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NEW YORK. Aug 81.
Money easy at 2@3 per cent on call.
Prime mercantile paper at 5G7 per cent
Gold opened and closed at lo95s, with sales
n interior at o.
Clearing rates per cent, loans also made fat
Treasury disbursements amount 10 $46,-
600 interest, and $4,000 for called bonds.
Customs receipts to-day amounted 10 1907,
900.
Gross clearances s2O,465,OOo.
Governments steady
state bonds dull.
Gold closed at lO9sf
Money at 2k@3 pt cent,
Governments dull and strong.
State bonds quiet.
Stocks closed dull and lower.
tWhere blanks occur there were no bids
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NoTE.-The ''amount of coudness" desg
mated by figures, 10 being entire cloudiness 5
half coudness o entire clearness.
The velocity" or rate of motion, 10 being the
highest, and apparent rest.
Authorizations ST.. Stratus Gu, Cumuus /;
Cir. Cirrus; Cir ST., Cirro-Stratus Gust,
Cumulo-Stratus; Cir-Cu., Clrro-cumuus; MIN,
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TRAVELLING AQUARIUM.

Our people generally rejoice at the
nomination of Col, Joyce for Congress.
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BY TELEGRAPH.
THE DEGENERATION SCANDAL.
The Truth, The Whole Truth and
Nothing but the Truth.
FRANK MoULroN,s STATEMENT.
Letters from Mrs. TiitOD.
MouLToN's STATEMENT READY.

MouIToN's STATEMENT READY.
New YORK, Aug. 81.
Moulton, Townsend and Tilton were to-
gether all day yesterday. IT is expected
that Moulton's statement will be ready for
the papers to-night-having already, as is
reported, been telegraphed to Moulton's
organ in Chicago.
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WEST RUTLAND Rev. DR.. Harris will
officiate at West Rutland tomorrow at 3. 80
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JAR OR BREAK.

| said to him. "Mr. Bowen, if you hear
anything of me not in accordance " 18th this
agreement of harmony do not let it rest.
Come straight to me at once, and will do
the same by you" He agreed. In the
lecture-room | stated that all of our differ
ences were over, and that we were friends
again. AT this public recognition he was
present and heard and expressed himself
as greatly pleased with it.
1t was after all this that | asked Mr.
Howard to help me carry out tins recon-
ciliation, and to call on Mr.. Bowen and re-
move the little differences between them.
Mr.. Howard called and expressed his graf
ification, Then il was that without any
provocation he (Mr. Bowen told Mr.. How
ard that this reconciliation did not include
one matter that he (Bowen) knew about
Mr.. Beecher, which, If he should speak it,
would
DRIVE MIR. BEECHER OUT OF BROOKLYN.
Mr.. Howard protested with horror against
such statement, saying, ''AIr. Bowen,
this is terrible. No man should make
such statement unless he has the most
absolute evidence and said pointedly that
he (HowardD might go to Mr.. Beecher, and
that Mr.. Beecher would never give his con
sent that he (Bowen) should tell Mr.
Howard this secret. Mr.. Bowen at nc
time had ever made known to Mr., b. what
this secret was, and the hints which Mr.
! Beecher had had of il led him to think thai
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BEEomRn's PROPOSED GARD.

