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Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1880-07-17
The Constitutional Amendments


Constitution OF tue state.
Hcso rcd bV the Legislature Of Wet Firq MIA. ttr3
dtJds Of m the meaers eiceted 10 eaeh Doae agreeing
Merdo: That the following be aud the same i here
by proposed ~ an amendment the Constitution Of
this State, 0-wt: That tice eight Of said Censti
tuition ~ il y be stricken out and the follow
ing te'inseite6 III lieu thereof
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1880-07-17

1t is worth a special visit to Getting
err & Hoke's to examine their Mann
moth stock of Boots and Shoes, en-
brscing everything from an infants 0
slipper TO No. II mans boot or bro
gan; and every variety in quality ard
style, from the finest Burts to the poor
est Yankee shoe. All at prices lower
than anywhere else, according TO quail
ity. In buying from them, Il very
great advai tage to the customer, is
their inflexible rule of zone price and
only good goods recommended, y
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1880-07-17

A young woman at Alden,
Iowa, said she wished TO heaven
she might die that day. A ter
rife storm arose Immediately,
with thunder and lightning, and
she imagined that it bore some re-
lation to her case. fastening to
a church, she knelt and prayed !:
"Oh, Lord, l didn't mean it when
/ said / wanted to die. Please
don't let the Lightning hit me-
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1880-07-17

The following extract from a
sermon delivered recently in
Catholic church in New Orleans
will apply with equal force to
good many Protestant churches:
"Last Sunday said the priest,
81 was at my window, and look
ing down the street. (it was ten
minutes before the end of mass
saw a row of straw hats in front
of the church. They were all in
single file. And | said to myself,
under these hats can there be
nothing?' and the &c O answered
'Nothingr Surely, / unused.
there must be something under
these hats heads, L suppose.
Then Esop's fable of the fox ad-
miring mask and exclaiming,
"A beautiful head, but there is
nothing in it, was remembered,
and went away. 1t is wrong for
those who call and think them
selves gentlemen to stand in front
of a place of worship for the pur-
pose of staring at ladies coming
out of church. True, the ladies
like to be admired, but this ordeal
through which they have to pass
of being subjected 10 the glances
of a regiment of men in single file
is unworthy OF country Doors
staring at strangers who chance
to cross their village"
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1880-07-17

a large stock Of childrens andinAnts
fine shoes, all styles, the bcstin town,
at the BLUE FRONT.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1880-07-17

At one of the lawn parties last
evening a young man and young
maiden were strolling about in
secluded portion of the grounds,
when they came to a solitary
chair under a tree. He was lit
lie verdant, or he never would
have said, "Perhaps we had bet
ter walk on 'till we come to a
settee where we can sit down to-
gether." "Oh, no." she replied
sweetly, "you sit down in the
chair, and / will be the settee.
See? TIE he, te he?" 1t is need
less to say that the young man be-
came a setter at once, and now he
knows more than he did before. -
Kingston Freeman.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1880-07-17

JOINT RESOLUTION proposing an amendment to the
Constitution OF this State.
Hesored by the Legislature Of West Virginia, ttoo-
thirds Of all the members elected each House agreeing
thereto That the following be and the same is here
by proposed anne ndment to She Constitution Of
this etate, to-wit;
That section thirteen, Of article three. il is,
be stricken out and the following be inserted in lieu
thereof
"l3. In suits at common law. where the value in
controversy exceeds twenty dollars, exclusive of in
eret and costs the right OF trial by jury. required
by either party, shall be preseryed and in such suit
before Justice Jury may consist Of six persons.
No fact tried by Jury shall he otherwise examined
in any than according TO the rules OF the COM
mon law" [July 3, lsSO-3m.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1880-05-21
General News.

