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Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1875-01-16

M. Ledru-Rollin whose death
in Paris has been announced by
cable, was one of the leading lights
of republicanism in Europe. He
was the son of a wealthy physician
and was born at Paris in 1903. He
received a liberal education, and
was admitted to the bar in 1880.
He fist came prominently int }
notice after the instruction of
June, 1882, when he made some
remarkably able arguments
against the state of siege. In 184l
he was elected a Deputy by the
Department of the Sarthe, and be-
came member Of the extreme
Left, His eloquent appeals in be-
half of a republican government
enhanced his reputation, and in
the election of 1S49 he was chosen
by five departments. This display
of popular support encouraged
him to a still more hearty opposi-
ton to the government, and he
attempted an discretionary de-
monstration in, Paris. for which
he was sentenced to transportation
for life. H9 had already escaped
to Belgium and thence to England
and while there he published a
work on the decline of England,
and from time to time procured
other books and pamphlets, all
characterized by extreme views.
He fraternized with leading revo-
lutionists such as Mazzini and
Kossuth, and in 1857 was again
condemned TO transportation for
being concerned in a plot against
Napoleon Ill. After the downfall
of Napoleon he returnde to France
and was elected to the Assembly.
But old age and the reactionary
spirit of the times told against
him, and he exercised none of his
former influence on the fortunes
of France. He lately lived in a
village near Paris, in a house that
has been in the family for $50
years. His wife never deserted
him, but they have been at times
so poor that both were obliged to
do TRANSACTIONS to gain bread and
3utter.
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UsEFUJ.. RECIPES.

GERMAT, WAFFLEs. Half a
pound If butter stirred to a cream,
the go'ks of five eggs stirred into
, nalf a pound of flour, halfa pint Of
milk gradually stirred in and last
ly the whites of the eggs beaten to
a stiff froth, and added to the but
ter. This recipe furnishes very
rich and delicious cakes. TO be
baked in well-greased waffle-irons,
as usual.
Mullins Of Stale Bread.-In every
family bread is apt to.saccumulate,
and the good economist alway s
manages to dispose of it in some
useful way before it moulds. The
follow wing recipe teaches the easiest
way of making such disposition,
and will be found reliable: Take a
quarter loaf Of bread, slice it, and
put it in a bowl, and pour on suf-
ficient water to cover, and let it
stand until we'll soaked; then press
the water from it, and mash the
bread until no Jumps remain. Add
two Thoroughly beaten eggs, two
tablespoonful of -four, one of
melted butter or lard, a little salt,
a very small portion of soda (un-
less the bread or milk is sour, when
more will be required,) and milk
enough to make it into stiff bat
ter. Bake in muffin rings or drop
from spoon upon a griddle.
TO Fry FEsh.-Cleanse them
thoroughly. dry them on a folded
cloth, dredge flour lightly over
them, brush them with we'll
beaten egg, then dip them in fine
bread crumbs. Have ready enough
fine oil or lard melted, or beef drip
ping, to entirely cover the fish.
Place the frying pan over a clear
fire Let the lard reach boiling
point, and then immerse the fish
in it. You may try whether the
fat is hot enough by letting drop
of cold water fall into it from the
end of your spoon. 1.-THE hot fat
splits, then it is ready for use. Then
fry, turning the fish when one side
is browned) to the other. When it
is done lay it on a cloth, or on white
blotting paper, to drain off the fat,
or put it on reversed sieve q little.
while. Serve it extremely dry on
e white cloth or embossed fish pa
per.
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1875-01-16

a MEASURING PArL.-A very
handy thing is Il pail 80 graduated
and marked that one can tell at Il
glance how many quarts Of fruit
aDd milk arc in II. A six-quart
pail can be n ensured carefully and
then marked with lille ridge
running around the pai-made by
running u groove on the inside of
the tin, like the ridges that are put
on to a stove pipe. Any tinsmith
can make one, and make it accu-
rately enough to serve as a meas
ure for quarts. Pals thus marked
become almost indispensable.
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1t is said that when an Omt hs
thief meets a policeman and hands
him five dollars il is the duty Of
the officers to go and sit down in
an alley and see nothing for the
next hour-nothing but the five
dollars. AS there are few IS men
on the Pittsburgh police force, ii
might be in order for the proper
Reorganization Committee to pro-
vide that such characters shall
not be eligible to office-or if
it is absolutely necessary to retain
them that, they be not promoted.
-Iitts6lTgh Telegraph.
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The Way of tEae Transgress.
Or.

