Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1876-11-04
THE NEWS.

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the Philadelphia Times being unable
to agree after a weeks deliberation,
have been discharged.
There was a slight increase in the
number of deaths from yellow fever
Monday at Savannah, two of them
refugees, who only returned last
week. Absentees are again warned
not to return until frost.
In Pope county, Arkansas, on
Thursday last, three Methodist
preachers were shot from an ambush
by two illicit distillers, who, it is
supposed, mistook them Tor revenue
officers. One of the ministers died
two hours after being shot, and the
other two are seriously il not fatally
wounded.
The Convention which has been in
session at Omaha to devise ways and
means for the determination of grass
hoppers, adopted resolutions recon-
mending that bounties be offered
for the destruction of the eggs and
unfledged insects, and laws passed
for the protection of birds which feed
upon them,
The return Of the British Arctic
exploring expedition, consisting of
the ships Albert and Discovery, under
the command of Captain Mares, is
announced. He reports that no land
could be discovered to the northward
of the highest latitude reached. The
expedition is said to be in other res
poets entirely successful.
Thursday was another increasing
day at the centennial exhibition, the
honors of the day being shared by
the Ohio people as their state day
and by the various leading CONNER
cial exchanges. Gov Hayes made
several short speeches, but said moth
ing of a political character. There
were during the day 122 ,26S cash adj
missions, including 4s2 at half price.
The Central American States were
visited on the Sd and 18th insts, with
one of the most destructive cyclones
that they have ever experienced.
Four hundred houses were blown
down in Manague, a town of Near
aqua, and many persons were drown
ed. Hundreds Of houses were also
destroyed in other places, and the
damage is estimated at several mil
lions Of dollars. The coffee crops
have also suffered great damage.
The Big Horse and Yellowstone
campaign was ended on Tuesday by
the arrival at Red Cloud of General
Merritt s command. General Crook
will now enter upon the Powder
river expedition with a considerable
force of fresh troops of both infantry
and cavalry. Spotted Tail has been
formally installed chief of the Sioux
nation under the authority of the
President OF the United States. The
moral effect of the capture is believe
ed to be wholesome and calculated
to secure peace at the agencies.
A dispatch from Bismarck an
nouces that General Terry has been
successful in disarmil g and dis
mounting all the Indians at the
Standing Rock Agency. They APP
peared to take the matter in a kind
ly spirit as soon as they understood
it, though they were ut first inclined
to make resistance. 1t was explain
ed to themthat the proceeds of the
property after it was sold would be
used to purchase cattle and such
other things as would be useful to
them.
Sullivan, the Chicago journalist,
tried on Thursday for the murder Of
Hanford, and whose jury were una
BILE to agree, has been bailed in $4,000
after a novel scene between the
Judge and the prosecuting attorney:
the latter protesting against the ac-
ton of the Court, and the former de-
Tending himself vigorously against
the accusation Of the attorney ,declar-
ing his belief that the accused was
more wronged than wronging, and
that there was no murder in the case
There appears to be much and in
creasing excitement in Chicago about
the matter.
The Women's National Christian
Temperance Union III session at
Newark is reported to have u full
attendance 'sof active women from
Western and other States,and off
GERS, committees and speakers being
all Of the same sex. The annual re-
port states that there are Women's
Christian Temperance Associations
in twenty-three States of the Union
Resolutions have been adopted which
generally favor stern measures to
suppress saloons, A prolonged dis
cussion took place Friday on a reso-
luton which pledged the members
of the Convention to abstain from
taking the communion when fer
mented wines are used in the SER
vice.
The tendency Of the negotiations
at Constantinople seems to point
steadily towards peaceful solution.
The Russian Ambassador has sig
nified the willingness Of his Govern
ment tn AGREE tn the six wpnlyc q ,.n,