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Iowa Wheat Crop.

Dies MONIES, Ia. June 30.-The
Secretary of the State Agricultur-
al Society gives the full crop re-
port of Iowa as follows: Winter
wheat-Forty-two townships re-
port an increase of area, and
seventy-four townships a decrease.
The average decrease of this crop
is, from 1884, 8 per cent; condi
ton, 81 per cent. The total area
devoted to winter wheat is com
paratively small. Spring wheat
800 townships report an increased
area, and 159 townships a de-
crease; average increase for State,
5 per cent, or 134,056 acres.
Average condition of the crop, SO
per cent, or Z per cent less than
last year. 1t is estimated the
product will reach in round mum
bers 31,000,000 bushels.
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THE CoMPANY's TELEGRAPH WIRES IN
NEW ENGLAND-cHANGEs IN Off
GALS.
New YORK, July 1st.-In the SUI
preme Court Chamber, Brooklyn,
to- day, Judge Cullen vacated the
order to show cause in the injunc-
ton suit brought by MIR. Peter NJ.
Bilgen, in Weschester county, New
York State, to restrain the Balti-
timore and Ohio Telegraph Com
pany from operating their lines OF
telegraph built on the highway adj
joining his property. Judge Gull
len also dismissed a motion to
punish for contempt, with costs
to the plaintiffs. This effectually
disposes of the trouble experienc-
ed by the Baltimore and Ohio Tel
egraph Company, was to-day ap-
pointed superintendent of tel
egraph for the West Shore Rail
road, and joint superintendent OF
the National Telegraph Company
between New York and Buffalo,
vice Charles Tappin, resigned.
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A FOrtuMe From AN Acct.
dent.

Mr.. B. Jones, of Pittsburg, the
new Chairman of the National Re
publican Committee, owes his for
tune to his shrewdness in taking
advantage of an accident. About
80 years ago one Of the workmen
in the rolling mill Of his firm, then
Jones & Lauth, got his heavy iron
tongs, weighing about so pounds,
fast to a bar of hot iron The bar
was already in the jaws Of the rap
idly whirling rolls. There was no
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FriglsffuI Runaway
BELLEEoNTAINE, O.. June 81

BELLEEoNTAINE, O., June 3d.
A horrible accident, that has cast
a gloom over the entire commune
ty, occurred at Huntsville, six
miles north of Bellefontaine, last
evening. Lewis Murphy, marshal
Of the village, and his wife had
just started buggy riding behind
a vicious Texas pony, when the
vicious brute began running. Mr..
Murphy, who is cripple, was
thrown from the buggy and re-
ceived frighful injuries about the
back, hip and head, that will
prove fatal. Being free from the
lines, the animal dashed on until
a heavy gravel wagon was struck,
when Mrs. Murphy was thrown
out, alighting on her head. Her
neck was broken and death was
instantaneous.
When laid side by side by
sympathetic hands in neighbours
yard, the poor mans anguish was
heartrending. He begged the
bystanders to kill him, saying
that he coaxed his wife to ride
with him, and that he was ac-
countable for her death. He
says that he was warned in a
dream the nigt before that he
would be thrown from his baggy,
and his eyes gouged out, and that
he ought to have needed the warn
ing. He is now unconscious and
will die. Both are about thirty
five years old and will leave three
children.
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A Pretty Good Steal.

LITTLE Rock, ARK, June 30
Master Simms' report of the in
vestigation of the defalcation OF
ex-State Treasurer T. j. Church
i'll was filed late this afternoon.
He was Treasurer three terms OF
two years each and the deficit
amounted to SS0.522, divided as
follows: First term, 4,309;
second term, $4,000; third term,
Sl3 ,203; from this is to be deduct
ed the proceeds Of 50 500 of coun-
ty scrip held by Treasurer Wood
ruff when he succeeded to office,
The total deficit does not include
interest.
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From the FatherIand.

