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Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1874-02-07

William Wirt's letter to his
daughter, on the ''small, sweet
courtesies of life contains a pas
sage from which a great deal ofhap
piness might be learned: Il want to
tell you a secret. The way to make
yourself pleasant to others is to
show them attention. The whole
world is like the miller at Mans
field, who cared for nobody--no
not he-because nobody cared for
him. And the whole
world will serve you If
you gave them the cause.
Let people see that you do care for
them by showing them what
Sterne so happily called the
small courtesies, in which there is
no parade, whose voice is too still
to tease and which manifest them
selves by tender and affectionate
looks and little acts ofattention,
giving others the preference in
every little employment, at the ia
BILE, in the field, walking sitting
and Standing"
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DEVOTED UNTO DEATH.
Washington correspondence Clevs
LIT, Leader

[ w aShington correspondence Cleve-
lati Lcader.l
Several ! s ago, when John r..
Hale was here us Senator, his
daughters were among the most
admired of all the bellies. They
lived in elegant style at the Ma
tional, and entertained with a
great deal of vivacity all who visi-
ted them. The youngest was really
very pretty, fresh piquaat girl
of eighteen or so.
Oicourse there were great many
admirers, and among them the
actor, John Wilkes Booth, was the
most devoted to Miss Eighteen.
You perhaps remember Booths
appearance handsome, dark,
melodramasic fellow, and among
a certain set here he was great
favoritc socially. At night he
played his Charles in "SAiller's
Robbers and Miss Hale was
always at the play with bouquet
and smiles for him. In those days
who could guess the sad sequel to
4 romance OF love that promised
bright enough? I remember a
night when the hotel was Il blaze
of light. The guests were giving
a "hopn for their friends, and
bet ween the waltzrsev one was
good -naturelly gossipping at the
devotion OF q couple who walked
up and down the room and were
apparently oblivious uf place and
surroundings. They were very
attractive pair; he tall and dark
eyed, she fair and sweet as an En-
glish rose.
There were some who cayiiled at
her choice; the father must be
wild to permit such an alliance,
they said;the daughter Of a United
States Senator 10 marry a play
actor But the many to whom the
young girls sweet face seemed m
excuse for any iniatuation, looked
with indulgence at the little drama
of the "old, old story
| remember too well another
night, Just the eve Of two days
later. We were at Ford's old thea
tire. Again q blaze Of light, and
music, and crowded rouse to
look on Lura Keene in the Amer
lean Cousin How many times
have yon heard the story of that
night, too dreadful to talk ofeven?
The sudden pistol shot, the uproar
that followed, and in the figure
sprang from the Presidents box
/ saw the lover of two nights
ago. and knew that even as he
whispered in that young girls ear
he was planning this dreaful
scene. In Wilkes Booths pocket
was wrote of the assassin that
she would marry him at the foot
of the gallows.
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1874-02-07

The difference in nature was well IL
Illustrated at the depot this morning.
Two sisters met, 30, my dear sister y
said one, exhaustedly as they embraced,
"You've been eating onions" said the
other, calmly and fearlessly.
A certain farmer, having company at
dinner, was ambitious to mako it appear
that he was somebody. Addressing the
boy, be said. "Have you driven those
sheep in ? Eyes, SIR" care you sure
you drove them all in ?" eyes, sir;
sew him jump over the bars" He had
but one.
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1874-02-07

Among the society notes. in the
Washington Republican Of last Friday
we find the following mention which
may interest the many friends in this
State Of the charming lady referred to:
Miss Davis, daughter Of the Senator
from West Virginia, received yesterday
at the Arlington, and entertained her
scores of callers in charming manner.
Miss Davis wins all hearts by her gentle
ways and amiability, as we'll as her
brilliant conversational powers.
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NEW YORK.
MORE "QuEER'' ABOUT.


NEw yoRK, February ga
large number OF two dollar coun-
terteit notes are in circulation,
chiefly on First National, Ninth
National, Marine National, Shoe
and Leather National, National
Bank, State Of New York. and
National Bank or Commerce. A
large number Of five dollar coun.
terfeits have also been discovered,
THE STORM.
The snow storm, which com.
menced yesterday, continued last
night. and lies about six inches on
the ground The weather ismiId.
WALL STREET TO-DAY.
New York, February 3.-All
sales of gold have been at l111a1Ik
and the rates on gold loans
have been 4 to for carrying. Ow.
ing to the scarcity at commercial
bills foreign exchange Is higher,
prime bankers having advanced
their rates to ASH for 60 days, and
4 8S for demand bills. The money
market Is unchanged, call loans
being easily attainable at 4a5, and
prime mercantile paper selling at
Gas. Government bonds are firm
forIquotations, business being very
small.
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A PITIFUI. TALE.
HUNGER, SUFFERING AND
DISTRESS.
A Rich Mans Daughter III a Snow
Bank.


