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The Morning herald., 1875-12-29

|'%sookLYN, N. Y, Dec. 2sth.--Beecher
O,l''rsatier to-day says he has not read
ERNapers Wy served upon him last night by
sa M,?n.s nr lawyers, but he has handed the
We @sttes owes tD .hisadk kaeel sSHA1an-
Siv uH When the case will. come to trial.
,in N.l De represented by shearman and
ANY, he refrains from reading news
Ses ssceounts of the case as be did on the
H. " irlal, Maa9iltoQss cp4vsrsibg ,Ito; Gay gay
N ~ u, rs 49, lully determined TO press the suit
The Morning herald., 1875-12-29
bIkxMxIL AND TEz.]RarH.

It ts reported thet TwHd II tgIkiug iaa
T.. e.! Ess:e Sss 7 1.sss3;, ssai,4 seA, Nsl
ously I'll of the measles. 80, =
The dRp9er Of tRe Ohio river flood is now
passed, Though int river is very high.
The Pope is to confer the Gross of St.
Gpegpryths Ggsat daahe IamEHayor of
London.
Count Won ,Aspims has r.frittsn ranotbar
ldtN,ft aenD@ Othht 1Atha0 fttfald
any statement. " -
4Thenstss MIstfs Rssst arrived rived at At
disabled steamer L''Amssique, at- Queens
sjudgebdIohse1!gl he dMs|sion.4 .4y!A,tlrday
morning declaring the recognizancss Of
TWeed's bail toh seVen recent indictments for
felony to he forfeited. g..5sa s.sr
dsll!!IE|' |',||;: NfE;11E 1E;:||sas. ;i;i 3 g
The Morning herald., 1875-12-29
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The Morning herald., 1875-12-29

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Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1875-02-27
JESSIE JAMES.
How He Dined with Forty
six Missiles of Death About
His Person
[ From tie Kansas city Ne,es, 5th. !

From the Kansas City Ne'es, 5h.1
AT this time anything connected
with the James boys IS Of interest
to the people of this section espec-
tally, and we give the following
account Of how Jesse James APP
peared at a house not many miles
from this city about the 18th of
last month, only II few days prior
to the affair near Kearney. He
rode up in front Of the house about
noon, and asked the proprietor,
whom he knew, If he could get
dinner.
Being replied to in the affirma-
tive, he asked if there were any
dangerous people around, and, the
answer being satisfactory, he look
ell carefully in all directions and
then dismounted. He entered the
house, and, walking to back door,
opened it and looked around, quiz
city remarking that he wanted to
know way to retreat if it became
necessary. He carried a fine Hen
ry rifle with him, and after remov-
ing his great coat, the butts of five
large six shooting Remington re-
volvers were disclosed, showing
that, with the rifle, he had forty
six missiles of death ready for any
one coming to interfere with his
liberty.
When his dinner was announc-
ed he again looK out at the doors,
and then seating himself at the Ia
BILE, with the rifle across his lap,
dispatched his meal with hearty
relish and in the most unconcern-
ed manner possible, save with an
occasional glance through the win
dows, keeping up, meanwhile, a
pleasant conversation with his
host. What two or three or four
men would have relished the task
of appearing in the doorway and
interrupting that outlaws dinner
with q demand to surrender?
Their only hope to save their lives,
or at least the life of one ormore of
them, would be to get the first shot
and that an unerring and fatal one.
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1875-02-27
When viii Mr. ReecllerTalxe
the Stand?
From the Buffalo Courier

The great intellectual struggle
will begin when Mr.. Beecher takes
the stand. This may not be for a
couple of weeks yet, but when it
does come it will be worth Witness
ing. If the great preacher does not
know anything about ragged
edges already, he certainly
will have pretty thorough
knowledge when his examination
is over. This, it is said, will be
conducted by Mr.. Beach, whose
instincts are of the bull dog order
that is, he doesn't know how to
let go. 1t is very certain that Mr..
Beecher will find it much harder
to get along with Beach than he
found it to satisfy the committee
that was determined to find him
not guilty anyhow. His great in
tellectual resources, and he is prob
ably as well supplied in this res
pect as any man living, will need
to be in their best condition when
Beach begins to draw upon them.
1t is thought that his greatest diff
ficulty will come when he is ex-
amined about the visit to Mrs. Til
ton the night before he was accus-
ed by her husband. He certainly
cannot deny the visit, for the doc
uments prove it and Moulton
swears to it besides, and if he adj
mits it he will have to make some
sort OF reasonable explanation
Why did he go to Mrs. Tilton that
night and get that remarkable pa
per which he returned to Moulton
next day? l put this question
merely because Mr.. Beecher will
probably find it harder to answer
than any other The lawyer by
whom he is to be cross-examined
is man of about his own age, and
fully as quick as he is in intellec-
tual play. And he has a power of
concentration, knack of
sticking to a single point and
hammering away right there, that
the brilliant pulpit orator does not
possess. Undoubtedly the most in
teresting part of the great trial will
come when Beach lays Beecher on
the dissecting table of Judge Neil
sons court.
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1875-02-27
Hard Times.

