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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-08-22
DELEcATE ELECTION.
NOTICE.
OFFICE OF THE ExEcuErvF BOARD !
MEMPHIS, TENN. August Is. 1874. ]

-, OF SHELBY COUNTY,
MEMPHIS, TENN, August 10. lsI4.)
THE EXECUTIVE BOARD OF SHELBY
Il county, appointed under the Bartlett reso-
lutions and re-appointed by the mass conven-
ton OF the people of Shelby county on the 18th
inst, hereby order that the sub committees
In their respective civil districts and wards.
whose names were published in the order of
May 10, 1874. and which said subcommittee
are hereby re appointed shall open and hold
an election for the number of delegates hero
mater stated; at the respective places IN their
civil districts and wards named in said order
OF May 81, 1874; the. election OF said delegates
to be by ballot; to be held by said kub-co
mittees, in the civil districts from IL o'clock
m. to o'clock PM,
On the Sd Day of September, 1874,
And in the wards in the city of Memphis,
from 3 O'Clock p. IN. to o'clock p; M, on said
80 day OF September, 1874; and said sub; COM
hlttees are hereby instruct ed that every Dem
ocrat. Liberal or Conservative citizen is au-
thorized 70 vote for said delegates, provided
he IS resident voter of his civil district or
ward, and will support the nominees of the
conventions hereby called; and said commit
tees are hereby instructed that they are to be
the sole judges as to whether the said appli-
cant is entitled to vote under the qualifea-
tons above set forth; and they will appoint
two of their number to record the names of
the voters, and make return OF said election
to the chairman of the Executive Board with
out delay.
The election on said Sd day Of September. as
above stated. will be for seventy six delegates
to the Congressional Convention, called to
meet at Bolivar. Tennessee, on September g.
1874; and also for one hundred and seventy
three delegates to the County Convention,
which is hereby called to meet in the EXPOSE
ton Building, in the city of Memphis. Ten;
nessee. on Tuesday, September Is, 1874; and
the said election on the said Sd day of Sep
TENDER, 1874. will be for the number Of dele
gates and at the places in said civil districts
and wards as follows:
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-08-22

OWEN DWlER,
ALBERT sU9Gs,
TSHAM n NELSON,
VIII CARROLL,
n M JONES,
WN MILLER.
TON HOLMAN, yR,
WV MCDOWELL,
WIN DENIES,
N j WALDRAN,
Fve.utive BOARD Of Shelby County
N NJ JONES,
Acting Chairman.
HESRT LYSS. Secretary. l4o-loz-l0o
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Memphis. Tenn, on MondaY. August

MY DRAWINGS TAKE PLACE
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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-08-22

Ms. 10 LOCKE has taken charge Of the city
circulation of the LEDGER. The public can
rely upon him for It's prompt and regular de
livery.
Der westbote. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1872-1918, 1874-06-18
10.

Ser Sofratb Wanb trat aus ben @efan9s
niffen bes Stabtseridts.
Gr fab iebr ern(l unb na9benflt9 aus.
St manbte ii9 3u Der Ibiir bes sur Seiie
geIesenen @eridtssebdubes.
uOb id benz Stabtridter Mittbe'lans
made?"
,Nein!"
st sins in bic Stabt binein, bIieb in elmer
strabe DOT einem 9auie iteben unb iiberleste
nit iid, Oh er bineintreten foue. Slus benz
9aule trat bet fleine budlise Domberr uon
Draubib.
,Nb, Sic, SoIratb? @obin?"
sd lpoute gu Sbnen, Serr Domberr."
o@ber i'd bin ia nidt frant."
uNbsr i'd bebarf Sbrer ShIfe."
u8erfebrte 9Belt! 8erfebrte gBeIt aBas
siebt es, alter Treunb?"
.Die aIte 9iaeunerin in ben @eridtsse=
fansnif1en ltest int Sterben."
ussIt es fdon in ber Stabt befannt?"
uMuber Sbnen unb mir rpeib es nod fein
Menf6. Sic ielbit bat uielei6t etne Gbnnns
bauon."
uDarf man es ,peiter ersdblen?"
yDarum fomme i'd gu Sbnen."
uDarum? gu mirS"
,Dtit elmer 8itte."
.Sie mdre?"
.Die NIte bat mir rpidtise 8ebein,nihe
anpertraut. Die rpolIte i'd Sbnen mittbetlen,
um iie ="
v1lm fies fpreden Sic BON ber ssber meg,
alter Sre,,nb."
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,,gBoIlten sic nidt ssbre @efanaenen in

