Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1876-07-22
THE NEWS.

day morning, it is supposed by two
roughs who had threatened to burn
the place.
The Spencer and anti-Spencer re-
publican factions in Alabama have
withdrawn their State tickets and
united ON a ticket headed by N.
Woodruff, the present mayor of Sell
ma.
Gov. Tilden's letter Of acceptance
of the democratic nomination for the
Presidency, it is asserted by his init
mate friends in New York city, Gill
make its appearance in a few days.
The Chicago board of trade has
adopted resolutions urgently request
ing Congress to provide at once by
supplemental legislation for the con-
tinuance of the fast mail service.
Near Va1 ceburg, KY, Tuesday,
Washington Lee killed Robert Ellis
on account of alleged intimacy be-
tween Ellis and Lees wife. Tuesday
night a mob hanged Lee.
The presidential campaign was
opened at Richmond, Va, Wednes-
day night by a grand mass ratifica-
ton meeting, %indorsing Tilden, Hen
bricks and reform.
The number of visitors to the cen :
tennial exhibition since the opening
aggregate 1924, GA, and the cash re-
ceipts STAB ,575 so. The number of
s'dead-heads" or non-paying visit ors
is, therefore 766 ,921.
Gov. Hendricks, of Indiana, en-
phatically denies the statement that
differences had arisen between him
self and Gov. Tilden at the Saratoga
conference. He said they differed
on immaterial points, but in the main
were in perfect accord.
The superintendent of the Bonanza
mines te%legraphs to San Francisco
that the stories Of the petering out
of the ore bodies recently circulated
n absolutely untrue and manufac-
tured by 'sshorts" to furtheir their
own ends.
The committee in charge of sub
scriptions for the old South Church,
at Boston, having been refused an
extension of time for the purchase of
the property ,have abandoned all hope
of saving the building and the work
of demolition will be begun at once.
Ex-Sergeant-at-Arms Ordway pub
fishes a card in the Boston Journal
declaring reports of his irregularities
false and deliberste attempts to black
en- him. He says he visited Washing
ton, but the committee would not
give him an opportunity to appear
and explain.
At the centennial exhibition a
number OF group jurieS of award
have completed tie bulk of their Ia
bors, and are nov engaged upon a
second and more thorough examina-
ton, which will include all that has
been hitherto overlooked. The re-
quest is now made that notice be
promptly given of any exhibit not
adjudicated upon.
An international education confer
ence met in Philadelphia yesterday.
A large number of distinguished ed
ucators were present. Addresses
were made by DR.. w. Il. Harris, of
st. LOUIS, DR.. Damatta, of Brazil,
Hon. j. G. Hodgins, of Canada, Jno.
Hancock, of Cincinnati, Hon. G. b.
Hitchcock, of Hiwaii, and DR.. Muir
ray, of Japan.
The floods in the Upper Red river
valley, La, have heavily damaged
the crops and stock. 1t is the i'm
preston that no plantations below
Shreveport will be damaged. No
through trains have arrived at
Shreveport since Friday, and none
are expected for a day or two.
A dispatch from New Orleans
states that Arthur Morse, aged 81,
son of the late Prof. S. f. b. Morse,
was killed yesterday near that city.
He was sitting on therail of the plat
form of a car, from which he was
thrown by the sudden movement of
the train, the wheels of the car pass
ing over his neck almost severing his
head from his body.
The South Carolina Democrats
will hold a State convention in CO.
lumbia on Tuesday, August Is, to
announce a platform of principles,
nominate State officers and electors,
and to consider such business as may
before it. 1t seems to be the impress
sion that a straight-out democratic
ticket for State officers will be nomi-
mated. with Gen. Wade Hampton at
the head for the Governorship.
According to the testimony of
Judge Geo. p. Fisher in relation to
straw-bid frauds before the postof-
flee committee at Washington, the
late Postmaster General cut off all
chance of conuicting Contractor
Kinds by granting immunity to all
the really guilty p~artiesif they would
testify against Kinds, about whose
guilt there was so doubt.
Jacob Socey a citizen of Clears
pring, Washington county, Nd. was