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Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1882-01-28


The mystery in regard to the erection
ola large building on Mulberry Street,
Baltimore, by Mr.. Enoch Pratt, has
at last been solved. On Saturday
last, Mr.. Pratt communicated the
following to the Baltimore City
Council: 1#
1 have for some years contemplate
ed establishing free circulating Ii
brary for the benefit of our whole
CITY. and in pursuance OF this plan
| have entered into a contract to
erect a fire-proof building on my Null
berry street lot capable Of holding
100000 volumes, my purpose being
to have branches connected with it
in the four quarters of the city, under
the same management. The exca-
walton for the foundation has been
commenced, and thebuilding will be
we'll advanced this year and COM
pleted in the summer of 1888. 1t
viii cost, when ready for occupancy,
about two hundred and twenty five
thousand dollars, 1929, OO0,) and
upon it's completion | propose to
deed it to the city. The title to all
the books and property is to be vest
ed in the city and [ will pay to your
honorable body upon its completion
the additional sum Of eight hundred
and thirty three thousand three
hundred and thirty-three and a third
dollars, 1888, 49,, 333,) making one
million weight thousand three
hundred, thirty three and one-third
dollars, provided the.city will grant
and create an annuity of fifty thous-
and dollars, $3.50, OO0) per annum for
ever, payable quarterly, to the board
of trustees for the support and main
tenance the library and its branches.
l propose that board of nine
trustees be Incorporated for the man.
agement of The Pratt Free Library
of the City of Baltimore the board
to be selected by myself from our best
citizens, and all vacancies which
shall occur shall be filed by the
board. The articles of incOrpora-
tion will contain provision that no
trustee or officer shall be appointed
or removed ON religious or political
grounds. The trustees are to re-
ceive from the city the quarterly
payments, and to expend it at their
discretion for the purposes of the
library.
Mr.. Pratt has given rich men an
example worth initiating, but as
Baltimore City's literary welfare is
now so well cared for, let the next
public benefactor provide for the
poor, the lame, and the blind, in the
erection of some . free" Institution,
planned as literally and as justly
as the "Pratt Free Library"
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1882-01-28
SENATE BILL 1911.

In the Senate, Wednesday, Mr..
Faulkner brought up the above bill,
s:to exclude portion of the territory
now within the cornorate limits OF
the city of Martinsburg, under an
ordinance passed July 22d, 1872, re-
storing the same to the district it
was i'm on the day said ordinance was
passed, and relieving the same from
further taxation for municipal pur-
poses."
This is the original "Stewart Bill
which proposes torestore the proper
ty Of Mr.. Stewart, at present within
the corporate limits of Martinsburg,
to the district from which it was
taken. 1t met with much opposition
here, not only on account Of it's es-
tablishing an undesirable precedent,
and according to a decision of the
Court of Appeals relieving said Pc
titioner from considerable monetary
taxation, but because it would in
some measure increase the rate of
corporation taxation. Our legisla-
tiverepresentatives awaited instruc-
tions from the corporation authorities,
and at their meeting on Wednesday
night of last week, motion to take
up the bill, which was tabled at a
former meeting, was lost. Perceiv-
ing that the bill was not likely to
pass in it's present form, a resolution
of amendment was submitted by
Mr.. Parks, and adopted, to the effect
that the sentiment of the Council
was favorable to the passage of the
bill, "when amended so as to leave
his residence and yard attached as
fence now stands, within the corpor-
ate limits" and the representatives
in the legislature be advised accord
ingly. Meanwhile, some of the
representatives becoming anxious
about the course events had taken,
wrote to prominent citizens of this
city, to make inquiry as to the real
sentiments of the people. Accord
ing to information obtained from
said parties, there were seven
councilmen present when the above
resolution was adopted, four of
whom voted for it, and three against,
while in matters of such Importance
(if not legally required in all cases)
there must be a two-third vote of the
whole body. A protest against the
action Of the Council, signed by six
Of its members, has been forwarded
to Wheeling, with petition signed
by many of our leading citizens, in
opposition to the bill.
While we have ourselves no desire
to favor or oppose the question, and
only give the sentiments of the
people, which is necessary for the
proper. guidance of our legislative
representatives, we will no doubt be
sustained in urging the latter to
make every effort to secure the set
Element of the matter by the vote of
the citizens of Martinsburg, at the
coming municipal election.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1882-01-28
THE MARTINSBIJRG HERALD SATURDAY, JANUARY 90 1882
Q NV blood win be upon the heads Of