/ v@onten Sic nidt Sbre Gefansenen in
gmpfang nebmen, 6err Qnehor 2"
Ser 6err pon 8eiber bate fi6 tuieber se:
| fabt.
vGurd bieie grotofoqe bat bic Sage be,
@5ode iid seanbert. SD banble bier nur i'm
Guftra9e. SD werbe aus ber 8eiibenS aeue
| SnIiruetionen boIen."
yllno i'd ion bis babin bic @efanssnen be-
baIten ?"
vSie perben es miiKen.H
vSreilid, 5ur Mblieferuns seboren 3ruei,
giner ber abliefert, Der Mnbere, Der anr,imn,t.
Snbelier, Serr QTeIIor, ,perben Sic tpiier,
rser pon ben 8eiben s0sert, trdst bic 9efabr.
SD biete Sbaen bic @efansenen biernit an;
iebt Fnb ite nod idmmtIi9 ba. Seblt ipater
giner uon ibnen, ct 1T auf Sbre Gefobr ent'
fommen."
rWer iolIte febIen uoIIen 7"
Scr Ntblet gum 8eiipieI. Ct ftebt mir
sar nidt banad aus, bab ct it6 sutruiLi9 ras
bern laiien m0dte."
Ser Serr DON &eiber Tam aus BENT Gesen
,tnter bic Sraufe.
gr rpanbte ii9 su ieinem Referenoartus.
SD nebme gourierpferbe. SD bin in
srpei Stunben rpieber bier. Sic i5ernebmen
lpobL unterbeb bic 8eaufii9ttsung Der 9es
fansenen." ~
,Oes AtbIetens"
vSie bebalten Genbarusen, 9oIi5eibeamte
uno Aaes bier!"
vSmL lieber Serr garo,l i'd bin Shnen
n,lr gum grotofoufibrer suseorbnet. Iber,
rpenn Sic mid beauftrasen uollen, bic SSrls
itructionen fit Sic beim Sufii3n,inifter einsus
bolen - i6 nebne auf Der Stelle GEtrapof." "
Ser Serr Don Reiber mubte aus ber ssotb
eine IuSeno MAIDEN.
Ser stabtridter ubersab ibn in allen
56rmlidfeiten bic 6efanSenen, aud Die toote
3i9eunerin. y s-a
Ser Geferenbarius fubr our 8eii6en5.
Ser 6err pon Geiber belt feIbit Wa6e in
ben gefdn9niifen nit ieinen 6enSasnen nno
HoliseibeGr,ten. - sf .a.s-
Der westbote. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1872-1918, 1874-06-18
9ie eamH,blutsgr iion.

