Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1875-06-19
THE NEWS.

W PSnlngL0D county is looking very
well.
President Grant has addressed an
autograph letter to the Emperor of
Russia, congratulating him upon the
birth of a granddaughter. The let
ter is in reply to one from the Gar
to the President informing him Of
the event.
There is a rumor of an alliance be-
tween Russia and England, because
that between the Emperors of Ger
/ many, Austria and Russia had lost
the power Of guaranteeing the peace
of Europe, as member of the al
lance had become suspected of war
like tendencies.
The grasshoppers have nearly all
disappeared from the Leavenworth
district. For the past few days the
| air has been full of them, millions ON
millions flying northward. The far
mers are busy replanting their fields,
and a general condition of hopeful
ness prevails.
A terrific explosion occurred in a
fireworks factorya at Boston, Wednes-
| day and theruins Immediately taking
| fire, the place was completely des-
| troyed before assistance could beren-
| dered by the fire department. Ten
| men and boys were employed in the
building, only II of whom escaped
| uninjured. the charred remains of
six men were taken from the
| ruins, and three others were rescued,
| lint xyarp cpriOuSly ipiurpd
DR.. VIM. Rice was shot early We'd
| nesday morning in Trenton, N. J.,by
| a man named Sylvester Tool, while
| he was coming from his house in re-
| Spouse to a call of Tool, who said his
| wife was sick. Two shots took effect,
| one in the breast and the other in
the neck. Tool, who is said to be
about half crazy, suspected the doc
| tors relations with his wife. The
| doctor appears to think he is mortal
ly wounded, but other physicians ex-
press some hope for him.
Mr.. Beach continues his very able
argument in the Tilton-B eecher case,
in the Brooklyn City Court. His anal
| ysis of the evidence is thorough, and
| his construction Of the correspond
ence between Beecher and Mrs. Til
| ton, and the relations shown to be
existing between the two parties very
| critical. 1t was announcedthat Mr..
| Beach would conclude to-day, when
| Judge Nelson will adjourn the court
| until Monday, and then give the case
to the jury for it's decision.
AT indianapolis, on Tuesday, dur
ing a heavy rain storm, two menand
| a woman drove to the Central Bank,
and while the woman engaged one of
the clerks in conversation at the car
riage the two men entered the bank
and began talking with the cashier,
| who was presently set at work figur-
| ing out the interest ON a large sum,
which they desired to loan. While
! the chashier was thus engaged the
men slipped into their pockets pack
| ages to the amount of S., 900 and ST.
600, and got off with it.
There is a pretty general resump-
| ton of work inthe W%ilkesbarre min
ing region, Notwithstanding the eff
| forts of the leaders to continue the
strike. 1t is estimated that the strike
| has caused aloss to that section alone
| of fully ten millions dollars. AT King
| ston one of the operators was waited
upon by q delegation of miners, who
offered to go to work provided he
would discharge those men who had
been working without the consent of
the Association. This he refused to
do, and the miners vented their an
ger by smashing the windows of the
coal breaker and of the houses ofthe
offending workmen.
The report of the Department of
Agriculture OF the condition Of the
cotton for the present month makes
a most gratifying exhibit. The in
crease over last year inthe area plant
ed is between one and two per cent,
and the condition of the crop, with
one exception, is the most favorable
of any for the past five seasons. Tho
the planting was late, and the soil
generally too wet and cold for rapid
growth, the stand is good and the
crop unusually clean, while the yield
viii be fully up to the average.
The long strike in the Wyoming,
Pa, mining region is apparently end
ed. A dispatch from WilkeSbarre
states that the miners OF the Lehigh
and WilkesbaTre Coal Company after
a seriesOf stormy meetings, Monday,
in which large numbers decided to
be governedn no longer by the ~associa-
ton, surrendered Internationally,
and their action was confirmed 10y a
region meeting. The men, on ac-
cepting the company's terms, stated
that they had made u mistake in
holding out so long, or in making a
strike, and were in want Of the nee
essaries of life. This company en-
ploys about 1000 men, and all of
their works viii be started as soon as
possible. The miners of the indiyid-