/" My blood will be upon the heads Of
that jury. Don't you forget it,"
Mr.. Scoville again addressed the
court, saying: Your Honor, do
not desire to forfeit any rights I may
have under the law and practice in
this District. IT there is anything
that ought to do now to save those
rights l would be indebted to your
honor to indicate it to me.o
Judge Cox, in reply, assured him
that he should have every opportuni-
| ty; that the charge would be furnished
to him in print Thursday and he
would be accorded all the time allow.
ed by law within which to file his
exceptions, and that he would also
be entitled to four days within which
to move in arrest of judgment.
Gulteau (who from the moment
Judge Cox began the delivery of
his charge to the jury had dropped
completely his air of flippant AFRO
gance and set with rigid feature and
compressed lips) called out in tones
of desperation "God will ayenge
this outrage
Mr.. Scoville will probably file a
motion in arrest Of judgement, and
for new trial on exceptions. The
law gives the defendant four days
to file the motion and reasons for a
new trial, and it is customary for the
court to sit some day to hear the
argument theron. Should this mo-
tion be overruled the defendant will
appeal to the General Term, and
nr.nI.@ater the law the defendant is en-
titled to a suspension Of the sentence
till after the next General Term, not
exceeding thirty days. The January
General Term is now in session, and
the case cannot go there, but will be
appealable to the April term.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1882-01-28
Meu, advertisements. y
ATTENTION, FlREMEN!

The Members Of the MARTINSBURG
FIRE DEPARTMENT. are hereby notified
to meet at Wysong Hall, on Thursday,
Feb. 9th, 1882, at p. M, for the purpose
of e-enlisting, recognizing and electing
officers. The Secretary and Treasurer
will be prepared to make their report and
final settlement with the Department.
All those members who are not going to
re-enlist will return their uniforms at
this meeting. A full attendance is re-
quested. By order, 4 fss r4e9gr
C. E. DIFFENDERFER, Marshal.
c., J. THOMAS, Secretary, ~ ~ ,A'tt
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1882-01-28
THE STATE LEGISLATURE.

House bill 65 was taken up and
read third time and passed. It
makes the following provision
No man shall marry his mother,
grandmother, step-mother, sister,
granddaughter, daughter, half-sister
aunt, uncle's wife, sons wife, wife's
daughter, or her granddaughter, or
wife Of his brothers or sisters son.
No woman shall mary her father,
grandfather, step-father, brother son
grandson, half brother, uncle, daugh-
ter's husbands son, or his grandson,
or step-son, sisters son. or husband
of her brothers or sisters daughter.
Ifany man have heretofore married
his brothers widow, such marriage
is hereby declared to be legal and
valid, and the parties thereto exempt
from penalties prescribed by former
laws. sst4
Whoever shall marry or carnally
know his orher father, mother, child,
sister or brother, knowing such rela-
ton to exist, shall be guilty Of felony
and confined in the penitentiary not
less than three nor more than ten
years"
House Bill No.. 367, known as
" Wilson's Railroad Bill" was read
the first time, and ordered to be
printed. 1T makes some commend
able provision, endeayoring "to
establish reasonable maximum rates
Of charges, to provide for the correc-
ton of abuse, to prevent unjust
discrimination and extortions in the
rates of charges, by all railroad
companies and corporations, hereto
fore or hereafter created by this or
any other State, and organized with
in or without this State, and oper-
ating any railroad Or railway wholly
within, or partly within and partly
without this State, for the transpor-
tation of passengers and freights,
to protect the just rights OF the public
concerning the same, and to enforce
the same by adequate penalties.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1882-01-28

