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Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1874-11-21
from Wheeling Register.
A CHRARLEY ROSS FOUND IN
WEST VIRGINIA.

HUNTINGTON, w. VA. Nov Is.
A few weeks ago a man, women
and boy, travelling on foot through
the country, stopped over night
with q family named McC0rmas,
near Barboursville w. Va. The
next morning they left before day
light and without taking the boy.
McCormas, rot wanting him, gave
him to the family of f. w. Pey-
tsn. This boy answers the descrip
ton of Charles Brewster Ross, alb
Quoted from Philadelphia July
last. His hair has been cut close,
but is the right color; his eyes,
which are hazel, have a peculiar
look, which if not exactly cross
eyed, and he shades them with
his arm when looking up. He is
three feet and an inch or two in
height; about four years old, and
had part of an unbleached Panama
hat on. His body is perfectly
formed, and the skin very fair,
except the scar of n burn on his
right arm, which might have been
done to effacel vaccination
marks eye brows very light; eye
lashers long for one so young {;
speaks same words plain, other,
not. To the question, What pc
ny di mamma driver" he an
swered, +" Polly" He said Geo,
Swoopee, or some such , name,
lived next door; siiter's name was
Joanna, brothers. nane Walter:
said his brother was put out of
the carriage and he taken off,
Many who have compared the boy
with the photograph of Rsss, and
say the features of both cores
pond. Peyton says he will the boy
up for $1,000.
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1874-11-21

In Stoneham, Mass, a man and
his wife firmly believed that sick
ness, health, and death, were mat
ters of immediate divine control,
and were unaffected by medical
treatment. The wife fell ill, and
their doctrine was implicitly adj
hered to She was anointed and
prayed for by her husband, but
nothing else was done. Physicians
offered their services in vain. The
woman believed to the last that
God would interfere miraculously
and save her, and she died finally
for lack of proper treatment.
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1874-11-21

An improved kind Of steam Car or car
riagc. adopted to street locomotives, has
been brought forward in Fngland. the
advantages claimed for it being that 1t is
free from the objections urged against
steam carriages in general. 1t is fifteen
feet in length, and consists Of the three
necessary divisions, namely, the drivers
box in front, the boiler and engine house
In the rear, with compartment for
passengers In the center. 1t Is carried on
four wheels, two at each end, when filled
with passengers and provided with water
&C., for journey, its weight IL only
about four and one-half tons, and it will
travel at the rate Of about eight miles an
hour, on an average, the operation and
movements being 10 all respects satisfas-
tory.
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1874-11-21

DIR. Hardness has described
before the San Francisco Academy
of Sciences some interesting dis
c0veries made by him in Plumas
and Lassen counties, California,
He counted there more than
hundred extinct volcanoes, the
distinctively volcanic region COM
prising about eight thousand
square miles. One immense cone,
he says,is higher than Vesuvius,
and the lava from it has so
damned q stream as to form a
lake three miles square. In this
lake are stumps Of trees tall
enough to prolrude above water
Some Of them, standing the lava,
were only partly burned through,
indicating that the eruptod matter
was not all molten. Other trees,
untouched by the lava, had been
killed by the heat. Twenty-Five
annual rings of new growth fixed
the time of the last eruption, and
the Indians Of the neighborhood
say that within their memory the
now covered with lava to
the extent of a hundred square
miles, was full of volcanoes in
active operation.
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1874-11-21

A strange potato was found at
Nnnda, +, X, recently, which the
Dansville Advertiser describes as
follows: "It was dug in that town,
weighed about three pounds, and
contained within itself a very sim
gular thing. A stem like some
thing protruding from one end
was seen to move az if it had life.
The potato was cut open, and the
stem was found to be the TAFT of
a something inside which seemed
to be half potato and half animal.
1t was about as large as a mouse,
with a brown color, was shape like
a potato, with indentations like
potato eyes, and yet seemed to be
composed ofanimal flesh, and had
life and motion! No one had seen
anything at all resembling it was
to be taken to Rochester and
shown to scientists"
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1874-11-21
A NE W PARTY
The Views and Sch emes of Certai
Gentleman at Boston-A Utopi
anPlatform.


