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Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1874-07-11
THE HOUSE OF THE NATHAN
SIURDERIBEING RAZED.
Bloody shirt Foun d.

NEW YORK, July 9.-During
the last few weeks workmen have
been busily engaged in demolish-
ing the mansion formerly occupi-
ed by Nathan, on Twenty-third
street. whose mysterious murder
is still fresh in the public mind.
Day before yesterday the work
men discovered package in the
building which had evidently been
hidden for years; on being unfold
ed it proved to be night shirt
covered with blood. 1t is thought
the discovery may aid the police
in finding a clue to the mystery OF
the murder.
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1874-07-11

Miss Rose McGeachy, who is
to make her debut, on the lyric
stage in New York in the autumn
is the sister Of Mr.. McGeachy, the
editor of the Danbury NeWs dur
ing Mr.. Balley's absence in Eu-
rope. She Is a young lady OF great
beauty and intelligence, and has
one of the most marvellous voices
ever heard. Those who are COM
peteht to judge pronounce her
voice superior Lucas in its
primitive wealth, and predict that
Miss McGeachy is the coming
American prirna donna. There il
much interest manifested in Miss
McGeachy's debut, especially
among the aristocratic congrega-
ton of st. Bartholomew's church,
New York, in the choir of which
the lady has sung for several
weeks past.
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New Horlk Noss,,
DISCUSS HYnRopnoRfA..

New York, July 7. A meeting
of the medical faculty was held
last evening at the College Of phys
icians and surgeons. on The call of
Professor Hammand, to consider
the hydrophobia question and its
treatment. Various opinions were
submitted and discussed, aud reso-
lutions were passed protesting
against the muzzling Of dogs, and
recommend imposing a gene
al dog tax. They also rec
ommend that the canine teeth
or fangs be blunted invariably
and that all dogs should be destrc y
ed scientifically by authorized per
sons not so licensed or whose
fangs are unblunted They also
recommend q pound for stray
dogs.
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PENNSYLVANIA.
THE ABDUCTED NTowN
CHILD.

PHILADELPHIA July S.--No
clue has been obtained of the
whereabouts of Charley Brewster
Ross, who Was abducted from Ger
town on the 7st inst. He is son
of Christian Ross, of this city, and
his family are in a dreadful state
of distress. The abductors are ev.
identity holding possession of the
child to obtain a large reward.
Three hundred dollars has Deep Of
fered. The father has received an
anonymous communication offer
Ing to return the child for $4,000.
The father has given notice in a
personal in the Ledger that he is
Ready to negotiate TO the
the extent of his ability,
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1874-07-11

A pair Of laughing kingfishers,
intended for presentation to the
Whittier, are on exhibition at the
Central Park Menagerie, N. "
The bird is native of Australia,
where It receives from the colonists
the name of settlers clock" on
account Of the regularity with
which its laughter rings through
the forest at certain hours of the
day.
"Nine judges out of ten are
bald headed, and why Is it?n asks
the Boston Post. Because they
haven't got any hair, we guess.
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ILLINOIS.
CONFESSION o. WIFE MURDER.

VW-'1 N.''E-V-' y y = = = 2 ~ ~
CHrcAeo, July 9.-Loftus, who
murdered his wife at Grovesyille,
Calumet county, Wis, yesterday
afternoon, has confessed the deed.
He crept into the house and
dealt his wife blow with a ham
nler, while she was standing over
the wash tub doing the weeks
washing. She fell, and he then
crushed her skull with an axe and
dragged the body under the house
To make certain his work he re-
urned for the axe and nearly Sc
We ed the head from the trunk.
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1874-07-11
THE TRIAL OF GREGG
Tine Jury UnabIe 10 Agree.

SANDUsDY, OHIO, July 8.-The
trial of Jesse Gregg for shooting
DIR. Ashcraft year ago, has been
progressing for two weeks. The
jury yesterday disagreed and were
discharged, being three for acquit-
tai and nine for manslaughter.- =
Gregg's father was Mayor of this
city for many years.
A feud existed between Gregg
and Ashcraft, and attractive young
lady being the subject of dispute.
Gregg shot Ashcraft dead while
the latter was walking with the
lady Gregg claims that the
rheoting was accidental.
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"ABABE I'M THE HOUSE

