Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1885-05-05

thAS W. ~ OhS 4ASl1lOIlADLS wrap dO
summer resorts.
It is asserted that England has al
ready spent $50, 100000 getting
ready to. fight Russia.
Vienna cloth is the name of a new
material used for making tailor-madc
gowns. tits elaborately embroidered
with coppery braid.
Stonewall Jackson's only daughter,
Julia, will be married at Richmond
on June 3, to William z. Christian, q
prominent grain merchant.
The Bosphore Egyptien incident
has boon brought to IN end by the
apology of-the Egyptian prime min
lister to the charge d'affaires.
The short dolmans and visites made
of velvet, brocade, Ottoman and
broehe fabrics are again'in fashiona-
bic favor, both here and abroad.
There is at present a rage for the
Elton, Zouaye and Greek jackets for
house and evening wear. The Greek
jacket is especially picturesque.
Lieut.. Story, commanding an ex-
ploring expedition, sailed from San
Francisco on Sunday for the newly
discovered Putnam river, in Alaska.
A cable message received by the
Governor-Gc General of Canada from
London announces the death there by
smallpox of Col. Kennedy, of the
Nile voyagers.
Broad cashmere scarfs in red, pale
blue, white and cream are q novelty
in shawls for evening wear. They
have deliberately embroidered ends or
arc trimmed with lambs wool fringe.
Large gilt beetles are sometimes
placed on the side of Il bonnet, and a
handsome pin is placed on the bow
formed by the strings, which may be
tied under the chin or at the side.
Benjamin Borden Sherman. a MGR
chant of over 80 years standing in
New York, and for many years presi-
dent of the Mechanics National Bank
of that city, died suddenly Saturday
evening.
The City council of Charleston has
increased the license of wholesale Ii
quor dealers TO 5000, and if they re-
tail at the same time, q license of
S125 in addition is required, making
in all 1925.
Mourning goods are in grenadine
and carmelite for thin Materials
These are in great variety OF checks
and plaids, and also in Japanese
crepe, which is very good in its wear
ing qualities.
Braided and plated hair is more
fashionable than the former way of
arranging it in coils, and the rule
holds good when the couture is ar
ranged low, a la Grecque, or high, a
la Josephine.
Wainwright's brewery, in Pitts
burg, fell in Sunday morning. Ten
thousand barrels of beer stored in
the building we're smashed and ran
down the streets in torrents. Loss
over 500, 900.
The threatened strike among the
coal miners of the Tuscarawas and
Cannolton (Ohio) valleys, which, it is
feared, will involve all the miners in
the districts, nearly 5000 in number,
was inaugurated Saturday.
There is a bitter fight between the
prohibitionists and saloon-keepers at
Red Key, Ind. Attempts have been
made to blow up and fire saloons, and
insurance companies arc reYokinp
policies. The destruction of the vii
lage is feared by fire.
Editor E. A. Bennett, of the Hunt
ington Advertiser, formerly State Au-
ditor, has been elected Mayor of
Huntington Owe John T. Gibson, ed
itor of the Commercial, by a majority
of SO. a straight Democratic coun-
Gil ticket was elected.
Rev. j. P. Torreyson, of the Balti-
more NJ. e. Conference, South, pas
tor of Fairfield Circuit, died at Fair
field, Wednesday evening, of typhoid
pneumonia. He was from Loudoun
county and leaves a wife and chill
Reconsideration indicator.
The epidemic of virulent typhoid
at Plymouth, Pa, seems to be grow
ing worse. On Thursday ITO new
cases were reported, on Friday 1870
new cases, and on Saturday 165 new
cases and eight deaths. It is believed
the water supply has become con-
taminated.
The wind storm last Saturday tore
off the tin roof of Bishop Peterkin's
residence. The roof was all finished
with the exception of the placing
in position of the moulding which
secures the tin work Had the mould
ing been on, the roof would have
withstood the storm.
LParkersburg Sentinel.
In the Circuit Court at Buffalo. N.
T., a jury rendered a verdict against
saloon-keepers In favor of the wife of
an habitual drunkard for 81, 900 dam
ages for selling liquor to her husband
after being warned not to do so. The
verdict is the largest ever given in a
case of the kind in New York State.
Two saloon-keepers were on the jury