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Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-06-18
OFFlCERs:

DIRECTORS.
8. J Beck, r. Y. Hewitt, Henry King
Henry Hammel, A. H. Denker, James Gonna
John Goldsworthy. Thos. J. Cuddy.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-06-18

COLLECTI0NS MADE AZ current rates OF cx-
Issue CERTIFICATES OF DEPOSIT and re-
ceixn nenosIfn on upen AccQnnta.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-06-18
SALE Of MINING STOCK.
THE COLORADO
Copper Mountain Mining
COMPANY.

LOCATION OF MINES-Four miles East Of he
Colorado River, In Ynma County, Arizona
Territory, so miles South Of ''1be Needles.
the A. 3 p. r. r.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-06-18
Pslitical Movements in New York.

New YoRK, June Flour hundred
and ffty members of the county De-
plocracy started for Saratoga this morn-
ing, also five hundred of the Taminany
Hail delegates. John Kelly expected
quito peaoeable time. Tanmany Hall,
who also supported the nominee of the
National Convention always, with one
hundred Irving Hall delegates, also left
on the same train.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-06-18

The stock is at present In the hands OF Col. Il
r. Hewitt, who may be seen at his Office at the
New Depot.
rhe shares are Of = par value Of $40 each, but
for the next 90 days will be sold for ESQ each
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-06-18
This Stock is Perpetually Unasses
sable.

Circulars giving history Of the mines may be
had upon application to any Of the directors.
Map showing the exact location OF the
| mines may be seen at the office Of
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1884-09-27
HARPER's FERRY.

r. E. Brooks has opened hotel
and restaurant Mt the B. & o. depot
for the benefit of the travelling pub
lie. 1t is the Walsh building, fitted
up into a hotel-Mr. Walsh having
moved his store further up the street.
The Harper's Ferry Mountain Ran
gers, Cavalry, have 46 uniformed men
and 10 new applicants will swell their
number to 81. Major Geo. w. Green
is their captain and what he don't
know about military tactics is hardly
worth knowing. They attended the
barbecue at CharlestOwn in full dress,
sabres and belts.
Gen. Warwick addressed Republic
can meeting in Armory Hall Saturday
evening. The hall was crowded to
Overlooking. More than 400 people
were present. many unable to get in
the hall. He spoke for two hours on
national issues, referring also to the
Mulligan letters which he explained
very clearly. He is an eloquent speak
er and electrified his audience. It
was the largest and most enthusiastic
meeting of Republicans held since the
war. The Bolivar Glee Club sang the
national hymn, America, and we'll
follow where the white plumes wave.
Many Democrats left the hall openly
avowing that they would vote for
Blaine & Logan.
The canal is not doing as heavy a
business as was expected. The B. &
0. have cut in their freight rates and
made competition so low that the
company can't afford to pay the boat
men sufficient wages to run the boats.
THE HERALD was the first to have
the advertisement of the Harper's
Ferry property in the paper. Some
Democrats wondered why it appeared
in THE HERALD before the other
papers, to which bystander replied
that that paper was the acknowledged
Republican paper of the Eastern Pan
Handle and the government authori-
ties meant to recognize it by paying
it that compliment.
Prof w. C. Bracket will return in
a few days and Storer College will be
opened again.
Considerable talk is current on the
streets as to the Democrats voting for
w. HI. H. Flick if he secures them
the Improvement of the Shenandoah
river. Have learned since that it has
been shortly effected and now Flick
can count ON large vote from the
people at least of this immediate
vicinity.
The Harper's Ferry Touring mills
are having the new patent roller sys-
TEN put in the large mill and will be
ready for operation about the middle
of November.
1t is expected that the B. & 0. rail
road Co. will purchased the Harper's
Ferry property as they at one time
offered $4,000 for it. 1t not being
sold then the property continued in
the hands of the government depreci-
ating every year finally the b. & o.
offered 5000 and now it can be had
for 500, 900. Our people would rather
see it bought by capitalists and start
manufactures. ANXIOUS.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1884-09-27
sMoKETowN ITEMS.