The Philadelphia Times takes no
stock in the new Grant onkling,war
on Mr.. Blaine, in which certain par
ties, masking under sinister profess
sions OF friendship for the dead Pres
ident, are trying to show that Mr..
Garfield was the mere Npuppet Of
Blaine )" tickle as the moon. incOn.
slant as water, without back bone,
and that he promised all things to
all men and kept faith with but one
MIR. Blaine. All of which,. by the
way, is but a rehash Of the slang
which the Presidents assassin has
been daily belching out in the court
room at Washington
Admitting all that the most fecund
:" friend OF the dead man can bring
forth, the facts stand to attest them
selves. He appointed clean. men to
high place. He began the long
needed work of publication in the
administration He set ont in a ca
reer which drew encomiums from all
men who loved their country though
they did not love Garfield. IfBlaine
was the inspiring cause of the pure
and clean policy begun by the short
lived administration, then the coun-
try will be apt to want more Of him.
If he was responsible for the nom
nation of Robertson, then he was
the first man in high place with the
courage of statesman as well as the
genius. Ifitwas to Blaine that the
country owed the swift destruction OF
impudent, aggressive, intOlerant bos-
sism in the person Of Conkling, then
Blaine is the sort Ofman the country
coyets. What was done from the 4th
OF March, 1881, until the I'd of July,
the whole country acclaimed as well
done. The pretended friends of Gar.
field prove too much III proving
Blaine the head hand and brain of
the short-liyed Garfield administers
GlOD. .t4.asa4. ss4se .l.41 .s.r.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1882-01-28

A Baltimore paper sets up claim
to considerable amount Of West
Virginia territory on the authority of
avery old grant. Ofcourse the claim
amounts to nothing. 1t includes a
large portion of Jefferson, Berkeley
and Morgan counties.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1882-01-28

Mr.. Horner, editor of the Parkers-
burg Sentinel, says that he would
not be surprised if the prohibition
amendment passed both houses OF
the West Virginia Legislature this
session. He seems to think that
some Of the Senators DESTROYS of re-
election will change over to that side.
He suggests that it will possibly be
so modified as to exempt beer and
wine. ss.-
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1882-01-28

The New York Tribune says edi-
torially: z II the stalwarts are eager
to know what the people of this
State think of them, let them try to
run Conkling for Governor, and they
will find OUT
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1882-01-28

The Spuyten Duyvil disaster will
call attention to the bill requiring rail
roads to provide axes in cars, which
has been before Congress for several
years. 1t was introduced by Gener-
al Garfield shortly after the Ashta
bula tragedy, and was meant to
guard against such calamities here
after.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1882-01-28

The Bill introduced in the United
States Senate a short time ago for
the benefit of Mrs. Mary Lincoln,
widow of the late Abraham Lincoln,
was called up in that body Tuesday,
and passed without debate. 1t APP
propriates $4,000 for Mrs. Lincoln's
immediate relief, and increases her
present pension of $4,000 to $4,000
per annum. The bill will doubtless
promptly pass the House and receive
the Presidents signature. Mrs. Lin
coin is an invalid in a private hos
pital in New York, and requires the
best medical attention and good
nursing. 1t was represented that
her only means was her pension, and
that this was insufficient to defray
her expenses.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1882-01-28

Ex-Governor Hendricks is visiting
in Washington. Guild nuncs of the
Capital say that he is anxious for the
Democracy to try the ticket Of 1876
again in 1884.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1882-01-28

The trunk railway lines came to an
agreement in New York lately, and
uniform rates have been adopted by
all the competing lines. The Phila-
dephia Times says: Had any indi-
viduals in the private pursuits oflife
conducted business as the great trunk
railway lines have conducted their
operations during the last few
months, their friends would have con
sidered the propriety of having them
legally declared lunatics and taking
their property out of their hands; but
the reckless ambition or yindictive-
ness Of one railway king can make
the whole hundreds of millions OF
property invested in our leading rail
ways the plaything of the most reck
less waste and the most idiotic and
suicidal yagaries.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1882-01-28

1t is announced that Gov. Long, OF
Massachusetts, in behalf of himself
and four Republican ex-Governors,
has sent a special invitation to Sena-
tor Malone and Senator elect Rid
dleberger, of Virginia, to visit Bos-
ton on the ed of February and be
their guests and tell the people OF
Massachusetts about the present and
future of Virginia. 1t is supposed
.he invitation will be accepted.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1882-01-28

