Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1834-03-20
MONDAY, MaRCR II. 1884.

.MO.NDdH, .H.1H CH ~, 1884.
ErnShevif Parkins. -Aninquest wa
taken yesterday in the Circuit Court il
the SANDER suit by Robert Usher VS.
Joseph w. PdrkinS, in which yer
dict for two thousand five hundred dol
lars was rendered for the plaintiff. j
Lynch and NJ. c.. Patterson counsel fol
the plaintiff.--N. Y. Star.
The Times. farmer, who wanted
10 make a little money to meet a
payment, left ten barrels of -four for
sale with one Of our merchants, limit.
ed at "a per barrel, which if sold
would have yielded him $40 cash.
Owing to the change Of the times, and
scarcity of cash in this city, it did
not sell, and has been falling in price
for some time. The other day the far.
mer came to town for his cash, but
finding his flour not sold, and wanting
the money, he went all around our city
to sell, and finally was obliged to sell
at SO 625 a barrel, receiving but $26
25 cash for his -four, making his net
loss on ten barrels $I3 rs, and he
went home in very bad humor, ours
ing the changing times.
If one small farmer losses so much
by this transaction, what will our far.
mers generally lose by General Jack.
sons course Of policy? A CITIZEN.
PiHsburg Advocate.
Flour.-The Pittsburg Gazette o.
The 10Th ult. says, 'sf1our was sold in
this city yesterday at So 62s" per Dbl.
The Wheeling Times of the Dad says
five weeks ago, this article readily
commanded in this market 81 25 pei
barrel. A lot of $50 barrels, good
was sold yesterday for So so per bar
rel!-A striking illustration Of the wis
dom of Gen. Jackson's crusade a
gainst ths G.'itod States bank.
The Wheeling Gazette of the sam,
date, says, "hour was retailed in mar
ket on Wednesday last at ST. so pc
100 lbs. 1t has been sold from wa
CONS, at So rs per barrelt'
The GAINESVILLE Republican Of tho
stb, says, "Wheat is now down to 81
cents in this place and it is not impro
bable that it will be much lower. w,
have heard that trader at New Or
leans has written home that there i
nothing doing there, money scarce ant
produce low, and that it would b.
useless to purchase flour here at So 81
per Darrell"
New York, March IL.
We learn that bank in this city i
in possession Of the names of two hun
bred and forty houses which have sus
pended payment since the removal o
the deposites.
FLOUR. One thousand barrels @
Flour, were offered at SO IS per bar
rel yesterday, for cash. Encouraging
indeed, to farmers. Y. Star.
RICH AND Poor. The Post have
difficult task to makeit appear thatther
is at present struggle of the rich t
Cypress the poor. If ever such mea
sure was thought of, it is directly til
reverse at present. The rich ar
struggling against usurpation and des
potism, to keep themselves from be
coming poor, and prevent the poo
from being made poorer. In times c
general distress, ruin, and bankrupt
cy, all are reduced to the same level
oil become poor.-Ibid.
"AH rho are specializing on borro,ee
capital ought TO break. IF this doc
;rne obtains credence, what is TO be
come of the great concern of MART
Van Burenl This gentleman has bee
Specializing" on Gen. Jackson's cap
tal for years. Withdraw his "borrow
ed capital and the vice. President is
broken,' bankrupt ruined demagogut
Albany Journal.
Giue us Light. lis it a fact that II
Union Bank Zone of the Pets) of Bait
more, holds half a million ofthe Tel
nessee loanl
Isit fact that Amos Kendall hel
half million of the same loan!
Did the Bank, either directly or IL
directly, obtain, the above amour
from Amos, and if SO, what were Il
conditions?
Did the Bank consent to purcha
said loan from Amos on condition tn
it should receive the United States d
positesl
More Light Wanted.-Is it a ia
that the Directors of the Bank OF
merlca throw out the paper OF SUI
mercantile houses as have been iavo
able to a return Of the United Stat
depositesl