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Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1876-02-12

The arrest ola MAN I'm Brock
lyn for Forging $500, 900
Worth OF NOfea.

BROOKLYN, Feb. 8.--On January
"a Sheriff Dagget received from Gov
Tilden q requisition for Perrie III.
Summer who was wanted in Califor-
mia for forTeries amounting to Over
500, 900 in Oakland and iii other
places in California, the offences dat
ing from last fall back many MONTH
The requisition called for Ssmner's
arrest on the charge Of perjury. The
error was detected, and the 'equisi-
tion was returned to the Governor.
It reached Brooklyn again n Friday
and was placed in Order Of Arrest
Sheriff Handy's hands,and yesterday
Mr. Hardy arrested him.
The Jail officials last night refused
to allow Sumner to be seen, 1t was
ascertained, however, that Summers
frauds had filed the California news
papers, and that by skillful forgeries
he had swindled most Of the wealthy
men of Okland. He was an official
in the Baptist church there, and
covered his transactions with his
professed piety. He had a luxurious
ly furnished Office in Montgomery
street, California, and a fine resi-
dence in Oakland. Most of his oper-
ationS were in real estate.
There Is a whole chapter Of Sum
ner's frauds, which are yet only par
TALLY known in Brooklyn. He Is to
be returned to California.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1876-02-12

! Agirl named Lizzie MallOy,
eighteen years old, was taken to
st. Francis Hospital, in Jersey
City, last Monday, suffering from
hysteria, which had all the symp-
toms ofhydrophobia. Despite the
skill Of the physicians she grew
steadily worse and died in feal .ul
agony on Tuesday night. In her
lucid moments she declared that
she had not been bitten by any an
imal that she was aware of, and
the only cause to which she could
ascribe the attack was that short
time since she was sleeping in q
close room and was nearly suffoca-
ted by the fumes Of gas from the
stove. When she recovered con-
sci0usness she was attacked with
vomiting, followed by violent
spasms, which continued till she
was conveyed to the hosp tai. Her
case has furnished q problem which
the physicians have been unable
to solve.-N Y. Herald, 3D..
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1876-02-12
Col. Scott N ct Bankrupt.

In q statement before the Pacific
railroad committee on January 10.
Col. Thomas a. Scott took occa-
sion To contradict the assertion of
an opponent that he was a bank
rupt,and said 1T am not in any
sense q bankrupt-certainly not in
means, and / trust not In energy.
/ beg 10 state that every dollar OF
the paper OF the Texas and Pacific
road, or the old Construction Com
pany that attempted to build it,
now no longer in existence, that
had my name upon 1t as endorser
has been paid, principal and inter-
est, in full, and paid in cash-not
in bonds or trade Of any kind.
That in addition thereto / do not
owe o single dollar to any bank,
individual or party Of any kind
whatever in this broad land, and
that / am to-day free and clear
from debt of every description. If
that position makes q man q bank
rupt, then / may be classed as
such, but net otherwise.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1876-02-12
MIR. James PartOn's Mar
rfage to his StcpdaugIlter.

NEwBURYPOKT, Fob. 10.--The
gossips have got a godsend in the
matrimonial faux pus Of James Par
ton, the author, who has recently be-
come a citizen Of this town, and is
on the school committee board. Mr.
Parton was the third husband of
Fanny Fem, whose daughter by her
second husband, Mr.. Eldredge, he
married few days ago, not being
aware that unlike the laws of New
York, where he formerly resided our
statutes forbid marriage with step
daughter. The bridegroom learned
his status the morning after the we'd
ding, and, to prevent further scan-
dial, he left his house IN charge ofhis
wife and took rooms at a boarding
house. He will apply to the Legis-
lature, but in case Of refusal, he has
only to haYs aEQpetiti0n Of the cere-
mcnydn New X0rk, where it will be
valid.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1876-02-12
Senator Christiancy, Of Michigan, wa .

