Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1875-10-09
THE NEWS.

The horse distemper is abating in
New York.
Diptheria is alarmingly prevalent
in Jersey City.
Evart has faded from notice since
the Brooklyn trial.
Ned Buntline's pen still coins him
ample subsistence.
San Francisco has Lolita Lodge
of Good Templars.
1t is now charged that Rev. Dr.
Porteus was murdered.
There will be eleven State elections
ON the I'd of November.
The Chinese are smreptitiously OPP
posed TO working at mining.
Detroit is to have a hard money
convention on October IA.
Tilton's lecture in New York was
largely attended.
Stonewall Jackson's statue will be
unveiled October Goth.
A son of Gen. Banks is assistant
engineer IN Sutro tunnel.
Winnemac, Ind, has had a moon
light baptism Of four persons.
A Wabash, Ind, COW and her calf
lack but 10 months of being twins.
We have only Is million of sheep
in all this country.
Voorhees, made his first speech IN
on Ohio Monday.
Grant, it is said, will retire from
Office a millionaire.
Potatoes are the circulating med
ium at Escanaba, Wis.
Sheep raising ought to be made
more of in this State.
The Chicago custom house proper
ty was long since sold for taxes.
A little girl died in Des Moines the
other day OF toothache.
Senator Harlan made his first
Iowa speech yesterday at Ottumwa.
Some think the climate of Califor-
mia is promotive of cerebral disease.
The reported death of Ex-Governor
Olden, of New Jersey, is contra
dicted.
The New York Tribune wants to
know what has become of Judge Kel-
ley.
One firm in California will ship 500
tons of pears to the eastern markets
this season.
Ex-Governor Olden, of New Jer.
sey, has been attacked by paralysis
He is eighty years old, SO there is but |
little hope for his recovery.
The Hon. Alex. III. Stephens is an
nonced as lecturer III one of the |
lyceum courses in Chicago for which |
he will receive ST 600.
Moody, the evangelist, preached at |
Brattleboro', VT, Sunday, in the
town hall, which was densely pack |
ed, only those holding tickets being !
admitted.
Abraham A. Winegardner, quite
wealthy citizen Of Williamsport, Pa,
committed suicide Sunday afternoon
by drowning himself in the canal,
about mile above that place.
The great stallion race between
and Thomas Jefferson took
place Thursday at Mystic Park, Bos-
ton, and was won by the former in
three straight heats.
The last election in October will be
held in Missouri. 1t takes place on
the 30th, when the new Constitution
adopted in convention on the End Of
August, will be submitted to the
vote of the people.
A greenback dollar was worth only
and three-eighths cents in
hard money yesterday; or, in other
words, one hundred dollars in rag
money would only sell for eighty live
dollars and thirty cents in gold.
An examination of the books of i
the Planters National Bank of
Louisville, reveals a defalcation of
100000 by Rehm, the late teller Of
The bank, who recently stole $780,
300 from the institution.
The Black Hills Commissioners
have reached Fort Laramie, from the
Red Cloud Agency, ON their way
nome from their wild goose chase
The Northern Indians were leaving
Red Cloud when they came away, I
md a bad temper prevailed among
several bands. Ii
Judge Young, Of the Cleveland
Ohiol Police Court, sues the Cleve-
and Leader for So, 900 damages for (
libel. A man named thinner, who /
rad attacked the editor and got 1
Shacked ON the head and arrested,
Vas dismissed by Young, and the ed
tor thereupon lampooned that func-
ionary. Hence the suit.
The Vanderbilt University, at /
Tennessee, was inaugur-
tied Monday. On Sunday sermons
we're preached by Bishops Doggett
md Wightman, and ON Monday adj