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UNIVERSITY LANDS.

We have frequently had occasion to complain in behalf of our citizens of the failure of the Territorial au. thorities and the land department of the general government to publish the numbers and location of the uni. Sersity lands of this section, which are withdrawn from private entry. We have claimed in general terms that the failure to make public the numbers of these university lands in cured expense and hardship upon our people, and for the purpose of showing the effects of its practical workings under the present condition of things, we submit the following plain statement, which, as a matter of fact, is but one of many:
 In April last gentleman settled upon and improved certain piece of land, and in due time forwarded to the land office his declaratory state ment with proper fees. The paper was received and properly filed by the local ofice and receipts and ac- ceptance duly returned. In the month of December following came notice from the local office that the land thus located was university land and not subject to private entry. h. formation was given, however, that the pre,emptor could select another quarter of land subject to entry and his claim was held without prejudice. In order that he might not again settle upon university land he request ed the local office to send him the numbers of the sections comprising these lands. This letter was written on January nth. In a letter dated January I4th he was informed that he could get an abstract of the uni, yersiiy lands for three dollars, and a plat of the township for S more. It will he seen at a glance that the numbers of the land would have been ample protection for the pre-emptor, s and that he neither asked for nor needed an abstract or plat of the township, as the numbers would have sufhced to protect him in his reloca- t'on. The matter of three dollar. seems to loom up rather,conspicuous !" md we,agata assert that the nun
 # those university sections 0
 should be published.
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LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY.
COUNCIL.
PRESCOTT, Ian. 2I, 1881,

AOONNll.
 PRESCOTT, Jan. 2I, 1881. l. w. Darlington withdrew as can didate for temporary chairman, and ]. B. Todd was elected by acclama- tion.
 After the report of the committee on credentials, vote of thanks was rendered to ], H. Carpenter as pre- siding officer during the deadlock. Secretary Van Arman then admin tered to the members the usual oath of office.
 r. K. Ainsworth of Yavapai was by exclamation elected President and sworn in.
 Alter recess the Council went into secret session and elected the follow ing persons to the various offices of that body:
 Chief Clerk-A. E. Fay, Flagstaff. Assistant-R. J. Pryhe, Tucson. Journal Clerk-D. S. White, Tomb stone.
 Assistant-Miss Carrie Nash, Pres colt.
 Sergeant-at-Arms-Pat Hamilton. Enrolling and Engrossing-W. s. Hodges, of.Yuma.
 Assistant-W. F. Holden, Prescott. Doorkeeper-John Dobbs, Tucson. Janitor-Ed Long, Prescott. Watchman-John Roberts, Pres colt.
 Messenger--J. Robinson, Prescott. Pages-Ed, Stephens of Tucson and D. Merrill of Prescott.
 Chaplain-Rev. N. L. Guthrie, of Prescott.
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NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that :he undersigned has this day bought put the general stock of merchandise of C. T. Rogers, and will carry on the business under the firm name of J. C. Bramwell & Go. All claims due C. T. Rogers will be collected by the undersigned.
 JIG. BRAMWELL & co. Williams, Nov. 27, 1884.
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The Probate Court of Cochise county refused q decree setting aside a homestead to the widow of a Mir. Moody, On the ground that she was his wife by polygamous marriage, contracted according to the rites oi the Mormon Church. The decision was given under the law as expressed by the Edmunds bill.
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Adjourned.

The Cochise Record suggests that the county division scheme be settled by the taxpayers of that section upon whom the expense of the creation of the new government would fall. This suggestion will apply to YavaPai as we'll as Cochise. IL the taxpayers of our section desire to assume their share of the county indebtedness and add to it the expense of starting a new county government, the erection of county buildings and other ex7 pens, that will naturally follow, then we favor county division. If on the other hand the division is sought for by few individuals whose greatest ambition is to fill tke offices Of the new county, and is not backed by our property holders, then we oppose any movement in that direction.
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AlIos. lnnan.

The last act of the recently defunct Mayor and City Council was to sign and deliver to George B. Inman, s6s,- JOG in municipal bonds iC payment of the city water works. In reciproca- tion of this act of ofhcial anxiety to see him immediately paid for his ser vices, Mir. Inman this morning de- parted for Ash Forks, without having first provided for the payment oi cheeks drawn on the Bank of Arizona, which exceeded his deposit in that in stitution by several thousands of dol lars. How our citizens can obtain this money justly due them, and which trey can during the present business repression i'll afford to lose, is prop .sition which the officials who deifed Jnman can spend their time in solv- ing. g.-Miner.
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The Prescott Miner speaks highly of the effort of our late townSman, E. M. Sanford. in the argument of a criminal proceeding before the Su- preme Court, in which a ruling of the District Court was reversed,
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Now that the aews has gone abroad that the building ot the Mineral Bel Railroad is fixed fact, we may ex- pect large additions to our Hoal ing population. In view of these facts candor prompts us to say that for rhs present man without nlpnGV can do as well elsewhere as inN gstaff. There is no demand for labcN ores ent, and until the construction
 proposed road actually begins
 Aver Mill begins operating tine s,. . of labor is more than equal toyhe demand. With the opening of spring it ,s confidently expected that work will commence on the new road al tnis point. This, in connection with the demand of the Ayer.companN WI give ample returns for' "s~ money and nluscie,
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Stolen Goods.

