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SALT LAKE, Nov. 1.-THE ques-
ton was raised in the Third Dis
trict Court on Monday as to the
competency of James Johnson,
Mormon, to serve as a juryman
in suit of non-Mormon against
Mormon, the claim being made
that he would be biased in favor of
a fellow-churchman; also that he
would be influenced by the fact
that the Common Council, consist
ing Of Mormons, had appropriated
money to defend the case, Many
witnesses, among them some lead
Ing members Of the Mormon
church, also a number of apostate
Mormons, were examined as to
the influence of council brought
to bear upon jurymen. Judge
Foreman to-day overruled the
challenge of the juryman, decid-
ing that no evidence had been Civ
en- showing that Mormon jurymen
had in any case been instructed
by the church authorities as to the
verdict they should give; that al
though one witless had expressed
the opinion that Mormon would
not be an impartial witness where
the interests of the church were at
stake, and that he believed if a
Mormon juror thought that Brig
ham Young wanted a juryman to
take given course, that would be
the direction he would take, indie
pendent of his own conviction,
there was no evidence that this
had been done. or that the jury
man objected to was under any in
f1uence outside of the church.
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THE NATIONAL BANKS AND
USURY.

The question as to the liability of
National Banks charging or receiv-
ing a rate of interest exceeding that
allowed by law, has tor some time
been subject of discussion in the
State Courts, and has now been def
nitely settled by a decision of the
Supreme Court of the United States.
The question arose in New York and
there the court held, that, the bank
forfeited the principal and interest of
notes upon which illegal interest had
been received. The Supreme Court
overrules this decision and declares
that only the interest is forfeited
AS this more enlightened view is Ia
ken by the highest authority in the
nation, it will henceforth settle the
question as to the liabilities of ma
tional banks in such questions. The
principle declared is the same as that
ON which the West Virginia law
rests in regard to usury.
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OUR NEIGHBORS.

There are forty German Societies
in Wheeling.
The Cumberland police have don
ned new uniforms.
Cumberland wants literary soci-
ETY. and ought to have it. So ought
Martinsburg.
A protracted meeting is in progress
at Scrabble, and will continue dur
ing this week.
Mark Castle, of Shepherdstown,
fell off a boat lying in the Alexandria
canal on Monday last and was drown
ed.
Three prisoners, two of them I'M
der sentence for the penitentiary,
broke jail at Cumberland on We'd
nesday, and are still at large.
The Cumberland NeWs boasts of
head of cabbage measuring two feet
across the top of the head and weigh
ing twenty-three pounds. For big
cabbage heads, commend MS to the
Cumberland editors.
The grist mill, tannery and saw
mill, situated along the Conocco-
cheague creek about six miles South
of Chambersbnrg, belonging to the
firm of Baker, Faust Il Co., was en-
tirely destroyed by fire last week.
The total loss is estimated at 800
900, and no insurance on any of the
buildings.
Continent small poX, of the most
virulent description, has broken out
in Cumberland, and three eases have
already proved fatal. The city coun-
Gil held a meeting on Thursday for
the purpose of taking some action to
prevent the spread of the disease.
Since the change of the terminal
station of the Second and Third Di-
visions of the b. d o. Railroad from
Piedmont to Keyser, express trains
do not stop at the former place, and
things are generally duh there. The
Oakland Herald says that on Satur-
! day last sixteen families moved from
Piedmont to Keyser.
The Cumberland Times democrat
! ic) thus sensibly discourses -" The
political contest is over, and it be-
! llOONCS uo w bul oui uCtto ioouCoi
carefully tend to the wounded feel
ings) of those whom we hurt, in the
excitement of the campaign, and go
into winter quarters, observing the
stritctest laws of healthy legislation
and work for the best interests of the
State with jealous emulation.
! The Cumberland NerS Of Sutur-
day says there are but three eases of
smallpox in town, two at the Amer
/ lean House and one in a house on
North Mechanic street, and the lat :
/ ter is believed to be varioloid. The
| city authorities are using every
means in their power to prevent Il
spread of the disease, and there is
every probability they will succeed,
as all three cases now under treat
ment originated from the same
source, and it is not likely that other
cases will appear. No alarm is felt,
nor does there appear to be oc-
casion for any. The authorities have
certainly acted promptly in the mat
ter.
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The Ward will Case.

