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Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1880-03-13
NEWS JOTTINGS.

A lively revolution is progressing
in the South American estate OF
Itioquia,'' one man having already
been killed and several put to flight.
The Greenbackers of the Seventh
Indiana Congressional District re-
nominated the present Representa-
tive, the Rev. Gilbert De La Matyr,
by reclamation.
The Russian Minister of State is
posting himself on the grain trade
of his country and the United States
so as to successfully compete with
the latter.
John Henry Bruner, of Brown
county, Ohio, is using David Thom-
as, an aged and wealthy attorney of
that ilk, for $40 900 damages for ali
enating his wife's affections. Thorn
as denies that he was soft on the fe-
male, and takes refuge behind the
convenient plea of blackmail.
Gov. Holiday, of Virginia, Friday
sent in his veto of the bill passed by
the Legislature of that State Mon
day, known as the Riddlebarger bill.
He says the title of an 'sact to re-es-
tablish the public credit is a mis-
homer, its object really being to re-
pudiate a large part of the State
debt.
Alexander Hamilton, grandson
of the famous party who was friend
of Washington, and killed in duel
with Colonel Burr in 1904, was ar
rested in Jersey city, as the keep
er of low amusement dive in
Grove street in that city. He was
once treasurer of Jersey City, and
stole $50, 900 of public money.
The Pittsburg riot bill bribery cases
were called in the Harrisburg, Pa,
court Monday afternoon. Kemble,
Salter, and Crawford pleaded guilty
Kemble's plea was guilty of corrupt
solicitation, but he accompanied II
with protest that it was not to be
construed into an admission that he
corruptly offered money or valuable
thing to any person named in the
indictment. Rumberger, another ac-
cused, plead guilty of corrupt solicit
tation.
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1900 lbs, and sold for $lO3. The flesh
on the ribs was about six inches
thick.
The Shepherdstown Register says,
in digging out the foundation of the
new building now being erected on
the old factory lot of High street,
watts of an old tannery were unearth-
ed, which must have been carried on
many years ago, as our oldest inhab-
itatnts have no recollection of such
an establishment being there.
While jury was at supper at Ha-
gerstown Friday, one of its mem
bers, an old man named Allen Wing
ling, slipped of and went home. The
officers brought him back. He evil
IDENTIFY did not know the gravity of
his offense. He said the eleven
could get along without him. Judge
Motter excused him from fine. The
counsel on both sides agreed to ac-
cept the decision of the eleven men.
The Winchester Times says: On
Sunday week a negro named Alfred
Payne, employed by George Broom
ley, near Neill's Dam, broke into
Mr.. b. house, during the absence
of the family. He took SIC belong
ing to Miss Bromley, and then stole
a horse of Mr.. Bromley's and made
off. While passing Mr.. Crisman' IS
house he exchanged the horse for one
belonging to Mr.. Stouffer, which was
hitched in front of the house, and
continued his flight. He was pur-
sued, but has not been captured.
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New York Tribune.
TheHebrew In this country isgen-
erous with his Eae " for all wise
educational en- .iarltable pur-
poses. Next % Friends, there
are probably no charities managed
with more wisdom, or supported
with more liberality, than theirs.
Not only do their charities amply
provide for the poor and helpless
OF their own race, but many or the
largest under the control of the
Bnai Birth are free for all ofev-
cry nation, color, and religion.
Their present liberality to the fam
ine-stricken Irish and Silesians Is
not solitary instance, but a sign
of fixed habit OF benevolence-
1.-THE poor. despised Jew" Is now
In position to retaliate the hate
and injustice with which his Gen.
tile brother pursued him for centu-
ries. We see now how he chooses
to do 1t. The whirligig of time
has brought no finer revenge then
this.
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The Major and HIS Turkey.

Eds. Independent:
Your Gfeenback and Republi-
can correspondents In Morgan
county seem to have organized q
joint campaign against me; but /
have no time to waste In such
trivial controversies, aud will
therefore only ttouble you 10 cor
rect q mistake. W
In his card, which you recently
published. Major SaiL uel Dawson
evidently intends to insinuate that
/ wrote the communication, which
80 tartly criticised his turkey letter
to the editor OF the Morgan Mer-
c,wy. | wish simply to state that
/ am not the author of that COM
munication, although its sentl-
ments are in nowise displeasing to
me. So far as Mr.. Davison's nit
icisDss refer to me, / am perfectly
willing to let the public take them
for what they are worth.
ls Respectfully yours,
j. Nice. DUCKwALL.
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COUNTY NEWS.
Broad Lane.

