Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1876-09-09
Letter From Washington.
WASHINGTON, d. G. !
September 9Th 1876. (

self Tourist" gives running ac-
count of crop and political pros
poets in Berkeley and other coun-
ties connected by the Blue Ridge,
which / send to the lNDEPEN-
DENT, because of its local interest.
He wl.tes from Hedgesville and
says amongst other things this
1.-THE agricultural aspects of Lou
don county, including a fine crop
found very encouraging, as the
result eff sod season and TIE
good farming for which the Quak-
ers are noted. OF peaches, there
are few, Loudon no. being q
peach country but the pears and
apples looked well. OF the last
named ste pie fruit there will be a
full crop.
What has just been said of the
co. a and apple crops applies with
eqral orce to most Of the range of
coprtry through which L passed
10 get he VIZ: Alexandria, Fair
fax, Loudon, Fauqr'cr, Clark and
FREQ erick count :. Va, and this
berkeley ounty, West Virginia.
The prospec Z are gener..lly en-
couraging, though the corn in this,
he lower or Potomac end of the
Shenandoah valley, is not so well
filled as on the eastern side of the
Blue Ridge. / write on he back
Zone of the North Mouu ain, but
where it is quite broken or fiat
ter ed, as if > afford a convenient
ascc 1t for the road from Martins
blu. : to the Berkeley Springs, less
tn IN twenty m les to the westward
known as the "Warm Springs
roads,
"TOurist' thus discourses of
matters political In your immedl-
ate neighborhoOd
"To-day the Republicans hold
their primaries in til county.
Among the speakers announced
is DIR. Snodgrass, of your city.
The making of his first speech for
Hayes and Wheeler among his
kindred and old associates can
hardly fail to be a grateful COM
mencement in the interest of the
party from which he strayed (no
Doubt conscientiously) after Lib
eral Republicanism in 1872"
The following version of the
plans and purposes of Mr.. Faux
ner's friends will strike the read
ers of the INDEPENDENT as inge-
NOUS, whether true to the letter,
or not:
"Here politics is showing some
heat. The Democrats have held
their county primaries, and their
delegates have been to Keyser
City this week nominating a sue
cessor to the Hon. G. j Faulkner
in . person of B f Martin. This
result is not only in accordance
with bargain made when Mr.
f. was nominated, but has been
brought about in the interest of
that:gentle.han as candidate for
the United States Senate, TO. which
he is pulling the wires with char
acteriStic adroitness. Ju re John
Blair Hoge, of this county, was
set up as q sham candidate by Mr..
Faulkner's friends, under the lead
of his sons, and there was a reso-
ton of instructions which the del
egates carried with them to Key
ser for effect. By laying a popular
son of the county on the altar of
concession (seemingly) votes have
been secured in advance for Mr..
f. The ruse was well played"
Tourist" Winds up his survey
of the political field over which
he travelled thus:
1.-THE Republican prospect is en-
couraging wherever / have been
on my present trip to the noun
tains."
The friends of Col. Lamon in
this city, where he served officially
by the side of his old landpart-
ner, Mr.. Lincoln while he was
President and he u. S. Marshall,
and where his perso nal friends
are as thick as huckleberries in
the Opequon or Back Creek hills
in the height of the season, are
much gratified by the nomination
of that popular gentleman for
Congress in the Second District
IF elected, and | see no reason at
this distance why he should not
be, he will clip the chair that
may be allotted to him well in ev-
cry sense.
trust the voters of the District
will not fail to send him to Con-
gress by creditable majority
This they can do, if all his friends
go 10 work with a will.
OCCASIONAL.