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NOTES AND COMMENT.

Mr.. Blaine is not tempted by the
position Of Congressman-at-L Large
for Maine, He may be looking for
larger game, later.
elf you make your youth a savings
bank you will not need anyOne'S
charity in old age or adversely"
That was written several years ago,
before savings bank cashiers got to
specializing in options and futures.
Secretary Folger is said to have
forbidden the clerks in his depart
ment to use tobacco during work
hours. The working hours of the
average Department clerk are not
long enough to cause much incon-
venience between cheWs,
The announcement is made by
Mr.. John w. Garret, the Presi-
dent of the Baltimore Il Ohio
Railroad Co., that another Atlantic
cable will be laid to Europe to con
meet with the b. d 0. IL. r. tele-
graph system.
The Burlington Hapkeye thinks
that if Charley Reed would just
turn his attention to the Frank
James case he could bother Govern
or Crittenden until that gentlemen
would resign in self defense. For
some unexplained reason it does
not want Reed to begin until Gui-
teau gets through with him.
"Whisky is good for snake bite.
The bigger the snake the bigger the
bite. The bigger the bite the more
whisky" says the Peoria Ir0HS-
Crypt. 1t might have continued, the
more whisky the more snakes, the
more snakes the more bites, and
ended with the more bites the
more whisky. 1t does not argue
in a circle at all, but comes out
more whisky at both ends all the
same.
Senator Davis, of this State, gave
a dinner last Thursday evening at
the Arlington Hotel, Washington
to Mr.. John w. Garrett, President
of the b. q O. r.. r. Co. There
were present beside the host and his
guest, Secretary Folger, Postmaster
general Howe, Senators Sherman,
Bayard, Window, Pendleton, Cor
man and Camden, Representatives
Hoge, Kenna, Wilson, McLane and
Flower.
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THE WHEAT INSECT.

Some of our farmers have shown
a good deal Of interest and others no
little alarm at the sudden appear
ance in our wheat of an insect which
seems to be rather a stranger in this
valley. 1t appears upon the head OF
the wheat in large numbers, about
the twelfth of an inch in length,
sometimes green and sometimes light
in color. Our farmers here call it
the "milk weevil, )" from an idea that
it derives its nOurishment from the
grain when in a milk state. There
is some diversity of opinion as to the
destructive character of its ravages
Some think that the grain having
passed the milk state is out of dan
ger: others that it has already done
serious mischief and may do much
more. One farmer remembers such
visitor in 1862; others seem never
to have heard of it before.
We inquired of Mr.. Faulkner
whether he had noticed the insect in
his wheat. He said he had. Some
heads were alive with them; upon
others he could see no vestige OF
them. He found the more matured
heads free from the insect, but
thought they had injured the later
heads. He said he was not sutti-
GENTLY skilled in entomology to name
or classify the insect, but it strongly
resembled in its appearance and
habits what is called in France the
Angoun,oiS weevil or moth, and il
England the wheat fly, an insect diff
fering from the Hessian fly, which
feeds upon the stem, not the flower
of the wheat. What is now seer
upon the heads of the wheat art
little bugs, with six legs and two an
tennae, recently hatched from The
egg deposited by the fly on th'
head of the wheat.
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NE. PAULKNER'S VIEWS ON THE
TARIFF QUESTION

One Of the editors Of this paper
meeting Mr.. Faulkner casually on
the street inquired Of him what his
present views were upon the tariff
policy Of the country.
He replied that ''he had but one
opinion upon it as question of gen.
eral policy since his entrance into
public life, and that was expressed
upon the floor of Congress in the
first speech which he delivered in
that body on the ID of August, 1852,
in vindication of the Democratic
party. He had never seen any reason
to change his general views on that
subject SINCE" and said he would
send us an extract from that speech,
from which his opinions could be
seen. The extract sent is as follows:
"a tariff policy, looking to pro-
lection as its leading and primary
object is now without an advocate
in the country; as completely so as
the doctrine of pure international
free trade; and SO long as the princi-
pie is avowed and honestly carried
out, that no more revenue shall be
raised than is sufficient to defray the
Just and economical expenses Of the
Government; that such revenue
shall be collected from imports, and
not from direct taxes, so as to give
to the labor Of our own country the
incidental benefit resulting from
that system of taxation; and that in
raising this revenue, such equality
of burden shall be imposed that one
class or portion of the country shall
not be taxed for the benefit OF an
other principles now universally
concedcd), all else pertaining to any
tariff law must be mere matter of
detail about which local interests
may squabble, but i'll regard to
which national parties ought not to
differ. "
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between Winchester and Harrisburg
as will make it equivalent to one
road under one management.
JUDGE H0GE'S APPROPRIA-
TI0N.