Our boss fisherman caught q
nice mess Of bass last Saturday.
The day school at this place has
an average attendance of As only,
owing to the bad weather.
The young folks of this place are
making preparations for a con-
cert which is 10 be held in this
place some time in March.
We are being plagued with an
epidemic disease, which effects the
head, nose, and and also a sore
ness in the breast, together with a
cough which is very excruciating.
The earth was wrapped in snow
on last Sunday aud Tuesday,
which shows that winter is not
yet over, and that we may expect
a late spring, with plenty of snow
as we had but little during the
winter.
A few evenings ago about twen-
ty young gents of this neighbor-
hood, and the string band from
lover the river went to the
house of James Jacques with the
expectation of serenading his
daughter. who, as they supposed,
was TO be married that night to
Mr.. G. Lowry. Discovering their
mistake they retraced their steps
hOmeward. The serenaders will
know when it is too late to sere-
nade,l when the wedding was.
ARCTURUS.
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Darkesvillc.

Drs. Sencindiver and Deck have
entered into partnership Ia the
practice CT physic. Success to the
firm. Under their skillfnl treat
ment Mrs. l.. Minich Is going
about and looking we'll.
Sorry to record the Illness of Mr..
]. Hastings, who Is suffering with
that dreadful and annoying dis
ease, asthma, according to dag
nosis. His physicians have little
hope of his recovery, az his age is
very much against him. e
DIR. E. B. Hsmill, Dentist, has
moved his office to Queen street,
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OUR NEIGHBOURS.

Winchester is again to have a
Brass Band.
1t is thought that business upon
the canal will be resumed about the
middle, or latter part of the present
month.
Fifty hands are emplyed on the
new bridge of the S. V. r. r. at
Shepherdstown and the work is pro-
crossing rapidly.
Frederick county, Va, has Far
mer's Mutual Club. The members
meet once month at the members
houses in rotation, and discuss SUBJ
jects connected with farming.
The District Conference of the
Evangelical Lutheran Church was
in session In Cumberland this week.
This body is known as the Joint
Conference of Western Maryland
and West Virginia.
The congregation OF the M. f..
Church South at Shepherdstown,
presented their pastor Rev. Mr..
Shipley, with silver waiter costing
$50, as an appreciation of the esteem
in which they held him.
A valuable horse belonging to Mr..
Norman Frost was killed on Friday
near Cumberland. The horse, star
tied by train passing over the
bridge above him, jumped Wills
creek, breaking his neck. The rider
escaped unhurt.
AT Siding Hill, Washington coun-
ty, Md, recently a fascinating
stranger won the affections of a
young lady, to whom he was about
to be married, when a woman claim
ing to be his wife appeared on the
scene.
The Hagerstown Herald says, a
large steer, purchased of Mr.. John
Adams near Smithburg, was brought
to Hagerstown last week to be butch
cred for the market. 1t weighed
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Mr.. Jno T. MiIler's little daugh-
ter is quite i'll with typhoid fever.
Mr.. J. s. Vermilyea is busiIy
engaged burning another kiln of
lime to put on his land.
Mr.. Jacob Naylor has returned
from Conference without an APP
pointment.
Mr.. George A. Chrisman aud
daughter, of North Mountain,
have been visiting friends at Ber-
ryville, Va.
We have had very disagreable
weather the last few days. Snow
and rain. making the roads very
bad, and stopping the farmers
with their spring work.
Some gentlemen from Maryland
visited our village last week and
brought with them several car
riages and buggies far sale. They
stopped at the Mansion House,
made one sale, and after q short
stay left.
The Nelson's Of this place had no
lodge on their last regular meet
ing night, on account OF their ac-
cepting an invitation from Mar
tinsbnrg lodge to assist with some
important work. The night being
very dark, aud 30 late when they
got through. they could not re-
main TO Dartake of the bountifuI
supper that had been prepared.
There are some characters In our
village who roam about at night
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Stealing, &C.
Eds. Independent:

EGS. IuutpoUuoIt.
My attention has recently been
called to a bill which was before the
West Virginia Legislature at its
last session, which doubtless would
have added to the number of con-
victs in our penitentiary had it be-
come a law, but would have greatly
decreased the amount paid out for
criminal purposes in the State. 1t
was this making the simple larceny
of goods and chattles, of the value
CT ten dollars or more, grand larceny
now it is twenty dollars. Every
thief and rogue IN the country Is as
well acquainted with our laws upon
this subject as lawyers and judges
are. Sometimes have known them
to steal little too much, but it was
an accident, and they would be sent
off to the penitentiary at an expense
to the State of not exceeding twenty
cents day, whilst, if they had been
committed to the county jail, would
have cost the county fifty cents a
day. Independent of the fact that
severe punishment deters many men
from committing crimes, especially
is this the case with this class of
criminals, when sent to a peniten-
tiary they are placed under proper dis
cipline and frequently learn trades,
and when released oftentimes be-
come industrious men, and they are
not fed and clothed, as in the case of
prisoners in your county Jail, earning
nothing and supported by the over
burdened taxpayers OF the county. /
am in hopes before q great while and
under proper management, our PEN
itentiary will be self-sustaining, at
least we ought to try and make itso,
and then with the great number of
convicts in 1t whose thefts would
range from ten to twenty dollars,
what a burden the counties would
be relieved Of. We might go a step
further and provide a suitable plan
for those guilty of petty crimes, con-
gregating this class together as we
do felons, and make them by their
labor aid in supporting themselves
l have heard no complaint of our
penitentiary being crowded, but on
the contrary, think we have been
accommodating prisoners under
some arrangement made with the
United States authorities, and all
things considered we might well try
the experiment of reducing the
amount of what constitutes grand
larceny in the State, and when we
become satisfied that it fails to ac-
complish the results that we had
hoped for, it is a very easy mat
ter to retrace our steps. / have
not referred to the hard labor
provision of our law in certain mis-
demeanor cases, for l regard it as
imperative in six-eights of the cOun-
ties of the State. In cities and towns
of some size it might be and proba-
bly, is enforced, but we have but few
Of them. / am fully satisfied, how
ever, that our criminal laws need re-
vision, not only as regards the pun
ishment, but in many other respects.
/ can see no reason why persons
charged with the commission of
crimes, offences and misdemeanors,
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posting notices intended for the
annoyance OF Others, They are as
stealthy as the feline species In
their acts, and love darkness rath-
er than light, because their deeds
are evil, while moral reforma-
ton cries out in the agony of de-
spair, woe Is me.
NA REPoRTER.
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From the general outlook one
would suppose that the business
boom had reached this place. rhe
sumac, bark aud saw mill of
Messrs Kitchen and Hiett Is
crowded to its utmost capacity.
New buildings are being erected
at several points; several parties
are here from other States looking
for lands. with a vie " to purchas-
ing; several discoLtented parties
are preparing to leave for some
place where they suppose money
comes easier than it does here. 1t
has been our privilege to travel
through several of the States. east,
west, north and south, and we
have yet to find where money
grows upon trees, or poor men
live without work. Every State
has its advantages and disadvan-
tages, they all have their wealth
and their poverty, but experience
has taught Us that there Is no State
in this great combination In which
poor men who will work can live
more comfortably than in our
little mountain West Virginia.
Politics is getting to be the
theme of conversation in this Sec
ton, and the query Is. who Is to
be the fortuna . one TO carry the
county saddle pockets for the next
term. some talk Lamon, some
Chrisman, and come Showers, but
his position at present renders him
ineligible. II merit had been re-
warded. Mr.. s. would have been
sheriff sometime since. There are
few, Ii any, in the Democratic
ranks in Berkeley who have done
more to give life to his party than
he, but, alas he was not In the
right ring. As politics are very
capricious, we know not what a
day may bring forth. Those pesky
Greenbackers might put a man in
the field who would knock the fat
in the fire and kick up the ID
generally.
II appears that Speaker Randall
has assumed the prerogative to
exercise unprecedented authority
in the discharge of his duty. While
he Is treating some of the men,
bers in an unparliamentary man
ner, he Is giving positive proof of
the fears entertained by his party
of any resolutions that might be
offered by the opposition. 1t is a
deplOrable state of affairs when
member of Congress cannot have
the opportunity to represent his
constituents. 1t would be glori-
Gus thing for the country II such
miracle could be performed upon
some of the members of Congress
as was performed upon the two
Gergesenes of whom we read in
the 9Th chapter of Mathew. 1t
would be better to have the devil
in swine than in Congressman.
We are glad to know that Mar
tinsburg and Berkeley county are
doing what they can for humanity
suffering In foreign land, but we
do not think 1t in keeping with
Divine command to make so much
ado over acts of charity or aims
giving. The most eloquent speech
ever delivered by any West Vir-
ginia politician would not keep
life in a starving Irishman, while
he could say Lord IL he had his
mouth open. ~
Resolutions adopted by the
Democrats of South Carolina In
dictate that they are willing for the
lion and the lamb to lie down
together, and the money ring to
lead them. She has always been
on extremes and it would have
been a blessing to this country If
she had been cut of to herself and
placed under an absolute mon
q rnhy fiffv vao ra oyO ~
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THOUSANDS of soldiers and heirs

