Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1875-07-10
THE NEWS.

on the subject as Mr.. Pendleton is.
At a meeting of the members of
Plymouth Church, Wednesday even
ing, Mr. Beecher's salary was raised
to$100,000 for the ensuing year. The
Plymouth people are queer set.
Moody and Sankey announce that
this will be their last week in Lon
don. They go to Paris, where they
propose to hold revival services.
The g American Grocer declares
" that there is scarcely single class
of goods put up and sold in this
country which is not sshort of the
weight or measure claimed for it.
Ground was broken on Monday at
Atlant, Ca, ] in the presence of au
immense crowd, for the Atlanta Cot
ton Factory. Hon. A. I'll. Stephens
and others made short addresses.
Secretary Delano has gone to Mt.
Vernon, Ohio, and it is thought he
will not return to Washington to re-
sumo the duties of his office. 1t is
believed that Assistant Secretary
Cowen will be appointed to the posi-
ton.
Letters are being constantly re-
ceived at the Post Office Department
from all parts Of tile country, COM
planning of the poor quality of the
postal cards now in use. In many
cases it has been found impossible to
take letter-press copies of the cores
pondence upon them.
The grasshoppers are sitting idly
on the fence in Nebraska, splitting
tobacco juice, and piteously begging
the farmers, with tears in their eyes,
to plant something, having devoured
everything green-eyen gone so far
as to deyour a green Irish girl in the
employ ola farmer in that district.
Several Presidential candidates
have come to grief recently. They
should follow the example of the old
pious negro preacher, and "bow hum
bly, to de dispensations of a wise but
INSCRIPTIONS Providence" The dar
keys phraseology doubtless best in
terprets their feelings.
The Minnesota Democratic State
Convention met at st. Paul Wednes-
day, and nominated the following
State ticket Governor, ID. l.. Buell.;
1t. Goy'r., E. w. Durant; Secretary
of State, A. Bierman; State Auditor,
M. Doran; State Treasurer, Albert
Schaeffer; Chief Justice of Supreme
Court, l.. Emmett; Railroad Com
missioner, j. w. Sercerbox.
The Wisconsin Republican State
Convention assembled at Madison on
Wednesday and nominated Harrison
Ludington for Governor, A. t. Ea-
ton for Lieutenant Governor, I'll. B.
Warner for Secretary of State, Hen
ny Boltz for Treasurer, John b. Ben
nett for Attorney General, and Rob
ert IGraham for Superintendent of
Public Instruction.
A bold attempt was made to rob
the Barre National Bank at Barre,
Vermont, on Tuesday night. A par
ty of thieves entered the house of the
cashier, and after binding his wife
and daughter, handcuffed him, and
with a halter around his neck, led
him to the bank, which he was COM
PEELED to open. The vault being
secured by chronometer lock,
the burglars We're unable to open it,
and were compelled to retire with
about 81, 300 in unsigned bills and
some so in money. The party de-
camped after binding and gagging
the cashier. One of the robbers has
been arrested, and the remainder, it
is thought, cannot escape.
At an adjourned meeting of the
Executive Committee of the Nation
al Grange Of the Patrons Of Hus-
bandry, held in Washington on Mon
day, the report Of the subcommittee
appointed to consider the subject of
the establishment of system of Ex-
change between the cooperative So
cieties of England and the Changers
of this country was adopted. The re-
port speaks fayorably of the project,
and instructs the Executive Com
mittee to take such measures as may