Senator Christiancy, of Michigan, wa q
married In Washington Tuesday morn
ing to Miss Lille Lugenbeel, lately a
clerk 10 the treasury department. SEN
ator Ferry, his colleague, officiatcd as
groomsnaa-. Senator Christiancy is, ac-
cording to- the congressional dipsctory,
nearly sixty -four years Of age, and the
bride is represented to be nineteen. The
Young lady Is charming blonde. The
Senator Is hale, hearty and vigorous, and
has : family Of half-grown children.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1876-02-12

ELIZABETH N. y. Feb. San at
tempt to break jail was discovered
yesterday. Two New York horse
thieves under sentence struggled an
old knife into their cell, cut off the
iron hoops Of thenight pals, and Jag
gcd the edges into saws. They then
cus up the pail slaves to use as we'd
ser with which to spring the bars,
and having broken off a bar from the
bedstead to kill the keeper, were ready
to escape. They were discovered and
ocked in other cells. IKE w
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1876-02-12
TEST VIRGINIA, SATURDAY. FEBRUARY IL. 1870.

much laughter from the style in
which they ridicul the 'abors of
our Ministers alb. Id, particularly
j. Meredith Reed and Mr.. Boxer,
Ministers to Greeca anh Turkey
Mr.. Kelley, of Pennsylvania, fol-
lowed, saying that he had never
known how very funny consular
appropriation could be
made The discussion wer as good
as q circus.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1876-02-12

\ Washington correspondent of
the Herald says: San intelligent
Democratic member from New Eng
land told me the other day that he
thought the Republican prospects
were 25 per cent. better than six
months ago, and this seems to be
the general feeling among careful
men in both parties. There seems
to be a steady drift of opinoin in Ia
vor Of Republican success this year,
always provided the hest man Is PIT
at the head Of the ticket.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1876-02-12

A woman by the name Of Nc
CuIIough mentally deranged from
a severe spell ofsickness oftyphoid
fever living In the southern part
of Gibson county, Indiana, recent
~ threw her little daughter, aged
8 or 8 years, into q cistern, aud
then jumped in herself. When
found in about an hour after, both
were taken out dead.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1876-02-12
The Philadelphia Correspondent Of

The Philadelphia correspondent of
the New York Tribune says that
among the active Democratic poll
ticians in Pennsylvania the feeling
in favor of Governor Hendricks for
President is very strong. Probably
nine-tenths Of the men who, from
their prominence in the party, are
most likely to be selected as delegates
to the National Convention are open
supporters of his candidacy.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1876-02-12

Four PERSONS BURNT To
DEATH. The dwelling of George
Heindle, near Hemowaville, In
Bureau county, ILL.,; was burned
Friday night, and Mr.. Heindle,
wife and tive children persisted In
the flames. A daughter nineteen
years old narrowly escaped by
jumping. from a second story win
dow.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1876-02-12

New York, Feb. "a still Of $50
gallons capacity and all the parapherna :
liz of the crooked whiskey business was
seizei yesterday by tho officers Of the
internal revenue department, ia The pickle
establishmentment corner Slegel and
Bergen streets. Five Thousand gallons
Of mash and one hogehcad Of molasses
were also found. NICK
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1876-02-12

manhood, scouting the "strict con-
struction" doctrines that stood OPP
posed to the tariffs tina; he
PLEADED FOR AS WING
in so many eloquent stump
speeches.? We're he one of the
class of statesmen who took no
pride in their earlier opinions, I
might not be surpris Il at the mar
row gauge apology set up for him
by authority. But / happen to
know that he prides himself great
~. on being able, as he hopes, to
appear consistent with his earlier
record. Hence he has lately re-
printed the fourth Of July speech
made by him in the Luthe an
church in Martinsburg, In 1892,
wherein he ably combatted the
doctrines OF the Nullifyers of that
day, and for which I am indebted
to him for a copy. Now, what
was the
GIsT OF THE COMPLAINT
of the Calhoun school, II not this !.
that the Northern people were en-
joying tariffs at the expense of the
South, based on that very doctrine
of the promotion of the general
welfare 2" And yet Mr.. Faulkner
combatted the Nullifyers man
fully.
1t is very clear to me that il Mr..
Faulkner expects to be
A FUTURE SENATOR
from West Virginia, with the help
of the old Wing stock, now acting
SO largely with the Republican
party, while suffering himself to
be guided by such "polftical abb
stractions'' az seem to have guided
him Ia his anti-centennial vote, he.
Is probably reckoning without his
host.
Not only SO. He will find him
self helpless for good to his people,
If he refuses 10 give and take Ito
"log-roll, = If he chooses to call it
that, J in his intercourse with his
fellow-rnembers from other States
interested In what he may be in
cliued to call "subsidiesJ or to
treat az unconstitutional internal
Improvement projects. Why,
such . M
MARROW GUAcB COURSE
in Congress will render his help
Hfoa1lso. fn0Qeho xuv1C9 inpoeof-
bic. tits useless ia. expect help, II
he refuses to help others. Take,
for example, the bill introduced
In the House this morning by Mr..
HuntOn, Of Va, to aid in the con-
struct'On of the Washington and
Ohio railroad to the Ohio river,
which authorizes the United States
to indOrse the guarantee of the In
terest of the bonds Of said compa-
ny to the amount OF $50, 900 for ev-
cry mile Of road constructed be-
tween Washington and Alexan-
dria and the Ohio river, between
the mouths Of the Great and Little
Kanawha river, a total distance Of
825 miles. Will Mr.. Faulkner and
Mr.. Hereford and Mr. Wilson ar
ray themselves against it fer this
reason? If they do, and they are
set down among the 'simpracti-
Gals, they will certainly lose caste
with the long-sufiering people Of
the Southwestern part Of the new
State Having gotten only the
shell, while they were citizens Of
the "Old Dominion" whereas the
Eastern Virginians got the oys-
ter, they had hoped for better
things as the result of what Ran
dolph Tucker calls the "Cmearian
operation" Have the Represen-
tatives of West Virginia In Con-
gress doomed them to disappoint-
|sment? RI
What say yous gentiemsne
J. E.S.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1876-02-12

