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Facts and Figures.

Vermont school teachers violate
the law when they use tobacco, and
are liable to dismissal.
Indiana employs $500 men and
So, 1O0, 900 in getting 100000 tons
of coal out of 206 mines yearly.
Chinese Gordon announces that it
will take just 81, 100000 to pay for
his campaign in Egypt. Gordon
may claim the distinction of having
had the most elaborate picnic on re-
cord.
We are reluctant to disagree with
Mrs. Mary A. Livermore, but
there's no help for it. The question
is not "What shall we do with our
girls?" but "What shall we do with
our coachmen ?'
In 1917 Benjamin Braswell, q
wealthy citizen of New York, died,
leaving his estate of thirty five thous-
and, for the education ofthe orph-
ans Of the county. A condition
was annexed that a barbecue should
be held over his grave every year.
The fund has been judiciously invest
ed and faithfully applied during the
last sixty-five years, hundreds OF
orphans having been educated by it.
An English statistician maint ains
that the daily increase of wealth il
the United States is upward of $25,
GOO, 900, or about $685., 000, 900 a year
which is one-third as much as tht
increase in wealth of the whole o.
the rest Of the world. England
whose increase in wealth is next tt
our own, makes only a profit on al
her business of $500 ,00O, 900 year
or but a little over a third of oul
own.
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KearneysyiIle.

Politics are moving along nicely
in this section. When the 14th of
October will count its vote you
will then know how the cat jumps,
and | want to impress it on some
of my Democratic friends, who
made speeches in that grand mass
meeting at Martinsburg, that in
the future they will know how the
cat jumps for them. Gentlemen
stand firm, you believed you were
then right and if you have seen the
error Of your course explain it to
your people. We want to know
why it is /? We here believe you to
be honest in your sentiments and
now we ask for an explanation.
Why is it you and your press have
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1884-09-27

The pole in honor Of the Dem
ocratic nominees was erected at
this point on Saturday last. Ex-
Gov. Hamilton, Lucas and others
addressed the assemblage.
Among arrivals we observe Mr..
Dallas Hull, of Staunton, Va, Mr.,
Welcome Hull, Of White Hall
visiting friends and relatives at
this point.
We learn that the pole erected
at Tomahawk on Saturday last
in honor Of the Republican nom.
inees, showed largely the senti
ment of the people in Back Greek
valley,
Mrs. Hanna, an aged and re
spected lady of this place, died
on Tuesday last at the advanced
age Of So years, her remains were
taken to New Market, Nd, Oh
Thursday for burial.
Mr. G. III. Ropp, who for some
time past has been ON the invalid
score, we are glad to state is now
convalescent.
Mr.. Luther Miller, the Repub
lican nominee for Sheriff, was il
our village on Tuesday last.
Mr.. James Robinson, Of Shang
hal, paid our village a flying visit
on Wednesday last.
The brick work Of the schoo
house in this village is rapidly
being completed, and ere long Tho
carpenters will enter upon Their
part of the contract.
Preaching at the churches IN
this village on Sunday last was
well attended, and the sermons
very able ones. REPORTERS.
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A ScATHING DENUNCIATION OF THE
ATTEMPT TO REWARD LIBERTINE
New York Christian at Work Congre-
gatlonal.
The notion is now advocated by
some of the secular papers that
the licentious and social crimes OF
O candidate for the chief place
within the gift Of the nation ought
not to keep virtuous and Christian
men from voting for him, deserves
to be pilloried and exposed to the
Indignation Of o regenerated and
righteous public sentiment Why,
to bestow the loftiest public favors
upon such a rnan would be to APP
prove of his evil courses, to de-
moralize the general conscience,
and to incite the young to initiate
his wicked example. At any rate,
let the party that forces known
bad character before the people
take the consequences in defeat.
Any man who is more of a Christ
ian than q politician must feel that
it would be an unspeakable shame
to send to the White House man
who is guilty of the very immor-
atty which to-day is more than
anything else strikinga deathblow
at the family, disrupting society,
sapping the virtue Of cur young
men, and cursing the nation. Nor
must false sense of modesty and
propriety prevent Christian peo-
pie from speaking out in condem
nation of these things. The re-
sponsibility Of the decision rests
upon the offender. 1t is the duty
of every one who respects the sa-
cred relation of mother and sister
to use no euphonious terms, but
the severe language Of honest and
scathing rebuke. It would be in
decent in the last degree in a
christian nation, and work infinite
mischief as successful bad ex-
ample, to adorn the brow ola self
confessed destroyer of womanhood
with the crown Of our chief-mag-
istracy.
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News from Hagerstown.

