Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1875-08-21
THE NEWS.

are, on the whole, encouraging.
The new freight tariff from New
York to the West is now in opera
ton.
Hon. John B. Weller, ex-governor
of California, died at New Orleans,
Wednesday.
Professor Joel Parker, the eminent
| jurist, died at Cambridge, Massa-
chusetts, Wednesday.
1t is stated that the creditors of
Duncan, Sherman q Co., will get
forty cents on the dollar.
/ People who are afraid to settle in
the South because Of the turbulence
of society might try Williamson
county, Illinois.
1t seems the people of Winnebago
county, Illinois, don't want Jeffer-
son Davis to address their agricul-
tural society, and the engagement
will probably be cancelled.
The Massachusetts Democratic
State Central Committee has decided
to hold the State convention at Wor-
cester on the 22d of September.
Hon. d. M. Key, of Chattanooga,
has been appointed by the governor
of Tennessee to fill the vacancy in
the United States Senate caused by
the death of Andrew Johnson.
The product of the coal mines of
the Cumberland coal region for 1875
to August IA, was 1881 ,059.01 tons,
a decrease of 73,411.0 tons as COM
pared with a corresponding period of
last year. The shipments by canal
show an increase of 22,210.06 over
1874.
The announcement is made that
the Post Office Department is pre-
pared to issue the postal cards ofnew
design. Postmasters are prohibited
from exchanging the new for the old
style cards that may have been mis-
directed or spoiled in printing, and it
will also be useless to apply to the
Department for such exchange or re-
demption.
About ! 800 Indians under Poca-
( tellO are encamped about twenty
mile from Corinne, Utah, and the
inhabitants apprehend second at
tempt from them to make a raid on
the town. The citizens are armed
with needle-guns and other arms be-
longing to the Government. The In
dams are said to be supported by
Mormons and under the control of
the Mormon church.
The Chicago Eceni1ag Journal has |
a special from White Hall, Michigan,
saying that the body of N. S. Grim
wood, a reporter on that paper, who |
accompanied Donaldson in his last |
balloon ascension, was found on Mon |
day on the beach. of Lake Michigan, |
near Stony creek. Letters belong |
ing to Grimwood and notes of the |
trip were found on the body.
The courtof claims having decided |
in favor of the Union Pacific Rail- |
road in suit of that company against !
the United States to recover the |
sum of $5l2, 632, being one-half of |
certain freight earnings retained by |
the Government to pay the interest |
of the bonds of the company guaran-
teed by the Government, an appeal |
from the decision of the court was
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question now before the Supreme |
court is whether the facts found by
the court of claims warrant its con-
illusions in law. 81 f
Ii is stated from Washington tina
FitZ John Porter has not applied for
new court-martial on his case, but
for the appointment of a board of
officers to examine the record of his |
trial, with the new evidence and
proof of all the facts, with their opin-
ion, upon which the President might
judge whether or not, on the ground
of manifest error and unjust convic-
ton, he ought to receive the EXecu-
tive interposition by a full pardon.
annulling the sentence passed by the
court-martial of 1862 and 1868. 1t is
said in official quarters that the APP
peal viii be denied.
The call for the national green
back convention to meet at Detroit
on Wednesday Of next week has been
issued. Unlimited paper money to
be put out by the Government the
abolition of the national bank system
and internal taxation, and the rails
ing of all revenue by duties on i'm
ports are the chief points mentioned
for discussion. Mr.. Kelley will, of
course, be on hand 10 air his 800
convertible bond scheme, and among
the other ''great ' men named are
Matt. Carpenter and Senator Cor
don.
Intense excitement prevails III
Williamson and Jackson counties,
Illinois, over the doings of band of
desperadoes who infest that region,
who go about, disguised as Ku-Klux,
whipping peaceable people and COM
pelling them to obey their dictates.
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