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Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1880-12-04

The Wheeling Register Is OF the
opinion that our general road law
Is burlesque, and instead of tink-
ering with ii, the Legislature
should wipe 1t from the statute
book. IL favOrs the alternative
method which provides for divid-
ing roads Of each county into Sec
tions of one-half mile each, and
selling these sections to the lowest
bidders to he kept In repair for
one year. These sections would
be bought by men living along
the line of the road, who could
with little attention and work,
keep them in good repair for a
comparatively small compensa-
ton. This law is now on the
statute books, but is dead letter
because IL has made an alterna-
tive method, between good roads
and no roads. The latter are the
easiest to keep up, and hence the
alternative method which would
give us our general road law, with
its little jamboree, known as
working the roads, where evey-
body has a good time. and escapes
S1.25 road tax. 1t affords such
good opportunity for men to "play
off" on their obligations to the
public roads. The Register thinks
this is the only element of its pop
ularity. that by it men are able to
escape road tax, and 1t suggests
that this feature be put into the
alternative road law, which can be
done with better results than un-
der the existing system. Contrac-
tors could employ their neighbors
on the roads jest as the county SUI
pervisor now does, and work for
the money with which TO pay
their taxes. The only difference
would be that they would proba-
bly, be required to do an honest
days work for their wages. We
think that If the alternative meth
cd were in operation throughout
the State, it would give US better
and cheaper roads, and would in
every way be found efficient.
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Wise and Otherwise.

Light houses-tents.
Well posted-a telegraph line.
A good lprophet-100 per cent.
Strong men sign for 1.-THE
heartache.
A word that embraces a good
deal-hug.
Many o dark haired man has q
redheaded temper.
The promises of some men al
ways remain shall owe.
Better to have love a short girl
than never to have loved tall.
Wonder how many passengers
the whirligig of time will carry?
A lawyers daughter calls her
numerous suffers sundry plaint-
ifs.
"Please pass the butter" as the
man remarked when he sent his
goat by rail.
The man who was never under
soled probably wore his hoofs
barefooted all his life.
The impecunious man who
married an heiress always spoke
of her as capital wife.
Extremes meet. The man with
corns on his feet will quite likely
show q wry face.
An exchange has an article on
Smoking Minister'S" Most of
them are dry enough to smoke.
Mr.. Long f. Pistle died In
Missouri the other day He should
be forwarded 10 the dead letter
Office.
"1ps'aslon lane that never has
turn" hut the average paper
collar generally comes to 1t by
Wednesday.
The.Parisiads have introduced
square umbrellas. They are Just
as bad as the other kind-never
round when 1t rains.
"What does moman want to
iut on gloves in hot weather for?'
asked male subscriber. "Why
to keep her hand in. stupid"
When tramp desires a glass of
water now, he steps up to the front
door. rings the bell gently, and
politely asks for a DR.. Tanner
break fast.
Somebody writes in Harper's
Monthly poem about "The Bro
ken Bare 1t doesn't state that
they kept states, but we presume
they did.
Recitation room: Professor
TX, do you know the meaning of
that word?" Y. hesitates. A whis-
per. Professor-"Your friend is
right"
A Philadelphia..'man who de-
tected piece of bark In his saus-
age visited the butchers shop to
know what had become OF the rest
of the dog.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1880-12-04

III. f. Mccarthy, Wholesale and
Retail Druggist, Ottawa, Ontario,
writes: II was afflicted with
Chronic Bronchitis for some years,
but have been completely cured
be the use of DR.. Thomas Eclec-
trio Oil, in doses Of 5 drops on su-
gar. have also pleasure in rec
ommending it as an embrocation
for external use. For sale by K.
G. Williams & Bro, druggists,
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Would respectfully announce to the pub
lie that on March oath, 1880, she purchas-
ed Of Mrs Z. Scheu, her entire stock Of
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The BLUE FRONT is the place to
get Ladies and Misses fine shoes. They
have the finest stock in town, of the cell
ebrated J. s. T. Cousins make, of New
York. Every pair stamped and guar
anteed.
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1'IMBBRLAKE.

