Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1880-05-01
NEWS JOTTINGS.

The Virginia delegates to the Chi
cago Convention go instructed to
vote as unit for Gen. Grant.
The residence of w. d. Xix, in
Appomattox Co, Va, was destroy
ed by fire on Monday of last week.
Gladstone is forming the new Eng
lish Cabinet. The Gladstone Minis
try have taken possession of their
offices.
East of the river Jordan there is
an Arab tribe which has embraced
the Catholic faith and is ministered
unto by a native Italian priest.
1t was expected that tee revised
New Testament would be published
in May or June of this year, but it is
now announced that it will not APP
pear before the close of the year.
In the South there are 1877 ,123
colored and 213,776 white members
Of the Methodist Episcopal church
and there has been gain in two
years of 5000 colored and 5000
white members.
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Company has declared dividend of
four per cent. for the past half year
on the main stem, and five per cent.
for the same period on the Wash
ington branch.
The Virginia Bible Society is
about to commence a canvass of the
entire State, with view of supply
ing every family with the Bible.
Nearly fifty active Christians will be
employed for the work at a salary of
$25 per month and expenses.
Statistics of the Protestant Epis-
copal Church for the past year show
that twenty-six ministers of other
denominations were received into
this church, eight of whom were
from the Congregational body, FIVE
from the Methodist, four from the
Baptist and three from the Presby-
terrain.
Isaac S. Kalloch, son of Mayor
Kalloch, of San Francisco, shot and
killed Charles De. Young, editor of
the San Francisco Chronicle, on Fri
day of last week. De Young was
under indictment for shooting the
elder Kalloch last summer, and
would have had his trial in few
weeks.
Mr.. Moody, while in st. Louis,
raised for the Young Mems Chris
tian Association in that city the
sum of $4,000, which will be used
for the purchase of the present ed
flee of the Union Methodist Church
at Locust and Eleventh streets,
that church being anxious to move
into another part of the city.
The Governor of Illinois has par
doned John III. Gum, who was con-
yicted of manslaughter. The homi-
eide was committed at Richville, ILL
nOis, in 1868. Gum was a second
lieutenant in the 10th Illinois Regi-
ment, and while lie was in the field
his wife was debauched, and the Sc
ducer Boosted of his exploit. He
resigned from the service, and, re-
turning home, slew the destroyer of
his domestic happiness.
James G.. Stanton, student of
the University of Pennsylvania, in
Philadelphia, who was married to
Miss Sallie Firing in March last has
commenced suit for divorce. The
bride is charged with immoral prac-
tices both before and since the mar
rige, which ceremony was performed
while the plaintiff was intoxicated,
and was not conscious of the mar
riage till two days afterwards. STAN
ton is only twenty years old.
A party of gentlemen from New
burgh, N. Y, have been in Balti-
more engaged in examining the
Orphans Court records, with view
totracing an estate valued at So 600.
600, which was left by Thomas Pow
ell, who died there in 1776. 1t is be-
lieved that the estate was not prop
erly administered on and that it is
now being held by parties not en-.
titled to it. The real estete involv-
ed is situated in Baltimore city,
Baltimore, Queen Anne's, Worces-
ter. Frederick and Talbot counties