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Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1885-03-14
THE MARTINSBURG Herald, SATURl

Under the soothing influence of
$4,000 a year just voted BY Con-
gress, Gen. Grants health has begun
to improve. We hope it may con-
tinue to do so. There is nothing like
the proper application at the nick OF
time.-Statesnaaa.
The above lines are in keeping
with the heated partisan spirit that
some time past denounced the Con
federate soldier, who exposed the
Democratic party for tissue ballot
frauds in the Southern States. The
soothing influence y which the
Statesman applies to Gen. Grant,
may apply with equal force to its ed
itor iu his eagerness for official pap.
We are glad to know that the lead.
ing Democrats in Congress were
prompt to recognize the merits ofthe
hero Of Appomattox. Gen. GRAFT
has been too sick to take the official
oath pertaining to the Office of Gen
eral, and may never be able to do so.
The individual that would impute to
Gen. Grant so mean purpose, but
reflects the bitterness of partisanism
ranking in his own heart.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1885-03-14

Old Turk, the famous horse who
has spent forty years ofhis life work
ing OH the Richmond county farm,
Staten Island, died on Friday in his
fiftieth year. Old Turk is supposed
to have been the Oldest horse in
America. What first brought him
into prominence was resolution
passed by the Board disappointment
ents of the Poor to sell him in con-
sequence of his enormous appetite
and his inability to work during a
temporary illness. Public opinion,
however, compelled the abashed SUI
perintendents (not one of whom is
in Office today to abandon the idea
Of selling the animal, reaction set in
in favor of Old Turk, and County
Treasurer Robinson presented him
with a handsome rug and erected a
new stall for him. Old Turks pecu-
liarities and adventures may be sam
med up as follows: In his Young days
he was bay horse, now he is white
as chalk. He was the horse that
called the patients away from the
Quarantine Hospital in 1858, a few
minutes before the pOpulace set fire
to the building. He was loaned in
the war times to the late Coroner
Dempsey, who kept suffers camp
at New Dorp. Thence he was stolen
by bounty jumper, who took him
to New York and endeavored to
trade him for pony. The thief was
captured by Mr.. Michael Oates, now
of StapletOn, and Turk was restored
to the County-house. He was on
board the Staten Island ferry boat
Westfield when the latter blew up,
and his skin peeled off. His appe-
tite was enormous and his strength
incredible; he was highly intelligent,
but stubborn as a mule when he de-
sired to be SO.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1885-03-14

The executive committee of the
West Virginia Freeman, the temper
ance paper of the State, held meet
ing in Parkersburg last week
Among those present were BurdaH
of Moundsyille, Carskadon and
Thompson, of Keyser, McGregor and
Sleeth, of Carlo, and Dave ID. John.
son, Rev. j. w. Carter, Rev. r. A.
Hit, w. B. Caswell and others, Of
Parkersburg. The future of the
paper was under consideration.
Steps were taken looking toward in.
creased work in behalf of the paper.
The Parkersburg Journal in refer.
ring to this, says: /" In this connec-
ton it might be well to add, that the
present efficient editor. Mr.. Ike
johnson, contemplatcs resigning in
the near future. Apparently the
committee is at loss to know whom
to appoint in his place, though it has
been said that in all probability his
successor will be Rev. j. o. Thomp-
son, who is editing the Mountain
Echo at PRESENT.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1885-03-14

About four weeks ago Basil An
krom, of Tyler county, escaped from
the Weston Insane Asylum and
made his way back home. He was
found at last by the constable who
had warrant for his arrest. The
Star says: 1t will be remembered
that he was kept here in Jail for
nearly six months before being taken
to the asylum, and his conduct was
such as to cause many to think that
he was not really insane. Since
going to the asylum he has lost 4S
pounds in flesh and appears broken
down in health. He begged piteOus-
ly to be brought back to jail-any.
where rather than return to the asy.
lum. He assigned no reason why
be did not wish to return, and when
interrogaJed was morose and sullen,
only declaring he would die if taken
back. He has family, and prior to
his insanity was hard working,
worthy man.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1885-03-14

This country is just giving evidence
of the soundness OF its govern
ment that is astonishing to the
"strong powers of the world. AT
ter having charge of the government
for twenby.four years, one party goes
out of Office quietly and peaceably,
showing every act of courtesy to
those who are to succeed, and the
government of the people still lives
as if no political change had taken
place. This shows that the trust OF
the people In the Republican party
was not misplaced though preju-
diced minds may talk about "mis,
rule.n The true history of the coun-
try since the war fails to prove it;
the financial success and prosperity
of the government and of the coun-
try fail to prove it; present circum-
stances fail to prove it. We do not
claim that it was perfect rule in
every particular. What government
ever was so Two periods in che his
tory of America will ever stand ont
in prominence to student and histor-
neutrality-suspicious. aud Union!
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1885-03-14