hESIRES to return thanks to the peo-
- pie of Martinsburg and vicinity for
the very liberal patronage bestowed, and
to state that notwithstanding the unpre-
cedented competition, our receipts for the
months of April and May were consider
ably in excess of last year. This, indeed,
is very gratifying, and we feel encouraged
to still greater efforts. We do not claim
that our goods are better than other mer-
chants goods, but will leave it to the
people with whom we have dealt for over
twelve years, to decide as to tie
The Indianapolis leader. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1879-1890, 1880-05-08
A BLACK MAN AS VICE pREsI-
D1NT.
Hon. Blanche x. Bruce, the Colored
Senator From Mississippi, Acting
az President Of the Highest Legis-
lative Body In the United States.
WASHINGTON. D. c., Nav 4, 1880

WASHINGTON, ID. c., May 4, 1880
EDITOR LEADER: Dear Sir-At the time
of this writing Senator Bruce is presiding
over the United States Senate. This
morning Vice President Wheeler desired
to be absent from the chair, and wished
some Senator to fill his place. Impressed
with the belief that Mr.. Bruce would serve
every purpose, he called upon him to act
as President of the Senate for the time
being. Senator Bruce took the chair, and
is now presiding ever the highest legisla-
tive body in the United States with grace
and dignity-thst grace and dignity which
are SO characteristic of him, and which he
carries through all his actions.
When it became known here that the
colored Senator was presiding, many
curious people sought the Senate, and
much qualification was expressed by them
for his kindly recognition and high honor
conferred upon the lone representative OF
the colored race in Congress by the Vice
President And, judging from the present
feeling here, if the colored people in
Washington could give Senator Bruce a
handsome complimentary vote for the
Presidency, or nominate him for Vice
President at Chicago, they would do it
right heartily. Why should not the dele
gates to the Republican Convention, and
the people elsewhere feel the same way?
The Indianapolis leader. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1879-1890, 1880-05-08

= The South American war is becoming
decidedly Chill.
A Louisville paper gives its readers
Fitz (Butler) every issue.
The editor of "Our Age blows his own
Horn quite energetically.
Galveston Bay ought to be holy water,
because the Trinity lows into it.
II you want an angelic maiden for wife,
go to the city Of Archangsl in Northern
Russia
As reliable liars, the average West
Point cadet can distance any Louisiana
witness yet heard from.
The exodus investigation booneranged
on Senator Voorhees, in his own bailiwick
to the tune of 800 Republican majority.
There is talk of bringing out Hamilton
Fish, sr., as q Republican presidential
candidate. This is new departure in
fish culture.
"Names of insane idiots" is one of the
headings on some of the tax assessors
schedules. Why not take census of the
sane idiots, also?
Senator David Davis may as we'll take a
back pew at once, and cease hoping to be
presidential lightning struck. This is the
year for feather weight champions in the
Democratic ranks. s. j. T., about face !
Forward marchl
A thing Our Age sees; Springfield, Ind,
seven miles southwest of Oberlin, Ohio.
One of the things it would like to know:
Whether cadet Whitaker mutilated him.
self or not. General Scho6eld and the
whole West Point gang want to know the
same thing.
The Indianapolis leader. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1879-1890, 1880-05-08

inent Democratic Senators felt it in
cumbent on themselves to rise in
their seats and denounce the crime
Even Senator Voorhees,, the Senti-
nels model statesman expressed deep
sympathy for the poor boy. and de-
clared that the institution ought to be
abolished, but no word of rebuke, no
feeling of regret that such crime
could be committed in a civilized land,
or sentimentofsympathy for poor out
ragged Whitaker has escaped the
unfeeIing editor Of the Sentinel. In
its attitude on this question the Sem
tinel has manifested the instincts of q
savage, and the brutality of canni-
bal. Its course is deserving of the
condemnation of every man in whose
breast the smallest spark of humanity
fingers. The Democratic party need
never hope to gain and maintain the
ascendency in this government until
L banishes from leadership, and sends
nto eternal exile every one of these
stupid, vicious old fossils, who feed
lpon the dry husks of race predju-
lice.
The Indianapolis leader. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1879-1890, 1880-05-08
Terre Haute News.

