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Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1874-02-28

In San Francisco are 5000 acres
of shifting sand, when are not
only worthless, but the cause of
great annoyance to the public in
their unreclaimed condition. They
are on the western or ocean side
of the city, and very light breezes
are sufficient to drive the sand in
land, to the great discomfort of
the citizens. The engineer of the
Golden Gate Park has shown
these sand can be reclaimed and
made of great value. 1t is found,
that the yellow lupine will grow
luxuriantly in such places, thrust
ing its roots into the sand, and,
when once established, in short
time it covers the barren waste
with beautiful vegetation. A top
soil is then formed, after which
grass will grow. The average cost
of retaining an acre OF land at
the Golden Gate Park has been
from thirty to forty five dollars.
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1874-02-28

From our dispatches it would
seem that the movement against
whiskey is working eastwardly.
For awhile in Ohio the saloon
keepers yielded gracefully, but
now are organizing to do legal
battle with the women. In Hills
boro, druggist named Dunn, has
obtained an injunction restraining
the ladies from conducting relig
ious services in front of his store.
He alleges it is injuring his bust
ness, and that he has no adequate
remedy by statute. In Lebanon,
Ohio, saloonist has enjoined one
hundred and sixty women, and
the case is soon to be argued.
What view of the law the courts
may take cannot be foreshado we'd.
In Washington city the drinking
houses are looking for a raid, and
the proprietols are searching the
scriptures for texts, which they
propose to offer they omen when
they make their appearance. An
exchange says one of them has
prepared the following list:
ON TESTAMENT
Give strong drink unto him that
is ready to perish, and wine to
those that be ofheavy hearts.
Let him drink, and forget his
poverty, and remember his misery
no more.-Prorer6s Tari, 6 and 7.
NEW TESTAMENT
Drink no longer water, but use
little wine for thy stomach's
sake, and thine often infirmities.
LIST Epistle Of Paul to Timothy, q %
MARTIN LUTHER.
HE that don't like Wine, Women
and Song,
Remains fool his whole life long"
1t is a serious evil to cope with,
and whether the efforts being
made will check it, remains to be
seen. The heart of man is full Of
sin and wickedness, and is con-
stantly violating the laws OF God
and society. Men are daily being
hanged for murder yet daily does
the record of crime show other
victims to either lust, hate or rage.
The addition of moral suasion to
law may, however, have more
restraining influence.
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1874-02-28
PENDEN1'
Published Daily and Weekly by the
INDEPENDENT PRINTING CO.
Biondeps uiIdina Corner Queen & Mnrtin ST

The people of West Virginia are
so disgustes with State affairs
generally that if any arrangement
could be made, without unduly
burdening them with debt, they
would willingly rejoin Virginia.
Stanton VindicdtOr.
We yield gracefully to the gen.
tie insinuation of disgust at the
management of public affairs in
this State. Intelligent citizens of
both parties plead guilty to that,
but we emphatically deny that
there is any hankering, for any ar
rangement looking toward re-an-
nexation. Notwithstanding the
almost satanic mixture and
unanimously condemned con-
dition of State affairs, still
the people, who have man
aged their own business inter-
ests, have succeeded in travelling
way head Of Virginia in every
thing that tends to wealth, adj
vancement and improvement, and
if our public affairs had been man
aged with the same skill and pru-
dence, West Virginia, young as
she is as a State, would occupy a
very enviable position in the
Union. Our people have endured
so much and struggled through too
much, in the hope of substantial
progressive success, to now relin-
quish the work, and we believe
that after next falls election, by a
proper disregard OF rings, and a de-
termination to elect men who will
labor for the people, and not for
party fanaticism, West Virginia
will have reached a crown of glo-
ry, battle SCARED and bleeding from
politicians talons, though she
may be.
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1874-02-28

