Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1886-03-30
Various Items.


The payroll of the Roanoke IVA
machine works for the last month ag-
gregated iS22, 600.
1t is considered possible that the
schooner Morse, of Baltimore, caused
the Oregon disaster.
The trial of DIR. VIM. White for
shooting Judge Geo. w. Ward is In
progress at Abingdon, Va.
DIR. d. B. Conrad, of Winchester,
Va, has been elected superintendent
of the Western Lunatic Asylum at
Staunton.
The health of ex-President Arthur
is in prccarions condition, and his
friends in New York City feel much
concerned about him.
Mrs. F. R. Newcomer, of Berkeley
county, died suddenly of paralysis
Friday week, at the residence of her
son-in-law, Rev. DR.. Jeffries, in
Louisville KY. 7s iE Z
The town of Fairmont held an cleo
ton for corporation officers March
10th. The chief issue was license or
no license, and the license ticket won
by 16 majority.
In the United States Court at Co.
lumbus, Ohio, Tuesday, papers were
filed by the Governments counsel to
test the validity of the patents of the
Bell Telephone Company.
After service of thirty years as
Professor of Anatomy in the JEFF
ferson Medical College, Philadelphia,
DIR. w. II. Pancoast has retired, be-
cause his private practice requires all
his time. r 'ti ,..a -8T
1t was admitted by the president
of the Board of Trade in the House
of Commons that the Oregon's life
boats could carry only 265 persons,
while at the time of the disaster she
had 87S persons on board.
The Virginia Local Optionists will
start newspaper in a few days, to
be called the Locul Option Standard.
1t will be published in Ashland and
it's chief editor will be Prof. w. w.
Smith, of Randolph-Macon College.
The machine works at Roanoke,
Va, have now nearly eight hundred
hands at work, many of them work
ing night and day, and the number is
being increased daily. By the first
of May force of thousand men
will be at work.
Ex-senator John B. Gordon, it is
announced, has recently disposed of
his large railroad and landed interests
in Florida to Northern capitalists for
a sum which makes him millionaire.
Gen Gordon's name is now mentioned
in connection with the governorship
of Georgia, to which it is said he as
pires.
A lawyer of New York has been re-
tanned by passengers of the wrecked
Oregon, of the Cunard Line, to look
after their interests. The aggregate
of the losses and damages amount to
S1O7, 900. The only sailor now in the
United States who was on the wrecked
ship says it was caused by. collision
with the wreck of The Hylton Castle.
The strikes in Belgium have taken
on the proportions of q revolt. In
Charleroi, Jumet, Sadin, Dedorlead,
DeviIles. Jonet, Mandron. RouX and
other cities mobs of idle workmen
have destroyed property valued in
the aggregate at many millions. AT
Roux, in a conflict between troops
and strikers, five of the latter were
shot dead.
Miss Abigail Bates died recently at
Scituatc, Mass, aged 80 years. She
was one of the two heroines who,
during the war of 1872, drove the
British forces from Scituate harbor by
concealing themselves in the bushes
and playing vigorously upon the fife
and drum, thereby leading the enemy
to believe that a large force was ready
to receive them.
The Franklin House, in Hagers-
town, until lately under the manage
ment of Mr.. Philip Yohn, now de-
ceased, was sold last Tuesday by his
widow, as administrators, to Mr.. VIM.
Gassman, for S19,O25. Mr.. Glass;
man has since disposed of the prop
| crJy 10 MT. SldIieS IlciDcIG, VI Vic
firm of Mclaughlin & Herbert of the
Baldwin House, for $4,000.
Edgar G. Jones, Philadelphia
salesman, offered coupons in pay
ment on license tax to the treasurer
of Richmond, Va. The coupons
were declined, and Jones proceeded
to sell without the license. For this
he was arrested and gave bail, and
then instituted suit in the United
States Circuit Court for 100000
damages against the State indemnify
ing board.
Rev. c. NJ. Howard. the Evan
gelist, has been holding meetings
every night this week, in the skating
rink, as no church in the city was
large enough to accommodate the au-
diences lie attracts. His services
have been well attended and much in
terest has been manifested. The
services, we learn, will be continued,
as interest in them is increasing.
Roanoke Ledder, March 20.
Cora Green, prettyf ourteen-year