ZwEIBRIKEN, June 9th, 1884.
Dear Papa:
/ write you few lines to let
you know we are all well. Grand
papa, Aunt Emily and Grandpapa
from Bernsaut, have been here
twice since we arrived here. Give
my love to Aunt Lena and the
rest and to all our friends and tell
them / won't forget them and
will write soon. Tell Julius he
must write to us soon. Tell him
his grandpapa asked me if he was
a good boy and Lena good girl,
and how big they were. HAIRY
is nine years old on June 9th.
Don't forget me the second Of
July. | think Zweibriken is very
nice. You have such nice places
to go to. l have nice boys and
girls to play with and do not get
lonesome. Uncle Rudolph met
us at Frankford, and Uncle Carl
did not 60 home with us, but I'm
Gle Rudolph did and staid until
Tuesday after the holiday. When
we got out of the train there was
grandpapa, Aunt Eda, Cousin Eda
Siesnon, and a crowd of others, /
did not know. Wilhelm sent us
some newspapers June 8. His
father has been here to see us.
Cousin Solomon wrote us a few
lines and he arrived safely. We
had nice time on the boat. |
think it is grand on the water,
and there was lots of nice boys
and girls on the boat. When we
got near Hamburg little row
boat came out and the pilot got
on board and then the captain
has nothing to do till he goes. !
have no more to write now. Good
bye. THERESA We'll.
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INDEPENDENT
THE GLORIOUS FOURTH.

We go to press on Thursday
to allow the INDEPENDENT force to
fully enjoy the holiday usual on
the Fourth of July--the anniver-
sary of the natal day of our Ma
ton. 1t is proper to keep it in
view, though farmers with golden
grain in jeopardy-with crops
needing attention, must forego all
idle pleasure and, by their very
labor, prove the more patriotic
the more self-abstaining, that the
country may thereby be themore
prosperous. Well, the quiet med
itation and the earnest applica-
ton for Gods blessing upon our
free institutions and our happy
homes, by the sturdy tillers of the
soil, will do as much, nay, more
good, than all the music, all the
oratory, all the burning of pow
der, all the noise and shouting
that may be carried on by the peo-
pie of the cities, towns and vii
lagos. On this day, however, we
should be thankful for the full
measure of liberty we enjoy; for
our free homes; our great, broad
domain, throughout which peace
smiles and prosperity reigns, and
all the blessings of good govern
ment, (barring recent assessment
questions) the religions of con-
science in varied forms, educa-
ton, health and general good will
to man, exist and attend.
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A History Of the Kuklnx.

Rev. d. L. Wilson, pastor of the
Presbyterian church in Pulaski, has
written "History of the Kuklux
Khan; It's Origin, Growth and Dis
bandment." The book will contain
over 100 pages, and will be issued
next Friday by Messrs. Wheeler u
Osborn, publishers. A Banner man
was permitted to read the proof, and
found the work thrilliDgly interest
ing, giving facts never before made
public, either by print or otherwise.
No names are given, yet the state
ments are said to be nevertheless
true. The author was assisted in the
compilation Of the facts by Hon.
John 9. Lester, Of Pulaski. 1t will
be surprising to many to know that
at Pulaski the kuklux originated,
and the design was the innocent
amusement OF few young men,
Nashville (Tenn.) Banner. A copy
Of the book will be sent to any ad-
dress on receipt Of scots by Lester "
Wilson, Pulaski, Tenn.
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Wise and Otherwise.

Some reckon their ages by years,
Some measure their life by art,
But ONE tell their days by the flow Of
And their life by the means OF their
heart.
"A lie travels a league while truth
is putting on its boots"
Improvement in the daughters
will but aid in the reformation of the
sons of this age.
like men who are temperate and
moderate in everything. An exces-
sive zeal for that which is good
though it may not be offensive to
me, at all events raises my wonder
and leaves me in a difficulty how /
should call it.
The attention of young ladies who
have gone through the excitement,
the flowers and the white dresses OF
commencement exercises, is respect
fully called to the following dialogue
specially now that the preserving
season is here.
Lillian-What a queer title for a
book, NAL
Ma-What title i?
Lillian-"Not Like Other Girls. y
Malt is rather odd. Is tia nov
ell?
Lillian-Yes. | wonder what the
heroine can be if she is mot like
other girls 2"
MAJ don't know, unless she goes
into the kitchen and helps her moth
er instead of staying in the parlor to
read novels. Call.
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BIaine and Logan Club,

