Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1876-11-04
THE NEWS.

Gen John A Dix for mayor of New
York city.
The Printers Union, at Albany, N
Y, has reduced rates one dollar per
week on all work.
The cash admissions to the cen
tennial exhibition Monday were TO-
600 at so cents and 365 at 25 cents.
The Virginia State fair opened at
Richmond, Tuesday. Many fine
horses from the North are on exhi-
bition.
A deluge of rain has flooded Or
leans, Orange county, Ind, destroy
ing household goods, barns, live
stock and other property to the value
of about 100000.
The cash admissions to the centen-
NAL exp osition foot up 6 1923 ,464 free
admissions /, $50, AGO, making grand
total of 1889 since the exhibit
ton.
DR. Isaac Hayes, the Arctic ex-
plorer, regards the British Polar ex-
petition as failure, and still sus-
tains his belief in the open Polar
sea
Further accounts from Cuba tell
of the very disastrous effects of the
late hurricane in the interior of the
island. The sugar crop, which prom
Used large yield, was much injured,
and several more shipWrecks are al
so reported.
The Palace Hotel, at Topeka, Ka.,
in which were officers of the Kansas
Pacific railroad, was burned Sunday
night. 1t is supposed to be the work
of an incendiary, as the hotel had
been closed for some months, the
| first floor only being used as an eat
ing house.
The statement which had some
currency that Secretary Morrill, pro-
posed leaving the Cabinet to canvass
for the position of United States
Senator from Maine, is pronounced
by that gentleman absolutely untrue.
The Washington National Monu-
ment Society has placed design of
the monument and collection box
| in the government building and in
each of the State and city buildings
at the centennial, and earnestly soli-
cit contributions in aid of the work.
A serious accident occurred Mon
day night on the Delaware, Lacka-
wanna and Western Railroad in con-
sequence of a collision. Five per-
sons were killed and thirteen wound
ed. One car was burned and two
teleScoped.
Next Tuesday, November Z, (elec-
ton day, J has been appointed as wo-
mans day at the centennial exhibit
ton. a reception will be held at
the women's pavilion by the ladies
centennial executive committee
from II O'Clock noon till 4 O'Clock P.
NJ, during which time band of mu-
sic will be in attendance.
An explosion of fire damp occurred
Monday night in the Wadesville col
liery, near st Clair; Pa. Three men,
named Dormandy, Ryley and Welsh,
were shockingly burned, but it is
though not fatally, and it will be
| several days before work in the mine
| can be resumed.
In July last the auditor general of
Pennsylvania ordered general in
vestigation of the county and city
| officers with the commonwealth. Il
M Mead and John McMurray two of
the clerks of the auditor general IS Of
fee, having examined the Philadel-
phia mercantile appraisers list, in
pursuance Of this order, have made
their report, which alleges that there
is deficiency of some $500, 900 in
| the accounts of the Philadelphia city
| treasurer.
An official report of the battle be-
tween Sitting Bull and Gen. Miles
on Cedar Creek, the general results
of which were given in a st. Paul
dispatch yesterday, states that the
| number of Indians known to have
| been killed is five. The report con-
cludes: 81 believe this matter can
be closed now by vigorous work.
Some cavalry is Indispensable"
The independent (greenback) party
in New York has nominated Smith
Ely for mayor. The rest of their
| city and county ticket is composed
of republican and democratic nomi-
nees. Comptroller Green last night
wrote letter withdrawing from the
contest for the mayoralty. There
are only two candidates now in the
field, Smith Ely, Jr., Tammany, and
John y. Dix, republican.
A dispatch from st. Louis says
that three days ago the general man
ager of the Cairo and st. Louis rail-
road notified the engineers and fire.
men their wages would be reduced
on and after November l.. The men
left their engines without notice and
endeavored to prevent new men tax
ing their places. One or two trains
were stopped, but arrangements will
soon be completed 10y which all trains
will be fully manned and the bust
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