Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1875-12-18
THE NEWS.

tas county, this State, convicted Of
purloining letters from the mail, has
been pardoned by the President.
A bill appropriating $4,000 for
West Virginia's proper representa-
ton at the Centennial passed the
State Senate by large majority.
Returns from the fourth Tennes-
see Congressional District render it
certain that Riddle-democrat, is
elected to Congress.
The Mark Lane Express says the
grain trade ON the Continent is i'm
proving, the Belgian, Dutch, Ger
man and Russian markets being quiet
and steady.
The great thirty thousand dollar
race will take place at San Francis
CO on Christmas day, the weather
permitting. All the horses are re-
ported to be i'm good condition, and
at least six will start.
There seems to be little doubt now
but that the Mississippi Legislature
will impeach both Gov. Ames and
Lieut.. Gov, Davis. The case against
the latter is thought to be much the
stronger.
A large number Of unemployed Ia
boring men at Montreal Canada, have
demanded work from the authori-
ties. A public meeting will be held
to aid them. Some idle men made
raid on a baker shop in the same
place.
ALTHOUGH the Government of
Youcatan have decreed compulsory
vaccination, the law remains dead
letter, as the Indians refuse to be in
oculated, and even go so far as to cut
out the marks, in the bodies of those
who have been persuaded to submit
to the decree.
A caucus of the Democratic men,
bers of the House of Representatives
was held Monday, at which it was
resolved to appoint a Democratic
Executive Committee, and also
committee Of eleven members to sug-
gest snch a line of action on public
measures as would best serve the IN
terests of the country. Vi
| Delegate Fleming introduced a bill
in the House of Delegates On Satur-
day, making it punishable by heavy
fine or Imprisonment, the same as for
gambling, for any person or persons,
to engage. in a gift enterprise for the
purpose of raising money at church
fairs, &c.
ST. LOUIS is evidently determined
to be behind Chicago in nothing. No
sooner was the court of inquiry or
dered for Gen. Babcock in the latter
city than up comes the former with
indictments against him too. How
long is this happy struggle to be pro-
tracted ?
For some time past persons in diff
ferent parts of the country have been
circulating business cards which in
their general features are fac simile
of the ten dollar groenback, and to
such an extent has this abuse grown
that the Treasury Department is
about to take measures for their sup
preston and for the punishment of
the parties who print and circulate
them.
WHENEVER a man who is charged
with irregularities of any kind now
a-day asks for a suspension of public
opinion until the whole facts can be
presented, his case may be regarded
as slightly fishy. The man who is
not guilty generally meets the diff
Guilty by denying the charges and in
sisting upon the production of the
proof.
Whisky fraud developments con
tinue. Surface indications show the
existence of a ring at Chicago as big
as at st. Louis or other cities. In
the meantime the Court of Inquiry
in the case of Gen. Babcock has been
dissolved at his request in view of
his indictment. Senator Morton,
who has also been mentioned in con-
nection with the whisky frauds, de-
MES having ever had anything to do
with them.
CHURCH property is taxed in Cali
fornia, and this was brought about
by the heather. The Chinese availed
themselves of the exemption of
church property to evade taxation on
their joss-houses, which are very nu-
merous and mainly merely opium
smokers resorts and to prevent
this it was necessary to make general
the taxation of all real estate used
for religious purposes. Philadelphia
Press.
Here we have it. There was some
doubt about the real intent of the
Presidents suggestion in regar to
the taxation of church property ,dut
this explains it all. President Grant
don't propose that the Heather
Chinee shall come it over us in that
style. 1t is all very well for All Sin
to play his little games on William
Nye, but it won't work ON the occu-
pant Of the White House.