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THE EPIZoOTIC.-This trouble
some disease is now prevalent among
the horses in this county, and we
publish the following for the benefit
of those who have horses thus af-
flicted:
eve would press upon the atten-
ton of farmers whose horses show
any symptoms of the distemper the
danger of allowing them to go out in
wet or cold weather. Exposure in a
damp atmosphere or the night air,
without blankets, may cost an ami
NAL its life. Veterinary surgeons
say the most serious trouble may yet
be anticipated. If murky weather
should set in, horses that have been
slightly effected and have not dis
charged freely would be liable to
other complications, such as bron-
chitis, congestion, inflammation of the
lungs and more than ordinary irri-
tation of the air passages. There is
also a probability OF secondary
stage of the disease in which the
virus will be taken up by the circu-
ldUIOu3 dIlu III lIdily CdoCo Will dCt DIS
a blood poison which may terminate
in farcy, CHAMBERS and other diseases;
or in cases of extreme debility, they
may have dropsical effusion, or leak
ing of the blood vessels. But with
careful treatment there should be
but little danger of secondary trou-
BILE. Improper ventilation, expos-
ure, overwork and facilitating med
medicines will certainly aggravate
the attack, and may bring on a di-
sease much more difficult to cope
with than the prevailing influenza.
An old Veterinary surgeon of the
army sends the New York Times the
following simple and safe cure for
the epizooty: Take one pound of
gum assofetida, mix it with one gal
Ion of boiling water, stir the mixture
constantly until the assafetida is
dissolved, let the mixture cool, strain
and give one-half pint every three
hours. This will relieve the horse
within twelve hours, and give him a
good appetite.
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SENATOR BEN. HILL.
A Remarkable Letter.

We reproduce from the New York
tribune or wednesday the following
remarkable letter from Senator Hill,
of Georgia, to Congressman Chitten-
den. of New York:
WASHINGTON, D. c., Nov. 6:
Iy Dear Mr.. Bhittenden:
/ regret so much to see you were
defeated: 1t was disagreeable sur
prise to me. 4 Well my friend,
the most anxious event in our his
tory has become a fact-a solid
North against solid South No
language can express to you the
view take of this event for evil. 1t
can have no logic-if continued
but disruption into several mon
arches or the absolute consolidation
of all the states into one empire. In
either event our constitutional sys-
tenn will fall.
In my opinion, the time has come
when the one great question for real
statesmen to consider is, how speed
lily to break up this sectional solidity
and organize parties altogether on
other issues. The Democratic party
is hated at the North, and, therefore,
it ought to be disbanded. The Re-
publican party is hated at the
South, and, therefore, it ought
to be disbanded. Whether this
hatred is just or not makes no
difference. l would be glad 10 see a
great National Union party organ
lied, for l believe that this gov
eminent formed by the Constitution
lie Natien. True, it is a limited
Nation: but within the powers DEL
egated to it by the Constitution, it
is as much Nation as any on the
globe. But there are certainly some
marked federal features in the gov
eminent, and these features were in
corporated to enable the states to
protect themselves from encroach-
ments on their reserved powers. The
Senate is the great federal feature of
our system, and was expressly so or
ganized to represent and protect the
states as equals.
| really like GARFIELD. / do sim
cerely hope that he will have sue
cessful administration He has the
ability for the crisis. He must feel
keenly the fact that he is elected
solely by Northern votes. But he
has a great opportunity, and he can
if he will-easily and consistently
destroy all sectional animosities and
solidities, and be chosen for a second
term by a majority of states, North
and South. This opportunity is far
greater than the Office itself, and if
utilized will give him fame which
the office could not give, and which
no previous President attained. But
will he do it? | greatly hope he
will; and | greatly fear he will not.
l see a movement to make an is
sue on the result in New York, with
a view to defeat Garfield in the count
by Congress. There would be great
danger of this but for one fact, and
that one fact is: the South will not
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We publish the following, from
the Wheeling Mtelgencer, for the
benefit and encouragement of
those farmers who contemplate
commencing sheep raising:
Mr.. J. w. Dickey, of Washing
ton county, Pa, whose postoffice
address is at Potomac, this county,
Giving just across the State line)
was at the recent National Wool
and Sheep Exhibition at Philadel-
phia, having gone in view of
picking up an extra fine sheep that
might be on exhibition, with a
view of further improving his al
ready choice flocks. He came back
however, without making any
purchase, finding nothing that es-
peciatly attracted his attention,
and feeling that he could do as
we'll, If not better at home. Accord
ingly, in the last day or two, after
looking around for what he want
ed, he has purchased three sheep
from Mr.. s. A Cockanye, of
Moundsville, Marshall county, w.
Va, including the celebrated Cen
tennial Buck, whose fleece took
the Worlds premium at Philadel-
phia in 1876, and these sheep Mr..
Dickey has now added to his choice
breed of pure American Merinoes.
He has seen breeding the Cock
ayne thorough breeds for years
past, and has perhaps, a thousand
sheep on his farms that are hard
to beat either in Pennsylvania or
West Virginia.
The interest in sheep grows
apace in West Virginia, notwith-
standing the people have in sever
al of the counties voted down the
dog law. AS they realize the i'm
portance of sheep husbandry to
the future of cur soil they will in
the near future change their vie VS.
and do as their neighbors do in re-
gard to dogs. The growth of the
business in the interior of our
State has been large in the last
year or two, and buyers from the
interior are visiting this region or
corresponding with the principal
breeders in regard to the improve
ment oftheir fiocks. 1t pays to
breed the best sheep, and such
men as Dickey and Cockayne have
dOcks worth Is eng.
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She Didn't Want to Wake
the Baby.