The spirit of enterprise and en-
thusiasm displayed at the meet
ing held at the Court House on
Tuesday night merits general com
mendation. 1t shows that our
people have not only the thought
to plan beneficial enterprises, but
the will to execute them. 1t de-
veloped the fact that there is a
deep and growing spirit IN our
people to stock Martinsburg with
every improvement that will
tend to benefit her either morally,
socially or pecuniarily. We refer
to these facts with feelings of pride,
and trust the good work may GO
hraveiy on, and feel that in 40 do.
ing. great good will be accom-
plished.
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1874-02-28

the greed for office is rapidly
becoming national curse. In
this congressional district it has
been charged that applicants for
position went to Washington in
advance of a mans death and
then cody waited until the tele-
graph flashed the information,
that the incumbents pulse had
ceased beating, and thereupon i'm
mediately obtained the appoint
ment. Recently HI. Butcher Swope
the United States District At
torney for Western Pennsylvan-
ia, died at Pittsburgh and his
body was scarcely cold in death,
before ambitious applicants and
intriguing politicians began to
dispute over the vacant position.
Verify, how much lower can hu
man nature sink?
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1874-02-28

The latest strike is q novelty.
The large cities have been full nf
striking employees all winter,
which was not surprising. but the
western cities are always ahead IN
things that never occurred before,
and Chicago has favored the pub.
lie with strike Of the employers
against the employees. The. roa
son for this singular movement is
embodied in the notice, that no
more work would be furnished
men who would not agree, not to
contribute fupdr tn men on n
strike. AS this was topping of
the basework Of strikes, all the
workmen refused 10 make any
pledge.
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1874-02-28
QUERY.

The INDEPENDENT desires to be
fair and frank on all questions af-
fecting political parties, and since
the comments on the Kanawha
Chronicle article, in which it is
suggested that the democracy ex-
plain why such an unusual
amount of money has been ex-
pended in appropriations, we are
led to make another query that
is, did not Governor Jacob sign all
the appropriation bills? If he did
not, what bills were passed over
his veto that required an expendi-
ture Of money =? This is two
sided affair, and we may as we'll
have an answer from the Ghroni-
Gle, on their side, as we'll as one
from the democratic organs. Let
both sides explain.
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1874-02-28

We are not In the habit of pay
ing compliments to public officers,
but we can not forego the opportu-
nifty of saying a word in praise of
the worthy clerk of the county
court, c. w. Doll. Esq. His
obliging conduct of his Office is too
we'll known to need commenda-
ton /; while the prompt, ready and
quiet discharge of his duties in
court, has won the approval of the
bench, bar and the people.
What we mean specially to bring
public attention to is the zeal with
which Mr.. Doll has sought to res
cue from the. forgotten dust of years,
many valuable relics of the past
history of the county. Old papers
are being carefully examined land,
already, much that is important
to the historian and very precious
to the antiquarian, has been
brought to light and placed in a
safe condition for future preserva-
ton. Whoever is curious about
aut ographs, will be rewarded by a
visit to the clerks office. Among
others, the signatures of colonial
Governors of Va. ,-Dunmore, Bot
tetourt, Berkeley, &C., with those
Of Patrick Henry, Jefferson, Mad
ison, Monroe, &C., of the Revolu
tionary period, are all there as
fresh IA II written on yesterday
Other objects of interest will repay
the visitor, and we hope he will
unite with us in the wish that the
county authorities will second Mr..
Dolls effort, to preserve the relics
of the past, whore value grows
greater as time bears us farther and
farther from the era to which they
belong.
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1874-02-28

We notice communication in
several of our exchanges, from the
interior of the State, suggesting
names of candidates for the next
legislature. Well, it may take
the friends of some men from now
to August to write them up, and
even then not succeed in getting
them to the legislature. We trust
the people will be very careful to
select their best men for these po-
sitions.
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1874-02-28

reason if these travelling physi-
clans are smarter than all others,
they should stay in the large cities
where practice and money would
be more plentiful for them. So
much for the Quack. Other pub
lie cormorants will in due time be
also referred to.
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1874-02-28
From the N. Y, SUM-
THE END OF AN OUTLAW
The killing Of stephen Lowery

