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Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1874-04-18

THE CASE OF REV. DR. Huston
1t may not be generally known
that the case of Rev. DIR. Huston,
formerly Of Baltimore, convicted
of grossly Immoral conduct and
unanimously expelled from the
Baltimore conference, will come
up again at the general confer
ence in Louisville in May. The
Baltimore conference of the Meth
odist Episcopal Church, South,
when the trial came up, assigned
Rev DIR S. S. Rozzell, now of
Staunton, Virginia, as the counsel
for accused. After the verdict, DIR.
Rozzell, not thinking the evidence
justified il, appealed the case for
his client to the highest church
tribunal-the general conference
and it will be heard there at the
approaching session. Having ia
ken the case up. DIR. Rozzell will,
we presume, still be the counsel
in the ase.-iXd,0aton Virginia
Vindicdtor.
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1874-04-18

The average value of each inn
migrant arriving in this country
has been frequently estimated by
writers on political economy, but
no two of them agree on this ques-
ton. The value varies from $3.50
according to the lower estimate to
about ST. 800 in the highest; but
in either case it is evident that in
more restricted material sense it
is cheaper to import our popula-
ton than it is to produce it our
selves. Assuming each child of
fifteen to have cost 81 900 and that
the money thus expended would
have been otherwise saved, we find
that the man who has raised a fam
lily of five children and remained
poor, might have accumulated "a
sum sufficient for the wants of old
age had he not been subjected to
this expense.
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1874-04-18
FROM OHIO.
HOMER, LICKING, Co,
April I3, 1874.

Eds. Independent:
Perhaps some Of the home read
els of your valuable paper would
like to hear from this part of the
country. The lands here are about
as good as any in the State. Our
farm products are chiefly corn,
wheat, oats, barley and broom
corn-the latter being the most
profitable crop. Our climate is
good. The last winter was mild,
snakes and butterflies having been
seen in the field in January. Most
of our ice houses are empty.
see a great deal in the I7de-
pendent about the Crusaders in
Ohio. Our little town has not yet
been visited by them, but Newark,
the county seat, is overrun with
the epidemic. The population
numbers about 5000, and there are
140 places where man can get a
smile. The petticoat army will
have a good deal of hard fighting
to do there. Their mode offighting
is quite different from that of Gem
eral Grant. He smoked and drank
it out, while they sing and pray it
out. They meet at some church
and organize, appoint officers, di-
vide into companies, and proceed
to business. They march up in
front of the enemy, about face,
then open on them with prayer
aud singing,> and wind up by pre-
senting a qlire of foolscap and
asking them to sign the pledge.
If they surrender, all the bells in
the city are rung; if not. they
leave an appointment for the next
day, and march on to the next for
tress, rejoicing Grantswould say
'let's smoke, / always smoke after
taking drink"
Our neighboring town of Mount
Vernon has it bad, worse than a
horse ever had the "epizooty.n
There the Crusaders" have little
shanties on the streets in front of
the enemy, where they leave
guard to watch the saloons, and
there the poor things situntiI long
after midnight, taking he names
OI a4i tllO5e VINO 20 III lOF 'Smlie.'
These shanties have glass fronts so
they can see out. The monotony
of the thing was broken the other
day for short time. The Mayor
ordered the Marshal to remove the
from the streets, where
they interfered with the sidewalk
ordinances of the city. The Mar
shall refused to obey, and the
mayor last Saturday sailed forth
with a posse to clear the obstruc-
tons, The result was that the
Crusaders and their friendscharged
on the officers of the law and they
were oba.ed to desist. In the melee
one man was knocked down, and a
scene of wild excitement and con-
fusion followed. It was only by
the prompt interference of the po-
lice That serious and perhaps
bloody riot was prevented. The
Crusaders say they have enlisted
for twenty years or during the
war Yours &C.,
ID.
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1874-04-18
COnsnmptive Milk

