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Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1875-02-13

By JOHN SHIT.

Twas very friendly on the part
ofRev, irk-leastWisa Mrs. Smit
an Tidy said 1t was to have such
kindly regard for the health of
my family, specially the "poor
suffering female woman part of
it. had it made just as ordered
real Turco Russian bath-s'dry
heat, not steam-kev. S, said it
must have hot steam scalding wa
ter and cold shower, and Mrs.
SHIFTS spiritual friend was first to
try the improved health restorer,'
/ was at the store, but John saws
"his ma. had little quilting and
just before tea, the gentleman de-
clared his digestion was feeble, that
if the ladies would ext use him, he
wonld try tie Turco. John got up
steam and every part worked
beautifully-at least for a while
but shade of Miss Prim's cat; John
forgot the way to turn off the
steam, there was noise inside of
Turco, like kinder low cussin, but
John might have been mistaken,
he thought the cold shower would
help things and he let it on, but
the ungrateful bather yelled, muir
der! fire! thieves! and just as the
ladies came to the rescue the Turco
bursted, from hot steam and cold
water" pressure, and there stood
the spiritual-no ; he didn't look
like Cupid, 'just little too bony."
Miss Prim remembered "my knit
ting upon the floor up stairs, baby
might get a needle in his eye."
Mother Jones really must step
home a moment and see if 'Sairy
Ann had got the old man any
supper" That dreadful cat"
Tidy feared might be on the
table," AMI Mrs. S. remembered
"them tea rusks must be more'n
done" Mr.. Shirk sent excuses
by John-"was very sorry, but
had entirely forgotten that ne had
large lot of fur hats TO ship to the
poor little African heathens who
would perish, doubtless, should he
neglect q moment longer. Who
wants to b ~ a slightly damaged
Turco Russian Bate +?
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1875-02-13

Martinsbu. g is taking a hand in
the way Of patents. This time it
is Mr.. George ID. Blocher, who is
the lucky man and if we are not
mistaken, he has a very valuable
Invention. 1t is non freezing
hydrant, very simple in its con-
struction and evidently very use
full. No handles or cranks are re-
quired aud it is worked by simply
turning the nozzle at the top of the
hydrant. BY very simple arrange
ment water is permitted to stand
in the pipe during the summer
and changed so as to shut it off at
the connecting pipe below the
earth in winter. The cost of con-
!struction we believe will be cheap
err than any hydrant in use. Mr..
Blocher applied for patent on the
LIST inst
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1875-02-13

INTERESTING FACTS AsCER-
TANNED BY A BALLoONIsT.-The
ballOon ascent Of NM. Greco Spin
nelli and Sivel has yielded many
facts of interest. Among those we
may mention the following The
elevation reached was 1900 meters.
They found that the temperature
steadily diminished, except when
passing through clouds, and finally
reached 80 degrees G. At 1890 me-
tiers, CRYSTALS of ice were floating
between them and glistening in
the sunshine. The lines in the
solar spectram, indicating the pres
ence ofvapor of water, disappeared
when they reached the greatest
altitude, thus proving that the va
por belongs to our atmosphere, and
not to the sun. At 5000 meters,
sensations of discomfort were re-
moved by the respiration of q mix
ture of forty parts of oxygen and
sixty Of nitrogen. At 5000 meters
the oxygen was increased seventy
five per cent, and in each instance
the physical and mental weak
ness was restored, and the sky,
which previously to the inhalation
was o dark hue, again became
blue. Mr.. Croce Spinnell has thus
removed an old error, and has de-
monstrated that the blackness of
the armament observed at great
heights is due solely to the effects
of fatigue on the nervous SYSTEM
Sacramento Record.
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1875-02-13

1t is now conceded on all sides
that MaItinsbuIg presents advan-
tages for the permanent location of
the State Capital second to no place
in the State. 1t is the CEN
ire of railroad communication,
and as easy of access to the
people of the Kanawha Valley
as to the people Of the Western
Pan Handle.
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1875-02-13

