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Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1875-10-02
Murder i'm Kansas.

KANSAS CITY Sept. 26.--Informa-
ton has been received in this city
that DR.. &. Cheney was basely muir
dered on Friday night last by man
named Mccormick at Columbus, i'm
Kansas. Dr.. Cheney had herded
some cattle that were trespassing on
his land, and while going from his
huse to the barn was fired upon. Six
teen buckshot entered his body and
he died almost instantly. Great ex :
element exists all over the country,
and if caught Mccormick will be
hanged.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1875-10-02
THE USE AND ABUSE OF
PAPER HONEY.

The advocates of imitation are try
ing to make capital out of the en-
dorsement given to the greenback
currency by some Of those who now
oppose it. This is equal to justif-
cation of gluttony. on the grounds
that physician endorsed meat as a
diet, or bread as the staff of life.
Beef is good thing to eat, but over
eating disturbs the system, and in
duces disease. So with bread on any
other article of diet. A proper sup
ply OF bread tends to health; too
much crammed into the stomach,
produces injury. Water is good to
drink, healthful and refreshing at
times, but even this harmless bever-
age must be judiciously used.
Enough supplies life, too much de-
stroys it. Nature has been bountiful
in her supplies to man, but man must
exercise moderation in all things be-
fore he can reap the full benefit of
her gifts.
Just SO with greenbacks. They
are good in their place, have answer
cd well the purpose for which they
were created, and supplied in moder.
alton, with q settled policy of re.
sumption in view, they supply the
nation with an excellent currency
But to say that because they are
good in moderation, they must be
better in excess, is to reverse natural
laws, and invite the disasters which
have always overtaken individuals OF
nations that violated these laws.
Inflationists should remember that
too much of good thing is often
times more injurious than too little.
Death from gluttony is as bad as
death from starvation. There is q
happy medium between the two ex.
tremes. That medium we have now
reached. We have enough paper
money for all business purposes
What we now want, is, not more
paper money, but betterpaper money
This we can get, not by imitation
nor by contraction, but by a gradua
return to specie payments. Thi,
reached-as it soon will be, if com
mon sense prevails, our paper cur
rency win be vitalized, and in value
made the equivalent of gold.
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FOREIGN NEWS.

ALARMING REPORT FROM SERyIA.
VIENNA, Sept. 29.-The Belgrade
papers publish alarming reports that
the Turks are preparing to attack
the Servian frontier.
BELGRADE, Sept. CIT is report
ed that Sublime Porte has notified
the Seryian government that he is
about to occupy the island of Little
Redoubt, in the river Drina, which
is claimed by Servia.r The Servian
government opposes the project. 1t
IS officially announced that the Serv-
ian troops on the frontier have re-
ceiyed reinforcement of 5000 men.
They now number $4,000 in that
neighborhood.
THE EASTERN QUESTION.
LONDON, Sept'r. 29.-The Peters
burg Journal says: ssTurkey herself
and the Grand Vizier especially fully
admit the necessity for reforms, and
have decided to introduce them
throughout the empire for all nation
alities for this reason: foreign cabi-
net should abstain from ostensible
diplomatic pressure and confine their
efforts to the pacification of the IN
surrection and examination of
suitable institutions for the present
crisis, and this be the means of eff
fecting the first improvement of the
condition of the east
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1875-10-02

NOTWITHSTANDING the frequent
dismissal of naval cadets at Annap-
oils for the silly practice of hazing
new corners it seems that the custom
is still practiced at the academy.
-Four young men are now being tried
for this offence, and if found guilty
will be dismissed in accordance with
a law of Congress. The rigid en-
forcement of the law is the only way
of breaking up the practice. If the
young men can once be made to I'M
derstand that it is odious not only in
the eyes of their parents and profess
sors but of the public generally they
will hesitate long before mourning
the penalty of ignominious dismis-
sal,
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WILL BE TURNED OYER.

