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COL. ANTHONY.

The Colonel ID. X. Anthony, editor
of the Leavenworth Times, who was
recently fatally shot by another edi-
tor, was a brother of Susan b. An
thony, one of the leaders in the wo-
men suffrage movement. He was a
gentleman of conceded ability, a Re
publican in politics, and was one of
the witnesses in the case of State Sc
nator York against U. S. Sena-
tor Pomeroy, tried by Senatorial
investigation committee couple of
years ago. 1t is little singular that
editors should indulge in shooting
one another when they are the tar
gets Of SO many unreasonable people
outside of their profession.
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A GOOD OMEN.

Vice President Wilson's Southern
tour is yariously interpreted. BY
some it is explained as health-seek-
ing. BY others it is termed q feeling
of the Southern pulse for the purpose
of learning how it beats Presidential
ly. BE its object what it may, there
is no denying the fact that Mr.. Will
son is meeting kindly receptions ev-
erywhere, which must be as crafty
ing to him as it is to the credit of
those who extend such courtesies.-
Evidently the bitterness of feeling
that once prevailed between the
North and South is giving way to the
conviction that sectional strife and
national prosperity are Incompatible.
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WE'LL SAID.

That heightened and excellent
journal, the Philadelphia Times, in
abiding to the efforts of certain par
ty organs to fan and keep alive the
prejudices engentlered by the war,
pointedly remarks, as follows:
"There can be no rational motive
for it, no considerations of justice,
expediency or profit to warrant it,
1t is simply the folly of old party
hacks in the Republican party, who
think that the war will never end
just as Democratic Boarbons think it
never began-and if they won't learn
that there has been war, and that
it is over, and that 1t is intellectually
interviewer with cur national organ
ic law, the sooner they die and pass
into charitable forgetfulness, the bet
ter it will be for themselves and for
the country We want peace, COM
merce and the Centennial, and we
have only to talk and act like people
I, of sense to secure all of them, with
their priceless blessings.
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Personal.
Hon Beverly Tucker, of Virginia,
is at the Continental, f. Y.

Hon Beverly Tucker, of Virginia,
is at the Continental, f. Y.
Ex-senator Pomeroy is said to as
pire to another term in the Senate.
Judge Nelson smokes fifteen cigars
daily, according to the N. York San.
Senator Jones expects to clear a
quarter of a million annually on his
artificial ice speculation.
Thomas M. Carlisle, of Pittsburg.
and once Appointment member of the
Chambersburg Bar, died on the 10th
inst
Nathaniel Eaton, of Sutton, On.
H., } celebrated his Tooth birthday ON
Tuesday, and died ON the Monday
following, "of pneumonia brought on
by the excitement Of the birthday
celebration" the kilograms to the
papers say. This is certainly GU
rious cause for pneumonia. But his
death is really a feather in Sir Geo.
Lewis cap. The old man just reach
ed his full period and then fell off
like n ripe apple.
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PORK AND MTSTC.

IL has been heretofore the boast of
Cincinnati that she could kill and
dress more hogs to the minute than
any other city on the continent /;
hence her proud title of Porkopolis.
But now that city has set up a claim
as a musical capital" and, accord
ing to the Cincinnati papers, their
great musical festival has not only the
biggest and best chorus in the coun-
try, but it has laid out a perform
ance of a higher order of music than
has ever been attempted on a large
scale in America" 1t is very funny
to see the illustration of Beethoven's
Ninth Symphony, with Historical
and critical comments " on the sec
ond page of the Cincinnati Gazette,
mixed up with pork and whisky sta
tistics-hogs, hams, shoulders, rib
sides, lard in kegs, &c, &c.
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Baltic. a. Ohio Railroad.

From the Cumberland Ne,os, Mag 10.
From a gentleman who was in this
city few days since, we learn that
the b. q 0. r. r. Co. is in negotia-
tion with the heirs of the late Hon.
Andrew Stewart for the purchase of
large tract Of land at Ohio Pyle
Falls, on the Pittsburgh Il Connells-
vile II. r., about rs miles from this
city. The water embraces a water
power said not to be exceeded on this
continent. Years ago the Govern
ment Gamer near purchasing there for
location of an armory, but the mat
ter was never consummated.
1t is not improbable that the b. q
o. r. r. Co. is moving in the direc-
tion named. Their large and rapid
ly increasing trade with the West,
and the projected line via the Pitts
burg and Connellsville r. Road win
render the selection a necessary and
appropriate one. Besides this we
hear it rumored that at no very dis
tant day the b. q q. r.. II. will re-
move their entire shops from Mount
Glare to New Creek, Cumberland
and elsewhere. The property now oc-
cupied at Mt. Clare is not especially
useful, and has become too valuable
by reason of Baltimore's growth, to
be retained unsold and unproductive,
and wide margin between what it
would sell for and what new could
be purchased at exists.
In addition, the further away from
Baltimore the shops are placed the
nearer to the coal supply they would
be. Hence we deem it not at all UNI
likely that after New Creek & Cum
berland the location on the Pittsburg
and Connellsville Railroad will re-
ceive attention.
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TROUBLE Ar CHARLESTON.
From the Wheeling Latelligencer.)

