Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1883-08-14

a British steamship, with four
cases OF yellow fever on board, is
quarantined below Baltimore.
+. D. Wheclwright, Union, W Va,
says: 81 know of several who have
been benefited by using Browns
Iron Bitters.
The building of the observatory for
the great Mccormick telescope at the
University OF Virginia has been
begun.
For the CALLED or otherwise injured
horse, use Phcnol Sodique, should
you wish his early relief and useful
ness. See advertisement in our col
umns.
En- Treasurer Polk, who cmbczzlcd
$3.50, $40 of the State of Tennessee's
money, has been sentenced to twenty
years Imprisonment and fined the
exact sum that he stole.
Captain Webb, the famous English
swimmer, who sometime ago swan
the English Channel from England
to. France, in attempting the crimi-
nally reckless deed of swimming the
lower rapids of the Niagara river,
met With his death.
There is hardly an adult person
living but is sometimes troubled with
kidney difficulty, which is the most
prolific and dangerous cause of all
disease. There is no sort of need to
have any form of kidney or urinary
trouble if Hop Bitters is taken oc-
casionally.
Referring to the West Virginia
University, the Wheeling Register!
says: "Wc believe in building up
the educational institutions of our
young State. We are in favor of
every measure that will better our
University, that. will improve our
Normal Schools, that will advance
our common schools"
NJ. a. Dauphin, of the Louisiana
lottery, has begun suit for $4,000
against the New York Times for libel.
The libel is charged TO havcbcen con-
tanned in an editorial. headed :'I'hc
BraZcn Dauph;n." lie has also sued
the Washington Sunduy Chronicle for
the same amount for an article alleged
to reflect on him.
TIE LATEST BONANZA IN CALI
ToENIA.-Bicbor. CaI.-Mr. Thomas
p. Ford, editor of the 1EOuntaim Iri6-
"ne, of this place: publishes that the
great pain-curc, st. Sacobs Oil. has
worked wonders in his family, and
that he would not be without it. He
states that among all the people st.
jacobs Oil is the most popular mcdi-
cine ever introduced.
DIR. Richardson, Canadian gentle
man of means, scientific attainmcnts
and inventive mind, resident in Wash
ington, has Invented machine or de
vice by the aid of which he proposes
TO go over Niagara Falls. He is en-
thusia5tic, and expects to accomplish
the undertaking without personal in
jury to himself. lie says he will make
the trial within 4 month. His appa-
ratUs is Il sort cf balloon which will
partially Gc&t him rs lie goes over the
falls.
AS WHEN SHE WAS ToUHG.-"I
have used Parkcr's Hair Balsam and
like it better than any similar prepa-
ration know of, - writes Mrs. Ellen
Perry, wife OF Rev. p. Perry, of Cola
brook Springs. Mass. '.NIy hair was
almost entirely gray, but a dollar
bottel of the Balsam has restored the
softncss, and the brown color it had
when l was young-not single gray
hair left. Since 1 began applying
the Balsam my hair has stopped fall
ing out, and l find that it is per-
fectly harmless and agreeable dress
ing"
l have few Canary Birds for sale,
"Songsters," and any one wanting Il
fine Bird will do well to call at Bur
toms Jewclry Store, where lie keeps
a full assortment of Watches, Clocks,
Jewelry and Silvcr-platcd Ware, Ac-
cordcons, Niolins, Banjos, Pistols.
Cartridges, Caps, Bird Seed, Mock
itg Bird Food, &c. Fly Fans, new
parts made for them and put in order
now is the time to have them re-
paired. Lamp tops ccmented on New
Process. Watches, Clocks and jew
e!ry repaired cheaper than elsewhere.
Call and see him. Look for the sign
Ii. y. BUHroN, Matchmaker.