The Minnesota House has defeated
bill appropriating 81, 600 for csnten-
NAL display The Senate has passed a
bill urging Congress to secure q treaty
by which the Black Hills can be opened
to settlement,
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1876-02-12

The annual report Of the State Audi
tor Of & entucky has an item Of $11,-
500, 20 paid for scalps. but whether for
seal pa Of wolves. bears. foxes or Ku
KlBx h not deEnitsls saA forsh. A'
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1876-08-23

r,,,n,,oN uor,N,vNrs -Thn groot
.noooh 90 sAno,or wallace do,;vorod
- ~ rrn;,od Co., senate and ,ho,
20 -, no,.a,.nan p;,,lor do,;,orod a, a
oloh mso,;nr IN ,bis nlace will bo,b he
rornd IN ,b;s ,ssoc Of tho RrprpL,oAS,
II 4 with snccial py,de that wo Law
these two documents before our read.
~.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1876-08-23
SheriG's Sale.

by virtue Of sundry wris Of Fisri Faeia. 10.
sued out of the Court Of Common Pleas Of Clear.
field county, and to me directed, there will bs
exposed TO public sale, at the Court House, 10 The
borough Of clcarfeld, on Saturday, the 2eth day
Of August, 1875, at I o'clock p. m, the fol.
lowing described real estate, to Wit.
certain tract Of land situate In Brady town.
ship, Clearhsld county, Pa, bounded aud Dc.
scribed as follows; Beginning at q walnut
thence north rs pereees to . post; thence .outh
seventy degrees east 2tI 2erches TO becoh At the
creek thence south twenty degrees west s7l per.
ches to . hickory thence vest a7i perches 10 u,
place OF beginning, contsiains i6t acres more OF
less, bounded on the north by land, Of puBoi. 4
faller. on the east BY Garrison A Fuller, on The
south hy Jesse Lines. on the vest by lana Of
Andrew Lildie, with two story house soIIi
istt large bank barn, nearly nc-, and other
outbuuaings thereon erected, also, good young
orchard. finy acres Of the land 10 cleared and
under cultivation, ind the residue Of the tpct :,
timbered aud supposed TO be underlail with coal
SEIZED, taken In execution aud TO be sold as the
property cf Libbius L. Ogden.
Tnsss er sAln- The price or sun at which
The properly shall be strsek % must be paid ~
the time Of sale, or such other a-rangements made
s vin Be- approved. otherwise the property rill
% Immediately put ~ aAd sold again at ths eI.
psnss And risk Of the person to whom It vas
struck on and Who, Ia sass Of deficiency at such
r-sAis. shall make good the same, and ih 20
instance viii the Deed be presented in Court iof
cneruAtion unless the monsy 10 sstuslly paid 10
'ne sherif W. r. MCPHERSON,
cI.arssid. Pa. Aas. :, is,s.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1876-08-23
l.. J. MoReAS, Chairman