anPlatform.
BosToN, Nov.16 1874.
The Globe publishes the follow
ing editdfially:
We are Informed that among the
rank and file of the men who re
Gently voted in this State with the
Democratic party there has been
considerable talk of the formation
of a third party, to be called the
Peoples REFORM Party. The men
argue that the mission of the Re-
publican party is ended, and that IL
is useless to try and resucitate the
Democratic organization. 1t 10
apparent TO them that the contests
in the future cannot be fought on
the oil d basis, and that the recent
election has demonstrated that the
time has come for a new party to
rise up and attract, by its honesty
of purpose and sincere desire to
promote the highest welfare of the
nation, the best men who have
hitherto acted with the Republican
and Democratic parties. These
men claim, with much show OF
logic, that the two g,eat parties
of the past and present have
fought all the fights they can, and
that success for enc or the other III
the future will be matter OF luck
depending largely on which has
the mere inlernal disscnsien and
which makes the fewer mistakes.
The sins of omission and commits
sion of the last years of power OF
the Democratic prrty have faded,
the Credit Mobilier scandal and
other matters which singed the
garments and injured the reputa-
tons of prominent members OF
the Republican party and are still
fresh in the minde of the people,
Carl Schurz once said OF a prOmi-
nent New York journalist who
was unsuccessful in politics. that
"he NADIA more brilliant future be-
hind him than any man in the
country" These men think the
same remark will apply to the two
great political parties, particular
ly the Republicans. They think
That the gentlemen who went
into the Liberal Republican
movement will readily join
the new party. They have
hopes of securing the best
elements of the Democratic and
Republican parties, particularly
the young men, who as they as
sumo the duties Of citizenship, can
now see no particular rea4on for
joining either party. They have
not fully considered the question of
platform, but believe in
First--Hard money, ana an
early resumption of specie pay
ments.
Second-A civil service refor m
which shall in the fullest sense be
an application Of the ordinary
rules of business in all tho offices
of the Government.
Third-An economical admins
tration of affairs, which will keep
the rate of taxation to the lowest
point.
FOuElIl--OiUIb ISS iSintisO 900
sions, except in extreme cases.
Presidential candidates have not |
been named to any great extent,
although some names have been
mentioned.
There is now a diversity of |
opinion. Some eff the party think
another military man like Phil.
Sheridan or Gen. Sherman might |
be- selected, and others prefer one
Witb both a civil and military re
cord like Gen Banks. Others OPP
pose a military President and pre-
er civilian
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1874-11-21

The Detroit Free Press gives
this study: " 1t is very pleasant
picture to behold a fat woman sea-
ted on the front steps of her vine
clad cottage, putting q patch on
her husbands trowsers with one
hand and motioning off with the
other what she'd do If she were
BeechSF."
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1874-11-21

An American, writing from
France, says cheap living in that
country is not to be found, and
those who come there must be pre-
pared to pay fully as much as at
home. Relatively speaking, he
adds, living is cheaper in the
United States than in France.
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1874-11-21

Mr.. BEECHER's MORTGAGE
Mr.. Beecber has not yet paid eff
the mortgage OF $4,000 which he
took on his house in 1873 for the
support of the Golden Age. The
Brooklyn Savings bank holds the
bond.-CN. Y. Sun.
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1874-11-21

Your expenditures should be
regulated to accord with your In
come.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-04-04
GOOD FRIDAY.

