Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1876-12-16
THE NEWS.
SATURDAY. Dec. 9th.

on FRIDAY all money pldceu In MS
hands on the result Of the presiden-
tial election. The mixed state Of
affairs has necessitated the declala-
tion of all bets off. Two per cent.of
the money is retained by Morrissey
for his trouble
The Importance Of the question as
to the continued operation Of the
twenty second joint rule OF Congress
is generally appreciated in connec-
ton with the settlement Of the presi-
d initial question by ,econcert of ac-
ton between both houses ct Con-
gress. Yesterday in the Senate the
President, Mr.. Ferry, ruled for tie
second time that the joint rules were
no longer in force and an appeal WAS
taken by Mr.. Merrimon from the de-
cislon of the Chair. The discussion
which followed elected the fact that
nearly all the Senasors, democrats as
well as republicans, conquered with
the Chair that there were no joint
rules in force, although both houses,
as was pointed out by Mr. Johnston,
OF Virginia, were acting under them
every day, and although they were
not recognized by the Senate as rules.
When the question on the appeal Of
Mr. Mcrrimon from the decision of
the Chair was put to v,te the de-
cision was sustained by yeas fifty and
nays four. This is decisive as to
the Senate. The hope must continue
to be- INDUCED, that before the time
comes to take up the presidential
question the two houses will agree
upon law which will secure count
OF the electoral votes and satistac-
tory determination Of the other ques-
lions at issue. I}
MONDAY, Dec. III
Two Misses Campbell, Miss Choat
and James Gregory were drowned
in a mill pond, near Olmstead, KY,
Friday night, by the sinking of Ca
noe in which they with six other per-
sous were proceeding to a dance.
In the caucus of Colorado repub-
lican legislators on Saturday, Hon.
Henry M. Teller was unanimously
nominated for the U. 5. Senate.
Hon. George Trenholm, an emf
nent merchant of Charleston, s.. g.,
and Secretary of the Treasury of the
late Confederate government after
the retirement of Hon. &. G.. Men,
minger, died in that city yesterday,
aged 40 years. The colors of the
shipping of all nationalities in the
port were half-masted.
AT Petrolia, Pa. last evening about
8 O'Clock, a wagon load of glycerine
containing some six hundred pounds
of the fluid exploded with terrific
force, tearing the wagon and horses
to shreds and instantly killing Dan
iel Smith and Mr.. HUMPHREYS. The
men were uni aiding the wagon, and
it is supposed that one Of them slip
Jed and dropped can.
Ben Hill told his associates in the
Democratic caucus that the neil
who are now talking of bloodshed
are those who were "invincible in
peace and invisible in war"
Ben Hill is reported to have said
that if Hayes became President he
would have one of the grandest OPP
prrtunities that President ever
had, and indicated by the tone ofhis
conversation that he would not con-
slider the election of Hayes calami-
ty for the Southern section of the
country.
TUESDAY, Dec. II.
Daniel O'Rourke, driver of a car
riage at the funeral of the victims of
the Brooklyn Theatre on Saturday,
was drunk and fell from his box. He
sustained injuries from which he
died yesterday.
Mayor elect Smith Ely, jr. of New
York yesterday resigned his position
as Representative in Congress from
the sixth district in New York city.
A special election to fill the vacancy
has been ordered for the I'd OF jan
uary.
Speaker Randall gives it as his
opinion that there will be no holiday