Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1876-10-28
THE NEWS.

Francis p. Blair, the venerable
journalist and politician, died on
Thursday at his residence, Silver
Springs, Md, aged 81 years.
In his speech at Aiken on Friday
last, Gen. Hampton advised his hear
ers TO submit themselves quietly, and
to be ready to die even for the good
OF their country.
a committee Of the Weccacoe I.e-
gion of Philadelphia is in Washing
ton preparing for 4 visit Of the COM
mand to the National Capitol Oh In
auguration day.
The case of the spiritnalist DIR.
Slade was before the Bow Street po-
lice on Saturday, and was further
postponed. 1t is now thought that
it viii go before jury.
President Grant has informed the
gentlemen Of the Irish committee
that as matter of etiquette the Gen.
tennial address of the Irish subjects
of Great Britain should be sent him
through the British Minister.
The hurricane of last week was
felt in all it's force at Havanna, aud
at Key West it attaineda velocity of
ninety miles an hour. A number Of
marine disasters are reported, and
telegraphic communication through
out the whole Island of Cuba is in
terrupted.
The New Orleans republican parish
convention Thursday Endorsed the
independent conservative ticket for
city and parish officers. This action
leaves the regular democratic ticket
and independent conservative ticket
the only tickets in the field in New
Orleans.
A violent hurricane prevailed at
Key West, Fla, Wednesday night.
The master and crew of the steam
tug Godfrey keeber, from Philadel-
phia for Galveston ashore on reef,
refused to go on board a pilotboat,
and it is feared all were drowned.
The grand jury at Salem. N. j.
Thursday found true bill of murder
against JAS Weeden, Samuel Collyer
John Clark, Richard Goodwin and
Fiddler Merry, the men concerned
in the killing of Walker in the prize
ring, and the trial will begin Tues
day.
The effect of the warlike news from
Europe in San Francisco, was to
cause some excitement in business
circles, and holders of wheat were
firmer in their demands; but there
was little done and that at an adj
vance of not more than q to 0 per
cent.
A Bismarck, Dakotah, dispatch,
says Gen. Sturgis, with eight COM
panies of calvary, three of infantry,
and a section Of artillery, moved
South Friday on the east side of the
Missouri. Gen Terry, with four
companies, moved south on the west
side. Nobody knows where they are
going.
Mr.. j. s. Harrison, Of San Diego
county, California, arrived in New
York on Friday, with ten car loads
of honey, each car containing 20 900
pounds. This vast aggregation of
bee labor was taken from Mr.. Harbi-
sons six apiaries on the sides of the
coast range Of mountains, as near to
the Mexican line as they can be, to
claim the protection of the stars and
stripes.
The cash receipts of the centennial
exposition up to the 14th inst. were
50, $3.50, 603 70. The North American
says that the permanent retention
of the Main Building is likely to be
witnessed, since the movement in it's
behalf is assuming such definite
shape as to augur success"
The New York Herald announces
that the price Of that paper has been
reduced from four to three cents per
copy. The Herald says this reduc
lion is made because it feels assured
of a healthy return of general bust
ness without arelapse into imitation,
and believes the present revival of
trade is likely to be permanent, with
a scale of prices which will facilitate
an early return to specie payments.
There are symptoms of n complete
understanding between England and
Russia on the Eastern question. The
Czarewitch Will probably visit Wen
ma, Berlin and London, having in
view a solution of the problem. In
case of war between Turkey and
Russia 1t is deemed likely the other
powers viii stand aloof-Stocks were
slightly firmer on London exchange |
Thursday. The Indian troop-ship |
Jumma left England on Thursday |
with 934 artillery and upwards Of 20 |
officers for India or elsewhere in case
of emergency.-A war risk of five |
shilling was Thursday required in |
London on British vessels trading
with the East.
The excitement on the London
Stock Exchange last week, which be- |
came quite panic Wednesday, had |
almost entirely subsidized on Friday,
though priceswere generally lower
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