Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1875-10-30
THE NEWS.

Although Phil Sheridan las ac-
conplished the full measure Of his
ambition. he hopes to be able to live
long enough to see the day when a
san Francisco barkeepeg won't have
the cheek to ask twenty-five cents a
glass for ten-cent whiskey
The Freeport, H., watch factory,
which has been in operation six
months, was burned Thursday night
and several hundred unfinished
watches were destroyed. Loss on
building and stock S150,000.
a despatch from Chillicothe, am
nounces that Governor Allen will
lsave there the first of this week for
Pennsylvania for the purpose Of TAX
ing part in the canvas in that State.
He will make his first speech at
Fittsburg.
IN Skowhegan, Maine, Friday, a
shocking murder and suicide. occur
ed. Ms. Walton the divorced wife
of Hiram Walton, living with Green
leaf Tracy. was shot and killed by
Tracy, in a fit of jealousy, who then
fled tothe woods and shot himself.
Both were dead when found.
The California election appears to
have been decided ON local issues.
The election of Carr, republican,
as superintendent of public instruc-
tion is confirmed. Church, the DEM
ocratic candidate for police judge, is
defeated. The probate and NUM-
cipal judges are republicans, and the
county and three district judges
democrats.
A dispatch from Paris, Kentucky,
saws Hon. r. T. Davis, eldest son of
the late Senator Carrot Davis, was
found dead in his bed Thursday
morning. His death is supposed to
have been caused by an overdose of
choral, which he had been in the
habit of using as an anodyne for
pain. Mr.. Davis was president of
the Northern Bank of Kentucky.
+. S. Hicks surrendered himself at
Scranton, Pennsylvania, Thursday,
stating that he had shot Archibald
Anderson Wednesday evening. He
Says liC IICt ADuCloOu dI a piISC
called Trips Ravine, a lonely spot
on the outskirts Of Scranton, and
fearing he might be a desperate, he
drew his revolver and fired. The
ball entered Anderson's right side,
from the effects of which he died
on Thursday Hicks was committed
to Wilkesbarre prison.
A st. Louis despatch says sensa-
tion was created in that city Thurs
day by the announcement that every
distiller and rectifier under indict-
ment there, with the exception of
Jonitt Il Co., had plead guilty and
permitted default to be entered
against them in the suits charging
them with frauds on the revenue.
The amount involved will aggregate
several hundred thousand dollars
including lot of twelve hundred
barrels of whiskey, and another Of
six hundred barrels. Under this ac-
ton of the distillers some thirty diff
ferent parties are liable to fine or inn
prisonment.
The Pennsylvania legislative COM
mittee investigating the affairs of
the treasury of the State, have agreed
on a report setting forth that in the
last ten years 81, 123, 301 has been UNI
lawfully taken from the treasury on
account of interest, and from 1870 to
1874 there appears to have been an
excess of premium charged in the
purchase of gold for interest on gold
bearing bonds amounting to Sl21,-
427. The refusal of the several treas
urers to appear for examination, the
committee say, renders it fair to as
sumo that the charges against them
are true.
The case of theChesapeake az Ohio
railroad, before judge Bond, in the
United State Circuit Court at Rich
mond. Va, Friday, counsel for trus-
tees in the first and second mortgages,
and for certain bondholders, united
with counsel for the railroad COM
pany in praying for the appointment
Of w. G. Wickham as permanent re-
ceiver for the company. States At
torney General Daniel asked to be
admitted as party to the suit, claim
ing that the State was guarantor of
81 900 900 bond of he old Virginia
Central railroad, now the Chesapeake
and Ohio, and was also the holder of
So 200 900 of bombs and stock. The
State also claimed forfeiture of the
road to the State, and asked for the
appointment Of Mr.. Isaac III. Car
rington receiver. The judge took the
papers and promised to report his
decision in three or four days.
Despite the protest Of Mr.. Francis
ID. Moulton the criminal prosecution
commenced against him at the in-
stance of Henry Ward Beecher, for
libel, has come to an end, and with
it the like prosecution of Theodore
Tilton. The Brooklyn district at
torney, before Judge Nelson, FRI
day entered motions for nolle pros
eaui in the two cases, claiming that