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The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-04-25

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The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-04-25

JNo. d. MAYNE.
Accordingly he presented himself
at Mr.. Mayne's office the morning
after receiving the letter, looking
very pale and nervous, though max
ing every effortto appear at perfect
ease.
Il wrote to you, Mr.. Laking," /"
said the old lawyer, when they had
exchanged greetings, because have
reason to believe that you received a
communication from man named.
Crumber ?"
No" murmpred Alfred.
His answer appeared to cause Mr..
Mayne some surprise, for the old
gentleman stared at him through his
spectacies for second or two, and
then said, sharply:
Name of Crumber. The man was
clerk in my Office until quite re-
Gently"
Certainly not" repeated Alfred
Laking. He intended his reply to
be bold and emphatic but the atempt
was miserable failure. There was
a culver in his voice, and his eyes
instinctively sought the carpet.
"A-heml" coughed Mr.. Mayne, in
an unpleasantly significant manner.
The fact is, your uncle made a will
shortly before be died, which he left
in my charge but a few days later
he called and revoked It. He gave
as his reason that he did not wish
his animosity against you to contin-
ne after his death"
"You don't say thatw exclaimed
Alfred Laking, with asstart of genu-
inc surprise.
HE revoked the will by tearing
off the signatures on the last page, .
continued the lawyer, still looking
his visitor in the face, "and the mu-
tilated document being of course,
mere waste paper, was tied to the
draft and put away in an old press.
This man Cfpmbef, whom + dis
charged few weeks ago for dishon-
ssty, seems to have puyloined the
mutilated document, and thinking
that he might mediate attempting
to impose upon you, / cnncGvsd L
to be my duty to warn you. He
might, for instance, haverestored tn
last page by means of forgery, and
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1883-07-28
OUR AGRICULTURAL FAIR.

The directors of the Valley Agri-
cultural Society are making extern
sive preparation for their Fair, to
be held October 9th, 10th, 18th and
10Th. From present indications the
exhibition promises to be, in every
respect, creditable to the Associa-
tion and to the people of the county.
1t is not improbable that Hon. H.
G.. Davis, Hon. J. G. Blaine and
Hon. Thos. A. Bayard will be pres
ent during the exhibition. There is
no doubt that the Fair will be a
grand success if the people of the
county show that interest in it that
the enterprise deserves. Every farm
er, gardner and mechanic in the
county should have on exhibition
some article Of their product. Each
should vie with the otherin friendly
rivalry for the premium, and in that
way each will receive the benefit of
the improvement that will be made
and encouraged each year in agri'
cultural and mechanical products.
And, besides, all will be benefited
by the coming together, in social
reunion, once year; to talk over
crops, and cattle and new improve
ments in farm machinery and farm
ing. Come to the Fair and bring
something to exhibit.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1883-07-28
THE STATESMAN-A NEW Ed
TOR.

Capt. w. B. Colston, a native of
Berkeley, an educated gentleman
an esteemed and respected citizen,
has taken charge of the Statesman.
We extend to him our warmest
friendship and all the courtesies
usual among gentlemanly members
of the profession. We congratulate
the press, and especially the people
of Berkeley, and all her vital inter-
sests in the way Of enterprise and
home interests, on the change. with
his politics or the political course OF
his paper we have nothing to do.
There are, however, vast interests,
of momentous Importance to repub-
licans, democrats, greenbackers, Jews
and gentiles, common citizens, OF
what should be grand community,
with which we have general inter-
estand on which we can all join hands
and make prosper. We give you
hearty welcome, therefore, Captain,
as worker for the general veal.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1883-07-28
braces his subject and showers there
on his eulogy. He says:

''Mr. Eichelberger is a gentleman
who possesses the respect of the COM
munity and all who know him."
The truth of which is known "all
over the State" especially to candi-
dates, and the strange conglomera-
ton of facts presepced is, that, an
editor possessing "the respect OF the
community and all who know him, !"
and, who IS known all over the
State succumbs to "a constant and
growing dissatisfaction among
a certain clique" and "to solidify
the rarity for the benefit of one man."
Really it isn't so we'll for man to
know so much sail over the State"
although such knowledge is perfectly
proper, but it isn't always wise to
tell it. 1t is said, you know, that
"the wise are often deaf and blind"
and again it is written, "In much
wisdom there is much grief" He
facet !-"Jake" can finish it.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1883-07-28
A SAD CALAMITY.
Seventy Persons Drowned
by the Giving way of q
Pier.