HAGERsTowN, September 3D.
Squire Grove, of Sharpsburg,
committed to jail tonight Harry
ADAMS, of Boyer's Warehouse,
this county, on the charge Of steal
ing horse and buggy and two
sets of harness from parties living
i'll Berkeley county, w. Va The
horse and buggy were abandoned
on the day of the theft, but the
harness was disposed OF by Adams
in Keedysville, where it was re-
covered to- day.
$4,000 of Corporation Special
Improvement 4-per cent. bonds
were sold to-day at public auction
at slight premium.
A barn belonging to Mrs. Eliz-
abeth Miller, near Kemp's Mill,
was burned to-day. The fire or
iginated in straw stack near the
barn, and was occasioned by chill
dren playing with matches. No
insurance.
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We welcome the INDEPENDENT.
May it long live to send the news
ahead.
On Friday evening of last week,
ct . republican club meeting in
school house, Messrs. Rohrbaugh
and Evans made speeches, correct
cd some, no doubt, and strength
ened others in the right.
On last Sunday evening at 8
o'clock, near Friendship u. B.
church, Mr.. B. Newcumber's house
was totally destroyed BY fire.
Most Of the furniture was saved.
During the excitement, Mrs. Ms
satchel containing IS, was thrown
out of the house into the yard and
afterwards picked up minus the
money. Shame on the person who
committed such q mean theft. The
house caught fire in the roof mys-
teriously. Mr.. N. and family have
the sympathy of thscommunity,
The drouth continues; consc-
quently the corn crop is short,
vegetation suffers, and the water
supplies are becoming exhausted.
Who, under existing circumstan
ces, would not appreciate an ever
flowing spring Of fresh water!
Farmers are busily engaged in
cutting off their corn. Glover
seed is being threshed out, not
with very favorable results.
Miss Bette White residing at
w. B. Ever's, has returned from
Q visit among her many friends in
the vicinity of Shanghai.
Mr.. Francis Boyer, OF Baltimore,
has been visiting his father in this
village.
Many Of our neighboring hogs
are dying with cholera.
Our village school, under the
tutorage of George Vanmetre,
Esq, is in o very prosperous con-
dition, and why should it be 9th
erwisei Mr.. Vanmetre is q gen.
tleman of excellent character, pos
sessing the requisite qualifications
and seems never to be more in his
element than when thus engaged.
It is useless to add that patrons
are perfectly delighted.
JUp1TER.
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south Opequon.

The picnic in Foreman's woods
turned out to be a knock-nic.
Capt. jack Frost, accompanied
by Miss Ice has visited this Sec
ton.
We are now having some de-
lightful weather to push ahead fall
work.
The hog cholera has played hay
oc with some of the porkers in this
place.
The clover-seed crop which is
now being threshed bids fair for o
good yield.
The farmers are now about done
threshing wheat, and have put il
away in the garner for a better
price
The school at Three Runs has
opened, under the tutorship OF
Miss Ella Bowers with a good at
tendance.
Can't some poor devil move to
Mill Greek district to sorve as
Constable. We will guarantee
him but little work and much less
pay.
Now that the conventions are
all over, and many aspirants have
taken passage up Salt River, yet
half of the lucky ones will soon
take trip in thu same direction.
The barn upon the farm Of Mrs,
White near Smithfield, now occu-
pied by Samuel Markle, was de-
stroyed by fire, together with all
the grain, hay and about $20C
worth Of phosphate.
LITTLE SHAVER.
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changed 7 Why is it now that
you think as Gov. jackson thought
and are acting in harmony with
the State ticket nominated by the
jackson faction, and Wilson up.
holds him ! Do you think it viii
do you any good in the future I
Our people are beginning to think
for themselves, We want to see
something honest in politics. If
you were wrong when you spoke
in that meeting tell us where you
we're mistaken, etc. We only ask
for an explanation.
You've VoTER.
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JsBURG. WEST va SATURDAY SEPTEMBER a. 1884