The river and harbor bill was up
in the House last Saturday and oc-
cupied the entire day. The bill ap.
propriates seventeen millions for
river and harbor improvement, and
there was strong opposition to all
amendments increasing this sum.
Notwithstanding this, Judge Hoge
got the floor and after a few com
mon sense remarks succeeded in get
ting an amendment inserted giving
$4,000 to continue the improvement
on the Monongahela river, Messrs.
Wilson and Kenna each tried TO get
amendments making appropriations
for rivers in their districts, but fail
ed, and the House passed the bill
and adjourned.
Judge Hoge's successful efforts in
getting this appropriation, under the
most discouraging conditions, will
to his credit and make him
friends in the western end Of his
district.
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The Water WOrlKs-ShOWers'
Report.


Eds. Independent
In the very clear and satisfactory
report made by Philip Showers, late
Chairman Of the Committee on Wa
ter Works, he calls the attention Of
the Council to fact that demands,
and | hope it will receive its prompt
attention. Mr. Showers deserves
great credit for the ability displayed
in that report, and for the informa-
tion which he gives to our citizens.
The public interests are always safe
when in such hands. The following
is the extract from his report to
which | refer, and which gives us
timely warning Of q very serious
danger to our interests:
II desire to call the attention Of
the Council to matter that is CIV
ing a great deal of trouble at the
works, and ought to be remedied.
refer to the throwing Of cinders into
the creek. This is done by the b.
and O. Railroad Company to such an
extent that it cannot longer be pass
ed over in silence. The cinders
dumped into the creek by the rail-
road company is washed down into
the dam by the current, where it is
deposited in large quantities, filing
up the dam to such an extent as to
greatly interfere with the water
power. But this is not the worst
feature Of it. The cinder in large
cpopti4i as 10 eopoa+ir,ar ,,noboJ int
the forebay and on the turbine
wheels, grinding the shafts, and at
times stopping the works. There is
danger Of the cinders being washed
down by small rise in the creek at
any hour of the night, when the en-
gineer is absent, in sufficient guam
titles to choke the water wheels and
stop the works. If a fire should
break out at night when the water
wheels had become choked from this
cause it would cause serious delay in
furnishing water. | consider this a
matter for the action of the Council,
and most respectfully submit it for
your consideration"
This view of the danger which
now lmpefilS our water WORKS Is also
noticed by engineer Jacob NJ. Shat
fer, and who fully confirms the in
telligent suggestions of Mr.. SHOW
ers in the following extract from the
engineers report:
II beg leave to call your attention
to the condition of the small water
wheel and shaft, which is very much
worn. This unusual wear OF the
wheel and shaft is caused by the
cinders which are thrown in the
creek from the yard of the b. and 0.
railroad, which has been much worse
the past year than any time preyi-
Gus. 1t is not only the damage they
do to the wheel, but they have grad
ually filled up the race below the
works till there is fully one foot of
back water on the wheel leaving
but nine instead of ten feet head, 10y
means Of which fully one-seventh
the power of the wheel is lost"
y CITIZEN.
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NEXT UNITED STATES SENATOR