1
The case of the County of Berke-
ley rs. the BALTIC. d O. r.. r. Compa-
ny, will, as soon as the County Court
meets, be taken from the committee
now in charge of it, the services of
Mr.. Faulkner. as Attorney for the
county, will be dispensed with, and
the case turned over to BUzFUZ g.
Son. Pere ct I'LL, is what they will
have on their professional cards.
Railroad men have their feet mash
ed. their legs cut off, and frequently
lose their lives-but to none of them
or their families come any remuner-
alton for loss of time or services
But when PAS son, through his own
negligence, gets his buggy scratched,
it is charged to the Railroad Compa-
ny, and President Carrot sends along
a check for 1913. The reason of
this is, Pere Ct i'll, are known friends
of the road. All other persons, es-
pecially the Agent and employees,
are its bitter enemies, and they'll pay
their friends, certainly; and then,
again, "Buzfuz is known to WELD a
mighty influence. He and Son influ-
ence one another, and that influence
is powerful. 1t remains with them.
1t never goes farther. 1t is both
Commemorative and reflective. That is
to say, they concentrate all the great
ness of the human family in each
other, and then it reflects from one
to the other. Obi what giants they
are, i'll all things powerful OF useful,
They stand head and shoulders above
other men. The kindly expressions
of "BuZfuz's' child-like eye--the ge-
NAL smile of Sons angelic counter
ance, Especially in tournament elo-
quence)-oh my look -a-here =
there's Il corn on that toe how
could Garrett withstand them p
Don't they keep the Railroad shops
here z? Hasn't Garrett promised tc
build Hotel? Won't they have all
discharged hands re-employed p
They will get the veteran Jamison d
place, and they will get the County
taxes. You bet they will. Yes
they will-they collected Sl9.75-
conquered the war-worn, battle-scar.
red President of the road-bearded
the lion in his den-the Douglass in
his hall, and, eff You belong to Gid
|, cons band &c.
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another Crippled Railroad

New YORK, Sept. 2s.-Judge Do
nohue has granted an attachment
against the property of the New Jer-
sey and New York Railroad, at the
suit of III. 4. Jewett, president of the
Erie Railway The attachment is
based on the non-payment of 500,
1892 due on contract by which
the Erie road undertook to furnish
the use of certain rolling stock and
parts of lines to the defendants.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1875-10-02

O'Baldwin, the . Irish Giant, =
who was shot Monday night by his
partner, died yesterday.
Jay Cookies suberb residence Of
OgontZ, near Philadelphia, is now
being sold. There is the tomb of his
father, removed from old Ogontz
(Sandusky) and reinterred under an
$4,000 mausoleum. The tomb goes
with the estate.
The building of "A new railway is
under discussion which will connect
Louisville, KY, with Richmond, Va.
and the seaboard, Louisville TO sub
scribe $500, 900 and Richmond $780,
600 to the aid of this very important
enterprise.
The Jaeger Iron Company of Al
bany, n. Y, is said to be hopelessly
embarrassed, and it is thought the
stockholders will lose nearly all their
capital. The works Of the Company
cost 1851 900, and on these the Penn
sylvania Coal Companies hold mort
cages.
The preparations which had been
made at various places for the obser-
walton of the annular eclipse of the
sun, which occurred Wednesday
morning, where somewhat marred
by cloudy and rainy weather. At
Cambridge and Albany twas cloudy
aud no observations could be taken
but at Wilson Hill, n. III. and Ban
gor Me-, the scientists were more
successful several photographs of the
various phases of the eclipes having
been obtained.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1875-10-02