From the Globe.
The United Brethren preachers Of
the Potomac district of the Virginia
Conference, will hold q Ministerial
Institute at Boonsb0ro, on the 23d,
oath and 18th of September. There
will be preaching each evening dur
ing the institute.
Joseph H. Farrow, Esq, of Will
Transport, filedy bill for divorce, a
uinc,lo naatrimonii, against Mary s.
Farrow, his wife, in the Clerks Of
fee, Thursday. Abandonment of
complaint by defendant for the
past twelve years is the cause as
signed for the proceedings. L. E.
and f. F. McCOmaS are the solicit
tors for the complainant.
Messrs. Bridges & Henderson,
cement mill, at Hancock, is propel.
led by water supplied from the canal
at that point. Owing to the scarcity
Of water in this channel they have
been denied further consumption
until the stream is replenished by
rain. Consequently the mill is idle
at present.
Last week there were over 5000
freight cars handled in the Cumber-
land Valley Railroad yards, this city,
being an aggregate never before
reached in railroad circles in this
locality.
Also, the extraordinary amount
of $4,000 pounds of local freight was
handled through the freight depot of
the Cumberland Valley company in
one day, in addition to numerous
cars loaded solid by shippers.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1884-09-27

The heavy drain now being
made on the Shenandoah Valley
of Virginia by shipments Of fat
cattle to the Eastern markets has
caused scarcity Of stock cattle
there. To meet this demand deal
ers are purchasing in the East
and North largenumbers Of calves,
which are being sent South. Re.
Gently four carloads passed
through Shepherdstown for points
on the Shenandoah Valley Rail-
road. This looks like reversing
the order Of trade but in due
course of time these calves will
be returned as fat cattle Globe.
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=
menced seeding and are now wait
ing for rain. We expect they will
all have to adopt the old saying,
"daub in oats, dust in wheat
There has been protracted
meeting going ON at the Arden
church, under the ministration of
Revs. Mercer and Stump. There
have been several conversions, hut
it would take several more. if our
village was called upon for ten
righteous men.
Mr.. George Linton, son Of John
M, moved in our village on last
Thursday. George is an indus
trious young man and all such are
welcome here. No others need
apply.
There will a picnic held on the
Lyle land near Smiths school
house, on Saturday 9th inst.
All candidates and the public gen
orally are invited to be present.
Having a little surplus market
ing we concluded to get up at 3
o'clock, last Thursday morning,
and drive to the market house.
We had a few ears Of corn and we
had to give one dozen for the
privilege of selling the balance. If
that is Republican protection, we
have enough of it.
Mr.. David Linton, who left this
county some seven years ago, is
here on a visit to his old home.
He located in Illinois and speaks
very highly of his adopted home,
and says that he is a subscriber
to the INDEPENDENT, and nothing
gives him more satisfaction than
to receive his paper and read the
items from Arden.
A communication in last weeks
INDEPENDENT signed Citizen 7
calls upon candidates for Legis-
lative honors to answer, and says
trot out your horses boys, and If
you cannot find whips and spurs,
grab a Canada thistle. 1t was
good few years ago to get a
man forward and up, and some
thing of the kind now may help
wonderfully. We take it for
granted that the whole Of his
communication about Blaine and
protection sweeping every thing,
and our end ofthe State suffering
is as truthful as that just quoted
in regard to Canada thistle. We
can inform Mr.. "Citizen," that
the Canada thistle was not named
in the canvass of 1880 and prob
ably would never have been
thought of, had not petition,
signed by eighty-five farmers ask
ing that law be passed to pre-,
vent the weed from maturing
Mr.. "Citizen" displays good
deal of ignorance of Legislative
matters when he says that the
thistle bill put man forward
and up, for it was passed at the
adjourned session of 1882, long
after the author Of the law was
forward and up.
l
Had "Citizenn known as much
as he pretends to know he would
have told the candidates to grail
a corporation bill, for it was bill
curtailing the corporation limits
of Martinsburg that put one man
forward and up and anotherdown
If he desires to strike q blow al
the man that is down, let him dc
it manfully and not over the
shoulders Of the candidates.
DASH.
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THE NEWS AROUND US.
Frederick County, lVa.)

