Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1875-06-26
GENERAL. NOTES.

The grasshopper evil has made the
Nebraskaites wish They'll had not made
game Of the prairie hen.
One Of the finest fields of wheat ia
the neighborhood Of Richmond, Va,
belongs to Fitz Hugh Lee.
The German Government ii pre-
pairing q Parliamentary measure pro-
hibiting public religious professions.
The San, Of London, says 1t has
undoubted authority for stating that,
after repeated conferences, Mr.. Glad
stone has promised to resume the
leadership of the Liberal party next
year.
The Supreme Court of Indiana has
just decided that colored children
must be allowed to attend public
schools in any District In the State,
provided noseparate schools for their
education are furnished.
Gov'r. Castor, of Massachusetts.
has issued special order djshOnOra-
bly, discharging John III. Hill and w
II. Harris, privates In Company 'H.
5th regiment, for intoxication and
disorderly conduct while III uniform
on the 18th.
Representative Beck,of Kentucky,
is openly in the field For the United
States Senatorship, and, It Is said by
the Louisville Commercial will make
a personal canvass. Resolutions
favOrIng his claims have already been
adopted by several County Conyen-
tions.
The Pope, in response to q deputa-
ton who called ON him to offer their
congratulations on the anniversary
of his coronation, said, In the course
Of his address, that the rumors of q
reconciliation between the Holy See
and the Italian Government we're not
even worthy Of mention.
There was a general resumption OF
work at the mines of the Itehigh and
Wilkesbarre Coal Company In the
Wilkesbarre region, on Monday, at
the reduction of ten per cent. from
the prices FL nerly paid. Other conn
panies have also commenced work
and the strike, which has lasted for
six months, is ended.
The statement of The condition OF
the grain and fruit crops, just pub
lished by the Department Of Agricui-.
ture, shows the probable yield to be
somewhat below the average. The
fr0sts have retarded the crops mate
rally in all sections, especially fruit.
Maryland and Delaware clone report
ing an average.
An Augusta, Ga, dispatch states
that admirably executed counterfeit
fives ON the First National Bank of
Paxton, Illinois, are being circulated
along the line of the Georgia railroad
Four counterfeits were found III q
small remittance received at Angus
TIA Tuesday. Skillful experts were
deceived by them.
The Black Hills gold fever may be
expected to break out again, iii spots
and with more violence than ever.
now That Professor Jenney'a explor-
ing party have struck lead near
Harney's Peak, where the deposits
are said to be rich. Ab0uta hundred
miners, it seems, were found In the
gold-bearing region, who III some fsys--
FERROUS way had evaded the watehfug
soldier and jealous Indian, and were
serenely making their fortunes.
The opinion lately expressed that
the Centennial Misunderstanding between
the North and South win go far to-
wards permanently re-uiiting the nsa-
ton, meets with cordial appreciation
everywhere. The Springfield Ileyito-.
lican commenting III the same strain
gives utterance to these sterling
thoughts :" The rising flood Of ma
tional sentiment may lift both the
great political organizations ont al
the mire of partnership and the WIZ
nut, at once compelling and enabling
them to go to the country with Cen-
tennial candidates on CentenriaK
platforms.