Those who without knowledge ofus
think or speak evil of us do us no
harm it is not us they attack but the
phantom of their own imagination.
There was quite a crowd at the pole
raising on last Saturday at Rabbits
burg everything worked like charm
and the pole was raised in short
time. Several speeches were made
after the raising.
Rev. c. j. B. Braine, of Washing.
ton, preached to large and attentive
congregation at Greensburg chapel on
last Sabbath evening.
The majority of the farmers in this
section have finished cutting off corn
and some are seeding.
We fear that cupid will play
some of his pranks in our midst be-
fore long, as some of the young men
are buying new buggies. This is an
old but true adage-a horse and
buggy will get man a-wife.
The hog cholera is still raging, Mr.,
B. T. Busey losing about thirty out
of sixty.
The general health of this com.
munity is better than it has been for
number of years.
Mr.. Marion Gibbons will erect q
large and commodious dwelling house
in few weeks.
Very few persons have sunk so low
that they have no good points. Chart
ty and good sense will dictate to us
to magnify if possible the good points
in our friends that never speak of the
bad ones if they have any. In thi:
way we can encourage good and drive
out evil. 1t is a good rule to SPEAK
evil no: if you can not say anything
good of man do not say anything al
all. 1t is true that you will not find
one man out of ten who will do this
Look for instance at the two great
political parties; each party is trying
to break the other down and at thu
same time trying to hold their owl
parties up; it would be better for tn,
parties if they would stop slanderinE
the different candidates and look a
the bright sides OF their opponents
works. ORION.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1884-09-27
KEARNEYsVILLE.

The Blaine & Logan Club is still
adding to its numbers. They expect
to organize club in Middleway next
week. Clubs have also been organ
lied in Charlestown, Harper's Ferry
and Shepherdstown. Our people are
alive to the issues of the day, and the
Democrats are terribly scared.
Mr.. and Mrs Krantz, Miss Lizzie
Krantz and Miss Annie Granger are
sojourning with the families of s.
Roberts and A. Trump. They are
BaltimOreanS.
Miss Willie Trump has gone to
Baltimore to attend school for the
year. Miss Phoebe Getzendanner is
attending school in Martinsburg.
Miss Jane Butler, daughter of Gar
land Butler, diseased, visited Miss
Mary HOmsher last week.
Miss Noah Winebrenner ofthe firm
of ID. G. Winebrenner & Co., of
Frederick City, and Mr.. Castleman,
of Clarke Co., Va, visited Mr.. Louis
d. Getzendanner last week.
Prof. Grist and Wibe, who spent
the summer in this locality, have re-
turned to Baltimore, their home.
Z. Homsher has commenced work
on his new residence. The site is a
beautiful one and when completed
this will be another fine home in our
neighborhOod.
The Y. M. z. A. Convention at Duff
fields last week was an enjoyable af-
fair and much good was done.
The Y. M. G. A. at Browns Cros-
sing are holding a series of Gospel
meetings. 1t is well attended and
promises to yield some fruit. Dele
gates were present from Kearneys-
vile, Shepherdstown, Charlestown,
and Dufields.
Sept. 23d. MARY BEAU.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1884-09-27
The Shenandoah River Improve
ment.

Years ago the Shenandoah river was
with its dams and locks navigable for
boats and its water course carried the
produce Of the country bordering its
banks down to Harper's Ferry and
thence it found its way to the eastern
market. But the great floods of 10
which washed down the river, bear
ing in its mad current to destruction,
the population and wealth of Vir-
ginies an Overtan islands, tore away
the dams and locks in the river course
rendering the river since that time
undavigable and therefore tlansporta-
ton impossible. Attempts have been
made from time to time through the
urgent solicitations of the people, by
appealing to Congress through our
representative Congressman to secure
appropriations to have the dams and
locks restored and the river again
made navigable. Accordingly in
June 80 Congress made an appropri-
alton of SIS, 600 which was increased
by an additional 81, 500 in all 800
as a sum set aside for the proposed
improvement. The lastact provided,
"That the sum shall not be expended
nor shall the sum heretofore until
any corporate rights or franchises
that may exist over said river shall
have been relinquished to the United
States to the satisfaction of the secre-
tary of the war department. The
engineers of the department examin-
ed into the water, and on the grounds
that there were corporate rights for
bid said expenditure and much delay
was caused thereby. The matter was
then referred to United States At
torney Flick, who after careful and
thorough investigation made his re-
port stating that the river was clear
of all corporate rights and that they
could now go on with the much desir-
ed improvement and the money ex-
pended all of which was done by Mr..
Flick without any compensation and
the abstracts of the title, which Mr..
Flick, aided by Attorney Cleon Moore
or Charlestown, spent great deal of
time on, in examining the musty rec
ords of 100 years accumulation, in
the courts of jefferson, Berkeley,
Winchester, Richmond and others
are now almost ready. The news
was already gone forth this week
WHClC tllC Nodie
was in session and the people border
ing on the banks of the Shenandoah,
who are largely interested will not be
unmindful of Mr.. Flick's labor in
their behalf in more ways than one.
The result will be that the improve
ment, which is to begin in above
Little's Falls and continue down to
the Ferry, will, by the building of
dams and locks at Little's Falls, Mill
vile mills, old Hopewell mills, make
the river navigahle for earring the
lumber, charcoal and produce border
| ing the Shenandoah river and in the
interior and open UP, through cheap
transportation, a market for these
people and perhaps revive the old
iron furnaces that have long since
gone out of blast.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1884-09-27
LEET0WN NEWS,

