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The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1874-09-01

WOODS quoted at 81 50G5.
WOODEN WARE-No. tubs per dozen so 5O@l0;No
ditto, IS 50ay; No. ditto, 81 SOFAS; No. Churns,
common, per dozen, $40 50; No. ditto 50 50;
No ditto, SS so; No. l cedar churns brass
bound, S2la22; No. 2 ditto, s20@S2l: No. ash
churns, SIS; No. ditto SIC; No. ditto sl4; stave
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Postmaster General Jewell enters ontheE
duties Of his department September 1.
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irons Cold blast car wheel brands are Sff
neglected, and quotations must be considered
Herewith End quotations OF pig iron, for week
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per pound, 5g6c; saltpetre, per pound, lOs2oc;
turpentine. 45@50c. -. - : -

August 3l............ ..4O,4S4 S5,07o 42,3H 2O79
CANNED GOODS-In good demand. Toma-
toes, lbs 81 500l 60 3 lbs 50 3563 80; Yarmouth
corn 81 80a2 30 Mountain sugar S27o ;TorphyS2 70
Baltimore do 81 10; Peaches, 2lbs - 60az So 8lbs
s3 6J4 pie peaches, lbs, 81 49, bs berries 81 so
az 10: strawberries, 2 lbs, g 6Od3: raspber-
ries lbs, So; wnortleberries 50 25@2 80: pineap-
pies, lbs, 81 J092 20; green peas lbs, g J0@3:
string beans, 81 75@2 salmon, 1 TO- s2 7593-. do
lbs, ga 2594 80.
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MONEY, STOCKS, ETC.

Discount sixty per cent, off above.
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consumed, and is fair average in quantity
and quality, and of good color.
The reports from all sections show that
the amount of ground sown was consider
ablv limited by the scarcity and high price
of seed.
trom the foregoing it would appear that
there is a fair average crop of barley gen.
orally, of splendid color, though not all of
good weight, and that prices will so rule as
to preelude the importation OF foreign, and
largely limit IL not entirely suspend the use
of other grains. or other substitutes, as has
been the case the past season.
+. NJ. IL H. BROOKE.
- CALIFORNIA HARLEY rrr-
The San Francisco Bulletin remarks: The
first considerable cargo of coast barley this
season arrived by the Kalorama one day
last week. The market weakened under
this arrival, but the entire quantity was
placed at an average of 81 10, mostly on in
terror account. 1t is well known that the
crop of barley in the lower counties this
season is immense, and in the course of
another week or two the receipts thence
will be large. Unless an export demand
shall soon be developed, the price must in
evitably TALL below one cent per pound. At
this time last year there was quite an active
export demand, three cargoes being cleared
during the first half of August, 1873. Thus
far this season, beyond a small quantity for
New York by the ship Gen. Mcclellan,
there is no outside demand.
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HOT BLAST CHARCOAL.
LIVE STOCK MARKETS.

ADDY, HULL &Co.
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, THE purchasing prices for Government bonus
In Indianapolis vary from the New York quota
tlCAs H0l per cent. IfLl q @ -
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1874-02-07

Il say, Murphy, what's the meaning
OF mystery? Faith, | was reading the
paper, and ] said twas a mystery how
1t was DONE" Well" said Murphy.
"Pat III teach We. Ye see whin / lived
with me father, a little gossoon, they
Civ partly, and me mother whit to
market to buy somethin' for the partly
to ate, and among lot Of things, she bot
a half barrel of pork, we see. Well.
she put it down in the cellar, bless her
sowl, for safe kaping till the partly came
on; me mother STINT me down to ts cell
lar to get some of the pork, do ,e see;
wei, WHIT down to the barrel and OPEN
ed it and fshed about, but dew a bit
ofpork could find so looked around
the barrel, where the pork was, and
found a rat-hole in the bottom of the
barrel, where the pork had all run out
and left the brine standing, as We see"
LIQUID on Murphy hould on | wait
bit now tell me how could pork git out
of the barrel and leave the brine stand
ing?
"Well, Pot'' said Murphy, that's.
what I'd like to know myself, do We see
there's the mystery"
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1874-02-07
TOWN IMPROVEMENTS

