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Communicated.
10 the Eds, independent:
The gentleman who subscribes
himself one of the "B of T." in
Saturdays paper, says the co ope-
rative store is to be gotten up to
fight the Board of Trade, which is
false the employees of the road
have been trying to accomplish
something whereby they could de
fend themselves against the high
prices asked by the merchants
here for goods, for a year past but
many Of them could not be made
to see the necessity until the past
month.
1t has been said by the merchants
that there are twenty-five thou
sand dollars worth of delinquent
accounts on the books of the b. of
r., and they will tell a man who
pays his bill promptly, that if it
were not for those bad customers,
he could sell cheaper. Now the
object of our stock company is to
defend ourselves against those
dead-heads as b. of T. calls them,
and it is not necessary for Us to
join any board to defend ourselves
as ours will be, for the benefit of
stockholders alone. He also says
that the stock holders can buy but
thirteen dollars out of every twen-
ty dollars worth of stock, which is
not so; as that matter is to be de-
cided by the directors, and there
has been no plan adopted yet. We
have been told that Mr.. Tram
nell, one of the B. of TBS friends
and brothers, Dragged that he had
a spy at our meeting. and the Lord
only knows for what pupose, as
the doors were thrown wide open.
/ do pity that poor spy. though,
and will venture to say, he will be
on the delinquent list before three
months; he deserves no better fate
j A. S.
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The Louisville 6oWier-Jou5na
advises against drinking too much
&c water, and much water or any
kind, during the summer months.
Louisville is not far from Bour5oa
county
TiIton says If that old hulk don't
wear away he'll Beecl,-er. Ward
rctorts; Tilt-on, you miserable
skipper
The Times or any other paper
has failed to discover q daily iaper
in Mart.nsburg Hagerstoae IN
Aeacs
Another grim and very dal
joke. We hope our friends sores
feel easier
The Cumberland Times sings
poetry at the dogs Of that city. It's
worse than strichnine
The Waynesboro', Pa, Repubii-
can says:
"a Red bug, not half 50 large as
the potato bug, ia beginning 10
make IFS appearance in the potato
tops, and is a deadly foe to the Col
ordd0 bug"
Hurrah for the red bug! We are
on their side, and have helped
them in the fight by burning about
half bushel Of the Colorado fell
lows. Send us along a billion or
SO Of the red bugs.
ELECTION OF OFFICERS. AT a
regular meeting of Tribe No. 4,
Improved Order Of Red Men, the
following officers were elected for
the ensuing term:
Joseph S. Cline, Sachem G.. III.
McGinnis, Senior Sycamore G..
+. Lenen, Junior Sycamore; G.
f. Evans, Chief Of Records; G.
Coates, Assistant Chief Of Records;
VIM. Gard, Keeper Of Wampun F;
r. S. Richardson, Representative
to the Great Council of West Vir-
GINA.
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Communicated
Eds. independent :

Eds. independent
So cooperative store Is being
formed to fight the Board ofTrade,
according to the local of this morn
ing. Well, the forming of coop
erative store is all right, provided
they can compete with the organ
lied merchants, but why fight the
Board of Trade? 1t strikes me,
the Board should be thankful for
these gentlemen teaching them
not only how to sell goods for
cash, but how to get the cash in
ddUdnce. That is the beauty of the
system, and for one member ofthe
Board of Trade ! admire it.
But will the co-operationists
trust the dead-heads? that is the
question. AS partners, they say
a man may draw in proportion to
his capital, but how much are the
fellows to draw who are known to
be delinquents? The owner Of the
goods certainly will not permit
their statesmen to trust Tom, Dick
and Harry indiscriminately, when
they won't trust one another for
only thirteen dollars out of every
twenty dollars of stock, or for two
thirds the amount of their invest
ment. They must therefore join
the Board of Trade and keep
posted. Respectfully,
A MEMBER b. OF Il.
June 26, 1874.
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The Cumberland Times editor
not being able to go out pic-nicing
gets poetical while chewing the
cud of disappointment, and signs
s'for the shadow of a rock in this
dreary land" No wonder when
the thermometer Yves 1l0 in the
sun. Addison desires him to get
up an excursion party and go. TO
Dam Mountain, and on his return
call where he and Professor Nc
Kay got the raspberries and
cream. Mckay will tell him
where it is.
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The Martinsburg Lndependen
did not reach us yesterday. We
have the explanation to-day.
Some one sent the editor bottle
of whisky Cum6. Times.
From one paragraph in the
Times, in which the editor ex-
presses much anxiety to get tout
ofthe dust, the sat, and smoke and
sin-ders" looks AS though some one
had made him similar present.
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NERVOUS AND .DEBILITATI
OF BOTH SEXES.
No Charge for Advice & Consultation