l
The observance of the Children,s
Centenary Day by the NJ. e. Sunday
school south, last Sunday, was crown
eu with success. The church was
filed to the uttermost, and the exer-
cises very interesting. To give the
details ofthe programme in full would
take up too much space, but of that
which deserves special notice we men,
ton namely: Song by the school /;
Prayer, by Rev. j. p. Stump; Read
ing the scriptures Psalm Xiv 1-8 /;
Matt. XVIII. IA Responsive SER
vice by Supt. and school; solo, sung
by little Charley Firth; Dialogue on
Sunday schools by Miss Belle Watson
and Miss Leila Watson; Song" Bring
ing In the sheaves, - first part sung by
five little boys, the school joining in
the chorus; Dialogue by two little
girls, Rosa Firth and Mary Goliday;
Solo, Deliverance will Gomez sung
by little Sammy Price So little was
little Sammy, though eleven years
old, that he had to be stood on chair
that the congregation might see him |;
yet SO sweet was his singing that he
held the audience spell bound, as it
were, for the time. A scriptural
acrostic by nine little girls, each recit-
ing verse from the Bible of which
the first letter of the first word Of
each verse making the word, Metho-
dism; Conservation hymn by twelve
little boys. An address by Rev. j. P.
Stump, formed in the most beautiful
language-languaget that glowed like
apples of gold in pictures of silver
1t was not only an ornamental speech,
but one carrying with it Impressive
truths, showing what the Christian
religion has done for the American
people in the last century.
Tariffism, something that the
presidential contest is based upon,
something that not one voter out of
twenty can define, is the gossip of the
day. Forrest Brown addressed the
Cleveland and Hendricks club of this
place last Wednesday night ON the
political issues of the day. E. Boyd
Faulkner is announced to address it
this evening, the oath.
A clover huller, belonging to Daniel
Getzendanner, was destroyed by fire,
on the farm occupied by Thomas Van
metre, one night last week. The fire
was supposed to have originated from
spark from the engine.
The Mt. Zion Sunday school held it's
annual picnic in the woods near the
church last Saturday. Notwithstand-
ing the many picnics of the season it
was well attended.
The pole raising and flag suspension
by the Cleveland & Hendricks Club of
Middleway, last Saturday, was a sue
cess.
Miss Edith Isler and Miss Katie
Johnson, of Middleway, are visiting
the Misses Vanmetres near Leetown.
We noticed our friend, Charles
Johnson, from Clip, passing through
our town of late, we could not under
stand the cause at first, but now the
mystery is explained.
We have in our town, widower
who, if we may judge by the silver
hairs of his head. has passed the
mediocrity of life, yet, Cupid says he
is candidate for matrimony. Girls
now is your chance. Better be an old
mans darling than Il young mans
slave. K.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1884-09-27
Martinsburg, Sept. ed, 1884.

FATHERS ADVICE TO HIS Son.
My son, have heretofore present
cd you with copy of the Holy Bible.
If you study only one book let that
be the Book, as the truths it contains
are able to make you wise unto
salvation
/ herewith present you with copy
of the recent edition of Webster's
Unabridged Dictionary. Ifyou study
only two books let this be the other,
as it is not only a dictionary unsur-
passed in the spelling, pronunciation
and definition of words, but is also an
encyclopedias of information. its Voca-
bularies of persons and places noted
in Fiction, Scripture, Greek, Latin,
and Geographical Names, Biograph-
ical Dictionary, Quotations, Pictorial
Illustrations, &c., making it book
to which you will have occasion fire.
quently to refer during life.'-P resi-
dent, Marion Female College.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1884-09-27
GERARDsTOWN.

