Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1881-03-05

says Archbishop F. N. BIanchet
of the Roman Catholic Church,
who had charge Of that archdi
geese, comprising Oregon, Wash
ington, Idaho and a portion o.
Montana for forty.three years,
read his letter of resignation
which has been accepted by the
Pope, Thursday. His retirement
is due to his advanced age sc
years. Archbishop Charles j.
Seghers, formerly OF Victoria, B.
c., is bis successor.
Judge Moran, of Chicago, denied
the application of Moy Sam, a
Chinaman, for naturalization. The
defect is not in the judicial mind
of the learned judge, but in the
bOtched way in which the United
States law is codified. Before the
war the foreigner applying for
citizenship was required to be
white Then the law was extern
ded to psrsons of AFRICAN de-
cent" The Monaghan is neither a
white person, within the meaning
of the act Of Congress, nor q per-
son of African descent White
men or black may be citizens, but
not yellow, brown or red. Thus
stands the law, and Judge Moran
does not possess legislative func.
ITEMS. He must interpret the law
as it stands, with all its imperfec-
tions on its head.
Added to its other valuable func-
tons, electricity may yet per-
form wonderful services in surgery
AT the Toronto General Hospital
the other day young mans leg
was amputated with neatness and
despatch by an electric current.
Having placed the patient under
the influence of ether, the custo-
mary flaps were made, and then
a platinum wire, attached to the
two poles OF galvanic battery,
was cncircled round the leg under
the flaps. In a moment this wire
was brought to white heat, and
began to cut its way through the
limb. BY the great heat the ends
of the arteries were contracted,
and only the larger ones required
to be tied. Many of the leading
surgeons of the city, and large
number of students, were present.
CRIMINAL CALENDER.
Early Saturday morning, Sam
uel Pettigrew. captain of the canal
boat Hattie, had difficulty with
James Dougherty, the ferryman
at the Rope Ferry, twenty miles
above Lynchburg, Va. Dougherty
threw stones at Psttigrew, when
the latter fired at his assailant, in
flicting wounds that caused his
death. Pettisrew gave himself up,
and vas lodged in Jail.
Charles Oliver, youth, of
Waterford, Pa, was captured on
Friday uight while in the act of
pouring Kerosene over some COM
bustibles in store and firing the
pile. He was previously suspected
of starting tho fire that two weeks
ago nearly consumed the town.
His mothers house was burned
some time sine, and heavy in
.urane collected.
Robert Wolf, miner living on
Campbell's Creek, West Virginia,
whose daughter had been seduced
by Mink Cart, snother miner,
and who refused to make repara-
ton, killed the offender on the
+, 10th instant. They nat in the road
and leveled their pistols, but
after few words they agreed to
put up their weapons. Each walk
ed away, but at the same moment
turning, Wolf fired first and Cart
fell dead. Wolf has fed.
A dispatch from Denver, Col,
says that in Bio Arraba county, a
a short Tins ago. an American
was found murdered in front of
Jose Lopez's store. The latter be.
ing suspected, two nights after
some railroad men broke open the
store and and beat Lopez 10 death
a few days later an American
was murdered by two Mexicans
near CayOte. The later were chas-
ed by party Of Americans, and
one Mexican killed the other cap
tured.
An account of double tragedy
in which two highly respectable
young farmers were the victims
comes from Waverly, Lafayette
county, Mo. Martin Ross and
VIM. Pickett, living near Waiver.
ly, had difficulty growing out of
an alleged Insult offered by Ross to
Pickett's wife. On Thursday even
ing they met near the line divid-
ing their farms, and after a few
angry wo dis III cSett drew re.
volver and sent a bullet through
Ross right lung. Several shots