Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1874-03-07
New York Notes.
STRIKE OF FEMALE UMBRELLA
MAKERS.


MAKERS.
New YORK, March 3.-The fe.
male umbrella and parasol makers
of a leading house in this city are
on a strike for an increase of wa
ges.
EX-PREsIDENT BAEz.
Is still a prisoner at the Brevoort
House. His counsel advise him
not to give bail.
A PETITION AGAINST INITIATION
of the currency and for calling in
the Issued portion OF the reserves,
signed by a large number of bank
ers and business men, to be
presented TO Congress, is published
this morning,
THE MURDER OF MISS LAwLER.
4, eoroner's jury found a verdict
against Officer John Doyle for the
murder Of Mary Lawler, and he
was sent to the Tombs to await
the action of the grand jury.
THE CAPTAIN OF THE BARK Ev-
ERETT GRAY,
which was searched by Spaniards,
says the vessel was league from
the shore of Cuba at the time.
No violence was attempted. Since
the proclamation of CONSUMPTION
was made strict lookout has been
kept upon the shipping. The
Spanish residents are protested to
be ready and eager for fight, but
more than one Of hem have Of
fered the captain money to take
them away eecretly.
THE STEAMSHIP RISING STAR,
from New York to Aspinwall, be-
fore reported at Bermuda in dis
tress, appears to have had a Sc
rious time, She arrived in a sink
ing condition on the night of the
18th ult., when the vessel was put
aground. She arrived in IA sink
ing condition on the night
of the .l4th ult., when the
vessel was put aground. She was
then leaking about three feet per
hour Her boilers also got adrift
during the gales in which she
sprung aleak. and her steam pipe
broke nearly in two, and was only
made available by lashings ofcan-
vass, ropes, &c. Had it broken
entirely across, the vessel must
have foundered in five hours.
MURDER AND SUICIDE.
AT an early hour this morning a
murder and suicide occurred in
Prince street between two former
partners in business named Menare
Anthony Barli and Peter Tarchi-
III. They were formerly in with
another man named Sicardy.-
Barli did not attend to business,
which was the source of repeated
quarrels between him and the
other partners, who bought him
out two months ago. Barli and
Tarchini met a week ago land
quarreled. They did not meet
again until this morning as they
were going 10 work. They quar-
relied again, when Barli drew a
revolver and shot Tarchini i'm the
breast, after which he shot himself
in the head, both meh being in
stantly killed.
JEALOUSY AND SUICIDE.
August Madison, of Jersey
City, attended masquerade last
night with young woman to
whom he was engaged. Becom-
ing jealous of a former lover, he
went to an undertaker's Office,
where he was employed, and shot
himself.
STRIKE OF ERIE RAILROAD
woRKMEN.
The employees in the Erie shops
at the Susquehanna depot struck
yesterday The alleged reasons
for the strike are that new regula-
tions had been introduced. Many
of the best and ablest workmen
were discharged without any as
signed cause, wages were cut
down and paid when it suited the
company, to the men for the last
four months kept two months ar
rears, passes restricted, and a few
men utterly skilled i'm the trade
placed to work on the same wages
as skilled mechanics.