With our 6 Webster Unabridged be-
fore us we will have to mind our "p's .
and "q's" we suppose. Well. it is a
! beauty, for which we tip our hat to
THE HERALD and the honorable
judges, wishing long and happy life
for each. Coming up head in class of
Jealous and competent competitors was
surely very gratifying to us, and here is
for 'S5, boys.
We have little piece of advice to give
to the gentlemen who expect to visit our
place and enlighten our people on the
!" important issues before them. If
they don t bring band with them to
scare up a crowd they will not have any
listeners. Politics and the weather are
about on par here-both painfully dry.
Our schools have commenced, and the
shout of the small boy and the strut of
the damsel are heard and seen on our
streets. C. w. McKown is teaching the
public school, and Miss Pinkie McKown
is teaching private school. The public
school opens with a large enrolment.
Pasture is cut very short in this Sec
ton by the drouth. Butter is very
scarce. Eating dry bread without any
greaser is pretty hard work, and fell
low has to take two gulps of coffee now
to wash it down with, before one used to
answer. We have one consolation how
ever, dry bread is scarce. too.
The loss of Col. Frank Silver, by fire as
noticed hurriedly last week. was about
$500. Among other things were lot OF
new rails 40 bushels clover seed, and
90 tons of hay. No insurance.
D. S. Eichelberger, Esq, and lady of
your city, were in this place to-day, We'd
nesday, calling on friends.
Mrs. Maggie Morgan returned from
Romney on Wednesday.
E. P. Hutton and John Corpenning
have been added to the sick list.
Miss Anna Weidman, we learn, is also
very i'll. x.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1884-09-27

A SUPPOSED THIEF CAPTURED
Constable Young, who had been shad-
owing man named Harry Adams.
from York, Pa, had him arrested at
Sharpsburg on Tuesday. He is charg-
ed with having stolen two sets OF har-
ness from Messrs. VIM. Sperow and
J. Kiracofe on Thursday, September
18th, in Martinsburg, w. Va, which
he sold to Mack Cost, of Keedysville.
He, however, denies the theft ami
says he bought the harness. After a
hearing before Justice GROVE, he was
committed to Jail and Mr.. O'Neil,
chief of police of Martinsburg, came
for him to take him back to West Vir-
ginia, where there is also charge of
horse stealing pending against him.
Hdgerst0,cn Herald.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1884-09-27
A CARD.

Whilst / properly appreciate the
honor conferred upon me by the re-
cent Republican Convention for the of
flee of Commissioner for Gerardstown
District, and yielding to the wishes OF
many of the voters of the county who
are my friends, still ] cannot consis-
tently be candidate for the position
without saying to the voters of the
county that l am opposed to creating
the Office for which am made can
didate by the action of the conven-
ton. shall vote against the proposed
amendment, creating seven commits
sioners for this county.
j. w. ROBINSON.
Martinsburg, Sept. I'D, 1884.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1884-09-27

THE OCTOBER CENTURY.-The Oc-
tober Century, which closes the
twenty-eighth volume of this maya
zine, contains the announcements of
some of the features of the coming
magazine year, chief among which Is
profusely illustrated series on Bat
ties and Leaders of the Civil War;
most of which will be written
by generals, either upon the Fed
eral or the Confederate side. actually
in command during the various en-
gagements. PREDATORY to these arti-
Giles is the opening paper in this num-
Der, on" Lights and Shadows ofArmy
Life" by George G. Williams, the
well-known war correspondent, whose
descriptions and anecdotes of the
camp, the march, and the battlefield,
and "reminiscences of famous generals,
are supplemented by engravings after
the etchings of Edwin Forbes, the pic
torial war correspondent. The con-
tents of this number are equal to the
usual high standard of its articles.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1884-09-27
TINTED STATES SALE OF VALUABLE
u WATER POWER
AT HARPER,S FERRY, w. VA.