From the Wheeling Intelligencer.)
When Gov. Jacob left here ON the
steamer Andes Tuesday evening, he
expressed himself as anticipating no
trouble in the removal of the archives
of the State to this city ON the Dist.
He thought that there was enough
good sense and prudence among the
leading and influential citizens of
Charleston to prevent any attempt
at forcible interference. This good
opinion of the Governor is possibly
premature, if a special dispatch to
the Cincinnati Times and Chronicle
of Tuesday evening is to be relied
on. That dispatch is to the effect
that the parties engaged in packing
up the archives of the State, mean
ing, we suppose, the Auditor, Treas
urer, Secretary of the State, Libra
rian. School Superintendent &c, had
been arrested on warrant from the
Circuit Court of Kanawha county,
and were to appear before the Court
that dag Tuesday for trial. What
is likely to follow their trial is not
indicated in the dispatch. We pre-
sumo they may be required to
show cause why they shall
not be committed for contempt of
the injunction issued by Judge Ward.
Unless they can show cause, the or
binary procedure would be to send
them to jail. Whether the parties
who are responsible for the suing out
of the INDUCTION proceedings will push
things to such an extremity remains
to be seen. They are certainly tax
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THE Z1RA AND THE KAISER,

Europe will not breathe freely I'M
til after the conference between the
Gar and the Kaiser, at Berlin, and
the announcement is made by official
sanction that there viii be no war. =
Americans ought to congratulate
themselves that wars here are the
expression of popular sentiment,
while in Europe one or two monarchs
can, for selfish purposes, plunge half
the continent in the maelstrom OF
armed conflict, and bring death and
min to a millieR thresholds.
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A WONDERFUL INVENTION

A caveat for anovel invention has
been filed at the Patent Office. 1t is
for new motive power, which is to
be a cold sort of steam generated
from water and air. The inventors
claim it viii supersede coal and wood
for all purposes except for warmth
and cooking, and that it will revolu-
tionize the present system Of motive
power. The scientific experts who
have examined it state that the in
vention is entirely practicable and
will be patented.
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FROM MORGAN COUNTY
BERKELEY SPRINGS,
May 13, 1875,

To the Editors Of the Independent.
The past few warm days have liv-
ened the snakes and they can now
be met with in every direction. Two
little girls, the youngest but three
years old, children of Matthias Amb-
rose, living two miles south of Bath,
were walking in front of their faith
er's house, the other day, when the
youngest grasped something lying in
the road and called to her sister =
"Look here, Ella; wots dis funny
sing,n and when the elder child turn
ed she beheld the little one with a
coopper-head " struggling in her
grasp, the child being warned, threw
the venomous reptile from her and
escaped. Surely Providence sealed
the serpents fangs, but a passing
teamster wound up its business. -
Farmers are now making the mo-
ments tell, and between compliant
ing and bark-peeling, the county is
as busy as a beehive.
The south wind and old Sol are be-
ginning to clothe Dame Nature in
their summer suit, and already are
highland and meadow studded with
some of Flora's bright gems, though
vulgar folks will persist in calling the
yellow ones (dandelions) green's
Harry Webster, (the paintist,) of
Martinsburg, is here, slam-banging
on the paint at a fearful rate, and has
his hands full of fat contracts for
sometime to come, but towards Fall
he intends applying several coats Of
varnish to a respectable colored pus-
son of his acquaintance, and then
ship him to the Philadelphia Centen-
NAL as a statue of Apolos, lin ebony.
We wish him luck.
Bath has had shrine Of devotion
for the ladies this week, in the shape
of a dry goods auction, and "hub-
by's" pocket has had to suffer in con-
sequence. The sales crier has been
laughing all the time, and is justified
as he has gained pocket-full of rea-
dy stamps. PETER.
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Mill CREEK. May 10. Us.
Iditors Of The Independent