So far as it has been in the
power of the town council, every
effort has been made to improve
our streets, by grading and macad-
azing them. Property along the
streets thus worked has been en-
HANGED In value, from fifteen to
twenty per cent. Property owners
are willing to admit this, but are
slow to follow in the footsteps of
the progressive corporation, by
setting curb and laying pavement,
We do not apply this to all
persons, but it is true Of q majority
Of persons. The council either
ought to stop improving streets,or
compel the laying of pavements.
1t would probably be good rule
to adopt, that no street be graded
except upon the application Of
property holders and the fling Of
an agreement by them, to lay pave
ments Immediately. We think the
council would do well nOW,to adj
vertise for proposals to lay pave
ment by the square yard, and for
furnishing good paving brick, and
just as soon as Spring opens make
the necessary appropriation and
let the lowest bidders lay these
unfinished pavements, and assess
and collect the costs off of the
property. In this connection we
also respectfully suggest that the
most important town improve.
ment now needed, is the connec-
ton Of Strinesville with the old
corporation by a pavement; in
fact, q foot walk should be made
from the northern terminus Of the
town on the Williamsport pike to
the extreme southern terminus Of
Queen street. II would be money
we'll expended, and accommodate
all our people by making the main
business street of the town acces-
sible and comfortable at all points.
Let councilmen consider these
suggestions.
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OUR PARKERsBURG LETTER
lFRoM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT. ]
DApKEpSpIrpG Eah 9 Is

PARK ERSBURG, FEB. z, 1874,
Since the appointment Of our
new police force the city has SEEM
ed to be devoid of law and decen-
cy-nOt because the present officers
are inefficient, but because there
are not enough of them. Scarcely
a day or night passes without a
disturbance of some kind occurs.
One night last week a row occurred
in one of the ill-famed Ranches
which abound in the lower part
of the Burg, in which one man
was so terribly bruised and cut up
by five or six others that his life
is despaired OF. Some of the as
sailants were arrested, but were
only fined n small sum.
A fight occurred in the Court
Room last Saturday between two
of our very prominent citizens, but
they were separated before having
a chance to exhibit their pugilistic
abilities to very great extent. They
were arrested and fined.
Last Friday night one of the
houses Of i'll repute was the scene
of another fracas, which came
near ending the earthly pilgri-
mage of one or two of the partici-
pants. One Of the outside doors
was trent in twain from top to
bottom by some of the besiegers,
and one of the inmates narrowly
escaped being crushed beneath
the weight of the descending mis-
sile.
Other disturbances, such as the
SCATTERING of the glass in the
lamp posts, shooting off pistols,
yelling and screeching, &C., are of
nightly occurrence. 1t is just as
the Times of this city says; Econ
omy.in the respect of reducing the
force of police officers is Saving at
the spiggot and wasting at the
bung."
MISCELLANEOUS.
The weather in this region is
springlike.
The County Court is in session.
Our City Council is composed of
four Irishmen, one Dutchman,
and two Americans.
The Custom House, Parkers-
burg's topic of conversation still
progresses. as do the other i'm
provements of the city.
CUBAN"
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EVIDENT
Published Daily and Weekly by the
INDEPENDENT PRINTING CO.
BlondcIrs Building Corner Queen & Mnrtln ST.
THE ACTS WANTED.

In the twelve months Of 1878
there were two sessions of the leg
islature; they were held to alter or
modify the code and adopt new
laws conforming to the new con-
stitution. This makes the acts OF
the legislatures of special impor-
lance to the people, because many
of the existing laws had to be
changed to conform with the new
organic law of the State. Some
time has elapsed since the adjourn
ment of the legislature, and their
acts have not yet been circulated
for the benefit of the people. Liti-
giants are peculiarly interested and
we notice one of them, addressed o
letter to the Wheeling Register in
curing why they were not
printed, and the astonishing reply
is made by the editors that the
acts have been printed, "but that
no provision was made by the
late legislature for their distribu-
tion.n This is an interesting de-
development. We suppose
the neglect will be attributed to
the forgetfulness of the members
of both houses, though we doubt if
any of them forgot to draw their
pay. They enacted laws at place
from whence nothing could be
heard of their doings, and after
two long and expensive sessions,
lock up their proceeding. so that
the people cannot ascertain
whether their interests have been
benefited or injured. Surely the
people, to say the least of it, are
imposed upon by such neglect.
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1874-02-07
THE PRESS ON REsLEY's AC-
QUITTAL.

All OF the daily journals have cx-
pressed their disapprobation Of the
verdict in the case Of Resley, tried
at Cumberland last week fer the
murder Of Lloyd Clary. TO our
mind it is sheer mockery of JUS
tice and merits the condemnation
of all good citizens. The defense
did not even offer a reason for Res
ley's approaching Clary, and it
was clearly shown that they were
not on intimate terms. This being
so, Resley had no business in the
Times Office, where Clary was
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1874-02-07
MISCELLANEOUS.
SOARING A SHOEMAKER