BROOKLYN, June 1878.
have seen in the morning papers that
application has been made to Mrs. Victoria
Woodruff for certain letters of mine sup
posed to contain information respecting
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| During that Sunday Mrs. Stanton told
me precisely what Tilton had said to her
when in the rage of discovery. He fled to
the house of Mrs. 80, and before them
both narrated the story of his own intidel-
tiles as confessed to his wife, and of hers
as confe ssed to him. She added that not
long after she went to Moulton's and met
you coming down the front steps, and on
entering met Tilton and Moulton, who
said, ''We have just had Plymouth church
at our feet, aud here is his confession,
showing manuscript. She added that
Mrs. Tilton had made similar statements
to Miss Anthony, and have since received
from Miss Anthony confederation of this,
although she refuses to give me particulars,
being bound in confidence. She thinks
from that day to this | have carried heavy
load.
You may be sure | could not share it
with my husband, because he was already
oveIburdened and alarminely affected
abroad, as he probably must, ! would not
go with him, leaving you alone, as it we're,
to bear whatever might come of the invita-
ton. | wilhrtood the entrcates of my
husband to the last. and sent Mary in my
stead, and at the last moment conflded to
her all that knew and felt and feared,
that she might be prepared to sustain her
father should trial overtake him. BY read
ing the accompanying letter from them you
will perceive that from outside evidence
alone he hai come to the conclusion which
reached only through the most reliable
testimony that could well be furnished in
! any case and against any predisposiiion OF
| my own soul.
Fearing that they would hasten home tc
, me and thus lose all the benefit of the
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ABOUT IANuARY. 1871

it was left in a basket on the doorstep of
house occupied by Mrs. Grooms and her
widowed mother, this being before her
marriage to Mr.. G., with n note giving its
name ma
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1874-03-21
THE EXTENT TO WHICH DEATH
SUPPORTS LIFE.

Tn 1870 there were in the United
States 1866 professional UNDER
takers, of whom twenty were wo-
men. The deaths in that time were
260, 673, so 70 the average under
taker fell 13l cases. Besides tae
undertakes, there were 2,365-c0f-
lin makers who, of course, depend
upon the undertakers for ST les.
These classes together make 36I
persons who lived by the deal Is of
260, 173 persons. Doctors and
dress-makers aside, therefore un-
der our present methods, !, ,out
sixty deaths avail to keep one per-
son alive for year, or one dead
body is a guaranty of six days
sustenance 10 one person, or one
days support for six persons. Or,
to take another view of the case,
if each of these bodies wereallowed
a full-sized grave, the whole
would occupy about POP acres, and
each of these acres would
support about twenty-five per-
sons for year, which is bet
ter yield than that of the best
wheat field. Now, it is very hard
to see how death can be more lib
orally utilized than it is under the
present system. AS was said, by
every one that dies six live, and
that, too, exclusive ofshroud-mak-
ers, trimmers, milliners, dress
makers, livery men, and Others
who make their appearance at or
send their wares to the house of
mourning. 1.-THE cremators should
establish their methods, several of
these classes would be without vo-
cation-save as they cried out
against the change. The under-
taker would resolve himselfi into
monopoly and burying would be
done by the gross at convenient
season, the coffin would be abol-
ished and 1856 persons at once
thrown out of employment, while
under the new regime people
would lose the satisfaction that the
present contemplation of post NOR
tenn utility might afford, That
in our national poetry we should
have to substitute the shot, hot
urn for the "cold, cold grave,n is
only one instance of the subver-
sion of ideas that would follow
Hartford C0WGnt
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THE FALLEN HERO.

The Erie Dispatch of February 26
says Fifteen days in Jail for vagrancy"
was the sentence imposed on James
Lafffty, a gray-headed, wandering vag-
abb # the happy-go lucky stripe,
who S scarce ever sober, but who,
ta.Isk or sober /, harmless to all except
himself. He WAS , hero once; one of the
type sucn in reality that john Hay
mas. have imagined when he wrote the
-rapbic ines o. the engineer of the
Prar;c Belle:
Until the last galoots ashore"
On lac 9TH Of August, 1841, the
steamboat Erie, then tie finest on the
lake, and which had only made her trial
trip preyiously-having then on board,
. large mum Der of the citizens of Erie
win their families, and also the "Presque
lslc .3and !" which had stayed on from
the time of the trial excursion-left
Buffalo for this port 1t was bright,
sunny day, and the lake was almost q
dead calm. When nearing Dunkirk
the boat was discovered to be on fire
and the flames spread radidly. She
was headed for shore, and the horror
stricken passengers crowded the forward
part of the boat as she Glove through
the water Two men were standing at
the wheel. Almon Fuller, of Wesley
vile, and James Lafferty-the drunken
vagabond sentt Jail yesterday--o of Erie.
1t seemed almost certain that the boat
could not reach the beach, and every
thingthat would float human being
was made use ofas passengers and crew
threw themselves overheard, but while
there was life there was hope. Almon
Fuller dropped where he stood, dying
at his post, James Lafferty stayed though
his clothes were on fire, his hair burned
off, and hands and face crisped by the
scorching heat and only abandoned his
post when Erie was sinking A num-
Der of persons were lost in that appal-
ing disaster, bet the great majority were
saved. The one man who had barely
escaped with life and the memory Of the
one who died where he worked, were
houored then, but that is upwards Of
thirty years ago, and the surviving
hero Of that day is now only drunken
vagabond who must soon drop unnoticcd
In pauper's grave.
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1874-03-21
LIFE BLOOD.