Is weA-spring OF pleasure, says
some one Of our poets, but lady at
at our elbow, who has had ample OPP
portnnity of testing the correctness of
the observation. suggests that ii the
writer had applied the remark to a
sewing machine instead of a baby, he
would have been nearer the truth. -
And we doubt not that she's right for
who that knows anything Of the labor
saving character OF sewing machines
can doubt that the presence Of one Of
them in house is indeed a source Of
deep and never ending pleasure2 Take
for instance the New Elias Howe Ma
chine, now admitted to be, by far, the
best and most reliable for family use
This machine hens, fells, quilts. tuoks,
plaits, braids, gathers and sews, ETC.,
and performs its work With such I'M
erring regularity and extraordinary
speed that we are almost constrained to
look with admiration upon the man
through whose genius it was given to
the world. There is no machine that
suits the family so we'll, and for manu-
featuring purposes it is equally relia-
bic and effective. always performing
its work correctly, and always giving
satisfaction. Commercial.
Mr.. Il L Kirby, Martinsburg, w Va
offers the most liberal terms to all who
desire to purchase by monthly pay
ments of five and ten dollars, aud no
pains or expense are spared to give full
instructions and thorough satisfaction
to eA erY lstJmer.
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1874-07-11

N Rochefort breaches communism
very ably, but he don't practice it.
When heand Grousset and Jourde
were going through the country he
held the travelling purse made up
for them in Australia, but when he
got to New York he appropriated
to his own personal use all that
was left, he refusing to share with
his fellows on true communistic
principles.
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THREATENED FAMINE,
Earthquake i'm South Amer
lea Yellow Fever at Ksio
,EaDerl0.

NEW York, July S.--From the
latest adviees from Panama, per
Pacific Mail Steamship Company,
we CLEAN the following: The news
from Central America is generally
OF q pacific character. Honduras
lie threatened with famine, owing
to the partial failure OF the crops.
Six hundred Chinese laborers
have been imported at Costa Rica.
1t is proposed to establish a ma
tional railroad in the vicinity of
Guatemala.
South American adVices are gen
eralIp OF an lninteresting oharac-
ter, All Copiupo, Chili,tWo shocks
of earthquake occurred 1Iay 29th.
Severe shocks, attended by heavy
rain, occurred at Curie0 and Con-
stitucion on the 21st OF the same
month. At Bogota and Column
bia the birthday Of Queen Victo-
ria was celebrated VITA unusual
eclat at the British Embassy.
The relations of the Argentine Re.
public with Brazil are becoming
every day less amiable, and Uru-
quay has suspended relations with
toe Argentine Republic. Yellow
fever prevails 20 an alarming ex-
tent in Rio Jaueiro.
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ERIE TO BE BRRouGHr INTO
COURT.

ALBANY, July Counsel APP
peared before the attorney gcner-
al this morning with an applica-
ton to commence suit against the
officer Of the Erie railway on ac-
count oftheir management Coun-
sci appeared on behalf Of the Off
GERS in opposition. The attorney
general reserved his decision as to
whether he would bring suit.
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THE CULLEGEREGATTA.
President Grant to be Present.

SARATOGA July 9.--The Grand
College Regatta Ball will be held
on the evening of the college re-
gatta, July 10th. The United States
Grand Union and Congress hotels
will be opened, he ball TO go on
simultaneously al all three hotels.
President Grant will be here dur
ing the regatta week.
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PENNSYLVANIA.
Two NEaNoEs HANaEp.

HARRIsBuRe July 9.-Lewis 10
sentine and John Moody, two col
ored men, were hung at the Har
risburg jail at one o'clock to-day
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1874-07-11

A slave who had escaped from
the King of Ashantee arrived at
Cape Coast Castle in the latter part
Of May He reports that King
Coffee is sacrificing as many hui
man being as ever, aud that he
was forced to run away in order to
save his Hfe.
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NEW YORK.
A FAMILY DROWNED.

BuFFALc, July 9.-The tug Gold
en- City run down a scow at the
mouth Of the Mississippi river last
night. The occupants Of the scow
a blind man, his wife and son,
named Joshua, Elizabeth, and Flu
gene Sheldon, were drowned.
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TEXAS.
TRANSPORTATION FACILITIES IN
TEXAS.

TRANSPORTATION FACILITIES IN
TEXAS.
CORPUS CHRISTI, July THE
efforts Of the last eighteen years
TO deepen the channel from the
gulf to Corpus Christi bay have at
last proved successful and the
steamers Of the Morgan line are
now arriving regularly at the
wharves, bringing and carrying
away full cargoes. Vessels draw
ing ten feet have no difficulty.
The contractors for constituting
the Corpus Christi and Rio Grand
railroad from here to Laredo ar
rived to-day, and work will be
commenced Immediately.
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1874-07-11

Concha decimated two corapa-
mics of artillery just before his
death. They were insub0rdlnate.
He haa them all paraded and tried
by court martial in the open air.
They were found guilty and every
tenth man was sentenced to six
years. hard labor.
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1874-07-11

A correspondents writing from
Berne, Switzerland, says that in
that city theremay be seen at pres
ent, at the place used for posting up
public notices, nine little placards,
each containing twenty names.
They are the Iista Of Berne citizens
who are forbidden to visit cafes or
restaurants, because they have rot
paid the military tax.
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1874-07-11

Archbishop Manning states that
the order excluding female voices
from choirs in the arch diocese of
Westminster, England, has not
been rescinded, as has been report
ed, but is still in full force and OBJ
serVance
his official duties. He says that
there is comparatively nothing do
ing by he Syndicate now, but
that the demand for new United
States five per cent. bonds contin-
pnes large and that the prices OBJ
tainable are remarkably good.
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RHODE ISLAND,
A NAsHAILLE PHYSICIAN COM
MITs SUICIDE.