This is the universal cry, and
with all our numberless industries
and facilities for obtaining wealth,
each succeeding winter cry is be-
coming louder and stronger. Meet
the merchant, and he will tell you
that business is dull; the manufac
turer is compelled 10 curtail his la
Dor; the mechanic is out ofemploy-
ment; and in every department Of
business the cry of lizard Times"
is heard. What is the matter! The
simple answer is, Americans live
too fast-they are living beyond
there means; they are not practi-
cling that economy that is the sure
precursor Of wealth; they are laying
up nothing against a rainy day.
This is a national fault. People
strive to be rich quickly, and as
quickly fail. The poor strive to
initiate wealth, and strain taeir
limited means to that object, and
oftimes go beyond their incomes;
then comes debt and all the mise
ries of q hopeless poverty. There
is q large class of Americans who
are ashamed to work, and these
are growing up in idleness, depen-
dent upon doting parents, whose
extravaganza brings them to ruin,
and their children find themselves
penniIess without a single fitness
for any department Of business. -
Sons should strive to be indepen-
dent of their fathers, aud wives
and daughters should help hus-
bands and fathers to bear the bur
dens, instead Of increasing those
burdens until they are all crushed
alike under their weight. The
American people have got to
" right 'front.'" or with all their re-
sources, still harder times are in
store for them.
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1875-02-27
Weeping Over the Tomb OF
CLAW.

When ALI Burnett was in the
bright Lexington of Kentucky the
other day, in passing along one Of
the back streets he observed a
white haired old man standing
with head uncovered on a pair of
hay scales. The man was mutter-
ing something to himself, and oc-
casionally he would wipe away a
tear. ALI was curious to know
what allied the old man. So he
said: "What's the matter uncle 2"
'Hush," said the old man, with
an admonitory wave of the hand,
"tread lightly. This is er grave of
er greatest statesman in er (hic)
whole wOrl !"
81 took it to be hay scales" said
ALT, "But whose grave is itY"
Its the grave ofold (hic) Hen
ry Clay. Alas he's gone home !"
ALT left him leaning across the
wooden box that contains the
weighing apparatus, weeping bit
terly,a as he supposed,ove the tomb
of Clay.
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1875-02-27

When Paul the Apostle wrote
to Timothy about the qualiica-
lions Of q bishop, he mentioned
that the bishop should be "the
| husband Of one wife And in
writing to Titus of the qualifica-
lions Of elders, he used the same
expression. The expression is such
a simple one that it seems difficult
to suppose how anybody could
misunderstood it. Yet Vigian-
thus, a presbyter at Barcelona, who
lived in the fourth century, got up
misunderstanding about it, and
urged the meaning TO be that a
bishop should never have more
than one wife in his life, and,
should that wife die, he could new
or repair damages by second
marriage. Strangely enough. the
Greek Church adopted this notion
and holds it to the present day
It's introduction into the Episcopal
Church is q novelty, yet we find it
brought in the oldest manner i'm
aginable. Bishop Nottingham,
of Maryland, refused to take part
in the recent conservation Of Bish-
OPP Dudley, of Kentucky, because
the present Mrs. Dudley happens
to be q second wife. He declared
that the second marriage of Bish-
OPP Dudley incapacitate5 him from
holding the Episcopal Office, and
even refused to append his sigma
ture to Bishop Dudley's creden-
tials, or in any way to recognize
him as a bishop, We know not
how many clergymen with second
wives, or how many bachelor cler-
gymen have had the bishops
hands laid on their heads in ordi-
nation to the priesthood. The di-
recfions in the Epistle to Titus
cover the case of the lower clergy
thus situated, fully as much as
those in Timothy apply to the
bishops. What may come of this
queer turn of Bishop Whiting
hams mind is a problem whose
solution we are not exactly pre-
pared to forecast. DR. Idlneage, IN
the GtriStidu-at- Work.
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1875-02-27
The Pollution of Streams.

a bill has been introduced into
the Pennsylvania Legislature, the
object of which is to compel man
ufacturing establishments so to reg
ulate the disposal Of the dregs of
their works to prevent them pass
ing into the streams, which are
public highways and used for mu-
nicipal purposes. 1t is asserted
that one of the first effects Of the
pollution of a stream is the destruc-
ton of fish, and that the fisheries
of the Schuylkill, once the finest
on the continent. have already
been almost entirely destroyed. 1t
is also claimed by the supporters of
the bill that the diseases which
are frequently attributed by ply
sicians to miasmatic influences are
the direct result of using polluted
water.
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1875-02-27
The Dyspeptics.

