Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1875-09-11
THE News.
Another failure in England $780,

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600.
Fivedry goods houses made assign
ments in Montreal last week.
Pensacola is declared free from
yellow fever and perfectly healthy.
The will Of the late Horace Binney
contained no public requests.
Minnesota values her products this
year at fifty millions of dollars.
Valmaseda is to be reinforced by
$4,000 men from Spain, who are to
arrive this autumn.
The Chicago Tribune thinks a 9 re-
ligious revival is needed. Some
thing of that kind might benefit
Chicago.
The Chinese boast that they ma
cadamized their roads SO long ago
that they forget who was the in
ventor of the process.
Senator Jones is IN Connecticut,
and is represented as amuch dis
gusted with the turn affairs have
taken in San Francisco.
Six men were hanged at TT. Smith,
Indian Territory, Friday last.
Fourteen millions of actual indebt-
edness and seven millions of cstimat-
ed assets means fifteen cents on the
dollar.
"A special to the Cincinnati En-
quirer, from Charleston, w. Va,
says the Gibson House, and the Hen
ny House burned Friday evening. -
They are the principal Hotels Of that
place. Loss not stated.
Twelve hundred feet Of space have
been secured at the Centennial Ex-
position for the display of American
sporting articles of every descrip-
ton, rare birds and other animals.
Shipments of boots, shoes and rub
bers from Boston to places outside Of
New England for the past week were
1 ,112 cases of rubbers and AZ ,101 cases
of boots and shoes, against 45,345
cases of boots last year.
On a salary Of ST 800 a year Chaun-
cey Watson, San Francisco book
keeper, kept a stallion worth ST 900,
a mare worth 81 800, saddle horse
worth $500, and trappings worth
$4,000, and strange to say he de-
faulted to the amount of $4,000.
The United States Treasury yester-
day received from New York con-
tribution to the conscience fund in
the shape of one-half of q five hum
dred dollar bill, the writer saying
that as soon as its receipt was ac-
knowledged he would send ON the
other half.
The Herzegovina insurrection is
spreading, and nation after nation is
beginning to be implicated in it eth
or as participant for or against, or
as arbitrators. Egyptis the last one
drawn into the unwelcome intimacy.
Reliable returns from the Cali
fornia election are still wanting.
Such as have come, however, indi-
cate that the democrats have carried
the State and elected three Congress-
men, and perhaps all four, although
there is still a doubt as to at least
two of the districts. In San Fran
cisco there is an especially close fight,
which may not be decided except by
the official count.
The news from San Francisco is
of far more hopeful character,
and the prospect of a speedy resump-
tion by the Bank of California. whose
assets are said to be in better condi-
tion than at first supposed, is very
good. The transfers of gold from
the United States mint has thus far
relieved any stringency that might
otherwise be felt, and has probably
prevented panic. The analysis in
the Ralston inquest failed to disclose
any traces OF poison. Mr.. Ralston's
successor has not been appointed but |
Mr.. ID. .. Mills is in charge Of the
affairs of the bank.
In refreshing contrast with the
fiery inyective of Bob Toombs, ID. III.
Hill, and others Of the South, were
the utterances Of Senator Cockerill,
of Missouri, himself a confederate
soldier, at the Caldwell, Ohio, re-
union the other day. He said he be-
lieved that If it could have been SO
arranged our private soldiers of both
armies could have settled our late
troubles amicably six months after
the war closed. He further said that
the South had a few men Of class
which he supposed existed IN the
North, who were like what the brave
Mulligan said of his troops irwin |
chile in peace and invisible in war;
and hoped the good people Of the
South would not be held responsible |
for the idle babbling Of these doughty !
warriors.
The trial of Westeryelt for partici-
patton in the abduction Of Charlie
Ross was continued in the Quarter
Session Court at Philadelphia, and
the most important evidence SO far
reached was given in. This consisted