u WATER POWER
AT HARPER'S FERRY, w. VA.
Pursuant to Act of Congress OF July 4. 1854,
the undersigned VIII offer at public anction
on the premises commencing on
WEDNESDAY,, THE 22p DAY or OCTOBER, 1881.
AT ONE O'CLOCK Il. M,
all the real estate and riparian rights owned
by the United States at
HARPER's FERRY. W. VA.
viz: Lot ONE, the water power entire q the
Potomac River with strip OF land and blun
bordering that river and lying between the
streets and lots laid down ON the plat OF Har-
sioah Street 10 the west line Of the o. s. prop
erty, excepting small triangular piece OF
about n quarter of an acre at me Junction of
Alexander Murphy, together with the build
ings. water wheels and other machinery and
all the building stone and other building ma
LOr TWO-the water power of the Shenan-
doah River and the site OF old rifie factory.
Also the following seventy-tnree town lots
Block il, Lot 2on Shenandoah street with
double brick dwelling now used AS the Post
0fiice.
Wager Reservation Lot Is. brick dwelling.
Lots and &, north OF Shenandoah street.
Block on same, lot ..
Block A A ON Washington AMI Potomac
streets, lots :, ., 10.
Block b 3 ON Washington aud Ridge streets,
Block c on Washington and clay streets.
lot 2.
Block d on Fillmore and Clay streets,
lots 4, s.
Block E E on Washington and Clay streets.
lots 8, 1. I.
Also on Camp HIM the following
block Il on Fillmore street, lots l, \.
Block II II, lot 5 on =. GIN street.
Block ]. lots o. l2, IS, Fillmore street.
Block X, lots ?, s, 3. l0..ll, IL
Block l. l., lots 7, 8, ., 10, ii on boundary and
South Clin streets
Block Il lott on Ridge street.
Block j, lot 10 on same
Block ], lots Union square, 10, II, ", IL ON
Ridge street.
Block p. lot 10 on Ridge street.
Block O. lots !. 3 3, l. 5, Is. Il. Is. - on Ridge
and Putnam streets.
Block Il, lots |, ., 3, 5. g.. rs. on Ridge street.
Block $. lots ., 3, 4, S. on same.
Block u, lots l, =. on same.
Block v, lots !. 2. B, l. 5, on Putnam street.
block u, lots and ON Van Vert aud North
Cliff streets
TERMS OF SALE.-All purchases under
500, cash. over that sum one third cash. one
third In one year and one third In two years,
or all cash ut the purchasers option. Notes
to bear six per cent. interest. Purchasers To
have possession on compliance with terms of
SALE and deeds 10 be given on full payment of
purchase money, conveying all right title and
Interest OF the United States.
The Act of Congress requires that the entire
property shall not be sold for n less sum than
$4,000. HENRY =. NEAL,
solicitor of the Treasury.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1884-09-27
RALTIMoRE MAaKErs

BEEF CATTLE.-Prices of beef cat
tie ranged as follows: Best 50a$6 90 /;
that generally rated first quality GOA
s. so, medium or good fair quality
3 00a$4 so, ordinary thin steers, oxen
and COWS 50a$2 10. Extreme range
of prices 50a$6 90. Most of the sales
were from 25as5 % per 100 lbs. OF
the cattle received 1S9 head came from
Maryland, 800 from Illinois, 1854 from
Virginia, 1884 from Kentucky, 225
from New York, $40 from West Vir-
ginia, 1853 head from Ohio.
SwINE.-There is heavy percent
age of increase in the receipts over
last week, and fair improvement in
their quality, as there are not as many
thin grass hogs selling under cents
as were then. Trade has been moder.
ately fair to-day. We quote at 6ia8a
cents per n net.
SHEEP AND LAMBs.-There was
some little Improvement in the quail
ty of the offerings this week over
those of last week. Common sheen
are slow of sale. We quote butcher
sheep at 34a54 cts per h gross. Stock
sheep 2as3 IS per head for ewes.
| GENERAL ENTHUSIASTICALLY fiour,
8 75a$i rs, best patent 5as7. Best
butter 26a28, common rolls 15a2O
Eggs 1sa19- Old chickens lOa1 cent.
per pound, young chickens i2ai3.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1884-09-27

The Harper's Ferry Touring mills,
owned by McCreight and Yantis, have
not, through contemplated improve
ments, been running for several
months. A few days ago certificate
of Incorporation was obtained from
the Sec. of the State to increase the
capital stock to 5000, 900 and Messrs. Z.
It. Clothier, Samuel Fletcher and Jno.
E. Trymier, prominent business men
of Philada., have associated themsel-
YES as stockholders with the above
named gentlemen and formed a new
firm known as the Harper's Ferry
Milling Co., and have begun at once
to put in full set of patent rollers,
"a in number, of the very best manu-
facture, and expect to be ready for
operation about the first of December.
This mill was used before the war Tor
the manufacture of cotton goods but
after the war was purchased BY A.
McCreieht of Ohio and S. V. Yantis
of Harper's Ferry for the sum of SO
600. 1t is five stories high, 1O0Xoo In
dimensions, has storage capacity OF
$4,000 bushels and when complete VIII
be the largest and best equipped mill
in the State having capacity OF 4oo
barrels per day. 1t has A turbine
water wheels and combined power
of 300 horses. Thirteen acres OF land
belong to it and II dwelling houses.
The rollers will cost about $4,000 and
about so hands will be employed to
run the mill. 1t is being repalnted
and reftted both exteriorly and in.
teriorly and when completed Will pre-,
sent an imposing sight in the midsl
of the Shenandoah. We are glad &c
note such marks of enterprise IN oui
State and to welcome with generous
welcome northern capitalists, who
are ready to help develop and Duiio
up the industries of our rich mountain
State.