In an interview with Hon. Z. B.
Washburne at Portland Friday, he pos
itiveiy declared that he is not candi-
date for the presidency, and is in favor
OF Grant, in whose cause he has
been laboring for the past six months.
There is fresh scandal connecting
Mayor KaIloch of San Francisco with a
woman of his church, but a Baptist
conference at Sacramento has refused to
investigate it, or to pass a resolution
expressing condemnation of the course
of Rev. l. 5. and 1. NJ. Kalloch.
Thomas White, a man % years old.
was hanged at Partonsburg, S. c.. Fri
day for the murder of Pete Hawkins, a
cOlored youth of Is.
A hundred armed and masked men
attacked the Jail at Oscola, Mo-, Thurs
day morning, and took away three pris-
oners charged with murder, and hanged
them. One of the victims was shot sew
eral times before reaching the place OF
hanging. Another prisoner named jail
bert. in for horse stealing, made his es-
cape by knocking down two of the
mob, whom he saws he recognized as
prominent politicians of the county.
Rev. L. M. Hunt, pastor of the Con-
gregatiOnal church at South Haven,
Mich. committed suicide Friday at the
house of former parishlOner at Gales
burg. destroying the top of his head in
frightfnl manner with a shotgun. He
was laboring under mental depression
caused by ill-health.
Rev DIR. George A. Peltz, a promi-
nent Sunday school worker, one of the
editors of the Sunday School Times.
formerly of Philadelphia, and for two
and a half years pastor of the Baptist
church at jamestown, N. Y, has been
forced to resign his passionate because
suspicious of immoral practices have
been circulating against him, and on
being confronted with them he confess
ed guilt,
The village of Stuyvesant, n. Y, II
miles above Hudson, was burned Fri
day by fire which started in n. Y. and
Catskill Steamship Co.'s store house,
among the buildings destroyed being
the post office, the n. j. Ice Co.'s ice
house, the railroad depot, Clapp's hotel,
! the Stuyvesant iron foundry, st. Mary's
church. Senator WendoveI's residence
and all the buildings on both sides OF
the railroad, covering a territory of over
a square mile; loss $500, 900, insurance
100000 James Smith, tramp, has
been arrested as the incendiary.
A thorough investigation into the af-
fairs of the First National bank of An
gusta. Me-, has revealed the fact that
the late cashier, Israel B0othby. who
committed suicide Feb. 8, was a de-
faulter for over $4,000.
Edwin Hoyt was hanged at Bridge
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1880-05-21
Grant and Blaine.

These two men are Just new occupy
ing the most conspicuous position OF
any in the country. The ''strOng man
and the ''plumed knight" are facing
each other like two enemies upon the
field of battle. But there is one aspect
of their position that looks ludicrOus,
TO make the best of it we can. BY it
we are reminded of the old story how
Ethan Allen made the two tories whip
each other with beach withes; as one
struck, the other got mad and struck
harder. when both went at it with all
their might, and gave each other q
downright good f1ogging. Unless the
dark horse" comes IN somewhere and
runs them off the track, Grant and
Blaine are going to have a tirst-rate
chance to belabOr each other before the
Chicago convention is over.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1880-05-21
The Next County Convention.

Some may think it too early to men
Der the queer doings we have had IL
the party in this county for the pasi
two or three electiOns-the passion, the
strife, and the wire-pulling,-we think
it high time the people were prepared
to take matters into their own hands,
and conduct them in csol, sober, sen
sible way. We all know that the bane
of our politics to-day is the love of Of
fee; and the secret, cOnniving, under
handed tricks resOrted to to get it, are
the denominations of the land. 1t seems
to us that we have had enough of such
work in Caledonia County. 1t makes
bad work when a clique in party IN
dertakes to dictate it. Somebody gets
mad. there is a fiare-up, and perhaps a
lifelong enmity. 1t is a very great
presumption, not to say impotence,
when certain men assume to be your
dictat0Ts and guides in the duties of cit
izenship. These men want to take the
reins into their own hands, and to
crack the party whip Just how and
when they please. We want to say
now, let all good and worthy men COM
mence to discountenance such work as
they never have before. Our advice
would be, not to nominate any man
who is known to be an Office seeker.
We say to the citizens, choose yOur OlUn
officers, and not be eollared or button
hOled by any. The county is full of
good and able men, but men who will
not ask for office. Such are the men
whom we want, and it is our duty to
see that We have them. When the
convention shall meet, let there be har-
mony, and let the people turn out and
look after their business themselves,
and not trust it as much as heretofore
to selfish and designing persons
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1880-05-21
The CoIlapse in Prices.

