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Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1876-06-24
BedingtOn Items.

Harvest will he over in time to
give everybody a chance to hurrah
on the Fourth of July.
The cherry crop is much larger
than was anticipated.
The luscious raspberry is ripe,
and the urchins are out in force
with their tin pals.
Butter is scarce on account of
harvest. The farmers will use all
they can make for the next few
days.
The weather has gotten delight
fully cool, and harvest hands are
thankful.
Harvest is going on and the
fields are dotted over with shocks
of golden grain-monuments of the
husbandman's industry.
FARMER.
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ST.LOUIS.

All eyes now turn to st. Louis. A
week ago Cincinnati was the objec-
tive point-the centre of attraction.
Hayes and Wheeler are the outcome
of Cincinnati. Who will be OF st.
Louis is now the absorbing question.
Cincinnati gave the Republican par
ty its strongest card for the Presi-
Dental game. Will st. Louis do like
wise for the Democ rats? The strong
probability is that it will not. 1t is
our deliberate conviction that the
Democrats have but n man who
would stand an even chance with the
Cincinnati ticket. He is every inch
a statesman. He is able pure and
above suspicion. He is a man over
whose election as chief Exc cutive
the honest men of all parties could
rejoice. He would bring the COVER
ment back to it's better and purer
days. His ability, his honesty, his
craftsmanship, is conceded by men
of all parties. That man is Allen
G., Thurman, OF Ohio. We do not
believe the st. Louis Convention will
have either the sense or sagaclty
to nominate him. The politicians
are not likely to take a man OF posi-
tive character. Such men cannot be
controlled when elected. Thurman
is the only man who could success
fully offset Hayes popularit y In
Ohio. He is a hard money man, but
has not made himself so unpopular
in that respect in the West as Tilden.
He would command as much strength
in the East as Tilden or Bayard, and
more in the West. But it is not
probable that either Thurman, Til.
den or Bayard will be nominated at
st. Louis.
The Democrats are badly scared
and the impression prevails that they
must have a strategist-a military
man-to lead. General Hancock, OF
Pennsylvania, will likely be the
choice. In this they will make a
mistake. The people have had enough
of military Presidents. 1t may be
argued that General Hancock is not
a man who would carry the flavor OF
the camp or barracks to the White
House. But would the argument
be received with proper weight by
the people? We think not. A mil
itary education and training is mo-
the kind needed for an executive OF
fcer. craftsmanship is needed a
the helm. Cincinnati accidental,
Numbered on a good ticket. vii
st. Louis set the pins for a Waterloo
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Wonderful Success!

1t is reported that BosoHEE's GERMAN
SYRUP has, since Its introduction in the
United States, reached the immense sale
of 40, 900 dozen per year. Over 5000
Druggists have ordered this Medicine d.
rect from the Factory, at Woodbury. N J..
ard not one have reported a single failure
but every letter speaks of its Astonishing
success in curing severe Coughs, Colds
settled on the Breast, Consumption, or
any disease of Throat and Lung. We
advise any person that has any predispo-
sition to weak Lungs, to GO to their Drug
gist, j. L. W. Baker and get this Med
icene, or enquire about it. Regular size
10 cents; sample bottle, 10 cents. Two
doses will relieve any case Don't neg
lect your cough.
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OUR N EIGHBORS.

Candidates for county offices in
Jefferson county are sprouting.
Rev. DR.. Rogers, of Winchester,
sailed from Baltimore last week for
Europe.
The new lodge-room of Madison
Lodge of Odd Fellows, of Winches-
ter, will be dedicated on Monday
evening, June 26th.
Grasshoppers are doing consider
able damage to the wheat, corr and
clover on the farm of Capt. E. G..
w. Herr, in Jefferson county.
Johnnie, little son of Rev. A. G..
Hopkins, of Jefferson county, had
one of his legs broken by falling
from a cherry tree, on Saturday.
All the neighboring towns will Gel
citrate the Fourth of July. Not so
Martinsburg. She is too dignifed.
Visitors are arriving at Berkeley
Springs. T~wenty-six arrived there
on Saturday, and rooms have been
engaged for a large number. The
season promises to be a lively one.
MI. William Mason, of Winches-
| ter, went into his cellar on Wednes-
day, and a short time afterwards was
discovered lying on his face dead,
from apoplexy.
The Hagerstown Mal says:
ga couple of weeks ago Mr.. VIM.
| Springer, who resides near Breatheds-
vile, together with his whole family
were taken suddenly and alarmingly
i'll directly after dinner. Drs. CLANCY
and Lowell We're called in and per-
ceiving symptoms of poison looked
around for the auSe. In examining
the articles of food eaten at dinner,
the lettuce was found to be covered
with the eggs of the potato bug; and
the physicians concluded that this
was the poison taken. All of the fam
lily recovered except one child about
two years of age, which died the fol-
lowing day.
The Hagerstown Herald and
Torch of Wednesday says:
A general commencement of har-
vest, from present indications, will
be made about Monday next in our
county, although no doubt much
will be cut earlier. In looking over
the files of our paper we find that
the earliest harvest, of which we
have any record, occurred in the
year 1871, a general commencement
having been made about the 18th of
June, although some wheat was cut
in the lower part of the county as
early as the 9th day of June. The
crop then was a full one, and to show
how hard a time our farmers have
had in the business of wheat raising,
it is the only good crop we have seen
since then The present crop, how
ever, bids fair to be an excellent one,
and as it is SO near maturity, there
are but few contingencies that can
happen to prevent IA realization OF
this calculation.
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Race ON the Canal.