SUPPOSE that politicians should
tell the workingmen that standard
weights and measures are q contri-
vance of the rich to increase their
profits, and that false-bottomed and
sliding weights and measures, which
would let no man who bought any
thing know how much he was get
ting, would help the poor, and that
if they would vote them into office
they would alter all the weights and
measures, are there any 50 ignorant
that they would not see the knavery
of the scheme, and that it was de-
signed especially to cheat the poor
But this would not be whit more
knavish nor more a scheme to cheat
the poor than the initiation scheme to
destroy the stability of the currency,
to give it a sliding and continually
depreciating value. To depreciate
the value of the dollar one half
will have the same effect on the
workingman as to reduce one halt
the weight of the the pound and the
measure of the bushel, by which he
buys his food.
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HOW

How can paper money imitation
help the laboring man? The great
imitation financiers say they want to
make it easy to borrow money. The
laboring man does not want to bor-
row money. If he has house and
lot, why should he want to mortgage
it as security to borrow money? If
has no property, how is he going to
give security to borrow money? His
interest is to have the money good,
so that when he earns a dollar it
shall buy dollars worth, not to
have it made of sliding value SO that
spectators may get the advantage of
him. All the gains that are made
by depreciating the currency are
made by cheating honest industry.
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MARTINSBURG INDEPENDENT

THE suit Of New York city against
Peter b. Sweeny, one of the old ring
thieves, promises to go the same way
as the suit against Boss Tweed. A
motion for bill of particulars was
brought before the supreme court on
Monday and the hearing adjourned
for a week.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1875-10-02

Those whose horses have heen at :
tackled by the influenza prevailing to
a considerable extent will be inter
ested in knowing that the New York
veterinary surgeons are of the opin-
ion that rapid convalescence is in
duced simply by a little care and
rest, protection from the night air,
and plenty of good food.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1875-10-02

The floods in Ireland have wrought
fearful destruction to the crops in
the counties of Longford, Kerry and
Tipperary.
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Terms for the WeekIy.

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rates.
NB- All transient advertisements due
and collectable after first insertion.
Liberal deductions made for Quarter,
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annual and quarterly advertisers.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1875-10-02

The Bank of California will re-
open Saturday next.
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In all cases, except where taken from
the carriers, the money must accom-
pany the order for papers.
Remittances may be made atour
risk By Express Charges prepaid), reg
istered letter. post office money order,
" draft. Address
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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-04-16

again prominent in the business OF the day, the
sales of this stock having been equal to moro than
one-uuarter Of the entire days business, while IL
closes at an advance from yesterday after
Moons price, The movements in this stock
are still o mystery to the street, but
a meeting Of all the members of the Board who are
long of it, and showing up of the quantity held by
each would very probably solve the problem
Pacific Mail matters, so far as they relate 10
Panama Railroad, remain unchanged, with
apparently no immediate prospect of an
amical,e adjustment. The stock was quite weak at
one time during the day, but later it rallied and
closed higher than the closing quotations of ycster
day. The total sales of the day were POS, 800 shares
of which IL, 700 shares were Western Union, at
77a4@77ssa77ai, closing the same as yesterday
1000 Atlantic and Pacific Telegraph sold at 2oi2@
25Q253,, a gain of Il per cent Quicksilver lapses
into dulnes again. 600 shares only changing hands at
213i02lla decline of Il per cent. Paciilc Mall
after decline finally ends with gain OF g per
cent. -, 900 shares having sold at 42aQ42osa4 Zs
042s043a4 2Si043t. 4S,2O0 shares Union "a
cific sold at 70asa7 0G70l4a69A@7li s. gam OF
3, per cent. North Western finally closes the same
rs yesterday, after sales of 10000 shares at ff'e~
1880 415, and 400 shares of Preferred al % 4~'"
a decline of per cent. st. Paul declined per
cent and recovered y per cent III tue Iha'
dealings 4 400 shares having sold at 3oi2~'''4~
3sos. while the Preferred lost lie per cent on
sales of 300 shares at 80 and ST. 1000 Rock Island
sold at 1O3ssa 1881 1O3i2@ 1888. Wabash was
quite steady on dealings of 200 shares at 156147s
Ql5la15is Lake Shore lost another Il per cent
ON sales of IL 400 shares at 74073's@74d73 '40
1873. Erie opened at 3Oos030s4030l2 aftcryard
selling up to 3l4 and closing at 31+,
on sales of $500 shares. The final price
is 81 per cent higher than yesterday. and
about per cent higher than the equivalent of the
latest London price of 27ls027h. Central and Hud-
son was 81 per cent better sales of 400 shares at
1O201O17s Delaware, Lackawanna and Western,
on the unusual sales of 300 shares, declined per
cent TO ia. The market closed steady. The OPEN
ing. highest, lowest, and closing prices of active
stocks sold to-day will be found in the following
III
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-04-16
THE STATE OF TRADE.
ROpEAN MARKETS.

