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

THE NEWS.

from nineteen or the heaviest gram
growing counties of Nebraska. They
give most encouraging reports. The
grasshoppers have entirely disappear
ed in most places.
A horrible story of outrage and
| murder at sea, the victims being two
sisters, and the murderers the cap
tain and crew ola schooner on which
they had taken passage, comes from
Halifax, Nova Scotia.
Horace Binney, the oldest member
of the Philadelphia bar, died Thurs
day, aged 81 years. He was admitted
to the bar in 1900, and was the Oldest
living graduate of Harvard Univers-
ity, having graduated their in 1907.
Two tramps called at the Manton
House, Johnston, Rhode Island,
Friday night, and after being fed de-
manded liquor. This being refused,
one drew revolver and shot j. II.
Phillips, the proprietor, through the
head. The tramps escaped.
The express train on the Western
Maryland Railroad, when within one
mile of Uagerstown, on Thursday
night, struck and instantly killed
VIM. Null, Waterman to watch the
cut, who was supposed to be sitting
on the track asleep. The train stop
ped before it had entirely passed over
him. Null leaves a wife and three
children.
The London Times of Saturday, in
its review or the crop prospect, says
that with a continuance of fair wea-
Their in England, and should the
American crop be secured in good
order, there will be very little rise in
the corn market. The reports from
France are less unfavorable than was
apprehended, the recent rains in that
country having done but little in
jury.
A special to the Chicago Inter
Ocean from Fort Laramie, says that
the miners in the Black Hillscountry
have held meeting at Custer City,
on French creek, at which resolu-
tions were adopted thanking Presi-
dent Grant for the manner in which
he had caused his commands to be
carried out, and stating that they
left the country under protest.
Spotted Tail now demands compen-
sation from the Government for the
gold taken out of the Black Hills this
summer, in addition to the purchase
money offered for the country.
The census returns from two
thirds of the State of New York
show an increase of 70S,S16 over the
enumeration of 1870. At that rate
New York has gained nearly mil
lion of inhabitants, within five years.
This seems so incredible that very
satisfactory evidence will be required
to convince people outside of the
State that the canyasSers are not Of
the lightning calculator = class.
The Oregon independent conven-
ton has adopted a hard-money plat
form, and also demands the repeal of
the act doubling the President s sal
airy, favors legislative control of rail-
road fares and freightS, and REIN
bursement of the State by the gem
eral government for Modoc war ex-
penses. The republican convention
adopted similar platform, emitting
the presidential salary question, but
opposing third term. The indie
pendents nominated for Congress G.
M. Whitney, and the republicans
Henry Warren.
The extraordinary prevalence of
rains and floods will render the pre-
sent summer notable in every quar-
ter of the globe. Europe, India, Chi
ma and America, have, in turn and
out of turn, been deluged, and the
end is not yet. New England, till
lately in the present season exempt
from damaging storms, has another
Mill river overflow, with destruction
of property and panic among thepeo-
pie along its banks to record. Heavy
rain storms occurred on Thursday in
other parts of New England and in
New York and New Jersey.
One of these days we shall have
the fact in regard to the Black Hills.
At present they are as contradictory
as the weather; it is impossible to
make either head or tail of them.
One day we are assured OH the most
reliable authority that the country
abounds in gold, the next that ex-
perienced miners working industri-
ously from morning until night can
not earn more than dollar. The
fact that such discrepant stories pre-
vail is regarded by many as primd
focie evidence of the existence of
gold in large quantities, and hence
the eager desire of so many to be al
lowed TO test the matter practically.
Hon. Reverdy Johnson writes
long letter to the Tribune on the cur
rency, in which he comes to the fol-
lowing conclusions:
First. That the only cur ency
known To the Constitution is cold