ATTENTION, DEMocRATs.-Wcun under
stand that Senator Wallace has been
engaged by the State and National
Democratic Committees during the
month of October, and that it will be
impossible for him to address bis neigh
bors during that period unless arrange
ments for meetings are made at least
three weeks in advance. Although,
considerably broken down by his eight
months arduos duties in the Senate, he
has, nevertheless, consented to address
the people at New Washington, Lu.
thersburg and Kylcrtown, during this
month, at the time indicated elsewhere
in this issue Those of our friends who
deem it necessary to hold meetings in
other sections Of the county, and do.
sire his presence, will bear this TACT IN
mind and act accordingly.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1876-08-23

COMMITTEE MEETING.-The mem
bers of the Executive Committee of
the Central Tilden & Hendricks Club,
will meet hereafter in the Centennial
building, in the rear 0. Kratzer 4 Ly-
ties store-housc. It hoped that those
gentlemen who have been selected as
permanent officers Of the Club will be
present on that occasion as well as oil
others who love liberty and free gov
ernmcnt, will make il convenient to
meet at the place indicated, on Satur-
day evening at 8 o'clock. Let there
be general attendance of all those
who are opposed to the general misrule
which has prevailed in the State and
National affairs.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1876-08-23


"If all the persons who left this place on Wed
nesday evening last for Philadelphia, osteusibly
to serve on Gen. Whites stat, really went into
active service, the General has more aids than
any onecr In the State. Perhaps most Of them
only "played" soldier In order 10 get transporta-
ton 70 the city and back. But why were no,
some persons chosen who were unable to pay their
fare and relieve from active duty those Who count
their wealth BY thousAndsr iHal i
We clip the above from the Messenger
Of last week. The point is well taken
and Gen. White Is very censurable for
using the transportation furnished by
the States exclusively for the transpor.
tation and carriage Of troops TO and
from their cncampment, TO carry his
friends and favoritcs who are civilians.
The dodge Of getting an appointment
on the "staff" is exceedingly thin, and
most Of the ciuiiidns who were carried
tree TO the encampment never had the
remotest connection with the National
Guard. Tho whole thing was n trans
parent fraud.-Indiand Democrat.
That looks good deal like another
White fraud upon the State Treasury.
Well, Harry has been there before.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1876-08-23
TRUsTEE's SALE

by virtue Of an order Of tho Orphans Court Of
Cicsrdeld county, the undersigned will sell ai
public sale. on the premises, on
Saturday, sept. I'd. 1870.
at o'clock p. m, the following described real
estate, situate in Bell township, Cearfsld county,
Pa, all that certain farm aud woed land, one m ils
from the SusquehaanA river, near Chest Pos.ofRce
late the estate Of Joseph Davidson, dsc'd bound.
cd BY the John and James Thomas tract, aud by
lands Of @. L. Reed, Homer Mott, and lands Of
the estate Of John patchin, and by lands lately
owned by Elisha Mott, containing 100 acres and
allowance. more or less. being part Of tract No.
sslS, and warranted in the name Of Nicklin 4
Grifhth. About sixty acres Of the land 10 cleared
and under good state Of cultivation, with . rood
orchard, frame house, frame barn, and other
improvements thereon. Tho uuimprovei p.rt
has large quantity Of pine, brmlock and other
timber growing thereon.
The property y sdvsntasscusly situatsl l, and
In desirable neighborhood.
TnRss.--0ne-third cash ct e,narmation Of sale,
and the balance In two equal annual psymeuts
With interest," to be secured BY bond and mortgage
on the premises. n. Il. Mc0EE'
Chest, Aug. 10, is76-st Trustee.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1876-08-23
THE CHRISTOPHER PLAGUE.

A Des- Moines, Iowa) correspond
ent OF the ST. Louis, Globe in alludihg
to the re-appearance Of the hopper
plague says:
The plague of grasshoppers is upon
Iowa again, and devastation is stalk
ing over the northwestern part of the
State. Clay, Osceola, O'Bricn, and
Lyon counties are being overrun by
them, and reports from there say they
stretch away to the British possessions,
and extend one thousand miles cast
and west. The ground is covered by
them. In twelve hours after they
reach field.of grain every vestige Of
vegetation win be gone, and the earth
as bare as n stubble field. They con.
fine their present ravages to grain
but their eggs, which are being de-
posted by the million, give promise
that the prairie grass will be devoarcd
next year. When il is considered thai
$40 of these eggs have been found IN
square inch of soil, and l,340 in a
space six inches square, the prospect is
rather discouraging in that section for
farmers, many of whom are now rails
ing their first crop, and needing every
possible resource to improve their new
farms and furnish food for their families.
The raid appears to be more extensive
than q few years ago, when the State,
to relieve the sufferers, appropriated
100000. While in all other parts OF
the State this year insects nearly de.
destroyed the wheat and barley, and
the corn was but an average, in these
northwestern counties there was o
prospect Of an unprecedented crop OF
all cereals, and especially corn, but it
is dubious now, while that Of the time
to come, when the eggs already de-
posted shall become developed, is
worse yet. IHul I1i
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1876-08-23