The Alpha, commanded by
Captain John McCaig, arrived in
this city last evening about 6 P. NJ.
Close behind her followed the Star
No. l. The Star chased the Alpha
all the way from Georgetown up.
The race was very exciting. Again
and again the Star would ap-
proach the Alpha, and again and
again the Alpha would slip away.
When about a mile below Cumber-
land. the fireman of the Alpha,
thinking that he would have
steam enough to carry her to Cum
berland, drew the fire. At this
juncture the Star came up snort
ing and tearing along with a full
head of steam, and would have
certainly passed the Alpha and
been proclaimed joyful victor at
the close of a long and eventful
struggle. had not McKaig detect
ed the danger and let on full what
steam he had, carrying the Alpha
in just a little ahead. Cumb. A.
leghanidn.
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THE NEWS.

Plymouth Church voted TO q
Mr.. Beecher's salary to $4,000, the
amount paid before his trial.
Twenty-Five dwellings were des-
troyed by fire in Virginia City, New,
Thursday, and several lives are re-
ported lost.
1t is stated that the motion made
on Saturday last by Mr.. Belknap's
counsel for a postponement of the
impeachment trial until November
was made at the suggestion of the
managers.
The annual reunion of the Society
of the Army of the Cumberland will
be held at Philadelphia on the 9Th
and 7th of July. General Sheridan
will preside, and a large attendance
of Western soldiers is expected.
A number of the representative
and most influential politicians of
New Jersey now in Washington,
have united to present the name of
Gen. Geo. b. Mcclellan as successor
to Senator Frelinghuysen.
The National Glass Company of
1JClldIls OUIO. udNO DlCNCCuCu NY
Bastic's method of toughening glass
in making a common lamp chimney,
with which an eight penny nail
was driven through an inch and a
half board.
Senator Morrill,, of Maine, has
been appointed Secretary of the
Treasury, but has not yet signifed
b;c oooorto~oo &c @bo oasoo TLo
pointment was confirmed by The SEN
ate without the usual reference.
A rumor is floating about Wash
ington to the OBJECT that Senator
Morrill,, of Maine, has been appoin-
ted Secretary of the Treasury TO sue
coed Mr.. Bristow, but it lacks con-
firmation. According 10 an Associ-
ted Press despatch Mr.. Morrill, him
self has hod no notice that such an
honor is about to be thrust upon
him.
There was a large republican rati-
fication meeting in Washington on
Monday night. President Grant and
other prominent persons were pres
ent. Speeches were made by Gen.
B. f. Butler and Attorney General
Taft. After adjournment the assem-
blage called on Mr.. Blaine, who
made a speech in response indorsing
the Cincinnati nominations.
A Memphis (Tenn.) dispatch
states that the duel which has been
impending there for some days, be-
tween ex-CongresSman SchlosS and
Mr.. Moor, of Tuscumbia, Ala, has
been settled amicably by mutual
friends, and the parties left Men,
phis for home last night. The diff
Guilty grew out of structures in their
respective papers.
The Democrats of the House of
Representatives will make an effort
to have the National Convention at
st. Louis endorse the system of re-
trenchment adopted by the Demo-
Gratis with the several appropriation
bills. II they get such an endorse
ment they paOpOSe to stand firm and
refuse to accept any terms of COM
promise from the Senate.
Justice David Davis has written a
letter declining to allow the use of
his name before the Convention, to
the surprise of many Illinois and
Southern Democrats who have for
months been industriously working
up a movement in his favor.
Dispatches received from Govern
or Hendricks say that he is not a
candidate for the Vice Presidency,
and would not accept a nomination
to it were it rendered. This smashes
states that have been formed with
Hendricks in the second place with
a view to the canvass in Ohio and
Indiana.
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VNORTH IT'S WEIGHT IN GOLD,