We do not refer to the fluid so
necessary to physical existence,
but to that element upon which
communities, especially Of inter-
nal localitic~, can alone thrive and
prosper. We mean the building
and operation ofmanufactories A
resolution presented Is a stock
holder of the Pennsylvania RAJ :
road company at the recc;t meet
ing in Philadelphia, requesting
the management to extend aid aud
encouragement to manufacturing
enterprises, located on or c0ntigu-
Gus to their road shows what
Importance is to " attached to
such institutions. They form the
feeders to railroad lines, and the
presentation of such a resolution
indicates that they are regarded as
essential to the success of even
great railroads. we wish the H..
d 0. Railroad managers would
take the same view, and if not be-
come foremost in inaugurating en-.
terprises, at least aid and encour-
age the efforts of others in locali-
ties along the line of their rail-
road, in securing the establish
mentof manufactories. There is
plenty of spirit in Martinsburg
of this character, and ifa little out
side encouragement can be OBJ
tanned, we have no doubt half
dozen manufactures would soon
be in operation. Will they try it?
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1874-03-21
THE CAPITAL QUESTION.

The Wheeling Lntelligencer in
we'll written Article, after refer
ring to the opinions expressed by
the various journals Of the
first and second congressional
districts, wisely concludes that it
would be inexpedient to hold a
State Convention for the purpose
Of recommending suitable loca-
ton. Whilst willing to join any
movement that would tend to
hasten removal, still we have al
ways been of opinion that a con-
vention could not accomplish any
thing, and we join the htelUgencer
in recommending the people to
elect delegates to the next legisla
ture not only firmly in favor of
removal, but who will maintain
their opinions to the end.
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1874-03-21
yIRGINIAAND wEsryIBGISrA

Mr.. Thomas, Of Virginia, recent
ly introduced a resolution in the
House of Representatives in refer
ence to the adjustment of the debt
between the two States. We never
had any idea that the difference
between the two States would be-
come a subject for Congressional
Investigation, yet Mr.. Thomas has
succeeded in having such a resolu-
ton referred to the Judiciary Com
mittee. He probably had right
to do this in order to obtain u set
Element, but we deny his right to
assume in his preambles that the
delay in the settlement rests with
West Virginia. The following is
a correct specimen of his neigh
borly kindness
"And whereas the State of West
Virginia, though often and earnest
ly requested to do so by the State
Of Virginia. has neglected and re-
fused to adjust and settle the debt
aforesaid, and to provide for the
payment of her just and equitable
proportion thereof.
From whom did he obtain this
fact? He certainly knew, as all
ordinarily informed people know,
that West Virginia has time and
again appointed commissioners to-
settle, and that said commission
ers went to Richmond and endeav-
ored to arrange a settlement. Did
Virginia commissioners ever come
into this Slate for any such pur-
pose. We trust the congressional
minds representing West Vir-
ginia will succeed in convincing
this doubling Thomas that our lit
tie mountain State is ready and
anxious for a settlement, and
though her citizens havenO money
in the treasury, yet they have
resources sufficient to pay off every
just and equitable demand.
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1874-03-21
SCANDAL.