The Boston journal thinks the end of
the speculative period has come, be
cause from the time prices commenced
to rise, which was less than year ago,
they went with a rush until the first OF
this year. since which time they have
been gradually falling of. 1t shows
that the rise was not from the cause of
increased consumption, but from pure
speculation. Wheat from last July to
Jan. I, 1880 ranged from SLY to 81. AZ,
and since then it has run down to 81 %.
Corn from Alt cts. to 6I3 cts, and it is
now about 3I3 cts. Iron from $40 to
$40, and now about S27. The same
change has run through about all arti-
cles of commerce excepting wool, which
went to its highest rate in April, it be
ing about 81 cts. The above quotations
are what would be considered fair av-
erage prices.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1880-05-21
Is It Conspiracy ?

We have seen it limited in some of
the papers lately, that the Demo
Gratis were laying a secret plot to carry
their presidential designs, and for the
reason that they are yet sore over the
last election, and are determined they
will beat this year, by hook or by
crook. This theory has some plausibili-
ty from the fact that last week Dem
Ocratic Senator from Alabama intro
duced in the Senate a resolution, which
in effect puts it in the power of the
Democratic Congress to elect whom ii
pleases to the presidency. We append
the following account of it, which ex-
plains itself:
| Section provides that when boil
/ houses of Congress are assembled to
attend the counting of the Electoral
votes of the several states, the presi.
dent of the senate shall cause the lis
of votes of every state to be read will
the names of the electors who cas-
them. When the reading of the list O
any state is completed, that officia
shall put the question sis there objec
tiOn to the vote of any elector from the
state of -?" If no objection is mad,
the vote shall be counted. If objection
is made to one or more of the electors
of the state in question, the same shall
be presented in writing, with the OBJ
liectiOns set forth, which shall be signed
by two senators and three representa-
tives. When such objections are mad,
to any votes of any state, the senat
shall withdraw to its chamber, and bot
houses separately will consider tn
same. After considering the objection
the houses shall reassemble, and tn
:, president of the senate shall announc
the decision of each house upon tn
vote of each electOr so submitted to il
If both senate and house have con
CURED in their decision to reject tn
vote of any elector in the state unde
consideration, the same shall not b
counted by the tellers, otherwise all o
the votes shall be counted.
1t is thought that this resolution is
total abandonment of the doctrine {
. State rights, that it means a gross cen
!, tralization of power for special pun
pose,-a preparation beforehand t
capture the presidency, whether ther
is fair election or not.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1880-05-21

II The cOloTed cadet Whitaker
case is dragging its slow length along
at West Point. A good deal of excite
ment was felt the past week when the
forger expert SOuthworth of Boston,
pronounced the handwriting of the
threatening letter to Whitaker identi-
cal with that cadets own writing; and
it looked for little time as though the
man might be convicted of mutilating
himself on such evidence as that. If
the court could know of the egregiOus
blunder this same man SOutbworth
made in testifying in the Hopkins case
in this place in June 70, it would throw
out his evidence as worthless. Many
of our readers will remember how this
witness took Green's signature on the
note in question, and signature on a
letter written n few days previous to
Hall 81 Switser, and proved to a math
ematical demonstration that they were
written by the same man; and after
wards both Green and his clerk were
put upon the stand, and they both
swOre that the clerk wrote the letter,
signature and all The value of expert
testimony on handwriting fell in that
court house one hundred per cent. in
less than a minute.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1880-05-21
The Chicago Convention.