AAO~ACAACA OVNMsys tS0'i
From the News:
The State Medical Society has se-
lected DR.. VIM. p. MEG uire, Of Win
chester, as one Of the three medic al
gentlemen to compose the board of
examiners of those who desire to
practice medicine.
From the Winchester Times:
A little boy, aged Z years, the son
of hired man upon the farm Of j.
w. Clingan, seeing the men take
bundles of straw and set fire to the
wasp nests, thought he would try it
himself. So procuring a match he
went to the barn and struck it upon
the feed cutter and soon the building
and contents were in flames. The
little fellow told few days after
wards the story.
On Wednesday of last week the
wife Of MI. Oscar Barr, of Winches-
ter, eluded her attendant and pour
ed coal oil over her clothes from a
lamp. Procuring matches she ig-
nited them and ran down stairs with
her clothing in blaze. Mrs. Barr
was literally roasted and died in
few hours. The unfortunate lady
had been placed in Williamsburg
Asylum, and remained six months
but improving, returned year ago.
Getting worse, her husband proposed
taking her to Staunton on the night
of the day upon which she destroyed
herself.
Jefferson County.
From the Free Press:
A clover huller of Mr.. Daniel Get
zendanner was burned last week.
The B. & .. has put in siding
for the Roselle Manufacturing Com.
pany.
On Saturday last the straw stacks
and clover seed of Capt. Jno. G.
Cockrell were destroyed by fire. The
fire caused by the s'small boy" MAX
ing plaything of parlor matches.
Last Thursday morning, about l
O'Clock, the residence and store
house of Mr.. Thomas A. Baker, at
Unison, L0udoun county, Virginia,
was destroyed by fire. The family
barely escaped in their night clothes.
The contents of dwelling, store
house and post office were consumed.
From the Spirit of Jefferson.
Mr.. Adam Bowman was thrown
from his wagon and painfully iDjur-
ed one day last week.
Mr.. A. r. Brown informs us that
he has lost seventy three head Of
hogs, valued at $500, by cholera.
A little child of Mr.. Chas. A..
Trussell, of this county, waded into
a pord and was drowned, Oil Mon
day On 'est week.
Robeh johnson, a colored en-
ployee at ~ Halltown Paper Mill,
fell into a n.sh-tub one day last
week, and was scalded so badly that
death ensued within few minutes
afterwards.
The stable of Mr.. o. F. Elwood,
near Kearneysville, was destroyed
by fire, communicated from a b. q
o. locomotive, on Sunday evening
last. Insured in the Peabody Co.,
Washington & Alexander Agents,
fcr $50
The barn and contents on the farm
of Mrs. s. r.. White, between Sum.
NIT Point and Middleway, was de-
stroyed by fire on Monday of last
week-ignited by the careless use OF
matches by small boy. Mr. s. T.
Markle, the occupant of the prem
Uses, suffered the loss of quantity
of wheat and other articles. The
barn was insured in the Jefferson
County Mutual, and the wheat in
the Peabody Co.
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Five Times Welded.

New YORK, September 23.In the
Hawes bigamy case the alleged Mrs.
Halves testified this afternoon that she
was thirty-two years old, could neither
read nor write, but had been married
five times.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1884-09-27

F. J. Nelson, Esq; the Demo
cratic nominee for Congress from
this District, and Hon. Il. II. Ne
Comas, his competitor, have ar
ranged for joint discussion upon
the stump in the various counties
of the district. The challenge
was preferred by Mr. Nelson and
accepted by Mr.. McComas, to be
executed on dates and at place to
be mutually agreed upon by the
friends Of the respective parties,
and in all of the counties.--G Globe.
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EVERY BABY should have a bot
tie OF DIR. Fahrney's teething
syrup. All druggists sell it's cts
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LONDON, Sept, 2S.-The British
gunboat Wasp was wrecked of
Tory Island on the Northwest
coast ofIreland to-day. Fifty-two
persons, including ell the officers,
we're drowned. Only six persons
were saved. On the rocky coast
where the disaster occurred, it was
impossible to use small boats in
the attempt to rescue the ships
crew. The Wasp had q register
ed tonnage Of 466 tons, and oar
ried four guns.
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TAKE DR.. Fahrney's Health Re
storer, best blood purefier. All
druggists sell it-$1.00
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DESCRIPTION or THE LOST VESSEL.

DESCRIPTION OF THE LOST VESSEL.
The Wasp was q screw compos-
lite gunboat Of 465 tons and 47O-
horse power, and was commiss-
Toned at Davenport, December l,
1881. She is catalogued as ii
particular service The follow
ing is a list Of the officers: Lieu
tenant and Commander, John D.
Nichols; Lieutenant, Frederick A.
Warden; Sub-Lieutenant, Thomas
S. Guppy; Surgeon, John Mackie;
Engineer, William Hudson; Gun
ner, John w. Kerrigan. AT the
British Consulate in New York, it
was said that the Wasp probably
had force Of about hundred
men.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-10-15
gain Of 1S2. The Fifteenth ward Of Cleye-
land, Ohio, shows net Republican gain
Of 9l8.
Tho Jubilee nt tho Capital.

