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Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1876-05-20

A telegram from Rio Grande,
City, May 10, says: At daylight
this morning Escobedo left Mier
with his forces, and there has been
hard fighting near Camargo. 1t
is reported that 900 were killed
and 1000 wounded. A shell struck
a church in Camargo killing a
priest and four women who were
at prayers. Four large boats are
landing infantry opposite Camar-
go on the San Juan river.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1876-05-20
STATE NEWS.

Sheep killing dogs are on the
war-path In Hardy county.
Hampshire county boasts OF 4
colt thirteen hands high when
fOaled
Wetzel county is receiving large
accessions to her population from
Ohio.
The graves Of Federal dead at
Grafton will be decorated on May
80.
Point Pleasant is soon to have a
Machine Shop In operation The
citizens are rejoicing
Philadelphia and Washington
capitalists have organized coal
company in Taylor county.
Randolph county sent to the CEN
tennial q lump of coal twenty feet
high. For high that will do very
we'll.
Mrs. Melissa Robinson, Of
Wheeling, who was indicted for
the murder of Pat Quinlin, has
been found not guilty.
"A young lady of Harrison county
writes to the News that matri-
mony Is dead there. she greatly
deplores the sad met.
Keyser City, Mineral county.
seems to be Frightening up. TWEEN
ty new houses are reported to be
in process of erection.
The merchants Of Huntingdon
shipped 26 600 dozen eggs during
the month Of April, Their hens
must be very attentive to duty.
Patents are being issued to John
Oesterling, Wheeling, on an ink
stand, and to Moses Ray, Valley
Grove, for fractional gearing.
A little daughter Of Willia0l
Newton, of Doddridg0 county was
SO badly burned as to result
In her death In 8 few hours.
The Washington Grange in
Richie county, contemplates
building large tobacco packing
house, 10 save the profit Of middle
men.
The Graften Sentinel says $50
far Taylor county has not develop
ed a candidate for single Office
within the gift Of the people,"
Mr.. John s. Mosely, Of Marshall
county, has discovered bed of
lead ore, which upon assay was
found to contain good showing
of silver.
Wheeling aided the sufferers by
the FairmOnt fire to the amount Of
$17 cash for each sufferer, besides
clothing. Well done for Wheeling.
The United States District Court
has confirmed the lease OF the
White Sulphur Springs to George
l.. Peyton & Co., for a term Of 3
years.
The Mocrefield Examiner says
there is colored women in that
nighborhood 104 years old and she
claims that she is good for TWEEN
ty more.
The store-house OF Mr.. Hurx-
shall, of Roncoverte, Greenbrier
county, was entered Saturday,
May 6, and over 800 worth OF
goods were stolen.
Mitchell Robinson, Of Round
Bottom, Wayne county, has been
missing from his home for several
weeks. Serious fears are enter
tanned as to his absence.
The Greenbrier Independent |
says, a horse belonging to Mr..
William Parker, Of sinking creek,
that county, died few days ago,
aged SO years.
A Pittsburgcompany have made
arrangements with chesapeake
and Ohio railroad to ship 100 car
loads, or about 5000 barrels of car
bon oil per week. !
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1876-05-20

Ten drops of mecca all taken
four or five times a day will cure
disease o. the kidney and bladder.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1876-05-20
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.


MONTGOMERY, May 1.-THE Re-
publican State convention adjourned
at o clock this morning. The fol-
lowing nominations were made -
Thomas M. Peters, governor j. j.
McLemore, secrtary Of the state III
s. Clarke, attorney general w. =.
Harris, state treasurer; g. Cadle jr.,
auditor; J.. III. Houston, superin-
tenLent of education Jere Harold
son, colored Congressman 3. #.
Rick, Willard Warner and w. III.
Smith, delegates for the state at
large at Cincinnati, and sixteen DEL
egates from the eight districts. No
INSTRUCTIONS were given, but the DEL
egation is undeFstoodsto favor BriS-
tow. The other wing Of the party
holds a convention on the 9th INST.
Ohio democratic convention
CINcINNArI, May 17.-The Denz-
oeratic conventions was called to Or
der ut Ills this morning by Mr..
Walling, chairmaf Of the central
COMMITTEES. General Shank, Of Gin
cinnati was chosen temporary chair
man. A motion that the conventions
do not 60 back upon their platform
OF 1875 caused some excitement 1t
was finally decided that all resOlu--
lions pertaining to the platform be
referred to the COMMITTEES ON plat
form without debate After APP
pointing committees upon crediden-
tials, business, &c, tho convention
adjourned to reaSsemble at two p. N.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1876-05-20

Fresh dog-wood blossoms made
into tea and taken freely will
cure female weakness and diseases
of the womb.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1876-05-20

An Irish laborer's apostr0phe
to a steam shovel "Faith and
yez can't bate tin men shown but
yez can't vote" That was the
pride of conscious citizenship.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-08-26
Execution OF Murphy.