MILL GREEK, May ~, 10.
Editors Of the Independent:
Doubtless your hearts have grown
sick from complaints Of hard times,
and prospects of failure in the
wheat crop. We desire to add some
consoling words from the neighbor-
hood of Bunker Hill for our fields
are not barren, but verdant mantleS
crown their every hill tops, and the
redolent Zephyrs from our orchards
indicate not a total failure Of fruit.
Our minds have been relieved,
for a season, from the pressure of
hard times. by visit of the 9 Loan
oak " Rambling Party-your fellow
townsfolks. You may imagine the
surprise Of our villagers, at the hilar-
ity Of band of girls, just liberated
from the confines of school, and the
austere regime of Prof. Hyde, as
the ambulance rolled through our
quiet hamlet.
Twas as Sol threw round his golden
hues, bidding adieu to fieeting day,
that we were called to a neighboring
vale, to be the delighted spectators of
q scientific game at croquet, w hich
did much credit to the high moral and
skillful training of its fair partici-
pants.
Last Sabbath dawned in with I'M
wonted beauty, inviting forth your
Ramblers to Sabbath School, where
they entertained us with their re-
markable vocal talents. One espe-
cially we desire to dwell upon, for a
moment, upon whom all eyes and
ears were riyeted, as she takes the
highest seat in the synagogue'-the
pulpit excepted-and with clarion
voice breaks the severe stiffness of
that hallowed Lords day. Miss II.
is little above the medium, a bru-
nette Of sarcastic, self-important
mien, reminding one forcibly of Vir-
gil's "Phoenician DIDO" as Regina
ad templum, forma pulcherrima, Di-
do, incessit."
Our farmers are busily engaged
planting their corn, repairing delapi-
dated buildings and fences.
Trade revives with the return of
genial spring. Our merchant is now
at the city laying in his summer
| stock.
Politics seem a dead topic now; the
question for debate now is
| How best to make butter-and cheese,
To make garden and improve bees,
And how well the ladies to please
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WOMEN IN THE PULPIT.

1T is shame for women to speak
in the church" said that incorrigi-
BILE old bachelor, tSt. Paul, and yet a
number Of regularly ordained female
clergymen, or clergywomen, rather,
occupy pulpits in the United States.
In Baltimore, which city is not re-
markablp progressive ON the women
question, fouror five women on Sun
day preached from the pulpits of diff
ferent Methodist churches.
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WHAT BENZ A MIN KNO US
1BOUT 1T

Ben Wade has been interviewed up
on the third-term business. lie does
not believe that the President has
ever said or intiinated that he want
ed a third term, but s'posin he does,
says Mr.. Wade, the people will be
likely TO inquire: What difference
does itmakewhat hehappens to want.
Senator w. favors putting a good
strong plank in the Ohio republican
platform against giving anybody a
third term. but ifwhat he says is to go
into the papers, he doesn't want it to
loon unfriendly to Grant, because he
believes that h9 is a good President,
and it might asppen that President
like hism would do no harm If elected
for a third terra; "only we don't
want any third-term President"
On the political situation generally
Mr.. Wade is most afear'd that the
South is to rule the country after all.
A united South and the democratic
party of the North appear to bemak-
ing up about the old programme and
they go in for spoils, unincumbered
by any defnitive principles. 1t makes
no difference, either, who they nomi-
nate for Office, he says. "It wouldn't
cost the party two hundred votes to
nominate jeff. Davis for the Presi-
dency." These are about the ''pints"
made by the ex-senator.
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DIED At HIS POST.

A redeeming feature of the loss of
the Schiller was the personal brave
ny and devotion of the commander,
Capt. Thomas, who, according to the
testimony of the survivors, exercised
the greatest care, was not abed for
five nights previous to the disaster,
and who, after exerting himself to
the utmost to save the lives Of his
passengers, died nobly at his post.
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independence in the voter does
NOT require tie political imbecili.
~ which Mr.. Evarts and Mr.. Adj
ams prescribe. 1t does not CONF
pei men to u#it for the time when
all good voters shall be of one
mind without the medium of con-
ference or veniion. 1t does not
require the Abandonment OF polit-
lea ideas, and reduction to the
sole consideration of negative per-
sanal reputation Independence
does not require the abandonment
of political duty. Political rights
carry with them political duties
There is no division of capable
men into active and passive--into
doors and walters for things to be
done. 1t is the duty of every man
to take part in the selection of cam
didates, and do all he can to have
good men nominated. When he
has worked for this and failed, then
he has the right to take an eclectic
course in voting, or to refrain from
voting. This is manly independ-
ence. = Cincinnati Gazette { Rep.
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A young man with a specula-

A young man with a specula-
tive optic called at an insurance
Office in indianapolis the other day
and asked what policy on his
mothers life for 81, 080 would cost.
He explained thfi 49, mad bought
some real estate, and IS future pay
nvH,- would crsMH lin some, he
th0u2 at 20 fC&ize c~9ugh on The
Old lady's death, u ne could not
live lang, to help hl'n out. The
insurance man advis a him Eot to
step it any half measures, but Sc
cure lhe Id iady' skeleton as
well, and dispose OF it to one of
the medical Ole .es
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The Last CRY.
[ From The Philadelphia 7inse !