With simultaneous zeal in the
persuit of disageeable knowledge,
M. Chauveau, Of Frace, and DR..
Klebs, Of Germany, have demon
strated, by q long succession of ex-
pertinent, that the milk of q tu-
berculus COW is capable virtually
of injecting the partakers thereof
with consumption The virus
which is in the serum of the milk
and in the dissolved state, is not
destroyed by boiling. Worse than
all, the tactical yield Of one tuber-
culous of phthisioal cow will con
taminate all milk added to it. The
person diseased by it has first a
kind Of intestinal catarrah, which
extends to the liver and spleen,
thence 10 the throat, and finally,
tuberculously, to the lungs.
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1874-04-18

The new twenty-five cent silver
coin, which is provided for in the
bill introduced into the Senate on
Tuesday, will increase the number
of silver coins to seven, if that
measure is matured. Our Pacific
coast felllow-citizens probably
want this addition to coinage, but
to us, for some time TO come, it
will be unavailabIe-at least SO
long as Congress, by its votes, fla
vors the policy of indefinitely
postponing the resumption of spe-
Gle payments.
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1874-04-18

The local elections in Ohio are
not specially encouraging to the
temperance cause, wherever an is
sue of that kind was raised. The
smaller towns generally voted the
temperance ticket, favorable to
prohibition ordinances, but in the
larger places, where the liquor in
terest was rallied, it generally car
ries the day by coalescing
with the democracy. In Cincin-
natl their majority is 5000; in
Columbus 800 or 900 /; in Cleveland
5000; in Toledo 100, and in Day
ton 400 or 500. In the latter place,
a drunken mob, elated with the
success of the whiskey ticket, fol-
lowed the praying women on the
streets with jeers and yells. The
Police Board of the city has for
hidden the crusaders occupying
the streets.
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1874-04-18

All arrangements are now COM
pleted for making the proposed
pilgrimage to Rome and other
places by the members belonging
to the Catholic union of New York
and other cities. They wi num-
Der one hundred and twenty-five
in all, the majority consisting of
gentlemen of various professions.
The committee having in charge
the steamship arrangements have
agreed with the French transas-
iantic line to convey the pilgrims
to France or such other place as
they may designate. The 10th of
May has, been selected by the
pilgrims for the day Of sailing,
and they will go on the steamship
Pereire, landing at Brest. The
Bishop Of Fort Wayne, who is
now in Paris, will meet the pill
grims on their, arrival in France.
They will then put themselves
under his special escort. Until
the arrival of.tEe party in New
York the Catholic cfcle Of that
city will have charge Of, the ar
rangements, after whicr th e pill
grims will select their own corn
mittee
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1874-04-18

The West is by no means united
in favor of initiation. The Board
ofTrade Of Chicago some title ago
adopted resolutions in opposition
to it, and on Tuesday a large meet
ing was held in Cincinnati which
adopted strong resolutions in OPP
position to the action of Con-
gress proposing an initiation of cur
rency.
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1874-04-18

The Chicago Times, one of the
leading newspapers in the West,
and formerly Democratic jour
nal of the Bourbon persuasion,
takes the New York Herald to task
for CHASING it. .among.the Demo-
cratic organs" It says it has
quit that business, and is not the
aorga n" of any man or party.
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1874-04-18


The St. Louis Globe of Monday
published q letter from Mount
Vernon, ILL.,, which gives some
account ola new kind of crusading
by ladies in town. On Friday last
Mrs. S. S. Wilson, accompanied
by her sister-in-law, Mrs. Thomas
Watson, went to the drug store of
e, M. Shepherd, and demanded to
see the prescription upon which
her husband is in the habit of OBJ
tanning liquor at that establish
ment. Mr.. Shepherd being alb
sent. the clerk refused the demand
but advised her to see ID. Porter
and have him revoke the prescrip-
ton. Mrs. Wilson regarding this
as a mere attempt at evasion, told
the clerk that if he did not give up
the prescription she would blow
his brains out, at the same time
presenting a pistol at his head and
appearing to be in a state of real
excitement, A parley ensued, and
finally Mrs. Wilson was induced to
call on DR.. Porter, where, with
her pistol drawn, she obtained a
speedy revocation of the prescrip-
ton. The ladies then proceeded
to Shepherds store and johnson
gave them their orders after
which they went home, much to
the relief of all the doctors and sa-
loon keepers of the town.
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1874-04-18

