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ii, ~ element st interest II the appear
J, <aace on The witness stand 81 I'll xAs.
sistant Postmaster General Brady. EIe
got along very smoothly ii tie hands
ct his own counsel Bat Be II now on
the rack of cross examination, ana ID
y expected that be vii have al op.
poFtqnity % explain low he became i
millionaire % salary of about 5000
per wear,
The civil service Commission haa
secured foous ii Tie Civ haIl apa
viii soon be ready to examine sandl
dates Ter government offices qhcse
sill % doubt % many applicants foa
examipstioH and, while but few a
these can iinnedialslv eet Government
positious owing to tfe lsiuteq Siuius
bsr Of vacancies, ID has been suggested
shat j certItleatsof proficiency froin
tlls hoard Inag he If service to them
u securing clerical work elsewhere.
There Is 10 reason why such d eertis
ficale sAapld not be rs valuable % the
holder as diploma ID the hands u
lhe average college graduate, III
night npt certify that he lad smat
sering q Greek, Latin, and Comic Sec
tlons, but i eught " certify that he
has 4 ready acquaintance with the
branches Taught II the higher grades
of the common schools.
The recent pleasant weather bail
given an impetus to public works here.
Giant steam dFedgos are at work Oil
the Potomac Oats. Washlugtop's Mon
ament has resumed its upward growth.
One hundred and fifty feet more are
to beaddea to its already dizzy height,
which will make i the highest atyGc-
tnre u the world
Work Is being pushed on The new
pension bpildiagi II will be al isa-
mense structure monument and
/.
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yoA need sewing machine
and waps tke tsst, eai at W
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II is reporte@e treasurer Of
Epitcd States feated By N. y.
was a capdidYel0, 600 for caE,,
,eDsse ssec w Polk to Tonnes
Polk. H& Wonder If the
turing al6e z Houston Post
as M Hsl Goslipg was never
s'es ~ connection with snch =
ans othsF Hs il ap oEai-
kleg lawyer and failed to
living either n Tenneasse q
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-. T,,g I.allar. per Kear.
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Ht'ts7 AH9h "NNhs
Ar Emile souIior, IF NY.
BECAME suddenly bliRd sX ID
ago, and nov the ppsorI
become darapged anl[.,bar { 4
sane asylum II Jae (, ra.i,ls i
The parish IF capiure as i
aisbealtily llasT parish III 81
ms be irdsMurders since lasl
lluats aFhy
Nary hBapneF If last week has
oelo9sorial on 81. Patrick. We
original because We have
IA the same article two o.
A,nes s-copied from Applelon's
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ded to that incapable wrong the
crime of cold, cruel, premeditated
murder; he exhausted the calen-
dar of hideous sin, and vet he
found twelve men debased enough
to condone his atrocious, wanton,
miscreant Dissertation of all that
good men cherish and even bad
men respect. His miserable life
is saved to him. The earth NAV
not deny him sustenance, the sun
shine its warmth, the forces of ma
ture their protection-but,i there
be any force in prophesy or real
ity in revelation, there must be
retribution for his crime. The
curse of Cain was light in com
parison to his; the baseness of
Arnold venial to his studied trea-
son. The gray hairs that he has
sent in untimely sorrow to the
grave are not the most piteous to
plead in this attrocious malefac-
ton. His crime has made the
feeble fatherless, the dependent
helpless it has shorn innocence of
its liberty and girlhood of its
crown.
For, if the Dukes of the world
may penetrate our domesticity :;
may put their own vile interpre-
tations upon girlish vivacities and
innocent pranks, we shall in future
be compelled to immune our
daughters behind bars and take
hostage of all who enter. Most
miscreants are content with the
murder of the body, but in this case
the soul of the victim and the fam
lily of the victim have been scourg-
ed. Most Williams are satiated with
the lust of the moment; this ruff
fan demands the whole family as
the holocaust of his hideous de-
sire. Most scoundrels shrink from
the contemplation of the anguish
they have wrought; this assassin,
crimson with the blood of the par
ent, wreathed in the innocence of
the innocent, exacts the flesh,
blood, honor, peace, happiness and
future of a whole family"
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NEW POSTAL LAWS