The story is told of a woman
who freely used her tongue to the
scandal ofothers, and made a con-
fession to the priest of what she
had done. He gave her a ripe
thistle top, and told her to 60 out in
various directions and scatter the
seeds one by one. Wondering at
the penance she obeyed, and then
returned and told her c0nfessor.
To her 9mazement, he babe her
70 back and gather the scattered
seeds, and when she objected that
it would be impossible she replied
il would he still more difficult to
gather up and destroy all the evil
reports which she had circulated
about others. Any ,thoughtless,
careless child can scatter a hand
full of thistle seed before the wind
in moment, but the strongest
and wisest man cannot lgather
them again.
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1874-03-21
IMPoRTANT PATENT CASE

A case of some interest to the
people Of this section of the state,
was heard in Baltimore city on
the 18th Of this month before Hon.
Hugh L. Bond, Judge OF the Cir.
cult Court Of the United States.
1t was a motion fora preliminary
injunction asked for by Mr.,
Faulkner at the instance of James
G. Beach OF New Jersey, who
claims that his patent rights have
been infringed in the machinery
now used by the firm OF Ashton
Walker & co. at their paper mill
at Shepherdstown, in the county
of Jefferson. The case was argued
by Mr. Faulkner for the plaintiff,
and by Mr.. Baldwin of Philadel-
phia for the defendants. We
have not seen from the. Baltimore
papers, what decision has been
rendered upon this motion.
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1874-03-21
GoyERNoR KEMpER.

Old Virginia Is fortunate in hav-
ing elected 10 the position ofchief
executive Of the Commonwealth,
at her recent election, statesman
instead Of a partizan. Governor
Kemper, thus far, has shown him.
to be entirely above all partizan
feeling, and his course as Governor
has been Of that conservative char
acter which i'm the end will most
rebound to the interests ofthe peo-
pie and the general welfare and
prosperity of the State. We are
glad to see that the Senate, that
branch of the Legislature in which
the bill providing for a new char
ter for Petersburg originated, has
by vote OFFS to13 sustained Gov
ernor Kemper's veto. The object
Of the new charter for Petersburg
was solely for partizan purposes.
If it had gone into effect the mu-
nicipal government of that city
would have been virtually trans
ferred from the Republicans to the
Conservatives. Governor KEN
per saw at once the unjust and par
titan character of the bill, and
promptly vetoed it, notwithstand-
ing the fact that it had been passed
by large majority of his own par
ty friends. This action has, of
course, brought down upon his
head a perfect storm of abuse
from that class Of politicians in his
own party who never scruple at
the means to accomplish a parti-
IAN triumph. On Friday night
last, Governor KemEer was burned
in effigy in Petersburg, sin the
presence of large and enthusiast
tic crowd" The efiigy was labelled
~. l.. Kemper, Governor of Vir-
ginia, sold out to the Radicals"
This effigy business may serve to
salve over the sharp and singing
disappointment ofthe professional
politicians in and about Peters
burg who had relied on Governor
Kemper to serve his party instead
of doing right. 1t will not
hurt Governor Kemper. On the
contrary it will serve to
draw outside attention to an up
right and honest man who has
dared to do right regardless of
party demands or influence. Gov
ernor Kemper, by his manly
course may ALLEVIATE a few of the
professional politicians in his
party, but in lieu ofthese he will
draw around him, the good and
true men of all parties, and will
be known and honored by the
masses as a man who could not be
swerved from the right by party
clamor or indignation. We have
not the slightest doubt that be-
fore the close of Governor KEN
per's term Of Office, the very men
who now burn him in effiigy, will
admit the wisdom of his course,
and be loudest in his praise.
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MARTENSBURG AND THE u, -,
COURT.