New York, February ga
young woman Of twenty-five, and
her infant child, were found
yesterday nearly frozen todeath in
a snow bank near the railway sta
ton at White Plains Both were
insensihle, but stimulants revived
the mother, when she told a pitt
full story of distress, hunger and
suffering. She II the daughter Of
q wealthy New York merchant,
but married his coachman against
her fathers will. She started yes
terday to walk from Mount Kisco
to New York, being entirely des-
titutc, and would have persisted in
the storm had not timely succor
arrived. Her husband died some
time ago. The poor child will die
from The exposure.
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CONGRESS.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 80.

w AShlN0lON3 coh' c"s
SENATE.-In the Senate to day
a communication was read from
Gov. Shepherd stating that the
charges and statements of the
memorialists are untrue, and that
they have been all been invcsti-
gated, and that at this time it
would be injudicious for another
investigation and productive OF no
good, stating his reasons therefor
at great length.
Gov. Shepherd states that the
financial interest of the District
will be greatly Injured should
this second investigation be made.
Senator Thurman said at the
proper time he would speak on
the communication, which was
for the time laid on the table.
HOUSE In the house to day a
number of private bills were dis
posed of, after which the resolution
TO investigate Gen. O. O, How
ard, was taken up and amended,
and finally passed.
w
SENATE.-The Senate was occu-
pied, after the usual presentation
of petitions and memorials, in a
debate upon the claim of Mr.. OF
tenburg, appointed Minister TO
Mexico by President Johnson, for
additinal pay. The subject was
laid aside
Mr.. Morton's resolution was
then taken up.
House. The House Of Repre-
: sentatives was engaged in the
calling of States for bills and joint
resolutions.
February Sd
SENATE.-The Senate was en-
gag, n discussing a claim for
the ,bursement of the Consul
at ]; 4.
Tie bankrupt act was taken
up.
Hot. I'm the house to day
after O er business, bill author
ize the Citizens Bank Of Hagers-
town to remove to the city Of Wa
shington, excited considerable de-
bate.
Mr.. Chapman, OF the District OF
Columbia in reply to some animal
versions upon the District, said
with some warmth, that If Con-
gress would consent that the Uni.
ted States property in the city
should pay taxes as other estate
was taxed, the people of the Dis
tlict would never ask cent from
Congress.
The bill was agreed to, yeas, l47
nays, 88.
The army appropriation bill was
then considered.
WASHINGTON, Feb. A.
SENATE. discussion on the
bill authorizing the National banks
DESTROYS to decrease circulation, tC
return legal tenders to the treasury
instead of their ownnotes, occupied
the morning hour. The bankrupt
bill was then taken up. This sub.
ject is prolific one for discussion.
HoUsE-The House was engaged
with the reports Ofcommittees,and
number of bills were reported.
The army appropriation bill
was afterwards taken up, on
which many members made
speeches.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 9th
SENATE The bill authorizing
the Secretary of War to make ar
engagements for keeping open Ger
tain channels of the Mississippi
river, occupied the morning hour
The bankruptcy bill was ther
taken up.
HoUsE.-The morning hou
was occupied in considering re
ports of the Committee on Pub
ic Lands. They reported ad
versely upon the bill to incorpor
ate the Colorado Land and I'm
migration Company, and in ia
vor of the bill for the encourage
ment of the planting.of trees up
on the Western prairie5; which
was adopted.
at the close of the mornin,
hour the army appropriation bill
was taken up.
,rrr e VIZ u I'M CDAJN
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THE WAR In SPAIN.
Great victory over the Carlists

MADRID, February 5.-The
minister of war has received intel
ligence of desperate engagement
near Lerida between the Republic
cans and Carlists. The latter was
defeated with heavy losses in both
killed and wounded.
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One of the handsomest dresses at
the New York Infant Asylum
ball was of lilac velvet, with COM
plete overdress of white lace.
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RUSSIA WON'T SEND GOODS.

LONDON, February IA spe-
cial dispatch to the daily News
from Petersburgh says Russia has
refused to send goods to the exhi-
bition to be held in Philadelphia
in 1876, alleging that 1T Is pri-
vate undertaking.
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FOREIGN.
Great Britain
ARREST OF AN ARCHBISHOP by
GERMAN AUTHORITIES.