Rhode island has another scan
dial, this time at Woonsocket, the
parties being prominent mer-
chant and a lady clerk in his EN-.
ploy The wife of the man, sus-
pecting something, set a detective
to work, who caught the pair in a
situation which left no doubt of
their guilt. Tears and brides could
not move the stern official, and a
lawyer now has the case in hand.
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1875-01-16

SIT AND SET, LAY AND LIE
The two words, "sit" and "set"
are too much mistaken for each
other. When a grammar class is
asked for the first time lift is right
to say ''hens set" the "court SETS"
one-half of them perhaps will vote
one way and the other half the
other The Court means the Judge
or judges; the Judge sits, the court
sits, the jury sits, hens sit, birds
sit. Setting hen" IS wrong; hens
are not "set'ers'' or pointers. Set
requires an objective case; we set a
chair, but we sit in it. There is u
similar difficulty in the word "lie"
and "lay." In families whose hens
"set" everything lays" and all
clay abed. THE quoted words are
wrong, Lay means to place, and
requires an adjective, rs the chen
lays eggs" "Now lay me-" We
should say the book lies on ;he ta-
BILE; he lies abed; lies low; every
body lies, if you please, but no.
body lays unless he has something
to lay.
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GENERAL. REPAIR SHOPS,
All Kinds OF Machinery
REPAIRED.
g.W. AND A. SCHEELKEY.
MachinistS & Blacksmiths

pEPAIR all kinds of Machinery.
IeSteam 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 ofwork 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 Octl2d1w1yr.
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Attention, BankruptS.

TEAVING HAD CONSIDERABLE EX-
4 perience in the office of the Register
of Bankruptcy, of this District, and inmy
practice as Attorncy-At-Law | am pre-
pared to obtain discharges for insolvent
debtors under the bankrupt law OF the
United States. Persons encountered with
debt are offered immediate relief if they
comply with the law.
re- All business entrusted to me will
be promptly and perseveriugly attended
o. Call on or address,
H.. MILLER,
Atty-At-Law, Martinsburg, W Va.
Nov. 4tfd. a
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What Shall we Have For
Dessert.

Let me suggest to your readers
a few ways of varying the dessert
at dinner-changes from the inev-
liable apple pie. They may not be
new, yet / have never seen them
at any table besides our own.
Make q dough as for biscuit; roll
thin and spread with currants,
cherries, or any kind of berries.
Roll it up like jelly cake and steam
it till done. To be eaten with sweet
ened cream.
Instead of sweetened cream for
the above pudding, sauce made
of half pint of wine, half a cup
of sugar, one tablespoonful of but
ter boiled and thickened with a
little flour, might be used. Cider
is a very good substitute for the
wine. Or, instead of the sauce, a
syrup of sugar and water boiled is
good with either of the buildings.
The following l know to be new
to your readers, for it is my own
invention. Towards spring, when
apple butter becomes drug in t e
domestic market, it can be used in
this wise: To one pint of apple but
ter add pint of sweet milk, cup
of sugar more or less according 10
the sweetness of the apple butter,
and two tablespoonfuls of flour.
Bake in tirs lined with pastry, and
with strips of pastry across the top
Please try it. Cor. Ohio Farmer,
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TO CONSERVATIVES.

NNHE ADVERTISER HAVING been
l. permanently cured ofthat dread d.
sease, 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 4. A. WILSON,
1874 Penn ST Williamsburg, N. Y.
Noy. 4-6mdaw- Abbott.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-04-22

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT. WEDSss
| DAY Judge Hughes. Judge Hughes made
an order allowing Orsou Adams. ESQ.
receiver Of the Merchants NatiopaI Bank o.
Petersburg, 10 sell the lot and building now
occupied by that bank, in the city of Peters.
burg, to the Planters and Mech1nics Bank oil
that city for IS, ,500-one fourth cash, and bal.
ance on credit of six, twelve, and eighteen
months. /.
The following orders were entered in
bankruptcy cases:
In the matter Of John t. Boutwell,. bank
rupt. The assignee's account was referred
to Thomas s. Atkins, master commissioner
to be stated by him and reported to the
court. gfg. tg
In the matter of S. w. keyes, bankrupt
The order OF the 3Oth OF March last was sus-
pended, and rbe assignee restrained from
selling the bankrup's real estate. There
upon the cause was referred to Thomas S.
Atkins, mas er commissioners, TO inquire and
report the liens upon the property.
In the matter Of CharIts Lindner, bank.
rupt. The petition CT B. W. Glllis Tor rent
was dismissed, and the real estate OF the
bankrupt consisting of two' lets 10 Cook
county, ILL.,, valued at $500, but subject tc
| a mortgage in favor OF Strasberser, P!eitfsr
& Co., Of New York, for $157 80 was ex
emptcd 10 the bankrupt as homestead eX.
emption. The balance Of S53.13 in bank
was ordered to be paid 10 the officers Of the
court.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-04-22

