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Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-08-18
Saratoga Races.

fve-eighths Of a mile, Perplex won, Chicka-
dee second, Scandal third. Time 1:O3.
The second race, mile and five hundred
yards, Boulevard won, Churchill second,
Clan AlRin third. Time 2;134.
The third race, mile and a furlong,
Edelweiss won, Mary Anderson second,
UoertO third. Time 1861.
The fourth race, three-quarters of a mile,
Gen. Monroe won, Valentine second, Rob
Roy third. Time 1:l616.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-08-18

Many German newspapers have
reached ripe old age. OF the 4413
that are now in existence, SO were born
in the last century and few in the cen
tury before. One at Frankfort is 261
years old, one at Magdeburg 253, and
one at Leipsic 207 OF papers whose
ages average from so to so years there
are 266. while those that average from so
to 81 number 1,127. Permanence in
newspaper existence in Germany is not,
however, the general rule. OF the pa.
pers that were in circulation during the
year 1880. 20 per cent came into exist
ence In that same year, and their average
life was not more than six months.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-08-18

A bitter commentator writes to the
Indianapolis Herald. "The manner in
which the Lab de-dah young men of the
period uncover the billiard ball sized
knobs that stand to them in lieu of heads.
when meeting ladies, can only be equaled
in grace by the financial secretary of an
organ-grander when he removes his
head covering for the purpose of making
an assessment"
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-08-18
OUR JACKSONVILLE LETTER.

The Late ExcursiOn-An Example
Needed-Quiet Around the Gallovvs
Georgia and Florida Again
Linked-ThIs State Checkered by
RailrOads-Fact and FancY-A
Good Time COmIng-A Soldier of
FOrtune-The late Colonel Titus
His Adventures I'm Cuba, Kansas,
NIcaragua and EIsevhere-A Rest
less Spirit at Peace-St- Johns
Bar-VennOr-The President-Fhe
Approaching Convention.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-08-18
TRAIN ROBBERS.
A Gang Beaten Off by "A COlOrcd Sol
dier Ia Colorado.

CHICAGO, August IA special Of yester
days date to the Inter Ocean from Topeka,
Kansas, says: "The Santa Fe passenger
train that arrived here at p. m. to-day,
brought intelligence to headquarters that a
gang Of robbers had boarded the smoking
car last night just after dark at Granada,
Colorado. They blew out
the lights and commenced going through
the passengers for their money. A colored
United States soldier in the car refused to
give up $500 that he had and was shot by
one Of the outlaws. In turn, the soldier
shot one of the latter and killed him. This
frightened the others and they left without
anV bOOtyn
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-08-18

A near sighted hand or the Kelsey
threw hawser over pier head at Watch
Hill the other day. And the pier head
spoke up: blast yer eyes; III give you
1even second to take that choker off
me" ''Who the new reversions are ve?"
asked the astounded deck hand You
bumblety headed idiot" explained the
pier head, leaning windward and expec-
torating, "Im from Norridge, gosbsblast
ye. "-NoTeoich Nesos.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-08-18
American scIentists.

CINCINNATI, August 1.-THE American
Association for the Promotion of Science
met IN the Music Hall in this city this fore
noon, with 500 delegates present. An ad-
dress of welcome was delivered
by General j. d. Cox. After
the adjournment the association
will be given free excursion over the Gin
cinnati Southern Railroad to Chattanooga,
Tenn, and during the meeting q reception
will be rendered to the delegates at the
Highland House, on Mount Lookout.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-08-18

Ex-Governor Bagley, of Michigan.
who died last week, left an estate valued
at 100000 He left So, 900 for drink
ing fountain in front of the Detroit City
Hall. and another clause prohibits the
expenditure of more than $500 for
monument over his remains.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-08-18

Eight New York ladies, whose hus-
bands are estimated to be worth $780,
OOO, 600 aggregate, dined together the
other day at Saratoga hotel, and when
ever one Of them hoisted in a knifeful of
summer squash, nobody dared to say a
word.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-08-18

Mr.. Z NJ. j. Paynter, the Western Union
Telegraph Msnager at Richmond, Va, says
be used st. Jacobs Oil for Rheumatism, and
testifles strongly to its beneficial effects.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-08-18

The thing desired fouEd at last. Ask
druggists for Rough on Rats. 1t clears out
rats, EAice, reaches, flies, bed bugs. 15c.
boxes.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-08-18

LONDON, August 1.-THE will of the late
Dean Stanley has been sworn under 990,-
coo.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-08-18

The best preventive Of consumptive dis.
eases Of the lungs, bowels or kidneys is
Browns Iron Bitters.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-08-18
A TOLERABLY EASY DAY.
THE PRESIDENT SOMEWHAT
IMPROVED.