PROVIDENCE, r. l., July s.
DIR. j. A. jennings. a well-known
physicians of Nashville, Tenn,
suicided at Marragansett Pier yes
terday, by taking poison. He was
stopping at the Pier with his niece
g daughter Of Gov. Wise, OF 49,
ginia.
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1874-07-11

The Archbishop Of York recent
~ distributed the Plies gained by
the students Of the London Fee
male School of Art. His Grace
referred to Miss Thompson's Roll
Call" as an encouragement to fe-
male artists, and, in proof ofthe
Astounding Progress" of art cul-
ture in this country in recent years
stated that 100000 works had been
sent up 70 South Kensington from
the various schools connected with
the Science and AIT Department.
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MISSOURI.
ELEVEN MURDERUUs INDIANS
KILLED.

ST. LOUIS, July S.-A letter was
received a Kansas, Mo-, yesterday
from A. G. Meyers, Of Dodge City
Kansas, stating that his rancho en-
the Canadian river was attacked
by Indians on June, 81, and three
men were killed. The indians
were repulsed, however, and II of
them killed in a three hous's
fight,
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1874-01-29
FROM PUTNAM.
WINFIELD, January %, 1874.

WINFIELD, january ~, 1874.
Editor Register
As you have but few locals from
Putnam l send you this; The Coun.
ty Court of Putnam adjourned on
the oath, it being the end of a two
weeks session, at which much bus
mess was disposed Of in a very sat
isfactory manner to both suitors and
Bar, except the necessary delay of
the system.
There were present members Of
the Bar, from Mason, ]. w. Eng
lish, G. P. Simpson, j. II. Couch,
Jr., and w. II. Tomlinson; from
Kanawha, G. 2. Snidcr, (who by
the way is a prominent candidate
for Congress and with fair chances
Of success, and Wesley Mollohan;
from Gabell, Thomas II. Harvey,
prosecuting Attorney for Putnam
II. G. Simms and w. IL. Harvey,
all of whom had business in Court.
We have beyond cavil the best,
or one of the best County Courts i'll
the State; our Presiding Justice,
(Ool. W. Il, Fife9 being a graduate
of the Lexington (Va.) Law School
and a gentleman Of talent and court
ly bearing. But for all this our
county is not satisfied with the de-
lays and consequent costs of the
County Court, and desire a County
Judge for Kanawha, Mason and
Putnam, which would be much
cheaperand pcrhopswe would have
the business done in . moro satistac-
tory manner,
We have but little State business
except on wlskeyyboqds and Sell
ing withodtlicensc; h'general.
" amounts tGbu& little, ~
There has BeepSsomQ tall here
about the probable candidate for
RKongressR ma those.&]i0. '6qve
generali33 tbei'Stotorc Participasetin
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Insome of our neighboring towns
they are talking of moving their
front gates into the parlor, so that
the girls and their lovers can swing
without danger Of taking cold this
inclement weather.
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A contract for carrying the mail
daily by steamboat, between Park
ersburg and Gallipolis, is to be re-
let, and sealed proposals will be re-
ceived at the Department until the
Cd day of March next. We hope
it may be strictly understood that
the contractors are to deliver the
mail promptly and regularly
If the daily mail was re-established
on the Kanawha that too would be
q great accommodation to all.
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Wool growers will be glad to
learn that their staple has advanced
and now commands pretty good
price. Those who have old clips
on hand, will find this about as
good a time as any to sell. West
Virginia is quoted, medium 54@55c;
extra, 55@57c a pound in Philadel-
phia.
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A fellow by the name of Mullen,
was arrested at Raymond city on
the 18th inst, by an officer from
Ironton Ohio. Mullen is charged
with bigamy. lie made no resist
Oncc, and was hand-cuffed and tax
en- back to Ironton.
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Law FIRM.-We direct attention
to the law card of Hoge & Trims,
to be found among the new adver-
tisements in this issue. Persons
having legal business to attend to
cannot entrust it to better hands,
Judge Hoge justly ranks among the
most distinguished legal minds Of
the State, and Mr.. Timms, the
younger member, is most excel
lent lawyer,
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ltwould be a nice thing if farm
ers would fill the bed of their wag-
ons with hay before coming to the
city, 1t will be handy to feed the
COWS that run the streets.
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A meeting of the Directors of the
Mason County Agricultural and
Mechanical Association, will be held
in this city Saturday, February It'll.
-@--~-S~-.~>.~@-
QUERY.-Is it right that grocery
keepers should advance on coffee
before the proposed tax is laid on?
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A NOBEL WoMAN.-A personal
advertisement in the Cincinnati En-
Qairsr says:
81 ain yomg-good looking and
good natured; l want a husband
| am willing to take in washing, or
do anything else respectable to sup
port HIM"
There is a chance for some fel,
low who is too lazy to support q
wife.
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We received a letter from Cliff
on, the other day, enclosing 81 for
subscription, to which the writer
forgot to afix his name. We hope
he will furnish it.
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A man in Hartford stopped his
paper because hisnamc was printed
in the list of advertised letters, and
his wife happening to see it first,
went and got it for him and found
it was from a young lady, who
complained that he didn't meet her
Mt the bridge, as he promised,
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IMpRovRMEyTs.-Wm.A Allen hav-
ing sold his house and lot on Vi
and street, to J, w. Bryan, has
purchased q lot on Main street, and
has commenced the erection of q
clearinghouse.
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d can be made permanent.