Stolen, about November 7th, from cabin, near Perkins mill--probably by Indians some articles of clothing. one quilt, cooking utensils, small axe, with brass muzzle or guard, part of pair of canvass saddle,bags etc., being part of pack outfit. Suitable reward will bespaid for information leading 'n 'L~ recove any part of the lost goods.
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Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1885-03-03
MARRIED.

Inthe Prcsby terrain Church. of this place. Feb
ruary 25th. 1885. by Rev. Dr..A. C. Hopkins.
Mr.. OSCAR II. PHILLIPS to aIiss BESSIE 81.
STARRY, youngest daughter of Mr.. Thomas
K. Starry-all of Charlestown.
In West Washington. February 18th, 1885. at
the residence of the bride, 800 Dumbarton ay-
enue. by the Rev. a. Z. Stuart, DR.. JAMES
S1ORSELL iGRAIGHILL. of Baltimore Md,
to ANNE FIELD BERRY, daughter of John 8.
Berry, and granddaughter of the late Philip T.
Berry.
In the parlor of the .. Carter House" on Mon
day. March ed. by the Rev. j. w. Tongue Mr..
FRANCIS ADAM BELL.of Clarke Co..Va., to
Miss. MAMIE VIRGINIA THOMPSON, of
Jefferson county, w. Va,
At the residence of the brides parents, Feb
ruary 10Th. 1885. by Rev. j. E. Armstrong. as
sisted by Rev. Charles Ghiselin. Mr.. JOSEPH
s. TENANT to Miss HALLE, daughter OF
Mr.. Jacob Wintermoyer- of Shepherdstown.
At the Lutheran Parsonage in Martinsburg,
by Rev. R. G. Holland. February 9th. 1885,
Mr.. JACOB A. HIEDWOHL. of this county,
to Miss MOLLTE HARRIS, of Shcpherdstown.
At the parsonage of the n. E. Church South,
in Shephcrdstown, February 26th. 1885. by
Rev. j. E. Armstrong Mr.. JACOB s. BEST to
MissAIARY E. FINCHER-both of this county.
February 18th. 1885, at the residence of the
brides father, by Rev. J. T. EubNnk. Mr.. WM
H. BROWN to Miss JULIA F. HANNAH
both of this county.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1885-03-03

Capt. Bedford PIN, the well-known
English naval engineer and ex-mem-
Der of the British Parliament, who
has just completed an extended tour
of the United Statesiand Canada, has
expressed a desire TO present the
British Museum with a single copy of
every daily and weekly paper pub
iishcd in the United States and Can
ada, and has requested specimen
copies of the daily issues of March
5, 1885, and weeklies for the first
week of March to be forwarded to
him in London. tits Capt. PINS in
tention to bind the papers in volumes
and classify them by States, Prov
inces and Territories, and request the
British government to place them in
the public archicves of the British
Museum, where they are to be care
fully preserved.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1885-03-03

Board of Regents, respecting the
Presidency of the University. The
speaker said he hardly cared to as
sumo the responsibilities of the office,
but he stated that should it be the
pleasure of the Board of Regents to
elect him. he would accept, provided
they would agree to give him their
hearty support. 1.-THE Regents would
give him their support by taking the
University out of sectarianism and
politics, he would bind himself to put
200 students into the University be-
fore the next Commencement or re-
Iinquish his salary, and if he did not
have 800 students at the Commence
ment next ensuing he would relin-
quish his salary for that year. That
was all there was in the twit from the
gentleman from jefferson.
The House agreed to the Senate's
resolution appropriating $4,000 for
the repair of the State House in
Wheeling.
In the Senate, onThursday, S. j.
r. No. z, proposing an amendment to
the Constitution of this State, and
proposing that the existing permanent
and invested school fund, and all
money due, and interest accruing
thereto, shall be distributed in such
manner as may be prescribed by gen
eral laws, to the support of the Free
Schools, in five annual installments,
as nearly equal in amount as may be.
The Governor, the Superintendent OF
Free Schools, the Auditor, the Trea-
surer and the Attorney General are
hereby constituted the Board of School
Fund, to manage the school fund and
to superintcnd the distribution there
of, under such regulations as shall be
prescribed by law. Passed by two
thirds vote.
H. B. No. sc, to establish County
Court and Board of Commissioners
for Jefferson county. Passed by a
vote of 10 to 1.
Among bills approved by the Gov
ernor before adjournment of the Leg
islature was the act establishing a
county Court and Board of Commits
sioners for the county of jefferson.
The Legislature adjourned Friday
night.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1885-03-03