DAYTON, o., August 25.-James Muir
ply, the murderer Of Col. Wm. Dawson
was executed this afternoon. The mur.
der was committed on the morning Of the
first of September year ago. Dawson
was foreman OF the Champion Plow
Works, Dayton, and was attending the
wedding party OF one OF his employees
Murphy, with several others, desired to
enter the hall where the party was held.
Dawson ordered them away. They became
insolent, when he threatened to put them
out. They, in revenge, waylaid him on
the street, and in the midst Of the strug.
gle Murphy drew knife, stabbing him
to the heart. Murphy escaped on the
first trial by disagreement OF the jury.
He was convicted on the second trial
and sentenced to be hung to-day.
Murphy Was but nineteen years OF age,
but he had very bad reputation. He
had maintained his innocence Of the
crime until yesterday, when he made q
full confession Of his guilt, in the pres.
ence Of his counsel and the sheriff,
His composure has been remarkable
throughout, and on the scatfold this
morning he eyinced no symptoms Of ner'
vousness. He made a few remarks
acknowledging his guilt,and the cap then
being drawn over his head, the trap was
sprung, but the rope gave way from his
weight, and he fell to the floor. BE was
unconscious and had to be carried to the
scaffold, another rope was procured and
at the second fall his neck was broken,
pulsation ceasing in nineteen minutes,
when he was pronounced to be dead.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-08-26
Pacific Coast Items.

SAN FRANoisco, August 25.-The Vic
toria DispatcE says the Earl OF Duaerin'G
remarks as 10 the abandonment Of The
railroad referred only to a section on
Vancouver Island. In r..
The Republican State Convention O
Nevada to-day chose Z. N. Doggat, w
|W. Bishop and George Tafts as Presiden-
tial Electors, and nominated Thos. Wrer
for Congress.
J,C. Flood denies that. his visit is tc
open a transfer Office for the Bonanza
mines in New York, and says it is purely
TSe Pacific mail steamer si City Of New
York arrived to-day from Sydney, bring
ing British mails,
The Australia Victoria budget shows
that the revenues exceed the estimates
The excise and territorial revenues
shows IN increase, and are prosperous
The State Of the colony Is altogether
satisfactory though an estimated loss o
81 900, 900 on the decline in WOO
would effect all classes. The budget ad
mits the necessity Of readjustment Of tax
alton, butto introduce II now would only
be q waite Of time. -, .,..
100000 sheep died in Riyarnia fol
the wantof grass. There was poor lamb
ing and only small percentage saved
this with the immense fall in the price Of
wool will be severely felt in the colonies
\ A bill for an educational amendment
to bring into operation the compulsory
clauses Is being considered in the ViCto-
rian Assembly, .
The schooner Brilliant was wrecked of
Cape Byron. The fate Of the crew is un-
certain. .,.,
Particulars Of the Queensland floods
report loss Of life at Warwick and the res.
cue Of II persons at Dalby. In portions
OF the country the floods were the high.
est ever known.
The great question now before the New
Zealand Parliament Il. the financial Sepa.
ration Of the islands from the Federal
Government at Wellington on the re-
sumption of the land fund. ...
Theseyerest earthquake shock felt ct
Wellington for many years occurred on
July 18th. Il was preceded and accom-.
panied by lond rumblings. The shock
was also felt at Christs Church, New
Plymouth, and other settlements. The
4th Of July was generally observed by the
Americans, ..T..
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-08-26
Thc Studebacher al Homo.

SOUTH BEND, IND, August 25.-Mr.
Glen. studebacher, President Of the Stu
debacher Bros. Manufacturing Company
accompanied by his family, returned this
afternoon from 4 sojourn Of IA months
duration in Europe, during which time
he visited all the principal capitals oi
the Old World and drove the first Amer.
lean side d par buggy through the streets
OF Paris. His return was the occasion Of
grand reception, under the auspices
Of the employees OF the Studebacher
Wagon and Carriage Works. He was
met at the depot by the workmen and
many citizens, in all crowd OF over
1000, and escorted in procession head
ed by cornet band 10 his residence;
Mr.. J. W. Anderson, one OF the superin.
tendents in the wagon department, deliy-
cred an appropriate address Of welcome.
Mr.. Stude6acher responded in a feeling
manner, and after giving three cheers
for the President the crowd separated,
and left Mr.. studebacher once more to
the enjoyment OF home.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-08-26
5Bth1 1fi fOdl3 aajarity d ouI;
tizens win spentl "a. morrow either nj


