Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1888-09-25
SPIRIT OF JEFFERSON.
TUESDAY MORNING. sEPTEMBERas, 1sss
Various Items.

The President has nominated Lam
bert Tree, of Illinois, now minister
to Belgium, as minister to Russia.
The Shenandoah Valley Railroad
Company is now doing larger husi-
ness than at any time since its con-
struction.
The Cumberland Valley Railroad
Company is now constructing draft
of sixty freight cars of 60, 900 pounds
capacity each.
Five thousand tons of steel rails
are being shipped over the Shenan-
doah Valley and Norfolk and Western
Railroads from Johnstown, Pa, to
Montgomery, Ala.
Hon. Joseph Sprigg, of Hard y
county, is the Democratic nominee
for the House of Delegates in the
district composed of the counties of
Hardy and Grant.
West Virginians, irrespective of
party, should feel proud of Congress
man w. l.. Wilson He deserves re-
election by an overwhelming major
lCy.-W WReet1ng hegtSteT.
Myron Bangs, wealthy western
New York manufacturer, has contrib
uted $4,000 to the Democratic ma
tional campaign fund. He has been
an active Republican for 20 years,
but says he recognizes the necessity
for tariff reform.
The Cincinnati Commercial Gazette,
strong Republican paper, in refer
ring to the late indisposition of Judge
Thurman, says: '!Butwhile differing
with him in politics and laying aside
differences, it is pleasure to admire
Thurman as man and as fine spec
linen of American citizenship and
American craftsmanship. In public
life he has been a pure man. No
charge of corruption has ever been
brought against him."
The unveiling of the Confederate
monument at Staunton, Va, on the
25th of the present month, will be an
occasion of unusual interest. There
will be a large turnout of ex-Confed-
crates, and among those who have
accepted invitations to be present are
Gems. Juhal A. Early, Fitzhugh Lee.
Bradley #. johnson and others. Gen.
Thos. L. Rosser will act as marshal
and Capt. Tbos. d. Ransom, of Staun-
ton, as chief of staff.
/. The labor men of Toledo, Ohio,
paraded recently, and Mayor Hamif-
ton, who is an extreme Republican,
addressed them. At one time his
partisanship ran away with his
discretion. Said he, workingmen
are in favor of protection Then
he paused for applause, but it came
not. The crowd did not appreciate
the break, and remained silent
Shortly after Lecturer Wright, of
Philadelphia, responded to Mayor
Hamilton's address, and among other
things said: 1t has been asserted
here that workingmen are in favor of
protection. Yes, they favor protec-
ton against trusts and monopolies
and similar expressions. The out
burst of applause which greeted this
expression made the welkin ring, and
convinced the mayor that he had
badly blundered.
Mr.. w. L. Jones has in his show
window stiletto which has history.
1t seems that while General Joseph
Z. Johnson was retreating from Har-
per's Ferry to Winchester. in 1861,
to put himself in closer communica-
tion with General Beauregard at Ma
nassas, when on the Gaines farm near
Charlestown a strange man was OBJ
served acting suspiciously in trying
to get near the General. Finding
that he was watched the man made his
escape, and in his haste dropped his
coat, in the inside pocket of which
was found the weapon now on exhi-
bition, with which it was supposed to
try to assassinate the Confederate
commander. 1t is highly finished, +,
having a solid silver handle. Mr..
Willis Scheu recently purchased this
interesting relic of the war from a
citizen of jefferson county, and just
ly prizes it very highly.
lMartinsb,rg Statesman.