Moss NECK DEPOT, Robson
county, n. c., Feb 25.-Stephen
Lowery, the last and probably the
worst of the Carolina Swamp An
gels, who rioted in blood and held
such high carnival of crime in
North Carolina for SO many years,
was killed at about half past four
O'Clock this morning in the Scuffie-
town region by three young white
men, all farmers, named David
Holcombe. Thomas Dutton, and
Mcneil Patterson. The scene of
the tragedy is located about two
miles from Red Banks, on the Car
DINA Central Railway, about six
teen miles west of Lumberton, the
county seat of Robson county,
and six miles from this point. 1t
was also on the plantation and not
far from the house of John Nc
Nair, a gentleman who has re-
peatedly been robbed by the out
laws.
The three young men above
mentioned had been out searching
for the outlaw for several weeks
past. They were on this mission
together on Sunday, and about
midnight approached whiskey
camp on Mr.. McNair's place, where
there were two wagons containing
whiskey and tobacco, belonging
to man named Burns, of Ran
dolph county. Here there was
quite a crowd of negroes and
few white drinking and carousing
together. Among the number was
Steve Lowery,who seemed to have
been imbibing pretty freely. The
young men approached the outlaw
and began to converse with him.
He made many boasts of what he
had done and what he could do.
and said that he could show more
gold than any other man in Rob-
eson county.
After a while the young men
arosr and babe Steve good night,
saying they were going home
After getting we'll out of the range
OF the camp, however, they made
a detour and crept up within
twenty yards of the outlaw. Here
they remained quiet for long
time, waiting for shot, but were
deferred for more than an hour
by the fact that others were near
him- Finally they all separated,
and Steve picked up IA banjo and
began drumming on it for the
amusement OF his friends. One
c0lored individual kept near him.
but the young men were deter
mined not 10 lose this opportunity,
and SO at a given signal they all
three fred.
There was but one report from
the three guns. The outlaw
jumssed from has seat and immedi-
ately afterwar6 fell to the ground
dead. The negro who was Near
him had his ears slightly scratched
by the shot, bat was rejoiced to
find that h, i,ss, waS not killed
Tn" young men then reloaded
their guu> Snd advanced to the
dead issit, wa,s.h they secured
and bore SWAY A cart Was nlred
and me ,""iy placed on il and tax.
en- to Lumi,erton, where it arrived
this niaruing at about 9 O'Clock. lit
Was then taAti' IA the ourt hO,i>r
AMI place "a 90 i,siis ia ttt" ,her
at utiitt
iuIhrs h,l,iV iin.rsA Mas /, Wild
Ctnnit,oiistA iit iit tpwiI, and the
streets were sGpn fiiied with a
crowd discussing the tragedy,
and all rejoicing that the
last of the outlaws had been
killed. The body was perfectly
riddled with balls and buckshOt.
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1874-02-28

We are very much obliged to
the Hagerstown Necs for the fol
lowing complimentary notice of
the DAILY INDEPENDENTS:
"This estimable journal will soon
enter upon the second year of its
existence, and will take its second
annual breath with new and more
expanded lungs. 1t is worthy of
the support of the people of Mar
tinsburg, which is thriving, ac-
tive city, and it should give a
spontaneous and liberal support to
an enterprise that reflects SO much
honor upon it,and is so instrument
tai in promoting its interests"
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1874-02-28

"Ticket, sir!"said a conductor al
a railway terminus in the city to
a gentleman who, having been
a season ticket holder for some
time thought there was no need to
show his ticket. my face is my
ticket" replied the gentleman,
little annoyed. "Indeed!" said
the conductor, rolling back his
wristband and displaying a most
powerful fist, "well, my orders
are to punch all tickets passing
onto this platform"
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1874-02-28

Journalism in Tennessee Is
fraught with a vigor and vivaclty
which must renderllife in the sane
tum one constant scene of war
fare. Who can fail TO hear the
click Of revolver In a Greerville
editors recent description of a
rival; "His slanderous soul is
imbued with the, electric fire Of
hell; his black heart emits the
sulphurous fumes till ghis whole
nature is absorbed in one homo
geneous mass of hellishness.
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1874-02-28