BALTIMORE, July pa terri
BILE calamity occurred at North
Point TivOle, an excursion resort
on the Patapsco, ten miles from
this city, about 10 O'Clock last
night. by which many lives were
lost, the number being estimated
at between 60 and 10. The acct
dent was occasioned by the giving
way of the outer portion Of the
pier on which several hundred
persons were conyregated, await
ing the boat to return to the city.
The locality is on a small bay dis
taut about two miles from the
North Point lighthouse. Yester-
day
AN EXCURSION
WAS given TO Tivoli under the
management of the Mt. Boyal
Beneficial Society of the Catholic
Church Of Corpus Christi, of which
Father Starr is the pastor, at Mt.
ROYAL avenue and Mosher street.
The excursionists went down on
the barge Cockade City, which
was lowed by the tug Amanda
Powell. Yesterday she made
three trips, the last being made
from this city between six and
seven O'Clock last evening, and
reached Tivoli before ten o'clock.
During the day she had taken
down about five hundred persons
and on her last trip about one
hundred A large munger of
those who went down during the
day had remained, intending to
return on the last trip. When
the barge approached all those on
shore
MADE A RUSH
for the end of the wharf, which is
several hundred feet long, and
were closely packed together at
the gate, about twenty-five feet
from the end, impatiently avail.
ting admittance through the gate.
As the barge came alongside
and struck the wharf, it sud-
denly, and without warning gave
way and large portion of the
crowd was precilitaled into the
water, which is about ten feet
deep. Many were able to save
themselves by fleeing toward the
shore as the outer end of the pier
crumbled and fell. The darkness
added to the confusion and terror,
and little could be done at once to
rescue the drowning, most of
whom were women and children.
Statements in regard to the i'm
mediate cause of the accident are
conflicting. 1t is stated by some
that the barge was already lying
alongside the wharf,Ian a gang
plank being run out when it gave
way and that itfell frohl the sheer
weight of the crowd upon it.
Others are of the opinion that the
wharf was carried away by con-
tact with the barge.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1883-07-28
Briefly Told.

Ocoutu, Wis, reports a hail
storm which Knocked the horns
off yearling steer.
The first ice cream ever seen in
st. Louis was served at a wedding
sixty years ago.
A singular man of Sullivan
county, N. Y, has eloped with
his mother-in.law.
There is four-legged chicken
at Chewkee, Ia, which runs like
any normal quadruped.
Two men killed a five-year.old
rattlesnake in a street of Gains
boro, Tenn. The snake had kept
the town in terror for months,
and its stealthy visits we're as
much dreaded as those of the man.
eating tiger in India.
The granite shaft that for more
than half a century marked the
grave Of Thomas Jefferson has
been given to President 8 s. Laws,
of the Missouri State University,
who will place it in the campus of
that institution at Columbia.
Merchants at Memphis and in
the surrounding towns report
more actual cash paid for purchas
Midsummer than for generation.
All classes of citizens, including
many colored farmers, are show
ing the prosperous results of thrift
and Industry.
The culture OF cinchOna, from
the bark Of which quinine is ex-
tracted, has re, emily entered upon
an entirely new phrase. In 1860
the seed of the finest and rarest
quality of the cinchona tree was
introduced into Java, and since
that time the Dutch have develop
ed its quinine- producing proper
ties with extraordinary skill.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1883-07-28
LOTTERIES.