A SuddEsTIoN.-NeXt Saturday
the term of the old city officials ex-
pire, and the recently elected Mayor
and Council will enter upon their
duties the next day, the LIST Of Feb
ruary. Among the first duties de,
volving upon the new council will
be the election of a city Sergeant.
This is an Office Of importance to
the people, for upon the city Ser
gcant deyolves the manly duty Of
preserving the quiet and peace Of
the city and atfording security and
protection to the properly Of indi-
yiduals. lie should be q man OF
iirmness, in the discharge ofhis du-
tic8 should know neither friend nor
foe. We have heard the name of
Mr.. Jcwett, suggested for the office,
who ispossessed Of these qualities,
besides he has had experience as a
policeman, and should the Council
select him we doubt not lie would
fill the office to the entire satisfact.
ion of our citizens.
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An exchange says that q lawyer
should sleep twice as we'll as an edit
or because a lawyer can icon both
sides, while an editor can only Icon
one side.
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Attention is directed to the ad.
H y of D. W. Maupin, Of
tering sheep for sale.
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Our county Jail has only two in
mates at present. Both are colored;
one is a lunatic and the other is in
for petit larceny.
~-~->~~-~I~~->-~1~~-~~
The County Court adjourned last
Saturday, The next meeting Of
this Court will be on the third
Monday in March next
Nearly all the force Of the Ohio
Barrel Company are now in the
woods getting out staye timber.
The rivers were quite high du-
ring the past few days, and the low
part of our city was again threat
ened with overflow.
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PERsoSALs.-John W. English,
G. P. Simpson, John E. Timms,
and VIM. II. TOmlinson, Esqs., Of
the Mason County Bar, started fol
Charleston Sunday evening, to at.
tend the Supreme Courtof Appeals
now in session in that city.
DR., 9. T. B. Moore, also left for
Charleston Sunday evening, on the
Hudson, on business connected with
our public schools.
James Oapehmt, Esq, left for
the Capital last Friday morning.
D. w. Polsley andwife returned
last Wednesday morning from an
extended eastern trip.
Judge James W. Hogc, of Win,
field, and Capt. VIM, Hicks, ofthc
Active, were in attendance at our
County Court.
Henry Eastman, ESQ., whoa few
months ago, moved toSwann Creek,
Gallia county Ohio, has moved
back to his old home in this county.
Wellington Eastman, Esq, Of
Guyandottc, has been visiting his
brother, Hon. P. G. Eastman, for
the past few days.
Capt W, NJ. IIovey, of BarbourS,
vile, is in the city, and stopping at
the Kline House.
Robert Henderson, the popular
CLERK in VanGilder's Drug Store,
returned to this place Thursday
evening, Mr.. IL. had been on a
visit to his parents at Bclpre, Ohio.
Mrs. Jewott, wife of j. Jewett,
left on the Hudson Sunday evening
for Indiana, on a visit to her pa
rents.
A. 6. yanGilder, I. A.. Guthrie
and wife and son, spent Saturday,
Sunday and Monday in Cheshire,
Ohio, with their parents.
Mr., ]. L. Timms, Of Buffalo,
was IN the city several days last
week.
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Sent oS.-elayton Jones, we'll
known hereabouts, ma examined
last week BY the County Court Of
Gabell County, and sent on to the
Circuit Court to await his trial for
horse stealing. IN default of bail
he was committed to the county
Jail.