Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1876-04-29
THE NEWS.

dtIFc W blic Il OTU Oil lIducISulp.
Ex-Governor Dixon, Of Kentucky,
who succeeded Henry Clay in the
q. s. Senate in 1852 died in Hender-
son, KY, Sunday night in his 74th
year.
Frank Moulton's counsel on Mon
day served notice of an appeal from
the decision of the Brooklyn Court
sustaining the demurrer of the de-
PENDANT in Moulton's suit against
Beecher.
A. b. Elliott, editor and proprietor
of the Sunday Trojan, was convicted
at Troy, N. Y, yesterday of libel,
and was sentenced to pay a fine of
$3.50 and to be imprisoned at hard la
Dor for $50 days.
The blockade of cars loaded with
articles for exhibition at the centen-
NAL grounds, Philadelphia, which a
few days ago threatened to be seri-
Gus, has been entirely cleared up,and
now goods are being unloaded as fast
as they come in.
About 100 masked men attacked
the non-union moulderS in the stove
works of M. L. Filley, at Troy, New
York, yesterday morning, and shot
and beat several of them, some of
whom are not expected to survive
their injuries. No arrests were made.
The story of Matthew Richardson
of Albany, to the effect that while
he was employed in the United States
treasury certain packages of money
lost or stolen were certified as cam
celled, and to other alleged loose and
fraudulent practices, is denied as
without foundation, and the real
motive of Richardson in the matter
is said to be the fact that he was dis
missed from his position.
Elk Attorney General Alderman
was before the Committee ON Ex-
penditures in the Department of JUS
tice, Monday, and testified that he
authorized the payment of certain
moneys to John l. Davenport for the
suppression of election frauds in
New York city. In the course of his
examination he was asked whether
he consulted with President Grant
before paying the money, when he
requested time to consider what re-
ply he would make to the question.
THE reason why Mr.. Thomas Bart
ley, author of the latest ISLANDERS
about Secretary Bristow, thinks the
latter not the proper man to fill that
Office has been explained. 1t seems
that BARLEY acted as attorney in
100 cotton cases that have been
brought before the Treasury Depart
ment for adjustment, and of this
number l0S has been rejected. Even
the single claim allowed was fear
fully cut down. 1t is no wonder Mr.
BARLEY has poor opinion of that
sort of aSecretary.
In an interview at Indianapolis
Monday, John G. S. Harrison stated
that in writing and dispatching the
Hon, J. Wilson regarding the swim
die connected with the Union Pa
cific Railroad he did not give the
name Of Mr.. Blaine, but simply re-
marked that the person referred to-.
was prominent aud very influential
member of the Republican party. He
says further that he sent Mr.. Wilson
two or three questions to be asked
witnesses coming before the COM
mittee, which, if they had been ask
ed and properly answered, would
have discovered the name very quick
ly.
THE fear of the Great Unknown
is not confined to the Republican
candidates for the Presidency. Mr..
Thurman has been expressing some
dread of that shadowy parsonage in
regard to his own prospects for the
Democratic nomination. AS mat
tiers now stand, Humans nominal
tion is among the foremost proba-
bilities of the result of the st. Louis
Convention. He has himself ex-
pressed his belief that he is foreor-
dained to nomination, with this
proviso-''unless the East and the
West get to quarreling." In this
event, he says he fears a compromise
candidate, in the person of some
"Great Unknown" But, when
compromise comes into the game,
Thurman is just the man to show a
full hand. So that, upon the whole,
we think he stands as near to the
nomination now as any man in the
Democratic ranks. Nor do we
think they could get a better candi-
date.
Ex-Attorney General Alderman
yesterday, in reply to the question of
the Committee on the Department
of Justice as to whether he had any
conversation with President Grant
in reference to paying money to John
1. Davenport, said his objection to
answering the question was ON the
ground that all conversations that
occurred was between the President
and one of his constitutional advi-
sers, and he doubted the policy of
making the disclosures called for by
the committee. The committee,
however, insisted on an answer to