From tie Springfield Republican.
A little five year old girl in the
city asked her father one day last
week if it would do any good if
she should pray to God to let it
rain. She was told perhaps it
might, and nothing more was
thought of it by her parents till
after Sunday evenings shower.
When she walked Monday morning
she asked her father if he knew
what made it rain. He said no,
and she replied that it was because
she had prayed "last night and
the night before" Her mother
remarked that she did not pray
hard enough, for it rained only a
little when the child answered,
"Well, l didn't want to wake up
the baby"
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countenance it. The poor, divided
and abused South, if necessary, will
once more save the country from a
revolution-and, as before, will get
no credit for it The Republican
party will take the presidency peace
ably, because the South wills it 4; and
at the next election the leaders of
that party will tell the people from
every stump and pulpit in the North
that the South must not be trusted
Nevertheless, we shall avert all rev.
olution; not to win Republican
praise, or to avoid Republican abuse
for either is impossible-but solely
because it is right, and we are deter
mined to preseve the peace of the
country. How long human nature
can bear this | do not know. 1t is
injustice unparalleled, and wrong
that ought to cover the North with
bushes.
But / did not sit down to write
you such a long letter. only intend
ed to express the deep regret | feel
that you were defeated in the late
election.
Garfield has no idea how I feel to-
ward him, and how anxiously wish
for his success and | suppose if he
did know he, like Mr.. Hayes, wo uld
be afraid it would injure him with
his party.
With warmest regards, 1 am your
friend. B. FL. HILL.
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DUTIES OF MAGISTRATES
From the latest returns there seems
to be no reason to doubt that both of
the proposed Amendments to the
Constitution have been adopted
by good majorities. Uuder the new
law the jurisdiction of Justices
will extend to actions of debt, det-
inue, trover and assumpit, where
the amount in controversy, exclu-
sive of interest, does not exceed
$500 They are c0nservators of the
peace, anG have such juris diction
in criminal cases as may be pre-
scribed by law, They have authori-
ty TO take acknowledgement of
deeds and other writings, admin
istor oaths, and take and certify
deposition. In suits at common
law, where the amount in cOntro-
vcrsy exceeds $50, exclusive of
interest and costs, the right of
trial by jury, if required by either
party, is preserved, the jury to
consist of TX persons. The Legis-
lature at its next session will enact
such laws as will be necessary to
carry out the full intention of the
proposed Amendments Raleigh
County Index.
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The Fraud Question I'm
New York,

While there can be no dou BIT
that there Is a movement to look
into and to press the charge of
fraud in connection with the late
election in New York, none of the
conservative press there give any
credit to the idea that there was
colonization or repeating to the
extent of twenty or thirty thou
sand voters. or sufficient on which
to challenge the electoral vote
The Philadelphia Ledger says it
does not believe anything but a
transient sensation will come out
of the matter, and adds:
"Any business man who acts or
suspends action because Of appre-
hension on account of it will lose
time, or find he Is mistaken The
Tammany men who are active in
stirring up the subject have their
own reasons for getting up some
thing that will call attention away
from the charge that they betray-
ed Gen. Hancock. This is an old
political dodge. Those who feel
timid would do we'll to remember
that, while there are rash and loud
men among prominent democrats,
such men seldom have any weight
or influence when the time for &C.
ton comes and, as the democrats
in Congress set an example of ODE
dience to law in 1876, when they
had good reason to believe their
electors were counted out, in Lou
islana, at least, they are not likely
to disturb the country now, when
the case of the agitators has no
more formidable basis than dis
agreement or supposed disagree
ment between the census returns
and the vote cast at the election"
A New York dispatch to the
Chicago Times says:
sit is stated on most reliable al
thority that Gen Hancock on Sat
urday addressed letter to Chair
man Barnum in which he said
that he had been consulted by sew
eral committees with reference to
proposed revision of the vote
cast on last Tuesday, with a view
to contesting the election in New
York State in his interest. He
had also seen the same sourse
commended in certain democratic
newspapers. He wished to say
that the movement did not meet
his approval, as it appeared to be
based upon improbable assertions
and inadequate grounds, and fur
ther, because the movement, SO
far as it concerned him personally,
was open to the insuperable objec-
ton that, under no circumstances
would he consent to be q technical
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Virginia Notes.