Hall says:-It is wrong to eat
without an appetite, for it shows
there is no gastric juice in the
stomach and that nature does not
need food; and not needing it,
there being no fluid to receive and
act upon it, it remains there to
purify, the very thought of which
should be sufficient to deter any
man from eating without an APP
petite for the remainder of his life.
If a tonic is then to whet the APP
petite, it is mistaken course, for
its only result is to cause one to
eat more when already an amount
has been taken beyond what the
gastric juice is able to prepare. The
object to be attained is larger
supply of gastric juice, not larger
supply of food; and whatever fails
to accomplish that essentinal OBJ
ject fails to have any efficiency to-
ward the cure of dyspeptic diseas-
es. The formation of gastric juices
is directly proportional to the
wear and tear of the system, which
is to be the means of supplying,
and this wear and tear can only
take place as the result of excess
The efficient remedy for dyspep
tics is work-outdoor work; bene-
fetal and successful in direct pro-
portion as it is agreeable, interest
ing and profitable.
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1875-02-27
COAL! COAL

NE ARE prepared TO nrnish consupl-
wv ers with all kinds OF hard and solt
coal in any quantities. at fair rates. Give
VS. a call. Knapp Il ENMERT,
August .. ! 6md3mw
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1875-02-27
A KIeptonlania BRIDEGROOM

A Detroit paper says: Rev. j. S.
Smart, of Port Huron, Wednesday
married couple who called on
him from Canada, and when the
bride and groom had departed,
Mr.. Smart discovered that his
overcoat had been exchanged for
one of inferior Canada make He
pursued the newly-Wedded pair
and interrupted heir blissful con-
verse while crossing Black River
bridge, and recovered his overcoat.
Starting homUward, Mr.. Smart
missed his gloves, and again turn
ed and overhauled the bridegroom
who, having made restitution, was
suffered to depart in peace.
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1875-02-27

The newly-elected Senator for
West Virginia, the Hon. Allen f.
Caperton, is native and resident
Of Monroe county, in that State.
He is a lawyer by profession and
is an able debater. He is about
sixty-fve years of age, of active
habits and vigorous physical con-
stitution, and is thoroughly inden-
titled with the material intere SITS
of the State. Mr. Caperton was a
representative from Monroe coun-
ty in the Virginia Legislature be-
fore the division of the State, and
during the war was elected a Con-
federate Senator from Virginia, his
colleague being the Hon. II. NJ. II
Hunter. In this body he was con-
sentative in his views, nut firm in
their maintenance, and only re-
Gently consented to ask for the re-
moval of his political disabilities.
In politics, before the war, Mr..
Caperton was whig, and exer-
cised considerable influence in the
councils of his party.
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1875-02-27

A correspondent OF the Chicago
Tribune enters protest against the
practice of shampooing. He says !:
"It is well enough for the people
of this country to understand once
for all, that the reason why there
are so many bald-headed young
men nowadays is the universal
custom of shampooing the head
with stimulating washes. The
wonder is, that there are any men
left who have full suits of hair
The custom should be discontinued
at once, and young men should be
warned in season against this per-
nicious practice. Let shampo0ing
cease from this time forward.
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1875-02-27
A POacher's Prayer.

Jamie Hamilton, a noted poach-
er at Crawfordjohn, was once ask
ed by woman to pray for an old
woman who was lying at the point
of death. 81 Gamma pray" said he.
"But we maun dot, JAMIE" said
the old woman. "Weel, if l maun
dot, 1 maun dot; but / haena
muckle to say" said Jam lie. Be-
ing placed beside the dying wo-
man, the poacher, with thoughts
more intent OH hares than prayers,
said, go Lord, thou kens best
Thysel' how the case stands be-
tween Thee and Eppie; but SIM
We haze hath the haft and the blade
in your ain hand, just guide the
gully as best suits your ain glory
and her ain guild. Amen!" Could
a bishop have said more in as few
words?
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1875-02-27
Self Denial Worse than Med.
feinn