DETROIT, ". 1.-THE Ward
will case, which has occupied the
attention Of The Wayne Circuit
Court in this city for the past nine
weeks, was given to the Jury this
morning. AT about 3 O'Clock this
afternoon they sent out for q copy
of the Judges charge which was
given them. At 5 O'Clock the Jul
ry isstill out and the court adjourn
ed till IL O'Clock tonight.
The Jury came into the court
room at IL o'clock and announced
that they were unable to agree.
The question upon which they fail
ed to agree beng a matter of fact
and of law they were sent to their
room again and the court adjourn
ed until 10 O'Clock tomorrow
morning.
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THE LEGISLATURE.

Wednesday the Legislature of this
State met in adjourned session at
Wheeling. The questions that await
consideration and settlement by that
body are numerous and important. -
Last winter nearly the whole session
was giveu to the capital question and
senatorial election, and little or
nothing was done upon current legis-
lation, of which there was much pre-
sented of Importance to the people of
the State. The indications are that
there will be strong movement in
augurated at the very beginning of
this extra session to make a final set
Element of this capital question 10y a
permanent location. There seems
to be feeling throughout the entire
State that the question should be at
once disposed of, and we have no
doubt but that feeling will have such
representation in the Legislature as
will make itself felt. While there is
much important legislation demand
ing immediate attention, there is q
strong argument in favor of perma-
nent settlement of this capital ques-
ton, even at the risk Of other mat
tiers demanding attention and action.
As long as this matter remains un-
der political control it will have a
baneful effect upon State politics. 1t
will be the constant subject of in
trigue, calculation and combination,
and every party of legislation will be
made subservient to this question,
and be in a great measure controlled
by it. To meet the popular demand
and to serve the best interests of the
people of the State, the Legislature
should take such action as will per-
manently and equitably settle the
question. We have faith enough in
their ability and fidelity to the inter
ests they represent to do il with as
little delay as is consistent with a
care for the other important mat
tiers pressing upon their timeand de-
manding their attention.
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REPUBLICAN TICKET.

A correspondent or the Wheeling
Ilatelligencer trots outs the following
ticket, which he submits to the Re-
publican State convention next year
and urges its nomination For Gov
ernor, Col. Ward III. Lamon, of Ber-
kelley; for Attorney General, c. G.
Cole, of Parkersburg; for Auditor,
A. f. Gibbons, of Kanawha county !;
for Treasurer, G. NJ. Shinn, of Tay-
lor county; for State Superintendent
Of Schools, f. III. Cross, Of Marshall
county for Supreme Court Judges,
Hon. r. l.. Berkshire, of Mononga-
liza; w. b. Allison, of Wheeling, and
Hon. JAS. II. Brown, of Kanawha.
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Gov. Kellogg Recommend
Y Fast.

New ORLEANS, Nov. n.--Gov.
Kellogg in proclamation says: The
President of the United States, in ac-
ordance with the old time custom,
having appointed Thursday, Nov.
18th. 1875, as day of thanksgiving
and prayer, it is hereby recommended
to the People of this State that they
observe the day in an appropriate and
becoming manner, while we return
grateful thanks for the many bless
ings bestowed upon us, remembering
especially our immunity for pesti-
lince and flood and the bountiful
crops with which Providence has
crowned the industry of the laborers
thI oughout the length and breadth
of our State, and while from prosper
ity thus vouchsafed to us, we derive
a new hope for the future, let us not
forget to alleviate as far as in our
power the suffering of the poor with
in our midst.
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REMEMBER THIS.

