Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1882-05-13
NOTES AND COMMENT.

Judge Hoge has been placed upon
the District of Columbia Committee
of the House of Representatives to
fill the vacancy created by the death
of Mr.. Allen of Missouri.
President Arthur seems to have
found a way out of the woods for
Gen. Fitz John Porter. The long
lane of his adversely has found a
turn at last.
Hon. A. G. Fulkerson, of Wayne
county, this State, declares himself
candidate for the Democratic
nomination for Congress in the
Fourth district.
Hog packing has shown a decline
in number for the past year or two,
but is on the increase this spring as
compared with the corresponding
period last year.
A new law of this State provides
that teachers holding No. l certif-
Gates shall receive not less than $25
per month. No. 2 not less than $40
per month. No. 3 not less than SIS
per month: Boards of Education
shall meet on the first Monday in
July, and shall receive 81 so per day
for not more than four days in one
year.
Hon. II. G. Davis presented in the
Senate on Monday, a petition of
the citizens of this State praying for
a reduction of internal taxes; also a
petition asking that money be dis
tributed to the common schools of
the United States in such manner
as shall stimulate their effort and
secure it's application with equal
justice to all classes of citizens.
1t is now thought that Lord Ca
vendish and Mr. Burke were both
deliberately selected for assassina-
ton. During the procession in Dub
lin on Saturday man inquired If
Lord Cavendish was in the process
ion, to which Lord Cayendish re
sponded by lifting his hat and telling
his name. Dublin detectives are in
curing into the whereabouts of all
the car drivers on Saturday.
England is politically in fervor
of excitement, growing out of Glad
stones change of policy towards
Ireland. A motion of want of con-
fidence' in the Ministry has been
introduced in the House of Com
mons, and a lively contest may be
looked for. Should the motion of a
want of confidence carry, Gladstone
and his Cabinet would of course, be
compelled to call an election for a
new Parliament.
The Prohibitionists of Ohio are
ungrateful to the Republicans.
Having led them to the passage of
the Pond and the Smith bills upon
the implied understanding that the
votes they would inevitably lose by
such legislation they would more
than make up by gains from pleased
Prohibitionists. These gentlemen
are now arranging for State Con-
vention to put their own ticket in
the field. This for the fall cam
paign will leave the Republicans no
choice between the devil and the
deep sea.
The General Conference of the
NJ. E. Church, South, met in Nash
vile, Tenn, last week, Bishop
Paine presiding. Bishop McTyaire
read the pastoral address of the
bishops. 1t gave "a review of the
church for four years past, and a
statement of the present condition
and prospects, and causes for graf
itude. 1t shows an increase of 247
itinorate ministers. and an increase
of membership to S60,6S7 Thirteen
thousand were added to the COM
munion last year. The mission in
four years has increased Sill ,435;
there are over 5000 members in the
Indian mission, 1000 members in
the Mexican border mission. There
has been an increase in Sunday
schools to q 900 pupils, and the cir
culation of Sunday school literature
is now over 100000.