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that they don't mean to be any
other sort Of duelists. Stop fool
ing!
METHOD OF RAISING WAGES ON
THE TEXAS.
st. Paul Pioneer-Press.
The pay ofemployes of the Tex.
as Pacific Railray having been re-
duced, a mob side -tracked the pay
car and proceeded to smoke Man
ager Hoxie, out, and were only
prevented by the paymaster's
earnest explanation that he wasn't
there. They would raise wages
in the South west on the same prin-
ciple they would recover deposits
from an exploded bank, by hold
ing the executive head as a host
age and quickening his conscience
by an application Of hemp
THE SENSE OF HONOR IN THE
OLD DOMINION.
st. Louis Globe Democrat
The barbarism of dueling has a
stronger hold in Virginia than in
any other part of the country, ano
yet the people of the old Domin-
ion show no higher sense Of honor
than prevails in other States Vir-
ginia Is really behind the times.
THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ELI
HU AND JOHN.
Detroit Free Press.
There are mysterious hints that
+. 3. Washburne will be chosen
as the leader of the anti-Logan
forces in Illinois, and will be put
into the race for the next Senator
ship. Elihu has had a good deal
of experience, but he hasn't as
much sand as John.
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MARRIED.


On Friday, January 6, in the Sec
ond Presbyterian Parsonage, Chica-
go, ILL.,, by Rev. Mr.. Henshaw, Mr..
ROWLAND DAILY, of Romney, w.
Va, to Miss ALICE NJ. ROBINSON,
daughter of G. II. Robinson, Esq,
of this city.
BY this event Martinsburg loses
one of its esteemed and favorite
young ladies. May her fairest and
brightest dreams of happiness be re-
allied in her far western home. The
marriage ceremony took ploce in the
presence of the brides brother, Col.
IL. e. Robinson, formerly of this
place, and a number of immediate
friends.
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VOORHEES, AND PENSIONS,

Senator VOORHEES, is gaining no
toriety by his erratic course. 1t is
hard to tell just what the Senator is
playing" for, but the impression is
gaining ground that he has the Pres
idential bee in his bonnet. His re-
cent move is a speech in high praise
of, and defending the pensions n
rears act. If the pensions arrears
act were carried out as intended
there would be no ground of com
complaint on account Of it; but it is
not, and therefore the speech oil Sen
ator VOORHEES, in praise of what it
ought to be is not to the point. No
one objects to paying soldiers we'll
for their services md sufferings, but
there ought to be better proof than
there sometimes is that the claim
ents have ever endured any suffer
ings to speak of. There is certainly
a great deal of money paid out to
men who have no just claim to it
under the law, and they get it be-
cause their claims are admitted on
one-sided testimony. Except in Ger
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RETAIL MARKET.--The following
prices prevailed this week in the re-
tail market
Butter, 80 cents per pound eggs,
% cents per dozen ; potatoes, 40 cts.
per peck ; sweet potatoes, so cents
per peek onions, so cents per peck
cabbage, 20 to 25 cents per head APP
plies, Is TO 20 cents per peck hams.
Is cents per pound I; sides, II to IA
cents shoulders 10 to II cts. lard
121 cents per pound sausage, 10 cts;
pudding, y cts. per pound. Corn IS
cts. per bushel. Turkeys, 8 and lO
cents, gross.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1882-01-21

Mr.. Curran Mendal, of Taylor,
Texas, a dealer in sheep, visited
this county a short time sinca for
the purpose of hunting up "a lot of
throughbreGs, which he intended
purchasing to be shipped TO his
rancho in Texas. OF course MIR.
Mendal struck Immediately for
such men as Mr.. L. III. Buchanan
and G.. II. Beall, where he soon
found just what he wanted-a
choice lot of yearling ewes which
he purchased from Mr.. Il. II.
Buchanan at about $12 per head.
Mr.. Mendal also purchased from
Col. BeaIl, a splendid buck lamb
for which he paid $50. These were
all shipped by Mr.. Mendal to Tex
as cllSburg Ne1OS.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1882-01-21

THE best newspaper ever pub
liShed in Pennsylvania" This is
one of the many complimentary
things said about the Philadelphia
Press, by its contemporaries. 1t is
indeed an enterprising and thorough
ly readable newspaper, whose pages
are never soiled by the unclean
things which make SO many journals
of the day dangerous visitors in the
family circle. If you are not a reader
of The Press already, send fora spec
linen copy.
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Darkesville.