Narrow Escape from Nausea-Feed.
ing by the TeaspOOnfuI-Secret
Blaine Arrives-Queen Victoria TO
Mrs. Garfield-A Better Feeling
Prevailing, but the Case Yet CrItI-
cal-The Wound Doing SpIendIdIv.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-08-18
THE STATE CAPITAL.
THE ANTI-MORMON BILL PASS
ED IN THE SENATE,

The Increase of the school Tax
The DahIOnega Branch COIIege-A
Lot of New Bnls-SeveraI Measures
Passed-Others Tabled-The Pow
ers of tine Railroad Commission.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-08-18

Registered st the Post OEiee In Ss-
ysunsb as second Glass Matter.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1881-03-12
We Have Ii.

At last, after long years Of wait
ing, we are enabled to say what are
the essentials of a gentleman. This
information we are fortunate
enough to obtain from a loving wife,
who. in answer to call from Prof.
Adler for definition of a true gen
tleman, writes to the Hour that Mr..
Adler fought to see her Alfred.
His clothes are simply perfection
and are always worn in good taste.
l never saw him without the most
beautiful gloves, and his boots are
just too lovely for anything. His
selection of neckties is, as he has
himself assured me, quite an art.
But his most gentlemanly trait is
shown in the selection of his per-
fumes. 1t is exquisite. | wish, my
dear Hour, you could arrange an in
terview between Mr.. Adler and AL
fred before the professor delivers his
next address on "A True Gentle
man. am sure he could get some
good ideas from Alfred" We con-
graduate you, Alfred. In such a
wife you have a possession even
more precious than your lovely boots
and eXquisit perfumese.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1881-03-12
PRESIDENT GARPIELD'S
GARNET.

On Saturday the President sent to
the Senate the following nomina-
tions, which were promptly con-
frmed
James g. Blaine to be Secretary Of
State.
William Window to be Secretary
of the Treasury.
Wayne McVeigh, of Pennsylvania,
to be Attorney General.
Thos. l.. James, of New York, to
be Postmaster General.
Samuel j. Kirkwood, Of Iowa, to
be Secretary of the Interior.
Robert T. Lincoln, Of Illinois, 70
be Secretary Of War.
VIM. +. Hunt, of Louisiana, Sc
cretary Of the Navy.
The appointments have been well
distributed, and give general salts
faction. The indications point con-
clusively to the fact that the infu-
ence of Mr.. Blaine, rather than of
Conkling, will be potent in the adj
minstration.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1881-03-12
GOVERNOR JACKSON.

Governor j, B. Jackson was in
Quoted into office on the 4th with
considerable pomp and circumstance
attending the ceremony. His inau-
gural address, foreshadowing, in
some degree, the policy which he has
marked out for his administration
is plain, practicable, common sense
document, and shows a knowledge
or the wants Of the State, and an ap-
probation Of the responsibilities and
duties devolving upon him as its
chief magistrate for the next four
years. The address is in full sympa-
tqy with the vital interests of the
State: with the public school sys-
tenn; with the proper education of
the whole people a; with the develop
ment of the vast hidden resources of
the State by encouraging the con-
struction of railroads and inviting
the investment Of capital within our
borders. In regard to the value and
purposes OF education to a free peo-
pie, he says:
"Republics are only safe with an
educated people. instruction az dis
tinguished from education, which is
so largely given by some OF the Eu-
ropean Empires, makes but machine
men for the uses of the government.
In such governments they will be
mere instruments of it's power, or in
the contrast and opposition which
will sooner or later come to the hui
man mind placed in such conditions,
they will be those agents of destruc-
tion which we know are now under
mining the whole fabric of society in
Europe. The education of the peo-
pie should be left to the jurisdiction
of the States; and if there were no
other reasons for preserving their
identity and maintaining their con-
stitutional fullness of power, this one
alone would be sufficient to control
our judgments and command our
sympathies."
The address could in no other par
ticular have so completely struck the
popular keynote, as in the above ex-
! tract.
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WHAT'S THE MATTER ?