The Sombre Celebration Yesterday.
To-Norrow and Its Joyous Meaning.
In all the Catholic and Episcopal churches yester-
day the most solemn services OF the year held.
Everything that could be used Ia adding to the ex
pressve grief of the Church for the Savtours death
was availed OF. The churches were stripped OF
every decoration. Purple was the emblem OF the
Church's feelings The saddest appearance was
given TO every emblem OF Christ's life at its most
joyous as well as its most painful periods. Not
ornament but was shrouded. To visit church.
usually so bright and joyous in all its decorations,
was to be put in mind that this was day conse-
Grated to a most sorrowful anniversary.
In all the prayers said or sung mournful express
sion was used. The most loving and the saddest
words were selected to commemorate the death OF
Christ P!aintve music prevailed at the requiem.
The mass was simply typical OF the tomb.
The mass said In the morning was that known
as the sspresancthed"-as the church does not
consecrate the bread and wine on Good Friday
AL the usual time OF communion the 'host,r which
Holy Thursday, was consumed. procession carries
the sacred particle from the repository to the high
altar during the mass. This is the only day in the
whole year which the priests do not consecratc.
so profound Is the grief intended TO be manifested
that the most cherished ceremony OF CaJhOlicity Is
not allowed TO be performed.
In the evening IN many OF the churches the
"renebra" was sung It's one OF the saddest chants
known in the Catholic Church. The singing IS
done by the priests. No more platntive music
could be sung than the "LamentatlOns.n Remem-
bering The occasion anu surrounded by the gloom
and the sombre col0ring OF everv part Of the
church, tue worsnippcr Is indescrlbabiy stricken
with the service.
To-day the Church relents little from the aus
terity OF the Lenten season. The preparations for
the glorious resurrection begin. One might even
cease to fast on account Of the anticipated JOY OF
the morrow.
In the humblest rural chapel, as well as In the
proudest anu nobiest city church, the song OF
praise and Joy goes up tomorrow. Every sign OF
grlel disappears, and the most gorgeous insignia
are nut IN requtsltlon. The purple covered cross
4 is unveiled. windows are no longer hung with
darksoine colors The sunshine pours IN ana tho
golden ornaments are made brighter ana the
music Is Il peal OF triumph and halle ulah. Ser
mons, explanatory OF the Resurrection Will DC
4 preached in all the Catholic churches. The music
OF the masses Will be OF the very grandest char
acter each choir putting forth its best efforts. The
/ day will, in a general way, be significant OF the
\ most hopeful "a wei as the most glorious OF the
I q "a
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-04-04
ToMBS POLICE COURT.
A Weakness for SILK.
Before Judge MORGAN.

On Thursday afternoon Henry Adams entered
the establishment OF Sweetser, Pembroke & Co..
aud asked to look at goods. He walked through
the store, examining different articles, and was
seen by James Coby, one of the clerks, attempting
to carry away three pieces of silk, valued at $500
ADAMS was arrested and placed in the hands or
Oilcer Hagan, OF the tiltb Precinct. He was ar
raigned before Judge Morgan yesterday. and held
IN $1,000 bail 10 answer. Adams pleaded not
guilty. and said that he was COOK on u steamer
The Alleged Lottery swinale.
Boyce Callard. Montrose Berman and Henry Hud-
son were arrested, Thursday afternoon, by De-
tectives Won Gerichten and Dunn. OF the central
Office, charged with Keeping lottery game and
obtaining money under false pretence. They
showed yesterday to the satisfaction Of The magis-
trate that they had no guilty knowledge OF any
swIndle IN the lottery tickets when they were
selling and when lottery. IL was stated, was TO
aid the Masonic Relief Association OF Norfolk, Va.
The prisoners were discharged on their own rec
Ognizances, 10 appear again II required.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-04-04

UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT.

WASHINGTON April 3. 1874.
No. $50. The Pacific Railroad Company w. Nc
Gure-Error to the Supreme Court or the State OF
Missouri.-Thls was an action to recover tax OF
ten per cent the gross receipts OF the road i'm.
posed by the State for the year ending October l.
1865. By an act OF 1852 the state exempted the
road from taxation until completed and in opera
ton and until 1t had declare ed dividend, but pro-
vlded that If the company should fail to declare
dividend within TWO years alter its completion its
property should thereafter be subject to taxation.
The road was not completed until April 1885, and
had never declared dividend, when, in pursu-
ance OF an ordinance OF the Missouri State Con-
vention OF 1862 tax of ten per cent on its gross
receipts was laid to provide Tor the payment Of
the indebtedness OF the road to the STATE Tor as
Slstance III It's construction. Under these circum-
stances 1t was commended the tax could not be
levied without violating tile exemption thus
granted, and that to uphold 1t was 10 allow the
state to impair the obligation OF the contract 1t
is also argued that the eXaction was not u tax.
nor wrhln the exercise OF the taxing power.
IL is simply an effort TO collect dent, the greater
part OF which, It Is alleged had not matured. In a
manner not provided IN the contract between the
parties and unknown to the law, aud IN direct
violation vi the iath OF the state as pledged 10 the
company. 1t ~ also claimed tnat the tax Is in vo-
laron of contracts made by the state in later acts
concerning the Indebtedness oil the corporation.
The decision OF the state Court sustained the tax,
and it is here maintained that tho effort to iorce
the tax Is but attempt sequester the properly
ot tue corporation under the pretcnce oil an cXer-
else OF the taxing power.
No. Isl. The North Missouri Railroad Company
VS.. Mcguire, involving the same questions Is
argued with $50. !. u. Henderson ana William NJ
Eyarts Tor plaintiff in error; Blair < Dick and o.
II. Buckner Tor defendant.
The assignment for the Circuits since the ap.
pointment OF the new Chief Justice Is as foHows:-
For the First circuit Mr.. Justice Clinord Second
circuit, Mr.. Justice Hunt; Third circuit, Mr.
Justice strong; Fourth circuit, Chief Justice
Waite; ruth circuit Mr.. Justice Bradley; Sixth
circuit, Mr.. Justice Swayne; seventh circuit Mr.
Justice DAVIS; Eighth crcult. Mr.. justice Miller !;
Ninth circuit, Mr.. Justice Field.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-04-04
A MYSTERY.
rhe Shooting or willis m Bang.