Petitions have been numerously
signed in this county and sent to
the Legislature. asking for the
adjustment Of the County Court.
1t was hardly necessary. There
were not five men in the entire
Legislature who are not in favor
of abolishing the system ; and it
has become a stencil in the nos
trils of the people of the entire
State. 1t will be abolished. The
representative who votes against
wiping out the system, will be re-
turned TO private lie.
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1875-02-13

Sunday night last was the coolest
of the season in this latitude. The
mercury ran down to nine degrees
below zero. Nine degrees below
zere is right lively and quite sug-
gestive of the Arctic regions.
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1875-02-13

The Intelligencer say one hun
dred and eighteen tramps slept in
the Wheeling Station house last
Friday night. There must be con-
siderable tramping in that vicin-
lily.
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1875-02-13

Some graceless scamp stole the
!" Old Family Journals Office
bucket, and in a fit of sheer despe-
ration, the editor invites him to
come back and get the dipper.
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1875-02-13

Conference year is drawing to a
close. The Baltimore Conference
of the Methodist churches will
both meet in March, one in Win
chester, and the other in Washing
ton city.
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1875-02-13

Progress American ingenuity and upside
fashions
ehour, millions
thing to be cherished aim ofe multitude constitute
skill of score ago and law expundd st the time compe
eor Justice and lawyers fees weighed together while
made birthstone drug the market
Merchandising
fool the highway progress bat has opened pathways max
the good old days before the greenbac machine
The old grumbs like Othell
history spread eagles could dry goods be bought here
he war 10 naralell
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1875-02-13

Mr. John w. Kettering, of
Shanghai, who accidentally shot
himself while out hunting on New
Years day, and whose leg was am
putated in consequence, has almost
entirely recovered.
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1875-02-13

The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Company on Saturday put into use
a number of new smoking cars
they are similar to the regular
coach, with less elaborate interior
finish.
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1875-02-13

The Charleston Free Press don't
want The Capital removed. 1t is
happy With present facilities in
that direction. Some people do
prefer canal navigation to railroad
travel. IT is slow, but sure.
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1875-02-13

Nothing pushes the coal trade so
effectually az advertising and cold
weather.
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1875-02-13

r.. Richardson, ID. S. c., as
sisted by other officers, instituted
in Piedmont recently, Mountain
City Castle, No. 5, knights of the
Mystic Chain. The new lodge
started off With thirty charter mem
bers.
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1875-02-13

The West Virginia Tribune, pub
lished at Keyser City, wants the
Capital of the State located perma-
nentiy at that place. No doubt,
but then Mr.. Clayton, the Senator
whorepresents that county in part,
voted 10 keep ii at Charlie n.
How Is this?
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1875-02-13

LIST OF DEAD LETTERS. The
following is list of Dead Letters
remaining in the Post Office at
Martinsburg, w. Va, which will
be sent to the Dead Letter Office,
if not called for in two weeks:
john ALBENTI, A. j. BAKER,
Dora d. DRAKE, ANNIE w. HESS,
MISS HEDEN, DANIEL LaMAsTER,
ANNIE NJ. MAYToN, HESTER MONROE,
ALBERT FoYEAR, GEORGE WELcUN,
CATHARINE WMnHAN, r. l.. WILLIAMS
GEORGE w. SEBERT.
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and October,e latest reading-E pluribus won en-
go brag-h.
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STATE OF LOUISIANA.

j
BE 1T KNOWN, that, on this Eighteenth day
Of the month of June, in the year OF our Lord,
one thousand eight hundred and seventy-fiye.
AID of the Independence Of the United States of
America the ninety-ninth,
Before me. JOHN G. EUSTIS, Notary Pub
lie, in and for this City and Parish of Orleans,
State OF Louisiana, duly commissioned and quail
fed, and in the presence of the witnesses here
matter named and undersigned,
Personally came and appeared the parties
whose names are hereunto subscribed, acting 70,
themselves and those whom they represent, as
corporators, and for such other persons as NAV
become associated with them by succession pur-
chase, transfer, or subscription, who severalv
declared, that, availing themselves of the pro.
visions of the laws Of the State of Louisiana re-
lative to the organization of Corporations for
works OF public improvements and for other Dur
poses, they have cOvenanted and agreed, and do
by these presents covenant and agree to form
themselves into and cons itute a corporation
under the following articles, which they adopt as
their charter:
ARTRCLEI.
The name of this corporation shall he the
FIRST CENTRAL DIFFUSION SUGAR MAN
UFACTURING COMPANY, and by that name il
shall have power and authority
First. To have and enjoy succession for the
period of twenty five years.
Second To contract, sue and be sued
Third. To make and use corporate seal.
Fourth. To hold, receive, purchase. and con.
vey property, real and personal.
Fifth. To name and appoint such managers.
directors and officers as it's interest and con-
venience may require.
Sixth. To establish, make, alter, or amend
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-07-14
A SrUPENDOUS SELL"