Next winter an election will take
place by the legislature of West Vir-
ginia to fill a vacancy in the Senate
of the United States caused by the
expiration of the term Of service of
Hon. II. G.. Davis. 1t is understood
that Mr.. Davis will not be in the
field for a reelection, so that, SO far
as we are now informed, there will
be but one candidate for that posi-
ton from this congressional district.
We refer to Hon. q. j. Faulkner, Of
this county. Mr.. Faulkner will
have a strong following in the west
and will receive the support Of this
end of the State, and especially Of
this and adjoining counties, not only
because he is a citizen of Berkeley
and identified as fully as any man
can be with the interests of the
whole State, but because of his large
experience and spotless record as a
public man. We presume from
present indications his principal
competitor will be Hon. Frank Here
ford, from the Third District, and
from the activity shown by that gen
tleman in marshaling his forces on
the Kanawha and the Big Sandy,
we may expect quite warm and
animated conte t before the legis-
lature.
The INDEPENDENT will watch
closely the progress of the campaign
and keep its readers fully posted on
all that may occur worthy of note.
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NEW RAILROAD.

We understand a movement is on
foot TO obtain charter for building
a railroad from Martinsburg to the
Frederick line, and to be continued
on from there under a Virginia
charter to Winchester. From what
we can learn, the parties having this
in charge mean business and have
the capital to push the enterprise
right through. At Martinsbnrg this
new road would connect with the
Martinsburg and Potomac. and no
doubt such arrangements will be
made with the different companies
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THERE has been SO much said
about that Newburgh man betting
$3.50, 200 on "a straight fush' that
many of the innocents are beginning
to wonder what a straight flush is,
and how there can be anything
crooked about a straight. But these
are mysteries known only to the
initiated few, who pay dearly for
their information.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1882-06-24

ATERRIFIC tornado struck Kansas
City, Mo, in the early morning of
Saturday last, destroying a large
amount of property, killing one man
and ipiuring a number of persons.
The storm passed over portions Of
Missouri and Kansas, and did great
damage to the crops.
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SINCE the decision of Judge Brad
ley denying a writ of habeaS corpus
in favor of Guiteau, the assassin's
only hope lies in the petition to the
President, which will prove as vain
as are his other hopes. The Presi'
dent cannot doubt the legality of a
trial which the Supreme Court Judge
endorses as full and fair, and he can
not set aside the judgment of the
law to let some more insanity experts
examine the assassin and wrangle
about the results.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1882-06-24

New YORK Commissioners Of
Public Works have advanced the
wages of laborers to 81 per day. If
they could but reduce the price of
breadstuffs and beef now, the labor
ers would be happy
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1882-06-24

THE great labor demonstration
which took place in Pittsburgh on
Saturday was one of the grandest
displays of the kind ever witnessed
il this country. Over $4,000 labor
ing men were in the procession.
Many of the transparencies contain
ed striking notices, the most con-
spicuous one being "Give us this
day our daily bread" Many of the
residences along the line of march
were handsomely decorated. The
very best order prevailed through
out the day and night.
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TARIFF COMMISSION.

President Author has nominated
the following named gentlemen to
be members of the Tariff Commits
sion:
John l.. Hayes, of Massachusetts,
(chairman); Henry w. Oliver, Jr. ,
of Pennsylvania; Austin M. Gar
land, Of illinois; Jacob Amber, of
Ohio; Robert +. Porter, of the Dis
trict of Columbia; John w. II. I'm
derwood, of Georgia; Duncan F.
Kenner, of Louisiana; Alex. r..
Boteler, of West Virginia; VIM. II.
Mcmahon, of New York.
West Virginia is complimented in
the appointment of the Hon. Alex.
r.. Boteler, of jefferson county
than whom 10 more fitting selection
could have been made.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1882-06-24

IT is terrible to see the Kentucky
papers calling him Jondewhite now,
just because Pig Iron Kelley depos-
tied his ponderosity momentarily
upon the delicate little creature.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1882-06-24

