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

SPIRIT OF JEFFERSON.
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TUESDAY MORNING, JUNE %, 1885.
John NJ. Birch, of Wheeling, W.
Va, is appointed consul at Nagasahf.
Cluyerius was sentenced in Rich
mond, last Friday, to be hung On the
2Oth Of November next.
The o. S. steamer 1roquofs has
been ordered to Guayaquii, Ecuador,
presumably in connection with the
Santos case.
Thomas 81. Hodgson has been ap-
pointed postmaster at Berkeley
Springs, Morgan county, vice j. Ru-
tus Smith, removed.
Gen. Grant has been removed to
Mount McGregor, N. Y, a health re-
sort in the Adirondack mountains.
He is getting much weaker.
We are pleased to see the Martins
burg Statesman out ina new dress,
and congratulate Capt. Colston, its
editor, upon it's marked success.
Gen. VIM. R. Terry was informed,
a few days ago, of his sons shocking
death, and bore the sad intelligence
like a hero. His health is improving.
Governor Wilson has appointed
Clarence L. Smith, of Fairmont, Re-
gent of the West Virginia University,
to ELL the vacancy caused by the res
ignation of James Morrow, Jr.
Washington and Lee University
has conferred the degree of Ii. d.
upon Bishop A. w. Wilson, of the
n. E. Church South, and the degree
of D.. d. upon Revs. w. A. Wade
and Jno. p. Strider.
An exchange well says that those
persons who think the turning out
process a slow one, will probably be
surprised to learn that between thirty
and forty thousand changes have
been made since the Inauguration of
Mr.. Cleveland.
1888, 900 have been saved in the
Postofice Department alone in the
last three months, under a Democratic
administration, and yet some Repub-
licans would have the people take
stock in their dear " two-cent'' delu-
sion, for all that.
The committee appointed at the
late session of the Legislature to Sc
lect a site for another Insane Asylum,
is ready to receive propositions
Cannot the owner of some suitable
property in this locality give an offer
to this committee. No more Access
sible or healthy point can be found
in the State.
II may be true the Shcpherdstown
Register couldn't get a good snake
story; but, not to be daunted, it is
out in a locust story. c., that the
locusts in that town are boring
through brick payements and the
like. A hard story-in fact a rcgu-
lar " brick'' of a story. Go up
head, Brothers Snyder.
The survivors of the Sixth United
States Cavalry have invited the sur
yivors of the Sixth and Seventh Vir-
ginia Cavalry and Chew's Battery to
attend the second reunion of the for
mer command to be held at Column
bus, Ohio, July Sd, 1S35-the ami
Tersary of the action at Fairfield, Pa,
IN which these commands participa-
ted.
The new postal law, changing the
rate on letters from one cent per half
ounce to one cent per ounce, and on
second class matter from two cents
per pound to one cent per pound,
goes into effect July 1st. The change
in the letter rates will do away with
much of the educ stamp nuisance,
as all but a very small proportion of
frst-class mail Will fall under one
ounce.
An Upshur county correspondent
of the Wheeling Register condemns
the present jury law and speaks of
corruption in the Upshur juries, but
fails to give an intimation as to what