Late in 1867 and early in 1868 Cornelius
Vanderbilt bought some ten millions Of the
stock of the Erie Railroad Company, the
stock advancing as the purchases were made
Then John S. Eldridge, President, Daniel
Drew, Treasurer, and Jay Gould and James
Fisk, directors of the Erie Company, issued
railroad bonds convertible into the company's
stock. When they found out that Wander.
bilt was buying all the Erie that was put on
the market, James Fisk converted SIS, 600, 600
into shares, which were offered for sale and
bought by Vanderbilt, who did not know that
there had been or was to be new ISSUE
Treating the latter as fraud, he brought
suit against the president and directors and
obtained judgment for the full amount paid
for the bonds fraudulently sold, with costs,
interest and damage. The company has since
sued Vanderbilt for the amount obtained I'M
der that judgment on the ground of fraud.
This is perhaps the most remarkable re-
corded example of sharp fnanciering on
stupendous scale.
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CHARTER.

not exceeding five hundred ,honsani deli.rs
$500 000l, and TO make any modsfica TONS A.,.Is
| tons or changes in this act OF Incorporation or
to dissolve the Company, with the assent OF
three-fourths Of the stock represented at such
meeting. Such modification, addition, change or
dissolution shall be recorded rs required BY
| law.
ARTICLE XIV.
Whenever the dissolution OF the company shan
take place either by the limitation of it's charter
the vote VI the Stockholders, 40 provided IN tina
foregoing section, otherwise, its affairs shall
be Immediately placed In liquidation under the
charge of two commissioners appointed by the
Board OF Directors. Said commissioners shaII
ha solvent persons not indebted to the cnrnnanv
and residents of New Orleans.
They shall remain In office until the final Ioni.
dation OF the affairs of the company and the dis
tributon of the surplus funds among the stock
holders.
Their compensation shall be fixed before their
election. and shall not exceed two and a half
per cent ~ per cent? OF the assets realized by
them, and ia case of vacancy occurring from
any cause whatever, the remaining or surviving
commissioners shall Immediately appoint another
otherwise anv court of general civil jurisdiction
in the parish Of Orleans may make such appoint
ment, on the petition of any three stockholders.
ARTICLE XIV.
The fiscal year Of this company shall end on
the first day of March in each year. On that day.
or as soon thereafter as practicable the books
statement of its affairs be prepared and submit
ted to the stockholders, for fifteen days preced-
ing such election OF directors
Thus done and passed at my office in New Or
leans in the presence of Andrew J. Arm strong
and Fred. Stansbury, lawful witnesses residing
In this city, who have hereunto signed their
names as such, with said appearers and me, said
notary. on the day, month and year herein first
written. after reading the whole.
Original signed.)
JNO. W. LABOUISSE.
R. SIEG,
r. c. CAMMACK,
VICTOR MEYER,
8. z. RELF,
T. L. AIREY & CO.,
OTTO KRATZ,
A. J. ARMSTRONG,
F. STANSBURY,
J. G. EUSTIS,
Notary Public.
I, the undersigned, Deputy Recorder of Mort
cages, in and for the parish of Orleans and CITY
of New Orleans, do hereby certify that the within
and foregoing Act of incorporation was this day
duly recorded in nv Office, according to law, in
B. ll8, folios 618, 619, $40, 621. 622 and 623.
New Orleans La, June 81, 1875.
(signed) G. DARCANTEL,
Deputy Recorder.
certify the above and foregoing to be cor
rect copy of the original Act of Incorporation
and certificate of recordation thereof extant in
my current register.
In faith whereof, grant these presents under
ny hand and the impress of my official seal, this
,4th day of June, A. d. 1875.
J. G. EUSTIa, Notary Public.
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Union Insurance Company
NEW ORLEANS
EIGHTEENTH ANNUAL STATEMENT

