Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1880-04-17
NEWS JOTIINGS.

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The editor of the Philadelphia
Times hates Grant, and Grant in
turn despises Mcclure, and hence
the Times is unhappy, while Grant
doesn't care whether school keeps OF
not.
Mr.. Parnell, the Irish agitator
who has recently been travelling and
lecturing in behalf of his impover-
ished countryman, was returned to
Parliament at the late elections in
Great Britain.
Mr.. Hewitt says: THE effect of
the everlasting quarrels between
Democrats is to destroy the conf
dence of the public in the capacity
of the Democratic party for self-gov-
eminent" Mr.. Hewitt is not far
wrong.
The Springfield Republican seems
to be making some slight arrange
ments to start Bristow boom, and
irtimates that if Grant is nominated
at Chicago the reform element of
the party would find Bristow just
about the man they are looking for.
Considerable excitement prevails
in White county, Ca, over the find
ing of rich pockets of gold in Ma
coochee valley; 100 nuggets were Ia
ken out in four days, one of which
shown in Atlanta, weighs over a
pound. The yield grows richer as
the washing proceeds.
The Cincinnati Enquirer has dis
patches from various points in Ohio,
Indiana and Kentucky which say
that the fruit crops, especially peach
es, are badly damaged by the present
weather, and that the yield will be
greatly reduced, if not, in the case
of earlier fruits, rendered a total
failure.
The Washington correspondent of
the Lynchburg Virginicn says that
Tilden is acknowledged to be lead
ing. He knows the road and under
stands the methods, which the 9TH
ers do not. 1t looks as though in
spite of all oppositions, that the
bar'l will capture the Cincinnati
Convention.
1t is reported that the frosts of
Thursday and Friday of last week
have killed the peach crop on the
lower peninsula of Delaware and
Maryland. Peaches every spring,
however, stand great deal of FROST
killing eide reports, and yet in the
summer we have the delicious fruit
in abundance.
Beaconsfeld' s Cabinet will resign
on the return of the Queen to Eng
land. Liberal gains in the English
elections now amount to 100 seats,
making them sure of a clear MAORI
ty of so in the new Parliament.-The
eX-Ameer will not be allowed to re-
turne to Afghanistan.-The emigra-
tion of large numbers of Germans to
America is attracting attention in
Berlin.-China now appears anxious
to make peace with Russia.
The Senate has passed the Ute bill A.,
and we may now hope for speedy
settlement of this harassing ques-
ton. According to the terms of the
treaty the Indians will be removed
from their present reservation, which
is said to be rich in minerals, and
will be allotted farming lands in sew
crafty. A costly war will in all prob
ability be thus averted and fertile
country thrown open to the adven-
turous spirits of the frontier.
A singular feature of the present
industrial condition of the country
is the fact that while the price of
iron has decreased the price of coal
has continued to advance. 1t is be-
lieved that by the LIST of May the
wholesale rate for broken coal at
tidewater, which was.$2 last Sep
TENDER, will be "a, an advance of
100 per cent. In iron on the other
hand, there has been a decline of
from SIS to IS per ton the maximum
figure reached in February last.
Much attention has been paid late.
ly in Germany to the enormous in
crease in the number of emigrants