Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1882-10-21
NOTES AND COMMENT.

Ireland.
The Democrats will contest the
seats of three Republican Congress-
men-elect from Ohio-Morey, Hart
and Mckinley.
Buffers stiffness in Massachusetts
bodies no good, and the Republicans
should bestir themselves and give
him Waterloo or Sedan.
Judge Folger expresses himself
highly pleased at the. progress of the
canvass in New York. The Judge
always was easily pleased.
The time is rapidly approaching
when Jack Frost will move on the
works of Yellow Jack. Our sympa-
thies are all with the frost king.
1t is best after all for fellow to
be satisfied with his present lot. If
he ''goes down" he is in bad way,
and if he "gOes up" he is no better
off.
The Augusta (Ga.) Chronicle says
a newspaper man recently lost his
pocket-book, containing considera-
BILE cash, at Atlanta, We are dispo-
sed to doubt this story.
Judging from the number Of rail-
road accidents of late, the stock
holders on some of the roads will be
left when they reach out for their
dividend at the end Of the year.
Walter E. Rex, the nominee of the
Committee Of One Hundred for reg
lister of wills of Philadelphia, was
Tuesday endorsed by the Democratic
county convention for that office.
Dennis Kearney, the blatherskite,
is employed in the San Francisco
custom-house, and we shall not hear
his barbaric yarpas long as heretains
his hold on public teat.
The Utica Observer asserts that
Mr.. Folger thinks SO much Of New
York State that he will resign one
of the highest offices in the country
to become a private citizen within
its borders.
One of the mistakes of Col, Robert
G.. Ingersoll is in conducting the jury
fixing investigation in the newspa-
pers. Moses may have made some
mistakes in his time, but ho never
made one Of this kind
Gan American fit guaranteed" is
the inscription upan cards displayed
in many of the windows of English
and French tailOrs. Thus 90 we
lead the fashions of the world, as we
excel in most other respects.
Crow Dog, the Indian who killed
Spotted Tail, the friend of the white
man, is to be hanged, the Supreme
Court of Dakota having approved
the ruling of the court below, The
act was a cowardly one, and the
murderer richly merits his fate.
Several persons have been senten-
ced in Philadelphia for The conspira-
cy to swindle the government in con.
nection with star-routes. We would
that the case of Brady, Dorsey ct al.
could be tried in Philadelphia, where
there are no Bill Decisions.
The Democratic bull-d0zers, known
as red Shirts" prevented a Greens
back meeting in South Carolina on
Thursday last, this one having been
called for Sumter. As "a correspou-
dent of the Charleston Nccs says,
cred shirts" go to the place amour
ced prepared for a fight or a frolic."
They much prefer the former.
Senator Couger, Of Michigan, does
not consider The result IN ONO a
calamity by amy means, but thinks
it "will serve to teach the Republic
cans the necessity of avoiding dis
sensions in the party, and will tend
in great measure to heal the exist
ing disaffections in the party in sew
eral States"
The Rev. Justin d. Fulton, Of
Brooklyn, devoted his sermon last
Sunday to an attack on Henry Ward
Beecher. 1t is men Of this stripe
who bring discredit on the pulpit,
and who are responsible in a great
measure for the liberalism Of the
present day. When a clergyman ig-
nores the duties Of his holy calling
he need not be surprised to fud the
number Of skeptics in his congrega-
tion increasing