Congress made very importa Mt
changes and improvements in the
postal laws, such as will meet with
popular approval. In a few
months the postage on a letter
of half an ounce and under will be
reduced to two cents. The De
partment has proved self sustain
ing, and should any deficiency oc-
cur during the first year of this
change, it can be easily met and
overcome in few years. Cheap
means of communication in this
great nation is desirable, as well
as a necessity. and should be
maintained, EVENT. surplus revenue
from less necessary matters have
tobe appropriated for the purpose.
The Money Order System has
also been simpliied, improved and
made cheaper. Postal notes are
to be issued about the size of an
ordinary greenback. They are to
be issued by one postmaster on
another, at uniform charge of
three cents, and are to be good for
three months, and after that time
a prompise is made to procure a
duplicate. Both the changes re-
fered to will prove very advanta-
geous to the people and will be
generally approved.
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Everything seems to be moving
along quietly about this place.
The health of the people is good,
as general thing
March has been putting ia full
time in furnishing US with plenty
OF wind, mud and cold weather.
We have had but few days this
spring in which we could enjoy
fishing with hook and line.
The wheat is looking very prom
ising, considering the many SHOWS,
followed by rain, during the past
winter.
1t is rumored that the water will
be put into the canal this week
and that the boats will be running
at an early day.
The Knights of Labor, of Will
Transport, Md, were at this place
on last Saturday night, endeavor-
ing to establish an organization.
We learn that fifteen persons have
handed in their names as candi-
dates for initiation.
What has become of "Piuto," of
North Mountain, that he does not
write any more for the INDEPEN-
DENT? We anticipate that his
hands have gotten we'll since the
firing of the art gallery.
Rev. VIM. Samsel, while on his
way to conference in Hagerstown,
stopped with us and preached an
interesting serm on to an attentive
audience. ARCTURUs.
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ment in official position. Because
an enterprise does not come in
this or that section of the county,
or does not directly accommodate
or benefit this or that mans house,
it must be turned down to CRAFTY
domineering little self, whereas il
would be of general benefit to the
whole community. 1t was an evil
hour and q wrong act when the
County Court voted nay to the
Shenandoah Road. As illustrat.
ing the business of the road, we
quote the following, clipped from
one of out exchanges:
During the past month the
Cumberland Valley Railroad Com
pany have transported from the
Shenandoah Junction an aggre-
gate of 100000 pounds of cotton
to Jersey City, from transporta-
ton thence to points in the New
England States
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BLACK EYES FOR THE COUNTY
COURT.

The members of the County
Court and the people who APP
proved their action in refusing the
application of the Shenandoah
Valley Railroad for few bonds
and permission to connect with
NJ. & p. Raiload at Martinsburg,
should visit Hagsrstown, its pres
ent connecting place, and see the
large amount of business, travel
and traffic going over that road.
1t is astonishing and shows the
shortsightedness and cussedness of
having men opposed to improve
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WEDNESDAY, MARCH %, 1883
HOUSE AND LOT

situated on the southeast corner of King
street and Church Alley, 5l3 feet front
and running back 200 feet being part of
Lot No 1913, as designated iu the plat of
said town. Possession will be Civ, n on
the first day of April 1888.
TERMS OF SALE One third cash on
day Of sale, and balance in six and twelve
months, with interest from day of sale,
the purchaser giving his notes for deferred
payments, secured by lien upon the prop
erty either by deed Of trust or in deed as
Trustee may deem best
feb24 JOHN N ABEL, Trustee.
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ALL SORTS.
JUDGING BY APPEARANCES.