Children don't love medicines,
and they dread to see a doctor,
with his prescriptions OF bitter
doses. But asharp appetite and a
love ofgood things may Danish all
fear of the doctor. Harper S Mag
azine tells a capital story, with a
moral for elder readers:
A wee bit of girl in Cuso, Wis
consin, while at the breakfast ia
BILE few mornings since, made
loud and repeated calls for butter
ed toast. After disposing of ib-
eral quantity of that nourishing
article, she was told that too much
toast would make her sick. Look
ing wistfully at the dish moment
she thought she saw way out OF
her difficulty, and exclaimed:
Well, give me another piece
and send for the DOCTOR"
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1875-02-27
ERRORS OF YOUTH

A GETLEMAN WHO SUFFERED
"a years from Nervous Debility
Premature Decay, and all the
effects ofyouthful indiscretion, will. for
the sake of suferining humanity, send
free to all who need it, the recipe and
direction for making the simple remedy
by which he WAS cured. Sufferers wish
ing to profit by the advertiser S expert
snce can doso by Addressing in perfect
confidence,
JOHN B. OGDEN,
AZ Cedar st., New York
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1875-02-27

The 4th of March, 1877, will come
on Sunday, and by statute the in
auguration of the President-elect
oes not take place until the next
ay. This fact will give President
Grant one more day in Office than
was elected for.
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1875-02-27
TO CONSERVATIVES.
THE ADVERTISER HAVING b

THE ADVERTISER HAVING been
l. permanently cured ofthat dread di-
scase, Consumption, by simple reme-
dy, is anxious TO make known to his
fellow sufferers the means of cure. To
all who desire it, he will send copy OF
the prescription used, free of charge,
with the directions for preparing and
using the same, which they will find a
sure cure for Consumption, Asthma,
Bronchitis, &c. Parties wishing the
prescription will please address
REV. f. A. WILSON,
1874 Penn ST Williamsburg, N. Y.
Noy A-Gndaw-A Abbott.
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1875-02-27
GENERAL REPAIR SHOPS.
All Kinds OF Machinery
Repaired.
J.W. AND A. SCEEEELKEY
Machinists & Blacksmihts

pEPAIR all kinds Of Machinery
AoSteam Engines and boilers. cut
gum and straighten circular, cross
cut and other saws. Make and repair
iron railing aud fences for cemeteries,
yards, etc. Repair sewing machines.
and in fact. do all kinds of work in the
line of practical machinists and black
smiths. We go to any part of this and
adjoining counties to perform work
when desired. Give us call. Shop on
West Martin ST. OctI2dIwlvr
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1875-02-27

The contest between the Balti-
more and Ohio and Pennsylvania
Railroad Companies continues
Yesterday the last named compa-
ny reduced its rates for passenger
travel to points West to correspond
with those of the Baltimore and
Ohio. In this respect both roads
agree.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1875-07-09
EXPEDICION AL POLO ARTICO.

Ell 20 del pasado mayo sali6 de tn
glaterra la expedition que va a ex-
plorar ell Polo Artico. Preparada con
ell detenimiento necesario y utilizados,
para lograr Ell 6xito que Sc propono,
todos los conocimientos y experiencias
adquiridos en- las empresas del mismo
genero acometidas hasta ahora, la
nueva expedition tiene grandes pro
babilidades de regresar al suelo nativo
con su "botin" de ciencia, y, sin en-
barge, al yerla partir, al pensar en-
los riesgos que la esperan, al conside-
rar la lucha que va emprender con
10 desconocido, icuartos no habr5n
creido que desaparecia para siempre
en- los confines del horizonte! Antes
de recapitular alglnas not.cias relati-
vas 4 la noble empresa patrocinada
por ell gobierno ingles noticias que
de SECURE agradaran 4 los lectores-
rindamos 81 tribute de admiration
que Sc mereceh esos hombres que
impulsados por ell amor a la clencia
abandonan p-tria y hogar, tamilia
s--s.~--------- A,~-.s~ - ~~~
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1875-07-09
PROYECTO AGRfCOLA.

