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PUBLIC SALES
TRUSTEES SALE
0y TUESDAY,


A. o'clock, afternoon, at the Hotel of James
Z 1townsend, in the village OF Townsend, in
Appointments Hundred, the following de-
scrIoed lands and tenements being the Real
Estate late of William Rothwell deceased, to
wit : Beginning at white oak stump stand.
ing ON the south side Of private road, cor
ner for these premises and lands OF James
Powell, thence with the line OF PowelPs lands
south seventy-hye and one quarter degrees
west forty-seven and hve-tenths perches to a
stone corner for these premises lands OF
James Powell and land OF Thomas Marin,
deceased, thence with the line Of the said Ma
rim south forty-four degrees and twenty-five
minutes, west eighty-slx and ave-tenths per-
near the old Delany's Railroad q corner for
these premises and the said Marin. thence
north forty-siX degrees and twenty minutes
west twenty and two-tenths perchcs TO an
old white oak stump corner for these premi-
ses and lands of said Marin. thence north
two degrees and 20 minutes west Az and 2-lOth
perches to stone standing In an old gum
stump corner for these. premises, lands of
SAID Marin and lands Of James Heynods,
thence with the line of the said Reynolds
north forty three and half degrees east sixty
eight perLhes to stone corner for these pre-
misses and the said Reynolds, thence north
eighty-four and q half degrees east forty -four
and slx-tenths perches TO stone corner for
these premises and the said Reynolds, thence
south twenty!three degrees east thirty six
and four-tenths perches TO stone corner for
these premises and the said Reynolds, thence
north sixty-four and one quarter degrees east
eight and four-tenths perches to q large dou-
Bile gum standing In Hen swamp corner for
these premises, lands OF James REYNOLDS and
lands OF James Powell. thence with. .Powelps .
line south 81 degrees east lS and three-tenths
perches to the white oak stump ON the south
side OF the aforesaid private road and place
OF beginning containing within the aforesaid
metes and bounds forty-three acres and one
hundred and forty'cight square percbes of
land, be the same more or less, with q frame
tenant house thereon erected.
And 1t Is ordered that the purchaser or pur-
chasers thereof be and appear at the next Or
plans Court for New Castle county that the
Court may assign TO him, her or them the pre-
misses sold pursuant to said order, he she or
they with sufficient surety or surities to be
approved BY the Court entering into recogni-
zaHce to the State to be taken and acknowled-
gcd in said Court IN penal sum to be deter.
mined by the said Court with condition topay
tho parties entitled severa ly, their executors,
administrators or assigns respectively their
Just and proprotionate shares OF the said pur-
chase,money with interest from such time as
the Court may determine IN manner aHd form
us may by the direction of the said Court be
prescribed and appointed in said condition.
Attendance will be given and terms OF sale
made known at the time and place aforesaid
by CliAS. Il. LORE, Esq. Trustee,
or by his Attorney.
Attest {. NJ. NANDEvER, Clerk Orphans
Court julyl2-ltd&w
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NoTlCE.-The undersigned Collectors of
~ County Tax for Wilmington Hundred.
give notice that they will be at No. 10 Esst
August, for the purpose of reoeiying the
state, County and Poor Tax for the year
1870. All persons owing the same ars re.
quested to call and settle their bills and saye
peratiye. JOS. L. CARPENTnR. Jr m
1y8-tf Co,,ao,or.
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. tHS rUfotVIHB btdtUIHBnt OF The clo5I
tne ponn Mutual Life Insurance ComE
u. .. STEPHENS, Vice Presis
HENRY AUSTIE, Secretary,
Before me personally appeared E
stephens. Woe President, and Henri AZ
Secretary Of the Penn Mutual Life INN
Company Of Philadelphia, who BENZ
sworn. do depose, and say that The iOrs,,l
statement Is true, to the best of their NJ
ledge and belief. Sworn and subsc,ibJl
fore me, this second day of July A. D, N
j. M. WILLIAMs0y1
Commissioner for Delavv.
ALBEIT W. SMITH, Agent
o 73O Market street
)y2a-2o'4 Wilmington. d
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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