gBir beri9teten neuIi6 iber cine in Chicago
on benz 2ebrer 9ottbolo a!etnfeuber polsosene
2anmbIuts sGransfpiion. aBie mir Der bOrtis
gen ,Staatsseituns" entnebmetI f9la9t Die
Operation BET benz Granfen gut arl. gSabz
renb 6err Dr. Sob nod nidt 9emilt 1T, eine
beitimnte Gnfbt bariiber aussubriiden, ob
bic ipecielle Granfbeit aleinitenber's, Die
S9winbIu9t bur9 bic Operation sebeiIt
werben fann, erfldrt ct bod auf bas 8etimn,s
teite, baB ber alIsen,eine 3uftano RIetniteas
ber's ieitber Elm pieI beiIerer unb ben Inn fdns
ben na9 por8lgIi9er 1T. Ser farfe Suiten
bes Batierten bat beoeuteno nad9elaiIen; ietn
guIs, Der fruber iebr lnre9elmaBi8 mar, 1T
regeImabi8 unb normal 9eworoen; ct bat
tets suten Qppetit, tpabrenb CT frlber gar
ni6ts e6en mo6te; fetn S6Iaf 1T seiunb;
er fublt f9 nidt mebr trase, lonoern ietn
@eiF 1T frii9 unb ansere9t; ie,n QusIeben
bat iib ebenfaIls etruas 9ebeIlert nno Der
Mlann 1T g,lten Uiutbes. 9ieie Sortf6ritte
beseidnen 9r. Sob unb bic onberen Aer5te
ais san3 erftaunli9e. Sic erfIaren ben in
ber porisen Wode itattsebabten Transfuiionse
ueriu6 in1ofern aLs einen 9an5 srobartiserl
grfoIe, oIs er ,inumn0BItd bartbut, oaB bel
alien Granfbsten, Die ii9 ouf 8lutarnutb
suriidfabren IaiIer, in bieier 2ammbIute
Iransfufion Seilun8 su iu6en 1T.
Sn ben na6fen Gasea rpirD bel eir,en
,ueiten 9atienten bic Gransfuiton uor9enons
men unb als Dritte itebt auf Der 2lite cine
iunse, in elmer Der goritabte wobnenoe 9as
me, bic IL. SoIse Don 8lutarmutb iebr idudds
LID III. 9err 2leinfteuber tpiro tasIid port
Iebr pielen gerfonen beiudt, ueIhe perionli9
bic llebersetsuns sepinnen ruoIIeu pte es
ibm 9ebt, Inn fld oann Der Operation ebens
fails su unterperfen. 9ieielbe 1T in benz
gerlauf ielbit uno ibren 8OIsen elne iiberaus
Leidte. Die lleberflbruns bes gIntes ieIbit
1T f6mesIos, Der iid baIo barauf etnnellenoe
Gddttelfroft unb bas 5ieber balten nar fur5e
Belt on unb mad einisea Tasen III BET benz
8atienten ieoe Spur berieLben peruildt rpie
es 9r. Safie sef6iloert anb es itd bel Germ
aLeinfteuber beitdtist bat.
Der westbote. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1872-1918, 1874-06-18

Der 9Gmpfer Suatare 1T am Mons
tas enoli6 absefabren. gr bat 3weihunbeft
Be,ionen an 8oro, oarunter bic 26 Mitglies
Der Der mifIenidaftIiden Expedition s,lr 8r<
obadtuns bes Sur6san9s Der 8enus. Sic
Iebte Der 8eoba9tunss ftattonen ouf Chatham
SsIanb rpirb Der Dampfer an /. December
errei6en unb baielbIt bleiben, bis Die geobs
a9tn,sen orn 10. December beenbet 1in0t
Die Reiie tuiro aabertbalb Sabre bauern.
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1YNIk HSUCtk lUNuAkSs INV ubt9 Wv SkI|kk>
den, gndbise @rafin!" -
Die Sra fin mar eri1rofen.
,0abren Sic fort" Bat iie aber.
Ser Nr3t er3dblte ,peiter:
Die Mlte mar unrubis seuorben bei ber
5raee nod benz solbenen 9er39en.
,WeIitta - Sic uerben 1ie ia feben. -
., n69ten Sic ni9t! 11nb bod! Sic ruers
ben iie ieben, se.pik eie pirb Sbnen Sbre Tras
9e beantwortert." ss ass.. s...E.. .
SD mubte ibr bann iber ben AtbIeten unb
ibre @nfelin beridten.
S1 5aste ibr i'm Gan3en bic Wabrbeit.
Ser MthIet iorpobl rpie iie feten auf Hequi}ts
tion zines 8sri1ts in BreuBen uerbaftet; Der
MtbIet lei tn Breuben ruegen Tbe.lnabme on
einenn Raubmoroe peroadtis seuoroen nno iie
nit benz Mtbleten. ta5aa
uMber i'd bin unidulois!" rief fie. q
Scr Atblet aIio ni6t?" ~
vBin i'd perantmortIid far bas, uas er
Sc por eine Mntport. .a .-.. ..
limb mein Rinb, )" rief iie bann. %, meine
arn,e MeIitta 1T unidulois, ruie Elm neusebos
renes &inb." ......-
SD iaste lift, bab ibre gntelin Don benz
preubiiden @eridte nidt perfoIst perbe.
gs berubi9te iie.
Sic ppate bann ,piiIen, ob man iie uno ben
Mtbleten ausIiefern werbe.
IS uerbe bariiber mod nit ben oberen Bes
b0rben in ber Refibens perbanbelt, antportete
i'd ibr.
limb bann, gndbise Srout fieI 3nifden mir
urb Der MIten nod Gins por. Als i9 9eben
,poIIte, ersriff iie pIotIid meme 5anb. Sbre
SanS mar gIdbenb beib unb mebr Don Der
Mufreauns ibres @emltbes als pom ibrem
Siebar, unb iie iprad su mir NIT Ieifer, bebens
Der Sttnnle:
SER, rnein 8inb pirb bierber aurddtebren;
iie mug! 3u elmer arusen, unolldli9en Srau,
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1874-01-03
Tame Bears.