Now is the time of the year for Pneu-
monia, Lung Fever, Coughs, Colds, and
fatal resulte of predisposition to consump-
ton and other throat and lung disease
Bo4cHEEs GERMAN SYRUP has been used
in this neighborhood for the past two or
three years without single failure TO
cure. If you have not used this medicine
yourself, go to your druggist. j. l.. W..
Baker, and ask him of its wonderful sue
cess among its customers. Two doses viii
relieve the worst case. If you have no
faith in any medicine, just get sample bot
tie OF Boschee's German Syrup for 10 cts.
and try it, Regular size bottle rs cents.
Don neglect cough to save seventy-6vc
cents. octl5, If.
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The next question that will stir up
the faculties of the finance thinkers
will be: Shall resumption act be re-
pealed? That will start the finan-
cial discussion afresh, and when the
matter comes up in Congress, as it
undoubtedly will, we shall be treated
to perhaps a score of novel and ride
ulous theories on a subject to touch
which is only to invite fresh trou-
bic.
The New York Tribune rushes to
the front with the proposition that
immediate measures shall be taken
$50 that before another Congress
can be convened by a new President
in 1877 the work of resumption shall
be completed; and it assumes that
this is the golden opportunity offered
the Democrats to retrieve their late
ly lost ground. Whence comes the
next proposition.
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Election Notes.

Full returns have beer received
from all the counties of Maryland,
For Governor, Mr.. Carroll had So
247 votes and Mr.. Harris 72,409 -
Carroll's majority 1888. For
Controller, Mr.. WooIford had So
S37 votes and Mr.. wilkins 70, 203-
Wolford's majority 1884. For
Attorney General, Mr.. Gwinn had
Sc, 161 votes and Mr.. Wallis 71,726
-Gwinn's majority 14,425. The
legislature stands thus Senate,
10 democrats, 7 opposition ; house
of delegates, 81 democrats, y re-
pub'icans and reformers.
Full returns of the election in
Kansas show that the republicans
carry all of the seventy-two organ
lied counties except three Last
year the opposition carried sixteen
counties in the state.
The full official vWe of Pennsyl.
vania gives Hartranft (rep.) tOI
Governor majority of l4,l5
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from Sermons Without Texts" by
the "Lay Preacher" of the National
Intelligencer.
Man, the good book tells us, look
eth on outward appearances. This
is as far ds he is capable Of looking
in matters of the heart. He can
not see the motives of his fellows.
He can only "guess" at them, as
it were. Deeper ken is an attri-
butte of Omnisience alone.
AS to the pecuniary states of
those around us, the case is differ
ent. Pecuniary appearances may
be deceptive to the ordinary obser-
ver--to the multitude, SO to speak.
Especially of the young and mex
periencd is this true. To the OBJ
servant man or woman appear
ances are not SO deceptive The
very parade which the bankrupt
or insolvent makes, not unfre-
quently, just before no falls, serves
to awaken suspicion in the ruinds
of the last named class of observ-
els. But so long as the masses are
found to be easily deceived by APP
pearances advantages will be ia
ken of it, and struggle made to
keep them up as blind. And
herein lies a folly of our time,
whereof thousands are reaping the
sad consequences.
See what unhappiness is pro-
duced by an undue regard for the
appearances as touching dwellings,
dress and equipages. In order to
ascertain how they appear to their
friends ~ there is a restless striv-
ing by the weak ones ofsociety, to
render these as impressive as DOS
sible to their own feelings. SO af-
ter all, it is the "pride of the eye'
that gives the greatest trouble to
people concerned about twain
show"
The wiser among the ancients.
even, simple as their mode of life
necessarily was, were aware of the
social evi! whereof l have spoken.
Hence one Of their phileso-
phers-no less a one than Pytha-
goras himself-is said to have shut
himself up in cave an entire
winter that he might ascertain
how far the appearance of things
had controlled his view of men
and things, in his search for the
reality and for safe gauges oftruth
and virtue. Democritus is said to
have gone so for, for a like pur-
pose. as to gut out his own eyes, lin
order to make the habit of intro
version complete, to the end of
being enabled, as he hoped, TO see
facts in their true relation to abso-
lutte truth.
What we modeFns need moSt,i
times Of pecun;ary trial such as
that through which our people
have been passing of late. is to do
what we ourselves feel to be right.
This the debtor, who is living in
luxury on other peoples money,
never does.
Let us put behind us, friends and
brethren, this satan of social life
appearances. j. e. 5.
WAsHINGTON, ID. G.
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DIR. Hunter Mcclure sends to
the Richmond Dispatch long ac-
count of "Stonewall" Jackson's
last illness. He gives the follow
ing as the Generals last words
about half past he was told
that he had but two hours 10 live
and he answered again, feeb!y but
firmly, Very good; 4 is all right.
A few moments before he died he
cried out in his delirium, Order
A. p. Hillto prepare for action !!
Pass the infantry by the front rap
idly :! Tell Major Hawks'-then
stopped, leaving the sentence un-
finished. Presently smile of in
effable sweetness spread over his
pale face, and then he said quietly
and with an expression as if of re-
lief, Let us cross over he river
and rest under the shade of the
trees" and then, without the
least struggle. his spirit passed"
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There is probably no usage Of mo-
dern civilization which demands re-
form more than the fashion of ex-
travagant funerals. John Bright in
a late letter on this subject, advises
that the practice of the sect to which
he belongs, the Friends, be copied
He decries the wearing of mourning,
which, he says, is always costly, and
as worn by many women, simply hid
eOus.
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The Cincinnati Gazette publishes a
batch of correspondence allegded to
have passed in the summer of 1874
between prominent lawyer of st.
Louis and Mr.. Douglass, then Com
missioner of Internal Revenue, de-
signed to show the impossibility of
then securing action against the
whisky ring from the proper officers
of the Treasury. According to this
correspondent Mr.. Douglass was put
in possession of all the chief points
which have been subsequently brought
out by Secretary Bristow's investiga-
ton. In the February following the
dates of these letters, Secretary
Bristow, upon receiving simple
statement from another source that
a great whisky ring existed in st.
Louis, which could be easily broken
up if it was proceeded against with
out the knowledge of the internal
revenue office, at once instituted the
effective investigation which has
produced such startling and whole
some results.
Ex-Secretary Richardson and ex-
Commissioner Douglass now have
the floor if they have any eXplana-
tjOnS t0 mako
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MAKE EN- ANTE.