The Emperor of Austria has sent
a conciliatory reply to The Pope IS
recent protest against the ecclesi-
astical bills. 1t is understood that
the opposition TO the vatican is
merely formal. The reichsrath
yesterday passed the ecclesiastical
bills, whereupon the bishops with
drew in a body.
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1874-04-18

Schuyler Colfax is again heard
from. He appears in an Indiana
paper declining the nomination
for Congress in his district. Schuy-
Ter has had enough of political life.
and having retired, seems determ-
ined to stay so. He says that the
truest happiness in life is in being
out of office and master of ones
own time and movements, and
that no possible inducements that
he can imagine could tempt him
to desire return to Congression-
al life, with what are so well
known to be "its cares and tolls,
its injustice and falsiflcations, its
envyings and all uncharitable-
ness"
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1874-04-18

The Legislature Of Maryland
appropriated $50, 900 dollars to
build and equip house of Correc-
ton for that State. West Vir-
ginia needs al institution Of that
kind.
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1874-04-18

This is the way police reports
usually begin in the Boston news
papers: "There were only twenty
Ave regular customers in the dock
this morning, thirteen for being
drunk, and seven of these being
women" The liquor law, how
ever, is in full force, but there is a
difference between being in force
and being enforced.
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1874-04-18

The Spirit Of Jefferson is inform
ed that the article credited to the
independent and purporting to be q
reply to the flattery of j. Marshal
Hagans in the Free Press, was
never published in this paper.
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1874-04-18

A Wilkesbarre, Pa, dispatch
says Early in the present year,
Rev r. H. Williamson, pastor of
st. Stephens episcopal church, in
this city, was charged with fire.
quenting disreputable houses, and
with other conduct unbecoming a
minister of the gospel. He deni-
ed the charges, but the vestry,
acting upon what they considered
strong proof deposed him from
the pastorate, and lately appointed
committee of investigation. This
week Mr. Williamson appeared
before them and confessed his
guilt. No final action has vet
been taken in regard to his case.
That Steady-Going old bunker
the New York Journal of Com
merce, does not allow itself to be
unduly elated by the Connecticut
victory. 1t remarks that those
gentlemen who expect the demo
cratic party is going to vault into
power again 'are altogether too
sanguine," and that in spite of
"the little rumble in Connecticut
''the dominant party still holds a
position as good as impregnable,"
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1874-04-18
Bya vote Of l4O to lo2, the House

Bya vote of 140 to 1912, the House
on Tuesday passed the Senate
bill, providing for the reissue of
the $44,0c),000 greenback reserve,
making $40O,0OO,OO0 of greenbacks
in all, and for an additional issue
of National Bank currency,
amounting to $4,000, 600, making
$500, 100000 of both also, or $780,
100000 Of a grand total. In addi-
ton to this bill the house passed
the new banking bill, reported by
the Committee on Banking and
Currency, by 12S to 116, and that
measure will now go to the Senate
for concurrence.
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1874-04-18

The damage from the overflow
of. the Mississippi river at Hush
puckany and Bolivar has been
over estimated. AS yet the dam
age is Insignificant, although the
water is in the levee and so high
that the swell from each passing
steamer throws it over the top of
the levees.
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1874-04-18

The New York Herald solemn
ly AYERS that an increase Of the
currency will result in the over
throw and destruction of the gov
eminent and a war between the
East and West. We are opposed
to imitation, but we hardly think it
will result SO badly as that.
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1874-04-18