The lottery craze is stimulated by
the impatient desire to get money
by a short cut instead of the old
fashioned way of diligent and well
directed indurtry seconded by econo-
my. There are lots of folks who
would like to get learning this way,
They buy the tracts which propose
to teach language in six lessons.
They are always looking around for
some labor saving continuance and
signing for acquisitions without the
courage and energy to seek them in
the only channels by which they are
to be won. These people are fond
of talking about how such en- one
had "fallen heir" to big fortune or
msrried rich woman or struck oil.
They chafe at time and upbraid
chance. They invest their small
earnings in lotteries without even
going into an arithmetical investi-
cation of the infinitesimal chances
OF drawing anything or seriously
approaching the strong probability
that their numbers are not put into
the wheel and that the lottery
scheme is a swinde. If it were hon.
est, the chances are like finding "a
needle in haystack, but the average
lottery is just about as honest as
professional gambler. There is
pathetic side to this business. The
poorly paid clergyman, the army Off
Ger with family, the almost starv-
ed sewing girl, the widow with
children-these are allured by lot
terry prospectuses and send money
which they can ill afford to spare to
the rapaciOus NAV of the lottery
shark.
1t is not unlikely that the lottery
managers for prudential reasons,
permit an occasional prize to be
drawn so as to advertise it largely
They can afford to do so, and on
this slender basis, thousands and
hundreds of thousands of foolish
people are monthly deluded. That
the business is demoralizidg goes
without the saying. Any schemes
which indispose people to rely on
honest labor are hurtful to morals
and ought to be discountenanced.
Even in poker man has some
chance. He at least has something
to do with handling the cards. In
the lottery continuance, his part
ends with sending the money he is
then at the mercy of the manipula-
tors.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1883-07-28
THE TELEGRAPHERS' STRIKE

We fail to see that any moral
question is involved in the strike of
the Telegraphers' Brotherhood. If
the operators feel unwilling to work
upon the terms which have ruled
during the past few years they have
as much moral and legal right to
quit service as they had originally
to accept it. And it comes with
very bad grace from Western Union
which has combined in every poss-
ible way to monopolize the tele-
graphic service of the country and
compel the payment of excessive
prices by the public, to complain
Of combination to compel them in
turn to pay living wages to their
employees. The Western Union Tel
egraph Company has watered it's
stock up to eighty millions of
dollars, representing plant worth,
at the outside, twenty millions and
on this sixty millions of water the
public has been forced to pay ten per
cent, per annum for it's service.
There is no public sympathy with
the corporation, though business is
disarranged and fretted, but a gen.
eral desire to have the matter com
promised is natural, and there is a
wide spread hope that the trouble
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1883-07-28
NOTES AND COMMENTS.

Six hundred deaths in a day is the
fearful mortality resulting from the
cholera in Egypt. AS high as 252
have died in single day in the city
of Cairo.
Mills Smith, of Green county, Va,
dropped dead just as he raised his
| hand to swear that his tax list was
correct.
Spectators say that the position
of the wheat market is more legiti-
mate now than it has been for some
months. The foreign markets are
better and the export demand is in
creasing, all of which is encourag-
ing to the farmer.
Only half dozen colored men
have taken out patents in this coun-
try. This is undoubtedly one reason
why colored men live to such ad-
vanced years.
The Catholic Church opposes
bangs, and now that horrid, mean
old thing the Secret Service Bureau,
is out against the making of bangles
of imitation coin. Its time for
pretty girls to strike.
Mr.. Chandler is as unsuccessful as
Mr.. Rollins in directing the votes of
the New Hampshire Legislature.
Mr.. Chandler must have prophetic
| inspiration when he denounced boss
ism on Mr.. Blaine's behalf in 80. 1t
is great failure in his hands.
Mr.. Gebhart seems preparing for
a visit to Europe. This country can
forgive England much if, within a
month, Mr.. Gebhardt shall land in
New York with one arm in a sling,
an eye in bandages, cheek starred
with court plaster and bearing few
other evidences of husbands mark
eu duCenClOnS.
1t is high time that this thing of
representing Time with such an in
nocent weapon as scythe should
stop. Modern improvements in the
death dealing devices, demand that
the old gentlemen shall be depicted
with an oil can in one hand, a self
cooking revolver in the other, and a
bottle of whisky worn a Ia police
mans mace.
We learn that holders of nearly
four million dollars of West Vir-
ginia bonds have deposited their
bonds with Messrs. Soutter IL Co.,
OF New York, and that suit to
test their rights will be commenced
in Dece mber. The question to set
tie is whether the debt is owed by
Virginia or West Virginia, and is
not one concerning the validity of
the bonds.
The first gun Of the campaign in
the way of State election will be
fired in August. But the October
States are Iowa and Ohio, and the
elections there will be significant in
double sense. New York. New
Jersey, Massachusetts, Connecticut,
Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia,
Mississippi and Minnesota hold cleo
lions in November.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1883-07-28
COMPLIMENTARY N0TICE-A
REGULAR JAKE" IN MAR
TINSBURG.
THE CONTRADICTIONS OF A COR
RESPONDENT.

