Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1876-10-21
THE NEWS.

| Both parties in California are suck.
ing comfort from the result in Indi-
ana and Ohio, as they are in other
places.
| Ex-Gov. CASTOR, of Massachusetts,
| declines the nomination by the DEM
ocrats of the Fourth Congressional
| District.
| Eighty-nine counties i'm Indiana
| give 4,57S net majority for Williams.
The three counties to hear from will
increase this to 5000. Nine repub-
lican congressman were elected.
| The total number of interments at
Savannah Thursday was 1907 which
were from yellow fever. Among the
deaths was that of james III. Guer-
rard, signal officer.
Harrington, of safe burglar noto-
riety, has surrendered at Whining
ton, Del, and been admitted to
$40, 900 bail for his appearance before
the Supreme Court of the District Of
Columbia.
Woodward has been removed to
more comfortable quarters in the
New York jail, where his stay will
be long, owing to the suits to be
brought against them under impos-
possible bail.
A thief came to a singular death in
New York on Thursday night. He
was making his way from one house
to another on platform running be-
low the windows, when it fell, and
in few seconds he was dead.
General Merritt, with five hundred
troops, left Custer City, in the Black
Hills country, Friday, on the trail of
marauding Indians who have been
numbering and plundering In the di-
rection of Fort Laramie.
The dead body of Henry Shaffer, a
cattle dealer, was found near Pitts
bug on Friday, The head being crush
ed out of all shape. Henry Linker,a
partner of the deceased has been ar
rested on suspicion.
A wagon containing Mr.. Russell,
his wife, daughter and son, while
crossing the railroad at Lincoln, Neb.
was struck by a switch engine and
all were killed except Mr. Russell who
was mangled SO that he will die.
Returns from all the counties in
Indiana have been received, giving
Williams, democrat, for Governor,
5,494 majority. The remainder Of
the Democratic ticket runs consid-
erably ahead of Williams.
The official vote in the first Ohio
congressional district is Sayler, demo-
crat, IA, IA !; Force, republican, 49,
474 Sayler's majority $40. The vote
in the second Ohio district is Ban
ninfi democrat, 14,133 Matthews,
republican, 14,05S. Banning's ma
jority 70.
General Sherman returned to the
War Department Saturday, and i'm
mediately gave his attention to accu-
mulated business and the call for
troops to South Carolina. 1t seems
to be the opinion that sufficient
troops are already there to protect"
the citizens.
Among the yellow fever deaths in
Savannah Friday was that Of j. w.
Lathrop, President of the Cotton Ex-
change. The interment of yellow fe-
yer victims Friday numbered twen-
ty, which was a larger aggregate
than for any previous day for over
week past.
The United States centennial COM
mission have appointed a committee
to prepare programme for the clos
ing ceremonies OF November 10. The
committee consists of Messrs. VIM.
Quincy, Of South Carolina, ID. j.
Morrell, Of Pennsylvania, and VIM.
IL. Parsons, Of Texas.
A dispatch from Columbia, South
Carolina, states that Major Lewis +.
Merrill, of kuklux fame has been as
signed to duty in Aiken, Barnwell |
and Edgefield counties, and is ex-
pected enter upon his duties at |
once. The work of military arrest |
has begun.
A few nights since two masked |
men entered the Office Of the county
treasurer at Knoxville, Iowa, and,
drawing revolvers, forced him to de-
liver the contents of his safe ,$12, 900. |
The robbers told the treasurer thsy |
were the James brothers, and that |
they wanted to make raise to effect |
the release of their Mortified part
nerS.
e. A. Woodward, Tweed's pro-
tege, who was recently arrested in
Chicago, was taken before Judge I,
Sutherland, in the General Sessions
Court at New York yesterday. He
put in plea of not guilty, and on
motion OF the district attorney he
was committed to the Tombs, where