Or THE
UNION INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW
ORLEANS.
Published according to Law and their Charter
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Buy your carriages, buggies and baby
wagons of L. L. Maddux, 35 Carondelet street.
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The CrOckery Dealers Dinner.
From the Boder Bulletin.

From the Boder Bulletin.
The crockery dealers have had their annual
dinners. Wishes were expressed that all the
hotels might do smashing business this
year
The company reckoned themselves to be
one Of the finest dinner sets of the season.
Although there was no jugglery about the
tea service, some thought portion of it
saucer-y.
The members of the several ball clubs
were among the invited guests, on account of
their being noted pitchers.
There was service of plate-by the wait
ers.
At the conclusion of the speeches I" the cup
that cheers was heard FROM
Conversation was carried on in the trade
dialect-jar-gon
The company broke up" at An early hour
play has been produced at the Gymnase
Iheater, Paris, the chief character in which
Is deaf, shortsighted duke, who owns sew
eral valuable paintings His chamberlain
pawns three OF the pictures in the absence Of
his employer, whose unexpected return makes
exposure certain unless some trick to hide
the theft can be devised In this strait a
young artist conceives tableaux ARRANGING
the participants IN groups so much like the
stolen pictures that the duke, the dim Eobt
and his own poor eyesight helping the fraud
supposes that he sees the orig final paintings
LIVED The tableaux thus introduced into the NAV
q MD limitations of pictures that have been en-
in the Paris Salon, and the men and
Der, "a. women appearing in them are by occupation
basis OF rtists' models. The scene is decided hit
Low MdG AA
LvERpo6ood paatabe tea 60 cents per pound, at the
IN the bash Depot Camp street.
md oetohs,,e latest reading-E pluribus won EN-.
go brag-h.
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-08-26
g EORG ETOKN ".

COAL SCHOONFE From THIS PORT "
DIST FsS.--A special dispatch 10 TIE L. =
~is' al riI'g rom Norfolk. tarCI to-day.
So : IT. sclcDGer Charles ". Holt Can't.
john Delay. rom Geo -getOwr. n g.. bound
o. Io~toH v .'h CaT-C OF coal, arrived here
IN distress last evening. She encountered a
a.sV' northeast Ea.p ON TIE sd aud ofn
cas-; southeast of tEiUcOteapUe. and lost her
!eS' stay fore rigging. cail = ana everything
iUcNdb.r about the decks: also. "a her fore
sails SUlft. \ survey viii he held TO-DAY
The Off cTS Of the OLD dominion Steamship
company report brio with foTemaSf Eo4a
fourteen miles northeast Of Cape Henry
AtH Tug * quite has gone 70 her assist
GV1C.H
BUILDING ASSOCIATIDN.-At a meeting
% the Ninth BUi.ii0E Association, held al
C0rd9ris han on Tue siav night. Is share.
Were SOIL ~ an average Of -f2G -.
TIE GRAIN MAEKFT.-The Offering Of
wheat AZ The Merchant kNCIang' - day
was very lf2Gi, nth sales Of a small oman
tIty st from ~ 80 10 Sis UeT bu>heI
ARRIVED Schooner Kitty Ann, from Al
cNandTid. with ] $40 bushels Of wheat 10
Hartley q BROTHERS
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The Last Of tire Dustou r.,ntFv.