En- La Pyensa de Mayagiiez Sc ha
publicado la siguiente carta de IN ha-
cendado de Ponce, en- que trana un
plan que cree conducente a sacar a
la production azucarera de la Isla del
estado diffcil en- que Sc encuentra.
La enfermedad economical existe real
mente y urge apliearle ell reme1io.
No hemos estudiado fondo ell que
propone ell Sr p, pero a fin de que 10
conozea y 10 juzgue la nayorla de los
propietarios de Puerto Rico, pues Ell
psri6dico Ell que Sc ha publlcado tie
ne pcca circulation, 10 copiamos q
continuation:
Hace va algunos amos, los hacendados
las personas que Sc ocupan en la f.bri-
cacion de az1car en- Puerto-Rico, Sc que
ian con sobra de razon del aumento pro-
gresivo en- los gastos de exploitation, 9, mo
siembras, maqninas y erogaciones diver.
sas, y de la disminucion tambien progre
silva en- los precios de venta del producto,
fuente principal de la riqUeza del pals; de
suerte, que cuando el hacendado ha paga-
do sus contribuciones y sus enormes gas
tos, cuando ha deducido todo de su activo,
no aolamente We con honda pena que no
tiene ell mas miAimo benefcio, aino que
la perdida Sc acpmula q Ia de los amos an
teriores y viene aumentar su pasivo.
Per otra parte las Casas refaccionistas
van haci6ndose cada d;a mas escasas 7
multitud de baciendas, hipoteea3as en- su
mayor partc, arrastran una existencia
trabajosa, sin capital sin credito.
sQae hacer? sC6mo salir de tan angus
tiosa situaciCn, cue va haci6ndose cada
dia mas tirante y amenaza concIuir con
las riquesas del pais9 Tai estado de cosas
NJ puede ia proloDgarse 8 importa mucho
srbitrar los medios de conjurar Ia eatas
! trofe final. Someto su lust ado eriterio
nj opinion spbfe este asunto.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1875-07-09

comodidades para lanzarse & las regio
mes hiperb6reas mex plo. "a las dondt
les -aguardan el trio entumecedor, |;
soledad aterradora, las noches sin fin
Ia ausencia del sol, que yivi6ca los
afectos, y quiza la muerte.
| Preparado todo con la mas minucio.
sa atencion, los dos barcos expedicio-
narios-Alert q Discovery-comenz
ran la verdadera campana en- Agosto
| proximo saliendo de la hahfa de Mel
Vile Durante ese mes ell Alert nave
CARA con direction al Norte hasta
donde ct hielo 10 permita, dejando al
Discovery en- ell sitio m IS seguro Y ac-
cesible que Sc encuentre. "Inmedia-
tamente despues de llegar al mas alto
punto possible, dice Ell peri6dico que
nos pToporciona estas noticias, 81 Sc
halla bastante immediate al Polo 81
las circuntancias 10 permtten, una par
t da del Alert avanzara con trineos y
provisiones como cienF millas sohre ell
hielo, establecera una estacion la
dejara ista para la Primayera. La
partida regresara al barco cuando Ell
Sol haya desaparecido, y no voIEefza
q .emprenderse las excursiones hasta
la reaparicion de dicho astro en- eT ano
siguiente." -
Los expedicionarios abrigan la es-
peranza de llegar al Polo, merced 4
Iclerto pasaje que Sc cree existe, y 81
este ,dltimo es cierto no puede fjarse
hasta que latitud podra avarzar ell
Atert. No consideramos propio de es
te lugar entrar en- todos los detalles V
conieturas que Sc hacen respecto de
la expedition. El plan que Sc ha adop
tado permite abrigar halagienas es
peranzas de que, cuando m9nos, Sc
aumentaran los conocimientos de la
Geografla polar y Sc pdndra la base
para sucesivas expediciones de esa
region importante del Globo. Como
dice ell peri6dico citado, existe un
cfrculo de | 400 miIlas de dianetro
inhabitado que no sabemos 81 es tie
IRA 8 aqua nj de que manera 10 afec
tan condolences esencialmente distin
tas de las que nosotros nos rodean
Luego anade.
"5No es esa region otra cosa que
un gran refrigerante para la produc
clon de frio; este es, para la absorcion
de calors 81 ell aqua prepondera ali,
no hay motive para suponer que ell
fro sea tan extremado como creemos,
siendo asl que ell Ecuadorno es enpun
to alguno mas ard ente que los Tr6-
picos, que ei hemisferio oriental tiene
mas calor 4 los diez grades de latitud
norte- que 81 occidental, y que el he
misferio boreal es mas calido que ell
austral, 5por ql6 ell clrcul3 polar ar
tico no ha de estar sometido 4 alguna
Influenza benGica? ST por 10 menos
cuenta con un dia que dura medic
ano jpor que extranar que resulte su
licientemente habitahle para fundar
estaciones en- que la production y eco
nomfa de ca6rico ser3h la mas seria
dificultad?" Estas y otras cuestiones
cientfficas impoltantes, como la natu
ra eza de las auloras boreales, sc pre-
sentan al estudio y observaciones de
los expedicionarios. Como noticias de
inter6s general hemos extractado las
anteriores, y para terminar diremos
con ell peri6dico va citado:" La expe
dicion es una loteffa que podra tener
bolas en- blanco, pero que tambien
ofrece algunos pr mios de la mayor
entidad,"