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Prof. Parker's Pleasant Worm Syrup
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No physic required. Costs % cts. Try
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The Spirit of Jefferson says
Charlie, a little son of Mai. Geo. w.
L. Kearsley, got hold of a patent
copper-cased cartridge and struck it
with a hammer, on Wednesday,
when it exploded and wounded him
in the hand,
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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1876-02-22
TOWN ITEMS.
AnhOEcr.

Feb. live have no lack for sno"
here now and sleighiOg is excellent
The Antiquarian Festival was very
r,eosant and successful entertainments
IN spite of severe storm aud bad going
4 rood audience was present. Inc
entertainment consisted OF an excellent
supper OF baked beans. hailed cora
brown bread and other wholesome
articles Of die, that used to adorn Inc
tables Of our ancestors IN the wilderness
Alter supper We were summoned TO me
upper hall 10y tie roil OF the drums anu
the squeaking OF the fife, where We were
entertained for n'bour and hal OF
splendid music by the O.d Folk7' who
were dressed in ancient style. Decla-
nations were given by Messrs. GallIson'
Dresser, Smith, a1d others. After the
exercises closed We marched dowa to
"Old QrehocT egain keeping time 10 Inc
sound OF martial music
Mr.. L Z Bedell Gu, his foot badly with
an AK last Friday; being some distance
from homo h lost a good deal Of blood
before he could receive assistance.
We are panied to Learn OF the sudden
death O. NJ Henry Abbott. Of Rumiord'
who has driven The stage from Bryants
Pond to Audoyer Tor many years Mr.
Abbott has been one OF the most careful
aud faithful stage drivers ever employed
on this line, and has given the best OF
satisfaction to bis employers and to az!
those who have rode with him.
The only surviving daughter OF The
late Philip Abbott, died last night with
c5nsu mp,ion. This is the third time
that death has invaded this household
within year. The gricl snicken mother
and brother have the deepest sympathy
otail in tho terrible anlict.on. Mrs. Alb
bolts neighbors assembled at her house
one icy last week aud hauled twenty
cords Of wood 10 her door.
LoNE STAR.
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- TriaL of %. PenneU.

rvrl bo p. collected TIA, Mr. PenucN,
Oh, County Treasurer of Cumberland
C,p,.v. aban. p yeal aso last December,
,.Isgsd That d., was rob5ed %, some So.
o-a F.I.r,isr 10 the COUNTY At his office
?. ~. C;,v Rr;i9;ry p,r,lsrd MI
...,......i.-- .his .iIor,,;o, tho Comfy
- .,.;s-.,,,.,,5 ~, treasurer shah
r..,o-, ,bo 5af,iepcv 10 .bo County. Mr..
80 -.c..;,- ,b;s s,,,,rd las hsan
-5 g., ,to C0-,n.,. ,,9 his rial took
Nc, 81 ,r,..rr in Ant-os,,,oin County
-, ~sct
=, .bs progrsz. OF Inc tri.l the counsel
1,r pcrre,l undertook 10 defend. o. the
,,r,r-l,bs,,h. Tr,ss,rr bal beeo robbod
INTERCHANGEABLE. i-..., 20 mako
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DiIneld Centre.

Feb. "a The D,xGe!d Centre l. .Olm
Club held their j'h meeting Saturday,
Feb. l2.h. The meeting Was opened by
singing. and reading ia he Scriptures
by our present Chaplain. VIM Wiuaus,
the great IeioFmer. The house was
crowded with people. old aud young,
some OF whom came four or dyc miles
Never before has such an ia'escst ia The
cause OF temperance been awakened
here. Peru CLUB was present AID sisted
IN The speaking and Staging. Pies.
Holman opened with few good re-
marks, and called on Happy JACK, the
reformed sailor, who responded with
words OF cheer, 10 the boys about 10
form club. and gave them some good
advice IN the management OF club. lie
was followed by Messrs \ l. Fobes, \ p
White, Z { fainter, e Z DecOstcr aud
y ii Sore OIL tie Centre club, aud Walker.
Hall, ard WJmah oi the Peru club. a
cal! was then made Tor signers TO he
pledge, and 70 more signed, some Of
whom had been in the habit OF taking
Smile occasionally, put their their NAMES
upon 1t, making in all - memoers.
Alter which they proceeded 10 form u
club. and elected tue following officers
President, John j Holman, j.; l,t.
Wee Pies, a L Fobes; Pad, j J Towle;
SLAP White; Secretary, b + Lancaster,
Treasurer, Marion Holman; Sergeant
at Arms, John Wild. The new club
then appointed pablo meeting to be
held in the large Town House at Dixfeld
Centre on Friday eve, Feb 18Th.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1876-02-22