FRANK FRAYSE MAKES DOUBLE Shot,
| TFrom the Cincinnati Commercial of Sun.
day. IA portion of the performance at
Woods Theatre yesterday afternoon was no,
announced in the bills, and there is the best
reason for believing that it would have been
better il the performance in question had
not taken place. During the past week ii
has been part OF the programme for Mr.
Frank Frayne to perform little of the
4" illiam Tell" business by shooting an ap-
pile placed on the top Of his wife'S head. To
perform this leat Mrs. Frayne takes her po-
sitIon 1T the front of the stage, in the centre
ei line between the two prosccnium boxes,
Dir. Frayne stands at one of the boxes, with
his back to his wife, and discharges the gun
over bis shoulder. The ball always goes
with unerving aim through the heart Of the
apple, and is tl4ttened against an iron plate,
about two feet square, suspended from the
prosceniEn box on the opposite side of the
stage.
Most people who have witnessed this re-
s.arksbly daring feat are inclined to believe
that there is some trickery about il, aud that
in reality there is no bullet fired troSn the
weapon. All doubt on this point WAS re-
moved at the matinee performance yesterday
afternoon The ''upple business" was sue
cessfully accomplished by Mr.. Fayne, tutthe
bullet did not titttcn out, as intended. 1t
struck the iron plate all right, but glanced
of, and entered the foot of Mr.. Charles Cliff
ton, an employ at the theatre, making ter
rible wound The ball entered Mr.. Csston7s
foot on the Inside just forward of the iostep,
and then passed through the ankleSones,
coming out at the heel.
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Now York Items.

New YORK, April 2l.-I is said that three
men, in clearing cesIDooI at Staten laod.
came upon between $4,000 and $4,000 Ia
gold coin. 1t seems that the premises were
formerly owned by 4 city bauk. cashier who
proved Gefaulter to the amount of sG0,.
900.
The order for the arrest Of William N i.
Tweed under the three. millior-dollar boud
has been placed iI the hands of the warden Of
the pententary. Should the decision Of the
Court Of Appeals favor Tweed he will he
takan 10 LudIo w-street Jail to await tue fur.
tber action Of the courts.
The treasurer of Booths Theatre was Or.
rested las. evening on warrant issued by
Commissioner Davenport, based Oh the
affidavit of colored nan named Smith that
be and his lady were refused seats in the
parquet Of the Theatre. The treasurer was
balied till to-day.
Count Marefoschi, Monseigntur Ronce:ti,
and DR.. UDaldi, the Papal ENJOYS, left for
Blltimore this morning, and will sojourE
with Archbishop Bayley till that prelate
comes to New York to confer the beretta ou
Cardinal McCloskey.
Judge Blatchtord day rendered dec
sion in the case Of Charles 4. Dana, arrest
ed up)n an attachment issued from the Su.
preme Court of the District Of Columbia oy
United States Marshal Fiske. Judge Bli;cE-
ford. in a very lengthy opinion, discharged
Mr.. Dana from the custody Of the mar.hli
of this district.
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VOL. XLVII.

cline and the same genera! po sttinn-viz..
north and south. Occasionally popularity
is noticeable. such as the DIVISION OF tree
into sections Of various length :, eangtng from
three TO seven feet; yet 30 Slight are the assures
tha, separate these sections lat at very short
distance they have the appc arsnce Of one solid
log. Another peculiarly in ono tree IS its
color. while the general coior Of the stone
logs is grayish white. The tree is to aE.
pcarsnccs tree of s,o'ae-coal, and the pro-
prictor Of the forest asserts that it burns
equally we'll with the '5est quality Of that ar.
tic!c. The largest of these natural wonders,
ss found 80 far, measures eleven feet in di
smcter, and is eXcavated 70 view for dis
tsntc Of siNty-eight feet, though doubtless II
renctratcs the hillside many feet further
TIE space within the enclosure is cleared Of
under orwsh. and contains very many 5eauti'
ful shade.treeS Of living oak, young pines
| rpnrz ,ni,a (now in full bioom), the madrona
and several other varieties peculiar to thl:
| locality. Here, indeed, is a field for the sc
| ologist. Not only in this particular place
| but the whole range Of mountains, offer!
many attractive subjects for analysis"
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How massachusetts Conducts q spell
fns-Match.
Trom the Boston Advertiser, 17th.]

