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Organization of Wholesale Liquor Dealers
in California.

II any one doubts that the liquor deal
ers are alarmed at the spread of Tenn
perance sentiments, his doubts will be
removed by reading the following re-
port from the Alta California
Pursuant TO published call, large number
of the wholesale liquor merchants met yester-
day afternoon at the rooms OF the Commercial
Association, for the purpose OF efiecting an or
ganizaiion for the protection Of their interests.
The meeting was called 10 order by Hon.
Thos.- n. Wand, President OF former Liquor
Dealers Association. On his suggestion W. X
Meyers was selected temporary Secretary.
EFFoRr To EXCLUDE REPoRTERs DEFEATED.
Mr.. Williams moved that the Secretary call
The roll OF those who had signed the call for
meeting, and requested all who were not MEM
oers TO leave the room.
MI Kane said the motion would exclude the
'sP'''eis- For one, he favored that publicity
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1874-05-08

WHAT GIRLS SHOULD DRINK.-Dr.
Dio Lewis, in his book, "Our Girls"
says;
/ am astonished that-a young woman
who is ambitious of clear, fine skin,
should drink tea. It is a great enemy to
fair compilations. Wine, chocolate and
cocoa may be used without tinging the
skin; but as soon rs tea drinking be-
comes a regular habit the eye of the dis
terminating observer detects it in the
skin. Tea compromises the complexion
probably by deranging the liver. Weak
tea or coffee may be used occasionally,
in moderate quantities, without notice
able harm; but l advise young women
who would preserve soft, clear skin
and quiet nerves, to avoid all drinks but
cold water. 1t is an excellent plan to
drink one OF two glasses of cold water
on lying down at night, and on rising
in the morning. If you have good teeth
and can help the food into your stomach
without using any fluid expect the sal
iva, it will in the long run contribute
much to your health.
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1874-05-08

GIVE THE WOMEN \ CHANCE.-Un-
der the above head the San Francisco
Alta, speaking of the law just enacted,
making women eligible to all positions
connected with our school system, ex-
cept that of State School Superintend-
ent, which, according to our State Con-
stitutiOn, must be held by man, says:
ave should like to see that restriction
struck from the Constitution. Man has
been and still is quite too anxious TO
keep the lines in his own hands, to make
himself by law the superior, and woman
in everything inferior. 1t is the exer-
tiOn of the tyrant's power, and it seems
a very difficult thing to induce him to
slack the reins. There are many voca-
tions in which it is perfectly appropriate
a woman should engage, if she so
chooses. One of these is that of teach
ing. And yet our laws have been so ty-
rannicaI and unjust, that women, for do
ing exactly the same amount of work;
and quite as well as men can do, gem
orally are paid an inferior compensa-
tiOn"
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1874-05-08

A good lady of Columbus, Ga, was
''struck all of heap" by an old colored
woman she met, the other day. She
beamed all over her face as she said, in
the most approved Georgia style:
"Howdy, Aunt Maria ~ The aged ne
gress raised herself erect, placed her
arms akimbo and remarked, loftily,
looking sidewise, "I amt yer ant, and
amt yer uncle; pse yer ekal ~
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and indecent behavior of these two men.
Neither policemen nor rabble any longer
gather at the sound Of that historical
whistle, and the hater of prayer, of good
morals and gentIemanly conduct, is
wounded in the house of his friends,
"with none so poor to do him reyer-
ence," not even for the drinks.
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1874-05-08

1t will be matter of surprise and re-
gret to many who have sung, Sunday
after Sunday, "Sweet Hour of Prayer
and some of the other better known OF
our hymns, that their author, Mrs.
Fanny Crosby, is now living in New
York with her husband under the triple
disadvantage of extreme poverty, blind
ness and advanced age.
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1874-05-08

A religious paper, commenting on the
results of the Woman's Temperance
Crusade, makes the following senten-
tious announcement: "Combined, wom-
an and the Church will prove lnyinel-
bleu
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A Chinaman has been naturalized IN
Grand Rapids, Mich. He is considered
competent to help make laws to govern
American women without their con-
sent.
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1874-04-25

