Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1885-06-23
Various Items.

Various Items.
Wife-beaters are being given the
benefit of the whiPping-posti in Mary
land.
The Republican State Convention
of Ohio has nominated j. b: Foraker
for Governor.
The French Steamer Isere arrived
at New York last week with the Bar
tholdi statue of Liberty.
Rev. j. A. Lefevre, of Baltimore,
has been elected president of David
son College, Charlotte, N. G.
The Baltimore and Ohio will put
10000 men to laying tracks to Phil
adelphia, and have trains running to
New York by November next.
There are 250 male and four female
prisoners in the penitentiary at
Moundsyille. There are 673 patients
in the State Insane Asylum at Yves
ton.
Severe earthquake shocks have been
felt at Berne and Genoa. Up to date,
2,700 persons have been killed by the
shocks in the Vale of Cashmere, and
the quakes still continue.
The cholera record for a day in
Spain is 700 fresh cases and 800
deaths. The Spanish ministry has
resigned because the King insists on
visiting the infected districts.
G. n. ZerkIe has been. removed
from his position as clerk of the rail-
way mail service between Baltimore
and Bristol, by the. Shenandoah VAL
ley route, and George White, of Lex
ington, Va, has been appointed in
his place.
A young negro, about 10 years of
age, named Charles VIM. Robinson,
was committed to Jail in this place
several days since for an attempt to
rape the nine-year old daughter of
Mr.. Jno. Manuel near Middletown.
Winchester NewS.
The Western Maryland Railroad
Company will beautify the grounds
of stations along their line of road,
and to this end have contracted with
the Waynesboro Floral Company
The Blue Mountain station will be
the first to receive attention.
An engine attached to a freight
train standing on a side track at
Mines, on S. v. r. 'R.,.was struck
by lightning Tuesday. The engineer
was seriously hurt and the fireman
slightly injured. The engine was
badly amagcd.-TKa,y Sentinel.
Mr.. Charles V. Meredith, who was
selected to conduct the prosecution of
Thomas J. Cluverius, for the murder
of Fannie Lillian Madison, has written
a letter to the Richmond City Coun-
Gil, in which he says that under no
circumstances will he accept any
compensation for the services he rem
dcred.
1t is stated that Gen. G. w. C.
Lee, president, of Washington and
Lee University, at Lexington, Va,
has rendered his resignation, in con-
sequence of ilI-health. 1t is believed
that some Arrangement will be made
him and induce him to reconsider
this step. Gen. Lee succeeded his
father, Gen. Robert f. Lee, as pres
ident of the college upon the latter's
death.
During the dashing rain of last
Friday, a number of small fish fell
on New Courthouse street. between
Augusta and New street. They were
from an inch to an inch and a-half in
length, and about as lively a lot of
minnows as could be found anywhere.
The boys gathered a number of them
into tin cans, and Notwithstanding
their aerial journey they we're alive
and kickiDg.-Staunton Vtrgintan.
The schooner Austin D. Knight
sailed from Philadelphia last Thurs
day for Vigo, Spain, where she is to
be engaged in raising the Spanish
treasure gaIleons sunk in Vigo bay
in 1902. The schooner is chartered
by the Vigo Bay Treasure Company,
n Philadelphia enterprise, to which
the Spanish government has granted
a concession on condition that the
latter receive one-quarter of the
treasure recovered.
During the storm on Monday eve
ming, the Colored Methodist Church
Of this place, was blown down, and
completely destroyed. The church
was a new one, having been built
about two years, and must have been
very badly constructed, as no other
building in town was affected by the
storm. The roof was rent into frag-
ments and strcwn about over the
ground for a considerable distance, a
portion of it lodging upon the roof
of the parsonage next door. About
fifteen minutes before the accident
occurred, the minister. and some of the
officials of the church were in the
building. attending TO some business,
and upon coming out, found it rain
ing. Some wanted to remain in the
church until the storm was over, but
the minister having serious doubts as
to the stability of the editice refused
to do so, fortunately for all con-
cerned. a large portion of the wall
was also broken down, and the church
is a complete wreck.
[ndrtinsburg Statesman.
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