Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1876-07-15
THE NEWS.

to be Postmaster General in place of
Marshal Jewell, resigned.
The loss in the State of Iowa by
the recent flood will amount to a
million dollars. The loss in Warren
county alone is three hundred thous-
and dollars.
The comptroller of the currency
has called upon all national bar ks
for statements of their condition at
the close of business on Friday, the
Both day of June, 1876.
Paul Lappin, late Kansas State
treasurer, who has been confined in
jail at Topeka for the last six months
waiting trial for forging district
school bonds and purchasing the same
while he was State treasurer, has
escaped in company with other pris-
onerS.
The Secretary of War has received
a large number of dispatches from
all parts of the West offering volun-
teers for the Indian war. There is
now no provision of law which will
admit of their offers being intertain
ed by the government.
Nh. Henry Watterson, of the
Louisville, KY, Courier journal, ac-
cepts the nomination for Congress
almost ANONYMOUSLY offered him. 1t
is understood he will have no oppo-
sition in his own party, but it is ru-
mored that the republicans will NOM
mate B. I'll. Bristow, late Secretary
of the Treasury against him.
Although Mr.. Blaine has accepted
the appointment of Senator, to fill
the vacancy occasioned by Mr.. Nor
rill's retirement, he will make no at
tempt to come III this session, no
matter how long it's duration may be
Notwithstanding the apparently fa-
vorable reports of Mr.. Blaine's can
dition, great doubt is expressed as to
whether he will ever be able to re-
turn to Washington.
The California harvest is well un-
der way, and it will require at least
three months to gather in the enor-
nous wheat crop of that State. The
export of California wheat for the
year ending June 80, 1876, amounted
to 6,12S,493 centals, valued at $12-
297 ,52S, and the prospects now are
that in the coming year the exports
will be double that amount. The
rainy season begins in October.
Reports having gained circulation
that there is yellow fever at the N.
I. quarantine, one of the quaran-
tine commissioners announces that
there is not a single decided east of
that disease in the wards; that there
are only five patients at the most in
the wards, with various diseases,
and they are convalescent, and that
since the quarantine opened May /,
only ten cases of yellow fever have
been received,
The War Department has no re-
cent information concerning Gener-
al Crook, and hence there is nothing
confirmatory of the report of his de-
feat and death. A letter received
at the Baltimore San office last night
from Crooks command, in camp in
Wyoming Territory, June %, states
that no mails had been received by
the command for three weeks.
The republicans of Richmond, Va,
held a Hayes and Wheeler ratiica-
tion meeting on Tuesday night, with
cannon firing, music and bonfires. G..
Z. Ramsdell, United States marshal,
presided. Among the speakers were
j. M. Yost, editor of the Valley Vir-
ginian, S%taunton Col. j. d. Brady,
OF Portsmouth b. w. HOrley, dep
uty district attorney w. f. Gid
dings of the Alexandria Sentinel land
others.
A republican ratification meeting
of the Cincinnati platform and nomi-
nees was held in New York Wednes-
day night at Cooper Union Hall,
which was packed, and large num-
bers were unable to gain admission.
E. w. Stoughton presided and made
a lengthy speech. Over two hun
dred vice-presidentS were appointed
and one hundred secretaries. Adj
dresses were made by EX-GoX. Sala-
mon, Gen. Judson Fitzpatrick, Judge
Dittenhoeffer and pthers.
The Democratic announcement
committee met at the Fifth Avenue
Hotel, New York, Tuesday, Gen.Mc
Clernand In the chair, to arrange
for the notification of Coz. Tilden
and Gov. Hendricks of their nominal
ton for the presidency and vice-pres-
idency. A dispatch was sent to
Gov. Tilden at Albany notifying
him of the presence of the commit
tee in N. Y. to which he replied that
he would meet them at his home in
Gramercy Park in N. Y. at 9o'clock
p. M. which he did accordingly.
Speeches were made, the nomination
accepted, and "a pleasant evening
passed. The committee also appoint
ed a subcommittee, chiefly of West
ern men, to cali on Gov. Hendricks
al .nnI;E.r him AE Lie continuation