fTrom the Boston Adv erttser, 17th.J
oRTHos EApHY IN ANDovEs-rHE PHILLIPS AGA
DEhY VERSUS THE ABBOTT ACADEMY.
An occasional correspondent writes from
Andoyer: At length the old town of Ando
yer has succumbed to the prevailing spell
sluder which the rest of the country Is labor
ing, and last evening shesent alarge audience
to witness the contest between two Of her
seeebrated schools. 1'Abhott against Phil
tii)s," "Cads Uersns Fem. Eems.." has been
the town talk for days. Indeed, ever since
the challenge was sent by the academy
boys and accepted by the young ladies
the excitement has been intense, and little
else has been beard on the street, at the
tables. or in the drawing-ro0ms, ex-
cept-" Spell blamable y; p" You can't spell
cecutiency, ;" that's technical and ruled OUT;
"try byssus," "tc., etc. The articles Of tue
challenge specified that six of the students
of the Theological Seminary should act as
referees, that Professor J. w. Churchill
should be requested 10 give out the words,
and that the proceeds of the match should 60
towards furnishing the proposed new SeRi
nary chapel. The much-!alked-of evening
came at last, and the eighty contestants were
ushered to the stage in grand style. Such.
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BY TELEGRAPH.
Louisiana.


New ORLEANS, April 2l.--The resolution
mpeaching Auditor Clinton OF high crimes
and msdemeanor In Office passed the House
to-day By vote Of 73 TO 2t.
The Senste was in executive session.
Governor Kellogg to-day sent special
message to both houses of the General As
sembly calling attention to the fact that the
lime for which the Assembly was convened
Is rapidly drawing to a close, and earnestly
urging the passage of the bill for the relief
Of the city of New Orleans, and recommend.
ing an amendment to the funding law.
The following kilograms explain them
selves:
New ORLEANS, April 20.-Hon. William
p. Frye, Member Of Congress, Leriston,
Me-: Tue Democrats unseated four Republi.
can members TO-. day. Telegraph me whether,
in your opinion. by the agreement sigued,
the Democrats were to disturb more of the
members of the House, except those meu.
toned In the award to go out:
lSisned1 S. B. PACKARD.
LEWISTON, Me-. April 21.- S. B. Packard.
United States Marshal, NeD Orleans
By the agreement and award the status OF
your Legislature was to remain as We left If.
The Democrats violate their good faith aud
plighted' honor in their outrageous attempts
to change.it.
[5igne0] w. z. FRYE.
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Police CousT. YESTERDAY William Bray-
ton, charged with a.>auItDg and beating
Fannie BraX:on, was discharged.
John Taylor, charged with feloDiouSly
breaking and entering in the nighttime the
hen.bouse Of John 7. Morton and stealing
one lot of chickens. The case was coutin.
ucd on account OF the absence Of the &c used,
who is nov lying in Il very critical condition
at the College Irfrmary.
Hiram Harris, Frank saunders, and Mad
son Hall, charged with ti.hting in tie street
Harris and Hall were fined 81 each, and
Saunders $3.50.
Tue CAST OF Samuel Block, charged with
selling By sample without license, WAS con
tinued until to-day.
The following p,ries were fined:
Heuiy HoIzgrefe and V. Gerard, so cac!
for keeping their blr-rooms open on sunday
WI. Miller, 81 for fast driving.
George Gelsdorf and Eliza Talheimer, s:
each, under the State law, for doing busi
ness on Sunday, not bayiug closed on Sat
urday. ....
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Ha1hiugtuu. De la WARE. &c