Bears, when little cnbs, are very soca-
BILE and intelligent, and they easily be-
come amusing pets; but even in cub
hood they are subject to sudden aud
unaccountable fits OF anger. / have seen
my own bear, even though little fellow
the size Of sheep dog, wheu in a bad
hnmor, suck his fore paws until they
were one mass Of frost-like soap suds.
ali the while he was sucking his paws
he was making a most curious and
iucessant chastering noise with his lips
aud teeth 1t was then dangerous to 90
near him. AS bear cubs become older
and stronger, they gradually assume
their natural wildness-1 did not say fe-
rocity, because bear, when in a good
temper, is very gentle creature; but
when perchauce he has one of his fits Of
anger upon him, no one should 90 near
him, and he becomes as Savage as a
bear" Bears have immense power with
their fore arms. They have no collar
bones, but yet their paws and fore arms
are so arranged that they are most agile
and nimbe climbers. They are fond of
pine forests. Painters OF Norwegian
forests often put bear into their pic
lures and as bears will climb
for aoornsin the forests Of Flor
ida, so they will climb for stale
buns on the pole in the bear pit at the
geological gardens. When at home in
the wilderness they select comfortable
dens among the rocks, or a nice hollow
tree, for their habitations; and thence
they 90 out to look for tier dinners.
The teeth Of the bear will show that he
Is not purely carniverous animal, like
tiger or "a wolf he will eat insects,
digging for them with his tremendous
claw; he also likes berries, and he rolls
over old logs of trees 10 the forest for the
worms, beetles and other insects he
somehow knows are underneath He is
very fond of honey; and he does not
mind scratching up the farmers potatoes
eating them on the spotif he gets chance
He does not object to carrion--in fact, to
all intents and purposes our English
badger is like bear. The attentive OBJ
server in England, especially Cornwall,
will always know when there is bad
ger about, as "Old Brock" comes ont
in the night, and turns over all the old
COW panches, looking for beetles Lon
don Daily News.
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1874-01-03

A LONG WAIT. Last week the
Catholic church here sent agents
from house to house taking a CEN
sus of their members. When the
man reached Don Piatt's house the
colonel was busily writing in his
library. The servant brought the
message to him, "A man in the
parlor and wants to know if you
are Catholic" The colonel re-
piled, "NoU yet; he must wait
awhile" The servant conveyed
the message to the man in the par
lor. Very patiently did the census
taker wait, and still the converted
man did not appear. OF course the
colonel knew nothing of the SER
wants mistake, and finished the
article he was writing before pass
ing the parlor on his way to the
office. Great was his astonish-
ment. to find that the man had
wasted so much time and he still a
hereto. The colonel was so full
of contrition that he was tempted
to subscribe to all the articles of
the Christian faith, and thereby
atone for the mistake. --'' Fay" Ia
LouiSUUiHe Courier Journal.
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1874-01-03
GENERAL NOTES.

The Western girl who is said to
have spelled euchre "you-cur"
was evidently thinking of the
bow woW-ers.
The classic fable has been re-
peated in "A melancholy way in
Florida, where a young black in
the act Of eating sugar was stung
in the mouth by bee, and died
from the effects of the sting.
A young man employed in a
cotton factory at Hyde Park,
Mass, is so popular with the sex
that when he was convicted of be-
ing drunk, the girls in the mill
took up a collection and paid his
fine.
They have funeral games like
the old Greeks in Palmer, Mass.
At burying there, the other day,
those in attendance couldn't agree
upon a route from the house to
the grave, A lively fight fol-
lowed, and the stronger party had
literally its own way.
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1874-01-03
MORE REDUCTION OF ENGTN-
EERs' WAGES.
A General Strike TO Follow liz the
Reduction lis Made.
THE REDUCTION TO GO INTO oPE-
RATION ON THURSDAY.

