Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1876-05-27

THE NEWS.

Information has been received at
Washington from Staunton, Va,
that Speaker Kerr's health is much
improved.
The Big Vein and the Detmold
coal mines, near Homecoming, have
stopped work, and the Koontz mine
is on half time.
James COPYRIGHT, ex-treasurer Of
Luzerne county, Pa, has been ar
rested, charged with defrauding the
State out Of SIG, 900 or more.
John Sherman, Jr., senior member
OF the late banking firm of Sherman
81 Grant, will be nominated as U. S.
Marshal for New Mexico.
The General Assembly of the Nor
thern Presbyterians met Thursday
in New York, that of the Southern
branch of the Church in Savannah,
and the Synod of the Reformed Pres
byterians in Philadelphia.
1t is calculated that seventy Sena-
tors will vote on the question of jur-
isdiction Of the Senate in the Belk-
nap case, and that Of these thirty-six
will vote in favor of the jurisdiction.
John Sexton, while attending a
picnic near New York SATURDAY.
night, was shot and killed by John
Mcmahon, .Jr., for tresspassing on
the latter's premises, which adjoined
the picnic grounds.
A boiler in the Keystone paper
mill, at Reading, Pa, Saturday, ex-
ploded destroying the mill and fatal
" wounding an employee. A por-
tion OF Jackson's rope-walk in the
same city was burned Sunday.
During severe thunder storm in
Pittsburg, Pa, Saturday, lightning
struck chimney of the new Seventh
Avenue Hotel. The falling Of the
chimney crushed in the roof of the
kitchen, slightly injuring eight girls.
In consequence of repeated frauds
in the entry of soldiers additional
homesteads it is ordered that here
after all applications fer entry
shall be made in person at the proper
land office, with full proof of identi-
tyi no entry by attorney will per-
mitted.
Later accounts from Louisiana say
that the trouble in Feliciana parish
was overmuch exaggerated. The
bloodshed is said to comprise one
white man and two negroes killed
and several negroes wounded. Quiet
has been restored without the inter-
ference OF the troops.
A terrible disaster occurred on the
Ohio river Thursday in the explosion
of the boilers Of the steamboat Pat
Cleburne, which occurred not far be-
low Evansville. The total loss Of
life is in the neighborhood Of twen-
ty, counting the hands employed on
the steamer who are missing.
BY the explosion of a gas main in
one of the lower rooms Of the Senate
wing of the Capitol Friday afternoon
:. b. Cutler, Superintendent of the
Folding-room, was severely land Jno.
King, a carpenter, probably fatally
injured.
The committee investigating the
affairs of the Freedman's Bank have
made their report. 1t sets forth at
length the evil dojngs of those who
in effect robbed the bank, and re-
commended that they be indicted,
tried and punished to the full extent
of the law.
Hugh +. Summers, of Pike county,
Mo-, one of the jurors in the Mckee
tril, who was charged with having
prejudiced the case, has filed suit
aginst the st. Louis Globe-Democrat
for various articles defaming his
character, for which he claims $780,
600 damages.
The Kansas democratic conyen-
tion adopted their soft money plat
form by vote of 1872 to 104, includ-
ing the instructions for Hendricks.
Delegates at large were elected. Ex-
United States Senator Ross was a
member of the cnnuantion and 10 In,