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, 1875-02-04

ply as Territorial Auditor ? Is Muir
rhy's change of front owing to prom
Use, instead of greenbabks. from this
wiry, politi,ian that Murphy shall be
continued in his present position OF
Territorial Auditor, if no will let Har-
mon alone /? Oh. what change has come
over the Spirit of the dream Of John
Miller Murphy. as breathed through his
paper last October.
John, the argus eyes Of the public are
upon you! Beware! Grave suspicious
are entertained that all is not right be-
tween you and this wiry politician.
, 1875-02-04

n A curious thipg is love. which
cometh from above. and lighteth like a
dove on some; but some it never hits,
unless it gives them fits, and scatters all
their wits. Oh. hum!
, 1875-02-04

ITyHEAsOvE CONSTITUTION HAVING BEEN
Il placed on . permanent footing, - the
United States Hospital Of Marine Patients on
Puget Sound, the Proprietor takes pleasure in
announcing that no pains or expense will be
spared in ministering to the comfsrt and conve
uience Of private patients.
This is the largest General Hospital north Of
San Francisco, and by far the most complete in
equipment. It has been thoroughly refitted and
refurnished. Its general wards have accommo-
dation for about one hundred patients and are
peculiarly adapted for cases requiring the most
careful treatment and constant supervision at
limited expense. Those who desire them will
be furnished with private room, entirely sepa.
rate and distinct, at \ slight additional cost.
The attention Of Mill owners and those in
terested in shipping. is cslled to the fact that
seamen suffering from contagious diseases will
to the vessel
THOMAS T. MINOR,
Is II Managing Surgeon.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1875-09-11

After all, it seems neither st. Swi-
shin nor sold Prob " had anything
40 do with the late frequent rains.-
The astronomers have been engaged
in accounting for it, and according
TO their theory there is a rain cycle
seyery twenty-eight years, caused by
-the conjunction of two of the planets
-aearest the earth. Neptune and
Mars are now in conjunction, excit-
ssng electricity to an unusual extent.
This results in condensation of the
gapor of the atmosphere surrounding
The earth, producing the copious rains
sAEhich have fallen this summer.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1875-09-11
List Of Dead Letters.

Tie following is list of letters re-
naming in the Post-Office Sept. 4,
and will be sent to the Dead Letter
Office Sept. 18th if not called for:
Mrs. Jennie Adson: w. ri. Baker,
% Jonathan Barber. ). $. Brown
Ann NJ. Brown: Richard Carter -
Timothy English Robert Fletcher
Patrick Haily: J. III. Hug; Clinton
Jones: Fred'k. Lange: Mary Martin;
Sam'l. Miller; Chas. McDade; VIM.
III. Norris; Mary A. Shindel Sarah
A. Smith: Charles Sowders Emma
Smoots; Maggie Watson: Eliza Wei
lock
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1875-09-11
CHARLEY ROSS.

The trial of Westervelt for being
concerned in the abduction Of Char
ley Ross, is now going forward in
Philadelphia. There seems to be no
doubt whatever that the prisoner
was an accomplice of Mosher and
Douglass, who kidnapped the boy
and it is believed that he knows what
has become Of young Ross, but so
far he has steadily refused to give
any information on the subject. 1t
is related that Mrs. Ross visited
Westervelt in his cell few days ago,
and implored him to tell her il he
knew whether the boy was still alive.
The prisoner seemed greatly moved
by the mothers entreaties, and Wept
with her, but afterward assumed a
stolid, indifferent air, and refused to
speak to the lady. In opening the
case the District Attorney said the
Commonwealth would show that
Westervelt and Mosher and Doug
lass had conspired together to abduct
the Ross boy, and that the original
plan was concocted by the prisoner.
To steal the boy cost over $1,000, and
the defendant is supposed to be the
person who wrote the letters to Mr..
Ross, offering to compromise the
matter for $4,000. After all the
plans had failed to get the money, it
was agreed between Westervelt and
Douglass, with Mosher's consent,
that one of the three should proceed
to Europe, and from there write
letter to Mr.. Ross offering to restore
the child for money. This plan fail
ed because of the death Of Mosher
and Douglass at Bay Ridge. These
statements by the District Attorney
produced a decided sensation. If
Westeryelt is convicted ON all the in
dictments against him he will be liza
BILE to twenty years of imprisonment.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1875-09-11

OUR NEIGHBORs.