THOUSANDS or soldiers and heirs
are entitled to Pensions with pay
ment from date of discharge or
death, il applied for before January
!, 1889. Wound, accidental injury
or disease entities to a Pension.
Bounty and back pay collected. In
crease of Pension secured. This
firm established in 1865. Address,
enclosing stamp, EDISON BROS,
IT. 5. Claim Attorneys, I'll G Steeet,
Washington, ID. @, mchl3tf
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Don't forget the only place to buy
the Virginia stitch-down shoe for
$3.50 per pair, Is at Deatrick's.
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The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1880-02-05
A Society Reform. :.
London Telegraph, Jan, 3,

Under the pretty title of the 'Cinder-
ella" dance, q, sort of semi-ball, rigor-
ously pledged to exhibit its fine galop
on the healthy, wealthy and wise side
of midnight, gives good augury of re-
turn to sober hours in the habits and
customs of the English. Another hope
full sign is the practice of sabbreviating
dinners, both by reduction of the
menu and by the oblition of male
sederunt running into much time and
many magnums. The fashion of thus
curtailing and tightening the once
solemn and often dreary meal has in
deed been steadily growing for long
time. Those heavy feasts, with their
monstrous epergnes and other conven-
tionalities as pompo6s and depressing
as the tray Of feathers that used to be
carried in front of funeral, are swept
away to the last crumb. There re-
NAMED, however, much to be done in
the way. of prandial reform, even at q
recent period, and, to the JOY Of opera
and theaters managers, against whose
interests the late and long dinners Of
the past decades carried on q ruthless
war, the work Of continued amendment
has been taken vigorously IN hand by
many leaders of society, foremost be-
ing the Prince of Wales. AS for the
qnadrille> parties named 90 PRETTY
after the heroine of the Countess
d'Alnois' fairy tale, all sensible people
must wish them success; and their in.
PRODUCTION at the Mansion House is one
Of the proofs already given BY Sir
Francis !ruscott Of determination to
make his mayoralty, memorable for
wholesome and graceful improve
ments. ~ 5-%> q. ss. ~.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1880-02-05
A MODEL FARM.
Sale of q Missouri Model Farm for q )
Low Price.
st. Louis Republican.

