Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1876-05-06
THE NEWS.

Wneel another revolution, ana snail
see lot o. rye faces among the losers
in the revolution.
Mr.. Parton is not yet out of his
troubles. Governor Rice has vetoed
the bill legalizing his marriage with
his step-daughter.
Many members of Congress are
talking about accepting the invita-
ton to attend the opening of the
centennial exhibition, and may take
a recess OF one or two days for that
purpose.
There is a $4,000 deficiency in the
Sandusky postcffice. That postmas-
ter did not understand or rise to the
dignity of the occasion. Such a pal
try sum puts him down among the
small rascals.
The United Suites Centennial Com
mission have resolved to close the
Exhibition on Sundays, but as COM
promise will throw open the grounds
to the public on that day free of
charge.
Ii may not be comforting to Black
Hills miners to be informed that the
Sioux, Blackfeet and Assinaboines,
have held many conferences of late,
and that they contemplate raid on
the settlers as soon as the roads are
.paSsable.
Thurlow Weed wants the Beau
ties of the Bible''read in the schools.
See here, L. W., it is about time you
tried your bible-not the beautiful
part of it, but the other-and drop
ped out of political affairs.
Joseph Neitsch, of Detroit, had
quarrel with his vile Wednesday
night, and she carved a niche in the
temple of fame by reversing the us
ual order of things in killing him
with a potato masher, instead of his
killing her with the poker.
Advices from the Red Cloud and
Spotted-Tail Agencies say the Indi-
ans are on the verge of starvation in
consequence of tho non-receipt of the
usual Government supplies and moth
ing but dread inspired by the punish
ment of Crazy Horses band prevents
them from raiding.
A ten-year-old boy was arrested in
Richmond, Va, the other day for
disturbing publish worshipat st. Pc
ter's Cathedral. The Court ordered
him to be taken to the city Jail and
whipped by his mother, and a police
sergeant tied him to the whipping
post, and the mother thrashed the
youngster soundly with strap.
AT the meeting of United States
centennial commissioners at Phila-
delphia Thursday, a committee was
| appointed to confer with the direc-
tors of all the railroads of the Uni
ted States and to request reduction
of the rates of fare. A similar COM
mittee will be appointed from the
board of finance. At an executive
session last night the commission APP
proved the action of the executive
committee in its selection of ninety
six jurors. The whole number is to
be one hundred and twenty-five. OF
the number already appointed New
York has fifteen, Pennsylvania four
teen, Massachusetts is third on the
list. The commission will appoint
the remainder Of the number.
1t seems as if some of the newspa-
pers are not satisfied with Mr..
Blaine's explanation and denial of
the charges connecting him with the
$64, 900 paid by the Union Pacific
Railroad Company. The matter has
now resolved itself into simple
question of veracity between several
gentleman. If Mr.. Blaine had any
thing to do with money paid by the
Union Pacific Railroad, and the fact
can be established by an investiga-
ton, it will not only ruin Mr. Blaine,
but put Col. Tom. Scott, Morton,
Bliss IL Co., Rollins and others who
have written strong letters exonora-
ting MIR. Blaine, in an ugly position
before the country. We cannot be-
lieve that these men would make
such sweeping and positive state
ments. knowing them to be false.
The California republican conven-
tion appointed district delegation
to the national republican conven-
tion composed of seven Blaine men
and one for 3ristow for President I;
| also four delegates at large, three for
| Blaine, snd one for Bristow first and
Blaine second. Resolutions were
passed by the convention expressing
preference for Blaine, but leaving
the delegation uninstructed. A plat
form was adopted deprecating Chi
nese immigration, fayoring a return
to metallic currency, the restoration
of silver currency to its constitution
al equality with gold as legal ten
der, and the payment of the national
debt in gold. The New York DEM
ocratic convention adopted the ma
jority report on contested seats, adj
hitting the regular delegates, inclu-
ding Tammany. A spicy passage of
words took place between John Nor
rissey and John Kelley. Delegates
were appointed to the national con-