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son Medical College, Philadelphia,
author of several valuable works, can
be consulted on all diseases of the Sex
ual or Urinary Organs, (Which be has
made an especial study either in male
or female, no matter from what cause
originating or of how long standing;
A practice of 30 years enables him to
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guaranteed. Charges reasonable. =
Those at dis lance can forward letter
Gos bing symptoms and encl losing
stamp to prepay postage.
Send for the Guide to Health. i"
Price 10 cents.
j. b. DYOT1, NJ. D.,
Physician and Surgeon l04 Duane st
New York
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TO ALL WHOM tit Nay cox ERR
Martnshnrg. Nav u 1871.


] havea salvo for curing the Piles,
which ! make myself and / feel ii my
duty To pat i before the public: Tor If
properly used Il cannot fail to cure any
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can safely say it IS one of the bestsal
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and in no case has IL ever failed,
Any person wishing box, can get
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1t is only 81 box, and one box is sHf-
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respectfully, &c,
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may l6-5mw
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saaf oFaaJ otherpaDeg pablishedin
the county.
Tic most popular aif Of The day
isa breeze
Comet eazers are out a enc
O'Clock ii the morning.
The death q Congress is the life
Of business.
Decoration Day every day in
tho life Of a fashionable woman.
Soft she'll crabs have erGwled
into the Wheeling market. They
never get here.
Nobody will borrow paper
when they can get the Weekly
Independent for 81 q year.
The new comet is visible to the
naked eye. II can be seen about
90 r. NJ.
The Winchester Agricultural
Fair will he held ON the 18th, 10th,
18th and 18th Of September.
WorlSmen are laying off the
ground for the round house Of the
Is. q O. Railroad at New Creek.
1t is said The leaves of the COM
mon walnut tree placed over doors
and windows, will drive flies
away.
The Great Council of West Vir-
ginia Improved Order of Red Men,
will meet in Martinsburg on the
third Wednesday in July.
Mr.. David We'll has had first
class pavement laid on German
street in front Of the property he
recently purchased from Geo. Bell
Harper's Ferry Lodge, X. of p.
will hold picnic on the 18th Of
July, and have invited the men,
bers of Washington Lodge of
this place, to join them.
The streets of Winchester are
SO dusty that vehicle passing
over them raises a cloud of dus,
which almost chokes pedestrians.
Ditto, Martinsburg.
AS the town authorities dig the
trenches for water-takers, they
should remove the surplus rock as
soon as the trenches are filed
The Corporation has no more right
to obstruct the streets unnecessary
ly, than individuals.
The Old German Graveyard, ly-
ing between King and John
streets, has been nicely cleaned up
and put in excellen condition by
CHIPS brigade" 1t certainly
needed ii and we are glad to see
that the work has been so neatly
done.
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FRIGuTFUL ACCIDENT We
learn that a terrible accident oe-
CARED on yesterday monday in
the harvest field of Robert Stew
ard, Esq, near Darke3ville, in
this county. A young man nam
ed John Merchant Jr., was biHd-
ing up wheat after a reaper. The
horses attached to the reaper be-
came frightened aud attempted
to run away. Young Merchant
attempted to run around the ma
chine and get to the horses for the
purpose of stopping them, when
he fell into the reaper, on the
knives, and was carried in that
position about three hundred
yards, the knives of the reaper
cutting and hacking him the en-
tire distance. He was terribly cut
and lacerated, and at last accounts
his condition was pronounced crit
zeal. This is another sad warning
against the careleSsness which too
often is manifested by persons
working about reapers or mow-
ers.
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Professor Steele says: zone bottle Of
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A Physician in attendance to answer
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&a-Send stamp for Pamphlets, free.
-fO THE
NERVOUS AND DEBTLIThTED
OF BOTH SEXES.
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The Water Register asks for
stamps on the lst Of July See his
notice.
In consequence Of the dry wealth
err, tie oat crop IN this county viii
be almost a total failure.
Jack IEorner, Of Parkersburg,
announces himself A. q candidate
for Congress in the First District,
Theattcntion ofbUilders is called
to the advertisement for sealed
proposals for erecting TWO Ward
school houses, to be found in an
other column.
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WOODEN F'acto nv
JOHN. JOBE, successor to VIM
Jobe Il Son, in the manufacture of
WOODEN Goods, Yarns &c.

