Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1880-01-24
NEWS JOTTINGS.

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| Masonic emblems have been found
under the pedestal of the obelisk at
Alexandria, Egypt. The pedestal
was placed there by the Romans.
The officers of the Baltimore and
Ohio railroad company are to receive
daily weather reports. The reports
will be furnished by the Signal Ser
vice Bureau of the United States.
There is no necessity for Mr.. Til
den to remind the country that he is
still alive so long as John Kelly
keeps doing that for him by Tam :
many Hall addresses.
Washington correspondents con-
tinue to represent Senator Cameron
as receding from his purpose of hay
ing the Pennsylvania Republican
convention endorse Grant.
1t is reported that Iowa's school
funds have been seriously depleted
by dishonesty or neglect. The losses
during seven years entirely unac-
counted for amount to nearly $780,
900.
Widespread regret will result, if
it should prove true that Senator
Lamar's illness will cause his re-
tirement from political life. He is,
by all odds, the ablest man in Con-
gress from the South.
The South Carolina idea of run
ming Grant and Bayard as "Solid
Union" candidates for President and
Vice President has advanced as far
as the organization Of club, mostly
composed of Confederate soldiers,
in Newberry county.
Seymour and Hendricks make up
the latest Democratic combination
for 1880. AS the former has refused
to run at all, and the latter declares
he will accept nothing but the first
place on the ticket, it looks as if
there were some notion of compul-
sion being employed.
General Joe Lane and a number of
prominent Oregon Democrats have
issued an address to the members
of their party in that state, dwelling |
upon the Importance Of upholding
states rights as against centraliza-
ton, and advocating governmental
reforms.
A good deal of bitterness is devel-
oping over the senatorial contest in
Mississippi. If the question were
submitted to popular vote there is
no doubt Walthall, Lamar's candi-
date, would be elected, but Singleton
and Barksdale are going to fight it
out. Walthall is supported by the
entire colored element.
Mr.. Hezekiah Wade, Of Somerset,
New Jersey, and his son, aged 10,
were found dead in bed from the eff
fects of coal gas on Sunday last.
Mrs. Wade and her daughter had |
been away several days, and on re-
turning discovered the fate of her
husband and son, which is supposed |
happened on Thursday night.
The Lee Association at Mobile,
Ala, celebrated the anniversary of |
the birth of General Robert E. Lee
by grand parade, in which the for
eign consuls and city officials took |
part. Later in the day banquet |
was given in Temperance Hall, at |
which ex-oflicers of both the Union
and Confederate armies were pres
ent. The best fraternal feeling pre-
vailed, The celebration closed with |
a masked ball.
Mrs. Eliza Boyd, woman 60
years old, convicted of setting fire to
her house and claiming the insur-
ance on goods that were previously
removed, was on Saturday, at Will
Transport, Pa, sentenced to five
years and a half Imprisonment in the
penitentiary. She asserted her in
nocence, and said all her troubles
arose from criminal intimacy be-
tween her husband and Jennie OAR
row, who wanted to get her out of
the way.
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