You may notch it on the palms as a
mighty risky plan,
To make your judgment by de clo'es dat
kivers up man;
For hardly need to tell you how you Of
ten come across
A fifty dollar saddle on a twenty dollar
boss.
An wukin in de low groun's, you dis
kiver as you go
Dat de fines shuck may hide do es'
nubbin in rowl
| never judge o people Cat meet alop G
de way
BY the places whar dey come frum or de
houses whsr dey stay;
For de bantam chickens awful fond o.
roostin pretty high,
An de turkey buzzard sails above de
eagle il de sky;
Dey ketches little MINERS in the middle
of de sea,
An you finds de smalles' possum up de
bigges' kind OBJ tree.
j. A. Macon
Maine had one hundred continu-
ons days of sleighing.
Four barrels of water from the
Great Salt Lake, after evaporation,
will leave barrel of salt
Over two tons of hairpins are
made 10y the factories in this county.
What becomes of them?
The aristocrat is supported by his
ancestors, the pauper by his contem-
poraries, and the debtor by posterity.
mo, sir,' said the practical man,
"no bric~a- brac on the mantle for
me! It's nuisance. Where's a
man to put his feet ?"
Columbia College, which was
started in 1859, on the proceeds of a
lottery, has now an endowment of
$1,000 900 and l ,S57 students.
Several Chicago physicians have
been detected sharing with druggists
the profits Of prescriptions. They
used hieroglyphics to inform the
compounder when to charge extor-
tionate charges. If the Chicago
medicos have just commenced these
practices they are much behind those
of other cities.
Mr.. John Morgan, Of Conyers,
Georgia, has a bale of cotton that is
thirty years old, having lain in the
lot since before the war. He is now
having it repacked to sell. 1t has
rich color and it perfectly sound,
covered with good bagging and tied
with rope. He had about 100 bales
at the time Of the war and refused
$50, 900 in gold for them.
At recent fancy dress ball at
Sydney, Australia, the wife of an
editor appeared as the Press. Her
DIRE was made Of several copies of
her husbands paper, printed in COL
ored inks on white satin. The for
tunate editors subscription list has
perceptibly increased since this
shrewd bit of advertising.
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Ex-Governor SpRAGUE, the war
Governor of Rhode Island, has
created quite stir by his recent
marriage. The bridegroom and
the bride have both been divorced
from former matrimonial part
ners. 1t is the victory of hope
over experience with the bridal
pair.
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A FRAME HOUSE.

called parcel No. Q, bounded as follows ::
beginning At the northwest corner of said
last named portion, thence with the west
ern line thereof s. l73 W. l4O feet to
Burke street. thence with the same N. rs
W. t6 feet, thence N ls3 E lao feet
thence s. 10 E. A feet to the beginning !;
the third parcel being the northern por-
ton thereof, being a VACANT LOT.
bounded as follows: beginning on the
west side of Centre street at a distance of
lao feet from the northwest corner of
Burke and Centre streets, thence with
Centre street. 70 feet. thence N. rs W.I27
feet, thence s. l83 w 70 feet TO the
northwest corner of said parcel No. 2,
thence s. rs E. 35 feet with the northern
lines of said parcels No. and No Q to
the beginning. This property will first
be offered In the three parcels designated,
and then as whole, and will be cold in
the way producing the mos. mon y.
End All that parcel of ground in Mar.
tiusburg, conveyed to Johh W. Hooper.
by the following two deeds, one execut d
by Samuel Fitz, dated the 10th day of
March, 1866, and the other executed by
John Il. Likens. dated the I'd day of
april, 1855, both of which are duly re-
corded in Berkeley county, and which is
bounded on the east by the B. & o. r. r.,
on the south by the Tuscarora Culyert,
and on the lest by Queen street. This
property will be first offered for sale in
three parcels the first parcel being all that
part thereof lying north of the alley sepa-
rating the store-house from the ten pin
alley, and having erected thereon
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SENATOR EDMUNDs, it is said,
will resign the presidency of the
Senate next December in favor of
Senator Anthony, of Rhode Is
land, he having accepted the posi-
ton with that understanding. The
veteran Vermonter prefers to re-
main on tho floor.
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Lost or Mislaid-A tidal Wave.
Somewhere between the Bay of
Bengal and the California coast.
The finder will be suitably rewar-
ded, twill be given my almanac
free, for 1889, by returning the
missing affair to E, Stone Wig
gins, Montreal, Canada.
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RHODE ISLAND, according to DR..
Dix, comes forward as the cham
pion divorce State, one to every
1,414 persons. The reason seems
perfectly plain. There isn't room
in that State for ill-assorted cou-
ples-even the well-mated folks
must be crowded a little.
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TRUSTEES SALE
Of Valuable
Town Property
In MARTJNSBURG, w. VA.


DY VIRTUE OF A DEED OF TRUST.
ID executed on the 9th day of January,
1890, by John j Abel and Juliet E. K
Abel to John N. Abel, Trustee, and re-.
corded in the County Court Clerks office
OF Berkeley county, West Virginia, in
Deed Book No. rs, on pages 374 and 375
conveying certain property hereinafter
described and set forth to secure a debt
dne to John S. Bowers, written notice
having been served upon the said Trustee
by the said Bowers as therein required
the undersigned Trustee will offer at
public sale on
WEDNESDAY, MARCH %, 1888,
at o'clock P M, in front of the Court
house IN Martnsburg, W. Va. that val
liable and well located
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SEDUCTION AND MURDER NO
CRIME.