The House passed the bill aJou.hing
Capital punishment. TIE vote stood
yel, - nays IS.
An effort was made in the House 10
repeal the law giving suffrage to
soldiers who may receive town ail. The
bin Ter Tie purpose was indefinitely
postponed. The same action was taken
on the North Byidgton Normal School
IL the Senate, The biz. 10 incorporate
the Maine General Homeopathic Hos
pi;al WIS amended by striking out
homeopathic, cad then given passage.
4 bill has been Introduced 10 tx lie
semi annual dividends q Savings Banks
.alzl2 per cent. The Houses have dis
agreed on this question. The Senate
was in laycr vi this rate.
\ special committee or the pal. OF the
House has been appointed 10 investigate
the sale Of tue Agricultural College
lands. Bass OF Bangor Is Chairman.
This Investigation is undertaken on
account @. charges preferred by demo-
Gratis, who allege that these lands we've
disposed Of in fraud, and for a sum tar
less than their rea! value. Several
sessions Of the committee have been had /;
but thus far 10 important facts have been
elected which sustain the allegation.
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prvnn,,s pond.

.o,,er one Of the citizens Of Bryant '''-
,.o,,, stricken down by death, maAihs ''i
-, cotr weeks The last victim wa - -.
- ESQ. who died Saturday mofhilF' wy
-. .,ter , b~ief illness. week oei'r' n0
us about his business, but was a''"0A''
sr,te disease OF me lungs, probably l'D,,.
,,ttrb rou a rapid cGurso md tetmin''''
=, .bovo stated Mr.. Bolster moved ii'ii =
n,,snts Pond about u years ago nc III IA p,-t,
- n, tr,.c many years, In liumiot,i az ~, ,
81 r,,,tinued in lie same business ail'i ito 80
y, tha Pond lie was quiet uuhssu'lN9 f,,-f.-.--
bnt man OF sterling Integrity .lu "ti,,.i ps-
saIv respected. He was one 81 -. tho Syrnnila.
,nlJirnns. and aided materially lh '"V a., ~ a,,l
,,an III that Marty 10 oxford COuusy' ~, ~,
onS term ia the state Leglsiatu,c IA" ,,bat
many wears Postmaster ~ " ssi - br I. II.
eyer public positions ne mas ,leL i' f,l,..
Iischsr,ed I'M, dui lee feithfnlly ana COR
. a. NJ va- dtvQut member 81 the 'iJ 1s.,
church, bat was siuguinriy ifee liol' w"
/ Which can sec no good ~ other ioIHi' % 'N'o
faith. .,,,, ,., r,o,.. and Hannah
80. h,,,p1 Holster and was born MAfch - l''.'
lie father was from >u'fnut mass an. W. ~
~ t,c carly settlers OF Paris. its ihoin,i ii''.
nah Cushman was sister ol ,' .' t,, cifi,rn
esflv resident and formerly Wen An""' - =
~ Paris Dcccat ed was born in laIis anu n"' ~ y
/ hrnthpr Of Otis G.. and 1iieon h"l5t-i' -.
Paris and al General AlSnn Bolster 't' p 49,
ora ms wif. was Het,eY r., daughter %. ltu','
and Dotscv wheeler ku. ht, and srana q .t ~
of Joseph Knight, who moved ifeh "ii,,,'
WAS an early st,ilir IN bvihSh manu- No..
,irr mas been an invalid Tor many years 'h,!
l.sye only two Children MH,t l','g".t nj A.
IL. Huughton ol Bryants loni' shi A,..,t a
Who married Mary Louisa, dauShitl "I '''l'' -
Duuhtu. of ,he same place. ,-,--.,..
NJ AL sterf, mncral .o1S place "wednesday
when large number oi MS lfitnus AH. Vow "'i'i''
came 10 pay iheir last respects 30 ihe 'ee-,y
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For the OXFORD DEMOCRAT.
The THO Parties.

