Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1884-11-22
SATURDAY, NOV. %, 1884.
GENERAL NEWS.

Fire at Goldsboro, n. c., destroy
ed property OF the value of $3.50, 600.
Hon. Jonathan Chace will succeed
the late Henry B. Anthony as United
States senator.
1t is said that there are upwards
Of 10000 idle men In Pittsburg and
Allegheny City.
Judge David Davis is mentioned
as a compromise candidate for the
United States Senate from Illinois.
There were seventy-two deaths
from cholera IN Paris ON Saturday,
and twenty one Sunday up to 6 P. NJ.
The mountains near Hinton, Sum-
mers county, w. Va, were covered
with snow one morning last week
the first of the season IN that Sec
ton.
A great fire at Brunswick, Ga,
and riot at Dublin, in the same
State, are ascribed, on rather mea-
gre evidence, to the negroes fear of
Democratic rule.
Notices have been posted through
out the Cumberland region of Mary
land that from December / the pay
for mining coal will be reduced from
80 cents to 40 cents ton.
James Bayard, son of Senator
Bayard, who has been engaged as
an engineer on the w. Va. Cen. and
Penna. Railroad, is now teaching
school for the winter at Fort Pendle.
ton, in Garrett Co., Md.
Martin Farquhar Upper is living
in extreme poverty in London. Old
in years, declining in health, the
author of $ PrOverbial Philosophy !"
lives deprived of the Injuries and
not few of the necessities of this
life.
Mr.. Dorman B Eaton, Chairman
Of the board of Civil Service Reform
Commissioners, is inclined to think
that Mr.. Cleveland will approve Of
the continuance of the service in its
present form, so far as relates to
minor offices.
The gross earnings of the BaIti-
more and Ohio Railroad Company
for the fiscal year ended September
80 were $40, 436, 607, and the net ST.
10000. The report states that the
Philadelphia extension will be in
operation by next July.
Governor Abbett's visit to Mr..
Cleveland is considered in the inter
est of the appointment of John P.
Stockton to Cabinet position, while
the State House ring will throw
their influence in favor OF General
Mcclellan for secretary of war.
W. @. Riley, groceries and provis
ions, Grafton, w. Va, has failed
with liabilities of $1,000, and assets
of $4,000. d. Auslawsky, general
store, Grafton, has made an assign
ment, with liabilities of$3, 500, assets
about 81 800, and preferencesSl 900.
We did pretty well in West vir
ginia in the matter of the Legisla-
ture. Our next gain is twelve IN
both houses, one of these seats being
contested. The majority on joint
ballot will be fourteen Democratic,
unless the Fayeute county contest
goes against us, in which case the
Democratic majority will be sixteen.
Among the passengers who will
sail for Europe Wednesday morning
on board the steamer Normandie is
Hon. Levi P. Morton, U. s. minister
to France. Mr.. MortOn's leave of
absence had not yet expired, but he
considers it proper to return to Paris
to minister in person to the wants of
Americans there during the cholera
epidemic.
The Potomac Synod of the Re-
formed church at its late meeting at
Hanover, Pa, resolved to raise $685.
600 to endow another Professorshlp
in the Theological Seminary at Lam
caster, Pa. 1t also obligated itself
to pay interest on loan for $1,000
to liquidate the Indebtedness of
Mercersburg College. The Synod
will meet next year at Chambers.