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Wilmington daily gazette., 1874-07-16
Bowers Hoof Liniment.

After 30 years pflstisii sxpsrienca with horses,
n staging. teaming. &c. have learn ed that NOR
horses have been crippled by inattention to the
feet than all other diseases combined. Amer many
experiments have found the true remedy to PRE-
liscnce to what nature intend cd ii should be-tSc
great support Of the noble aaisai. If the hoof is in
famed and diseased the animal Is comparatively
worthless. This l. nimsnt will surely prepent this
worst of all diseases, (Contrsctiou. Corns. Quarter
Cracks, Contraction of the Back Sinew, generally
called knee-Sprung. &c. y and restore those that
have been crippled by the want of such q remedy.
ta-Try it. and II will never fail If properly ap-
piled. viz:
necessary at the heel and frog and around the hooi
close to the hair. NC. BOYER.
NorristOwn. Pa.
Mr.. NJ. C. BOYER Dear SIR. This Is to certify
that have used your Liniment In my stable for
three mont tbs past n more than ono hundred hor-
used on horses. II is fur better than you recon-
mend IL. Send mo five cases at once. by express.
Z. o. ID. HARRY HAMILTON,
No. l32 W est 2tst street. Nov York Citv.
Wilmington daily gazette., 1874-07-16

The Wlberforce memorial fund in England has
reached the sum OF &ll, 900
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1874-12-12
FROM LITTLE GEORGETOWN

LITTLE GEoRGETowN, Dec. s.
Eds. independent:
We beg leave to to nder through
your columns our heartfelt SYM
pathy to that young lady, whose
pet dog broke through the ice on
the river last week, and was res
cued frcm a watery grove through
the great exertions Of herself and
sister, But we are sure she spoiled
ed wolen blanket trying to warm
ii also used all her fathers good
Old Bourbon bathing it, and as we
are fond Of the article we cannot
call around again until we know
the 'Camphor Bottle is replenish-
ed If she will be kind enough to
inform us when the new supply
comes, we will call and console her
personally ana interview said bot
tie also.
Last week business in our village
was unusually lively, as Mr..
Wynkoop Lemon was here with q
canal boat leading wheat at the
ware house of Mr.. DOdds, and
wheat came in briskly until he had
load and left for the canal
Saturday evening, Coming up the
Monday before his boat was f1ozer
up in the river but he worked his
way up the next day with the hell
of his mules.
Our "sunfish man" killed hi:
fat porkers this week and il was
really laughable to see the way
he struck for home when he wa'
told that a dog was seen making
off with one Of the largest. We
did not believe the story for we
supposed he was killing hogs, not
pigs. +
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1874-12-12

in the Second District on the Cap
ital question, to fulfil his part of
the contract and thus secure his
election to the U. s. Senate These
are rather important questions, and
may give them a deal of trouble.
The PEOPLE will not be likely to
look with favor on any such Jug
Cling among politicians, and the
members of the legislature will
not be likely to enter into the
scheme to any great extent. They
are responsible directly to their
constituents, and would not care
to be subjected to the charge
of being ''swapped" and traded off
in the interest of ambitious men.
have no interest in the matter
other than any citizen of the State
should feel. / shall be satisfied
with the election of any honest
and capable man to the Senator
ship. But let the man chosen be
the free and untrammelled choice
of the legislature. 1t is all we'll
enough for the friends of each cam
didate to present his claims, and
urge them in an open, fair and
honorable manner. But for the
honor of the State let there be
no combinations for trading and
swapping such as..is foreshado wed
by the proposed meeting at this
place. 1t but leads to corruption
Of the worst kind, and surely the
country has had enough of that
already.
More Anon,
MAC.
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1874-12-12