Judah p. Benjamin, Secretary of
State of the late Confederacy, now a
resident of London, says he does not
believe one penny can be found inEu-
rope belonging to the defunct Confed-
crate Government, and that if there
was, it could only be recovered by
proceedings of the United States
Government. Should the United
tederate assets, it would be pre-
sumption to think that the bond
holders would ever see any of the
money, and these almost-forgotten
securities may as well be left to rest
with the past.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1882-01-28

The Guiteau case is at last ended
by the jury rendering verdict of
guilty. We should like to know
whether those who shouted and
cheered in the courtroom when the
verdict was made known or those
elsewhere on hearing the news, are
less fanatical than Guiteau himself.
While every reasonable citizen may
be satisfied with the verdict, without
any exultatlon, it would be more
christian like to pray that the assassin
employ his remaining time in repent
ance. There are few citizens of
these United States who did not
supplicate for Garfield, and most
likely Guiteau's repentance would
cause the angels in Heaven ninety
nine times more Joy.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1882-01-28
JOHN T. RELY, Editor & Manager
SATURDAY, JAN. 2sth, 1882.

The Republicans of Scranton nomi-
mated George ". Bpshpell for Mayor
on Friday, Goth.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1882-01-28

A Dispatch from Engineer Mel
vile to the Secretary OF the Navy
gives late and accurate information
as to the survivors OF the Jeanette.
Melville, Danenhower and eleven
men are at Irkutsk, comfortably
housed. The others have not been
heard from. t
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1882-01-28

w. y. Robinson, the murderer of
Allen Belcher, the late Marshal of
the town Of Maiden, in Kanawha
county, w. Va, recently tried at
Charlestown, has been sentenced to
be hanged on Friday, April It'll, next.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1882-01-28

The late Eliza +. Eddy, of Boston,
left her property to Susan B. Anthony
and Lucy Stone Blackwell, who are to
use it for the advancement ofwoman's
rights,
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1882-01-28
DIVIDEND NOTICE.

MARrINsBuRG, Jan. 26th, 1882.
The Board Of Directors of the
Martinsburg Gas Company have this
day declared asemi-annuald dividend OF
two J2) per cent, on the capital stock
of the company, payable on and after
February lst, 1882. @iia tas 9g8a
F. S. EMMERT, Treasurer,
The daily gazette., 1882-07-22
THE MORNING SUMMARY.

The army worms are reported to have ap-
peared in vast numbers in the fields around
Norwich, Conn.
Wednesdays earthquake in Mexico de-
molished churches in Igula and Yantepec.
In the latter place four persons were
killed.
Of 80 Germans who recently arrived from
Europe to work in the wooden mills at Wi
nooski, Vermont, 10 struck yesterday for an
increase Of 81 per month. "They were al
lowed to leave"
A wagon containing two women and five
children was struck by locomotive near
New Windsor, New York, on Thursday
evening and all in the wagon were injured,
none, however, fatally.
The Longshoremen's Provident Union
of Roston has voted to demand an advance
of ten cents per hour on day and night
work and twenty cents on Sunday work,
after the 18th of August.
A school teacher, named Chute, who
made improper proposals to Il female pupil
i'll Montreal, was sentenced to receive 40
lashes, but, after receiving 70 of them, the
rest of his sentence had been remitted.
Frederick Hubble, tax collector at Tacu-
baya, Mexico, was murdered in his house,
and his wife was wounded, by robbers, on
Thursday night. Eight thousand dollars
was taken. One of the robbers was caught.
A telegram from Milwaukee says the Sec
retary of the National Cigar Makers Union
has telegraphed to the strikers there that
they receive no more weekly payments
About so Of the strikers have gone to Gin
cinnad TO get work.
At fire at 103 Washington street, New
York Last ayapinn pnliaamau Raynnldc
saved the lives of eight children. He forced
his way into the burning building, and
standing on window sill, caught them as
they were dropped from above.
The third instalment of foreign miners,
about fifty in number, for the Consolidation
Coal Company, in Maryland, arrived al
Eckhardt yesterday afternoon. On learning
that they were to replace strikers, some oil
them refused to remain, and were sent back.
The house of Charles Rodgers, at Cohoes,
New York, was ransacked by two burglars
on Thursday night, and gold watch and
chain and some money were stolen. Mr.
Rodgers surprised one of the robbers, who
attempted to stab him with u dirk knife,
and fled.
Mrs. Wilson and her two children, aged
respectively and Q years, left her home at
Newberry, Michigan, nearly two weeks ago
to visit a neighbor, and got lost in the
woods. They We're found on Monday last,
the mother and one child being dead, and
the other child sitting by their bodies.
They had subsisted for few days on cran-
berries.
Itis stated that Rev NJ. G, Stanton, of
St Mary's Roman Catholic Church, at Cox
sackie, New York, has begun suit rgainst
Bishop McNierny, of Albany, to restrain the
latter from preventing Father Stanton from
officiating as pastor of the church. 1t ap-
pears that Father Stanton refused to per-
form the last funeral rites for a dead
parishioner, even after he had been ordered
to do SO by the Bishop, and also refused to
open the Church, which had to be forcibly
entered for the celebration Of requiem
mass by a representative of the Bishop. For
this Father Stanton was suspended, and a
new rector was appointed for the parish.
The daily gazette., 1882-07-22
THE FIGHT In SUSSEX.
LATE vIEWsoFTHE CONTEND
ING FACTIONS.
sTALWART METHODS FOR sUCCEss
Removing Half-Breed Onieials and APP
pointing " Ring" Men in their Placas-A
What the Candidates Friends Claim
Especial dispatch to the Gazette. J