A long time has passed since our
village was represented in your
columns, and thinking you might
need something. "to fill up,"I will
scratch you a few lines.
Ours has been an afflicted viii
lage for some time past. Scarlet
fever, in a mild form, has invaded
most Of the families and in some
few cases, a more malignant form
was developed, and proved fatal.
Some have TO mourn the loss of
heir loved ones, notably little E5-
tclla, than whom IA more WinsOme
and engaging child never lived,
a household darling and a village
| pet, too fair for earth she was call
ed to the bosom Of Him who,
when he was on the earth said,
Suffer little children to come an
to me, for Of such is the Kingdom
of Heaven" T. G disease still how
ers over us, and we know not
when it will disappear, while there
are subjects for it
Our holiday season passed off
quietly, with nothing to greatly
mar the innocent enjoyment of
all. The usual church festivities
were held in the churches, and
appreciated as only childred can.
The oyster supper, in the M. f.
Church South, was a gratifying
success, and the N now in pro-
grees, under the auspices of the
NJ. E. Church, promices fir re-
suits.
The Temperance cause is not
without its supporters, and bids
fair now, to be a power in the
community. The number and
character of the recent accessions,
in the order of G.. I. here, gives
great strength to it.
Business in every department
OF trade, is very tranquil, nothing
disturbing its quietude or exciting
alarm.
The schools have resumed with
Il fair attendance and under good
management.
The ladies of the M. r. Church
South. have organized a mite
Society" which promices 10 be
an interesting feature, in our usu-
ally slow and staid old town
They Lave organized under favor
able auspices and with fine pros
poets for success. Their first social
entertainment, will be given ut
Mr.. Champ Shepherds, on We'd
nesday evening, 25th. Oysters
and all the delicacies of the season,
will be served. The public gener-
ally are invited to attend, let all
come who wish TO spend a delight
full evening. 1t does seem as
though we ought to encourage
anything looking to the advance
ment of religion, in u midst, AS
whilst there may not be any des-
perately wicked people here, there
are certainly as few devout christ
lans to the square mite, as can be
found anywhere. OBSERVER.
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HARPER'S FERRY.

In the House OH Monday, Judge
Hoge's resolution asking informa-
ton from the Secretary OF War, as
to the present status of the Harper's
Ferry property, was passed by a
unanimous vote. This will probably
get this long neglected matter in a
shape for definite action, and ar
range it so that the valuable prop
erty and water-power at that place,
belonging to the government, can be
utilized for some practical purpose.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1882-01-21

GUITEAU has succeeded in laying
befoae the great public the speech
which Judge Cox decided he should
not address to the jury, and the
merest glance at the speech shows
that Judge Cox was right in his de-
cision. Just as the Judge said he
would, Guiteau reiterates the state
ments already reiterated time and
again, and introduces matter that
the jury could make no use of, to
say the least of it. The speech is ex-
tremely offensive, and calculated to
do the prisoner more harm than good
from the disgust which it awakens.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1882-01-21

REPRESENTATIVE FORD has laid
before Congress a bill providing for
Government control and manage
ment of the telegraph lines and fix
ing IA rate at which messages shall
be transmitted, after the style of the
Governments postal monopoly.
Something like that may be agreed
to some day, but it will not be until
a plan has been provided for obtain
ing control of the wires at some fig
ure more reasonable than tkat at
which their owners now hold them.
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CircuifG Court.