THE school authorities Of Wash
iagton city have adopted the Ger
man language as one Of the branch
es TO be taught in the public schools
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1874-04-18
INDEPE NDEN'I
Published Daily and Weekly by the
INDEPENDENT PRINTING co.
Blonders uiIdina Corner Queen & Mnrtast:

1t must be pleasant for Mr..
Richardson to read the general
and hearty expressions Of regret
that the rumor of his resignation
was false.
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1874-04-18

A custom house man writes
that he has heard ladies of refine
ment, position, and education lie
a customs officer out of counte-
nance.
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1874-04-18

Murat Halstead, Of the Cincin-
natl Commercial, has been arrested
for publishing lottery advertise
ment in violation Of the laws Of
Ohio.
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1874-04-18

Sanborn's testimony is to the
effect that both Boutwell, and
Richardson had full knowledge Of
his Illegal contracts. Such knowl-
edge could not have been innocent.
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1874-04-18

r. M. L. Hunter has been elect
ed Treasurer Of the State Of Vir-
glnia, vice Mayo, removed.
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1874-04-18

The ranks Of the Whittier man
in the Massachusetts convention,
continue unbroken.
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1874-04-18

The New York milliners say it
is useless to prescribe what is to be
worn this spring, as the weather
will not allow of ladies appearing
in the streets unless clad in over
shoes and waterproof cloaks.
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1874-04-18

A petition was present d to the
school board of Baltimore city at
its meeting on Tuesday evening
last, asking for the introduction of
an industrial department in the
pu bile schools, whereby one day
in the week could be set apart in
the female primary and grammar
schools, for instruction in sew
ing, cutting, fitting, &c. We are
not prepared to say how it would
work, but at first blush it strikes
us as pretty good suggestion.
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1874-04-18

DR.. Abel Stevens, d. d., an
able religious writer, has resigned
his position as co-editor of the
Nethodist on account Of i'll health.
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1874-04-18

The House of Representatives
on Monday passed the bill GLOW
ing the free transmission of papers
through the mails to subscribers
in the counties Of issue, with the
provision that carriers shall not
be required to deliver such pa
pers unless, postage is paid on
them. This measure, if it becomes
law. will be u material assistance
to many country WeekIies, and
will FOR that reason accomplish
good in the wider dissemination
Of reading matter and the encour
agenent Of local enterprise.
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1874-04-18

The Friends of Mrs. Susan Ben
ton Boileau are very much griev-
ed to hear of her death under
painful circumstance. Her hus-
band was thrown intoc the Mazas
prison on the suspicion of having
knowingly issued fraudulent rail-
road bonds. General Fremont,
his brother-in-law, had induced
Botleau to take them. Undoubt-
eddy both were innocent Of Grim
inal intent. Certainly no one
who ever knew Boileau could be-
lieve him guilty, but he was de-
graded and punished as the low
est criminal. 1t led to great
bitterness between the sisters, the
famous Jessie Fremont being sup
posed by her sister to have brought
this trouble on her Madame
Boileau was a noble woman, very
accomplished and most amible,
and she died of Il broken heart.
Seven years ago she was one of
the most brilliant ornaments of
our New York drawing rooms,
and was universally admired and
respected, as was her most unluck-
y husband. She leaves four little
children.
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1874-04-18

Ex-President Johnson must lead
a weary and discontinued life. He
is in Washington again, and says
he will bea candidate for Congress
this fall, and will probably sue
ceed in again getting back into
official life at the Capital. Politics
is ingrained as part of the mans
Obstinacy of character He was a
politician before he could read or
write.
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1874-04-18

A correspondent of the Balti-
more american says the King
wood wv. Va National Bank,
with a capital paid I'M of$125, 900,
is doing flourishing business-a
business of 100000 per quarter.
The stock OF the same is selling at
$l3l.50 per share, and none in the
market, even at that price.
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1874-04-18

