Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1876-06-17

the NEWS.


Ricardo Moencal, Collector of tax
es at Havana, has absconded to the
United States with about $500, 900
in gold.
The Massachusetts, Prohibitionists
will hold a convention in Boston on
the 9th OF july to nominate a candi-
date for Governor.
Judge Cadwallader, in the United
States District Court at Philadelphia,
on Saturday, granted the application
or Jay Cooke Il Co. to be discharged
from bankruptcy.
The President has commuted the
sentence of John l.. Bittinger, late
United States Gauger in Missouri,
from imprisonment in the peniten-
tiary to imprisonment in the county
Jail.
The report of the condition of the
crop published by the Southern Cot
ton Exchange, represents the plant
to be in a more promising condition
and decidedly above the average at
this season.
In the House of Representatives
Friday, Mr.. Blaine was refused the
privilege of having the Caldwell tel
egram or the proceedings of Wednes-
day in the committee room printed
in the Record. There was an ami
mated debate and some sharp passa-
ges between Mr.. Blaine, Mr.. Ran
dali, Mr.. Springer and other Demo-
cratic members.
/ Speaker Kerr still remains at
Wizards Hotel, in Washington, in
a very feeble condition. 1t was his
intention to go to the country, BUT
he is too weak to be removed. His
friends regard his condition as very
precarious, and it is thought he will
not again resume his duties as Speak
er.
An Omaha paper Of Saturday con-
tains a revelation of the animus of
of the attack on MI. Blaine, which
was commenced by Harrison'S state
ment in regard to the suppositious
| $64 900 bond transaction. 1t is de-
| rived from Mr.. Willard, a Govern
ment Director in the Union Pacific
Railroad, who states that Harrison
has held himself in reserve for three
years to "kill Blainen whenever he
had an opportunity, and that his
movement now is in the interest Of
Mr.. Morton's Presidential aspira-
lions.
Mr.. Joseph b. Stewart appeared
before the subj judiciary Committee
on Saturday, but owing to the
absence of Messrs. Frye and Hale,
Mr.. Blaine asked for an adjourn
ment of two or three days. The
committee, however, decided to adj
journ to Monday. Mr.. Hunton, on
the part Of the committee, asked
Mr.. Blaine to surrender the letters
obtained from Mulligan, together
with the memorandum, but Mr..
| Blaine declined to do so.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Com
| pany have mace a further reduction
| in passenger rates to all points in the
West. The Erie Railroad Company
has made another heavy reduction
in Western freight rates, and the
representatives of the leading trunk
lines state their roads will reduce
their rates to correspond. The To
ledo, Wabash and Western Railroad
was sold at Toledo on Saturday I'M
der a decree Of foreclosure, and was
bought in by a committee of the
bondholders.
Sunday morning a short time be-
fore II o'clock ex-Speaker Blaine
left his residence in company with
Mrs. Blaine, and slowly walked to
the Congregational Church, which
is about three-quarters of u mile
from their home. just as he reach
ed the church he complained OF a
severe pain in his head and dizziness
and at the same time placing his
hand upon it. Entering the yesti-
bule he was SO overcome with the
sudden illness that he came near
falling but this was prevented, and
he was assisted to a seat o. THE steps,
when he exclaimed, "Oh, this painl''
A conveyance having been procured
Mrs. Blaine returned with him to
their home, he then being unconsci-
GUS. A bed was brought into the
front parlor, on WHICH he was laid,
and messengers having been sent for
Surgeon General. Barnes and Drs.
Bliss, Cox, Verdi and Pope, they
soon appeared and lost no time in
cupping the spine and applying other
counter-irratants and revulsive enc
mata. From IL O'Clock in the morn
ing till in the afternoon Mr.. Blaine
lay unconscious, breathing irregular
ly, his wife and physicians and other
friends remaining at his bedside all
the time.
The physicians say that Mr. Blaine
was suffering from hyper excitement
of the brain and the nervous system,
superinduced by recent events in
which he was a prominent actor
Besides, the symptoms were aggra-