UhlMk u.
N. L. Dukes alledged that he
had seduced the daughter of Cap
ton Mutt, of Uniontovn, Pa, and
SO wrote her father, informing him
OF his childs disgrace. Captain
Mutt, an old man, called on Dukes
at his room and was ruthlessly
murdered-dying on the bed Of
the villain who invited the visit
and who, two days before, had pur-
chased a revolver with which to
STAY the father of his innocent and
and childlike victim. This man
has been tried by a jury of twelve
men and a conscientious Judge,
who charged them strictly as to
the law and evidence; and in the
presence of the mourning widow
and anguished mother that jury
returned a verdict of mot guilty" "
The verdict was so infamous and
outrageous,that even the impartial
judge expressed condemnation in
discharging them. The fendish-
ness and brutality of this crime
have never been surpassed, and
possibly never equalled, and the
infamy of such q verdict isan out
rage upon the decency and the
judgment of any community.
Guiteau was thought to have gone
to judgment as the greatest and
vilest william since the days of
Cain, but the brilliancy of the good
qualities of either of these men of
blood and murder are like meteors
of light, as compared with the
black guilt of this inhuman mon
ster.
Neither Hagarth's pencil or
Balzac's pen could Justly portray
this mans iniquity, and only Bel
zebub himself can possibly do him
and mete out to him that full meas
ure of Justice as fully and as foully
as he dealt out wrong to the vestal
virgin and to the gray haired par
ent. One thing the dead father
has escaped that the living child,
despoiled of more than life and
the living of the world have to bear
the outrageous verdict of these
twelve men. The Philadelphia
Press says:
"The Uniontown jury tells a
strange tale-a tale that mothers
will read with tears and fathers
with dispair The social leper
may in the future enter where he
will and practice where he lists.
The laws of honor, the comities
of race, the obligations of hospi
tality, the decencies of civilization
are a sham, q fraud-a pretence
The ravening sensualist, whose law
is lust and whose methods are dis
stimulation and craft, may enter
any family, corrupt innocence, I'M
dermine the teachings Of the
hearth, prostitute virtue, murder
parents, and enter the court as
sured of indemnity
Fancy the purity of your kin
and the sancity of your home at
stake, and then weigh the infa-
nous verdict of the Uniontown
jury. What new influence may be
invoked to bring the malefactions
of the seducer, the social freeboot-
er, the social leper, the domestic
buccaneer, to halt ? Dukes did
everything that the malefactor
does he invaded the sanctuary of
a good mans life; he despoiled
that sanctuary of its yestal he ad
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A BRICK HOUSE.

called parcel No l, bounded as follows !:
beginning at the northwest corner of
Burke and Centre streets, thence with
Centre st eet l40 feet, thence parallel with
Bri ke street distance of 80 feet, thence
south l73 west lao feet to Burke street,
thence with the same to the beginning,
The second parcel being the southwest
portion thereof, whereon is erected
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The Contrast Between the
Men.

From the Philadelphia Bulletin.
The terse and brief words of Mr.
Edmunds in declaring the Sanate
adjourned were in marked con-
trast to the florid, self-laudatory
effusiOn of Mr.. Keifer in closing
the House. But the contrast be-
tween the men is greater still.
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Alexander Ill. Stephens
Deceased.

From the st Paul Pioneer Press
His name ~ written ON the
everlasting hills "a tnst ot "A nigt-
minded and patriotic man who
joined error "a mnketf right.
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Tuesday, April 10th, 1883.

