Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1875-07-03

dangerously Ill at his home in Macon.
California elects four Congressman
September |.
Judge McFadden, delegate to Con-
gress from Washington Territory.
died Friday at Olympia, that Ter
ritory.
A despatch announces the occur
renee of fire at Myersdale, Somer-
set county, Pa, causing loss az
about $4,000.
1t is said that the Marquis Of Lorle
and the Princess Louise, (his wife,)
will shortly make 4 tour of the Unit
ed States.
DR.. VIM. Warren, Of Barton, Md.
a well-lxnown physician, was sun
struck in Cumberland on Friday and
died within an hour.
Bishop Ames has had an interview
with Secretary Delano and Commits
sioner Smith, and accepted his ap-
pointment as a member Of the Sioux
Commission.
Nothing new has been developed
in the adjustment of the difficulties
between the Baltimore and Ohio and
Pennsylvania Railway Companies.
The particulars Of the recent confer
ence at Philadelphia, concerning
passenger and freight rates, have not
been made public.
The hotel capacity Of Philadelphia
is about 10000 people. They have
invited twenty millions, however and
the Iowa State Journal is excusable
in thinking that there will be some
tight squeezing If everybody goes.
probable that the miners found
in the Black Hills will not be dis
turbed at present Jas the Government
does not propose to furnish free
transportation back to Cheyenne for
all Adventures.
The death is announced In New
York Of Mortimer Thompson, ar-
thor OF many humorous writings over
the nomme de plume OF Philander
Doesticks.
A dispatch from Columbus, Ohio,
to the Cincinnati Times, states that
Henry Rich, agent Of the Baltimore
4 Ohio railroad in that city, who Is
alleged to be a defaulter, has been ar
rested in San Francisco, California.
A letter from Culpepper, Va. says:
"The farmers throughout this Sec
ton Of the State are busily engaged
harvesting. The farmers think that
they will have a better yield Of wheat
than for five years, and they are in
fine spirits. Corn is looking splendid.
The cable dispatches contain fur
Their accounts OF the great freshets iii
France, and the disaftrous results rat
tending them. At Toulouse, alone,
the bodies Of over two hundred per-
sons who were drowned in their
houses BY the flood have been found.
Many others at different places are
said to have been drowned and swept
away ON the waters.
The Iowa Democrats on Thursday,
in Convention, nominated q full tick
ct for the approaching election in the
State, with Sheppard Letter heading
it as the candidate for Governor.
There is nothing Of particular impor-
lance in the platform, the financial
plank being simply lodging Of the
issue between hard and soft money.
A very interesting incident in con-
nection with the Bunker Hill Cen
tennial was the opening Of a box Of
cigars manufactured in 1850, by Cyl
rus Green, afterwards of Revolu-
tionary fame), at tobacco store on
fremont street, Boston. The cigars
were found in good state Of preser-
walton and of fine flavor. Three Of
the cigars were forwarded to Presi-
dent Grant. The rest were again re-
packed in an air-tight case, with q
copy Of the Boston Herald contain
ing an account of the celebration and
marked: " This box is not to be OPP
ened until the second centennial an
niversary battle Of Bunker Hill"
There are no new developments IN
connection with the passenger and
freight rates on the Pennsylvania