Hon. c. j.. Faulkner, Jr., Judge;
Hon. w. II. II. Flick, Prosecuting
Attorney; George A. Chrisman
Esq, Sheriff, and S. H. Martin,
Esq, Clerk.
State VS.. Larkins, violation of IL
quor law. Plea of guilty, and fined
$50 and costs.
Same VS.. Freeze. Same plea, fine,
&c.
Same VS.. Busch. Same, judgment.
Same vs. John Mcdonald, resisting
officers. Plea of guilty, and fined
$50.
Same vs. Elisha Butt, concealed
weapons. Tried by jury, verdict not
guilty.
Same VS. John Stevens, misdemean-
Or. Plea of guilty, fined $40.
Same VS. 2 Fl Smith, violating rev.
enue law. Plea of guilty, fined $50.
Same VS. VIM Noffsinger concealed
weapons. Tried by jury, verdict not
guilty.
Same VS. Wesley Murlett, resisting
officers. Tried by jury, verdict gull.
ty, fined 500 and thirty days in Jail.
Same VS. Teller, violating license.
Plea of guilty and fined $40.
Same VS. Westphal. Same plea and
fine.
State VS. Thomas Robinson and
Daphney Turner, lewd cohabitation.
In this case the parties were married
in jail and made plea of guilty in
consideration of marriage a fine of
$50 was recorded and the parties dis
charged.
State VS. Alex Taylor, grand larce-
ny. Plea of guilty of petit larceny
accepted, and sentenced to Jail four
months.
State VS. Emmons. Nolle entered.
State VS. r NJ Cooper, violating Ii
censo Motion to quash sustained.
Same VS. James Williams; petit lar
ceny. Plead of guilty, and having
been convicted of a former offence,
he was sentenced to the penitentiary
for one year.
State VS. Samuel Green, petit larce-
ny. Same plea and term as in Will
liams case.
Same VS. John II Martin, man
slaughter. Bail taken for appear
ance at next time of the Court.
Same VS. Henshaw, violating Ii
cense. Plea of guilty, fined $40.
Same VS. j CSmith, enlightenment.
Continued until 18th inst.
r NJ Marshall VS. w S Magruder.
Judgment for Sill 08.
John Fitz, ex'r. VS. A Lamar.
Judgment for 800 ~,
AL execution was ordered VS. II G
Fryatt, surety for J J Johnson.
Crump VS. Shaffer & Son. Tried
by jury, verdict for plaintiff for
$26 %, and motion for new trial
pending.
Stoddart & Co VS. f A Vollmer.
Referred to arbitrator.
State VS. Thomas Woods, entering
house of L Henshaw. Motion for
new trial |overruled, and prisoner
sentenced in accordance with YER
dict of the jury.
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sg-Hdg ~rates-fre cents per hae-f0r Obituary No
teeS beyond the usual announcement.
At his home in West Liberty, Lo-
gan county, Ohio, December 31st,
1881, BENJAMIN HILL, a native and
former resident of this place, but for
the last "a years a resident of Ohio,
aged 50 years.
At her residence at Sir Johns
Run on January 6, 1882, Mrs. MARY
RoBY, aged 40 years.
Near Failing Water church. Berke-
ley county, on January IL, 1882, Mr..
JACOB LINGAMFELTEB, aged 20
years, II months and 32 days.
On the 18th of January 1882, near
Three Runs, MINNIE, only daugh-
ter of Madison j. and late Hezzenia
Wright, aged s years, 8 months and
IA days.
She has gone to meet her mother.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1882-01-21

THE State, published at Charles
ton, this State, has come out a full
1edged G%reenback paper, and is ed
tied by Thomas Swinburn. The
editorials evidence considerable Phil
ity, and the paper is a newsy, lively
sheet.
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tain cases there is no adequate in
quiry made into the fitness of the
claims. Senator VOORHEES, does not
look at it in this light. His vision
is probably somewhat affected by the
glamour Of a Presidential bauble.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1882-01-21

SENATOR H.. G.. DAVIS bill for
the promotion of agriculture in the
United States, introduced in the
Senate sometime since, was taken
up on Monday and referred, with a
prospect of an early report.
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A great many of u people
knew one Mr.. Arnold, a peddler
who used to travel extensively in
this country. On last Sunday, he
was found dead at Sewell Station
On examination il was found that
his neck was broken. 1t is sup
posed that he was scrambling over
some cr0ss-ties and fell on his head
with the results above stated
Anderson Enterprise.
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EIGHT persons were killed in a
railroad accident on the Hudson
River railroad, on Friday of last
week. Two are missing, and nine
teen more or less injured. Cause,
carelessness of a brakeman.
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If A reasonable doubt of a mans
sanity is sufficient to acquit for
crime there never was a criminal
justly punished in the course of
criminal Jurisprudence, from the
earliest days to the present time.
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THE Guiteau case has not yet been
given to the jury. We presume the
arguments will close to-day, and by
Monday we will get the verdict of
the jury, unless they fail to agree, of
which there is no probability.
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IT Is said that Ingersoll is begin
ming to lean towards Christianity
just for charity's sake, to remove
one element of discord from among
its representatives.
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PERT PRESS
GRUMBLERs AT WINTER SUN
SHINE.