The Grand COmmandery Of
Knights Templar, of Virginia,
will assemble in solemn conclave
at Fort Monroe November 25th.
On Tuesday nigh General Ma
hone telegraphed to a gentleman
in Richmond to send him "the
news in a nutshell" The operator
sent it in one word: "Beaten."
The monthly report of the con-
dition of crops in Virginia for
October rates the Norfolk county
corn and potato crop at 100 and the
fruit crop at 50-taking 100 as the
standard.
The Dan river is being improv-
ed by party of laborers in charge
of Captain Averill of the United
States Engineers, under an appro-
priation from the government. 1t
will be made navigable for small
steamers. a.
The farmers, who have finished
seeding their wheat, throughout
the state have lately been discon-
ISOLATE for fear there was not mois-
ture enough in the ground to bring
it up. The recent rains, therefore,
are a godsend.
The Richmond and Allegheny
Railroad Is now opened as far as
Gainesville, Cumberland county,
and the work west of that point is
being pushed vigorously Track
laying on the western divisions is
also progressing satisfactorily, and
in few days they will begin to
lay rails at Buchanan.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1880-11-13

GENERAL GARFIELD has sent to
Governor Foster his resignation as
member of Congress from the Nine
teenth Ohio District. The Nine
teenth District at the time of Gar
fields election to Congress was not
composed wholly of the same terri
tory of which it is now constituted,
and the writ for an election to fill
the vacancy was issued Wednesday
for the election on November 80, and
will be sent to those counties which
composed the Nineteenth District at
the time Garfield was elected, it be-
ing held that the territory composing
that district had vested rights which
cannot be abrogated by act of the
General Assembly.
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On Time as Usual.

Jones now goes to business reg
ularly. That attack of Neuralgia
that laid him up, and which was
only a fresh visitation Of an old en-
envy, disappeared, because he took
a friends advice ard used DIR.
Thomas Eclectric Oil. Rheumat-
ic pain, sores, cuts, bruises, throat
and lung complaints, etc, are in
variably conquered by it. For
sale by f. G. Williams & Bro,
druggists.
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n ais of the country, is smart enough
to see this, and instead of attempt
ing to control public opinion by Civ
ing one side only Of a question, gives
both sides and trusts to the enlight-
ened judgment of it's readers to de-
eide which is right. The Enquirer
is Democratic enough, but it has
considerable smack of independence
mixed in with its Democracy.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1880-11-13

THE Parkersburg Sentinel is not
satisfied with the orthodoxy of the
Cincinnati Enquirer's Democracy.
1t thinks the proprietors ought to
have choice of places under Gar
field. The trouble with the Sentinel
is its inability to distinguish between
an outspoken, independent Demo
cratic journal and an ''organ." The
Sentinel ought to know, and if it
don't it will soon find out, that the
"organ" business is fast playing out
in this country. The education of
the masses is doing it. AS the peo-
pie become more enlightened they
are less prone to be led by political
"bosses," and more inclined to do
their own thinking. The Enquirer,
like most of the other leading jour
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1880-11-13

THE Morgantown Post calls our
attention to an error in our publish
ed list of delegates elected to the
legislature, in which Mr.. Cox, of
Mononghalia is classed as a Demo-
crat. The Post says he is not Dem
ocrat "by a 800 sight" All right.
We move Mr.. Cox over into the Re-
publican column.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1880-11-13

WE LEARN that there is no legal
or other reason why the fiscal term
of the County Court should not be
held in December, and there being
no such objection there are many,
very many reasons why it should be
held. The business Of the county
really demands the regular Fiscal
term of the County Court, and we
presume Judge Thornburg will pro
coed to hold it.
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Mrs. w. N. Palmer, 149 Nor
gan Street, Buffalo. N. Y, writes:
My child was taken Feb 1st with
Group in its severest form and DIR.
Thomas EcIectric Oil being the
only remedy at hand, began Civ
ing it according to directions and
found it gave immediate relief, l
gave three (3) doses and the child
rested we'll the remainder of the
night. / have used it in my fam
lily for some time with complete
success. For sale 10y E. G. VII
liams g. Bro, druggists.
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B. Scheutenmuller. Brook