GERMAN AUTHORITIES.
BERLIN, February ga dis
patch from Possen says: Arch
bishop Leedochowski was arrested
to-day, by order Of the German
authorities, and sent to Frankfort
on the order to undergo imprison-
ment.
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A JOKE ON THE ASTRONOM ERs


A wicked boy caught a fire. fly
one day and stuck it with much
lage on the centre of the largest
lens Of the telescope in the Wash
ington Observatory. The astro-
homer perceived blaze Of light,
which died out at intervals, and
thinking he had discovered a
most extraordinary star. he pro-
nounced it "of tho third mag
nitude ofOrion." He telegraphed,
at an expense of $500, all over
the world, and the astronomers
gazed at Orion until they were
wild and then telegraphed back
to the Professor for further infor-
nation. In the meantime the
discoverer found his star had
moved eighteen billions Of miles
i'm twenty-four hours and per-
ceived it actually had legs! But
on polishing his lens he found the
lightning bug then he swore
terribly worse than sour army
in Flanders''--in fact they heard
him swear away down in Alex
duufIdy ScNCH HIVE AWAY PiiSI
then he has been looking for that
boy he wishes to consult with
him about something.
A Paris journal reports the case
of a man who was poisoned under
singular circumstances. Having
acquired a strong taste for flesh Of
dogs and cats, he lately feasted up
on fine specimen of the feline
race. He was shortly afterwards
seized with a fit Of vomiting, with
excruciating pains. A doctor, who
was sent for, discovered that the
cat upon which the man had been
feeding had eaten a rat which had
previously swallowed some food
mixed with poison.
A preacher Of Knox county, KY, in
forms the public, through the Barbours-
Vile Mountain Echo, why be left the
Gospel field" After preaching six years,
averaging one sermons dav, or 2,l96
sermons and converting 1,122 persons, be
says that he received only $797 for all
his work, being small fraction over
thirty-six cents sermon, and about
seventy-seven cents sinner AS Mr..
Micawber said Of the commission on
Goals, the pay was mot remunerative,
but still 2,lo6 sermons and 1922 con-
versions are not to be made light Of.
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1874-03-12


The Boomer temperance bill, plac-
ing wine and beer on an equal foot
ing with other intoxicating drinks,
was defeated In the Iowa Senate last
week by vote Of 25 to 20. Senator
Mccormack rejoices thereupon, and
hastens to write to the Democrat
thus:
" AS was to be expected, the pro-
hibitiOnists were very much disap-
point I'd aud chagrined at the result,
and threats Of vengeance were hurl-
ed at the heads Of such Republicans
as Cooley, Of Dubuque, professor of
religion, and others in the sane
boat, who went against the fanatical
spirit which is dc ermined to run the
whole temperance question into the
ground by M insane attempt To
strike at everything and everybody
who chooses TO exercise Judgment In
the matter"
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1874-03-12

The Democrats aud Anti-Monops
have been for some months flirting
with and fatterIing the Burlington
Ha,ckeye, and predicting that that
sterling old Republican journal
would put on Anti-Mopoly drapery
before the opening Of the autumn
campaign. Irish, Evans, Walker,
Mccormack, and all the other Dem
ocratic editors OF the State, have
been lavish in their inordinate prais-
es Of the Ho,ckeye, for its honesty
and truthfnlness, not suspecting it OF
coquetry, and not caring fig wheth-
er it was honest or not, If they could
only seduce 1t into rejection of it,
old love aud the espousaI OF the New
Party. The Anti State convention
was held on the 18th ult., and the
Hdukeye, after seeing the weakness,
inconsistencies and cajoleries of the
meeting and its platform, divests
itself Of its apparant Anti-Monopoly
feathers, and jiIts its new lovers.
Tuey have already ceased to extol
the transcendent honesty and politi-
cal virtues or the Ha,nkeye, which In
its issue OF the 9th ult., published
the following pertinent paragraphs :
The Anti-Monopoly State Conven-
tion paid no attention To the temper
ance crusade.
The Anti Monopoly State COnven-
ton declared i'm favor Of civil ser
vice reform, u Republican principle
which they might haze found better
expressed in the Philadelphia plat
form Of 1872.
Just now lere is de,i crate effort
In Congress 10 est0fe lie franking
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1874-03-12