We are indebted to Mr.. Faux
ner for q copy of bill introduced
by Senator Foreman to provide for
holding q District Court Of the
United States at Martinsburg,
West Virginia. This bill has been
twice read, and referred 10 the
committee on the Judiciary. We
feel much indebted to Senator
Boreman for his prompt and eff
cient attention to this matter. 1t
is an objectionable state Of things
that requires the people Of this
portion Of the state to travel three
hundred miles To attend to their
busins S. in the federal court The
following is a copy Of the bill:
"Be IL enacted by the Senate and
House Of Representatives. Of the
United States Of Americo IN Con
qresS assembled,
That the Judge Of the district
court for the district Of West Vir
giuia shall, in addition to The
terms of court now held in said
district, hereafter hold two terms
of said court annually at Martins
burg, in said district, that
is to say, one term on
the----day Of, and one
term on the day Of, in every
year."
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sCHooLLoCATsoN.


The INDEPENDENT long since
disavowed any Partially fos any
particular site for the location Of a
/ school building. In fact the ques-
/ has been feared as one likely to
engender trouble, and be a fruit
full subject Of discussion. Econo-
my alone was urged in the pur-
chase of lot, upon the theory
that that would subdue opposition
and pickering. TO this end it was
urged that lots with ancient build
ings and fabulous prices for use
less structures, be eschewed. The
fact that the committee did not
take the advice, does not convince
the INDEPENDENT that the adj
vice was wrong, but the cutlery
against the action of the majority
of the committee fully sustains its
position. This is a public ques-
ton affecting the interests ofevery
taxpayer, and only upon the
ground OF price do we join in the
opposition to the selection made.
The property of Edmund Pendle-
ton, Esq, with sufficient frontage
to sell off lots enough to pay for
itself, and with substantial mag
nificeDt building upon 1t, brought
only 5000 dollars. The property
selected by the committee has no
such advantages and without in
tending any disrespect) the build
ing on ii is useless for any practi-
cal purposes. If a LOT with a house
on it must be purchased, the prop
erty of John N. Abel, Esq, at ten
thousand dollars, is infinitely the
cheapest. Opposition may be
urged that the lot selected, is
everything else but central, and
that but a small proportion of the
children of the town live in that
vicinity. Still we look beyond this
and must persevere in advising
the committee, and if they will
not heed the advice, the Board of
Education, to enconomize their
means, and not throw it away in
giving any person or persons too
much for their property. The
question may be asked, where
can a lot be had without buildings
on d? To this the answer is, the
town mustnot pay too much in its
efforts to advance the cause of ed
ucation and benefit the communi-
ty at large, and rather thar be inn
posed upon, better grade the front
of the old lot on John street, and
erect a building on that. 1t will
be more central, at least, and
equally as accessible to all the peo-
pie. Another suggestion to the
Board of Education. It'll under
stood that Judge Hoge offered his
property to the gentlemen pro-
posing to erect a hotel. The price
asked is not remembered, but as it
adjoins the present school proper
ty, would it not be we'll to inquire
into it and see for what it can be
purchased. The building is substan
tial, and can be utilized at a small
expense. Anything, anything to
save the useless expenditure of
money. The INDEPENDENT is
the firm friend of Improvements,
but IS also a firm believer in OBJ
tanning full value for money eX-
pended, but we are too blind to see
$4,000 in the property selected.
These thoughts are urged in the
kindest spirit, and with the sole
desire to do the greatest good to
greatest number.
MARTHNsBURG AND THE u, -.
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1874-03-21

The Rhode Island Democrats
will so through the form of hold
ing a convention and nominating
State ticket on Monday. 1t
must be a dreary sort of amuse-
ment nominating a ticket year
after year with no possible hope
ofelecting it.
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1874-03-21

The bill presented by the Hon.
II. G.. Davis for the relief Of the
purchasers of the Harper's Ferry
property, has been read twice and
referred to the Judiciary Commit
tee. Its adoption ought to put
the Ferry people on the high
road toprosperity.
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1874-03-21

A bill has been introduced into
the California Legislature making
it misdemeanor 20 invite any
person to take a drink. or to ac-
cept an invitation to drink at any
public bar. This will ruin those
persons vulgarly known as dead
beats.D