An old shoemaker in France,
who boosted that nothing could
Brighten him, was put to the test
by two young men. One Of them
pretended to be dead, and the
other, going 10 The shoemaker in
duced him to sit up with the
supposed corpse. The shoemaker
was in a hurry with some work
he had promised TO have compile
ted the next morning, so he took
his tools and leather and began
working beside the corpse. About
tWe+Se o'clock at night a cup of
black coffee was brought to him
to kesp him awake. He drank it
and resumed work About one
O'Clock The coffee eXhilarated him,
forgetting that he was in the pres
ence Of death, he commenced 20
sing q lively tune, keeping time
with his hammer. Suddenly the
corpse arose and exclaimed In n
hollow voice "When q man is in
the presence of death he should
not Sing" The shoemaker started;
then quietly selling his stout
leather strap, he suddenly dealt
the corpse blow on the head, eX-
claiming at the same time, "When
q man is dead he should not
speak" It was the last time they
tried 10 scare the shoemaker.
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1874-02-07
A REMEDY FOR COUGHS AND
COLDS,

A correspondent gives the fol-
lowing as a sure remedy: "Consid-
ering the prevalence of coughs and
colds this Winter, i think you will
be doing good service to your read
ers if you will print the following
simple recipe, which my family
has used for ten years past with de-
cided benefit in each case. 1t has
saved the lives of many children in
that time. One ounce each of lie
orice root, thoroughwort, flaXseed
aud slippery elm bark. Gut the
elm bark and lic0rice root up fine,
mix with the faxseed and thor
oughwort, and add 10 all one
quart ofwater,and steep slowly for
ten hours. strain and add to the
syrup one pound Of loaf sugar and
one pint of molasses. Then boil q
few minutes and bottle. Dose ta-
spoonful four times daily.
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1874-02-07
AROADES AMBO

In the number of Harper's
Weekly, antidated February Z
there is q striking wood-cut which
displays the master-work of Mast.
Crude and careless in drawing, it
nevertheless strikes us with the
vividity ola streak of chain-light-
ming. as it penetrated directly to
the source of the chief ailment
which at this present time is
agitating the forked branch OF the
tree of State.
In our youthful days we were
taught that parallel lines never
meet; capital and labor both esti-
mable lines can never unite, no
matter what clever hand shall
rule them. But they may agree
though their aim is different.
The Siamese twins have afforded
opportunity to Mast TO strike a
nome-bloW at the labor question
and he has grasped the chance
with his accustomed veracity and
vivacity. Under the caption: "The
American Twins" he has delinea-
ted the celebrated Siamese duplex
monstrosity bound together by an
nmbillical band which bears the
inscription 1.-THE real union.n
Chang represents capital, Eng
labor. The former is a pursey
Shoddyite, in whose countenance
greed CLEANS, in whose hand is a
bag of gold and in the bosom of
whose boiled shirt front glistens
diamond that resembles an
infantile oyster; while the latter is
a toil-Worn mechanic with
leathern apron, paper-cap and
pOnderous hammer.
Chang was vicious aud aggres-
siye, though really the weaker
vessel. Eng was honest, dignified
and stronger, hence the allusion.
Eng, the laborer, died because his
twin brother Chang, the capitalist.
was compelled to succumb to
disease common to his class. The
pair Of Siamese twins were q
human and perfect personification
of our country's motto, "E Pluri,
Unum."
Labor and capital stand in the
same relation to each other that
these brothers did. The bond
Of union would neutra-
lie the Lower and faculties Of
both if severed and, though it
was a constant course for disagree
ment and an everlasting nuisance
il was the Medium by which life
and strength were impaired. The
laborer conld not live withoutthe
capitalist, neither could the latter
if the other died.
Capital was arrogant,aggressive,
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. was humble,
painstaking, and slow to anger,
Each necessary to the other 'as
the cord unto the bow is !" Wben
the equity gold-bag burst the
healthy worker fell.
This smile of Mr.. NaSI's we
cannot but consider admirable in
its simplicity, and its peculiar
appropriateness isapparent. There
is a bond that uuites the laborer
and monied man the severation OF
which will bring death to both
There is an artery in that brotherly
band OF union which if burst or
penetrated will surely consum-
mate the dissolution Of the
peculiar whole which represents
society at large. P0ttsU(tle ,Sd3l~
ddTd.
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1874-02-07

Governor Jacob has appointed
the following named persons mem
bers of the Board of Regents of
the State Normal School: G. F..
Scott, Of Richie county, for the
First Congressional District in the
place of John Basel, removed; G..
Cresap, of Preston county, for the
Second Congressional District, i'm
the place of w. p. Wiley, re-
moved from the State.
The members Of this Board who
are such ea oficio are the Governor,
Auditor, Treasurer and State Su-
perintendent of Free Schools.
On the Goth instant, 1874, the
Governor removed Robert White
from his office as member of the
Board of Regents of the West
Virginia Institution for the Deaf
and Dumb and Blind, and APP
pointed Thomas Maslin, of the
county of Hardy, a member of
said Board of Regents, in the
place of said Robert White, re-
moved.
j. ID. Baines, of Charleston, hav-
ing rendered his resignation as
member of the Board Of Regents
of the West Virginia Institution
for the Deaf, Dumb and Blind, the
Governor has appointed w. S.
Laidley in his stead.
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1874-02-07