Coroner Croker yesterday took the antc-mortem
statement or William Bang, employed by the West
ern Union Telegraph Company. who Is lying at
Bellevue Hospital in very precarIous condition
from the effects Of pistol shot wound OF the lett
breast caused on Wednesday evening last in some
manner at present unknown. Bang IS statement is
in substance as follows:-
did not go to work yesterday because was
SICK. lad down on u st0Op IN West Washington
place and went to sleep; somebody woke me up
ana told me to get up or would catch cold. got
up but could not walk lar. The next morning [
did not Know where was and don't know how
Was hurt had pistol In my vest pocket, but It
was not capped had the pistol Tor about week
anu was mcnding IL Tor q boy who lived in Chris
toDhcr street: boy named JOHNNY Carroll was
with me at dinner IL was haf-past six O'Clock
when 1 aid down IN the stoop. Did not see any
one IRE pistol OF. had 81 900 In my pocket
when lay down TO sleep. IL was gone when
came to myself.
DR.. MacWhinnic considers Bangs recovery very
doubtful John Carroll, the boy referred to above,
Was arrested at his residence, no. 81 sixth avenue,
late on Thursday night, and taken before Coroner
Croker Yesterday. He states that lie knows moth
ing Of the shooting, aud had not seen Bang since
sunday last
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-04-04
THE FAMINE IN INDIA.

IDurbungah March 19 telegram to London News.l
have just returned from tour in Northern
Bhaugup0re. But for the relief administration
there would have been fearful distress there al
ready This is averted, and the district is safe as
to the future by timely organization. All appre-
hension about the half million OF population In
Northern Bhaugnlpore may be dismissed. Distress
il increasing in the Durbungah subdivision, where
the famine is certainly worst.
A hundred thousand persons are on the relief
works Hospitals everywhere are being estab.
Ashed for sufferers, who are brought round by q
milk diet. There Is much delay In the grain trans
port to Mudhobunee, and collapse threatens.
twenty miles OF railway have been made.
The LieutenanG Governor has returned TO Cal
Cutta
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-04-04
WHAT THE PEOPLE SAY.
Views OF Baltimore Banker.
BALTIMORE, March 80, 1874

Views OF u Baltimore Banker.
BALTIMORE March 80, 1874.
70 THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD
l am frequent reader OF your great paper, and
have been very much pleased with the stand you
take as regards the question or dsordcred cur
rency. AS am very poor hand to write articles
for newspapers, and especially such yours there
fore will try TO put my say short possible and
would like to have your opinion OF the same. The
Hon. Carl Schurz has made very able speech on
the subject, and many others have done well. and
deserve great credit; yet none have gone to the
root OF the evil l hold that no government Is
suitable TO issue currency in the way we have
done, least OF all ours, which Is so extremely re-
publican IN form. l don't say this because
the republican party has done this, Tor
assure you this same question viii ruin any
party. II IL only question Of time, Tor
we Will always have in the ordinary run OF
time nard times and panics. You can't run pol.
ltics and inauce with safety LOOK at our own
state Mr.. Hamilton halls rom the western part
OF our state, and Mr. Dennis nom the Eastern
shore. Both democrats You can guess where
the difference comes IN. The only argument that
| ever heard against Withdrawing the government
issue has been that We would have so much more
interest to pay. Now. l ask you what is that in
comparison to the great evil under which we
now aud always will labor; for 1t Will get worse
and worse the longer we tolerate 10. ii you nd
this worthy OF place, l shall consider 1t il favor
anu remain yours truly, ~ s.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-04-04
A NumbskuII's Opinfon.