THE CONTRADICTIONS OF A COR
RESPONDENT.
The Wheeling Intelligencer of
Wednesday, contained letter from
Martinsburg, signed Jake" noting
the sale of the Statesman to Mr.. w
B. Colston. The correspondent said !:
'The retiring editor, d. S. Eichelber-
ger, is known all over the State as a
bold, aggressive exponent of what may
be termed the ''Old School Democracy"
That is complimentary to the old
war horse and shows knowledge on
the part of the correspondent, as to
what the people all over the State
know, that entities him to great
credit and makes him valuable as
a correspondent.
Jake" goes on to say
SHE has supported the party and its
principles, rather than men and their
selfish measures. AS result there
has been constant and growing dis
satisfaction among a certain clique, and
it is believed the sale is the result OF
an effort to solidify the party in Berke-
ley county for the benefit of one man.
Now constant dissatisfaction
may exist and be coufined to narrow
limits, and not be injurious but a
-'growing dissatisfaction" added to
the constant part, is a wasp that
stings to the death, and we presume
to solidify party in the face Of such
evils, is an undertaking full of labor
and Astounding with pain.
Again, a clique, is a thing
known to politicians as lively crea-
ture, by the side of which, one man
sinks into insigniticance, and the
contradiction of terms which notes
constant and growing dissatifac-
tion among a certain clique,n and
san effort to solidify the party for
the benefit of one man." seems glar-
ing, but may be all right to Jake"
who "knows all over the State" In
the face of all this dissatisfaction
"clique and one man." "Jake" en-
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can be mutually arranged. And
here comes up question as to the
judgment displayed by the striking
operators. Their demands, as given
in an authorized publication, do not
appear to have been devised with an
intention of sticking to them. They
are inconsiderate in many respects.
1t is illogical to expect that the
Western Union Company will pay
uniform wages for the same class OF
work regardless of skill or industry.
No business in the world can be
managed successfully on such a bas-
is. Men are never equal, and to the
best man belongs the best pay.
When such demand Is made, prac.
tical men say it is with an intent ion
of trading; asking more than is ex-
pected, to get what is right by con-
cesson. In this we think the oper-
ators have made a mistake. 1t
would have been much better to
have made the demand reasonable
in the first place, and if willingness
were shown even now to arbitrate
the matter on such grounds, the
Company could hardly withstand
the pressure which would be upon
them to accept the terms.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1883-07-28

the jury in the Ca Of the Com
monwealth VS.. Maggie Greaver,
the trial of which consumed q
week, failed to agree. Maggie
Greaver was tried for attempting
to poison a young woman in Staun-
ton, the poison being placed in a
box of candy. All the family ex-
cept the Intended victim ate of the
candy and all were made i'll, but
none died from the effects.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1883-07-28