NELT CARPETINGs, 80 cents per yd.
n FELT CEILING for rooms In place OF
FELT ROOFING and SIDING. For
Camden, New Jersey.
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EXECUThIX'S SALE
OF
r E A L E STATE

RY virtue OF an order otthe Orphans Court
- of the State of Delaware, In and for
New Castle County, made tho 18th day of
February, A. d. 1875. will be exposed to sale,
at Public Auction
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NEw DRESS Goups-,Just on.no, 49,.
'4N plete assortment Of new dress 20 oh,in. D0ai
comprising the most desirable shadea anJ
Styles In PLAIN and PLAID goods. '''->'
w. u. SHARP.
Fourth and Market Streets
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LEGAL NOTICES.
John McGrann.


Is.
Ellen j. NJ cGetterick,
Peter McGrann. John
e. Gcgan, James &C.
gan, Edward Gegan,
Thomas Gegap, Mary
Gegan, Elizabeth Nc
Mahon, William Mead,
Margaret Mead, Mary
Ann M 90 gan,
James.K Rollins, Nil
phalet' Rollins, Jane
McGrann, Sarah e..
McGrann, Michael +.
McGrann,A Ann Arons,
and Margaret Nc
Cram.
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NoTICE.-The. co-partnership heretoforo
~ existing between the undersigned mn.
Ger ne urn name OF Townsend 4 Co., ia this
ROBERT Y. TOWNSEND.
Wilmington, July 20, 1878.
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sJs2EEa' SALE

r z A l.. EST A T Z
10y virtue OF an order of the Chancellor oi
I'D the st te of Delaware, made on the Sc.
cond day of June A. d. 1873, at Chamber, III
Cause of partition between Reuel HeisleI
and Rebecca 5. Heis er, ct al, will bo exposed
to sal e, at Publ c Auction,
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IN fifth series-3OO sharee i'm the ettb aariass
of this Association are now for sale rst nav. AZ.
ment to be made the second Tuesday in NJ Az
Apply to w. j. MORROW. Sec,v "y'
marlau No. AT French street
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STATEMENTs nv
CTATEAfENT

DISBURSEMENTS a'.ilI
Losses q Endowm'ts p'd sass sIso,
Dividends allowed to re. 'V'
duse payments ., e-l aso..
Surrend'ed and cance,J '0' u
policies..... 9e eooac,
Reinsurance to other 'VI" !"
Companies. &C.. l7s,on
Commissions, Salaries. '''s"
Agency. Expenses, &c. l95 oo.
Taxes Licenses, Prinle
advertising. &c. ....".. 42,Rjl,
Assets at cost. ss
Assets at Marx at val,o,'' ,,'''''' .'...". 4,6lsa
$50 '''..'...,...., i,sI;s
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LIABILITIES.
Ieath losses not yet due. .. qw
Net reinsurance reserve, beng -"
Penn'a. State value of Ontstand.
ing policies computed by Am
EXP. table ut AZ per cent int st ,Aa
Scrip dividends outstanding rWi2Sl
~
sa,g,SI
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1875-02-13
Robbery ON Back Creek.
Messrs. Editors /:

Messrs. Editors:
We are under the painful neces-
sity of giving you an account of
one of the most daring robberies
that have ever been perpetrated
in eur midst. Some time since the
house of one of our citizens, re-
siding about one mile south Of
TomahaWk, was entered one night
by some person or persons, who
corried off two or three petticoats
belonging to some of the members
of the family. AS there was no
insurance on the stolen property.
a search-warrant was procured.
And it was entertaining to our la
dies to be, as well as it was pleas
ant to our Back Creek constable to
search every woman that he should
meet on the highway, as we'll as
private, for the petticoats. But his
searching proved to be vain. as he
could not find the desired articles.
But a few mornings ago as one of
the neighbors wives was getting
fodder out of the barn for her cows
she beheld something which she
took to be dead woman; and much
frightened at the sight, she ran in
search of her husband and related
what she had seen. After some
hesitation on the part of the hus-
band, and unwillingness on the
part of tho good wife, she, with
her husband, returned to the barn
to give q more minute examina-
ton. When, to their establishment
it proved TO be the stolen petit
coats which were in good state of
preservation, only a little worse
from wear. and from the raids that
the mice and rats had made upon
them. The only question that now
remains, is, whether the burglars
were he or she?
SIMPLICITY.
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1875-02-13
FROM WELLTOWE.
WELLTowN, Feb. 9, 1879.
~ the Editors % the Independent:

