Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1876-08-05

THE NEWS.

"NseS uOfdotdtluuS ny SIdsSuOpptiS
n the crops of many settlers have
already been devoured.
At the meeting of the House Com
mlttee on Appropriations it was
agreed to report a bill for the paw
ment of the S227 900 deficiency for
furnishing the New York postoffice.
Commodore Vanderbilt's condi-
llon Thursday was reported worse
Than ut any time during his illness.
The physicians state that his death
may be looked for at any moment.
John Reeves, for thirteen years an
employee in the Columbus, o., post
Office, has been arrested for opening
letters and abstracting money. He
confessed his guilt.
jeremiah Fairbanks, assistant
cashier of the State National Bank
or Elizabeth, N. j., was arrested in
that city Wednesday on the charge
OF ~embezzling between S20,0 900 and
$4,000 OF the funds of that institu-
ton.
The democrats of the third Min
nesota district nominated VIM. M.
McNair for Congress. The repub-
llcan congressional convention at
Oskaloosa, Iowa, nominated L. s.
Sampson for Congress.
President Grant has issued his
proclamation declaring that the fun
damental conditions imposed by
Congress to entitle Colorado to ad-
mission into the United States hay
ing been complied with, the admis-
sion OF that State is now complete.
The Chesapeake and Ohio canal
extension committee has been called
to meet at Cumberland, Md, on the
10th of August, to confer with the
canal board in reference to construc-
ting a proposed new railroad to the
Maryland coal fields.
The remonstrances Of the business
men of Philadelphia and New York
have killed the bill repeating the
bankrupt law at this session.. AT
one time it passed the House, and
there was danger that it would 90
through the Senate.
A tornado caused a great deal Of
damage in the country north Of st.
Louis, Mo-, Saturday morning, be-
tween three and four o'clock. One
edge Of the storm struck the extreme
northern part of the city, wrecking
a house and killing a little girl.
1t is understood that an order has
been issued to increase the wages of
all employees on the Virginia Mid
land road who received under fifty
dollars per month, to the extent Of
ten per cent. The increase is receiy-
ed with much satisfaction by the
hands.
Col. Wharton, United States dis
trict attorney for Kentucky, denies
having said that he would be re-
moved because he was a friend of
Bristow or that he had anything to
divulge. All that he knows about
the rumors on the subject is that he
understood that Congressman White
Of KY, was looking about for his
successor.
A congressional democratic eau
Gus was heldin the Hall of the House
of Representatives at Washington
Thursday night. The question of
repeating the date Of resumption of
specie payments, namely, January
1, 1879, was, after discussion, voted
on with the result of about so men,
bers for the repeal and Is against it.
This, however does not afford a test
of the result in the House, as not
one-half of the democratic members
were present.
The greenback men of the House
are quite respondent, and have about
given up the hope ofpassing any res
Olution repeating the Resumption
act this session. They say they are
willing to face their constituents on
the record they have made, by their
efforts to have the repeal accom-
plished, and that the voice of the
people will be pronounced at the fall
election as to insure repeal at the
next session. All hope of getting a
bill out of the Banking and Currency
COMMITTEES is given up as fruitless,
and there is ar apprehension that if
Silver bill now pending is amended
so as to allow the specie repeal clause
of the st. Louis platform to come in
that the bill itself will be lost. Hence
it is not desirable to press repeal, as
the greenbacks want the silver bill
passed as about the best measure APP
p~roximating to their views, that they
can now get.
No active operations r reported
from the seat of war in the Turkish
Provinces. Both parties are concen-
trating their forces and preparing
for a decisive engagement. Thenews
of the defeat of the Montenegrins is
said to cause the discontinue at the
| Russian Court. 1t is thought the
| Gar will be unable to suppress the
| war spirit should the Turks invade
Servia, and the knowledge of this
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