B. Scheutenmuller. Brooklyn,
writes: Your Spring Blossom is
invaluable. | have had scrofu-
lous sores on my legs for num-
Der of years, and occasionally,
they would break out on my
face. have taken two bottles of
Spring Blossom, according to di-
rections and now all the sores
have disappeared and my skin is
perfectly healthy. Prices: 50c.,
trial bottles Zoe. For sale by L.
G. Williams & Bro, druggists.
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STEEL RAILS FOR THE SOUTH. -
A contract has been made with
the Edgar Thomson steel works
and with an English company for
$4,000 tons of steel rails, to be used
on the Selma. Rome and Dalton,
East Tennessee, Virginia and
Georgia and the Memphis and
Charleston railroads. About A.
600 tons of rails will he put upon
the Selma road as soon as possi-
BILE.
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THE following is the Virginia
delegation elected to Congress at the
recent election: 1st District-Geo.
t. Garrison, d; 2nd-Degendorf, R.;
3d-Geo. D. Wise, D.; 4th-Jorgen-
son, r., 5th-Cabell, D.; 9TH.
Randolph Tucker, D.; 7th-John
Paul, Readjuster; Sth-Barbour, D.;
9th-Fulkerson, Readjuster.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1880-11-13

WE LEARN from Judge Faulkner
that the Berkeley November term of
the Circuit Court will be held COM
mencing on Tuesday the 23d inst
This announcement is made because
there is an impression abroad that
no court will be held until after the
meeting of the legislature.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1880-11-13

BEN HILL is in favor of the or
ganization of a new political party,
and wants the solid North and solid
South broken up.
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Sincerity is the most compend-
ious wisdom, an excellent instru-
ment for the speedy dispatch of
business. 1t creates confidence in
those we have to deal with, saves
the labor of many inquiries, and
brings things to an. issue in few
words.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1880-11-13

THE status of the West Virginia
legislature is summed up as follows
IA Democrats, II Republicans,
Independent and Greenbacker.
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THE official returns from the First
Congressional District, elect Col.
Ben. Wilson to Congress over Mr..
John A. Hutchinson by something
over one hundred majority. A close
shave.
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THIS PAPER

May be found on file at GEO. P. RowELL
Il Co.'S NEWSPAPER ADVERTISING BUREAU
Cl0 Spruce st. where advertising con-
tracts may be made for it in New YORK
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GOVERNOR FOSTER, of Ohio, is a
prominent candidate for the Sena-
torship from that State which will
be made vacant by the resignation
of General Garfield.
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WILL the Morgantown Post never
get done with its chicken illustra-
tions Give the birds rest.
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If you wish success in life,
make perseverance your bosom
friend, experience your wise coan-
selor, caution your elder brother
and hope your guardian genius.
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-~~~~-~~~~~-~~~~~--~~~~-~--~~~~
November I'd, GEORGE WILLIAM
HARMAN, JR., aged % years IL
months and Z days. May his soul
rest in peace. Amen.
Deareat Willie thou has left US,
And thy loss we deeply feel,
But It's God who hath bereft US,
He can sll our sorrows heal.
Peaceful be thy silent slumbers,
Peaceful in thy grave so low,
Thou nc more shall join our mum bers,
Thou no more our songs shall know,
Yet again we hope to meet thee,
When the day of life hath fed,
Then in heaven with joy to greet thee,
Where no farewell tear is shed.
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SATURDAY, NOV. Is. 1880.

THE latest returns from California
give the State to Hancock by small
majority.
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The essence of true nobility is
neglect of self. Let the thought of
self pass in and the beauty of a
great action is gone. like the bloom
from soiled flower.
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A FAlTHLEsS LORD.
His shabby Treatment OF His
American FiAncee.

The Rome correspondent Of the
London World writes: Miss Dudu
Fletcher, author of Kismet, who was
to have been Lady Wentworth, is
dangerously i'll of brain fever, and her
friends feel the greatest anxiety about
her. There have been so many con-
fiicting rumors about the rupture of
the engagement with Lord Went
worth that a word or two oftruth will
not come amiss. The wedding had
been liked to take place in Rome on
the last day of the past year.
Everything seemed to be going
smoothly, when suddenly (and on
Christmas day. too, of all days. Miss
Fletcher received letter from his
ltrdship, absent in England, which
must have contained unwelcome in
telligence indeed, for the result was
that, after reading it, she became un-
conscious, and that evening three
doctors were in consultation at her
bedside. Since that time, with brief
intervals, when she appeared some
what better, Miss Fletcher has been
most seriously i'll, and the gravest
fears are row entertained as to her
recovery. Among the Americans here
the greatest sympathy is naturally felt
for their gifted young countrywoman,
and Lord Wentworth whether with
reason or not, o. course l am unable
to say is very severely criticised"