Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1876-12-16
last year, after presuming to open
his mouth on political affairs.


The arbitrator in the Maryland
ard Virginia boundary case have
made up their decision and empow-
cred Judge Black to reduce their
views to writing. Judge Black con- ].
menced the preparation of the
opinion on Saturday. 1t wild no
extremely lengthy, going o'ser the
whole ground OF the disp ate between
the two States. The Arbitrators de-
cline to communicate in advance the
tenor of their,Gecision, as they say it
would not ee proper until it is laid
before the Legislatures Of Maryland
and Virgini {. 1t is strongly sur
missed, however, from certain indica-
tions, that the decision IS in favor Of
the State of Maryland.
WEDNESDAY, Dec. Is.
Judge Miller. OF the United States
Supreme Court, complains that re-
Gently published report of a CONVEX
sation with HMM which he appears
to have lost his head in abuse of the
democratic party, was greatly exag-
gefated.
Gov. Hayes, of Ohio, while in Gin
cinnati on Monday night, was sere-
naded: He made a speech thanking
his friends for their excellent music,
but declined having anything to say
on the political situation.
Jere HARRISON, u cololed Ct ngress-
man from Alabama who was defeat
ed for reelection, says he is going to
contest the seat of his opponent, "a
democrat, who holds the Certificate.
Writs have been served on the Sec
rotary OF the State Of California, at
the instance of the republican can
didate for Congress in the fourth
California district, prohibiting him
from counting any other returns for
Monterey county than those correct
I'd by the clerk. WhaU are claimed
to be erroneous though original re-
turns gave Wiggington, democrat,
one majority in the district.
An electoral mix has occurred in
Michigan. Benton Hanchett, y re-
publican elector, being a United
States commissioner, was ineligible
and did not attend the meeting If
electors, who, assuming vacancy,
appointed person to cast the miss
ing vote for Hayes. The democrats
claim that there was no vacancy
caused by Hanchett's ineligibility,
which the other electors were qualfi-
ed to fill, and the missing vote"will
be contested. ..
At Minneapolis, Mimi, yesterday
the Jefferson school building was
destroyed by fire, loss $4,000. There
were over three hundred children in
the building and although the flames
spread rapidly, there was no panic
and all escaped uninjured. The fire
caught from the furnace.
THURSDAY Dec. IA,
John w. Garrett was yesterday re-
elected president of the b. Il o,
railroad for the nineteenth consecu-
tive year. The reelection was unani-
nous.
Fast mail service viii be resumed
on the Pennsylvania railroad next
Monday, leaving Jersey City at 4.35
"a. M, arriving at Philadelphia at Z,
Baltimore at 11.25 a. M, and
Washington at 1.02 p. IN. Fast
trains foI the West and South will
also be arranged.
Mrs. Rowland, a notorious hotel
thief, who, in 1870, was sentenced to
seven years Imprisonment for the
theft of 1900 worth of diamonds
from the Westminster Hotel, New
York, but was pardoned after serv-
ing five years, was yesterday com
mitted for trial in Philadelphia for
the theft of $4,000 worth of clothing
and jewelry, the property of Mrs.
Adeline j. Young, of Baltimore,
tho theft being committed at the
Continental Hotel. <
Some old acquaintances turned up
in ths courts aL Washington yester-
day. The Supreme Court was occu-
pied with the governments suit
against the Union Pacific Railroad