The latest invention in the pro-
tective line, is patent contriv-
ance for lining the walls, floors,
roofs and doors of bank vaults
with tubes, containing bi-carbon-
ate of soda and sulphuric acid.
When these are fractured the
room is instantly filled with an
atmosphere resembling choke
damp in in old walls, and is fatal
to those who breathe it.
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1874-02-28
DRUM MERS


switch the skirts of a man drum
ming for New York printing
house. We did not enter into the
question generally then ,preferring
to let the cauldron boil awhile and
see what would be the result. An
effort is now being made in Mary
land to compel drummers to take
out license, and reminds us of the
subject, and we submit a few
thoughts for the consideration of
our people.
TO our minds the community
and the business men are imposed
upon by them and if it is necessa-
ry for houses in New York, PhiIa-
delphia and Baltimore, to do bust
ness in our town, they ought to
be required to bear part of the
burthen of taxation, and thereby
be made to contribute toward our
home improvements. The mer-
chant thinks he saves the cost of
fare and hotel bills to large cities,
but he really pays the travelling
expenses of the agents, and being
anxious to appear well in the eyes
Of their employers, they usually
add little more. So much in a
general way, but they don't stop
at that. They will sell to any
family or any person, at the same
rates they do the dealers. This is
injustice to the merchants. In adj
dition to this, some of them ped
die around from door to door.
Only recently, we heard of
man from Baltimore sell
ing candy from door to door.
Tobacco and cigar drum
mers sell their goods to private
parties. The same is true of gro
Gerry, liquor, boot and shoe, and
all other drummers. Now if this
is right, it is equally right they
should contribute to the town in
the way of license, as they cannot
be taxed. The only per-
sons benefited are our
hotel men, and whilst we
would not utter word prejudicial
to their interests, still they must
admit, that in order to protect
home interests, home industry and
home dealers, we are right. 1t is
proposed to make these travelling
tourists pay three hundred dollars
a year for privilege to sell in Bal
timore. We understand Cumber-
land assesses them in same way,
and surely Martinsburg, with her
seven thousand inhabitants, ought
to be worth at least fifty dollars a
year to them. OF course they will
then expect the merchant and con-
sumerto make this up byadvanced
prices. The merchant and con-
sumner can take care of themselves
on that. The fact s,they are ped
oilers, and an infringement on
home dealers, and should either
be taxed on the amount of their
sales or pay liberal license.
If we are wrong about this sub
ject, we will be glad to have some
one correct us. 1t is our nature to
speak out what we think, and
when convinced of an error we
are equally frank to admit it,
Who will correct us on this sub
ject?
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1874-02-28

SCANDAL IN WASHINGTON
The Baltimore Gazette very
truthfully says: Never I'm the
history of the country has there
been greater freedom in deScrip-
tions of public men and personal
details of their lives than at Wash
ingtnn to-day. Many of the pap-
er> make il a point to
dwell on all piquant points
of scandal" Commenting on
the above, the Washington Re.
p"hficdn says Our contemporary
>huuid have >iat,,i lac r.:.sun nf
his prying and saying into affairs
about public men aud tkeir fami
lies. which is that the Ss-tmiled
leading journals keep trsiAss-,i de-.
tectives here now instead or jGsir-
nalistS.
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1874-02-28

There is one thing that we
would especially urge upon our
people, and that is the importance
of establishing manufactures
We have good thriving commu-
nity, plenty of stores and a suffi-
cient supply of laborers and me-
chanics to do any amount of nee
essary work. We can furnish all
these at present with employment.
We cannot, however, ever attain
any great prominence without
manufacturing establishments to
bring in and support operatives.
We really believe our merchants
would do wise thing for them
selves and greatly benefit the
town, by combining together and
erecting manufactures, that will
give steady employment to hands.
1t is useless to show farther how
this would add to the profit of
merchants by increased sales. The
fact is, our basis of Improvement
now, is the railroad pay day and
one or two establishments that
works a few hands. We want
in addition, thesubstantial and per-
manent basis that can be afforded
by manufactures. tits unnecessary
to hesitate and ponder over this
matter. By proper efforts capital
can be drawn here and all that is
needed is an organized and per-
sistant effort to do it. 1t surely is
possible,to enlist the attention and
labor of our citizens in this matter.
We have successful public meet
ings for other things; why sh ould
we not have one in this all inn
portant subject and make a
start in the right direction ? What
say you fellow citizens?
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1874-02-28

On Tuesday word was telegraphed
Peekskill that the business part of
Sing Sing was burning. A
steam fire engine was loaded on a
platform car, Patrick Boyle, en-
gineer. coupled on his locomotive
and pulled the throttle. The train
flew over the rails ut lightning
speed, and the twelve miles be-
tween Peekskill and Sing Sing
was run in nine minutes.
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1874-02-28