LONDON April l5al23o p n.aGnited states bonds new
loan lO3Ll. Erie Railway shares, y
lERPoOI. April l5-l2:30 mCotton Is quiet Mtldllng
Uplands Sd MidliDg Orleans, Ssa8d sales 1000 bales
Including speculation and export sales on the basis
of Mdding Upans nothing below Low Middlng deliverable
April and May at l5lbs DO, do deliverable June and July
lsi
ERpooI April l5-2 mSaes Of Cotton the basis Of
Midlpg Upands nothing below Middng deliverable
May aud June, at Sd Breadstnfs are quiet .
I0SDOy April l5-3 p. m-The Of discount in the
open market months bills 81 per cent which
the Bank Of England rate The bullion
In he bank $4,000 during the past
week The proportion Of the bank reserve TO liability which
last week 80 per cent, Is now 5Sl4 pei cent.
LIVERPOOL April 153 mOf the sales VI Cotton to-day
7, 100 bales American.
IONDoN April l5.-Rehned Petroleum, lOi4 10 I'D per gal
lon. go ~, ,.,,,- -
IONpoN April lJ-430 p. m-The amount Of bullion gone
into England balance today Is $4,000 Erie
Railway shares n.
PARE April i5-p mThe specie the Bank Of France has
decreased 6726OOO francs during the past week Renies
63f 81 L,c
ANTwERP April Petroleum, 30 II for Fine Pale Amerie
LNEgr0oL- April l5-6 p. h,-Bacon % = c"t Tor short
Clear Mddes.
INSpos Aprl l5-Tallow, AZ d42 q y cwt.
LONDON April I5-Eyenng Calcutta LiIrseed. Jel. Lin
seed Oh, 20 Gd2J 4 cwt
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-04-16
GENERAL MARKET REPORT.
THURSDAY, April 10, 1875


COrrON-The business In spot Cotton has hight
and remains steady at former
lhe Shipping port Today i22 bales this day week.
bales THIS day last +S17 baee Consolidated u
days. receipts 26se5 bales Exports Great Britain 3o3
$50 Ris bales; Consolidated stock 55S67s baleA
COPFEE-sales Of Rio for the week ending morning
35sb bags Ldadof 2elS bags HALEY 543
Mary Varwel 5S bag. hrrrinsek Aed 1900 bags
Ontario hands II kewYsrk Aprll H. 81 994
bags; BALTIMORE 20 a bags at galveston 900 bags -
Mobile 5000 bags a Ne. too5 bag total 80 64s
ports ntatrs 1850 bags total sup
good degree OF activity ~ market for Bio and
of 4c estaDnshcd sales embrace 4,OO2
bags per H. N Cove Isle 1000 bags per Ontario and 500
bags pea Havana, both on terms moi transpired
and at Baltimore 1923 bags pa Photber al
I75,c. We qnote Ordinary caIgoes at l6i.al6i2c ;
Far l7i4dI7 c Good do lSdlS4c, and Prime do nj
ls4al9c all gold The market for mild grades Ii siIong
with demand from the trade sales 445O mats Java
ameta sold before arrival private terms 3i2g bags
Singapore. Rngdove sold private 1906 bags
AiDo l..J1 bass Lga .oJ bag COSTA Liza lVof
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-04-16
THURSDAY, April l5-P. NJ.