A retired physician writes:
How does it happen that amid
the everlasting cry against drunk
enness, we never hear word a
gainst its sister evil. gluttony? /
think / can assert with truth that
in a long practice, three have died
among my patients from over eat
ing, where one has died from
drink. Whence comes apoplexy
paralysis, dyspepsia, and host of
other diseases, but from too rich
food taken under the most impru
dent circumstances? And yet we
hear Of no society formed to pre-
vent this growing vice. A man
eats until he drops down and ex
pires with apoplexy by the road
side, when up comes the Coroner
with jury of twelve good men
and true, who pronounce a yer
dict, Died from inteniperance.,
So he did, but what kind
was it? | have heard more than
one minister in the pulpit expati
ate with great vehemence against
the sin of drunkenness, whose yer
Y appearance was proof positive
that he was pre- eminently guilty
of gluttony,"
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1874-04-25
THE AFRICAN EXPLORER
The Funeral OF Livingstone.

New YORK, April 20.--A spe.
cial from London says: The pro-
cession accompanying Living
stones remains to the grave on
Saturday moved at noon from
the hall ofthe Royal Geographical
Society. Twelve mourning coaches
were followed by the carriages of
the Queen, the Prince of Wales,
and others of the nobility, the pail
bearers on the right, headed by
Mr.. Stanley, and on the left by
Mr.. Wainwright. The chief
mourners were DR.. Moffatt, Liv-
insstone's fathcr-in-law, and two
sons of the explorer, Thomas and
Oswald. Among others present
were the diplomatic representa-
tives OF America, France, Germa-
ny and other countries. The flu
neral ceremony was very impress
sive. Dean Stanley officiated. The
coffin was covered with Camelias
and palm branches. An immense
concourse of people we're in at
tendance.
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HOSPITAL FOR THE INSANE.

We learn from the Weston
Democrat that the Board of Direc-
tors ofthe Hospital for the insane
assembled in Weston on the 31st
ult. Present, DR. Thompson, of
Putnam, President; Felix j. Bax-
ter, of Brax'on and Thomas A.
Edwards and A. A. Lewis.
Resolutions of respect for Hon.
Elliott VaWter, a member of the
Board, who died since the last pre-
ceding meeting, were adopted.
On the next day the Board re-
assembled. DIR. Thompson was
elected President, Major Edwards
Vice President, and F.W. Woffin
den, Secretary.
The Board then proceeded to ex-
anime the new building in rear of
the asylum, with which they were
highly pleased. This building Is
now completed, and will, 1t is
thought, clear nearly all the jails
Of the State of the insane confined
therein. The Board then proceed
ed to examine the condition of the
main structure, the keeping of the
patients, &c, and upon their return
highly complimented DIR. Camden
and his associates upon.the pleas
ing evidences they had witnessed
Of the attention and skill with
which the inmates were treated,
and the extraordinary good order
and neatness which pervaded the
building.
The Board have decided to com
plete the lower story of the new
section at once so as to accommo
date patients therein. The work
is TO be let out by contract. BY
this arrangement and the use of
the new brick building, 80 addi-
tional patients will be received,
thus effectually clearing the jails
at this time.
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1874-04-25