In" oyster beds of Virginia cover an
area equal 10 six hundred and forty thou
sand acres, and those great mines of
submarine wealth are estimated to yield
am annual money value of ten millions
Of dollars.
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1874-02-28

Frank Blair, completely broken down
is at the Clifton, N. Y, water cure seek
ing restoration. His right side is consid.
rr.hls p"ralyzed. He thinks it is partly
The result OF excessive smoking, it hav-
LIZ t"rn HE habit touse from thirty to
,rlN cigar. in a day.
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1874-02-28

Out side barborians think Bos-
toms two cent breakfasts two cent
sible to be realized.
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1874-02-21
MARRIAGES OF ACTRESSES.

MARRIAGES OF ACTRESSES, -
American actresses sometimes
marry well, as English actresses
frequently do. John Hoey, the
expressman, and friend Of Grant,
married an actress, who played on
the stage long after she was his
wife, Ex-Consul General to Egypt
Butler, the nephew of Ben Butler,
married the handsome Rose
Etynge, who had previously been
divorced, and has now again re-
turned to the stage. Mr.. Louis
Jennings, the young Englishman
who edits the New York Times,
and who broke the Tweed ring,
married Miss Madeline Henriques,
the actress, who played i'm New
York some years after she changed
her name. Mr.. Writ Sykes,
well known i'm various ways,
married Olive Logan, who had
previously been a wife, and who,
ever since her marriage, has been
busy lecturing and writing nov
els, but is now taking a rest in
Paris. 1t is not true that theatre,
cal managers never marry ac-
tresses. Mr.. Dion Boucicault, the
dramatic author and manager,
married Miss Agnes Robertson,
who had been known as an actress
for many years. Mr.. Edwin
Booth, the manager and actor,
married Miss McFicIxpr. of Chi
cago, who was an actress. Mr..
Strakosh, the operate manager,
married one of the Patti sisters,
who had been an operate per.
former. It is not true that theatri-
cal critics never marry actresses.
Several of the best known critics
on the New York Press have ex-
actresses for their wives 1t ap.
pears, in fact, that actresses in this
country are able to get quite as
nice husbands as other people.
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1874-02-21

At the County Clerks Office yes
terday, we were considerably in
terested in glancing over some old
Berkeley county papers, and read
ing advertisements Among 9th
ers we noticed that in 1911 Mar
tinsburg had a nail factory, kept
by one John Guseman, who it
seems also ground coffee, aud it is
alledged had two pipes to the
grinder, one leading through a
partition to a private room, and
one through which the share of
the coffee for the customer passed.
We also found an advertisement
for public exhibition at the
Globe Tavern, the proceeds
to buy fire engine, aud at
which several comedys We're
to be enacted. In the same year
we found an advertisement offer
ing tickets for sale in the Potomac
and Shenandoah lottery. and pass
ing along to 1888, we found the adj
vertisement of our friend VIM. III.
Mathews, seeking the services Of a
sober, steady and competent jour
neyman halter. We presume our
friend, the Squire, always meas
ured a mans head correctly.
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1874-02-21
IOIOLEs.

The kind we mean is not mel
ted by summer suns; it fionrishes
equally well i'm the dog days as
in January. The human .iciele is
the one we allude to. 1t has no
bowels of compassion, no milk Of
human kindness, no love, no pity
no charity, nor sympathy. Il is
very cold icicle; its palms are
like frogs backs; its feet are
covered with cold cleanliness /;
and its breath, when it speaks,
freezes people. If the human
icicle prays, 1t prays for ''me and
my wife, and my son John and
his wife," leaving the rest Of man
kind out in the cold f; II it exhorts,
it exhorts man to flee from the
wrath 10 come ;and If it sings
well, the human icicle never does
sing, because there is nothing in
it music can be made Of. If it
gives, IL gives because something
is to be gained by it, and not be-
cause it is pleasanter to give than
receive; if it lends a helping hand
to struggling humanity, It is with
the understanding that struggling
humanity is good for the princi-
pal and forty per cent, interest; If
it counsels, 1T is to get somebody
into meshes that if may be the
more easily plucked. That's
what the human icicle partially.