Moundsyille or Burr's Mills. Several
families from this place are camping on
the grounds 1t the latter meeting, among
others those OF DR.. Grafton, Rev. Waters,
Gen. Hoge, Squire Powell, ID. Westlake
and J. 7. Triton. , No services will be
held in the M. e. Church Tomorrow
morning or evening. 'The Sabbath school
will also'be omitted-Ex-P Presiding Elder
Burt and Rev. DR.. Sweeney, both emi.
nent fayorites with The Bellaire church
will preach on the grounds at Burrsto'
morrow, and, should the Weather be fair,
this fact will draw largely from here
The Central Dining Room office has
been decorated with fine large portraits
of the two Presidential candidates. l"You
pays your. money and you takes your
choice.n Poor Peter Cooper is lett out
Mr.. A. Richardson and wife, D. W
Cooper, Esq, and Corporal George Rich.
ardson, leave for the Centennial the firsi
Of next week. d. ~ sysi . ..ol. 90
The. members Of the ,AsQsH. Society
feel aggrieved by our confusing their
organization with that known rs the
"Molly Maguires.n They clam that the
two have nothing in common 3, q
The Catholic church is being fitted up
resplendently withStbe necessary appli
apces for lighting with gas. tSi8 cluster
lights QfbrSnze and githayS Been eject
ed, each cluster having four burners.
A "fine art gallery Otherwise known
as chrome auction, fsl attracting atten.
tion, in the .lowery story Of The B. & O
depot building.
Miss ]. A. Greenlee, of Cambridge
formerly teacher in the Bellaire public
schools, Is in town. > II ! q - ~
Jim Wells Is at the Centennial.
Petitions were circulated yesterday
asking Judge Chambers 70 run as an, in
dependent. candidatettfor Judge Of tht
Common Pleas Court. They were large.
Iy signed by our best citizens without re-
gard to politics.
A portion ofthe street car track near
the Q. 4 P. lR. R. crossing was washed
out by the rain Thursday night.
I, Miss Maud Barnes is visiting. friend,
AT Columbus. afiS ilEihEs 1871
The Atlantic & Pacific Telegraph Com,
pany now have an Office In operation il
The B. & o. depot building, Messrs. Hal,
stead and Gallahef. the gentlemany oper,
ators of the B. & o. Company, being the
managers. lI f'e
People here have already begun to hire
buggies for the 81, Clairsyille fair.
Bellaire needs more street crossings.
J Thursday night was the first night for
long time that street lamps were neces.
saty to the comfort Of pedestrian travel
on our sidewalks, consequently they
were not lighted then for the first time fol
several weeks. t.,p.s} lhGTNLa I
s. L. Power, formerly a dry goods mer.
chant here, has been heard from. Six
weeks ago he opened IN extensive dry
goods store in Marietta. This week he
made an assignment.
The water plugs were tested yesterday
and all found Q. k TTl
Mr.. Daniel Davis, Democratic candidate
for Sheriff is in town. r!l
The boarding house Of Mrs. Warren,
on North Belmont street, was burglarized
Thursday night ahd o purse cdGtaihing
about SO, besides aconsiderable amount
Of provisions and canned fruits secured
BY the thieves. ,s ,.-f,a7F ~.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-08-26
Taxation. on the Other side Of The
River. Il

[Belaire Independently b. ssA.. ..sy4
Elsewhere IN these columns Will be
found paragraph clipped from the
Wheeling INTELMGENCER concerning
taxation in the towns hereabouts. II
will be seen that Bellaire leads all oi
It's neighbors in the matter Of taxation,
as in other things. We do not know how
property is valued for the purposes
Of taxation over in Wheeling, but in
this city real estate is valued at about IS
per cent only, at Bridgeport and Martin's
Ferry,a ,at very little more, and lat St
Clairsville at about50, while majority
Of persons, perhaps, pay tax upon only
abont so per cent OF their personol pro-
perty. For some species Of personal pro-
perty, National Bank stock, for instance,
there is no escape, and upon such the bur
den Of excessive taxation rests very
heavily,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-08-26
BY Telegraph
ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORT
TO THE DAILY LNTELLIGEN0ER
Funeral Of the Late Speaker