John Gather, ESD, an old and es-
teemed citizen of Frederick county,
Va, died last week.
Mr.. James Jones, of Shepherds
town, caught a bass, last Wednesday
which weighed four pounds and one
ounce.
A temperance encampment will
commence at Leetown, Jefferson
county, next Thursday, and continue
for one week.
The new Methodist Episcopal
church south at Brucetown, was ded-
icated last Sunday. Rev. A. p. Neal
preached the sermon.
The Hagerstown papers say the
prospect for a good apple crop in
Washington county is not flattering
Hagerstown ought to have dozen
policemen, if the police record of last
Friday is an indication of the law
lessness of the place.
VIM. III. Simpson, of Charlestown,
while experimenting some blasting
the other day, was struck upon the
head by fragment of rock and Sc
verely injured.
Ten shares of the First National
Bank of Jefferson, at Charlestown,
were purchased by Mr.. Joseph Star
ry, recently, at public sale, for the
sum of 81 ,004.70.
The Hagerstown Meas has a heavy
: leader" on the 'Power of Water
We imagine the editor is somewhat
out of his reckoning. He doesn't
know much about lodter.
Maj. Courtenay, father of Rev. A.
NJ. Courtany, preacher Of the Market
street Methodist church in Winches-
ter, died OF appoplexy at Jordan
Springs last Wednesday.
The Shepherdstown Register says a
Centennial meeting will soon be held
in Martinsburg. The time is not yet
fixed. Come along with your an
nouncement, Mr.. Commissioners, and
we will do what we can to make it a
success.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1875-09-11

THE population of the United
States would consider themselves
very much crowded if they were all
compelled to live within the haund-
aries of the State of Texas. And yet
the forty-two millions of people of
Germany manage to live on territory
very little larger-not as large as
Texas and the Indian territory COM
bined. The vastness of this great
country can only be appreciated
when compared with some of the
leading nations of Europe. France
crowds population of between
thirty and forty millions into a space
about four times the area Of Penn
sylvania.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1875-09-11
Lonoak Female College.

At the District Conference of VIM
CHESTER District, Baltimore Annual
conference, NJ. e. Church South,
held at Brucetown, Frederick coun-
ty, Va, August 31st, Sept. Sd, 1876,
-she following resolutions in relation
SO LoRoak Female College were
unanimously adopted:
Resosued, That we heartily endorse
snd recommend to our people Lonoak
Female college, situated in Martins
burg, West Va, under the direction
d Rev. Jno. p. Hyde, A. NJ, of our
conference, as being altogether wor-
Shy OF our confidence and moral sup
port, and where the daughters of our
people may receive a thorough train
ilS IN mind. manners and morals.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1875-09-11
\ sure sign.

The Wheeling Intelgeacer says
that when you see q young couple of
sgour acquaintance walking slowly
and Pleasantly along the street, her
slittle gloved hand tenaciously grasp
lng his big, manly broadloth sleeve,
=4nd her big, womanly head of false,
black and frizzled front hair reclin-
ang gently on his padded shoulder,
.nade on purpose, then-ah, and dear
'ne! you may expect ere long to re-
sceive an invitation to a wedding.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1875-09-11

Fruits appear to have so complete
"y monopolized the public taste that
meats, fish and vegetables are far
Less in demand than usual at this
season. This change from animal to
vegetable food, of which fruit forms
"A principal ingredient, has doubtless
exercised wholesome effect ON the
public health, and will continue to
do so until peaches, pears, waterme-
ions and cantaloupes have had their
day, and that good old standby, the
apple, of which people never tire, and
which is justly styled the king of
ffruits, comes into full season again.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1875-09-11
a Promising Youth,

George Washington couldn't tell Il
y ie, and that's what ails the average
-Martinsburg boy. The other day,
when one of them accidentally broke
a-small pane of glass in store Win
slow, it was touching to see him walk
sip to TIM merchant and Sinister,
/ broke that pane and you charge it
1to the old mans account. Put it
down as pound of saleratus. He'll
>1slayer know the difference"
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1875-09-11
Open Air Meeting.