To the Editors Of the Independent
AIlsw me, through the columns
of your paper, to say something in
regard to our school, which through
the management of our trustee, j.
w. Curtis, and James Robinson,
of Hedgesville, our teacher, bids
fair to become a model school.
Your correspondent had the pleas
ure of making Mr.. Robinson a
visit during his hours of employ
ment. and found him busily en-
gagged, in his usual cheerfulness,
having everything to move along
harmoniously, with no noise and
confusion often found in schools.
During my entire stay the scholars
were SO attentive and quiet that
a pin could have been heard fall.
One night of each week is devoted
to spelling, to which the public are
invited. / attended q spelling
school on Monday evening last
and was indeed surprised at find-
ing such good order from crowd
ed house. The spelling wBs ex-
cellent, and the scholars acquitted
themselves nobly, showing that
nothing has been left undOne by
their teacher. A. PATRON.
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1875-02-13
TaRE NEW PAPER.

We understand there has been
some conjecture among those en-
gagged in starting a new paper and
endeavor to make it the organ OF
the democratic party of Berkeley
county, as to whether or not they
could get the mechanical part of
their work done in this town with
out the necessity of purchasing
type, presses &c. OF course no di-
rect query has been made of us
in regard to it, but lest some
should misunderstood our posi-
ton, we desire to say that we have
a we'll stocked Office, with material
enough to print dozen papers, and
that we look upon such work as
we would upon any other business
contract, and any person or any
party can be accommodated with
printing at this office, from a card
to newspaper, magazine, or book,
and at the very lowest living rates
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FROM CHARLESTON.

ESPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE INDEPENDENT.
CHARLESTON, w. Va, February
5.-The Capital Bill passed the
Senate to-day by vote of II to 10.
Grantham's vote saved the Bill.
The Bill as passed the Senate will
go the House at once, and it is con-
coded on all hands that the
House will pass the bill at an ear
ly day by a good majority.
The Senatorial question is still
in muddle. Price has been with
drawn, and Walkers friends are
jubilant. 1t is now said that Cam
den will be put in the field again,
as the only means of defeating
Walker. B.
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CHARLESTON, Feb. 8, 1875.
To the Editors Of the independent

4 q tWC bUtOTo " t|tc iHutptUuCNt
An event of decided interest took
place in the House to-day just after
the dissolution o. The Joint session
of the two houses for, the election
of a Senator. 1t serves to show that
the Speaker, Col. Monroe, is a man
who is willing to enter into a con-
spiracy with members of the body
over which he presides, to use his
dignified official position for the
purposes of secretly conspired, par
tizan intrigue. In fact, this august
gentleman admitted his connection
with just such an intrigue in rela-
ton to the Capital question, when
excited by the hot censure ofseve-
raj members Of the House who
were astounded at an eXtraordina-
ry ruling made by the Chair. 4
little game seems to have been set
up by various gentlemen in con-
junction with Speaker Monroe, to
adjourn the House for the day i'm =
mediately after the joint balloting
was done with, and thus block the
progress of the Capital removal
bill. And in pursuance of this ar
rangement,a Delegaterepresenting
kaaawha county, and resident of
Charleston, moved the adjourn
ment of the body for to-day, imme-
diately after the Senate retired
from the joint convention, and the
motion was promptly put by the
Speaker on the affirmative side on
~, when he declared with unprec-
edented precipitancy that the
House was adjourned, although
but very few votes were given in
favor of the molten, and the neg
alive members were denied the
privilege of acting. Just at this
juncture the greatest confusion be-
came prominent, and during the
excitement several infiammatory
speeches of astonishment and CEN
sure were made by the non-plussed
members. SO holly, indeed, was
the corpulent and pliant-minded
Speaker pushed, thai in sheer self
defense he abandoned all dictates
of policy and common-sense discre-
ton and announced in effect that it
was a set-up job by Miller and
Blakemore, and that they were re-
sponsible for it, and not he. This
little occurrence bears upon its face
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FROM BERKELEY SPRINGS.
BERKELEY SPRINGS,
February IL, 1875,
"a the Editors Of Me Mdependent !.