New ALBANY, August 25.-This fore
noon to-day ali OF the business houses
in the city.were CLOSED us 4 token Of re
spect to the dead Speaker, and nearly
all of the entire population were on tht
streets, either taking part in the cere,
monies or witnessing the grand pageant
which was formed by the various socie.
ties in the city. at the appointed hour
the various organizations moved &c
Spring street, taking their places in the
line assigned them by the Chief Marshal
Gen. Scribner. There were about twenty
OF these societies, including the Masons
Odd Fellows, Workingmen, the German
societies, the ST, Patrick's Benevolent so
cieties, thh Franchise and many others,
with the members ofthe bar in this city
and Louisville, the city governments Of
Louisville, Jeffersonville and New Albany
the Congressional escort from Washington
and the state officers and other dignitar-
les from abroad. , .fyrs1
The procession was one Of the largest
ever seen in this section, and was only
exceeded by the funeral procession Of
Governor Willard, when large body d
the military OF Kentucky and Indiana
took part Fhearrangements were most
admirable, and everything was satisfac.
tory. Many Of the houses along the line
OF march were heavily draped in black,
testifying the esteem in which the dead
was held by the community. During the
movement OF the procession the bells Of
the city were tolled. The streets on both
sides were crowded with people moving
in the direction Of the family mansion.
On the arrival Of the procession at the
house it was halted, when the funeral
services were performed by Rev. S. Conn,
OF the First Presbyterian Church, preach.
ing discourse from Proverbs xii, l. =
The service was feeling and touching
one, and when referring to the life and
character Of the deceased and the puri'
ty Of character which he ever maintained
there we're audible sobs from many pres.
ent.
The preacher paid most eloquent
tribute 10 the character Of the deceased as
he had learned from the people who asso'
ciated with Mr.. Kerr during his entire
life in this city.
Rev. Mr.. Hutchinson, Of the Third
Presbyterian Charch, assisted Mr.. Conn
in the service.
After the close Of the service the burial
case containing the remains was removed
and the line Of march taken up and pro.
ceeded 10 the solemn music oil half doz'
en- bands, to the northern cemetery.
AT the grave the burial rites Of the
Masonic fraternity were recited by the
officers OF Jefferson Lodge No. 104, Of
which he was a member.
The grounds ii which Mr.. Kerr is
buried adjoin those where Gov. Willard
lis inferred, and in one Of the most con
spicuous and beautiful spots in the Gem.
etery. The tomb Of Michael G. Kerr will
become the shrine at which the lovers oi
truth, honor and courage will kneel In
the future. Co.,
Among the attendants on the ceremo.
nies were Gov. Hendricks and several
State officers and large number Of citi.
zens OF Indiana, Gen. Ekin and staff oi
the Department Of the South, and mum.
Der Of distinguished citizens Of Kentucky
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-08-26
What Might be Expected II They
Had the Power.
ParkerSbuny Journal.

ParkefSburg Journal.
In 1871, Mr.. Webster, member Of the
West Virginia House Of Delegates, from
Mason county introduced into that
House the following joint resolution;
"Resolred by tie Legislature Of IEea Tir-
ginia, That the Senators and Representa-
tives in Congress from this State be re.
quested to use their best efoEts for the en-.
acting q laws giving % tie disabled
Confederate soldiers, Or, 4 dead, toIt their
widowsor children, che SamE penstoHs as
the Federal soldier or his representa-
tive receives"
Now we SAX every candid, ,reasonableman
whether, with Democratic administra
tion and backed by "solid South" 1t is
a violent. supposition TO assert that not
only pensions would be given to Confeder.
ates, but all their claims would be allow
ed, their war debt assumed and even their
loss in slaves repaid TO them.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-08-26
I. weather Report.
WAR DEPARTMENT,
WASHINGToN, D. C., August 26,-l a. n.


In Tennessee and the Ohio Valley
higher barometer, lower temperature,
northwest 10 northeast winds and general.
ly clear weather, except possibly rain
in eastern Tennessee.
In the Lake region, rising and high
barometer, northwest to southwest winds,
cooler and generally clear weather, sue
ceeded in the Upper Lake Region by tal.
ling barometer and winds shifting to
warmer southerly.
In the Upper Mississippi and Lower
Missouri yalleys, high followed. by fall.
ing barometer, cool north to west winds,
shifting TO warm easterly and southerly,
and generally clear weather.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-08-26
TIC democratic Nomination In
fhe secOnd District.