GRUMBLERS AT WINTER SUN
SHINE.
New York Telegram.
Sunshine all winter does not
satisfy sanitarians. Yet 1t seems
strange that fine weather should
not be as wholesome now as in the
spring.
AND so ENCOURAGE DEMOCRATIC
HARMONY.
Cleveland Herald.
If Judge Thurman starts a DEM
ocratic daily in Youngstown he
can attack Senator PendletOn six
days in the week instead of one as
at present.
AND HIS HABITATION THE JER-
sEY COAST.
St. Paul Pioneer-Press.
Mr.. Robson wants the COM
mittees enlarged, but doesn't de-
sire that the Mississippi interests
shall be represented by a distinc-
tive committee. None of his
schemes lie in that direction. He
ID a salt water fish.
MADE HIS CONFESSION TOO SOON.
New York Tribune.
Senator Pendleton has admitted
that his zeal for Civil Service Re-
form is prompted by a belief that
it will enable the Democratic par
ty to get into power. Since he
made this confession a lethargy
has fallen upon the promised Civ
il Service Reform boom.
HURRY UP TO HARMONY.
New York World.
In the event of a harmonious
arrangement between the trunk
lines, European capitalists will
promptly renew their purchases
of American railway investments
and the foreign exchanges will
once more take a turn downward.
In fact, there is evidence that this
foreign demand is already setting
in.
LET 1T GO ON IF IT AMUsES THEM.
Philadelphia Times.
Whenever the newspapers
drop Blackburn and Burbridge,
they will drop their duelists OF
modern times, and its evident
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1882-01-21

THE Independent Republicans are
already organizing for the next fall
campaign in Pennsylvania, and if
they are not conciliated or harmon
lied in some way, the probabilities
are that Pennsylvania will go Dem
Ocratic.
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SATURDAY, JANUARY 81. 1882.

THE Senate bill repeating the in
definite appropriations has been re-
ported favorably by Senator Davis,
of West Virginia, from the Com
mittee on Appropriations.
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Vote of Thanks.

The Martinsburg Fire Depart
ment at a meeting held at WysOng
Hall, January 18th, unanimously
rendered u vote OF thanks to the
ladies and gentlemen of the st. jos
eph Catholic church and also to the
citizens of the town for winning the
silver trumpet, voted off at the fair
of the Catholic church. In secur-
ing us the trumpet we think they
appreciate our services as a Fire
Department.
GEO. ID. WHITsoN,l
II. Il. CUSHWA, fCom.
J. T. ROBERTS.
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BALTIMORE GRAIN MARKET
The market on Friday was irm for
all kinds of grain. Wheat, Southern
Fultz, was quoted at 1873 to l42 cts;
longberry; l43 to las cents ; corn,
Southern white, II cents oats, 81
to SO cents; rye, 10 cents.
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New Coal and Wood Yard

TIE PUBLIC are informed hat | have
4 Just opened a Coal and Wood Yard
on the corner of Race and German streets,
and will supply
HARD ARD SOFT GOAL,
Split Wood, &C., at the very lowest rates.
Full weights guaranteed. Coal and wood
delivered to any part OF the town. Orders
left at
THE YARD.
corner of Race and German, will be
promptly attended to. | solicit a share
Of public patronage, und guarantee salts
faction to all customers.
novl8-3m CHARLES SHARFF.
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DI ,.

ES-Hag rates-fre cents per hae-for ob,tuqry No
tces beyond the usual announcement.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-07-01
What a Managerie Costs.

An unframed elephant at the age of
| % or 80 is worth $4,000, and a per-
| forming elephant $45, 900.
| The value of male lion is about 3d.
| 000 and of a female about 81 900.
A fine specimen of the royal Bengal
| tiger is worth $500. The female is
! much less valuable
The striped hyena is rated at $500,
the spotted ut $500.
South American panther costs from
800 TO $500. A male is worth about
| twice as much as a female.
The prices of sea-Eons range from
800 to $500.
Seals cost from $500 to 800.
A polar bear is worth ST 900.
Black bears can be bought in any
number for 500 each
A poonah bear, from Hindostan, is
worth 500.
The South American tapir costs from
5000 to $500
Yhe cost of q rhinoceros is from &c.
600 to $4,000
The value of the hippopotamus is
from So, 600 to 5000.
A giraffe eighteen feet is worth cps
600.
Camels cost $500 and $4OO
The sacred COW can be purchased for
500 or $500.
The zebra are worth 500 or $500.
A gazelle costs $1,000; a nyighau,
$1,000; an Gland, $1,000; and hart
beest, So, 500.
The ordinary oryx costs 81, 200.
The llama is valued at $500
The yak, from Siberia and Tartary,
ranges from 81 900 to ST. 500.
The one blesbok in this country cost
$1,000
The oudode, a strengthening beast
from the north of Africa costs from
5000 to $500.
Kangaroos arc rated at from $500 TO
81 900.
The price fixed for ostriches is from
So, 900 To 81, 300
The prices of the different kinds of
birds range from s. to $1,000.
The big snakes are worth $500 to
$500.
Monkeys are valued at $50 to $500.
Some of the large menageries are
worth $1,000, 600. A small one would
cost at the lowest estimate $50, 900.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-07-01
Shark Skins.