An adjourned meeting Of the
Blaine and Logan Campaign Club
was held June 10Th, at s O'Clock. p.
M, in the Court House, to hear and
receive the report of the committee
on room for use of the club.
Committee reported the room in
the Blondell building could be had
for So per month. On motion, re-
port was received and adopted and
committee discharged.
On motion a committee was APP
pointed to secure said room, have it
properly arranged for occupancy of
club on Thursday night, July 10th,
1884. Committee-P. A Rohrbaugh,
G. w. Wisner, G. w. Feidt and j.
T. Paulding. Adjourned.
J. S. MATHEWS, Sec'y.
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CHARLEsTowE, ". Va, July T.
Charles Spurlock, who was impli
Gated with the Hill boys in the
murder of young Alvin Woods
and the serious shooting of Jack
Woods the latter part of May APP
peared in the Circuit Court this
morning and confessed to murder
in the first degree. The Hills
were lynched. This leaves Spur
locks case in the hands of Judge
Guthrie. Death or penitentiary
for life will be his lot.
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THE DEMOCRATIC CAUSE.

On Tuesday next the National
Convention Of the Democratic
party will be held in Chicago and
an organization will be effected
and candidates chosen to contest
with the Republican party and it's
nominees, the privilege Of admin
istering the governmental affairs
of our country. Whatever of adj
vancement in politics; whatever
of Intention, skill of management,
power of good, capability Of bet
tering our national interests that
may be claimed by the Democratic
managers, must then be made
manifest and be submitted to the
test of public discussion, and final
ly to the judgment Of each indi-
vidual, sovereign citizen. Many
men are spoken of as possible
candidates, but the name of the
old leader, now wasted by years
and waiting God and Natures
dread call Samuel j. Tilden-in-
fuses the most enthusiasm. After
him comes Cleveland, ofNew York,
Bayard, of Delaware, Thurman, of
Ohio, and a dozen other men of
note and distinction-whilst on
the TANKS, screwing, twisting,
crowding in, is brainy, bold, bad,
sinister-eyed Ben Butler, with the
Greenback nomination on one
hand, wiry and keen, offering to
pool what he has, if they will give
him what they have. 1t is q
shrewd dodge and stranger things
have happened. The South and
its leaders, however, are protest
ing vigorously against any such
sin, and we find in our own bord-
er State the Wheeling Register
knifeing Ben to the heart in the
following trite and pointed man
ner:
"If the Democratic party com
lnitted the folly Of nominating
Ben Butler, then the Democratic
party should die q violent death.
The outraged American people
should crush it out, and they
would. This is happy period
when independent thought and
action prevail among the better
classes, and no party can afford
to insult decent sentiment by
making improper nominations and
relying upon the party lash to
carry them through. Thank God,
that day is past"
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Tribute of Respect.

At stated communication OF
Equality Lodge No. A, A. F. 81 A.
NJ, held Saturday June 2Sth, the
following preamble and resolutions
were unanimously adopted:
WHEREAS, The all-wise Ruler of
the Universe has, in His Wisdom,
seen fit to remove from us by death
our esteemed brother, Alfred Beall;
therefore be it
ResoIred LIST, That in the death of
Brother Beall, this lodge has lost a
worthy and Jealous member and a
faithful and efficient officer las at
tested by his 10 years service as
Treasurer); his brethren and imme-
date associates warm friend; his
bereaved family a devoted husband,
and kind father, and the community
one of it's most honorable and up
right citizens.
9. That the sympathy of this
lodge is hereby extended to the wild
ow and fartherless children, and to
all who are most nearly affected by
his death, and they are affectionately
commended in this season OF dark
ness to the "God of all comfort, who
comforteth US in all our Affections. :
3. That we drape our lodge and
wear the badge of mourning for 30
days; that these resolutions be pub
lished in the city papers and a copy
sent to the widow Of our deceased
brother. G.. j. FAULKNER, JR.,
w. HI. FIsKE,
w. s. HENSHAW,
j. S. BoAK,
JOHN G.. HUSTLER.
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time to release the tongs, and they
went through the rolls under pom
derous pressure Instead OF be-
ing crushed and broken they came
out at the other side fattened out
of shape, no more use as tongs,
but a bar of iron of high polish
and changed texture. The firm
made no fuss about it, but had a
quiet consultation among them
selves. They set to work analy-
zing and experimenting. The re-
suit was that instead of a discharge
the workman who let the tongs go
through cold got bonus Of $780,
600, and instead Of the little one
horse rolling mill the present i'm
mense plant was constructed. 1t
is valued at 100000. 1t makes
cold rolled iron under an exclu-
sive patent at an immense profit,
and the long head of the lucky
firm, who was made Chairman OF
the Republican National Commit
tee, is a millionaire about ten
times over. At the time the tongs
got fast he kept the books and his
partner looked after the mill. Mr..
Lauth retired from the firm some
years ago, and when the patent on
the cold rolled process was re-is-
sued received 100000 from the
new firm as his share of it.
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The Equitable Life Ass0ci-
alton Of w. Va.
From the Grafton Sentinel.

