Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1876-08-12
THE NEWS.

MI. Inrali VIII no longer enthrall
the readers of the Church Union. He
has retired.
Cheat river, Nd, is full of bass
Judgingsby the name it is a bas(e)e
place to go fishing.
Bluford Wilson must feel that he
tells the truth and can prove it, or
he is a bigger fool that Muligan.
Each Indian in the United States
has about 5000 acres of land, and
likes to enrich it with white mems
blood.
Prince Milan is in a fix. If he does
not whip the Turks his people pro-
pose to turn him out of office. The
Turks ought to be reasonable and let
him whip them.
We are told that the belligerents
are favorable to peace. They are like
lubberly boys, each with a bloody
nose, ready to run away from each
other, If either dared.
Sixty-one families of Mennonnites,
numbering three hundred persons,
arrived at Castle Garden, New York,
Thursday, and were to leave for Kan
sas in the evening.
A successful novelist, it is said,
took to his trade to allay his grief at
the death of ayoung wife. There is
many a man whose grief is that he
told so many romances to his wife.
j. s. G. Abbott acknowledges that
Franklin was a Diest and not a
Christian. But then Franklin was
a pretty good sort of man, if he did
not write a lot of lies and style them
biographies.
The striking longshoremen at New
York are gradually returning to work
at 80 cents per hour. The steamship
have not been put to
much inconvenience, and the ocean
steamers will be ready to sail on
time.
The sub-treasury at New York
paid out $40, 900 in silver for green
backs Friday, and then stopped. The
exchange of silver for fractional cur
rency continues as usual. There is a
premium in New York of one per
cent. on small silver.
Hon. Benz. Harrison, of Indianap-
oils, has been unanimously nominat-
ed by the republican State Central
committee for Governor of Indiana,
vice Hon. G. S. Orth, declined. 1t
is believed that he will accept.
MI. Washington Booth, collector
of the port of Baltimore for the past
three years, has resigned, and it is
understood that Col. Edward Will
kins, of Kent county, Nd, will be
nominated as his successor.
The National Gaurd of Pennsylva-
MIA has formed an encampment in
Fairmont Park, Philadelphia to con-
tinue ten DAYS. The encampment is
styled Camp Anthony Wayne, and
covers an area of $50 acres. Alto
gether about 1900 troops have ar
rived, and are located 0nthe grounds.
Mr.. FL. III. Gilig delivered a lee
ture descriptive of the State of Ore
gon in the Pacific slope building, at
the centennial exhibition. In the
afternoon Prof. King, accompanied
by several members of the press,
made a balloon ascension from a
space near the Catholic total absti-
nence fountain on the exhibition
grounds.
The msst intelligent of the CONT
mental journals are fast becoming
alive to the fact that our Presiden-
tial campaign has commenced. In
the latest number of the Cologne
Gazette there is an editorial setting
forth that "Mr. Hendricks is the
candidate for the Vice Presidency,
nominated by the Democratic party
in Louisiana.
1t is announced that Representa-
tive Faulkner, who is a candidate
for United States Senator from West
Virginia to succeed Senator Davis,
intends to follow the example Of the
late Stephen A. Douglas in making
a formal canvass. During the COM
ing campaign Mr.. Faulkner will, it
is said, address the people in every
county in the State. This will add
considerably to the interest Of the
campaign.
A train on the Pennsylvania rail-
road leaving P%ittsburg, Pa, We'd
nesday, with military for the centen-
NAL encampment at Philadelphia,
was added to on the main line and
the Northern Central branch until it
numbered 10 cars in eleven sections,
carrying over 5000 passengers, being
the largest passenger train ever run
over the road. 1t arrived at Phila-
delphia without any detention or ac-
cident, and without any interference
with the regular trains.
There can be no doubt that some
apprehension is felt in regard to the
safety of Gen. Crook and his COM
mand, which will not be lessened
by the report from Cheyenne that
Sitting Bull is fully prepared, and is
confident of his ability to whip our