being the frsl day of the April term of
the Circuit Court of Berkeley county, the
GLOWING real estate, in Martiusburg,
owned by John W. Hooper at the time Of
his death, that is TO say,
LIST. All that parcel of ground situate
at the northeast corner of Burke and Gen.
tire sire cts, fronting II so feet on the former
street and 2l0 feet on Centre street, which
was conveyed to John w. Hooper by
John W. Boyd, by deed dated the 18th
day of November, 1852, and ol that day
duly recorded in Berkeley county This
property will be first. offered for sale in
the three following parcels; the first par
eel being the northeast portion thereof,
wherein is erected
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The Corier-Journal gives up a
whole column to the spirit of the
Kentucky press" when the whole
story might be told in two words
-"Red Liquor.
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A LARGE STONE HOUSE

the second parcel being all that part
thereof known as the TEN-PIN ALLEY
lot, being strip of land lying immedi-
ately south of said alley, and being l9 #.
wide on the east and W. st ends, and LOG
feet long on the north and south sides.
and having thereon frame
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TEN.PIN ALLEY:

the third parcel being the residue of said
property, and lying Immediately south of
the ten-pin alley lot and bounded as fol-
lows; beginning at point in the middle
OF the Martnsburg and Williamsport
Turnpike at the north end OF the Tusca.
rora bridge thence ). ~ G. A 1880 poles
| thence s. SO h. s IA so poles to the cap
stone OF the north abutment Of The b Il o
X, X. bridge at its western limit, thence
along the limits of the same N. "a w 2
$4,000, thence N ~ ". 10 said turnpike
thence with The same AZ feet 10 the Begin
ming. After Offering tn. said property
tor sails in parcels, it will be offered as a
wnole and will lie sold ia whichever way
produces the most money.
For further description OF the lands
herein adv ,rtlsed, reference is made to
said three deeds and TO tue plat filed with
the repors of partition In said chanceiy
cause.
The above property is sold with the
consent, entered On the record OF said
cause, OF Sarah Hooper, aud viii bs free
from her lie estate therein.
TERMS OF SALE: One fout, cash ia
hand, and the residue upon credit of
six, twelve and GIG heen months, the pur-
chaser being required 10 rxecue bis three
tonds, with good personal security, each
for one-ihird of the deferred "a, ments,
bearing interest from date
BENZ. f. pARTIN.
FRANK WOODS;
Special Com'rs.
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A Famous Artizan OutdOne
From the Washington Star

From the Washington Star.
The man who built q barre
with nothing but bunghole as a
start has been eclipsed by the
author of the story of an attempt
to assassinate ex-Secretary Blaine.
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SATURDAY, MARCH II. 1888.

THE new comet is of a retiring
disposition. Evidently 1T has new
er graduated as an office seeker.
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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
SALE OF
Valuable Property.

DY VIRTUE of decree of the Circuit
ID Court Of Taylor county, rendered on
the 9Th day of April, 1882 in the chance
ry cause OF Harry Hooper ct al VS..
John w. Hooper's executors ct al, the
undersigned Commissioners will sell at
public auction, at the front door of the
Courthouse Of Berkeley county. on
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SALE.

Having rented out my farm, will sell
At public sale at my residence on Tusca-
rors, one mile and half west of Martins
burg, on
THURSDAY. MARCH 90, 1888,
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for Farming and Driving purpo,es,
6 HEAD GOOD MLCH COWS, | Short
HorRed Bull, 8 head Young Cattle in
fine CONDITION, 10 HEAD SHEEP, /
BrOoa Sow. 6 Shnata
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2 FARM WAGONS.

wagon bed, sets Of wagon and pillow
gears, log chain, double. link spreaders
and breast chains, 3 bsrshesr plows
harrow, double and single shovel plows,
2 grain cradles, gIindslone, cutting
box, | set of Blacksmiths' Tools, LOT
OF OLD IRON, and other articles not
necessary to mention.
TERMS OF .SALE.--A credit of eight
months viii be given on all sums Of $40
aud over, he purchaser executing nego-
table note, with approved security, to
bear interest from date, bat if paidAat
maturity the interest will be RENTED;
under $40 the cash will be required. No
property to be removed until the terms of
sule are complied with
Sale to commence at 10 clock An.
GEORGE II. SMALL.
J. Y. Quinn, Auctioneer.
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For Rent.

will also rent my Wooden Factory
from The LIST of April next. mara
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HATS HATS HATS
Fall and Winter STYLES.

All the Fall AID Winter styles, of
stiff, flexible and soft hats, now open
and ready tor customers, at city prices.
at GETTINGER 4 HOKES
Shoe and Hat Emporium, Queen st.
Blondeps Building. (ocl4
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Call and get pair OF the celebrated
Carlisle Shoes for Ladies. Misses and
Children, the best shoe in town TOR the.
money. For sale only by
Ii. N. DEATkICK.