The Washington correspondent of
the New York Wortd quotes Senator
Bayard asssayingt that since he intro
duced resolutions in the Senate de
nouncfng the dynamite explosions in
London his mail has been .burdened
with anonymous threatening letters.
He says that during his recent visits
to New York he was .astonished at the
compactness of the dynamite organ
izations.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1885-03-03

"ToNDEn BooKs.'-Some of the products
of The Literary RguOlwlion fall little short of
the marvellous in the eyes of those who rcmc,n-
Der books and prices as they existed score of
years ago. The Library of Standard His
tory described in advertising columns is
striking example Of the change which has
come about in favor of the book-lover The
Christian at Work. New York. well character
ICES tic volume: " a wondcr-bOok in more
senses than one. The idea of putting a work
like this at only $3.50 per copy, seems prcp0s-
ferrous and yet there is wisdom in it. for every
body will wa3t it. and it will thus be the means
of advertising and introducing the numerous
other valuable hooks which the publisher is
putting forward" Even ut these prices the
publisher makes no preteIise of '.philanthropic''
motive. but says the book pays % good profit
The offer he makes of :. 1UO-pagc descriptive
catalogue free on application win surely call
forth showers of inquiries. and the further offer
of Books for examination before payment
ought to satisfy the incrcdulous. The put,-
fishers address is John B. Alden. 800 Pearl
Street, New York.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1885-03-03


The Wheeling Register of Wcdnes-
day, in an article complimentary to
Col. r. p. Chew, Delegate from this
county, says:
Colonel Chew has developed con-
stitutional grasp of his duties, and
shows an aggressive legislative char
acter that is pleasant to contemplate
in these days of timidity and general
uncertainty of what to do of the aver
age legislator, for fear he will not
please his constituency or mayhap in
cur the hostility of some of the more
wealthy and influential citizens. This
characteristic in the Delegate from
Jefferson was eXemplified in his adj
vocacy of both this license bill and
the additional five cent levy for bull
ding fund. He takes good solid
ground for his position, viz: The Con-
stitution says any deficit incurred by
any preceding legislature shall be
provided for by its successor. All
the members subscribe to a solemn
oath to obey this fundamental law,
and yet instead of doing their sworn
duty keep on from year to year dis
regarding it, and permitting the State
to run into debt deeper and deeper.
Such logical premises and conclusions
are unanswerable, and the Register
only wishes the woods were full of
such gentlemen as Col. Chew.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1885-03-03
State Of West Virginia,

'''N WI OCiCThol, SCI
Clerks cGicc of the County Court.
Tho following is List of Deeds admitted to
record in said Office, during the week ending
February %, 1885.
l. jefferson County Building Association,
No 4, to Martin l.. Avis Deed of Release.
February 2Sd. 1885.
.. John T. Coiston and r. ~ Alexander to
Martin l.. Avis. Deed of Release. dated Feb
Tiary 2lst, 1885. Date of Record, February
2ith. 1855.
8. George IT. Hagley and wife to B. F. Chris
tiun: Deed of Bargain and Sale dated Octo-
Der Esd. 1884. conveying part of I.ot0f Land.
in Chnrlcstown. Date of Record, February
2ith. 1885.
4. John j. ITof!mastcr and wife and Eli L..
Fiscr to Margaret +. Rice. wife of William NJ.
Rice. Decd of Bargain and Sale dated March
9TH. 1882. conveying tho Interest of Grantors
in Parcel of Land, in this county. containing
= Square Pcrchcs. Date of Record, February
2S!h. 1855.
$. George BAYLOR. Special Commissioner, 10
" G. Bate, R. Helen Bates and Mary b..
MocouGhtry: Deed of Release. executed Feb
riaTy 2S:h, 1885, and admitted to record same
day.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1885-03-03
Various Items.