The last cry heard was fhaf of
a little child in the cabin "A rms
the cold and formal dispat ,ch which
announces the breaking IN of the
Schiller and the loss Of more than
three hundred lives. Al little child
In the cabin, and its poor infantile
appeal for help! not all the ira
gedy of that ad affair the death of
the noble capita IN at his post. we
hope, as becarne man and a sea-
man, the e'Ading of the struggle
with Death upon the sharp rocks
Of Sicily, which the gallant sailors
doubtle IS fought, or the drowning
OF the women who were on board,
pitifidi creatures whose hair has al
ready turned to seaweed-none of
tJese fates equals that of the child
whose cry was the last SOUND heard
as the noble ship struck the cruel
rock. 1t seems almost like a viola
tion of the sanctity of grief, like an
invasion Of the heart that means
and refuses to be healed, of the sor-
row that will not be comforted, to
mention this thing, but the cry of
that child will be heard around the
globe, piercing the ear and rending
the heart of every man who reads
the story A little child! What
magic there is in those words =
What cords do they touch /! What
memories revive! A little child,
pure and fresh, the handiwork of
the Maker, before the debasing
breath of earth had struck it,
Sweet and innocent, the image of
his maker and the reflection of
angels. We do not wish to be ac-
cused of sentimentalism, nor do
we desire to be pathetic, but the
involuntary touch of the telegraph
opon the key he struck in the brief
sentence we have quoted, will vi
brate through a million hearts
One touch of nature makes the
whole world kin.
1t is needless now to speculate
upon the future of that little child,
had he lived, and it was perhaps
ordered wisely and we'll that he
should die las he did. The ocean is
the graveyard ofgreater dead than
the earth, and in its bosom, uncof-
fined and unknelled, lie some of
the worlds best heroes. Westmin-
lister Abbey is no nobler tomb than
the dark, unfathomed caves of the
ocean, wherein lie those who died
that others might live, and who
persisted in the most unselfish
cause for which men can die--the
preservation of the lives of their
fellow beings. Let us hope that
the child was saved-the stories
run that way, telling us not only
of brands snatched from the burn
ing, but of wrecks cast upon the
shore, that afterwards bore them
selves as bravely as the best. Cas-
abianca, over whom we mourned in
our youth, was subaltern in the
ranks of heroism compared with
the child who made his voice hea, d
above the roar of the winds, the
rush of the waters, and the thun-
der of the breakers, the night the
good ship Schiller went down.
Perhaps his father had been swept
into the sea an hour before; doubt
less he laid warm upon the cold
breast of his dead mother, but that
cry which rouses the best nature
of man, and has sometimes stayed
the murderer's hand. was heard
above the din of the waves, and at
the mercy of heaven itself; for was
it not He who said, "Suffer little
children to come unto me, for of
such are the kingdom of heaven"
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ing on themselves a serious and UNI
enviable responsibility If they do. To
attempt to forcibly interfere with the
chief magistracy of the State in the
execution of the laws, is indeed a
grave matter, and one that may pre-
cipitate collision involving not on
ly the peace of the commonwealth,
and the sacrifice of human life, but
also the good name of the State thro'
out the country.
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Muslin overskirts and sleeveless
basques are still imported, and the
designs are much prettier than
those of last year. Handsome blk
and ecru yak basques and over
dresses are used for street wear,
and the Swiss and Valencisnnes
are mere appropriate for house
and evening use.
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Suppose we let "poor Carlotta y
alone Tor awhile. The Independence
Beige, referring to the recent reports
of her alarming illness, says that her
physical health has not ceased to be
excellent, but unhappily her mental
state remains unchanged
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When one looks around and sees
hundreds Of dough-heads getting rich
doing nothing, while he is working
like slave for his daily bread, we
tell you what it makes a fellow feel
as though the butter of this world
was spread by a stepmother.
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THE Capital.

According to the provisions Of the
Capital removal bill, the capital Of
the State will be in the city Of Wheel
ing on and after next Thursday, one
week from to-day.
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DEATH OFJUDGE PAUL..

Judge James PAUL, of the Supreme
Court Of Appeals of this State died at
his residence, near Wheeling ON Tues
day last. Judge PAUL was an emf
nent lawyer, and one of the ablest ju-
rists on the Court of Appeals bench.
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The st. Louis Globe thinks the on
ly way to bring ont full vote in that
city is to have a game of base ball on
election day and locate the voting
places at the game of the base ball
park.