Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1884-03-22
News Of the Week.

Italy is fitting out Polar expeii-
tion.
The foods in the lower Mississippi
are receding.
Twenty dollar silver certificates
are being counterfeited.
Congress is not likely to adjourn
before August.
A small cyclone swept over south
ern Louisiana.
Gladstone is reported as slightly
better, though requiring absolute
rest.
A "distinct BOOM for Senator
Edmunds has been started in New
York.
President Arthur's friends are
urging him to veto the Fitz John
Porter bill.
The Mitchell furniture, factory at
st. Louis was burned. Loss $780,
600.
The Nihilist alarm is again pre-
vailing in Russia, and strangers are
closely watched.
Prince Napoleon has taken refuge
in Switzerland, and a manifesto is
expected from him.
/ Osman Digna is on hand again at
his old camp with an army estimsted
at upwards of 1000
1t is reported that Mrs. Frank
Leslie is soon to marry the Marquis
of Leuville.
The Stockton Hotel, at Cape May,
has been sold to Philadelphia for
| SIPS 900.
Some Kansas cattle men attribute
the disease now prevailing among
the cattle to freezing and alkali.
The authorities in Kansas are
/ killing all cattle infected with the
foot and mouth disease.
j There was furry in coffee at New
! York on Saturday, which caused a
decline in prices.
Tilden and Blaine are said to be
the choice of the California Democ-
rats and Republicans.
The brass works of Hoffman &
Billings, at Milwaukee, Wis, were
burned. Loss $4,000.
The Independent Republicans of
Rhode Island have nominated Geo.
II. Corliss for Governor.
The English army appropriation,
amounting to upwards of $40 900 900,
was passed by the House of Com
mons.
Peter Myers, an inmate of the
Soldiers Home at Dayton, found
dead in saloon, is thought to have
been murdered.
Johnnie Cobb, a Philadelnhia boy
who was bitten by dog some time
ago, is now insane. with symptoms
of hydrophobia.
A gang of desperadoes in Scranton
is engaged in the work of abducting
young girls, and the people are in a
high state of excitement.
LIE Haine, trapeze performer,
fell Saturday night while perform
ing at Minneapolis, and broke his
neck.
Dayton, o., has sensation in tb @
discovery that a young woman kill
ed in 1867 was murdered by Ter
mother.
Rev. VIM. n. Hanlin, Baptist
minister, was struck by an ep CINE
near Reading, Pa, on SATURDAY, and
fatally injured.
Dennis Reilly accidentally shot
Celia Kenny, a girl of IL, in Brook
Ign while toying with revolver.
He did not know it was loaded
The Ontario Legislature has BASS
ed bill giving widows AMI spinsters
who have the necessary, dual
ification the right to vote at NUM-
cipal elections. M
The legislation on railroad land
grants in Congress is having ten
dency to check emigration To the
Northwest.
Mr. Hawley has Introduced a bill
in the Senate Offering a reward of
SIS, 900 for the rescue or ascertain
ment of the fate of the Greedy arctic
exploring expedition.
Messrs. ]. &. Palmer, Il. II. Buch-
anan and Col. c.. II. Beall of Brooke
county, are in Washington consult 4
ing with mem,bers Of Congress on
the wool tariff.
The republican convention of the
Fourth district of West Virginia
will meet at Point Pleasant on the
10th of April, to elect delegates to
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