At Brucetown, Frederick County, Va,
! mile from Vaudeville, a station on
W. p, 81 Strasburg branch Of the b. s.
0. r. r., purposes prosecuting the bus
mess in all its Cetails, with vigor, and
will endeavor to sustain the enviable
reputation of the Fac Dry Improved
Machinery, Good Stock, Experienced
Workmen, and careful supervision of
the whole by the proprietor, Justify the
promise on his behalf and tho expe eta
iion on the part of the public-of first
class goods
P. 0. Address, Vaudeville, Clarke
County, Va.
10000 POUNDS WOOL WANTED,
For which the highest cash price viii
bepala
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ICe Gre I'D

have just raturned from the East with
a nice and well selected
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John RUFUS SMITH,
y Attorney at Law, Berkeley Springs, w. Va. Will
attend to collection Of Soldiers eaims bounty money
back pay &C
Rs5 Prompt attention given to business,
ap2s iS73-tf
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STOCK sBF ssGODs,
NOTIONS

such as Braids,, Nets Buttons, Dress Trim
mings, Thread Spool and Skein Silk,
Pins, Needles, Combs, &C., also, States,
Pens and Stationary. Call and examine
my stock before purchasing elsewhere.
Eg~ Country produce of all kinds taken
in exchange for goods
may G, rs FERDINAND GERLING
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-03-30
FOREIGN NEWS.

MADRID, March 90 The Carlist forces II
Valencia under command Of General Santos
have beeu defeated by the Government troop
with loss of eighty killed ADD two hundred
taken prisoners. 49,,
In the last engagement before Bilbao General
Primo de Rivera was severely, and General Lo'
mas slightly, WOUNDED.
Marshal Serrauo's attack on Pedro Atlantic
has been successful, the Carl!sts being driver be-
yoDd Santa Guiana.
The London Times correspondent at Sierra
nos headquarters tccgraphs that the losses ID
the battle of Friday before Bilbao were cnor-
nous. Prim de Rivera was mortally wounded.
When the national troops heard this they re
fused to give quarter. General Lomas was
severely wounded, and two colonels Were killed.
LoSDoN. March 80. The Queen will review
the troops Of the Ashantee expedition at !
o'clock at Windsor After the review din
nor will be given the troops at the Castle, aud
a haronetcy will be conferred on General VOL.
secv. who will also receive the order Of knight
hood.
PARIS March % "A rumor is current that
Rochetort aud Pascal Grou>Sct have escaped
from the penal colony of New Caledonia TO
Australia.
The Assembly adjourned yesterday until the
18th of May.
Great excitemen was created here yesterday
by ruuor Of the death Of ex-presideut Theirs,
which proved to be uufounded.
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ALEXANDRIA,, Y 4.
MONDAY, MARCH 80, 1874.

HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION UNDER THE BANK
RUpr Active subjoiu copy of the bill re-
Gently introduced in the House Of Representa-
tiyes BY the Hon. J. B. SeDer, of the Freder-
icksburg District, providing 10 effect for an ap-
neal to the Supreme Court ofthe United States
from the decision of the Hon. II. l.. Bond,
Circuit Judge, by which the homestead ex-
emption, allowed by the Constitution and laws
of Virginia, was held invalid as against jnds-
ments rendered prior to the Sd day Of March,
1878.
Under the provisions of the Bankrupt Act
as they now stand, this decision ofthe Circuit
,Judgei is fna. Should the amendment proposed
by Mr.. Sensr prevail, as be is said to be con-
fident that it will this decision will be reviewed
by the Supreme Court. A very large number
of persons 10 this State are deeply interested in
this question, aud will only be content with
decision Of it by the highest tribunal IN the
country. The amendment is as follows:
"Be 1t enacted IN the Senate and House o.
REPRESENTATIVES. Of the United States Of An'ert
ca IN CONGRESS assembled, That section nine o.
the act eutitled IAN Act to establish uniform
system of bankruptcy throughout the United
States,'' be amended and re-enacted SO as to
read as follows:
''SEc. 9. That in cases arising under this ac
no appeal or writ of error shall be allowed IL
auy case from the Circuit Courts to the Su
preme Court of the United States, unless the
matter 10 dispute in such case shall exceed two
thousand dollars; and whenever the matter 10
dispute exceeds two thousand dollars, appeals
shall be allowed from all decisions of the Clrcu
Courts or the justices thereof, made in the cx
ercise of the supervisory jurisdiction conferred
upon said Courts and justices uuder the seeone
section of this act. ;"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-03-30