The speeches Of Hon. j. G. Blaine are
doing far more for the country's good than
is at first apparent to the casual observer.
BY unmasking the hypocritical character
OF the modern Democratic party and
tearing the cloak from the reasonable
designs of its leaders, he has performed q
q service for which he should receive the
thanks of every lover of liberty and good
order in the country. 1t is evident that
neither Of the great POLITICAL parties OF
the country have materially changed in
character or principles from what they
were before the war.
Ii we credit the utteranoes Of such
representative men as Davis, Toombs and
Tucker, the South are secretly cherishing
all the animosities and hate, intensified
imbittered by failure and defeat, that i'm
PEELED them to take up arms in bloody
conflict with the government OF their
country, and that they only await fitting
opportunity to renew the contest for the
supremacy Of the same ultra and extreme
doctrine Of State rights that was the
fundamental pretenSe for which they
made bloody issue. 1t is equally plain
that the southern and controlling wing OF
the democratic party is as earnest and
active, and their northern allies as dis
sembling and vacillating as before tho
war,
Gen. Anderson says in public speech
in the Legislative halls at Augusta, that
a great many men in his party believed
in the late war that the North were the
aggressors. And nothing is palmer than
that they still hold to the same opinion.
Underline plausible guise of amnesty aud
reconciliation they Gil our legislative halls
with men who sought the nations life, and
who still cherish the most intense hatred ioI
all the institutions that tend TO make u;
a great and prosperous people. They re-
move from official positions every disabled
Union soldier whom they can reach tC
make place for those who fought for the
lost cause" and even rewarding with
places Of honor and trust those who ar,
cherishing and perpetuaung in their owl
families the name Of murderer simply
! because he assassiuatcd the President o
! United States.
Admitting that the North were tn,
uggrcssors IN the late war, we surely oE,
the South a debt We can never repay. /
this be sound doctrine, aud accordin.
to Gen. Anderson it is certainly
democratic doctrine, then we ough
to pension disabled rebels, retunC
the cotton tax, build the railroads Of til,
South, pay for liberated slaves, aud atte
doing all this We shall be indebted to tn,
South more than We can ever pay. Vii
the democratic party hesitate to 10 al
this and even more whenever they hay,
an opportunity ? Will they fail to max
manifest their faith by their works
The republican party was formed t.
preserve the life Of tho nation, aud j
words have any meaning, If "acts speal
louder than words" we are admonlshe'
to-day that It's mission is not ended, auc
will not be so long as men are ioun'
among the law makers OF the nation VIII,
boldly and deiantly maintain that Treason
is a virtue and not a crime. 1t Is vel
Tor u to remember that eternal yigi
lance" Is the watchword Of treason, a
well as the price Of liberty. 90
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nmcknrIa.

Feb. l7.-Tho winter term Of The
village school closed on Friday last. tie
examination taking place the las, two
DAYS. Qaile a large number OF citizens
were rresep, and the examination G.
written one) aud mos, impartial tesI
was highly credi,ablo to the school. Us
~, scholars in any class. tell below 6 1 .
ON scale of mArAing from !. 10 10. The
whole number OF scholars registered 10
the upper school was -. the average
Attendance G6 The names given below.
fourteen In number. were not absent or
,ardy during the entire term OF eleven
weeks. Wins'ow Rec I'd Earnest Record.
Alton futile, jimmy Harlow. Waiter
BaeS. Fraas Allen. Fannie N-se. Mary
Harmon, Fora Record. Carrie A,"pol.
Lizzie Allen, Josie Harlow, Enoscue
Wa!droa. There were a37a. The same
number that were absent or laIdy
but orco duriDg the term, and thlt ty
an unavailable excuse. Nhf, srdo'l
10 The county has better record?
CuHEN.
\ pu bic installation OF officers by the
Good Templars occurred on Saturday
eve. l2h lost. G. ". c. Shosey and II.
81. Bryan, Egg. Of Lewiston followed
with scholarly and impressive addresses,
F listened TO by q cultivated aod apprecil-
i've audience OF largo numbers. uotT.lt-
standing the absensa OF 20 o.! tho Reform
club ., West Samaer, The meeting "a, .
success. and lacked the to.,.cyous
demonstrations too freq1en, a. such
meetings. NJ, Cas-. Fo,.er il the b!c,-
bone of the Reform Club. and is tie
warmest hearted man in town. It is not
uulrequent fot him to give so bills to
tho needy.