In population Martinsbnrg is the
second clay in the State. Why is it
that she is not so in business pros
perity 7 Certainly not because we
have not the natural advantages TO
make her so. The reason lies some
where else. We don't like to admit
it, but the conclusion is forced upon
US that what we most lack is men Of
energy and business enterprise; men
who have the nerve and the snap to
invest in manufacturing. 1t may be
that we have such men, but they
lack the means and those who have
the means lack the nerve and enter
prise, Certain it is the fault lies
somewhere. 1t has been clearly dem
onstrated that Martinsburg is good
centre for manufacturing purposes.
She possesses advantages that are
not possessed by other towns that
are far ahead of her in their enter
prises. What is the matter ? Do
our people propose to drag along and
rust out in this way? We have the
means within ourselves to make this
a live, prosperous town. 1t only
needs the nerve and determination.
Why is it that Hagerstown and 9TH
er neighboring places, with no bet
ter, if as good advantages for manu-
featuring as we possess, are pushing
right along in that line, and are to-
day growing and prosperous. Sim
ply because their citizens have all
put their shoulders to the wheel,a and
instead of waiting, Micawber-like,
for something to turn NY, have gone
to work and turned it up. We can,
il we will, do the same thing. But
the chances are that we won't. We
shall most likely rest content with
our present status, and set with
folded arms wondering at the pros
perity of our neighbors, and regret
ing our own dormant condition. We
are sorry to think so; regret to say
so, but 1t is, at present, fact patent
to all. We shall be only too glad to
chronicle it otherwise, if the time
ever arrives when we can truthfully
do so.
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GerardsfOwn.

The well wishes of her many
friends attend Miss Mary Weist
on her visit to friends in Penn
sylvania.
All manner of praises are due to
the delegate who introduced the
bill regulating the practice of med
icine. Leep it moving.
Owing 10 the inclemency of the
weather, on the night of the Sd
inst, Hon. G. Il. Butler was pre-
vented from delivering his prom
ised lecture, but will be with us
soon.
The /. o. Good Templars pro.
pose giving public entertain
ment in the Methodist church on
the night of the Both inst, it being
the first anniversary of their or
ganization at this place. The pro-
gramme will be reading, dla-
logue, &c. A free admission to
all.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1881-03-12
BALTIMORE CONFERENCE M. E.
CHURCH SOUTH.

The Baltimore Annual Conference
M. E. Church South begins at Harri-
sonburg, Va, to-day. The session of
the COME renee will be held in the
M. E. Church South, of which Rev.
J. Lester Sihpley is pastor. The cit
liens of Harrisonburg have made
ample provision for entertaining the
ministers and all visitors.
Bishop r. II. McTyeire, of Nash
vile, Tenn, will preside, and Rev.
DR.. John s. Martin, who has so long
served in the position, will be re-
elected Secretary.
This Conference includes a large
area of territory in Virginia, West
Virginia and Maryland, and has a
clerical membership of nearly two
hundred. 1t is expected that most
of the members will be in attend
ance, with the thirty-two lay dele
gates from the eight presiding elder
districts. There are Ill local preach
ers and a total membership of 80 .37S,
with 407 Sunday schools, 1888 Off
GERS and teachers and rs, 96S scholars
in connection with the Conference.
Among the principal changes in
the Conference, where changes in
the pastorate must necessarily occur,
owing to the law of limitation, is in
this (Winchester) District, which
has been served four years by Rev.
Nelson Head as presiding elder.
There will also be several other
changes, and a vacancy at Winches-
ter on account of the present pastor,
Rev. IL. Kennedy wishing to trans
fer to one of the Southern Confer
ences for the benefit of his health.
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Virginia Conference.
U. b. CHURCH.