Without economy none can be rich
with economy few need be poor.
A natural gas explosion atsWells=
burg, w. Va: Saturday week, killed
six persons and wounded a number
of others.
They have captured wildcat in
Virginia which has whipped ten of
the best fighting dog in rotation, and
now has her back up looking for an
other.
Russia possesses19, 672, 72s horses
and yet is so 50 alarmed at the ex-
port, which has risen from 5000 in
1873 to 80, 900 in 1882, that tax is
talked of
A gigantic earthworm has just been
sent from Cape Colony, Africa, to
the Royal Geological Society of Eng
land. 1t is six feet five inches in
length and thick accordingly.
Earthquake observations are to be
instituted on the summit of Ben
Nevis, where is located the highest
meteorological observatory in the
British Isles. The isolated position
of this station renders it particularly
suited to observations of slight trem-
ors.
Florida orange growers are much
disturbed by their meagre returns
this season which in some cases
scarcely covered the cost of shipping
the fruit. The market is said to be
glutted, and they begin to think that
the orange business, like everything
else, has been overdone.
Land rent is runiously low in
Hampton county, South Carolina, ac-
cording to a !Southern paper. Valu-
able land which. rented for S2.65 an
acre last year has been obtained for
80 cents with few bidders. Some
land rents will not pay the taxes upon
the soil, and all because of the scare
ity of labor.
In skating rink in Winchester,
last Saturday night, Miss Lizzie For
ney, aged 10 years, who had been
skating for some time, stopped to
have her skates frightened by Il gen
tleman friend, when she sank to the
floor and died in few moments
Physicians pronounced heart disease
the cause of her death.
The 'tTemplc Farm at yorktown,
Va, on which is the Moore House,
where the Commissioners to draw up
the articles of CORVALLIS met on Oct
10, 1881, is advertised for sale. 1t
was upon this farm that the ceremo-
mics of the Yorktown centennial cele-
bration took place, when the Moore
House was made the home of the
French guests.
A writer in Science. discussing the
subject of rainfall in Kansas, finds
that while this has increased 20 per
cent. iii the eastern part of the State
since its occupation by the white
settlers, western Kansas has little in
crease of rainfall to boast of and little
to hope for. He greatly doubts, in
deed whether half of the State, lying
outside the immediate track of vapor-
laden winds can ever have a rainfall
adequate to maintain successful az
riculture.
All leather betting should OCCASION
ally be creased with the following
mixture, or it will become dry and
will not adhere to the puIIeys: One
gallon meats foot or tanners oil, one
gallon tallow and twelve ounces rosin,
dissolved by heat and well mixed to-
gether; to be used cold, the belt hav-
ing been previously dampcned with
warm water, except where it is spliced
together. During the winter season
an extra quantity of oil should be adj
ded to the mixture.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1885-03-03

The Philadelphia Times voices our
sentiments when it says: ' There is
one name high up in the list of Dem
ocratic statesmen that would be wei
come to the Democracy and to the
country in the new Cabinet. That
name is Allen G. Thurman. It is a
name linked with honest, heroic acts
of the broadcast craftsmanship during
long public service that is undimmed
by single blemish, land twill endure
when many of the bright stars of to-
day shall have faded"
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1885-03-03

NJ. NJ. Brick") Pomcroy is
about starting new paper in Wash
ington City. 1t is to be called TIE
United States Democrat, Successor to
the La Crosse Democrat will be is
sued in first-class style as an eight
page weekly paper, at 200 year.
1t will be published by the newly in
corporated, The United States Pub
fishing Company, with abundant cap
ital. John A. Hervey, formerly of
the Wheeling Erening Journal, Bus
mess Manager. In the editorial man
agement Mr.. Pomeroy will be ably as
sisted by Major Alexander Hunter,
as Associate Editor. Major Hunter,
one of the old Virginia stock, was a
member of the celebrated Black
Horse Cavalry, was in the war from
its Alpha to Omega thereof: kept a
daily record of events, and will
furnish the Democrat with continued
chapters of the greatest interest to all
soldiers alike, no matter what uni
forms they wore.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1885-03-03

Ex-Governor Moses of South Caro-
lima, is serving term in a NIassa-
chusetts work house for theft. He
was at one time the ideal carpet-bag
governor of the South, and principal
ly noted for his debauchery and ras-
cality.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1885-03-03
DIED

In Charlestown. on Wednesday morning.
February 25th. 1895, JAMES NELSON GAIL
LATER. Junior Publisher of The Virginia
Free Press and son of the late Horatio n. Gal
lahcr-aged 4S years. months and % days.
At her residence in Bolivar. in this county.
on SIIndayevening last. Mrs. JANE TEARNEY.
wife of Edward Tcurncy, Esq. late sheriff of
this county, at an advanced age.
In HarPcr's Ferry. on Tuesday evening last.
February 24th. 1885. Miss ANNIE MCDONALD
aged rbout rs years-aunt of Mr.. E. j. Viii
liams of this town.