Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1875-09-04

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'-earibaldi is reported to be lying
{ Ill at his home in Caparea, caused by
oyer-work on his scheme for the inn
provement of the Tiber.
James Dunn, Catholic, and Robert
Coulter, Protestant, had a religious
discussion on Sunday in Columbus,
Ohio, resulting in Coulter shooting
Dunn in the side and then escaping.
The wound win probably prove fatal.
Seventeen tramps were arrested in
Railway, N. j., on last Friday night
and locked up. While in the cells
they threatened revenge, and on Sun
day morning they set fire to three
buildings, causing total loss of
about $4,000.
Governor Hendricks has all along
been balancing ON the fence with bis
customary nicely, but it is now said
that in his speech this week at ZaneG-
vile, Ohio, he will get down on the
side of Uncle William Allen and in
flation.
The destruction of sos, 400 in legal
tender notes has been ordered by the
Secretary of the Treasury, being so
per cent. of the National Bank notes
issued during the month. The
| amount of legal tenders outstanding
is 1914 ,708.
The case of estervelt, accused of
connection with the Charley Ross
abduction, was commenced Monday
at Philadelphia. The prisoner s wife,
| also indicted for similar completely,
but who had eluded arrest, presented
herself in court and demanded to be
tried with lser husband.
The following ambitious West Vir-
ginia editors, al DESTROYS of positions
as County Superintendent, were de-
feated at the recent elections: Pen
nebarker, of the Neaos, Morris, of
the Gazette, Wells, of the Mentor,
Zeyerly, of the Ventilotor, and Hodg-
son, of the Mercury.
The Red Cloud Investigating Com
mission arrived at Kansas City Mon
day evening, where they will take
additional testimony in reference to
the alleged Indian frauds. Nothing
has been learned from the Commits
sion as to whether the charges have
been sustained The Commission
will meet in Washington on the 9th
of September.
The funeral of Ralston on Monday
was the most imposing ever witness
ed in California. The services were
conducted at Calvary church, whic'a
was crowded to its utmost capacity,
and a concourse of citizens number
ing probably 10000, gathered around
the church outside. The services at
the cemetery were conducted by the
Odd-Fellows.
Since the failure of the Bank of
California 81 ,401 900 in gold has been
transferred from New York to nine
or ten SanFrancisco banks by means
of deposits with the Assistant Treas
urer at New York, but the United
States Treasurer declines to make
any further transfers at present, not
outstanding that several applica-
lions to that effect have been receiy-
ed from New York.
JUDGE KELLY endorses green
backs as money, and grows eloquent
III saying that they deserve such re-
cognltion because they served so i'm
portantly during the war in paying
the expenses of the Government.
Greenbacks were issued as a military
necessity. At the same time men
were killed, property confscated and
many other things done under the
same necessity, which Mr.. Kelly
would scarcely endorse the contin-
uance of no matter how important a
service they rendered during the re-
bellion.
JUDGE KELLY says that the green
backs now issued are but capital de-
posted in vaults fol future use when
money may be again required. Well.
suppose more greenbacks were issued
us favored by Mr.. Kelly, what would
prevent their being likewise depos-
lted unul more money was required.
! What is thus stored now are offered
at low rates of interest, and are not
taken because there is no demand
therefor. Would the issue of several
| millions more quicken the demand ?
IL seems as though such over issue
| would be like redundancy of eggs
in a huckster's hands, liable to seri-
Gus depreciation.
The Maine Staadord having CON-
| plainedthat its copies sent through
mails have !peen opened and re-
publican campa Ign documents insert
ed, Postmaster-General Jewell has
ddressed q letter to the editor stat
ing that he will at once dismiss from
the service any one who may be
proven to have been guilty of the
offence.
The French Minister of the In.
terror has made a speech to a meet
ing Of manufacturers urging them to
send their products to the Centen-
nial EXnnSitinn lie thinks that the