The Young Mems Christian Assoc
citation Of this place held their first
outdoor meeting on Sunday in
Strinesville,n near Mr.. G. NJ. Shaffer's
store. The meeting was largely at
tended, and the very best order pre-
vailed throughout. The exercises
consisted in singing and prayer, and
addresses by various ministers and
members of the ssociation.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1875-09-11
Communicate.
ors Of the Ldependent.


n ne Editors Of The independent
LII looking over the daily INDIE
PENDENT Of Friday, | saw an ar.
ticlc headed " Letter from Gale Part
ington," purporting to have been
written at Staunton, Virginia, and
thinking it was communication
from some one of the gifted citizens
of that time-savored town, at once
commenced its perusal. The first
sentence i'll said letter, created the
impression that the author was
humorist, and upon referring again
to the name my mental ejaculation
was, Gale is a legitimate son Of old
Mrs. Darlington. The remainder of
the letter was such succession of
delicate strokes Of humor, and bril-
liant flashes of wit, and, on the
whole, exhibited such keen sense
of the ridiculous, and such marked
ability i'm the welding Of that most
potent weapon satire, when turned
with sharpened point against the
fashionable follies of society, that |
was so perfectly conyulsed with
laughter that 6 / tumbled in a fit"
and those who were near me during
its continuance, tell me that | was
constantly repeating in the most be-
seeching tone. ooh ! Gale. don't /
intended copying Gales entire letter,
but find that in this mornings daily
is a second from the same source,
which is so much superior to the
first that am unwilling to present
the first alone, lest the readers of
your paper should not fully
appreciate Gales ability as a humor-
list and wit; and as the insertion of
both of them. would render the pre-
seat communication too lengthy, ]
will simply urge those of your SUBJ
scribers who accept the old adage,
8. laugh and grow fat " to apply at
| once for copies of the dailies of the
2Sth and 10Th of August. This sec
ond letter purports to have been
written at Washington, ID. c., and
exhibits the same peculiar character
| istic as the first, Astounding with hui
morous, but graphic descriptions of
public buildings and public char
acters, along with such apparently
| humorous, but really grave reflec-
tions upon the objects of govern
ment, and the present distressed
condition of our country, as to force
one to the conclusion that Gale Is no
superficial student of political econ
omy. | cannot refrain from quot
ing the opening sentence of this
second letter, . " ashington is
heaven for Congressman and
goats This is IA capital, though
somewhat cruel joke on the
goats; but inasmuch as it manifests
that keen and far-reaching power,
the attribute of great minds only, of
fully approaching and unerringly
tracing resemblances between the
higher and lower orders OF creation,
pass it by, latter laughing greatly
with this caution to Gale Gale, do
not let your fondness for indulging
your peculiar talent lead you to Sc
verify. Remember that those goats
are utterly defenceless against your
shafts, and be merciful. Be merciful
also unto us, and in future, allow one
day, at least, to intervene between
your letters. so that your readers can
spend a little time in the quiet en-
joyment of each of your letters before
they are superseded by the next
Good bye, Gale.
Yours, loosely,
~
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1875-09-11

THE Bank of California held as it's
only security for the repayment of
large loans, quantities of mining
scrip which were liable to a perfectly
indefinite scale of depreciation. Some
of it fell 5 per cent. others go per
cent. in nominal value, and a million
or two of bank capital was wiped out
of existence during the process. The
bank was unable to strengthen its
reserves by calling in money lent
upon other securities, because these
were, like the mining shares, only
convertible at an enormous loss. So,
when it's depositors wanted their
money, it had no money to give them
after its slender coin balance was ex-
hausted.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1875-09-11

TRAVELLERS in oriental lands re-
mind us that only seven of the cedars
of Lebanon are yet standing. They
further inform us that these veterans
of the forest are four thousand years
old and were planted by Solomon.
AS there is nothing on record to dis
prove the assertion it will have to be
accepted as fact, though Moses or
David or Nebuchadnezzar, or any
other of the prominent characters in
biblical history, might with eqaal
propriety be credited with the plant
ing of these celebrated trees.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1875-09-11