r -g. u. j.. ton,yny' : last letter To Cincinnati
,T.la.. dated Urthtng. England, pri! 3.
l. : curious enough TO find here in one OF
IT, >."epic>t and most ancient hooks of Sus'
>..E his uHn~-W tshington- and 10 pick il
f.ta, ig~' a. much Il bit of antiquity as the
r. .ygoW | vas lucky enough to find
Iarr. arr in this world IS5 places named
" Wt.oiugion.' and among them only one
lrsalnly The least important Of all-posse sesSc>
T.. u4mv ~ original right. Washington in
>'.-~.N means simply The settlement OF
.>4.~ Gr>ccndanl>.' The termination ing
"..~, descendant r.. q. Browning-thc de-
'.'..aH) OF Byown); and Washington
r. 'r-"hHhI" into Wa,a-jng-town. Wasa's
1HAG tpr io,) Cj>Sl has given its
..". ,o ti>>bury, near by, celebrated
j.. IL magnificent Roman fortress. In
r5.1sth a,aut one mile out OF Worthng
I:""!"H"1j / me, with another OLD name
"' A@.r.cAu interest, that of the De ia Ware
''.-. rom which th" State OF Delaware
' IL mam". An aItar-tomb to Thomas
l. .'. u" Ia Ware 1890 is in this church,
>"i IT, aarG by tie grave of John De Ca
+" ~ "a", ia The thrtteulh century, be-
3'Had Ii, wife Margaret. along with other
'..,.'.>. ~ ~ friend Sir W. panell, with
"@"'H >h'' !Ivcd until Lc" death. Few things
49, ...9'r !nicrv>tiug in the country districts
y" L4-5t"4 than the fact that its names are
>"'.-"., ant. u,rc l. Broad water itself,
"'.' :. .> '"o miles away ireu any water
""''' -: ~ icc.ntiy The sea broke through
.'Ahs '4f away, and speedily a vast SHAH
" >'rrt oi water stretched over the plain
"'l' L''"a'G up 10 The place, u report to the
'''"'-ri, tuc origin Of their name.
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LOCAL MATTERS.

a HERO AND MARTYR he WANTS
TO GO TO THE PESITENTIARY.-Thom Fer
guson, young white man, was before Po-
lce.Justice White yesterday charged with
being vagrant. He Is a little fellow, with
q defiant eye, long tongue, and a useless
arm hanging by his side. He represents
that he was in the Maryland Line all during
the war; that he did his duty nobly as 4
patriot soldier, and that his prospects in life,
which were promising enough, were finally
blasted by his being thrown from horse,
which resulted in the paralysis CT his right
arm. He served five years term in the
Baltimore House of Refuge, and then dri(ted
down to Richmond. For time he was ac.
commodated at the city amshouSe, but being
Of miHd not easily satisfied he complained
so much, and made himself SO disagreeable
and meddlesome, that he was discharged.
Having nowhere to go, nowhere to sleep,
and nothing TO eat, he was sent to
ilil as a vagrant. He was in the
cell with j. b. Montgomery when Henry
Sckles was brought in, and was witness
Of Sicllles's dying struggles. He gave TO
Miss Van Lew most heart-rending account
of that occurrence, and with strange incon.
sistency repudiated it when brought before
the coroner's jury. A few days ago Fergu-
sons time expired, and he was released from
iail no less to his own than to the jaior's
satisfaction, for he had been troublesome
prisoner. Ferguson, rs free man, was in
despair. He was homeless again. Up and
down the streets he wandered in the day
time. He begged a meal and some small
change here and there, and slept in the free
lodgings Of the First station-houSe at night.
This life didn't suit him. 1t required too
much eXertion. One day lately be told the
Commonwealth's attorney that be couldn't
stand it any longer, and unless he could re-
turn to the almshouse meant to break open
house and get sent to the penitentiary, for,
he paively remarked, " hear they feed we'll
there" Ferguson had no such good opin.
ion of the Jail. Under no circumstances
was he willing to go back there. His 1ine
sentiment vas reciprocated, and the jailor
under no circumstances wanted his COM
pany. Yesterday, after hearing Ferguson s
case, the Police Justice threatened to COM
nit him to Jail. At this he was Mortified.
He promised to leave the city within twenty.
four hours. The CommouWealth's attorney,
who was present, besought the Police jus
tice, for Maj,r Cooks sake, not to send the
pestiterous Ferguson back TO Jail, if possible.
Accordingly, be was released on condition
of leaving the city. He departed from the
courtroom gleefully, remarking that be
would steal q horse, and either get away from
Richmond or get good situation in the
penitentiary.
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PROPOSED TEsrIMoNIAL.-It is stated that
steps are being taken to tender a compliment,
tary testimonial TO some of the principal
singers who participated in the operas Of
stradella and Der Freiscbutz, in partla!!
acknowledgment of the delightful musical
rtainments to which our citizens have
been treated within the past week. This Is
as it should be. and it is TO be hoped that
the movement will not only meet with en-
enlargement but result in the most substan'
tial success; for we venture to assert that nc
community has ever been feasted with any
thing more enjoyable than the operas giver
under the auspices of the Gesang Fercir
Virginia,