Colonel Bob Ingersoll, view
ing Stokes famous and gorgeous
Hoffman House bar room, said !:
This is the most orthodox show
have seen. You can deal out
hell fire here and believe you are
in heaven while you are doing it,"
What was the colonel doing in a
place where they deal out hell fire.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1883-07-28

Hon. THOMAS SWAMI, ex- Gov
ernor of Maryland, and for four
terms member of Congress from
that State, died at Marvin, his
country seat, seven miles from Lees
burg, Va, on Tuesday evening last
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1883-07-28

IT is now said that the mind Of
Queen Victoria is affected, aud that
she is partially insane.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1883-07-28

here was slight frost at Dew
export, Iowa, last Wednesday
morning hut it did no damage.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1883-07-28

The campaign in Iowa promises
dlut,e- ior Gov, r0nt haVr aIr-nG-
al to couCurl II rs -''ufUf j ,l.t
81 hA,e
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1883-07-28

The Virginia Republican State
Committee endorse Dezendorf aud
nominate Blaine for the Presi-
dency.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-04-18
TURF NOTES,

No lights yesterday.
The track is in excellent condi ion.
Pickpockets .wers abroad yesterday.
Today's programme promises prime sport
Jsponica's triumph made countless pool.
buyers mourn.
Yesterdays races may be considered the
dullest of the week.
Fellowplay and Wedding Day will make
things lively to-day.
wellknoRn Memphian is said to be
$1,000 ahead on the Two days races.
The horses entered for the Kalzenberger
sweepstakes sold nearly even last night.
Drake Carter ia said to be in foe trim for
the Cotton Exchange Stake to morrow.
Tue streets looked deserted yesterday
afternoon; indication OF large attendance
at the race-track.
Have you heard anything from the race
trsckr" is the common inquiry from noon
till night this week.
The hurdles yesterday were SO sturdy that
horse had 10 go over them or fall. They
were not TO be knocked down.
A prominent cotton buyer was 10 the sulks
yesterday on account of having to deliver
the sale of 100 bales of cotton, which inter
fered with his arrangements previously made
to attend the races.
1t is stated that 5000 pigeons are TO be
sprung from trap and shot at during the
sportsmen's tournamf mt at Montgomery, Ala.
next month. This might afford a good big
case for prosecution if thers are in that State
any legal means OF Furnishing cruelty to ami
mails.
Col. John Fl. French, Forest Home, neal
McMinnyilIe, has purchased the saddle stall
lion Lightning, sired by Express by import
sd Tom Hail. His first dam by Mountain
Slssher, the premium saddle stallion OF Ten
nessee; thus combining two of the mos
famous saddle aninals in this or any othel
country, and runs back on both sides through
long line of thoroughbreds, such as Rich.
ard, Leviathan, Archie, etc. He looks The
thoroughbred, and combines all the excel
lent qualities for the saddle or harness.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-04-18
SPRING OPENING.
Woodrun d Oliver

Gave grand spring opening yesterday to
the public. The mammoth establish ment,
which Is one Of The very largest in the
South, was arranged in the most al
tractive manner in each department, and
they entertained host of visitors dur
ing the day, who one and all were profuse in
their praise Of the entire stock, bat especially
of their carriage department, which con-
tanned the largest assortment and greatest
variety of carriages, buggies snd phaetons,
together with s most charming line of viii
lage carts Canopy tops), Queen phsetons,
ETC., ste.-and not to be forgotten, few sam
pie jobs OF the new and popular spiral spring
work, "shich one must see 10 fully sppre-
ciate"--lo be seen in one repository. Such
entertainment in this city was never at
tempted before by any individual establish
ment, and was modestly undertaken with
some hesitancy, which must have vanished
as the day advanced and their rooms filled
with visitors, who showed keen in crest 10
the display go conveniently and handsomely
srranged, which seemed 10 hold the crowd
in wonder ard admiration. Such enterprise
justly entities this firm to the popular posi-
ZION they hold iu the estimation Of our citi-
zeus