If the experiment of shipping
peaches to Liverpool proves success
there will be opened up TO the South
a most lucrative fruit trade. Already
the growing of fruit for Northern
markets has become a large and luc-
rative business in parts of Virginia
and North Carolina. This might be
extended still further towards the
Gulf, and with the aid of the re-
frigerating progress in transporta-
ton we might have fruits Of .lmost
every kind the year round.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1875-09-11
TnE dogs in VIRGINIA continue

THE dogs in Virginia continue to
fare sumptuously every day, their
diet consisting of tender lamb and
choice fat mutton az naturel. The
Virginia papers think the number of
dogs ought to be curtailed, but some
way or other the Virginians cling
lovingly to the brutes, notwithstand-
ing their depredations on the sheep
fold. Some time ago in one of the
counties of that State, where the
people had suffered severely from the
dogs, it was proposed to impose a
heavy tax on them, with the view of
reducing their number, but, strange
to say, the people voted the PROPOSE
tion down.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1875-09-11
To gin a Lacandx.

Governor Jacob has issued a writ
sof election fixing Thursday, October
9TH, as the day for holding an cleo
stion to ill the vacancy in the State
senate caused by the death of Gen.
-s'annell, Of Wheeling. Alfred Cald-
Hell, Daniel Lamb, Capt. Wilson and
80. G. Downey, have been mentioned
an connection with the vacancy.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1875-09-11

The Young Mems Christian Asso-
e-iation will give q Vocal and Instru-
mental Concert in King Street Hall
son Monday night next, September
18th. Every arrangement will he
made to insure a pleasant and profit
able evenings entertainment to all
who may attend. The worthy OBJ
EJECT of the Concert should draw a
scrowded house, as we have no doubt
Il will.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1875-09-11
IN MEMORIAM.
URBANA, Ohio, Sept.
Yours, loosely,
CALIB WITH HIS TALIB.

To tie Editors ofhe Mdependent
1t is our painful duty to chronicle
the death of an esteemed friend and
relative of many of your readers
Mrs. Elizabeth Hoffman-who was
born in Berkeley county, West Vir-
ginia, December %, 1908, and died
in Logan county, Illinois, August
%, 1875, while on a visit to her
daughter and brothers.
Mother Hoffman, as We were all
accustomed to call her, was beloved
by all who knew her. She was a
member of the Lutheran Church for
fifty-one years land at her death, was a
valued and esteemed member of the
church in Urbana, Ohio. About
three months ago we babe her good
bye at the church door, three days
previous to her going on her visit.
Her remains Were returned to us at
Urbana, the 18th ult, and the next
morning we laid them to rest in the
cemetery at Morefield Chapel, near
her late residence in Clarke county,
Ohio. She has been resident of
this community for number of
years, and all who knew her, knew
her only to love and respect her.
She resided nine miles from the
church of her choice, but did not
deem 1t too great sacrifice to meet
sun and cloud, rain and snow, that
she might worship the God of the
faithful. We have no hesitancy in
saying that we believe her triumph
ing in peace in the kingdom of glory.
PASTOR.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1875-09-11

IT is comforting to learn that all
the California banks not compelled
to suspend by the late great failure
are in excellent condition. This is
not an unusual statement, though
not always an exactly truthful one.
If it is, as we hope it will be, correct
then Mr.. Ralston's brilliant finan-
ciering will have brought trouble to
comparatively few, and the country
is to be congratulated upon the fact.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1875-09-11
AFTER JAY COOKE Il Co., Dun,

AFTER JAY COOKE Il Co., Dun
can, Sherman & Co., and Ralston,
public attention is now being espe-
cially directed to Jay Gould, who en-
joys the reputation of being one of
the most daring and INSCRIPTIONS of
the stock specializing magnates. His
movements are watched with lynx
eyes. If he sneezes Wall street
quakes, and if a twinge of the money
or of the govt causes him to make q
wry face, the money kings await the
return of its usual placidity with
bated breath.
Wise men predict that his down.
fall is only question OF time, and
no very long time either, but Mr..
Gould, as if entirely unconscious
that dangers environ him, plunges
as audaciously as ever into the whirl-
pool of stock gambling.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1875-09-11
Looking Up.

