Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1875-09-04
THE NEWS.

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We're robbed of about i thousand
dollars.
On Thursday, ut Jefferson, III
I diana, Nancy Mckee. : lot and ia
tally wounded Henry j Louther, of
Harrisville, West Virginia. She
says he failed in his promise to marry
her.
The express car on the Union Pa
eiiic railroad bound East from salt
Lake city Friday night, was robbed
OF several packages between Bitter
Creek and Table Rock stations,
The Catholic cure of st. Jean Bap-
tiste Village, Canada, has given no.
/ tice that he will refuse the sacra-
ment Go those females OF his church
who wear low-necked dresses or PIN
back skirts.
Jesse York. a servant girl was on
/ Friday burned TO deathat Pittsburg.
/ Pennsylvania, because of attempting
/ TO light a fire with Kerosene and the
house of her employer was also total
| " destroyed.
Gen. Cary is saying on the stump
/ that ii the public debt is not paid In
paper the people will throw II all off
by open, square reputation. Thus
it is either dishonesty or wholesale
villainy which these men are aim
ing at.
The Postotiice authorities, beliey-
| ing that excessive sums are paid mat
ny railroads for carrying the mails,
the compensation being based OH the
weighing made sometime since by
one Safely, and which weighings are
now believed 70 be fraudulent, AS
sistant Postmaster General Tyner Is
, now perfectiug arrangements for
having the mails re-weighed under
the supervision of confidential Of
| iicer. Several of the Western Rail-
roads, which are supposed to have
profitted by the fraudulent weighing,
will shortly be examined by Mr.. Ty-
ner.
General +. T.. Spinner has been in
teryiewed by reporter of the Utica
Herald, and says that when he re-
signed the Treasurership it was with
the intention of retiring from public
life, and on no account will he con-
sent to the use of his name for State
Treasurer Of New York. He says
that while he is not an infiationist in
any sense of the term, neither is he q
bullionist, but is in favor of the issu-
! ing of an intro-convertible bond
bearing interest at the rate Of 1865 in
gold, and capable of being substituted
for the present Government skies.
The sympathy with the Herzegov-
ian insurgents is said to be so strong
in Servia that ii is feared the Gov
eminent will experience great diff
Guilty in preventing conflict with
Turkey. The European Powers have
been unable TO persuade the Turkish
| Government to suspend hoStilities
pending mediation with the insur-
gents, but this, it is said, is matter
of Indifference, as the reinforcements
sent against the insurgents cannot
penetrate the country. Austria has
massed corps on the border of Dal-
malta, in anticipation of the refusal
of the insurgents to accept of the
proffered mediation. III really looks
as if Turkeys troubles may precipi-
tate general European war.
The American Constitutional
Union," German organization of
Wisconsin, which is said to comprise
most of the voters of that nativity in
the State, has issued, through a COM
mittee composed of five German edi-
tors, declaration of principles call
ing for the vigorous enforcement Of
the provisions of the National Con-
stitution, a tariff for revenue, specie
payments, separation of Church and
State, the preservation of the integ-
rity of school funds, and cautious
exercise Of the legislative power of
exemption from taxation; also ex-
pressing qualification at the downfall
of prohibition in the State, and dis
proving Of the action Of pertain town
boards of excise in refusing to grant
licenses.
The Richmond Wing, chief among
Southern rag money journals, makes
this significant remark: eff Cover
nor Allen is elected, we may consid-
er it settled that the same currency
plank of the platform on which he
stands, OF one similar to it, will be
adopted by the Democratic party in
its National Convention. If not the
bullionists will make strong stand
against it as an issue in the canvass
for the Presidency. But we are sat
isfied that Ohio will come out all
right; that thesupporters of the mo-
ney rings, calling themselves Demo-
Gratis, will have to give up their her /
esy or goover to the enemy; and that |
the triumph of the Democracy next
year will be overwhelming to Radi-
calism all over the Union.n
The Calvert sugar refinery sus
pended payment. Mr.. William Stirl- |
ing, of the firm of Stirling, Ahrens