Major John Hodgson formerly ed
itor and publisher of the Clarksburg
Sun, has brought suit, by his attor-
ney, General Golf, against eleven of
the leading Democrats of Parkersbug
and Harrison county, for the sum of
$3.50, claimed to be due him for cam
paign printing when these eleven
gentlemen were candidates for office
three years ago.
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Pull-backs have their draw
backs, as a young woman of Keo-
kuk, Iowa, found when she went
to a Masonic entertainment last
week, She looked at the banquet
table with horror, calculating to
her escort: "Good gracious Are
they going to sit down? | didn't
expect that-I-I amt fixed to sit
down" He found a place for her
alongside the mantel-piece, where
she could take her supper standing
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In 1870 the German women de-

In 1870 the German women de-
cidsd that therefore they would
never use chigDons and other
French modes and fashions. The
decision was maintained during
the war, but that office over, and
the fashions mill again started,
the German fair sex couldn't with
stand the pressure, and again APP
piled in the proper quarter for
bonnets and dresses. The male
purists Of Germany are quite be-
side themselves over this feminine
fi9klenesS.
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THE managers of the Georgia State
Agricultural Fair must be more than
ordinarily pious. They refused to
let anybody into the exhibition who
couldn't repeat the Lords prayer,
and the result was that there was
"about as many people outside the
gates playing chuckaluck and for
tune wheels, as there were inside lis
tening to the stirring speeches of the
Yankee orators.
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THE CAPITAL.