Grafton January 1st, 1879 New
Jersey, Michigan, Kansas, Texas,
Nevada and California.
We would deprecate anything
of this sort in our State, or in fact,
in the general government, if it
can be avoided by suasion, induce
mepts or otherwise, for we think
il smacks strongly of monarchy.
But it cannot be denied, even by
casual observers, that the parties
for whose benefit the system was
mostly organized, are in many
respects slow to avail themselves
of its great boon. Therefore when
this question is agitated to any
extent in State or government it
hardly ever fails to carry. The
majority always being in favor of
public instruction they are apt to
vote for anything that may pro-
mote the cause. This is shown in
our schools, about tive thirds at
tending regularly and one third
now and then. The system cam
not really prosper under such pa
tronage We have always been
in favor of a good system of public
instruction, and for destroying a
poor one. We have advocated that
the moral culture of youth must
accompany that purely mental, or
it is uncertain staff to lean upon.
We are glad to say that the
schools of Berkeley are improving,
and have improved to such de-
gree that it has become very res
pectable to teach (if you know
how and be a member of the fra
ternity. The system is growing
gradually into the affections of the
people, and the system will rise
step by step as one generation ri
SEES, from its deeply impressed in
fuences to take the place of an
other. SCHOLANTICUS.
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1874-12-12
MIR. Whittier ON Peace.

A letter from John G. Whittier
was read at the late peace meeting
in Massachusetts. He writes; mo
question of more importance has
ever engaged the attention of the
Christian statesman and philan-
thropist than the settlement of
international disputes by arbitra-
ton. / have seen no argument
against the proposed code Gale u
lated in the slightest degree to
throw doubt upon the feasibility
or to dampen the zeal of its advo-
Gates. or to diminish their faith
in the promise, that eve y plant
which our heavenly Father hath
not planted shall be rooted up. Our
Christian civilization is a misera-
BILE misnomer, if it must always
carry along with it the brutal bar
barism of war-a survival of the
stone age and cannibalism."
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1874-12-12
CONFINEMENT.

ECtS. HUepen06fH:
1t has been justly remarked that
contented mind is an inestimable
treasure. And the truth of this
observation becomes evident when
we consider how much our happi-
ness depends upon smooth, even
temper. Situated as we are in a
world where numberless events
daily occur, which are calculated
to mar our peace, cOrrOde our hap
piness, and disgust our minds, it
becomes US, as we value our hap
piness, to endeav0r to obtain q
frame OF mind which will elevate
us above those perplexing Incl
dents, which we are every day
doomed to erdure, and which so
effectually destroy the peace and
happiness of thousands, who, ifby
the exercise of a little more pa
thence and reflection, would be en-
abled TO meet them with compo-
sure. This requirement is worthy
the ambition of the highest as well
as the lowest individual, since both
are alike exposed to vexation and
disapp ointment.
Whatever may be our situation
or condition in life, we will fire.
quently have to endure losses, to
see our prospects blasted, our plans
thWarted, our designs frustrated
and our strongest expectations laid
in the dust by the treachery of
| friends, the malice of enemies, or
by events beyond human control.
And he that allows himself to ex-
pect nothing but uninterrupted
happiness and the continued sun
shine of prosperity in his pilgrim
age through life, will live in con-
slant state of turmvil and disap-
pointment One that accustoms
himself to look for disappointment
in his Journey through life, and
who remembers that afflictiOn,in a
greater or less degree, is the COM
mon lot of mankind, will find his
way comparatively smooth and
easy. If he is visited by affection
he remembers that others have
| OuuuIcu tlG SdIllc, anu tldI ile 10
only drinking of that cup which
has been prepared for all mankind
| and is grateful that his affection is
not greater. If he is injured by
those around him, he remembers
that in the midst of society "of-
fences must come, "and he is him
self-fallible, and therefore needing
the forgivness of his faiends, he is
ever ready and willing to extend
it to others. He considers the fol-
ley OF repinings at misfortunes
that cannot be avoided, and looks
with composure upon those ordin-
airy evils OF life. BY these means
he passes through this world
smoothly and quietly, while the
impatient and irritable man give
double poignancy to the evils
which befall him, by not viewing
them in their proper light.
OAKTON SCHOOL, TEACHER.
Oakton December, 18th, 1874.
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1874-12-12
FROM BERKELEYSPRINGS.
BERKELY SPRINGS, Dec. 10.