Pat, do you like spiked lemonade?
Mrs. Johnson Mitchem has returned
from Chicago.
Nathan Allen has returned from Law
renceville, Illinois.
Chas. Smith, of Marshall, Illinois. was
in the city last Monday.
Chas. Washington and Henry McCallis-
ter went to Brazil Tuesday.
Patrick Smith, of Pana, Illinois. was in
the city last week on business.
Mrs. Amelia Dyer and Mrs. Fannie Jack
son went to Maxville last Sunday.
The jug breaking at the Baptist church
last Thursday night, was success
T.P of Paris, says there is no use of her
kicking because she did go buggy riding
while there last September.
Troy Porter and Levi Arts. both of
Paris, Illinois, were in the city last Satur-
day, making many sour mashes.
Nathan Wethers and Mrs. Elizabeth
Petiford, were united in matrimony last
Tuesday evening, at the residence of Mrs.
Nancy Bass. Rev. w. III. Anderson off,
ciating. After the ceremony a fine SUD-
per was set for the invited guests. We
wish the happy couple much joy.
A certain gentleman who considers
himself "a prominent colored Republican"
makes it his business to 90 to prominent
white men and slander the character of
other colored men, whom he chooses tn
consider rivals. We say to this gentleman
that he had better desist, or he will find
this game two handed one that will do
him no good. A word to the wise is suffi.
cienh PEDRO.
The Indianapolis leader. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1879-1890, 1880-05-08

One of the most wanton and das-
tardly murders that we have heard
Of lately, occurred a few days ago,
near Springfield, Union County, this
State. A colored man, walking peace
ably along a country road, the common
highway Of everybody, was met by a
couple of white loafers, one of whom
remarked that, "that damn niger is
putting on too much style" The col
ored man replied that the road was
free to everybody, whereupon the
loafer, without further provocation,
Immediately drew a pistol and shot
him dead. Thus another damning
crime has been added to the long list
Of beastly outrages committed upon
colored men by the poor white trash
of this State. This outrage, the Shell
byviue riots, and the attempted riots
and the attempted violence at Aurora
all show that our people must learn
how to shoot well and quick. Desper-
ADDE'S always respect men whom they
fear. Let us then inspire them with
terror.
The Indianapolis leader. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1879-1890, 1880-05-08
JAMES RILEY, Prop.

ostracism is, from his position, thousand
times more offensive than Whittaker's.
The Hon. Mr.. Hoar, of Massachusetts,,
made telling speech the other day on
Cadet Whitaker being left to himself
but the Honorable Senator did not think
how severely he has left Senator Bruce
and his charming wife alone. ."-Pittsburg
Chronicle.
The basis of the above paragraph was
letter written by warm sympathiser with
West Point, and in reply to some strict
ures of this paper on the Whitaker case
at its advent, in which we championed the
cause of the colored cadet with more zeal
than was palatable to some of the Army
officers who regard West Point-and very
naturally and very properly, too-with
much favor. The dragging of Senator
Bruce and his estimable wife into the
arena on this occasion is not justified
either by good taste, public necessity or
propriety. 1t is really an apparent imper-
tinence that can not be excused or success.
fully defended, for it indicates condition
of affairs that only exists in the imagina-
ton. Indeed, the attempt to convey the
impression that Senator Bruce is victim
of ostracism is too absurd to require any
attention when the real facts are known.
LII he Is ostracised, he is not aware of it.
He receives from his peers in the Senate
all the attention and respectful considera-
ton that he can desire, and from none
more markedly than from Senator Hoar.
Heihas been called to occupy the chair of
the President of the Senate we think more
than once during his term of office-of
once we are certain, and upon that occa-
sion on the motion of Senator Hoar--a
~. ,c<o ~ - III Al
putation that he in any degree has ostra-
cised Senator Bruce. The respect shown
to this Senator on the floor of the Senate
has been marked and to his own fullest
satisfaction, and this is the case also with
his social relations. In this respect the
Senator and his charming wife have all
the society that they desire, a fact which
should check all the sympathy and all the
sneers that are INDUCED by class of
society people on their account as both
are held in the highest esteem.
The Indianapolis leader. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1879-1890, 1880-05-08

