Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1876-03-04
TIE NEWS.

by his creditors at over $500 900. Be-
sides this there is his liability to 60
to state prison, which is also very
large.
A fire at Caseyyille, Ky, on We'd
nesday morning, destroyed twenty
one houses most OF them two-story
structures. This includes thegreater
part of the town fronting on the
Ohio river.
A Chicago dispatch makes the inn
portant announcement that General
Phil. Sheridan is 4 father. A little
female bandit appeared in his house
Friday night. Call out the militia.
The track of the Atchison, Tope-
ka and Santa Fe railroad was COM
pleted to Pueblo, Colorado, Satur-
day evening, and now the Southern
Colorado railroad has a direct broad
gauge railroad connection with the
Eastern States.
A girl, four years old, daughter
of William Berry, of Gonnorsville,
Mass, was locked ia a room, Friday,
10y her mother, while the latter was
absent on an errand. The child's
clothes caught fire from q stove, and
she was burned to crisp when dis
covered.
A feud between j. N. Hawkins, of
the Carrollton, Mo-, Journal, and A.
s. Kieralf, of the Democrat, of the
same place, eliminated Friday last
in Kieralf shooting Hawkins four
times, once in the face. twice iii the
breast, and once in the bowels. in
hicting wounds from which he cam
not recover.
The detachment Of the old guard
of New York city, which has been
having Il holiday at Charleston, s.
G., left the latter place for home by
steamer, Saturday. United States
ard volunteer troops escorted them
to the dock, and when the steamer
moved off a BATTERY of artillery fired
a national parting salute.
Col. JAS. X. Kerr, prominent cit
izen and member of the pittsburg
bar, and brother Of Hon. M. C.Kerr,
Speaker of the House of Representa-
tiyes, died at his home in Pittsburgh
last Friday morning. Col. Kerr was
born in Pennsylvania, When the
war broke out he entered the army,
serving as a major in one of the in
| fantry regiments. In 1864 he went
to Europe for the benefit of his
health, but the trip did him little
good. His lungs were affected, and
| it was this diease which brought on
| his death.
Senator Morton's Presidential pros
| poets have not frightened by the
platform of the Indiana Republican
Convention. The press of the party
| outside of Indiana is almost unani-
nous in declaring that the national
platform must be in favor of hard
money, and that no candidate can be
nominated who is tainted with in
| fation.
Wednesday evening gang of cot
ton thieves at New Orleans attempt
ed to plumber the cargo Of the ship
Indiana, now loading there. They
entered the hold of the ship and re-
moved some twenty sacks Of cotton
| to the levee, when sailor by name
Sidney Tarbox awoke and gave the
alarm. The thieves fired, killing
Tarbox instantly, and then escaped.
Both houses of the Virginia Leg
islature have passed bill giving the
| University of Virginia an annuity
of $50 900, on condition that it re-
ceive free of tuition in academic de-
partments all students over Is years
of age who are graduates af Virginia
colleges or satisfy the faculty upon
examination that they sufficiently
advanced to enter the University.
The annual appropriation heretofore
has been $4,000.
1t had been understood that if Gen
| Babcock was acquitted he would i'm
mediately return to duty at the
White House, and such was the feel
ing of the President. On thorough
examination Of the testimony the
| President has become convinced
that Gen. Babcock did not act with
the discretion which he ought to
have observed as a member of the
| executive household. The matter
| was spoken of in the cabinet meet
| ing, and the opinion was expressed
that it would be as well if he should
| not resume his place at the White
House. The impression now is that
Gen. Babcock will be superseded by
Mr.. u. s. Grant, Jr., who has been
discharging the duties of the position
with great acceptability. 1t is un-
| derstood that Mr.. Luckey is also to
be displaced as one of the private ser
cretarles Of the President.
| Mr.. HOLMAN, Of Indiana, thinks
the prospects for the Democratic
Caucus Committee agreeing upon a
bill are not good. He says those who
act with him will not agree to the
proposition presented by Mr.. Payne,
because they are unable to see the
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