Eds. Independent:
Cupid has been making matters
lively hereabouts during the past
few days, having consummated
two runaway matches during that
period. Well, Little No Breech-
es" fools us all at some time.
The fiscal term of our County
Court was adjourned yesterday ,af-
ter two days sitting. Much inn
portant business was transacted,
among other things receiving and
settling for the new Jail and court
house improvements, both of
which were under contract to A.
Sloat, Esq. who has done his
work in creditable manner.
Bark mot canine) and cross-ties
-Morgan's Staples-are still ar
irving freely, causing trade to look
up smartly, and consequently
smiling merchants, some of whom
have got things down to a close
margin, viz: White sugar IL cts,
good coffee % cts. Laurel ID. 11cts.
leading our country neighbors to
think "the good old times will
come again :" and to do their part,
they are Offering produce at such
modest figures as, buckwheat at
q per pound. butter %, eggs 20,
apples so cts per bushel, cap honey
Is cts per pound, beef COZ pork
$S per hundred, chickens 81 so and
500 per dozen; turkeys Cos cents
live weight.
The champion liking of Greece"
as far as heard from in this county
was slaughtered yesterday, by
James Hovermall and touches the
beam at 995 net.
PETER.
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1874-12-12

From Delaware we have sin
gular story about a jury a muir
der case was tried last week, in
Newcastle, the accused being ac-
quilted. One of the jurors con-
fesses that a verdict was reached
only by exhausting the powers of
endurance of the jurymen. He
Says that they were kept with
out food for So hours, and that at
the end of that time, four men
who would have refused to concur
in the verdict Of acquittai, con-
sented to keep still while the
foreman reported that the
jury were agreed. That is to
ay,th ese four jurymen, who had
sworn to give verdict in accor-
dance with the law and evidence,
finally consented to silently agree
to a verdict exactly contrary to
what they believed to be law and
evidence. Delaware occasionally
sends us some curious items in
criminal jurisprudence, but il
it has been long time since
we had from any part of the Unit
ed States so pointed an illustration
of.the so-called farce of jury trials
as this curious narrative from
Newcastle. Still it is nothing
more than the old practice OF
Starving out a verdict"
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1874-12-12
Notice to Subscribers.

TN VIEW OF THE NEW POSTAL LAW
(which will take effect on the LIST of Jam
uary, 1874, which requires PREPAYMENT of
postage on all papers sent to subscribers
out Of the county, notice is now given to
all subscribers that we shall send out bills
for subscription, in arrears and in ad-
vance. On all subscription paid in ad
vance we will prepay the postage and con
tinue the paper On all subscriptions in
arrears at that time we will discontinue
the INDEPENDENT and forward bill
or collection. Bills will also be sent to
Berkeley county subscribers, and those it
arrears on the LIST of January will be dis
continued and measures will be taken for
prompt collection. We shall endeavor to
publish spicy, newsy paper, well worth
the subscription price, and we propose to
adhere to the rule enforced by the paper
makers on US, viz: No money ne pa
per-"
INDEPENDENT PRINTING co.
Nov Ia--Wtf
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1874-12-12

The reports published of the
prosperity of the Northwest must
be very surprising to eastern peo-
pie who are feeling the pressure of
dull times. To hear that Chicago
had received $7,000,000 more for
her corn, on an increase of fifty
per cent. over last year, with six
weeks supply yet due, is certainly
cheering news. The supply of hogs
which is one great source of bust
ness in the Northwest, is equally
in advance of last year, and it is
estimated will yield to Chicago
alone, sales to the amount of $685.
100000 The whole West has had a
bountiful wheat harvest, and tho
the price is low, the deficit is made
up by the higher price of other
grains. The low price of wheat
and cheap flour, means an increase
of purchasing power to all parts
of the country, in this way.
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1874-12-12
The Presidents Message.
Nov. l4--wtf.