Outside the speculation in the Stock Exchange,
the Wall-st markets to-day have presented scarcely
feature worthy of note The quotations of sterling
exchange remain unaltered at 4.s7@4.sO for
90 days and short sight bills respectively
Gold opened and closed at 115ls, with in
termediste sales at 1lJA. Government bonds
are 6rmer, and some OF the issues
show an advance Of ls per cent, while the market
for railroad bonds has been easier particularly for
those which had been active at advancing prices
The opening OF the stock market developed decided
sentiment for lower prices; and for time III
obedience to their temper the quotations
notably for Union Pacific, Pacific Mail Northwest
ern and St. Paul, declined. Considerable quantities
~ lang Union Pacific were thrown overheard at
abopt 20. which, being quickly absorbed, proved
disappointment to the bears, who, in attempting
later 20 close their contracts, advanced the
price to II, which had the effect OF rally
ing tho entire list. Eiie has beca
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-04-16
DOMESTIC MARK FITS.

ns e, f$aI aaf and unYan ss AZ WA, %sas and
MiHsd do u 80 No Western Il Red y 3 NJ do
'sf s $5 do hd Ea y 81 do Whae
90 WS,'s spring Rec Z IS Con- 90 sS sssk
western Mixed eoc Oats qnsti sostherp 5l97Se West
White Sy a a %fssn Mssd PRO s z
t22 so Bulk Meats firm shoulders She Clear Rib sides
dtrs, siss4ci Clear nib sides is,.e Hams, 4eSi5e
Lard Rensd l52aiGe bGttsr in better demand Good to
a higher ssa %a.s sS SS aSS a y e fnf
BOSTON 'Apr i.-Ficar MN rood demand sales at
81 10 for Wen smpt,nns 20 a and no los ,P
irr $50 10 for White Wheat OHIO Indiana and Michigan
s * G and aS Sa Flour n
81 ior CoInson and choice Family Fancy Minnesota
W Ss for MINED and yellow oats 7:076c for Mixed
Whit. Rys ss o. Shorts, p Iod aes and S M 1y
fs,cS bush. Wheat 754 Ensh Ua,A li775 bush. shorts
AR e. s. s I :SS S ss S Sas,
81, I, g sp.s and s.ht g s s. k SSa
ooas9 90 for Oatmeal Wheat nrm not quiet sales Of
s7oe e.h White n'eas"n or private sr% ss0e e,s
81 eas New q, sss the 1sss 6s', insctiye and IN
sa. and s S"s a's s. ot t &
enie and snehanpea rcrs steady At ~ % Ia Heavy
As ;so.e e'' . f%f' s1slca, ass'
e e. *, 8.
aaI. ssS - NY 'S 5.: G ssvsS1d
BID asy s2s Se rye quis, ana weak j os
ts.l e: spss SS,i o. NAY Fork sssg
hsy 81 Hui Mas y, & Ss
G,s7 M@Si rs al n, S"ss spot MA.. A. 9@s
Nav dg K 1snsf Lard anssaassa ssc$ %is
oats, 1000 bish inc IVvO bUSh, Bagt., 1000 OIsh
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-04-16

The new seven per cent coupon bonds of the Della
ware and Hudson Canal Company due in 1894 have
been placed on the list of the Stock Exchange and
are quoted at 1O5 bid. The 81 0O0.O 900 of this loan
negotiated by Messrs Morton, Rose & Co. of London
are officially quoted OH the London Stock Exchange.
The earnings of the Ohio and Mississippi Railway
Company are reported at, in March 1875. S31O,9O3;
March, 1874. 1901 527 SO; increase in March. 1879,
S6375 II.
The Philadelphia stock market is weak Pcnnsyl-
yania Gs, Sd ISSUE 112 Philadelphia and Erie Rail
road, 22a,; Reading Railroad. 56aa: Pennsylvania
Railroad, Ssh; gold. 115ls.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-04-16
The bids for stocks at The close of The Exchange