To the Editors Of the Independent
There are two townships in this
county, Bath and Rock Gap, that
show a progressive spirit, having
each several well conducted ~
ceums, which are developing ex-
cellent debates and an occasional
speaker of much promise.
Our townsman George w. How
ermale, Esq, met with an accident
on Saturday last while ascending
Dole's Hill, where a great many
men and boys were coasting. He
was run into ny heavily laden9d
sled, thrown from his feet and
caused to sommersault fearfully,
beside riding down the hill on his
nose, George didn't get bit mad,
but seems sorry for making the
boys sliding place SO rough.
The ''tyrants" of Morgan are
trembling for fear of a visit from
the "WOman's Protective Com
mittee." There .aresseveral appli-
cations for divorce in consequence.
Colonel b. says let the ladies claim
their rights and he will Father
the orphans and husband the
widows"
There is one popularity ia this
county that we have observed no.
where else, the residents, with
scarcely an exception, have large
noses-who know? but SO much
nose" is why we "knows" so
much.
Old porlar wave calls over every
day or two, and though we're adj
ding sheet after sheet of ice our
folks complain of being unable to
sleep for the cold.
County Clerk Dawson is gallar-
anting in Wheeling, he talks of
buying the place and fencing in.
r. 9. Guston,t the great insusance
man was dubbed attorney by the
Court before adjourning. We un-
derstand the recipient wears his
great honors in dignified manner
and intends settiug up oysters to
Col. b., Mack and others, too num-
erous too mention, including
PETER.
Choral was one of Liebeg's many
hAnifinnnt discoveries
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1875-02-13

The Kellogg government now
object to any form Of compromise
with the Conservatives of Louisia-
ma. The proposition of the, latter
is much fairer than the former had
reason to expect, and if the Kel-
logg people will not except it they
should be left to work out their
own salvation without the aid of
the federal troops.
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The SenatOrsIlip.

The latest from Charleston indi-
Gates that the "dead lock" on the
Senatorial question is broken. The
contest narrowed down to Walker
and Price. Hon. j, n. Camden is
off the track. The delegates
from Berkeley, including Senator
Grantham, voted for Mr.. Camden
as long as he was a candidate.
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1875-02-13
The following is from the Wheel
ing hatelligtncer of Thursday:
Passage of the Capital Bill.

The advices received yesterday
from Charleston are of IA highly
gratifying character as regards the
Capital removal bill. The bill has
passed to its second reading in the
House, having passed the Senate,
and its friends are confident of
putting it through to final success.
We presume that desperate fight
will be made to so amend or emas-
culate the bill as to practically de-
feat it, but the likelihoods are that
its friends are thoroughly prepar-
ed for such an attempt. 1t begins
to look as If the representatives of
the people were at least in earnest
about locating the seat of govern
ment at a more commodious point.
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1875-02-13

Congress is still DESTROYS of hav-
ing a personal interview with Mr..
w. S. King, of Minnesota, and
temporarily a resident Of Wash
ingten. Mr.. King has carried his
royal corporosity to the dominiens
of Canada, and is not at all anxi-
Gus to renew his acquaintance with
members of Congress. Mr.. King,
it will be remembered, is supposed
to have some valuable information
in regard to Pacific Mail Subsidy.
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Serious Railroad Accident.