st. Louis Republican.
The "model farm" of the late John
w. Harris, in Boone county, was offered
at public sale in Columbia, by the adj
ministrator of the deceased, on the 9th
inst. The model farm, SO called from
having been awarded the premium for
the best farm in the State by the State
board of agriculture several years ago,
is a noble piece OF property. It lies
twelve miles from Columbia, in beau
tiful and fertile region, and embraces
1, 1865 acres of choice land, large por-
ton in cultivation, we'll provided with
barns and other farm buildings and
fences in good condition. The sale at
tracted large crowd of persons; but it
was evident that the greater number of
them came more out of curiosity than
from desire to bid. The sale was not
as successful as might have been ex-
pected. The home tract, consisting of
355: acres, on which the mansion stands,
was bought by Mr.. A. H. Conlev for
5000 per acre, or SIC, 6S5 for the whole.
The deceased proprietor paid $3.50 for.
it more than twenty years ago. The
Cowden tract, embracing 566 acres, well
improved and in good condition, with a
dwelling, four tenant houses, and appro-
pirate outbuildings on it, was bought by
e. w. Price for $25 per acre, or $14, 600
for the whole. The greater part of the
tract was bought by the deceased pro
prietor at $43.75 an acre. The remain
ing portion of the estate, 551 acres. was
bought by the heirs at $3.50 per acre.
Several small parcels of land belonging
to the estate were sold also-60 acres Of
timber land at S. per acre, 40 acres at
S. an acre, 40 acres at $40 an acre and
40 acres at IS an acre. The proceeds
of the sales were $36,O24. 1t was thu
general opinion that the purchasers got
bargains. 49,,
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Students DeYiltry,

Some medical students planned IN
Baltimore one day last week a daring
freak, which miscarried only by mere
chance. They went up to the top of
the Washington monument, about 5
o'clock in the evening when it was fast
growing dark, one Of them wearing an
extra coat, another an extra pair of
pantaloons, and another carrying old
boots and other material concealed,
with which TO manufacture the efigy
of q man. They quickly did their
work, almost too quickly, for their de-
sign had been observed by several peo-
pie on the street below, whose presence
on the corner attracted the attention of
the keeper. Apprehending that a trag-
.edy Was impending, he rushed to the
top Of the shaft, where he was at first
startled bv seeing q pair Of boots hang
ing over the parapet, and near by q
Glow match burning. On closer ex-
animation, however, he disco the
trick, which had been artfi1llY planned.
The efgy had rope about its neck,
an end Of which was tied to the light
ning-rod. Another cord was around
the waist Of the, figure, and to this the
slow match had been attached which
when it had burned the cord, by the
time It had grown quite dark, would
avescaused the figure to clip over the
parapet, and left It for Sunday morn
ing hanging terrifying spectacle TO
all good folks on the way to church.
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RURAL. ]. SCENES y:

DO.
Gently the kline are lowing,
Soft waves the golden grain;
Quickly a man Is making
Tracks for the coming train.
Silently fall the DEVELOPS
. In the solemn eventide;
Ready . girl is getting
To take a buggy ride.
SoOE will the maiden's lover
His arm around her slide.
While to his manly bosom
Her head will gently glide. =.
Savaqely bites the mosquito,
Merrily BUNDLES the bee;
But all that the maiden sayeth
Is-once In a wh;le-''Te-hev
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1880-02-05

The difference between the man VINO
digs ia the ground and one who digs in
books IS that the former digs for hire.
and the latter for lore. 81
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1880-02-05

NARRow.aAuaE railro ads 40 becom d
ing popular Il Georgia 81
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EssE1s arriving 81 lew York r.,elpIorl
most terrific weather. -
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1880-12-07

CouaEs.-"Brown Bronchial Troches
are used with advantage to alleviate cough,
sore throat, hoarseness and bronchial affec-
tons. For thirty years these Troches have
been in use, with annually increasing favor
They are not new and untried, but, having
been tested by WIDE and constant use for
nearly an entire generation, they have at
tanned well-merited rank among the few
staple remedies of the age.
THE THRoAT.--"Brown's Bronchial Tro.
ehes" act directly on the organs Of the
voice. They have an extraordinary effect
in all disorders of the throat and larnyx, re-
storing healthy tone when relaxed, either
from cold or over-exertion of the voice, and
produce a clear and distinct enumeration.
Speakers and singers find the Troches use
full.
A Couch, Cold, CATARRH of sore throat
requires immediate attention, as neglect Of
tentimes results in some incurable lung dis
eases Browns Bronchial Troches" almost
invariably give relief. limitations are offer
cd for sale, many of which are injurious.
The genuine Browns Bronchial Troches"
are sold only in boxes.