The Agricultural College invetiga-
dion is Bringing down a great deal Of
rldicule upon the committee and
Lee 2islaiure. Eight Senators and
Representative are spending half
OF each day, mainly in an investiga-
ton oi Tire dismissed Professors, prov
ing and disproving great many
very 7iily tnngs IN after, of no mo-
ment either 10 the Stale or the people
and giviug no attention 10 the i'm
poriaut matters Of appropriations OF
iun,l~ president WEIGH is constant
~ before the committee, andappeafs
10 he directing its proceedings and
manipulating its members rs easily
and tirmiy "a he did the Trustees,
the funds, and all the affairs OF the
College. As it appears 10 us, Mr..
Cooley, Republican. lawyer, and
apparently the chief man on the
committee, is doing the bidding Of
President Wefch. Thus far, the
reason that nothing is being done is
plain. But what are the other mem
bers--three Republicans and four
Anti's doing? We cannot believe
they do no not want TO do their dn-
iy; but we do believe they are not
doing what the State has the right
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1874-03-12
The bill for the submission to a

The bill for the submission to a
vote of the people of the State the
question of striking the word "male"
from the Constitution OF. Iowa, there
by giving the right of suffrage to
women, has passed both houses of
the Legislature. 1t must lie over
two years, and then be acted upon
by the next General Assembly. The
vote in the House stood thus:
YEAs-Messrs. Anderson, Archer,
Baird, Bissell, Bolter, Brandt,
Breckenridge, Brockway, Campbell,
Cardell, Case, Chantry, Clark of
Iowa, Connolly, Cowman, Darland,
Dixon, Dorr, Goodrich, Harper,
Haskell, Hindman, Hollingsworth,
Hopkirk, Humeston, Johnston of
Ringgold, Kelly, Lamme, Litzen-
berg, Lyons, McCloud, McLucas,
Mcneil, Madden, Malin, Miller,
Moore of Poweshiek, Morley, New
bold, Parmelee, Peet, Platter, Secor,
Siberell, Spangler, Thompson, Tufts.
Wharton, wilson, WOOD, work,
and Mr.. Speaker-56.
Nays Messrs. Birchard, Bishop,
Bonham, Brown, Burnet, Chaplin,
Clark of Marion, Cone, Cooper, Co
rey, Danforth, Dayton, DeCow, De-
fore, Gilliland, Hanan, Hartshorn,
Heberlins, Hoggatt, January, Jen-
nings. Johnston Of Dubuque, Jordan,
n n "a
Mitchell, Mueller, Muhs, Paul, Rog-
ers, Roszell, Runciman, Schroeder,
Schweer, Speer and Svendsen-38.
Absent or not voting. Messrs AK
tell Beach, Easton, Rounds, Stead
man and Tracy--6.
There was little real opposition to
its passage manifested in speeches.
but there was a vast deal Of quiet
grumbling.
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1874-03-12

abomination, but the Anti. Monopoly
Slate Convention hadn't word to
say upon the subject, either pro or
con.
The Anti-Monopolists oppose any
further grant of public lands to rail-
roads, which is correct, being part
of the platform on which the Repub-
Iicans carried the last Presidential
elections.
Last summer the Iowa Anti-Mo-
nopolists pronounced in favor of a
maximum railway tariff law, and
taxation of railroad property as 9TH
er property is taxed Now they
only favor State control and just
share ofstaxes. From positive and
well de.ined principles they have
wandered off TO ''giittering general
ties.p
The Autobiography panacea for
financial ills is free banking.
But on this which Is the vital point
of the whole question, the Anti-Mo-
nopolists expressed no opinion.
The railroads are dealing so fairly
and justly by the people that the
Anti-Monopolisls propose that they
shall be hereafter relieved from the
contributions which they have here
tofore made to the Governmentin the
way of duties on iron and steel rails,
chairs, spikes, etc, imported from
abroad. As these duties make up
a large part Of the necessary public
expenses; il taken off of these i'm
ports they must be put on others, or
made up by direct taxes, or by an
annual fncrease OF the public debt.
III the Anti Monopolisls were the
hired agents of the railroad corpora
tions Of the country, they could not
strike II heavier blow for their pecul-
lar interests than they have done in
this particular resolution. The IAN
tin may be very appropriately drop
ped from the name Of the party
hereafter.
Has the Hamkeye good reasons for
its plain criticisms, or has it been
suddenly changed from an honest to
corrupt and mercenary Radical
journal?
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1874-03-12

The Legislative Judiciary Commit
tee, to whom was referred the matter
OF charges against Judge Cole, re-
ferred it to subcommittee. Their
report exhonerates Judge Cole from
all blame i'm the lottery affair, aho
shows that his decisions on the tax
law has been more uniformly against
the tax title purchaser than have
those of any other Judge on the
Bench.
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1874-03-12