Little Rhody will continue, now
that the Spragues are out OF the
woods.
Dancing is going out OF fashion
in Europe, being quoted below
"par."
The principle of the Des Moines
high school is Inundated by meas
les.
A Nauvoo, Ill, pedagogue walk
ed IA miles a day to school all
Winter.
Poor boys! The Louisville lot
tury managers cleraed only about
$3.50, 900.
An adhesive cement for aquaria
may be made, according to Klein,
by mixing equal parts of flowers of
sulphur, pulverized salammoniac,
and iron filings, with good linseed
oil varnish; and then adding
enough of pure white lead to form
a firm, easiIy-worked mass.
A Maryland farmer stayed be-
side arailroad track for three hours
to tell the conductor ofan approach
ing train about n tree that lay
across the rails. The grateful Off
cial explained to him that any
body but a first-class fool would
have cleared the track.
A clergyman proposes the aboli-
ton of all golden, silver, tin, wood
en-, and all other weddings and the
substitution therefor ofan anniver-
sary renewal of the fee to the min
lister who officiated at the original
ceremony. Good idea-for preach
err.
The Wellsburg Independent says
that the town Council there ought
to buy vacant lot, procure .
quantity of limestone and ham,
mers, and set all offenders against
the peace and the dignity Of the
town to breaking stone. The bde-
pendent promises II its advice is
taken that there will be fewer ar
rests and more stone broken.
In indianapolis the other day .
three and a half year old child
climbed through an attic window
and walked along the edge Of the
roof, thirty-two feet from the
ground, the whole length of the
house, and there stood unconcorn-
ed and enjoying the prospect.
She was seen by the maid ofail
work, who pleasantly called out,
"Come down: I've got something
for you" "All yite," cried the
little one, and she retraced her
steps and disappeared through the
attic window in safety.
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1874-04-25
g, WEST VIRGINIA, SATURDAY, APRIL Is. 1874.

A Mr.. Blake, of the Ohio Legis-
lature, recently visited the peni-
tertiary, and while there chiselled
the State out OF twenty five cents,
by having his hair cut by the peni-
Tertiary barber While undergo
ing the tonsorial process a party of
lady and gentleman visitors look
ed in, and Mr.. Blake was made
happy by catching such remarks
as ugly look about the eyes,
"Vicious mouth" .Looks capable
of any wickedness," "Wonder
what he did ?" etc.
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1874-04-25
TOBACCO IN WEST VIRGINIA.

In the monthly report Of the
Department of Agriculture for
March, we find the following ref
erence to the tobacco raised In.
West Virginia. 1t will be seen
that West Virginia tobacco stands
very high:
Tobacco is not a prominent crop
i'm West Virginia. About 1000,
600 pounds are reported for 1869,
of which nearly two thirds were
grown in Putnam, KanaWha, Fa-
yette, Cabel and Mercer, in the
order named. A slight increase
in estimates is apparent in the
crop Of 1873. Average price, as
reported, 8 cents mills, Kama
wha has taken the place of Put
nam as the first tobacco county,
and has good crop of medium
quality. Putnam has declined in
consequence of reduction of prices,
from 472,655 to 200, 900 pounds,
but the quality Is rather better
than average. The correspondent
says that 1.-THE soil and climate Of
Putnam, especially that part lying
In the Kanawha Valley, produces
one grade Of tobacco, black wrap
per, equal If not superior in quail
ty to any part of the West; at ev
cry tobacco fair held in Cincinnati
j the black-wrapper grown in this
county took all the premiums that
were offered for that grade"
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1874-04-25
PROCEEDINGS OF THE COUN-
TY COURT.
FRIDAY, April II. 1874.

rKlDAfs April III 1914.
NJ s Grantham, Esq, President,
and VIM III Mathews and Jacob M
Seibert, Associate Justices, pro-
siding.
In the case of James Gibson W
VIM. III. Smith, before reported,
the motion for new trial was
overruled.
Charles Hill was appointed dep
uty assessor of Berkeley county.
Thelannual meeting Of the Board
of Overseers of the Poor Of Berke-
lev county was fixed by the court
to be held at the court house on the
first Monday in June.
A number of bills were acted
upon by the court.
The charge against Charles Scott
and Ann Hill, colored, for assault
ing, beating and robbing Mary
Stuart was heard by the court and
the court held the parties answer
able for a misdemeanor and ac-
cepted bail for their appearances st
the circuit court In the cum Of $50
each. This was the famous tar
and feather case, of which we have
heretofore given an account.
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1874-04-25
WASHINGTON.
VETOED.