As the time is near at hand when
the National Convention is to be held,
the speculation as to who will be NOM
mated for the presidency will soon be
over with. No doubt but the hearts of
the many aspiTants are beating loud and
last, and that their hopes range like
the mercury-nOw up and now dewn.
1t will be relief TO the country when
the convention is passed, and seme one
Is recommended as worthy of our suf-
frage. Notwithstanding the great in
terest in the subject, and the anxiety
regarding the results, we believe the
matter is about as well mixed up to-
day as anything of the kind can be. 1t
appears to us that the nearer the dav
approaches, the less settled people are
as to who will be nominated We hear
one day that Grant is ahead, and the
next that he is losing ground; that
BlaiBe's prospects are brighter; that
SHERMAN is steadily gaining; that Ed
mnnds, and Washburn, and somebody
else are ''dark horses destined TO take
the inside track. Notwithstanding al
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1880-05-21

business begins to take the shape OF .
very unpleasant elephant to almost all
the republicans in Congress- Wash
ington Special to n. Y. Herald.
= IF out of the disagreement over other
candidates, it should be the good for
tune of Mr.. Sherman TO receive the
nomination, the republicans of Connee-
ticut would give him an earnest and
cordial support Hartford (Ct.) Post.
We believe that if there was any dan
ger of the nomination of the ex-presi-
dent, there is no longer any. 1t all
depended on Pennsylvania solid vote,
and that it will not receive. The third
term movement is like a burst balloon,
or like tub without bottom, or like
barrel without hoops. The declaration
of independence of the Philadelphia
delegates to Chicago, has, in giving ex-
preston to the will of the Overwhelm-
ing majority of the republican voters,
destroyed it. Gen. Grant has now pre-
sented to him the greatest opportunity
of his life-to TPhila. In
Tquirer.
No; If Grant must go, so must Blaine,
if the safety, union and success of the
republican party is consulted. Men are
nothing In this crisis, but the country,
and the union of all patriotic men upon
the best leader, are the supreme ques-
tiOns. The exigency demands of the
Chicago convention great courage,
calmness and wisdom, and let us hope
that it will be guided to nomination
that will command the instant and en-
thnsiastic support of every republican
of the Union North Adams Tran
-gcfiDt
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1880-05-21
State Politics.

At this time our state is remarkably
quiet regarding home politics. Perhaps
it is because other matters of greater
magnitude absorb the public mind, or
perhaps the people think that things
ale looking pretty nearly right anyway,
and they will not bother themselves
hunting for trouble. As regards the
gOvernorship, there are now no indica-
tiOns of strife or excitement, and we
presume Col. Farnham will receive the
nomination. Naturally, Vermont is q
quiet, peaceable state, and all the peo-
pie require, or ask for politically, is
that there shall be an honest, Just, and
economical administration of public af-
fairs. Our Legislature cOnvenes only
once in two years, we have no need OF
burdening the statute book with super
tiuous laws, nor are our internal affairs
SO extremely varied or complicated that
We need lot of high salaried officers to
continuously watch over them. All OF
our governors in the past have been
faithful and honest men: and We think
Vermont will not be very likely to
make mistake by electing either one
of the honorable gentlemen who have
been mentioned for the office. We Dor
row no trouble on that score. The
trouble will be, if any, to get the prop
next fall; and it is well to be looking
out the best men to serve in that ca
pacity.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1880-05-21
Public Opinion.

Grant ought TO be defeated to show
that the republican party believes in
principle, Blaine that it believes in
character, and Edmunds should he
nominated to demonstrate that the re-
publican party honors both principle
and character displayed in long public
serVice.-[Springfeld Republican,.
Col. Farnham is gentleman of ex-
cellent standing as lawyer; he was a
faithful soldier, a man of irFeproachable
public character and of courteous and
popular manners he would make an
excellent governor, and from the nres-
ent outlook is not likely to have any
competitor before the convention.
Rutland Herald.
The number of men who have heen
openly favorable to the ex-presideut's
nomination hitherto, but who now
speak of it as desperately imprudeut
thing to do, has largely increased with
in a few days. If he would Withdraw
from the canvass now. he would make
almost his whole party extremely grate-
fnl and relieve a large number of rem
resentatives locking for reelection of a
load of anxiety. In fact, the third-term
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1880-05-21
Presidential Canvass.-The Way il
Now Stands