From the Grafton Sentinel.
This Association was organized
and chartered under the laws of w.
Va, to write insurance on the as
sessment plan. Its principal Office
is at Martinsburg. The officers are
higly recommended as to their moral
character and business qualities.
Policies are issued in amounts of
$500 to $4,000, payable as follows:
one half in ten years from date of
issue, and the remainder in Is years
from date of issue, provided, how
ever, that shout the insured die be-
fore the policy natures by limitation
of time, whatever amount shall ap-
pear to be due and unpaid there ON
shall be paid within ninety days
after proofs of death.
The association accumulateS a
fund from which to pay the endow-
ment policies, by assessing each
member fifty cents per each $500 OF
his insurance, more than is necessary
to meet death losses. To this and is
given all the advantages growing
out Of forfeiture, together with the
net earnings of the association.
Insurance is written on ages from
Is to ga years. The mortality rates
are computed in accordance with
the American table of life expert
ence. The yearly cost of an endow-
ment policy depends upon the age OF
the insured. "A young man under
the age of Is years may carry $500
policy at a cost Of about S52 per
annum, or an average OF II cents per
month; on 40 years it will cost $1,000
per annum, or an average OF 50 cents
per month; on GA years of age it will
cost $3.50 per annum, or 81 90 per
month. There is no insurable man
deserving the name of many who
cannot at these rates provide for
himself $500, to be realized in ten
and fifteen years, should he live, or
by his friends, at his death.
The citizens of w. Va. should
especially encourage this institution.
No matter how much insurance
man may already have it will cost
but few cents more per month to
add a $500 endowment policy in this
home company; the wisdom whereof
will appear in after years. Besides,
encouragement will be given to the
institution, and many persons of
meagre income may be influenced
thereby to provide for themselves
and families, and thus far save our
State from pauperism and its direful
effects.
The plan of the association is un-
questionabIy good, and all its calcu
lations we'll founded. Let it have
proper encouragement by our people,
and eternity alone can reveal the
whole measure of good it may ac-
cOmplish.
A more worthy institution could
not have sprung up in our midst
than The Equitable Life Association
of w. Va. the aim of which is to
afford the opportunity to the strug-
Cling masses of men and women to
provide for themselves, and depend
ing ones some support for the future.
Mr.. r. III. Whitlock general agent,
has been in our town for several days
past organizing a board of local trus-
tees for this county. A number OF
persons have taken policies. The
indications are that the company
will have large membership here in
tho vaaor f,,t,,ro
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Ihe Antiquity Of the Art of
Printing.
Texas Siftings.

At meeting of the Austin Lit
erary Club not long since, during
the discussion the president spoke
of printing having been invented
during the fifteenth century,where-
upon one of the graduating class
Of the University of Texas, who
happened to be present, laughed
derisively and said: CHATS all
bosh. I've got Life of Christ
in my room, and he lived more
than three thousand years ago"
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THE ASSESSMENT CUES
TTON.