The Bank of England Directors at the regular meet
ing to-day made no change i'll the minimum rate OF
discount and it stands at gig per cent the Bank max
ing bullion gain during the week OF E49,OOO,
augmentng it by further gain to-day OF tS,OoO.
The proportion of to Liabilities, which was
last week 1858 per cent is 3Si The rate of money
outside is lower and three months bills are discounted
at 5-16 per cent or 3-16 below the Bank rate.
The market has been quiet but firm for British Con-
soils and United States securities and easier for Erle
Illinois Central closing at 91l2O92, and New-Iork
Central at 9O09Ol2 This has been the regular fort
nightly settling day the London Stock Exchange.
The specie in the Bank of France decreased
6, 10000 francs during the week. The foreign ex-
change market has been quiet but firm at the asking
and selling rates of yesterday. Gold has been
dull and devoid of feature, the sales having been
limited and chiefly at 115ls. On gold loans the
rates were 1l2 l, and per cent for carrying, and
1e. for borrowing. The steamer Frsla sailed to-day
with $50, 900 silver bars. The specie shipment to
Havana amounted to-day to $413,3l3 nearly all in
Spanish gold.
The Assistant Treasurer paid out $500 in called
bonds, and 81 900 in coin interest The days bus
mess at the Gold Exchange Bank covered: Gold
cleared, sos, 49,, 900; gold balance 81 1884;
currency balances, 81 ,577,379.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-04-16

NAVAL STOKES-The market for strained Rosin has IN
dereone change limited business doing az 81 O7i2d
Good strained; LOCO bbs Good 10
arrive sold al - l2a deverrd 1875 bOls. Low No AT
~ III Spirits Turentne il In moderate request and Is con
seraby higher; held az SSc; 100 bbls sold at So and 20
1$2 rs Tor Washington and wilmington. Pitch is without
movement Of Importance at - %.
OILS-Linseed remains steady the demand fair for small
Crude Fish quiet and unchanged Lard is quiet but
firmly held at 81 2Ga$l 30 for Prime Winter SldS Is for
No l. and sOdgjc q Menhaden Is arriN ing slowly.
holders 43qi5c for Maine, and 40d Ale for Sound
Other Oils dull.
PROVISIONS-The Pork market is inactive and lower;
bbs Mest 40 J0d ID 50; go bills Mess for
May $40 co. 1900 bbs do for June part last night So 30
pf23 o. tOday's sales at az 5Odt22 Cos 2JO
bbls do July part last night 22 90d$23 TO- and to-
Western Prime $40 ~ l. cash Beef is steady and in fair
demand sales of 300 bbs 70 80 Tor Plain Mess $l for
Extra; sj for Packet fierce Beef inactive tame. Beef
Hams are in fair and steady sales Of 10 Dbs at slS
CIT Meats are less active and weak sales
OF 900 pieces at yad9sc for Picked shoulders lOGl0c
for Smoked Western Dry sailed see; 10000 do,
in hhds Fresh Hams, II pa l224c; do Picked.
l2,d BE- light weights smoked do, 1872 c; 10000
Bellies sdl c for l0Ull ID average Bacon is inactive
but firmly held sales of boxes city at l2esc Dressed
scarce on spot market quiet and prices higher sales
OF Is ties Western at l5nIadlJslc 100 tcs city at
50 for future delivery hear Of 1000 tcs seller June al
i53ni5i3,sc.; $50 ties. seller July, 10 &c
BTTHR-The market H. still dnll only CHOICE grades
tubs and little bring over 2Gc
Low grades arr slow Of sale New Butter Ia easier IL in
more liberal supply and Is selling at 25d2ec for prime state