To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD
When 1 was a very little boy learned that
"twice one are two" Later learned that money
and circulating medium meant one and the same
thing. Later still learned that money or circula-
ting medium represented the value OF those things
which we make use OF in life, and was merely used
to actlltate exchanges OF our corn for dry goods,
wheat for hardware, or rice versa, &C.. &C. tbrouoh
the whole catalogue Of bulky things we use: giving
money, which we can carry In our pockets for thai
which we want next instead OF swapping the
an opligation passed from the purchaser TO ths,
seller, current anywhere, upon which he can vet
with for the money learned that money some
times consisted Of gold and silver, sometimes In
paper currency and sometimes with primitive
natlonsi in shells. having limit VI quantity. mad
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-04-04

To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD
The Ladies' AID Association Of this precinct were
present this day and distributed provisions to SOC
families, and the following additional contributions
were received this day and distributed.
Messrs Howell pvcrton, No. 81 Dcy street, bundle Of
Goldfish.
Messrs Myhan Schenck No. IS Dcy street. 80 pounds
Goldfish and hams.
John Duryea, West Washington Market barrel
turnips.
Thomas Cherry, West Washington Market sheep
Mcssrs. vazandt h Brennan West Washington Market
sheep.
James r. Morgan, No SO Dcy street. bag meal
George Wiley, No. lis West street, barrel potatoes
George Royce, West Washington Market barrels
cabbage
Dealers IN West Washington Market tbarreis cabbage,
barrels potatoes barrel turnips ana uo pounds meat
WILLIAM u. LOWERY,
Captain Twenty-seycnth Precinct.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-04-04
THE PENSION AGENCY.

The disbursements by Pension Agent butcher
during the month OF March amounted to $2s5, 600,
and have exceeded those OF any similar period
during his administration. The increase recently
authorized by Congress to oficers' widows having
minor children and to soldiers OF the rebellion
who have been permanently disabled has causci
the additional expenditure. Daniel Drew, SUR
OF the war OF 1912. called for his FIRST install
ment and received check for 1898. General A..
b. squirting OF Maine, special agent appointed by
the department. 10 investigate frauds, whose SER
vices at this ONCE the last two years have been OF
great value, has lust been transferred to Boston.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-04-04
Sixteenth Precinct.

NEW YORK, April 3, lS14
To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD
| have this day received the following additional
contributions for the poor Of this precinct. Very
respectfully, THOMAS CHERRY, Captain.
Peter Spencer No l9l Ninth avenue, baker, 400 loaves
OF bread.
Mrs James Hunter, No Is, Seventh avenue, baker, 20
loaves OF bread.
Robert Kennedy Co, No 20S West Eighteenth street
carriage makers 80 foaves OF bread.
U'Reiy, Skilly and t0ger,y, No 20j West Nineteenth
street, liquors, Loo loaves OF bread.
John Wanper, No 1874 Ninth avenue baker, 80 loavcs
bread
Bell Brothers, foot of West Twenty third lumber
100 loaves OF bread
John McCiave Twenty second street and Eleventh
avenue, lumber, 80 loaYcs OF bread.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-04-04
Nineteenth Wnrsi-Finnl Report OF the
sparta Club.

To rur EDITOR THE HERALD
The relief committee the Sparta Club having been
In since November last being about To close
their labors to report through your columns an
account their dongs tor the information OF those
whose bcrality aided and assisted them during that
time
We have received In cash the sum OF &Lc45 of which
ss0j the receipt OF an entertainment given by the
Murray Hin Dramatic Association, on the evening of De
ccmber - under the auspices OF the Club and $3.50 for
donations TO the soup house by the of the club
and their friends; also received donations In produce
dc. to the amount of about s., $50
we donated from the above sum $3.50 to the North
eastern Dspcnsary, to he applied by their visiting
physicians to relieve the sick under their charge and
inrmish them with nouishment food and fuel We have
relieved during that time through those good samar
tans the lady friends and relatives the members
the club, and also through Policeman Tooker about
families In the ward with food and fuel, and in
eases money 10 pay rent TO prevent them from BENG
turned into the street
ON tho '6,I Of February we ouencd soup house ON