self fer courage snd dash
Tho drug firm of zolliokoffer l. TAYLOR,
(of which Mr. G. Ed. Taylor, formerly of
shis place, is tho junior member, of Abipg>
don, Va, have just awarded the prize Of an
elegant silver cup to tho party guessing pear>
est to tho number of beans contained in q
sealed jar IN their store. The VI,gtntan says
that this firm is doing an excellent business,
and that 'fgris and energy will tell, and FOL
lickofer & Taylor are booming"
Dir. Petsr 3. Borst, well-known citizen
of Luray, Page county, Va, died suddenly
on Monday week. He had been Common
Wealth's Attorney of Page county, and
member of the Leg islature; he was also
member of the Virginia convention of 1861.
aad voted for the ordinance of secession
passed BY that body. Since the war Dir.
BOrst has been connected with a number of
railroad enterprises, aud was the first pres,
ident of the Shenandoah Valley Railroad.
Senator Hill, OF Georgia, has gone to
Eureka Springs. 1t is said his condition is
exceedingly critical, and that his friends NAV
prepare for the worst at any moment His
wound is still uuhsaled, and he can eat no
solid food. He is very much depressed, and
will scarcely take-the liquid food that his at,
tendants prepare for him. 1t is stated that
his physicians have said there is no hope for
hisrecOVery beyond the miraculous cures that
are said to have been effected as Eureka
Springs.
Indian hostilities, which rarely ever slum>
Der on the far western borders, have bust
into sudden fame during the last few DAYS,
and following close upon tho intelligence of
several scattered murders in New Mexico
comes the announcement of the complete do,
ssruetion by the Indians on Tuesday of the
little town Of Galeyville, in Arizona, and the
massacre of thirty>ive white Inhabitants.
The band which inauguratsd hostilitics in
the present case call themselves Chiricahuas.
and declare they have taken up the hatchot
to ayeuge the death Of the three Indians re-,
GENTLY executed at Fort Grant, Arizona.
A sontract Was oonsummated a few DAYS
ago between ths,.Shenandoah Valley Railroad
Company and Mr.. E. E. Densiston, of w.
Clark & Co, eff Philadelphia, by which the
railroad company lease rolling stock from Mr..
Dennlston for seVen years, valued in all at
$239,S 76, and consisting of the following
items rs gendola cars, 10 cnboose cars,
tool sars, 80 bog cars, Is stock cars, 5 first,
class passenger locomotives and 2 second
hand locomotives, formerly the property of
the Norfolk aRd Western Railroad. The ROLL
ing stock is all to DO delivered on or before
June LIST, next. The Shenandoah VALLEY
Company is to pay s8,T4175 on Muy Ist.
and thereafter S6,507.50 each month, until
the sum of 1924 $50 has been paid, when
the leased property passes into the SEXUAL
S"usieuiP VI tao taIIFoao company.
"Ihs Southern States and European Land
and Emigration Company" recently organ
lied at New York City, for the purpose of
acquiring the cheap lands which the South,
srn aud Southwestern States oFsr, and their
sale to companies and colonies organized in
Europe for their purchase, commences with
Q capital Of one million dollars The follnw.