I Ing around Portland, Oregon.
Chin e sunshades are of white
canvass with curious trimming.
All the people around Bald
Mountain have turned Quakers.
A Western paper announces the
death of lady celebrated far the
"purity of her character and com
plexion.n
new remedy has been found
for consumption. They kill cat
and place the skin while warm,
over the chest Of the constructive
and it is said it draws out the dis
ease. A fresh skin is used every
night.
Three hundred people, it is said,
may dine at one time in the grand
saloon of the steamer Bothnia, of
the Cunard line.
An old tree, recently cut down
in tennessee county, New York,
was, according to the count of it's
rings, 480 years old.
The Boston Globe intimates that
Dio Lewis will next go for tobacco
consumers. Where he will go ul-
timately it doesn't even hint.
The Centennial shine of the
Philadelphia bootblacks is not
much different from the old "ten-
Genital shine," but it takes better.
Manx cats, imported from TIE
Isle of Man, are among the new
est of household luxuries. Their
popularity is that they have no
tails. A..
A Newark, IN. J.,) paper, al
luding to the withdrawal of some
old street cars, says "thcy are as
full of pleasant memories as they
are of feas."
When an erring husband say s
he will be a better man, and goes
out and spends his wife's haid
earnings for theological reading
he is then, indeed, only little
lower than the angels
Governor Kellogg has appoint
ed A. A. Atochr Judge of the new
superior criminal district court,
created by the late louisiana leg
lSiature. %s n.
A dispatch from Portland, Ore
gon, says q whole block in the
principal portion of Lagrange,
Oregon, was burned, Loss 500, 900.
Cremation Needed In Havana.
A Havana letter says: Small
po2 is raging epidemically in
some parts Of the town. In the
Calle'del Prado, families are aban-
doning their houses and. new ten
ants coming in. The sickness has
spread, some Of the dwellings be-
ing so infected with the disease
that 40 amount of Immigration can
take away the bad 49, For peo-
pie are buried in a ilY5E indecent
manner, showed naked into hole
in the cemetery, or if one does
happen to have a coffin provided
for him, it is often brought back
from the grave and made to serve
over and over again. Yellow fe-
Yer has also begun its ravages.
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1874-04-18

A dispatch from Portland, Ore
gon, says q whole block in the
principal portion of Lagrange,
Oregon, was burned, Loss 500, 600.
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1874-04-18

manner, showed naked INTO a hole
in the cemetery, or if one does
happen to have a coffin provided
for him, it is often brought back
from the grave and made to serve
over and over again. yellow fe-
Yer has also begun its ravages.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1874-04-09
Important Information.

The Board of Directors of the NJ. d
X. r. r. Company have sent an appli-
cation, accompanied by the engineers
estimate of the cost of the grading, en-
bankment and masonry of the road, to
be presented to the Board of Mayor and
Aldermen of Pulaski at their next meet
ing for a subscription of 1000 to said
company I'm bonds having 20 years to
run, and bearing per cent. interest, to
be voted upon by the legal voters of
Pulaski, after giving 80 days notice.
We learn that a proposition will also be
submitted to the citizens of Lawrence
burg for a subscription by that town.
Both subscriptions are to be upon the
condition that the road is to run by Pu-
Jaskl and Lawrenceburg. We under
stand that the policy of this company
has been and viii be to expend all the
money used IN constructing the road
among the farmers, mechanics, labOrers
and merchants on the immediate line of
the road, so that the building of the road
will enrich the people. They do not be-
lieve in the policy of taking money
from Giles and Lawrence counties to
expend it in New York, Ohio, Memphis
and Kentucky, when equally as good
bargains can be had among our own
people. In this way Pulaski, through
her merchants, mechanics and labOrers,
will get the whole $4,000 within the
next six months after the work has
commenced, thus giving a great impetus
to trade and business, as well as secur-
ing a new railroad.