A THOUSAND evictions weekly in
Ireland and yet the emigration is
greater from Germany than from
the Emerald Isle.
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DEAD IETTERs-The following is
a list of letters remaining in the Post
Office at Martiusburg, w. Va, June
17th, and will be sent to the Dead
Letter Office July Sth, if not called
for. Persons calling for these let
tiers will please say advertised:
Ellen Burkhart, VIM Burk, John
w. Craig (co) jeremiah A Conner,
James z Eugle, Margaret Engle, j
w Furley, N NJ Hillhouse, Annie
Jones, Mrs Sophia &. Lowen, VIM
r Loflin, Thomas hurry, S w
Myers, Daniel Moran, J A Miller,
John Marnor, Charles Martin, j r
Orndorff, Mrs Ellen Rhodes, John
Raglan, Israel Robinson, l. q Rhoe.
Also the following letters held for
postage; Theo Slime, Canton, Md,
Valley Mutual Life Association,
Staunton, Va.
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Charleston has been selected as
the place, and August Sd the time,
for holding TIE Democratic Con-
gressional Convention for the Third
District.
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A TERRIBLE tornado swept over
central Iowa Saturday night. The
town of Grinnell was almost entirely
destroyed and the village of NAL
colin badly damaged. The death
roll will probably reach one hundred.
The number of dwelling houses de-
stroyed in the city of Grinnell is
estimated at one hundred and forty
three. Outside of Grinnell and
at Malcolm, and in the country
there is also immense loss. Probably
the aggregate of all will not foot up
less than three quarters of million
of dollars.
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WE take the following from the
Pittsburg Telegraph of W ednesday;
ANOTHER MYSTERY. - James
Garner, VIM. Neal and Samuel
Blair, three AlleghGnians, went to
CHARTERS Creek to enjoy aday's fish
ing. While passing through the
woods on the bunk of the creek they
found blood stained handkerchief,
"A silk neck tie, piece OF Grape and
a red pocket book. The latter bore
the name of j. w. COpenhaver, Mar
tinsburg, w. Va, and from papers
found therein, it appeared that the
man had been travelling about sell
ing patent machine TO manliac-
ture barrels. The young men also
saw man with a bloody face and
shirt, bu, did not question him. The
matter was reported to Chief Long,
Mr. Copenhaver left here some
weeks since for Pittsburg for the
purpose Of selling his patent for
charming barrels. We learn that his
family, who reside here, have been
notified of the facts contained in the
above, and have set about an inves-
tigation of the matter.
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Monongalans will feel like hur-
raining for Hoge since he has sue
ceeded in slipping into the river and
harbor bill an appropriation of
$25, 900 for continuing the improve
ment of the Monougahela up to
Morgantown. 1t was successful
little piece of parliamentary Skin
mishing To have run it in at the
eleventh hour, Yet it was only just
and fair that it should have been
put in The Government is under
obligations to complete the work
which has been begun in that river,
and which, until it is completed,
constitutes an obstruction rather
than an improvement; and to have
further postponed it, by failing to
make the appropriation, would have
been a great injury, and Mr.. Hoge is
entitled to credit for successfully
impressing Congress with this view
of the matter Wheeling Register.
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Senator Sherman believes there is
no deliberative body in the world
freer from lobby influences than the
Senate of the United States. The
lobby must be mighty influential
concern in other places.
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DURING the month of May AL
O35 immigrants arrived in the United
States. OF this number ,747 came
from Germany, 19,747 from Ireland,
1882 from Sweden, 13,404 from
England and Wales. The figures
are indicative of the general nation
alities whose people swell the tide of
immigration hither. Germans be-
ing more than twice in number than
those from any other nation, cannot
fail to have very marked results
upon the social aspects of this coun-
try: and later, important effects upon
the political phases of the nation.
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NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS.