GEORGETOWN, DEL, July 22.-The Re-
publican workers of Sussex county rode long
and late, last night, fixing up delegations
and forming secret plans for the delegate
election which takes place this afternoon.
The result of to-day's contest is more in
doubt than ever. The Fooks men claim that
they will positively carry Little Creek,
Broad Creek, Georgetown, Indian River and
Gumboro hundreds, with excellent chances
of also securing the delegations from Balti-
more and Broadkiln, where they claim that
the contests will be close. 1t is asserted
that Lewes and Rehoboth hundred, in
which the Higgins faction have hitherto
been in the majority, and Cedar Creek
where the Dover junta have generally
"ruled the roost," will send divided delega-
tions.
The Curry men claim that they are solid
in Dagsboro, Baltimore, North West Fork,
Nanticoke and seaford, but the latter hum
dred is very uncertain. The Fooks men
concede Curry 1s out of the AZ delegates as
the most he can possibly get at the election,
and assert that many of these VIII desert
him in the Convention. The Curry men
laugh at these declarations and maintain
that the contest will be very close. The exl
citement is intense, and there is every indi-
cation that the election this afternoon Will
be hotly contested all over the county.
Much excitement exists among Repub-
licans to-day over the adoption by the State
Central Committee of the same methods
which caused Swiggett's appointment on
the eve of the Republican nomination for q
Mayoralty candidate in Wilmington. Post
master James II. Maull, Half Breed, this
morning received notice of removal, and
L. A. Pepper, Stalwart Republican, has
been appointed in his place.
Mr.. Maull has been postmaster of George
town for four years, has proved a good
officer and nothing has ever been urged
against him. There is much talk Of run
ming State Central delegate ticket in
Georgetown, and using money to elect It.
1t is rumored that W. H. Belts, Half Breed,
postmaster at Millsboro, has also been re-
moved and Asher Burton, nephew of Daniel
Burton, Stalwart, appointed in his stead.
Jacob Moore, Esq, will be Fooks dele
gate from Georgetown. b.
The daily gazette., 1882-07-22
what the.ColIege wants.
[PhllnllelnhIn Tlmes.


The main topic of talk In Delaware is not
about peaches, nor yet concerning politics,
but in regard to troubles at Delaware
College. That institution has needed fresh
blood and lighting nerve since its reorganiza-
ton ten years ago and recently 1t got good
deal of both In the person OF Dr. Reinhart
On Wednesday DIR. Reinhart was lifted upon
the boot of the Board Of Trustees and sent
whistling outward. As the quarrel ran
IL was better that DIR. Reinhart should go,
for harmony among the professors is essen
tial. But the trustees and faculty ought to
bear In mind that the necessity for fresh
blood remains. The college is rid of an
Objectionable man of energy, but it needs
two or three unobieetionable professors of
snap and vim. The resignation from the
Board of Trustees OF Mr.. Dean would ap-
pear to be a matter for regret. It would be
better If he should bury the hatchet that he
angrily proposes to swing and wash off his
war paint for restoration to the board.