In another column we publish the
proceedings Of the Anti-third Term
Convention ct St. Louis. The Con-
vention was large and enthusiastic.
Among its members and among those
who wrote letters of sympathy with
its object are many of the best Repub-
licans in the land. The feeling
against a third term is deep rooted
throughout the country as is clearly
indicated by this Convention. 1t
should now be apparent to the advo-
Gates of General Grant, thai his nomi-
nation would endanger the success of
the ticket. General Grant has been
nobly rewarded for his eminent SER
vices to the country and his party.
He could not now render q nobler
service TO both than to publish a let.
ter positively declining to allow his
name to 60 before the Convention.
The leaders who are now pushing
General Grant with such zeal should
know that it is not safe to disregard
the honest convictions of even O re.
spectacle minority of the party
1t is said those men who say they
will not support Grant if he is nomi-
mated, will simply surrender their
political convictions for a personal
preference. 1t should be known that
there are men who would honestly
consider vote for General Grant for
a thirdter a surrender of their DO
litical convictions. There is no good
reason for nominating any man who
is Objectionable to any considerable
number of Republicans throughout
the land. 1t is not true that there is
any spontaneous demand from the
people for the nomination of General
Grant. The real truth of the
matter is that not one-fourth of the
masses of the Republican party are
really in favor of the nomination of
General Grant.
Not that they do not respect and
honor him, but because they consider
his nOminrtion or the nomination of
any other man for third term un-
wise, impolitic and unrepublican. Let
the Chicago Convention nominate
any one of the great leaders whose
names are on every tongue and
victory thorough and complete will
be ours in November.
The Indianapolis leader. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1879-1890, 1880-05-08

to be made for the peculiar investigation
OF this case, sensible persons must look
upon it as most outrageous and disgrace.
full in the extreme. The sole endeavor has
been to prove that Whitaker slit his own
ears, although no reason is shown there
for. Had a white cadet-one of Southern
blood-been found in his room, helpless,
bound hand and foot, with his ears slit
and otherwise multillated, there would
have been the devil to pay all over the
country. The Sentinel would not have
looked upon it as huge joke by any
means, but would have Cried havoc and
let slip the dogs Of war" against the per-
petrators. No one would have thought of
charging self mutillation upon the cadet
Nor would dignified court have sat for
weeks and brought all it's ingenuity to
bear in order, If possible, to fasten the
crime upon the injured party. This entire
affair is disgraceful to the nation, and yet
to the sentinel it is nothing save q huge
Joke.
The Indianapolis leader. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1879-1890, 1880-05-08
The Nations. Disgrace, The Senti-
nels Jest.
I6undey Morning CALL

Up to the latest moment of going to
press it is not known who put the slits in
Whittaker's ears Townsend has sent for
fifty Southern hogs to see If the slits are OF
the Southern hog style. When the hogs
arrive an exciting scene is anticipated. The
most learned engineers are to be employ
ed as experts to compare the slits. Dia-
grams ofthe slits are to be prepared and
sent to the War Department. If the slits
in the hogs ears and the slits in Whittak-
er's ears correspond, then Townsend will
offer an additional thousand dollars re-
ward for the slitters. The institution is
under Republican rule, and if Whitaker
has been maltreated the Republican party
is responsible.-Sentinel.
We have no doubt but that the writer
of the above looks upon it as exceedingly
funny-but we doubt very much whether
it will strike the people generally-even
the Sentinel's readers-as q magnificent
specimen of wit and humor. A poor
colored boy-shunned and ostracised by
his fellow cadets, who happened to have
white skins-has his ears slit and is other
wise maltreoted land the Sentinel thinks il
. capital joke, and draws comparison be-
tween the Sitting of the poor
colored boys ears and the Sitting OF the
ears of swinef It's very laughable, isn't it?
Although excuses have been attempted
The Indianapolis leader. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1879-1890, 1880-05-08
Leader The Best.
To the Editor of the Leader