/
the State upon the question rails
ed by the untimely orders ofGov-
ernor Jackson and Auditor Mil
Ter. Upon Bonded knee and with
bowed head, in these days Of con-
tempt and loftiness (D, of official
position, we beg leave to differ
with the Court. We 90 farther.
We say if the charges made by
the Wheeling Intelligencer be
true, and can be proven, then in
that event the judges assailed in
the editorial therein, should re-
sign or be removed. We mean
by this no personal offence nor
any contempt Of court, and at the
same time assert in our separate
sovereignty as citizens, that courts
can become objects of contempt,
as well as citizens. This decision
Of the Court of Appeals was I'M
necessary. 1t has been sought by
the Governor and Auditor to re-
sist the disapproval by the peo-
pie Of their hasty and ill-advised
action. They sought to sustain
themselves by the solemnity of
an opinion by the Supreme Court
of the State. The result will be,
massing of public opinion
against themselves and the Court.
We grant honesty of intention,
but that neither makes justice in
double assessment, or logic in a
legal decision. You may as well
tax mans strength, without dis
counting it for rest or sickness,as
to tax mans farm, implements
and stock and then tax him for
what he raises thereby. A tailor
invests a thousand dollars in his
business-he furnishes goods cuts
and makes them-the cost goes
back to his stock, the profits go
into his living-the bread and
meat he eats-the cigars he
smokes, q glass of beer now and
then, his church contributions, his
wife and wardrobe and his child
rens' education-yet these profits
you would tax, Ell? 1t is the same
thing. You have decided virtual
" to assess what the farmer raises
upon taxed land and with taxed
stock by daily toll. 1t is wrong.
Your Board of Public Works as
sesses the b. x O. r. r. upon its
road bed and rolling stock. That
is all right. But you try to as
sess the profits therefrom, and you
will ascertain how soon a U. S.
Marshal will be around with an
injunction restraining such pro-
ceeding.
We make this assertion to our
Supreme Court. We defy them
to furnish a precedent authoriz-
ing an executive officer, by any
construction of his, to violate
the act of the Legislature. You
may think you are right, gentle
men judges, but a fair, honest, i'm
partial public opinion will decide
against you. These are honest
views and we pray to be excused
from any idea Of willful contempt.
This question will no doubt be
fully discussed by the journals of
the State and by politicians upon
the hastings, and the man who
can maintain this decision before
the people to their satisfaction,
will indeed be wiser than his gen
Grafton.
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DEAD LETTERs.-Following is a
list of letters remaining in the Post
office at Martinsburg, w. Va, June
2Sth, 1884, and will be sent to the
Dead Letter Office July 18th if not
delivered. When calling say adver-
tised We clip from the Statesman.
Mrs. Mary E. Bowers, Mrs. Lizzie
Hess, Mrs. Mary A. Barthlow, Mrs.
Judyp Mcguire, Miss Sarah Brown,
Mrs. j. w. Mcclure, Fannie Jane
F. M. Wilmington, VIM. Bowers,
w. T. Day, Mr.. Haggerty, Lacitus
Haley, Edw. Hardesty, VIM. Hin
ebert, Mr.. Jackson, Mr.. Edgar G.
Jones, Harry Keyser, John Curfit,
Jacob Sellers, VIM. Short, VIM. III.
Small, Pierce StrOther.
Held for better direction: Mrs.
Mary Hines. Greenwood, Blacks
gap.o
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REPUBLICAN MEETING. TIL

- -
Jefferson County Republican Exc
cutive Committee, composed of S.
v. Yantis, George Koontz, S. Slower,
S. H. Higinbotham, John Ware, d.
L. Shoemaker, Thomas F. Shaull,
John d. Staley, Calvin Tabler and
G.. w. Halter, met at Charlestown
June 10 for permanent organization.
s. H. Higinbotham was elected
Chairman and e. w. Halter Secre-
tary.
A motion was carried to increase
the committee by the addition of
the following five gentlemen: Charles
Getzendanner, G. w. Curry, Thomas
Woodward, John Fox and D. G.
Adams, making the entire number
fifteen.
There will be mass meeting at
Charlestown on July 18th, when
delegates will be elected to the State
convention at Parkersburg, which
meets July 30th.
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The Wheat Crop.
ESTIMATE OF THIS YEARS YIELD
IN THE VARIOUS STATES.

IN THE VARIOUS STATES.
A Milwaukee dispatch give an ac-
count of the receipt of brief private
specials from the Secretary of State,
agricultural reviews and other Off
cial sources, containing information
to date concerning crop prospects in
all the wheat-growing sections of
the country. With very few excep-
tions all reports are highly favora-
BILE. The following is table of the
probable wheat crop of the country
for this wear.
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WHEN woman determines TODD


a thing she generally accomplishcs
her object in spite of obstacles
thrown in her way A case in
point is the wealthy Mrs. Brat
ton, connected with the proudest
blue blood Of Massachusetts,, who,
failing TO secure q divorce from
her husband in many courts,
travels from Paris to Winchester,
Va, where she had settled down
for brief residence and will i'm
mediately commence proceedings
against her decentralization
non.
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No Check to the II. & O.

THE COMPANY'S TELEGRAPH WIRES IN
NEW ENGLAND-CHANGEs IN Off