Hagerstown is waking up. 1t is
making desperate effort to put ON
eeity airs. During last Friday no less
1iian fifteen cases were disposed of in
-1he police court. Fifteen police
cases in one day will do for IIagers-
step UP head on contest for rowdy-
SIN.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1875-09-11

A Denver despatch says that a
fight, lasting twenty-seven hours,
occurred on the 18th ult., between
Gardner and Gennett's party of Pro-
fessor Hayden's surveying expedi-
tion and a band of Sierra Lasal
Utes. The explorers lost all their
baggage and nearly all their provi-
sions. No lives were lost on the
part OF the whites.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1875-09-11
DRY GOODS & GRoCERIEs--D. NJ. shaHsr Bro.
PUT YOURSELF in his PLACE
IL W HAD BOUGHT GOODS AT RUI NOUS PRICES
WOULDN'T YOU GIVE YOUR PA RONS THE
BENEFIT. JUST LOOK!

Yard Wide Brown MGslia
Yard Wide Bleached Muslin
IL Yards Calico for
Balm rails worth 80 cents. Tor
Corseis worth one dollar, for
Ginghams worth IA cts;for
Crash worth Is cents. for
Ladies Linen ouitipgs
Yard Wide Percales, best,
Yard Wide Jaconetts,
French Lawns worth 30 cents. forEE
Blue Overall Goods worth 16 cents,
Best Bleached Muslin
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1875-09-11

AS IT required eighteen centuries
for Germany to erect statue to
Herman, its liberator, the Spring
field Republican is encouraged to
hope that if Washington will wait as
long as Herman did, that in about
eighteen hundred years he may see
his monument completed. But, as
it took Germany all these eighteen
hundred years to fight herself ont of
the condition of being divided up
into numberless warning sovereign
ties and to fight herself into really
being a nation, there is hope that, if
we can beat the Democracy and es-
tablish the fact that we are really a
nation, Washington may get his due
much sooner than Herman did.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1875-09-11

ne any sizes given. Our stock will be found large a
le-chants are respectfully solicited 10 call and examine
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1875-12-25

The gran1ers Of Fayeiie county, Ten
sessee, will hold a meeting Oh Monday,
the 9th Inst. At that meeting u prOpo'
sition will be laid before the grangeri
from Thomas Allen, president Of the st
Louis and Iron Mountain railroad. to the
effect that II the citizens re.
siding along the route between Holly
Springs, Mississippi, aud Brownsville,
Tennessee. via Moscow and Solnerville,
will raise one hundred and twenty five
thousand dollars, bis company will build
. road FROM Holly Springs through those
points 10 some point on the Mississippi
Central road, leading to Cairo.
The Memphis appeal believes the
Faystte county people would prefer
Memphis as trading post to any other
aud arks vta~ Cayatta county u-ans>-- 80
defer action upon Aliens proposition
until Memphis can be heard from in re-
lation to the fifty thousand dollar sub
scription to the Memphis and Knoxville
railroad. The Memphis chamber Of com.
msrce some time since appointed COM
mittee to solicit subscriptions to this
fund,
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1875-12-25
.ARrER LONG YEARS.

A siaSnhr marriage is shortly to take
place In London. Mrs. Caroli~e Eliza
beth Sarah Norton, who was born in
1903 and is now sixty-seven years Of age.
Is shortly to be married to Sir Stirling
MAXWELL. Mrs. Norton is n grand
daughter of Richard Brinsley Sheridan
aud inherited to great degree the bril-.
lisncy which distinguished her ancestor.
She has been prolific writer OF prose
and verse, but is perhaps more
familiarity known by her poem Of
"Bingen on the Rhine than any thing
else she has written. She was married
in 1897 to the Hon. Geo. Chapple Norton,
but the marriage proved an unhappy
one, aud 1" 1896 she separated from her
husband under circumstances Of very
unpleasant nature. Her name had been
coupled with that of Lord Melbourne,
then prime minister. Her husband
brought suit against the nobleman, but
AFTER an exciting public trial, the defend
ent was acquitted. A period Of thirty
niue years has elapsed since then, and
Mrs. Norton Is now about to make see
ond matrimonial venture.