Hc j dlhtioDuIS ItUtc5, CoIuiiltile-
ing on an item about the Legislature
which appeared in theISDEPENDENT
says:
g We, too, anticipate a lively ses-
sion; but more on account of the
" investigation business " than the
Capital question. The latter we con-
slider settled for at least ten years.
We are really surprised that the Eas-
tern Panhandle at once has become
so restless upon that question, if not
even more SO than our fellow citizens
Of the Third District"
The term settled y may be fully
understood by our brother, but when
it is qualified 10y the addition of at
least ten years." it would indicate a
very unsettled condition of affairs,
and be until the expiration of that
time AN active element in every cleo
ton, and a controlling motor, in ev-
cry species of legislation. 1t is we'll
known that Martinsburg will be Of
fered as a suitable and a very Access
sible place for the location but wheth-
er Martinsburg gets it or not, perma-
nently, locate it and let Wheeling
have it temporarily until the State
can own and control her own grounds
and buildings. Heretofore the loca-
tion has been put up at public auc-
ton, and sites and buildings were
bid for the favor, and the result is,
the State Government has not shin
gle OF an inch of soil in fee simple,
but its officials and the representa-
tives of the people, with their bag
gage and State documents, are the
guests of the city of Wheeling-all
very hospitable and generous, but a
very unsettled condition of affairs.
The Eastern Pan Handle has not
all at once become restless, but look
ing to the permanent prosperity of
the State, it now, as it has in the
past, desires that the State of West
Virginia shall finally settle its corpo-
rate existence by having permanent
and fixed place for the transaction of
it's official business. The laws re-
quire every corporation, even down
to wildcat insurance companies, to
specify in its charter some place for
its principal business Office, and yet
the state c v2rnment is found vio-
lating this very requirement. The
Town Council of Martinsburg was
recently elected from the Court
Hourse by order of the County Court,
and what better right has the Gov
| ernor of the State and the Legisla-
tive departments to occupy buildings
in the town of Wheeling, owned by
the citizens of that city, without
paying an equivalent therefor 3? Is
the city of Wheeling so rich and the
State of West Virginia so poor as to
render this necessary Is it right
and proper; is it maintaining the
true dignity and responsibility of the
State Do the people of Wheeling
desire the continuance of such con-
dition of affairs, and if they do, will
the representatives of the people per-
NIT it? They only asked a tempo
rary location, and therefore their
generosity should not be taxed any
longer than possible.
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In cases of a sudden jar, knock
or Jam of the hand or fingers. inn
mediately after the blow press the
injured part, with the uninjured
hand, say between thumb and
forefinger. and gradually let up
on it. 1t will nearly always re-
move the pain, and generally any
swelling, that might occur under
the circumstances.
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Even if we are not smart we know
what to do when troubled with a
cough OF cold. No doctor bills for
us. We take a - cent note, go to
the nearest drug store and buy a bot
tie Of DIR. Bulls Cough Syrup. One
dose relieves us,and one bottle cures
ms entirely.
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Adv ERTIsINc RATES.
Terms for the Weekly.

One square 10 lises or less) eek 81 80
Each subsequent insertion.......... so
One square, three months.......... 3 90
One square, six months....."....... 8 90
One square, one year.................. 10 90
Legal advertisements at the published
rates.
g- All transient advertisements due
and collectabe after first insertion.
Liberal deductions made for Quarter,
Half and Whole columns for annual, semi
annual and quarterly advertisers.
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The late elections have to large
extent upset the theories and expec-
tations of Republicans, Democrats
and Independents,the writers for all
these parties have taken a new de-
parture, and their newspapers TEEN
with predictions as to the future of
the political situation. Before an
other election takes place we shall in
all probability be called upon to re-
cord another somersault, which will
demand additional prophets.
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Snow i'm Pennsylvania.

MILFORD, Pa, Nov. 10.-One
inch of snow fell last night and
this morning in this neighborhood
and it is reported that snow fell to
a depth Of two inches twenty
miles further north.
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The members of the M. f. Church
i'll Shepherdstown are already max
ing preparations to hold a Fair dur
ing the Christmas holidays.
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Governor Hartranft has appointed
November % as day of thanksgiv-
ing in Pennsylvania.
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TERMS
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