The Springfield RepWblicdR has been
figuring ont the presidential outlook,
as it appeared up to the l4th inst. 1t
claims to have been very careful in this,
and says that the Sherman and Ed
munds delegates -'are for the most part
knswn and avowed." While among
the preferences and instructions fer
other delegates, the most substantial
basis of many of them is I'claim. y
The whole number of delegates making
the convention will be z56, of which
number Gas are already elected, and
los more to be elected. The RepWb-
Rcan sums up as follOws:-Grant 275 +;
Blaine 235; Sherman 81; Edmnnds SO ;
Washburne -. We presume the Re
publican can figure as closely as any one,
but we shall see a little nearer how
this thing is by the 4th day of next
June. A friend suggests that there
need be no convention, as the news
papers can decide the case just as we'll.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1880-05-21

port, CT, Thursday, for the murder Of
his father in the town of Sherman
June %, 1873.
Brandt, Hummel and Wise were
hanged at Lebanon, Pa, Thursday, for
completely in the murder of an old man
named Raber, whom they drowned
three years ago in order to get the SO,
600 insurance on his life.
Ex-Mayor Shines of Portsmouth, n.
H., fell down stairs at his residence
Friday evening, and it is feared receiv-
ed fatal injuries.
W. B. Caldwell, a Boston dentist,
committed suicide at Burlington Sun
day by shooting through the head. He
was native of St. John, n. B. He had
been separated from his wife some
time.
Mrs. Smiths dwelling at AngalO,
Ind, was burned early Saturday morn
ing, while she was absent at a dance,
and her three children, boy of IA and
two girls of 9 and 5, and David Fry, "A
cigar dealer, who was sleeping IN the
cellar lost their lives.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1880-05-21
Milton, Pa, Burned Up-several Lives
Lost.

A fire broke ont Friday in the car
works at Milton, Pa, and Il heavy
northeast wind dr0ve it Old till the en-
tire business portion of the town was
destroyed. The loss is set at 81 $780,
600, and the insurance at SS00.000. 400
buildings were burned, including ali
the churches. The fire burned over a
space seven squares in length and two
in width. Among the buildings de-
StrOyed are LawsOn's machine shops.
the aImOry, academy of music. Reform
ed Presbyterian, Catholic Lutheran,
Baptist and Evangelical churches,
banks, telegraph office, newspaper of
tices. Pennsylvania railroad depot, gas
works and all the hotels. The only i'm
portant business places saved are the
rolling mill, nail works, Wilson's fly
net factory and the planning mills
Several bodies have been recovered
from the ruiRs, but they are burned be-
yOnd recognition. Six hundred fami
lies are rendered homeless. and are
camping out IN the fields. Supplies of
provisions are needed at once. Gov.
HOyt has telegraphed the mayors of the
cities of Pennsylvania that 5000 people
are houseless and destitute of clothing.
provisions and all the necessaries OF
life, and suggests meetings of citizens
at once to furnish immediate aid. Aid
was given by several towns during the
progress of the fire, and relief has been
rendered by a number since. Large
quantities of household goods were
loaded on the cars and taken away, and
the read and fields around the town are
filled with goods. During the confusion
many articles were stolen. One woman
lost 500, 900 in government bonds. The
wife of DIR. Cyrus Brown is badly burn
ed and several others are severely in
jured. Several children are missing
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1880-05-21

CTATE OF VERMONT, CALEDONIA DISTRICT S.
y In Probate Court held at the Probate Office in
St Johnsbury, within and for said district ON the
18th day OF May. A D. 1880.
An instrument purpOrtInC TO be the last will and
testament of Deborah h Palmer late of St. Johns
bury said district, deceased being presented Il
court by William BoyDton, the Executor therein
named, for probate:
1t Is ordered by said Court that all persons con
cerned therein be notified to appear at session OF
said Court to be held at the Probate Office IN St
JOhnshury, on the 5th day of June a d 1850
and show cause, II any they may have, against the
PROBATE Of SAID VIII; for which purpose it is fur
tner ordered that copy of the record of this order
be punished three weeks successfully in the Gale
DOMAIN printed at ST. Jshnsbury, previous to sale
time appointed for hearing
By the Court Attest
HENRY FRENCH, Register
a true copy of Record Attest
S4-S5 HENRY FRENCH. Register.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1880-05-21

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