The suicide of Charles Du>tOn cor Dustin
The last de ceDdant of Hannah DuStp1, "a:
ttaN erhtii. Mas. yerteTday, was prob s1lv
The result Oi an ALBERTA. ion Of the mind. rpf
was doomed, by the curse CfaG Indian. = lie
out IN this manner, and the fact that there
have been four other suicides IN the family ia
.aSt years, give the event atdi jiOHal ter
est. The story OF HarIah DUStOn * one that
IS tolerably familiar 10 persons at all yer-ei
IN American history. When the Indians at
tacked h-IvrThlil In the spring Of IfGk her
husband escaped with all of their thirteen
children except ore; bat Hannah. with ler
infant and "a rlur. G, fell into the hands OF cha
SVaEeS. The babe was slaughtered, ami
liam al was taken To an island 20 the junc-
hon Of the MtrrimdCk and COutOpcCDk rivers.
ana was placed In charge Ofau Indian fomjiy
OF Twelve persons With the assistance Of he
Sic Killed the SdVa@oS with q hatchet. 1ttt re-
trrn-d triumphantly To Haverhill with their
ScalpS. There are not many women or that
sort Eo''-a-dayS. and nobody regrets il Huc
those were different times and such women
as Hannah DuStOn were the mothers Of our
republic. II was at that time that the IN
dian foretCid The doom of the DuSton family.
The story OF Mr.. Charles DUStoD'S suicide
comes 10 us from Have rmil. He was sixty
Two years old. and lived in the Old home
stead, which was built by Thomas DuStnl a
ton OF Hannah. M. DUStOn had made his
VIII dividing his property among his rnla-
tlNeS. lie shot himself with a small fowing
piece. moving The trigger with q carefully
Whitfield pine stick. He was in easy circJrn
stances, and leaves property VariOuSly
limated at from $4,000 10 SG4U0O. As the
filnily existed for nearly TWO hundred years
aitef TIE Indians prophecy was uttered, and
as most VI the descendants have lived pa9ca-
Itiiy ana happily, tine curse Of the IND IA
Goes not appear 10 have been worked out in
a very stirling mahucr.-N. T. Egealay Pas,
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HE EpTRE

~ .toLlCy CaCEC- -J,sios MIS- rro fsrt
.o~"sE. G.lu = parks, forfeited = Tor
.riLtI- On .o- ~. Edward Ross c'lnhinE
O ter c.. - loal Her SINS. 2 v,-ranf,
vas g"t 'cU D John Cos or Fiso-'a-lv. =.
a.. - l's;-ny, throwing stones 80. HJDas
WASHINGTON. 81 etUrif.i = flA or .et ~ t1r1r-e-
Ervu -. Elizabeth y .l~ol AL E-7uE
Vile ". ro ~.u' down - warrants. VIZ.
TaraiS- an i|.otic Cplored man. was NJ -.
veEr2sry. afl ~P0- 20 polio headquarters -
'tr't a-rs 'C~ = EiiEer7'l. Ipnu Frit3.d.
tTuy'y 2 q Gf-,g erlv. =. John Diamond. .
black iiamugi disturbing the uuier OF
N3r'-at stree. George tOwp; ~IG. S1iiv Lee.
charged with q rowing stones at A3n}i1
JIf'~ door i'm samson street alley. tafsu-
dan Is wifr.,--"S tsstir'al that y was vatHr
melon ri-fs and not S-Onc~.~5. Eliza Moran.
Cl"r-Cd with main tanning 8 nuisance in
C'.re alley, hc'-een High ard CO.. grHS s
e-rt =, Georgetown, so or tw+p.y dayS.
Maggie Lee was fined - for uSins foul words
~ ris street. walter 4 Evans assault and
afsnTy oa Ernest Evans: : % prd costs and
bonds & keep the naaca Thomas Tu.!-
wool $lia- Thomas =. .OT'gr. TarcnrEof soma
OLE COPPER worth - from the t.lsg ward; so
CT thirty DAYS IN jail. Mr.. Darlington en-
Tered Nplle p~OS in y case OF threats. the
language OF the warrant sworn n bv Her
cbeI Hudson. complainant. before Jenili1
Thomas. Justice Of lie pence. which sta'a
'E't FEt son charges John niuond Wi:h
assault 2Tt flrcIfeUiug n heat him the said
Hudson, uSine the language like he'll"