Ine synopsis OF the message
published in this issue of
main points of special interest in
the document. On the financial
question the views of the Presi
dent are concise, clear and sound
He favors q return to specie pay
ments, but suggests no time at
which it would be polite to com
mence, leaving it to Congress to fix
the date and method. He suggests
that the repeal of the legal tender
clause be made to effect only
such contracts made after the date
fixed for such repeal, and that the
Secretary of the Treasury have
power to obtain gold from and af
ter the date fixed for a return to
specie paymants, which may be ac-
complished by bonds The ma
tional revenue, in the opinion of
the President, should be kept in
excess of expenditures to maintain
this redemption. When specie
payment is accomplished free
banking should be permitted, and
not make monopoly by limited
issues. The plan is simple, and
the President has put it forward
in the most terse and forcible
manner. It now remains to be
seen what action Congress will
take in regard to his recommen-
dations on this the most import
ant question now before the coun-
try.
Touching upon the Arkansas
troubles, the President simply
gives his reasons for not interior
ing, transmitting the information
in his possession tn the House.
With regard to Louisiana, the
President follows the same course
and expresses a hope that some
practical way may be found for
solving the difficulties environing
that State, and reiterates his spe-
cial Message of July, 1873. He
suggests that the continued adhe-
renee to the Indian peace policy
viii result satisfactorily to both
races. Our foreign relations, ex-
eepting with Spain and Venezuela
are announced peacefully. The
questions at issue, however, in
these two exceptions, are not of a
character to cause serious appre
tensions, and speedy settlement
is anticipated. The President
gives considerable space to the
Cuban question. He calls atten-
ton TO the protracted struggle go
ing on in the Island, and express
es belief that intervention will
soon be necessary, and shows how
the people of this country are in
terested in the establishment Of
order and peace there.
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1874-12-12
Our Lewisburg COrrespOn-
dent.

Meeting with Mr.. Faulkner in
the INDEPENDENT, contains all the
the Court room on Tuesday, and
the letter of our correspondent
Mac" dated Lewisburg, Dec Sd,
1874, having become the subject
of conversation, Mr.. Faulkner au-
thorizes us to say, that he has no
knowledge of any proposed meet
ing of members of the Legislature
from the Third Congressional Dis
trict, either called, or to take place
on or about the Goth of this month;
that he never suggested any such
meeting himself, nor heard of any
such meeting as suggested by any
other person. He furthq author
ICES us to say that he had never
had any correspondence or CONVEX
sation with Henry S. Walker on
the subject of the Senatorial cleo
ton or Capital removal that he
had never had any conversation or
correspondence with any Senator
or Delegate, representing the 3D.
District, upon those subjects F.; and
further, that no Senator, Delegate
nor any private individual from the
Third District had ever suggested
to him, or he to them, the Capital
question in any possible connection
with the Senatorial question.
We can readily perceive how our
correspondent might have been
misled by q contemplated social
visit of Mr.. Faulkner to Lewisburg
in January, on his way to the Court
of Appeals, but which he has for
some time abandoned, being mott
fed by his friend that he would
not be in that county at the time
indicated.
The above explanation is put in
milder language than that used by
Mr.. Faulkner. Newspaper men
are very often misrepresented, and
when Mr.. Faulkner said that :" if
there was a lie anywhere in the
State against him, the INDEPENDENT
was sure to print it, we naturally
allowed for some little excitement.
tits not our desire to misconstrue,
or wrong any person,and when we.
publish communications from the
people, or comment editorially, we
are not actuated by any malicious
spirit, but with single desire to
ascertain the truth, either afirma-
lively or negatively.
Being certain that our people al
most unanimously desire the i'm
mediate removal of the Capital, and
feeling ourselves that it ought to
be placed at some accessible point,
we propose to do our level best to
crafty the people and accomplish
what seems to be right and proper.
Therefore we now state that we
shall unqualitiedly oppose all com
binations and every effort on the
part of aspirants that looks toward
retaining the Capital at Charles
tor. And in doing this, we do not
propose to pay any respect to
either individuals, position or loca-
ton. 1t is our desire to be gen
tlemanly and polite to all persons
and to he free and untrammeled in
the expression of our opinion and
be ever ready to correct errors; If
we fail in this we shall quit the
business.
If Mr.. Faulkner assumes what
we believe to be erroneous views,
we shall pursue exactly the same
course toward him that we would
to any other person.
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1874-12-12

