Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1883-07-03
SPIRIT OFJEFFERSON.
TUESDAY MORNING. July 8. 1sss.
Various items.


viegar will remove line from car
pets.
If you wan. to select from Che
largest variety of Tobacco in Charles
town, go to DALeARs's.
1t is thought that the claims for
damages by the Brooklyn bridge
panic will aggegate at least 500, 600.
a large supply of Stitchdown Hand
made Shoes, the best made, just re-
ceived by S. S. DALGARN.
Ounces grow well on either high OR
low ground. and should not be planted
less than twelve feet apart. Mulch
freely with coal ashes.
The Denver Tribune, the leading
Republican paper in Colorado, says:
s'The Republican party cannot afford
to go into a presidential campaign
with Malone and his crowd.''
Governor Crittenden, of Missouri,
very properly declines the gift of a
watch from the bankers of that State.
He holds that he only did his duty in
breaking up the James gang and other
banditti, and the law fixes his salary.
a rumor now runs that the Harris
burg and Potomac railroad after con-
Meeting with the Western MARYLAND
roads branch, at or near Shippens-
burg, will become part of Wander
bits line to the South in connection
with the Shenandoah Valley road.
Work Given Out. On recent of
your address we will make an offer by
which you can earn SIS to 81 evenings,
at your home. Men, Women, Bows
or Girls can do it. II. G. Wilkinson
& Co., 100 and 1877 Fulton Street.
New York. Ja9-Gm.
The Regents of West Virginia Uni
versity have conferred upon Hon. D.
B. Lucas the Degree of L. L. ID.
The honoris merited. There is per-
haps no more through or profound
schoiar'in the state than Mr.. Lucas.
1hdritnsburg Independent
Accidents from moving machines,
threshcrs and other farming imple-
ments, aciN happen to the careless
and unwary. No matter how severe
the injury, Phenol Sodique is the
dressing, o5occ al others for afford
ing relief from pain and rapid heal
ing of the wounds.
Hols. DANIEL 3. LUcAs.-Wc notice
with 4 high degree OF pleasure that
the Degree of l.. L. d. was conferred
upon this gentleman by the Regents
of the West Virginia University at its
recent commencement. Nome within
the borders OF the State were better
entitled to the high distinction, nor
none surely will wear itmorc worthily.
[jucrt;msburg Statesman.
HAPPY ONCE NIoRE.-St. Louis,
Mo--A Chronicle reporter was told
by Mr. Alfred j. Papin, OF this city,
that his nephew had the most obsti-
nate case of infammatory rheumatism
which batltcd all kinds of treatment
until st. Jacobs Oil, the great pain
conqucrer was used. It cured the
young man, and he recommends it
as the greatest cure for pains in the
world.
Prof. Benz. Hyde Benton, former
Principal of the New Market Polytech-
mic Institute, was found dead in the
woods in Alexandria county few
days ago. Near by was an empty
whiskey flask and silver-mounted
cane, marked ssProf. B. H b., March,
1872 he was lately a resident of
Washington city, and has been miss
ing several days. The inquest showed
that it was suicide by laudanum.
PROOF EyERYwuERE.-Ifa an inva-
lid or sick person has the least doubt
OF the power and efficacy of Hop
Bittcrs to cure them, they can find
cases exactly like their own, in their
own reighborhood, with proof posi-
tive that they can be easily and per-
manently cured at trifiing cost-or
ask your druggist or physician.
GREENwIcu, Feb. IL, 1880.
Hop Bttters Co.-SIRs-i7 was given
up by the doctors to die of scrofula
consumption. Two bottles of your
Bitters cured me. LEROY BREWER.
On Thursdaylast, Auctionecr Kcar-
fott sold for the Commissioners ap-
pointed by the Circuit Court of. this
county, the residue of Col. Jno. Q.
a. Nadenbousch's real estate. House
and lot e. John ST., Martinsburg, to
Mrs. Sarah C. Simmons, 5000; ditto.
F.. John, DR.. j. W. NcSherry, $3.50:
ditto, w. John, w. E. Nic!zlin, SS35;
interest of Col. Nadenbousch in prop
erty corner Race and German, to
Henry Sharff, $3.50; SO acres near
Gerardstown, adjoining Gray's heirs,
to Mrs. Martha j. Gray, SIS per acre;
undivided half of 1913 acres to Mrs.
N. j. Gray, at $50 per acre. The
balance of property sold was pur-
chased by the heirs of Col. Naden-
bousch at fair prices.
Adrtins5urg Statesman.
How the people are not relieved by
the much-vaunted reduction of taxes
by the last Congress is seen in the
effect of that law upon prices. The
government loses 81 2,272, 600 of rev.
enue from matches, but these neces-
sary articles are no cheaper because
of the abolition of the stamp tax.
The same is true of patent medicines,
which yield nearly 100000. The
SO, ,0GO, 900 in tobacco taxes reieas-
ed by the new law is s'divided be-
tween the manufacturers and deal