TROUBLE IN PENSsYLvANIA.-Thc Erie
railroad strikers at Su>qu haoua Depot, Pa,
have inauguraicd REBELLION, and the State
authorities have been required to Interfere.
The strikers ave- taken torcIblc possession OF
The Company's properly at Susquehauna and
refuse to permit the ruqnirg of trains. In
obedience to the call of local officers Governor
EIastrauft has promptly ordered military force
to the scene Of d!siu bance. Gen. Osborne,
with five hundred men and an artillery uppJrt
is already at SusquDhanna, and large force i,
now en- route from philadelphia. 1t is to be
hoped the troop, will not be called upon for
more than parade duty, though the situation
according to our dispatches last night, makes
collision Imminent. The strikers yesterday
permitted passenger trains to move, but would
not permit the running Of freight trains. \
kind of truce has been agreed upon until eight
0 clock this morning, when We hope prudent
cnunsrs will obtain with the w"rkingrn"n, and
they sec he folly OF their rebellion against the
law. Washington Repujt'can.
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The Troubles Of an Heiress.

PlTTsBURa, Pa, March 25. lS74-Opc oil
the most interesting suits ever before the courts
of this Commonwealth was brought to close
this afternoon. 1t was an action of ejectmeDt,
brought by John Mckee and one Maria Louise
McGonngle, widow OF former County Com
missioner, against Annette Adelia Mckee and
q number of tenants to recover possession of
some 600 acres of land at Mckee Rocks, a
piece of valuable territory adjacent to the city
lines.
About one year ago an old gentleman named
Thomas Mckee died, leaving to an only child,
daughter, Miss Annette Adelia McKee, his
entire estate, valued at upwards of two million
dollars. The fact was noted at the time and
Miss Mckee was set down as the richest single
lady 10 the country. She is handsome girl,
ofabout twenty years OF age, and in Court, was
richly but tastefuly attired. The grounds up
on which the effort was made to dispossess the
young heiress OF her possessions, as given by
the prosecuting counsel, are these
James Mckee, resident Of Mckee Rocks
died some years ago, leaving to his son, Thomas
Mckee, an immense amount of property.
Thomas was married to Nancy Mathews, but
at his death had no living issue from her. Ia
1852 he had living in his house a servant girl
by whom he had daugeter, that daughter be-
ing present, Miss Annette Adelia McKee, In
1858 he had an act Of Assembly passed cou-
terring upoh that daughter all the rights of
child born in lawful wedlock. Last year Tho
mas died, leaving bis entire possessions to his
daughter, Annette Adelia. James Mckee had
another son also, Alexander Mckee, father of
Mrs. McGonnigle and John A. Mckee, plain
tiffs IN this suit. They claimed that the will of
James Mckee, under which his son Thomas
became possessed Of the property in question,
gave him only an estate entail, and held that,
even if the daughter was of legitimate issue,
she was only entitled to half of the property.
The most eminent counsel in the State were
enlisted in the suit; and it was not till this af-
teruoon conclusion was reached. There were
many points submitted on both Sides but
Judge Stowe instructed the jury to return
verdict for defendant, saying that on the third
point-the one bearing on legitmacy-he de-
cided that the act of Assembly conferred upon
Miss Mckee the rights STA child born in lawful
wedlock. The heiress received many congra-
tulations on the announcement Of the verdict
10 her favor from friends in the court room.
The other parties 20 the suit will carry it to the
Supreme Court.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-03-30