The Detroit Free Press admits
that Shakespeare's plays were
written by a citizen of Detroit.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1874-01-16

Para que los electores reformistas
de Puerto-Rico vean 10 bien que Sc
portan- sus diputados en- Madrid,
transcribimos ell siguiente parrafo de
La Rasom. Ell orfgen no puede series
sospechoso.
"De la proxima reunion de las
C6rtes, es impossible dejar de decir
cuatro palabras acerca del estado de
la Diputacion puerto-riquef1a. Des-
pues de la no venida de alguno de
los representatives de esa Isla; des-
pues de la ausencia de otro por ha-
llarse complicado en- la insurreccion
cantonal; despues de la marcia de
algunos, y de la conducta de aqueI
que abandona, por un cargo pdblico,
la arena de la lucha, la Diputacion
puerto-riquena esta en- cuadro. Y
este sucede precisamente en- los mo.
mentos en- que los representatives dc
esa lsla seran llamados q un comba
to on Ell cual, sin motive justi6cade
por cierto, va q ser blanco de 10,
tiros de casi todas las fracciones do
la Camara. Aunque asf no hubies,
de suceder, las cuestiones que :,
agitaran on ell seno de la Asamblea
tienen la importancia necesaria par,
que no sean miradas por nadie co,
iEdiferencia, y menos por los dipu
tados de una provincial, que mas qu
otra alguna CANA con que triunf
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1874-01-16

Varios vecinos de Juana- Diaz nos
escriben e1poniendonos todos los in
convenientes que seb oponen & la Sc
gregaci6n de los bafrias de Capina-
tanejos, Sabana-llsna y Cintrona y su
union q Ponce, pedida spor varios
habitantes de los tres punios citados.
Dada la prevention con que las cor
poraciones populares que han de de
cidir esta question, de vida 8 muerte
para Juaua-Diaz, mirap cuanto Sc
escribe en- ell BoLETN, creemos mas
prudente no meneallo, pues nuestra
oposicion a los separatistas podria
producer efectos contraproducentes
Cfeemos que el ayuntamiento de
aquel pueblo Sc opondra a la separa
cion con la nisma frmeza que ell de
San German.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1874-01-16

Puesto que ell 2. David ha hecho
publican en- ell mas6nico Canta- cIa-
no, (ssera mason ell P. DavidO, ell
documento en- ell cual sc disponfa
la reposicion de aquel por la Autori-
dad civil, serfa conveniente que el
calumniado Vicario Capitular publ
case ell resto del expediente que Sc
ha tornado al citado P. David, q fin
de que ell pdbico que no conoce la
question sino por ell lado favorable al
seflor cura suspense, supiese que
atenerse. ST es legal la publication
del documeDto inserto en- el Canta-
clar0, tambien 10 es la de todos los
demas que Sc reGeren a este ruidoso
asunto. 81, por el contrario, ell hecho
de darlo l'iz ha sido un abuse, ext
jase la responsabilidad a quien la
teDga.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1874-01-16
NOTICIAS EXTRANJERAS.

R0mG.-El rector del Oolegio Amer
cano ha remitido al Papa la suma de
$25, 900, con que han contribuido les fe,
les de los Estados Unidos.
Berlin.-El emperador GuiIlermo SO ha-
LA mucho mejor: ha estado levantado todo
el dia.
L6@dres 80. I'm despacho dirigido al
Daily Telegraph desde Berlin dice que Sc
ha desistldo del proyecto de nombrar Re-
gente al Principe heredero Federico Gui-
lermo, q consecuencis dc la mejorfa que
Sc nota en- la salud del emperador CUTLER
mo.
I'm incendio ha devorado hoy las of
oinas del peri6dico Lloyd's Weehly London.
Dice un despacho dc Washington
fechado el dia 2: No SO ha con6rmado Ia
noticia enviada desde Madrid s9bre Ia
indemnizacion pedida por el goblerno de
Espana por 10 del VWgsnius, ri es proba
BILE que 80 entable semejaute reclamation,
pues la question que enyuelye 81 aaunti
qued6 arreglada por el protocolo firmaf o
por los representatives dc las dos nacioces.