Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1881-10-15
NOTES AND COMM EMIT.

The ground was covered with
snow at Madrid St Lawrence coun-
ty, n. Y, Monday morning.
"The placements pride, the states
mans scandal, and the nation g
shame, is what Mr.. Evarts epigram-
matically calls the strife for Office.
Baltimore must take steps to limit
the attendance at her next Oriole, or
build more hotels for the accommo-
dation of the visitors.
The cold wave did great damage
to the tobacco of Virginia and North
Carolina, but it was too much weak
ened in its advance towards the gull
to hurt the cotton crop.
Mr.. Gladstone is on 'stumping''
tour in England, and addresses mon-
ster meetings. lie assails Parnell
and the stair trade" movement, and
dec lares Great Britain will as readi-
ly abandon trial by jury as free trade.
Mr.. Tilden's friends have announ-
ced that the sage of Gramercy Park
is in better health than for years.
Mr.. Tilden is evidently determined
to make Mr.. Hendricks unhappy as
early in the action as possible.
Mayor King, of Philadelphia, has
appointed another colored police Of
fetal. The name of the new ap-
pointee is II. Price Williams, and
the position he will fill is that of
turnkey of the Seventeenth District
Station.
Miss Weidner, living near Gresh-
vile, Pa, died Of typhoid fever, con-
tr acted while nursing young man
to whom she was engaged to be
married, who was i'll with that di-
sease but recovered.
Massachusetts, Minnesota, Missis.
sippi, Virginia and Wisconsin will
elect full State tickets November s,
while Colorado, Maryland Nebraska,
New Jersey, New York and Penn
sylvania will have State elections on
that day for partial State tickets but
not for Governors.
AT the meeting of the Democratic
State Central Committee of Massa-
chusetts at Boston Wednesday, the
letter of Francis J. Parker, declin-
ing the nomination for treasurer on
the state ticket, was read, and the
name Of William A Hodges was sub
stituted by reclamation.
Ex-senator Conkling, ex-senator
Howe, ex-senator Boutwell,, ex-
Postmaster General Cresswell, ex-
Postmaster General Jewell and ever
so many more ''exs'' are Spoken of
for cabinet positions. The country
wants no political fossils resurrected.
Let us have new deal, as General
Schenck would say.
A girl at Anderson, Kentucky,
having no money to trim her Sun
day bonnet with bright feathers,
killed a neighbours brilliant-hued
rooster, and adorned her hat to her
liking. But the owner of the fowl
had her arrested, and she wore the
hat in court instead of church, as
she intended.
The New York State Central Com
mittee of National Greenback La
Dor party, met in New York We'd
nesday, with George o. JoneJ,of AL
bany, in the chair. 1t is understood
that plan of campaign will be laid
out, speakers appointed and assigned
to districts throughout the state, and
probably an address to the people
will be issued, embodying a brief
statement of the principles of the
party.
The Shah of Persia lately under
went the fearful operation of having
a tooth extracted. Prayers for his
safe passage through the ordeal
were offered up in advance in the
mosques, and he made his will and
took an affectionate farewell of all
his wives. Happily, however, he
did not die, and his faithful SUBJ
jects showed their thankfulness by
sending him, in a single day, con-
gratulatory offerings amounting to
not less than 1900 Gucats. The
Shah thinks of having another tooth