DEATH OF SPEAKER KERR.--llon
Michael G. Kerr, Congressman from
the State OF Indiana, and Speaker OF
the House, died at RocLbridge Alum
Springs, Virginia, on Saturday, the
10th inst, where he had repaired for
the recuperation of his health He
was one of the leading statesmen Of
the day, but having inherited Con-
sumption, he has been carried off in
the midst of his usefulness. He was a
Pennsylvania, born at Titusville,
Crawford county, in 1927, and at the
time of his death was on the highway
to National distinction.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1876-08-23
WHAT AN iRMY CHAPLAIN
KNOWS hBOUT ma YES.


The Topeka, Kansas, correspondent
of tbs Now York Heuid, OF the 10Th,
relates tho following, and II only halt
true, should scttlc the case Of General
Hayes with the soldier clement. The
correspondent docs not merely give
his ipsi DIRT, but l'c gives the names
of gentlemen of US high rcputo US the
would.bc President, Read what hc
says;
"At the organization Of Tilden and
Hendricks club ut Independence, in
this State, on last Saturday, General
w. H. Brown. who was Colonel Of the
Thirteenth West Virginia volunteers
during the war, was called on to state
what he knew of the facts related by
the Rev. W. W. Sharper in u recent let.
tor, in which he charged General Il.
B. Hayes Of appropriating $500 which
belonged 10 u soldiers mother. Gen.
Brown corroboratcd the statement of
the chaplain fully, and said he WAS
nr,sent when the chaplain was called
10 muster md 10 tho soldier before the
execution; was near by when the un.
iortunatv man gave his effects 10 tho
chaplain; was present when th, scr.
geant OF General Hayes ordered the
chaplain to report to him with the
effects OF tho soldier, and stated that
on the ,haplain's return he said ten.
Hayes claimed the $500 belonged to
the government and should bc used TO
secure another soldier, and took the
money iron him. General Brown
stated that the Major Albert Me-
Coureu, of Pomcroy, Ohio, was also
familiar with theiacts, said the chaplain
was indignant at General Hayes, be.
cause hc thought he had no right to
demand OF him the money, as the sol
dier had requested IL 10 10 returned 10
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1876-08-23
MosBy on HoRsEBAcK.

Tho Harrisburg Patriot in alluding
10 this Grant-Hayes confederate says;
Mosby, the bushwhacker, whose chief
occupation in tho war consisted in a.
tacking commissary trains and murder
ing teamsters, has published o lettor
in which he declares for Hayes and
Wheeler. At the White House Mosby
has long been privileged guest, and
he had an important share in the re-
moval Of Postmaster General Jewell
because tho latter refused to appoint
one Of his maraudcrs to a route agency
in Virginia. In tins letter Mosby
shows that he has not forgotten his
old guerrilla tactics. He prctends that
it is in answer to a letter from one Of
his former bushwhacking comrades,
who urges him to support Tildcn on
the ground that Tilden, IL elected, will
be under the complete control of the
south. Replying to this man of straw
Mosby admits this, and says that as
be has become a most loyal Union
man this is the strong ground Of his
opposition to the Democratic candidate.
In breathing the air Of the White
House and communing with its occu.
pants he has become too loyal TO sup.
port such "copperbeadsn and enemies
OF the country as Tildcna and Hendricks.
During the war one of the iavo,itc
devices of Mosby was to disguise him,
self and his maraudcrs in the uniforms
which they had stripped from the
dead bodies of Union soldiers. In this
disguise they were able to approach
commissary trains and shoot down the
teamsters before their real character
was discovered. Mosby is but repeat
ing one of his old tricks when he puts
on the uniform and breaches patriot
ism in a superatively high strain to
an imaginary comradc. 1t is amusing
to hear the old guerrilla quote from
the eloquent expostulation of Burke in
defense OF his position. But the dis
guise is too thin. There is no mistak-
ing the well known person of the bush.
whacker in this federal uniform.