New YORK, Dec. 30.-The
strike of the locomotive en-
gineers on the Western railroad
does not seem to meet with e
appreciation ofa the members Of
the brotherhood employed on lie
various roads running into lie
city. Very little sympathy ao-
pears to be felt by railroad men.
and it Is thought here that con-
ference with the companies might
have resulted in a settlement of
the dispute about wages satisfac-
torily to all. The engineers in
this place, however, all say they
most positively oppose any reduc.
ton of wages. An order reducing
the wages of all employees on the
Eastern Division of the Pennsyl-
vanla railroad ten per cent. has
just been issued by President
Thompson, to take effect on and
after January first. This order
has caused much dissatisfaction,
and there are rumors that the
engineers will strike if the order
IS enforced. 1t is probable the en-
glneers will hold a meeting
today or tomorrow, when a
committee will be APP
pointed to confer with the officers
of the company. Up to the pres
ent time the strike has not
seriously interrupted travel from
this point, but great trouble and
Inconvenience will ensue should
strike occur on the New York
Division. The chief officers of the
Pennsylvania road in this city say
the order reducing salaries will
certainly go into effect on the first
Of January.
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1874-01-03

We notice our friend, the drum
mer for the New York printing
house, again perambulating our
streets. We are told that his
boots sometimes get very slip
perry, and that on such occasions
he can whistle a quick step equal
to a mocking bird. We have not
been able to learn the names of
any NOR of his customers, though
we did hear some person got q
hall rtam of bill heads, ut a rate
which, 4 correct, he could have
saved dollar by getting the
work done at home Office. If
we succeed in getting names
we'll make signs of them, so as
to warn true citizens of the evil of
their ways.
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1874-01-03

The 0 d year is dead. It is cus-
tomary to indite an editorial obit-
uary Of forty or fifty columns
over its decease. We shall in
fringe upon the custom by emitting
the obituary. All we care to
mark on the finger-board of old
Father Time, is our improve
ments and progress as people.
A few lines will suffice for that,
to-wit: the completion Of a new
railroad that has added materially
to our resources and increased the
energy Of our people the erection
Of water and gas works. and the
publication of daily paper. To
these public enterprises are TO be
added the grading and nacadla-
MIXING Of several streets and the
erection Of great number Of
houses. No other year has been
so prolific of good substantial inn
provements to our people, since
the town was first settled.
OF the new year, which aswe write
is just making its appearance, we
can only say that we trust it will
prove as beneficial in the way Of
improvement, as its predecessor,
saving and excepting the repeti-
ton of the financial panic, and
then truly we may call ourselves
blessed. OF the Ladependent we
have only to say that its founders
will endeavor to make ii daily
need, a paper OF and for the peo-
pie. Let us one and all counsel
and consult with each other, and
thereby project and establish
industries and manufactures
during the year 1874 that
will mark our labor and
energy as a people, and tend to
make of Martinsburg what she
ought to have been years ago IA
large and powerful inland city.
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Communicated !
IOoIlHIUIlIVaVeG.I
MARTINsBURG, w. VA,
December u. 1873.
-EdiLoFs Ildepen0ent ;

ANNtSf<cftN'N''F
GENTLEMEN; IN yattention has
been called to an article which
app pgared in your paper this morn
,ng copied from the Wheeling
Itelligencer and headed the "Or-
ganization of the Jacob Demo-
crats,n from which / learn that at
a meeting held in Charleston Boyd
Faulkner, of Martinsburg, was
appointed from the Second Con-
gressional District on Committee
ITO look after the work ofsubordi-
nate organizations in every county
of the State"
I presume that | am the person
referred to; but at whose sugges-
ton this honor was conferred upon
me | am uniformed | confess
entire ignorance of the objects of
the proposed organization if,
however, the purpose is to COM
bine into a party the Democrats
who cast their votes for Gov Jacob
at the August election Of 1872, |
am not of that number. | was
neither resident nor voter of
West Virginia at the time of that
election. nor for some months
subsequent thereto | had there
foreno participation in the feelings
that sprung from that canvass.
For Gov. Jacob personally l
entertain the kindest feelings, and
would cordially unite with him
or any other good Conservative in
the State in rganizing thoroughly
and completely the Democratic
Conservative party of West Viz
ginia in placing that party upon
the most elevated platform of
principle, irrespective of the per-
sonal fortunes Of any individual,
and in doing all in my power to
bring about perfect Cancellation
and harmony among its members,
but under no circumstances would
| be instrumental in creating di
vision, or widening the breach
that may possibly exist in that
party. la my political action j
| look to priRcipieS-not men; II a
sacrifice must be made of either,
with me it would be the latter, not
the former. The real or imagined
injustice done to any individual
amounts to little when compared
with the interests Of a great party
whose principles look to the solid
welfare of the country.
Entertaining these views and
expressing them as l have done
hastily but decidedly, | hope nc
doubt can arise as to my present
or future position.
Very truly, yours,
f.. BOYD FAULKNER.
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1874-01-03