The skins of certain sharks are used
in iewelry for sleeve buttons and the
like, and when dried and cured take a
polish almost equal to that of stone, and
greatly resemble the fossil coral pogltes.
The vertebre of the shark are always in
demand for canes. The opening filled
with marrow during life is now filled
with a steel or iron rod. The side open
ings are filed with mother of pearls,
and when polished the cane is decidedly
ornamental In India, in 1880, $780,
900 worth of shark fins were shipped to
China for food In the islands of the
Pacific the fish is in great demand for
its teeth, which are manufactured into
weapons of various kinds, ranging from
spears to swords and daggers. The
teeth, are all serrated or saw edged, and
make terrible wounds. The base of the
tooth is bored with some instrument,
and forty or fifty of them are tied or
dashed to a hardwood sword, forming
the edge. The hilt is also protected by
cross pieces armed in the same way.
So effective are these weapons that the
natives of these islands wear an armor
made of rope especially TO protect them
selves from the sharks teeth. Sea
World.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-07-01
superstitions About Bees.

Curious superstitions prevail in Eng
land as to the relation between bees and
their owners. A writer in CassetPs
Mdqdzi9e mentions several of these fam
cies as follows:
..All of EN- dead, sir-all the thirteen.
What a pity it is!''
Whats a pity, Mrs. -? Who's
dead?''
1.-The bees, to be sure, sir. Mrs.
Blank, when she buried her husband,
forgot to give the bees bit of mourn
ing, and now, sir, all the bees be dead,
though the hives be pretty nigh full of
honey: What a pity It's folks will be so
forgetfuli''
Mrs. - continued to explain that
whenever the owner or part-owner of a
hive died, it was requisite to place little
bits of black stuff on the hive; otherwise
the bees would follow the example of
their owner.
Mrs. husband, who listened
while this scrap of folklore was being
communicated by his wife, now added:
MY wife, sir, be always talking lot
of non-senses, sir; but this about the
bees is true, for we seed it myself
This custom of putting the hives in
mourning is very common, and is strict
ly adhered to. from an apprehension of
its omission being attended with fatal
consequences.
At Cherry-Burton, on a death in the
family, scarf of black Grape is applied
TO each hive on the occasion of the fun
eral, and pounded funeral biscuit soak
ed in wine is placed at the entrance to
the hive.
"A neighbor of mine,'' says writer,
s.bought q hive of bees at an auction of
the goods of a farmer who had recently
died. The bees seemed very sisl<ly. and
not likely to thrive. when my neighbours
servant bethought him that they had
never been put in mourning for their
late master.
s'On this he got a piece of Grape and
tied it to a stick, which he fastened TO
the hive After this the bees recovered,
and when / saw them they were in a
very flourishing state-a result which
was unhesitatingiy attributed to their
having been put in mourning
A curious supersfitious custom for
merly prevailed in DeTonshire of turn
inc round the bce-hives that belonged
to the deceased If he had ans AT the
moment the corpse was carried cut OF
the house.
Some years ago, at the funeral OF q
rich old farmer, q painful circumstance
occurred. just as the corpse was placed
ia the hearse. and the visitors Ga large
number) were arranged in order for the
procession of the funeral, a person cali
ed out, Turn the beesr'
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-07-01

saw you - into one OF those stores, ;
and thought you'd know. y
How Gilbert and Sullivan write their
comic operas Together il described byaIr
Golfer ''rhey sit down and talk and
smoke innamerable cigarettes together, y
he says, ..whiie they are getting their
ideas together. Gilbert says to Sullivan:
I've got IN i,lea Sullivan screws his
glass into his eye. looks at Gilbert crit
ieally for moment. and says: Have
yoa2 | really shouldn't have thought it
of yon. I want the girl TO sing some
thing like this continues Gilbert. Make
it the man. puts in Sullivan; and, by
the way, want you to write something
for that chorus something that they
can sing la-te-ta and so on; and so they
talk and joke and smoke cigarettes till
the opera is evolved