4 CoLuNprs, O., Oct. 14.-Later returns
from the Twentieth Congressional dis.
trict indicate that McKinlcy''s majority
will be l,lO0 to 100. Republicans con.
cede the reelection Of Foran, Democrat,
in the Twenty.ilrst district. The noise OF
the cnthused Republicans on tho street
Is becoming almost internal. Tho mir II
filled with rockets OF NIL shades and
colors md nearly every combustit,lo
substance has been brought into use: Tho
Democrats have retired from their hcad.
quarters and those who have not retired
10 their beds are watching the Republican
torchlight procession nnd listening to the
discordant sounds that rend tho heavens,
all having the purpose OF glorifyng the
man OF Malne. .Wr ..,l
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1tuyisjtcrx, Slot Down.

S r.LoUls, Mo.,tOct. A.-7A special from
ruh on, Mo-, to the Pott- Di*patch says: AS
ten .yearsoldi girl named Bennett was
walking with .. Younger sister. past corn
field, n ar{Gusshriq, ten miles east Of here,
ycsterda' y moon, ono Of three negroes in
the field scizedthef lid md rayished her.
Her little sister 5carriss ID the alarm home,
and \ posse Of citizens ' oSganizea immedi'
ately. Allthe negroes wei found in the
field armed with rcorn:kniv,Ss and guns.
They lnade show of ;.resista uce. They
were takento Guthrie and put Nunder a
guard. Ats 35o'clock this morning z PARTY
Of mounted mem rode to tho house where
the negroes were confined and f1ed At
them through the windows n Ono negro
ran into the street and was shot dead. Inc
others were again fired upon, and one OF
the rayishers fell down and was LETT tor
dead. Tho party then rode away. In,
vestigation showed that tho ravisher had
feignea DEATH, Tho survivors were taken
to jail to-day, but it is expected they will
be lyncl,ed tonight. II NJ / Ell 4 n .,.5 ( 7,
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NV Yonx, Oct. A.-The bulletin boards
at the different newspaper Offices we're sur
rounded until lutte III the night by the
large crowds Of peoptc,t ,twho waited pa.
tiently for hours to hear the news from
Ohio; kilograms to thes 7Hduae were
read in the counting rooms rs soon as re-
celve'l, and gave rise to theagreatcst en-
thusiasm. Crowds about the Sun, |Inrll,
Times, Herald, and other newspaper offices
took the greatest interest in the returns.
Notwithstanding the interest taken in
Ohio and West Virginia elections, avery
iarge audience greeted Gen. St. John. lie
referred to the request again made that he
would withdraw in favor Of Elaine, and
said they will have to give me a man il
they want me to withdraw in his favor.
Three mass meetings in the interest of the
peoples party were held in Brooklyn TO-
night which were addressed by Gen.
Rnflnr 'r
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-10-15
Intercst 11nl.It.xted in Chicago.

CHICAGO, Oct. IA great and wide
spread interest is manifested in the result
Of the Ohio election. Streets in the b1si-
ness centre were thronged tonight from
an early hour. Crowds in front Of news
paper Offices reading the bulletins blocked
tratlic. The lnter- Ocean celebrated the
result with IN illumination and brass band
music.
The Daily Ntlrs bulletined the returns
by a magic lantern to an immense crowd.
The fact that the Ners issued hourly edi-
tions between 10 a. ". and 10 r. NJ, which
had IN aggregate circulation Of over l50,-
O00 may be taken as an index OF the anxi-
ETY. for the last returns. Nd
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-10-15
NEW YouK CITY
Wild With Delight Ovor tho Republican
~ Victory In OHIO W. ris

---s--------< .
Wild With Delight over tho Republican
victoryln OHIO WE \"
Special Dt.paseh to ne latelliOeneer.
NEw foRE,s Oct, l1.-There has beet,
intense anxiety manifested all over this
great city to-dayin regard to the result in
Ohio and West Virginia; especially Ohio.
It has been the topic Of conversation
heard everywhere, at business houses,
offices, street cars and hotels. Even
at tho Petroleum Exchange the heavy
break in oil diverted the attention from It
only fora. short tl,ne. In Wall street The
reports from Ohio throughout tho day
.HSre rcadwith far moro interest than the
stock quotations. The general interest
has not been so enlisted in an election
since the,warl ,!j. .!!,if ~,
It was conceded on every hand TINT tho
Presidential baltic was to be fought 10.
day in Ohio. Tonight thousands Of
people arc thronging tho streets to hear
the news. Madison Square is jammed in
front Of tho hotels, and there is 4
dense mass OF people wcdgcl in
on Fifth avenue in front OF the headquar.
tcrs Of the National Republican Commit.
tee, As tho calclum light bulletins are
thrown upon tho canvas showing Re-
publican gains the most tremendous
cheering takes place, and is caught
up and re-echoed by crowds
nlIlnrns owny 1innls ora nv,