Both Houses have finally gone to
work. Bills are now being rushed
through.
The new Code Is to be furnished
to Justices and township Clerks.
A great many bills having passed
one House have gone to the other
and been referred. A number have
passed both and gone to the Gov
ernor.
The LitZenberg wine and beer
bill passed the House by vote of 53
to Al. Mr.. Breckenridge voted aye,
and Clark, of Marion, voted no.
House passed the Railroad Tariff
Law reported by the Committee.
The vote stood 81 To 4. Absent aud
not voting, 4.
The Bolter herd bill, repeating
sec. 144S of the code, passed.
Bill TO relieve Co. Superintendents
from visiting schools, passed.
Senate adopted resolution to ad-
journ on the 18th inst. House voted
to postpone consideration of this
resolution to lith inst, Saturday.
Railroad tariff bill passed by
House, went to Senate and was re-
ferred to Railroad Committee.
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1874-03-12

Ono of the important bills before
the General Assembly Is one incor-
porating the counties Of the State, so
that each may sue and be sued and
adopt laws or ordinances as city.
One Of the objects seems to be to set
tie the Herd Law question, by en-
abling Pa h county to make its own
herd law II il wants one. This If
certainly a good feature, IL it 10 prac-
ticai and constitutional. The present
Herd law is the life OF some counties
and the opposite to others.
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1874-03-12
"By the President,
HAMILTON FISH, Sec'y Of State"

Mr.. Dixon, who led one OF the IA
NOUS two fitties in the fight over tho
organization of the House, made it
lively in the camp OF the Anti
Monops. yesterday, by intro
ducing resolution affirming tho
right of Congress TO regulate rail
ways. For Mr.. Dixon to do this,
and by doing it go squarely back on
the main plank of the new Anti
Monop. platform, made flutter,
aud naturally enough. The forces
rallied, but the result was that the
House endorsed the Republican par
ty's position on the question. This
Is making history.-.Stdte RegfstT,
10th.
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1874-03-12

the Constitutional Convention Of
Ohio, having been importuned to
amend the following Introductory
clause, has decided that no amend
ment Is necessary ave, the people
of the State Of Ohio, grateful, to AL
mighty God for our freedom to Sc
cure its blessing lld ~ ote our
common welfare, DO establish this
constitution.
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1874-03-12

The General Assembly Of Iowa
has passed two bills, the first ena-
bling them to draw half their pay
when they thought they had been at
Des Moines half long enough, the
second, giving criminal the right
to take a change Of venue every
time he would swear the judge was
prejudiced against him. The first
bill, the Assembly did not ask the
Governor to veto. A resolution was
introduced asking the Governor To
veto the second, and fortunately he
did. We move the Assembly do now
adiourn.-ABia Union, March 4th.
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1874-03-12

The temperance crusade has called
out a mathematical calculation which
shows that tine average fatality from
The use Of strong drinks is equivalent
to one man every seven minutes,
and that those who have died from
its effects during the last fifty years
would bridge the American CONT
nent from ocean to ocean, allowing
three feet To each body.
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1874-03-12

Rev. ST. Clair recently proclaimed
in his pulpit in Alton, this state,
that no virtuous woman would attend
O Il nee. This reused no small
amount Of virtuous indignation
among those Of his congregation who
did not believe his proposition. The
statement was unwarranted, ilIiber-
al. and not well calculated to do any
great good in suppressing the suppos-
ed evil.
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1874-03-12

In Ohio, according TO the report of
the Secretary of State in 1872, there
were forty-seven distiileres and
one hundred and seventy
six breweries, with an annual
product amounting to $l3, 263, ,S3S.
Nearly one-half of this was made
in Hamilton county, where there
were at that time ten distilleries, and
thirty-three breweries, with a prod
uct of over Sc 900 600.
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1874-03-12
Knoxville National Bank.

X NoXVILLE, IOWA. CAPITAL SI0O, 900
IN Gold, Silver, Government and other
Securities bought and sold. Interest allowed
on time deposits. Special attention given TO
collections. Open from A. M. to 4 p. NJ.
except Sundays.
DIRECTIONS,
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ham A. j. Kerr, Jackson hsmey, q. X.
ssilainy, ]. ttenbender. W. Bachelor. b.
q. Woodruff.
OFFICERS.
a. W. COLLINS, President.
Us. CU,sIsGH.A, Vice President.
Al. BRIaes, Cashier. (5.l6tf