There was little episode in the District In
vestigatiou, in Washington, Oh Friday last, not
exactly set down in the bills. A contractor
named CulliDane swore that Col. Magruder,
treasurer of the Board of Public Works, made
corrupt propositions to him, and asked for
money before paying him certain amounts that
were due. At the close Of his testimony, Col.
Magruder requested to be sworn, and denied
in toto all of the contractor 8 statements The
latter swore that Magruder would not pay him
because he refused to divide right.
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y + w YORK,

|. THE KNIGHTS CROSS OF THE lNpt.-
RlALOKDkR OF "FRANrIS 10 EPIi.
co ferred by his Apostolic Majesty the I'm
prror o; Austria. upon the Honorable N.t@-
Anicl Wheeler, President OF the Wheeler *
Wilson Sewing M,chln" COM any, rs IT,,
founder AMI builder Of Sewing Machine IL
dustry.
2 THE GRAND DIPLOMA OF HONOR
recommended BY the International Ju"g irr
thu. Sewing Machine Company OILY, Tor
their impor l!lt contributions /" u" male
riml and social welfare of mankind
B. The GRAN y ME- "a FOR PROGRESS,
awarded for their New No. = Sc"iHg Ma
crime, being l"r progress MAIZE since thc Pa
RS Exposition OF 1857, al when the ""tE
Gold Medal Tor Sewing Macnln". VIZ, awar..-
ed 20 tins Company. Hence the Nl"ana
award MARKS Progress not from 81 l"w ."He.
or inferior medal, bat from u God VI d.,
the h!ghc.t award made Al PARIS.
t. Til + Ora ND MEDAL FOR MERIT, ~
the development of Needle Industry Az.
excellence aud superiority Of ln&n4!act"rci
sample, exhibited
s. \ GRAND MEDAL FOR MERIT, for en-
ccllcncc and superiority oi Cabinet ""rn,
the only award of the kind in this sectloH
&. MEDALS FOR SEF EkAL CO.OfEkA-
TORS Of the Wheeler u Wilson Company
for sur cri0r ability.
!. TIE OFFICIAL REPORT, published by
tao General Direction of the Vienna Expo
<itloii, sgnallZ.s the supremacy al -"
Wheeler IL Wilson CoGptny for quHn1,F
and quality of ma:.utaclur', and posl.lph ~
the Sewing Machine business, IA loIIow-
OFFICIAL RGPURT, VIENNA ENPu>l-
TIUN, SEWING MACH \ t.>, &c.
tGRour Is, IL =, -
The great, 81 sewing Machine Manu:nr'"ri
in the world is that OF Wheeler Il Wilson, NJ"
York, which alone has brought already over
$4,000 Of their sewing Machines int" pract al
use The complete production of The part ~
machinery i 20 regulated that 'ach complete
machine may b usrd NJ /. sumpe for exhibition.
This firm produces 600 wei aIj iatcd In.chI'",
daily.
The latest production of This firm. ana VIII"
is the wonder of the Elcnn, Exposition, l. tr'..r
new No. u Sewing Machinc. This umv"r.s@
machine scws the heaviest feather harness "td
the finest yauzrs with truly pearl stitch
"Whc.lcr u wilson have received the hct s:
prize: nj al Wori Exp stl"ns, nnd at tn -
enn4 Exposition were extraordinarily dI.t'"-
guisncd.n
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ID ED.

A. 3 o'clock on the 2 TN instant, SALLlE Z.
" FIELD, -econd daughter Of B. and the late
Sarah jelphey. E!r"l he funeral will take place
On Tuc>dsy evening at , o'clock, rom her
i. hers residence, No. - Duke street. The
friend. and acquaintance OF the family arc re-
spcctluliy invl.ed to attend.-I Wash. papers
please copy.
In Upper Marlboro, Nd on Friday last the
2Gth instant, after u ong and painful illness,
Mrs. ELIZABETH JAhBO +, beloved "lf+ OF
William !. Jnrboe, esq, in the 5Uth year Of her
age.
In the village Of Woodviie on Wednesday
the ll,h instant, 1T the residence Of Thomas
keech, esq, J LAURENCE MARTIN, only
son of Hon. Thomas Martin, of Charlotte Hall!
ST. Mary's COUNTY, Nj in the 22d year ot his
..ge.
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The Republican candidates for the Assembly
have teen elected 10 he departments OF Haute
Marne, and the G;roudc.
BERLIN, March % The Germap PrIiamcrt
has takrna recess until April g.
LONDON, March 9.-Thc Standard s<pa cia
from BerIin reports that Bismarck tire eus 10
resign in Consequence Of the opposition q" the
Rcich>tag to the army till.
ROME, March 20 The Chambers adjourned
yesterday, to meet April IT,