TITUsvILLE, Pa, Feb. 1l.-The rear
car of the night express going south on
the Oil Creek railroad last evening was
thrown from the track by the breaking
Of raj three miles north Of this place
Several passengers were injured Thos
II. Robinson, the treasurer Of the road,
was seriously hurt about the head. w.
N Award, of Titusvile, had two ribs
broken, and a young girl named Mary
Martin had her back broken, and is sup
posed to be fatally injured. The wound
ed were brought to this city.
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INDEPENDENT
q ------
Published Daily and Weekly by the
INDEPENDENT PRINTING CO.
Bio ndeps uiIding C orne~ Queen & Mariinst
CAPITAL REMOVAL.

The Capital Removal Bill
which passed the Senate is now in
the House, and the Charleston
people have determined to fillibus-
ter on everything that comes be-
fore the Housein order to prevent,
ifpossible, the removal bill from
coming to vote before the close
of the session, which expires on
the 26th. This may be wise poll
cy on the part of the anti-remov
alists, and it may not. 1t is SIM
plyan attempt to defeat the will
Of the majority by questionable
means. But the most serious part
of their programme is, that in or
der to accomplish their main pur-
pose they clog legislation to an
extent that little or no work
will be finished this session. Who
must bear the responsibility for
such result ? Evidently the men
who prevent legislation by sys-
tenn Of fillibustering in order to de-
feat a certain bill which they have
not otherwise the power to defeat.
No reasonable man will for a
moment deny that a large MAORI
ty of the people of the State are
in favor of having the Capital re-
moved to some more accessible
point. We presume the people of
Charleston are fully convinced of
this fact. They have only been
enabled to retain it thus long by
a system of tactics that will not
bear close scrutiny. 1t cannot be
successfully denied that an over
whelming majority of the people
of the Eastern Pan Handle are
now and always have been in fa-
vor of removal to some more de-
sirable and accessible location, and
yet Charleston has always manag-
ed, by hook or crook, to capture
some of the representatives of this
Pan Handle and induce them to
vote directly against the wishes of
their constituents on this question.
We are glad to record that Sena-
tor Grantham has faithfullyrepr
sented his constituents by his vote
on this question in the Senate. 1t
is conceded on all sides that Mar
tinsburg has better and stronger
claims to permanent location than
any other point in the State, and
Senator Grantham's vote was CIV
en- with view to permanent loca-
ton at Martinsburg. And the
sequel will prove that he is right.
His people will not only sustain
his action, but if his vote accom-
plishes what he may now justly
anticipate - permanent location
at Martinsburg-he will be doub-
ly honored for his shrewdness, fore
sight and devotion to their inter-
ests. All honor to a man in Off
cial capacity who cannot be sway
ed from his duty to the interests
and welfare of his people. He de-
serves and should receive their
unanimous commentator.
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1875-02-13

The King family recently sprung
into much notoriety. Sweet Katie
King attracted widespread atten-
ton by her connection with
.'spooks" and materialized spirits,
and hardly had she subsidized until
another one of the fdmily-the
veritable Bill-comes to the fore
as the much wanted witness in the
Pacific Mail Subsidy investigation.
But William is not anxious to
tell all he knows, and has "spook
ed" off to Canada.
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And now it is reported that the
President and Post Master General
Jewell do not get along harmoni-
ously, and that in consequence Mr..
Jewell will retire from the Cabinet.
The rumor, however, is not well
authenticated.
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1875-02-13

The passage of the Civil Rights
Bill by the House of Representa-
tives caused stampede of the Re-
publicans in the North Carolina
legislature. Two of the members,
Messrs. Glenn and Foote, public
ly announced their withdrawal
from the Republican party.
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1875-02-13

The Civil Rights Bill went to the
Senate on Saturday from the
House. and was read by title. Sem
ator Davis, of this State, objected
to a second reading, but at the re-
quest of Mr.. Edmunds, he with
drew his objection in order that
the bill might be referred to the
Committee on the judiciary.
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1875-02-13

Legislation in Congress is now
carried on more with view to po-
litical success in 1875 than with any
desire or intention of benefitting
the people.