WASHINGTON, April, 22.--At
2:20 p. NJ to-day General Babcock,
private Secretary to the President
delivered to the Senate a M essage
which, at the request of Mr.. Conk-
ling, was read The President re-
turns the finance bill without his
81 gnature, and says the fact con-
not be concealed that the bill in
creases the paper circulation OF the
country 500, 000,0 900. The theor y
in his belief is departure from
the true principles Of finance and
its approval would be a depart
ure from every message sent by
him to Congress. He earnestly
recommends such legislation as
will secure as speedily as practi-
cable a. return TO specie payments
and refers to the pledges OF the
government to make provision at
the earliest practicable moment
for the redemption of United
States notes in coin. He recon-
mends that the revenues of the
country be increased so as TO meet
current expenditures, as a prepxr-
atory measure toward specie
resumption. He was disposed n;
first to give great weight to
the argument that there was
an unequal distribution of ma
tional currency, but thought
differently upon considering the
fact that 4,000,000 of such currency
still remained in the Treasury
subject to the demand Of sections
desiring it The message having
been read, the chair announced
that the bill was now before the
Senate, and the question was
should it pass, Notwithstanding
the objections of the President.
Mr.. Conkling said il was desirable
to have il considered at an
early day, but he supposed the
Senators wanted to see the mes
sage and examine it. He therefore
moved it to be printed and LAID
upon the table; agreed to.
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1874-04-25
THE BOND FOHsGERS.
Another Conspiracy DiscOy.
cred.

New YORK, April Louis j..
Keeper, who has been arrested,
charged with being concerned in
the great forgeries Of the Central
and Buffalo and Erie bonds, by
which Wall street was swindled
out of a half million dollars last
August, makes the eleventh pri5-
oner in the Tombs connected with
the forgeries. The police are look
ing for another. The trial OF the
forgers will begin this week, and
for the last several days the Dis
trict Attorner's officers say the
evidence in the case discloses the
most astonishing forgeries and
conspiracy ever exposed.
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1874-04-25
April 18th, 1874.

THE bill re-organizing the Trea-
sury Department is thoroughly
revolutionary in its character. The
total reduction of the clerical force
Is 1885, and the retrenchment claim
ed to be effected by it is estimated
at $4,000 a year. The bill abol-
ishes all assistant clerkships and
messengers, as well as all distinc-
tons in the rates of compensa-
ton between male and female EN-
ployees. The bill also provides
that the representation of States
in the department shall be equal
lied as far as possible, and that no
person shall be rejected or dis
charged hereafter on account of
political opinions.
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1874-04-25
Croquet is peeping forth

Cats from the Isle of Man have
no tails.
Straining sweetness kissing
through a veil.
Captain Brady has been ship
wrecked thrice.
Moonlight is merely the beauti-
full old age of day
An Ottawa, Ill.,, German died
few days ago from having swal-
lowed a piece of cotton saturated
with creosote, which he had in his
mouth to stop the toothache.
''Sales Ladies' now advertise in
the newspapers. "Washerlady,n
"char!ady," and lady OF all work
will follow in due course.
James Bogartus, the eminent
American inventor and mechini-
clan died in new York on Mon
day.
Hon. Robert b. Elliott's eulogy
on the late Charles Sumner in Fan
neil Hall, Boston, was an eloquent
and feeling tribute.
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THE NEW ORLEANS SUI
FERERS.
25, 900 People In Want.