The Fiftieth Annual Session of the
Virginia Conference convened in
Boonsboro', Md, MarchI2nd, 1884,
Bishop J. J. Glosbrenner, presiding.
The conference was largely attend
ed, and the session was most pleas
ant and profitable one. The ap-
pointments are as follows:
Shenandoah District, A. p. Funk
houser, p. e.; Churchville circuit,
A. M. Evers; Augusta circuit, G..
j. Roudabush; West Augusta cir
cult, N. A. Kiracofe; ockbridge
circuit, M. A. Solt +; Dayton Miss.
Sta, g. M. Holt Dayton circuit,
j. w. Funk Lacey Springs circuit,
A. HoOve; Madison mission, A. M
Horn F; Port Republic mission, to be
supplied; Luray mission, I'll. Jones;
East Rockingham, j. Maiden Ed
inburg circuit, j. w. Hicks; Win
chester mission, lie. Widmeyer ;
Nelson mission, -; Rockingham
Freedman, F. Payne; Augusta Freed
man, to be supplied; Potomac dis
trict, j. K. Nelson, p. E.; Boons-
boro' circuit, j. l.. Grimm Keedys-
vile station, M. f. Keiter; Hagers-
town station, E. Ludwick; Hagers-
town circuit, j. Ruebush Myers.
vile circuit, &. III. Crowell ; Me-
chanicstown circuit, w. o. Grimm
Frederick circuit, j. ID. Freed ;
Frederick City station, G. w. Slime
spring Opequon circuit, j. w.
Kiracofe; Martinsburg mission sta
ton, j. NJ. Underwood; Berkeley
circuit, G. w. Hutsler Clark mis-
sion, j. M. Holt New Haven, j.
III. Negley South Branch district,
j. E. Holt, p. e.; Winchester sta
ton. j. r. Ridenour Bloomery cir
cult, j. Nj. Roderick Berkeley
Springs circuit, j. w. Howe; More
field mission, VIM. Hesse; Franklin
circuit, w. II. Samsel /; North Fork
j. M. Bolton ; South Branch circuit,
w. r. Berry; New Greek circuit,
5. X. Wine: Allegheny circuit, w.
II. Clary Garrett circuit, j. G.
Ketterman.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1881-03-12
THE NEW ADMINISTRATION

General Garfield has entered upon
the duties of President Of the United
States. The ceremonies attending
his Inauguration on Friday last pre-
sented grand pageant, and was &C.
companied with the approving shouts
of citizens from every State in the
Union. A new administration of
the government never, perhaps, en-
tered into power under more auspi-
cious circumstances. The response
bilities and opportunities of the new
President are equally great. If
he meets the one and embraces the
other, with a single purpose of gov
erning for the best interest of the
nation and the whole people, then
will the plaudits which greeted his
entering upon the duties not be
wanting when he comes to surren-
der into other hands the scepter of
his authority. Every fair-minded
and honest lover of his country will
not hesitate to support him in any
policy which they believe to be right,
or to criticise and condemn whatever
in his course they may hold to be
wrong. And this will be the posi-
tion of the INDEPENDENT.
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Kentucky Compliment.

The HOP kinsvilIe (Ky.) Ne,0
Era says Hon. e Boyb Faulkner's
many Kentucky friends will read
with pleasure the extract, which
appears in this paper, from the
Charlestown Virginia Free Press.
1t is gratifying T. know that the
people of West Virginia appreciate
his merit. He is tnan of big
brain, of the very best cultivation.
of courtly bearing, and, we make
no doubt, is destined to fill the
highest positions within the gift
of his State There is we'll
grounded feeling h4re that, lad
he remainet in Kentucky, he
would have 1T aimed eminence
and dis,incIio" in the ser-ice of
the State We therefore have
reason 10 know that West Virginia
will honor her--If Ivy placing her
highest trusts in his hands,
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The Ifs OfLife.

What potential word is that
little "if, without which all things
might be, different! If husbands
and wives studied each other
more, for example; if each remem-
bered how dependent we all are
upon kind words. If they would
only strive 10 win anew each day
the love in the hesrts of their
wives, who have give them all
that woman may give, her love,
ner life, her present and eternal
future, an absolute surrender of
all but nominal individuality, if
they were as loving, and as solic-
itous for the welfare of their wives
and their happiness as they were
for the sweethearts in their lover
days, how many broken heart
would never have broken, and
how many an untimely grave
would now be empty. And on
the other hand, if wives would
remember that their husbands
need little crumb of new love
each day to strengthen them in
their battle for those they love,
and if they would but send them
forth at morn and welcome them
at nightfall with wife's blest
words and kiss of CHI err, how many
thousand eyes would brighten,
aud how gladly would they well
come toll, whereas now their Only
hope of peace or rest is the grave
a final home to which they are
only too glad TO go.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1881-03-12
NEWS JOTTTEGS.