Many of the leading papers of
Virg MIA are advocating biennial
sessions Of their legislature in flu
ture. If they get as sick Of legis-
islatures over there as our people
are, once in every two years, will
be enough and some to spare.
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1874-02-07
GOSSIP

Unmarried Indies should never
wear velvet drossesat balls. 1t isn't
altogether too matronly for the
blushing maiden.
Jet knives very formidable
affairs are exhibited, and it is
believed they are intended to ORR.
ament the women's false hair.
An the u ~ Inca bfeakfaSt col
lar- stand up. aai are just broken
or heut II Use eads 70 took jaunty
nr "hnnhhE.N
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The Legislature Of 1Iarvland

The Legislature OF Maryland is
agitated hy the demand Of
the Temperance Organizations
with the passage of a local option
law. Legislators should always
first practice what they preach,
and when temperance reigns in
the legislative halls ofthe country,
then will there be hope of over
coming the evil. which seems to
stick as close to us, as original sin
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1874-02-07

The waves of party disintegra-
ton are sweeping all over the
country. Independent papers and
independent men recognizing only
the welfare of the people, and
bound to no sect or clique, are
rapidly growing in favor.
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1874-02-07
PENNSYLVANIA,
STRIKE OF a THEATRE COMPANY

STRIKE OF A THEATRE COMPANY:
PHILADELPHIA, February g.
The stock company at the Chest,
nut-street Theatre struck last night
on account Of non payment of
their salaries, preventing the pro-
duction of'Through by Daylight
in which Winneta Montague was
to appear The piece will be pro-
duced at another theater.
DOUBLE EXECUTION.
IIARRIsBURG, February 3. Lew
is R0sentine and Moody, con-
vic;ed Of the murder of
farmer Behn were sentenced
this morning to be executed. R0-
sentine admits his guilt, and will
probably make a full confession.
Moody still asserts his innocence
When is a young lady Ikea whale Z
When she's poutiug.
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1874-02-07

Seth Green now proposes frog
culture for food. He says: eve
have many stagnant pools about
the country that are useless in
their present state, and believing
that there is nothing made in
vain, / do not know of any other
use for them than to make them
into frog ponds. / also believe it
would make the man wealthy who
could raise a million frogs and get
them to market. All / would
claim is giving him two years.
experience in experimenting"
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1874-02-07

THE RIGHTS oFTHE PEEss. 4
decision hasjust been made in the
Superior Court. at Now York Of
considerable interest to the press.
ii wason suit for libel in publish
ing in the New York Times some
thing which occurred In L police
court. The plaintiff wished to
show that the facts set forth in
the police court were false TIE
court below and the court above
held that the publication of what
actually occurred in the court was
privileged, whether true or false
in itself, unless shown to be ma
licious. The complainant was ac-
cOrdingly dismissed.
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1874-02-07

Heroism is limited after all. A
girl who the other day jumped
into the Merrimaek River and
rescued a drowning child, tainted
away when she saw her false curls
floating down the stream.
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1874-02-07

1t took many years and much
litigation to establish high schools
for girls in Massachusetts. Rich
men refused to pay their taxes,
and towns were greatly disturbed
by the veXed question. Where
now are the opponents to the
measure asks a Boston paper
Gin. Cone.
We have never known a single
enterprise started for tho benefit Of
the people, but that majority Of
the 50 called rich men fought it..
The same rule applies TO all in
ternal improvements, general in
their nature. Such hide bound
old fogyism, only succumbs when
in the last ditch, ana when sue
cess Of their opponents staYes them
in the face.
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The Pittsburgh EUeniRg Tele-
graph, in discussing the question
of judicial salaries, and arguing
that judges are paid too little for
their labor, as their salary simply
enables them to live, and furnishes
no competency to dying judges
family, as illustrated by the death
of Judge Thompson, Of the Su-
preme Court ofPennsylvania, thus,
also; refers to the income Of prose-
cutting attorneys:
professional incomes are not
made, as the "prominenV' lawyer
supposes, by trials in court and
the display Of great forsenic abili-
tiles. On the contrary the largest
revenues are gained from legiti-
mate Office business, and are
most frequently made by laWy
who seldom appear in the trial of
causes. There are plenty of law
yer5 in Pittsburgh who are rarely
ever seen in the courts, whose pro-
fessi0nal incomes range from ten
to twenty thousand dollars per
annum. The lawyer who has to-
day the largest professional in
come in Philadelphia, scarcely
ever shows himself in court. The
successful solicitor for banks. in
surance companies, railroads, and
large business firms, is paid for
keeping them ont Of court, not for
dragging them in"