The Baptist Church at Charles
town, is being improved.
The new Southern Methodist
Church near Mechanicstown Jeffer-
son county, is being rapidly erected.
DR. John s. Martin, Presiding
Elder of the Rockingham Districts
appointed to take charge of Win
chester Station, NJ. Z. Church
South, Uice the Rev. DR.. w. p. Har-
rison, removed to Nashville, Tenn.
The real aud personal property in
Shepherdstown is assessed at 1921, ).
$50. The levy Of 40 cents on each
500 of this, with 327 capitations at
10 cents, and 80 dogs at 50 cents,
produces a total tax of 81 1890.
The barn of Col. VIM. A. Morgan,
near Shepherdstown, was burned by
an incendiary about one or two
O'Clock on Monday night of last
week. A negro man named Henry
Allen, formerly of Alexandria, Va,
charged with being the incendiary,
was arrested and committed to Jail
in Charlestown on Tuesday. No
insurance.
Mr.. Joseph Morrow, an old and
highly respected citizen Of Jefferson
county, died at his residence at
"White House," on Thursday of
last week, aged 70 years.
The Shepherdstown Register says:
A young Mr.. Stroup, son of Mr..
Stroup, living near Unionville, was
badly bruised one day last week, by
being struck by an engine on the
B. &. Q. r. r. near Duffields. He
had sat down on the side of the track
to await the coming of comrade,
and fell asleep, and was struck while
in that condition, having his arm
and head badly, but not seriously in
| jured.
The Spirit of Jefferson, speaking
of the action of the Town council of
Charlestown, in regard to lighting
up the town, remarks, that they care
disposed to make haste slowly in
| providing for expenditures without
knowing how they are to be met"
That is always the sure plan.
Mr.. Fred Waner, of the Potomac
House, Clearspring, Md, is out two
| kegs of beer, some thieves having
entered his cellar and carried them
off.
A geologist, who has been pros
pecting in the neighborhood of Film
stone, Allegany county, Md, thinks
| he has discovered a valuable seam
| of semi-bituminOus coal between the
| town of FlintstOne and the Potomac
| river.
Wheat was cut on one of Gov. Ham
ilton's farms in Washington county,
| Md, on the 18th instant. 1t was
| done merely as an experiment and
at the owners orders. 1.-THE wealth
er continues fair the harvest will
| begin on the 1st of July.
'IT must be rather troublesome
matter to our excellent neighbors Of
the INDEPENDENT to keep up a
tony appearance. The phrase
steam job rooms and extensive i'm
provements, not forgetting the
double-geared, back-action, tri-col-
ored, nonpareil press, that the men
ton has grown so stale that it does
not attract. We advise them to toot
their horns about something else.
Five us something fresh. "-StateS-
| man.
We comply with the modest re-
quest of our neighbor, and give the
above as the freshest item out,
| NInnnnnrnlin,nr mill Fool LILO hnr
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FOUR PAPERS, l YEAR, FOR 81

Under arran semenis with the publishers
We are enabled to give four papers, for one
year. for "a 90. This is two dollars less
than the regular subscription price. For u
". will send you one year the DoDdE CITY
TINES. LE.yESwoRTH WEEKLY TIMES,
KANSAS CRY COMMERCIAL INDICATOR and
KANSAS FARMER. A reduction on the reg
ular subscription price OF each one enables
us 10 offer these low terms. With these fonr
p,per- 4 subscriber has variety OF interest.
ing reading matter, embracing the general
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and finsrcia, reports, notes on agriculture
and stock raising. The cattle And the sheep
grower and the farmer will be benefited by
these four publications, which will keep him
supplied with winter reading, and on topics
he il greatly interested in. We shall keep
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trus, new and old subscribers will avail
themselves Of the opportunity to secure
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must accoupa " the subscription. All sub
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The biggest cattle yarn ofthe season comes
from Texas. II is said that q email boy
wen, out one day and killed twelve pos
sums. Going to town the next day he sold
his 'opossums for fifty cents each, and in
vested his six dollars in three calves. Five
years afterwards he sold bis increase for
$4,000 in cash, loaned out his money at 10
per cent. interest, and after graduating at an
Eastern college, married handsome blonde
Boston girl with two millions, and lie to-day
the happy parent OF tripplets, all boys.
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u, S. LAND OFFICE. f,


Lafneus hhnoas, JaH. 10. ioo-
Notice Is hereby given that the following nam
ed settler has fied notice Of his intention TO
make hnsl proof in support OF his claim and Sc
he male before the Register or Receiver at Lar
n,,i- Kansas On Thursday, Feb. s5i, lss2, viz;
ELiLABhTH SCHMokER, Homestead Appii-
cation No sass for the southeast or section p.
tn 81 s,rEw.
And she nsIaes the following witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon and cultivation OF
,aii land, viz: Peter Blair, Belle MeadeP. o.
Robert Calssn, John Jobln. A. NJ. Norman,
Al O, Prarlslse z. y. all of Meade county. kas.
,,ulS5s c A. NORRIS, Register.