Charlotte Thompson, the actress,
has been robbed of SIS, 900 worth of
diamonds and jewelry at Toledo,
Ohio.
Mrs. Hannah Cole. aged los years,
died at Rome, n. Y, Monday. She
was born near Coxsackie, n. Y,
December IL, 1776.
Jacques Zebo, of French descent,
who was born six miles from Mount
Clemens, near Detroit, Mich, and
had always lived in that neighbor-
hood, died on Sunday at the age of
los years.
The Commissioner Of Agriculture
of Kentucky, in his + ebural report,
gives the condition of all late sown
grain as deplorable and most I'm
promising. Early sown grain is do
ing fairly well.
The steam tannery, bark and
sumac mills of John G.. Harkamp, at
Fredericksburg, Va, were destroyed
by fire Saturday night, together with
a large stock of manufactured mate
rails. The loss is $35 900; insurance,
$3.50.
Railroad travel in Wisconsin.
Minnesota, Iowa and in Northern
Illinois is still greatly impeded by
the snow which fell last week. In
Chicago the snow is piled so high in
the cutters that persons walking on
one side of the street are unable to
see persons walking on the other
sidewalk.
A pastoral letter from Bishop
Jaggar virtually forbidding church
members from attending "Unity
Club" Sunday lectures was read in
pulpits of Protestant Episcopal
churches of Cincinnati Sunday. The
Unity Club is composed of members
OF the congregation of Unitarian
Church.
A dispatch from New Philadelphia
states that the jury Monday return
ed verdict of murder in the second
degree in the case Of Mrs. Ellen
Athey, who some months ago,
prompted by jealousy, chopped to
pieces a young woman named Mary
Seneff, and hid the remains in an
ashpile. The defendant confessed
the crime on the witness stand at
the close of the trial. The verdict
means imprisonment for life.
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my mother dear, my mother dear,
My gentle, gentle mother"
l thought / was singing my boy
to sleep with the little ballad of
which the above is the chorus
but the blue eyes opened, and a
quiet voice said: Mamma, you
amt always GENTLE" In self-jus-
LITIGATION | replied: "But you
know, darling. mama has to scold
you when you're naughty
"Yes'm." The argument drop
ped; so did the little head upon
my bosom. / did not finish the
song, nor have l sung it since.
Tenderly tucking in the little
trulh-leiier, 1 reproached myself
Tor deserving his remark, and
greatly question the truth of my
answer. ID, mothers ever haze to
scoid? has sculdiug any .iegitl-
MAZE place in the family govern
ment? How /, The word defined?
Railing with ciatnOr; uttering re-
buke in rude auu Dolsterous lang
ua9e.'@ Is mis- u helpful adjunct to
parental authority? Why do
Christian parents sometimes scOld?
For TWO reasons, as it seems to us.
First, FOR lack or self-contrOl; Sec
Ond, rom habit. Children are
often terribly trying, and loud
and angry tones seems a safety
valve for our stirred tempers. Be-
sides, we feel that gentleness alone
can never safely steer the family
bark over LIES tr ublous sea-
Force, firmness, decision stsrnness
even severity, are often necessary.
A suitable degree of these is not
Incompatible with gentleness. 1t
is not a synonym for weakness
The gentieness that makes one
great comes from subdued
strength.
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RAILROAD COLLISION.

NARROW ESCAPE OF EX-PRESI-
DENT HAYES AND ESCORT.
A collision occurred on Saturday
afternoon, fourteen miles south of
Baltimore, on the Baltimore and
Potomac road, which resulted in
smashing the train on which eX-
President Hayes and family left
Washington, and they made a mar.
row escape. None of them were in
jured. Mr.. j. w. Young, Of Sha-
mokin, Pa, was instantly killed,
and several other passengers more
or less injured.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1881-03-12

RUSSIA is indeed falling into line
with the march of progress, if the
rumor is correct that preparatory
commission couvoked for the con-
sideration OF the best methods by
which the representatives of the
people can take part in questions of
state. When such a first step is
once taken, it eau never be retraced.
Onward and upward is an order
never to be revoked when the en-
franchised masses of a nation fall
into step to the music of liberty and
law.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1881-03-12

THE senate committee on railroads
in the Kansas legislature has COM
mendable degree of good sense. 1t
has reported against the passage of
the bill creating commission to in
quire into the manner of running
the railroads of the state. The folly
of such legislation was long since
learned in other states. The cost
has in every instance been out of all
proportion to the benefits derived,
while in majority of cases it has
resulted in positive damage.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1881-03-12

AT the session of the Sen
ate on Monday, Senator Malone, Of
Virginia, appeared and was sworn
in, and took his seat on the Repub-
lican side of the chamber.
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The coercion bin was finally put

The coercion bill was finally put
in operation in Ireland on Tuesday,
upwards Of a score Of the members
of the Land League being arrested
under its provisions. Among those
arrested was Michael p. Boyton, who
claimed to be an American citizen,
and insisted on being treated as
such. He was locked up with the
others.