The Democracy could not afford 10
ignore the claims Of tho Hon. b. +.
Martin for Congress in the Second dis
trict, 40 they nominated him on Thursday
AT Keyser city. In this they did wisely
Altar Mr.. Faulkner's dsclination, 1t
wouId have produced split in the party
had they ignored Mr.. Martin. The bring
ing forward Of Judge Hoge was irregular
and schismatic under the circumstances,
inasmuch as Martin had stood aside two
years ago when Mr.. Faulkner was nomi-
mated. Then, too, he had the prestige OF
martyrdom in his favor. He was rejected
at Washington in ~, and the seat given to
Hagana, and that was always esteemed a
great outrage by the Democracy. Butnot-
withstanding the outrage, the party went
back on Martin, SO to speak, In 1874. More
correctly speaking, however, Faulkner
was too smart for Martin, and took the
nomination away from him that year. Now
however, Mr.. Faulkner, having entered the
arena for tue U. s. senatOrship next win
ter, is'no longer in anybody's way for Con-
gress. As to the relations between himself
and Mr.. Martin we are not advised, but we
have the impression that the feeling is
not entente eordiale. We are confirmed in
this impression from the editorial in yes
terday's Register. The Register is a Henry
G. Davis paper and manitests delight over
Martins nomination.
The Republicans will meet at Keyser
City on the S0th-next Thursday-to an
tagonize Mr.. Martins nomination. with
one OF their own. The vote OF the Dis
trict for several years past has been ai
follows: In 1868 McGrew (Rep.) received
9,l47 votes against 6,5ls for Brown
In 1870 McGrew received 9,011 votei
against s,09S for Downey. In 1872 two
sets OF Congressman were elected, one in
August and another in October. At the
frat election the Democrats in the dis
trict generally reirained from voting, and
in the second the Republicans took little
part. Congress however admitted Mr.
Hagans, the Republican candidate, wht
was voted for in August. There wa.
therefore no test vote that year on Con
gressmen. The vote for and against th'
adoption OF the present Constitution il
1872 stood, for the Constitution 1S,52s
and against lS,O5s. In 1874, the vot'
stood Faulkner Democratic. nominee
! II, 500, and for Boteler independent Dem
ocrat) s,O64.
From these statistics the reader cal
see how the district has voted for seyera
years past, and judge how IT isliksly 4! 1!
vote this year. ~
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-08-26
The Register Disgusted with the
parkersburg Convention.

The RegtaeT seems 10 nave Deeh as nucn
disgusted with the late Parkersburg Con-
vention as it was with the young law
yers' convention in May last. 1t CON-
ments severely, and We have no doubt
Justly, on the stupidity and inconsistency
OF the members in going back on their
record in the Charleston Convention, in
the matter Of financial resolutions, and
also points out how they put their foot in
it by the way in which they voted to en-
dorse last winters impeachment proceed
ings. Those who read our Parkersburg
dispatch will remember that the Conven-
ton passed this resolution: .m
"Resolred, That we endorse The last
Democratic Legislatures impeachment
proceedings."
The passage Of such resolution "a
this, would mean, il literally construed,
that the convention approved Of the ac-
ton Of the Democratic members Of the
House in refusing to prefer articles Of I'M
peachment against Burdett and Bennett,
for everybody knows that had il not been
Tor the eleven Republican votes in that
body the impeachment proceedings
would haye'fallen through. The Demo-
cratic majority in the House voted moi
to impeach the Auditor and Treasurer
So that really the resolution passed at
Parkersburg is an endorsement of the
Republicans in the last Legislature. The
iramer Of il bnilded wiser than he knew
when he got it up. Like Balaam, the
son of Beor, he essayed to say one thinl
and said another, and thus both he and
the convention blessed the Lords elecI
when they didn't intend to.
As regards the vote Of the convention
on finances, the Register says that @many
Of the same men who vociierously voted
dom certain financial ideas in the State
Convention at Charleston, with equal
righteousness voted them up in the Par.
kersblrg Convention" @They acted as il
they had no 6xed financial principles,
but were ready, parrot like, to repeat
what some man with powerful lungs and
gutta.percha throat cried out for them to
say: y .I.
This is rough comment on the Par
kersburg convention, but no doubt i'll,
strictly correct. The people Of this Con
| gressional district should make note ol
it. They should ask themselys whether
they are ready to be led by the nose by
such crude set Of political quacks and
humbugs as were there assembled.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-08-26
SPAIN.

MADRID, August 25.-Rumors Of q
political conspiracy have been discovered
in Pampelima. 1tisstated that arrests
The Garrlsons Of the upper Navarro,
have been reinforced.
Caleb Cushing Minister Of the United
States, will sail on leave Of absence.