New YORK, April 21.-The
mayors of Brooklyn and Newark
have received kilograms from tie
mayor of New Orleans appealing
for aid for the flood sufferers. A
Boston telegram says:-"A dis
patch from New Orleans in an
swer to the one sent by the COM
mittee asking for details of the
calamity has been received. 1t
says. The number of people in the
state, partially or totally ruined
cannot be less than $4,000, many
of whom are in absolute want of
food"
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1874-04-25
THE AMERIQUE.
She is Sill AhOat,

NEW YORK, April 20.-A dis
patch from Ply mouth, England,
says the French steamer Amerique
is now free Of water. When first
boarded thecargo had shifted, and
she careened badly, but was after
wards righted. The comments of
the morning papers on the rescue
found drifting in the trough of the
sea and even then not sinking, it
says the only conclusion to be ar
rived at is that she was left in a
reckless fit OF fright, and there
never was the slightest reason for
despairing Of her safety. AS to
French seamanship the Times says
at the first symptom of danger the
scare sets in, and their first
thought, instead of the last one,
is to give up the ship. The cap
tain of ship has no right to leave
her while there is any chance Of
keeping the vessel above water.
What the French Company are in
need of is not new ships, but eff
cient seaman.
The Herald says it is remarka-
bic that steamship will be aban-
decd with so little danger TO her
that she can be towed through the
ocean and saved. while it will
prove fortunate for the captain
and crew who took her to port.
There will, undoubtedly, be a
sc rching inquiry into the con-
duet ofthose who abandoned her.
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1874-04-25

A meeting was to have been
held on Wednesday OF the leading
hatters in New York for the a.
vowed purpose of selecting some
style of hat for the summer sea-
son, to take rank and position as
the regulation hat" in society for
the coming season. The meeting
however did not come off, and in
the course of conversation with
one Of the leading Broadway firms
the fact was elected that the plan
of influencing fashion through the
action of the matters had been Civ
en- up AS impracticable, it being
thought impossible to affect the
style to any perceptible degree in
such course. Accordingly the
choice of hats il still left free and
unincumbered to the public, and
the rights of Individual taste are
uninvaded.
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1874-04-25
SOUTH CAROLINA.

ANOTHER STEAMSHIP ASHORE.
CHARLESTON, s. c., April "a
Light house tender Dandelion re
ports that the steamship Missis
sippi, ofLiverpooi. for New or
leans, went ashore on the 20tn
on Florida reefs in fifteen feet OF
water. Her forward compart
ment is fall and she is expected
to go total loss.
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1874-04-25
We have seen specimen Of FIRST

We have seen specimen Of first
rate iron ore from Four Pole Hill,
within two miles of this place,
from what seemed, without exca-
walton, large deposit. The ore
is entirely different from what has
formerly been found in this vicin-
ity, being not a limestone ore, but
a heavy grey ore, which would
yield in the furnace at least 30 per
cent. of metal. The parties will
make search for the vein, which if
only one foot thick, will pay TO
work. = Huntington Advertiser.
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1874-04-25

A German peddler sold man a
liquor for exterminating bugs.
"And how do you use it ?" In
inquired the man after he had
bought it. Ketch the bug un
drop Won little drop into his mouth
answered the peddler. sPshaw!"
exclaimed the purchaser, 81 could
kill it in half the time by stamp
ing on it," "Veil," explained the
German, "dat is a good way too"
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1874-04-25
CALIFORNIA.

ANOTHER STEAMSHIP WRECKED.
SAN FRANCISCO, April 20.-The
steamship Sunfoo, of the new
Eastern Australian mail line, was
wrecked near Hong Kong on the
10th of March, having struck on a
reef Island. No lives were lost.
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1874-04-25
OHIO.
RAILROAD STRIKE.

CINCINNATI, April 23.-The
railroad employees on the Louis
vile Short Line struck to day.
The strike is said to be caused by
the company being behindhand
in the payment of salaries. Ru
mors are current that the strikers
are letting the water cut OF the
tanks and pulling up the track
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1874-04-25

1.-THE County Court system as
unpopular in other unties of
West Virginia AS it is in Marshall
the sooner it is abolished the bet
ter it will be for all concerned.
During the past week we have
been visited by a number of our
rural friends-among whom were
some of the'leading Democrats in
their respectiae districts no say
that the feeling against the Coun
ty Court system is intense, and
that they long for the return of
Boards of Supervisors to trans
act the business of the county as in
days gone by.-Reporter.