New departures" the forma-
ton of "new political parties" &c.
now form the leading topics ofdis-
cussion in the metropolitan news
papers. 1t seems to be quite GER
tain that powerful revolution is
going on in the minds of the pop
ulaee which is destined to over
throw and demolish, as with an
earthquake shock, the rotten and
corrupt political parties of the day.
The people demand, and will
have "new dear' all round.
The tide of corruption
which is sweeping over the coun-
try will be stopped. The old par
ties are powerless TO effect the
needed reforms, and it will be
done throughout the country, as
in California, by popular upris-
ing of the free and independent
voters of the land, regardless of
past political associations. The
day of its accomplishment
is not far distant, if we mistake
not the signs of the times.
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1874-01-03

The Martinsburg Independent is
an extensive concern. The Office
is now supplied with gas from
three sources. a thin stream from
Hagerstown, midding fair sup
ply from the new gas works, and
full head from its own editorial
corps. - Cumberland Times.
Right, my laddies. The hide
pendent Is an extensive concern;
and run on an extensive scale.
The Times, however, is content to
plod along with gas supplied from
a single source-its editorial corps.
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1874-01-03

The Boston correspondent oil the
Hartford Comm Corant states
that the Atldntic Monthly, under
the new administration, will come
out as Methodist magazine, and
be in future the literary organ Of
that denomination. The only
grounds, however. which he gives
for such statement are that the
Methodist want a literary organ,
and that Mr.. Houghfon is q Meth
odist. 1t does not necessarily fol-
low, however, that the atlantic
will be Methodist magazine.
The Harpers are much more rad
zeal Methodists than Mr.. Hough-
ton, and If the time and profits
had been promising, Harper's
Magazine would have been the
Methodist organ long ago.
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1874-01-03

Michigan is an odd State in all
her methods of government
Never satisfied tolleave either well
enough or bad enough alone, the
Peninsular State is forever max
ing changes that at times startle,
and at intervals compel the admi-
ration of her slower going sisters
Of the Union. Having decided to
.no longer clothe her convicts in
uniforms, nor to deprive them of
the uses of mail facilities, she steps
lightly from jails to agricultural
colleges, and DEGREES that the stu
dents in the latter institutions,
shall every day of the week, Sun
days excepted, be compelled to
perform farm labor suitable to the
season. This does not meet the
approval of the students near as
much as the prison reforms do the
appreciation of the convicts. Still,
Michigan's course in reference to
her farm universities is worthy Of
imitation by all States possessing
similar colleges. While her amen
tiles of prison life should not be
adopted too precipitately, it will
be the part of wisdom to wait and
see how unrestricted correspon-
dence on the part of convicted
criminals will abate crime, and
whether prisoners in decent cloth
ing will prove less incorrigible
scamps and rogues than the
rogues arrayed in the conven-
tional striped suits of penitentia-
ries.
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1874-01-03
CASTELAR, FORGOTTEN.
GEN ERAL CHANGE 0FAFFERS
IN SPAIN.
The Powers to Recognize Serrano
as President

NEW YORK, Dec. 30.--A Herald
Madrid special says the Spanish
Cortes will meet in January, when
Marshal Serrano will be placed at
the head of affairs. England,
France, Prussia and Italy are
pledged to recognize Serrano as
President on the basis of the
French Republic. Minister Hay
ard, Ambassador of Great Britain,
has the papers all ready, and will
sieze an opportune moment for
recognition. This news was kept
secret, but is positive. If the Reds
rise to oppose the recognition, the
powers just named are expected to
intervene against them as we'll as
in the Carlist war.