Fl. WAYNE, IND, May, 3O.-I will see
that all subscribers for the Leader paw
their subscription in few days, and will
secure few more subscribers Mr.. James
Smith of Kokomo, recently requested me
to inform you that he desired you to send
his Leader to 22l East Washington street,
this city. 1t has been sent to Kokomo,
and he never getsit.
The Leader am proud to say, gives
universal satisfaction. Having read all
the colored journals for the last 25 years,
l find the Leader fearless in denouncing
the wrongs inflicted upon the colored race
1 find the Leader has crowded in its
columns more intelligent reading matter
than all the colored papers that have pre-
ceeded it, more general news, better print,
better editorials, and intact, everything
superb which makes it household com
panion for every colored family. To the
managers of the Leader the colored people
owe debt of lasting gratitude.
Yours Respectfully,
E. 7. F. WHETsELL.
The Indianapolis leader. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1879-1890, 1880-05-08

There seems to be spontaneous
movement on the part of the colored
delegates to the National Convention
at Chicago, to cast their votes for
Senator Bruce, of Mississippi, for
Vice-President. This would certainly
be a handsome compliment to the
Senator, and would exhibit a COM
mendable degree of race-pride among
the colored people. We trust that
the matter will be thoroughly worked
up and that every colored vote in the
convention will be cast for the Sena-
tor. Come to think of the matter
it wouldn't do any particular harm if
goodly number of white delegates
should cast their votes for Senator
Bruce. His nomination even might
not be such a calamity to the party
as some short-stock, weakened Re-
publicans would have us believe.
With a black man on the Presidential
ticket, the colored people would make
the South a solid graveyard but that
they would have their votes recorded
in favor of the ticket.
The Indianapolis leader. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1879-1890, 1880-05-08
A Prejudice.
Cincinnati Commercially

There is evidently prejudice agains
colored people in Indiana. The recent
outrages at Shelbyville are familiar to
readers of the Commercial, and now Au-
rora has been in a turmoil all week, caused
by the fact that four colored men had been
sent there by firm in this city to perform
a job OF work in company with two white
men. The pluck of the party, backed by
six navy revolvers, caused the "hood-
lums" to keep clear of danger.
The Indianapolis leader. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1879-1890, 1880-05-08

Aurora, small town in this State,
has long maintained strict ostracism
of colored people from its limits, there
being none of the race living there,
and none allowed to come in from the
outside world. 1t has been a sort of
copperhead, caucasian harem, so to
speak, across whose threshold no
Negro could ever pass. Many have
been the acts of violence committed
on unfortunate, wayfaring colored
persons, who have been so unfortunate
as to find themselves in the God for
saken, devil-ridden, hoodlum sink
hole of pauperism and crime.
Recently contractor from Cincin-
natl took party of six colored work.
men there, who, as soon as it was
known they were in town, were
promptly ordered to leave. This they
as promptly refused to do, and were
Immediately waited upon by mob
of pauper, wharf-rat loafers, whose
avowed intention was to kill or drive
them out of town. But, like "the noble
Six Hundred" these six men had no
towards in their band. They informed
the cowardIy rowdies that if they did
not at once desist from their brutal
purpose, they would receive the ben
eft of six navy revolvers. This acted
like magic upon the assembled mob
of dead beats. Like the valiant John
The Indianapolis leader. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1879-1890, 1880-05-08

Elsewhere we copy from our excel
lent contemporary, the Sunday Morn
ing Call, a scathing, but just rebuke
OF the Sentinels brutal attitude on
the Whitaker outrage. While the
whole country has stood aghast at this
beastly outrage, the Sentinel has
sneered and scofied and jested. Prom
The Indianapolis leader. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1879-1890, 1880-05-08
Ostraoism for Color.

National Republican, Washington, d. Cl
Inc whitaker investigation is develop
ing some queer ideas. The Washington
National Republican prints a letter to the
ooitor ABOUT the Whitaker case, which
seems disposed to carry the war into Afri-
ca with vengeance The writer bluutly
SAYS: Senator Bruce is worth hundred
Whittakers, and his Senatorial and social
The Indianapolis leader. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1879-1890, 1880-05-08
Not One.
Cincinnati ENQUIRER. I

ICincfnnau Enquirer.J
Of the delegates elected to CHICAGO and
Presidential Electors selected at Columbus
yesterday, not one is a colored man. This
fact is especially noteworthy. because the
colored people made a special point of be-
ing recognized in this connection. and nre-
for delegates.