Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1875-12-25
THE NEWS.

1,416,000 postal cards.
The State Republican Executive
Committee met in Wheeling on
Thursday. Its deliberations were
| private.
General George b. Mcclellan has
| arrived in Baltimore with his family
and will probably locate permanently
| there.
The German Reichstag has reject
ed the new tax and the increased ar
my estimates proposed by the Gov
eminent.
The opinion prevails in Washing
ton that the president will take no
action on FitZ John Porter's request
for review of his case.
Hon. John. w. Johnston was re-
elected United States Senator by the
Virginia Legislature by strict par
ty vote the Republicans casting their
full vote for General W. G. Wick
ham.
Between one thousand and fifteen
hundred hungry laborers surrounded
the Montreal City Hall Saturday
clamoring for bread, and it is appre-
hended that if their demands are
not soon complied with serious riots
will ensue.
Postmaster General Jewell has re-
ceived large number Of letters urg-
ing him to accept the Republican
nomination for Governor of Connec.
ticut, but has felt obliged to decline
the use of his name for that purpose
A party of Mexican cattle thieves
crossed the Rio Grande near San
Felipe recently, and succeeded in
running off eight hundred head of
cattle and fifty horses The citizens
are organizing into companies, and
threaten to cross the river.
The Chicago Tribune thinks that
the ''clearest sign of political times
is the formation of third party,
which is destined to enter into the
Presidential campaign of next year
| with regular organization and Il
| complete ticket and caring the rag
baby as its emblem.
The total number of disasters on
the Lakes during the past season
was 1,056, of which number 50 YES
sells aggregating a capacity of ~ Ut
tons, valued at 81 ,049,000, were to-
tally lost. The total value of prop
erty lost, including cargoes, is esti-
timated at S3,761 800.
The Darwinian theory is evidently
| gaining ground. Every day brings
new converts to it. Among the
| prominent ones who are hating be-
| tween opinions is President Potter,
| of Union College, who while he does
not endorse the evolution theory, is
frank enough to say that he sees
nothing in it incompatible with
Christianity.
The Philadelphia papers deny that
Longfellow, our ''poet laureate, y has
declined to prepare or recite the Cen
tennial poem. 1t would be charac-
teristic of the poet to try his verse on
the imposing topic of a nations hun
dredth birthday before making
known his conclusions as to the APP
pointment.
The changes in the Interior De-
| partment are not yet completed. 1t
is stated that Secretary Chandler has
made up his mind to request Gen.
| Governs resignation as Assistant Sc
cretary and will do so at an early day !.
When the General hears this he will
doubtless anticipate the request and
retire to his Ohio home in bad
frame Of mind regarding Republics.
The New York Times says that
among the new Congressman there
may possibly be several latent Alex
ander Hamiltons or undeveloped
Daniel WebSters, whose talents will
start into full bloom during the pre-
sent session like roses in June, but
the prospect of such an intellectual
outburst is, it must be confessed mot
particularly encouraging just at pre-
sent.
A TROUBLE as old as civilization
is threatening the peace in Montreal.
| 4 thousand laborers and their fami
lies are in want of bread, and with
the despair Of starving men they are
! ready for any act of violence Which
promises relief. In the hungry mob
which showed disposition to take
the law in their own hands, there
were unquestionably numerous agita-
tors of the baser sort, ready to profit
by the riot or pillage which
might follow the reckless protest of
ignorant laborers against the social
order which allowed them to starve.
But there was enough of the genuine
and pressing want to compel sympa-
| thy for the straits Of men to whom
| the hardness of the times is q very
grim reality. Considering the wealth
| and population Of Montreal, it does
not say much for its benefcence that
the resources of private charity