The marked increase of pneumo-
MIA in New York and other cities
during the past month has led to the
suggestion that the roller-skatine
craze is responsible for portion OF
the mortality from this source. In.
stead Of skating in the open air, as
the ice skaters do, the roller skaters
take their exercise in heated rooms,
where the air is more or less yitiated
by exhalations from the lungs Of the
multitude. The transition from the
foul and heated air of the link to
the freezing atmosphere outside
while the skater is still in profuse
Precipitation from violent exercise
would very naturally lead to taking
cold and might, in the case of sensi.
tive constitutions, eliminate in pneu.
monia- This is the view taken
BY health officers and physicians in
New York, at least, and it is worth
considering by the enthusiastic de-
voices of roller-skates everywhere
Exchange.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1885-03-14
SHANGHAI NEWS.

P. A. Rohrbaugh, Esq, was in ouI
town on Monday attending Court.
G. ID. Powell anG his son Frank
left with their families on last Tues
day for Ohio. Success to them in
their new homes.
A. w. Grady, from Westernport
Nd, will occupy the house made
vacant by the departure of Mr.. G.
d. Powell.
Considerable unpleasanmess ex
lists in the neighborhood of Gano
town, growing out of some obscene
papers in the shape of valentines
which passed through the mails al
that place.
The munps and whooping cough
have about closed their campaign
and the schools are filing up again
l see lots Of hands up for the
Martinsburg Post Office, and know
there will be lots of them that will
not get it. If the appointing power
should be given to me, / would ap
point one OF Martinsburg's lifelong
citizens, an honorable christian gen
tleman, one who has served the
people of your town in the capacity
OF Post master to the entire satisfac
ton of all, / refer to Mr.. j. T. Young
Our village was thrown into an ex
element on last Thursday evening,
just about dark, By the alarm of fire
The sumac and saw mill of Kitchen,
d. Haven & Co., was discover
ed to be on fire; the timely discov
cry. together with the calmness Of
the evening, averted what would
have been heavy loss. The fire
was supposed to have originated
from spark falling into pile Of
dry pine wood that was piled against
the mill to be used for fuel.
Mr.. Robert Evans, while choppine
on clearing a few days since, miss
ed his lick aud struck the axe into
his foot, making very sore wound
He now occupies place at the
chimney corner.
regret to state that Mr.. Charles
MiDghIni is not SO well as when
last wrote.
Mr.. r. V. Minghini, of Virginia
is visiting his father. J.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1885-03-14
HAGERST0WN NEWS.

Mr.. George Wallick, an indus
trious farmer living on Beaver Greek,
was kicked in the stomach by a horse
on the farm of Mrs. DR.. Farney, on
Sunday evening, serious results from
which are feared, as be has suffered
much from the injury and is about
80 years old.
On Saturday, February Goth, 1885,
Blanche, a little four year old daugh.
ter of 7. W. and Emma Norris, OF
Hancock, was badly scalded by falling
in tub of boiling water which was
left standing on the kitchen floor BY
q domestic and only lived a few
hours afterwards.
The Western Maryland Railroad
is introducing interlockinG signal
stations on it's lines, thereby insur-
ing greater safety to travel and
facilitating the business of the com.
pany.
Gen. Geo. b. Mcclellan has signi-
fed his acceptance of the invitation
to deliver the annual address at An
tietam National Cemetery, Sharps.
burg, on the occasion of the decora.
ton on the 30th of May.
Samuel Ensminger and VIM. She
ban, residents of Williamsport. were
committed to Jail, in this city on Sat
urday evening by Justice Dugan of
that place. The traversers are cbarg-
ed with being implicated in the rob
berry of nineteen pieces Of meat of
MIR. Joseph Thomas, near Fairplay.
on last Friday night.
Mr.. Lewis p. Fiery, formerly 4
resident of this county, but recently
OF Kansas, died last Thursday At the
residence Of his brother, Rev. Sam.
uei Fiery, of Roanoke, Va, aged
about sixty years. He had been in
poor health for some time and to re-
cuperate had been visiting ia this
section for the past several month";.
he bad never been married. His
remains were brought to this city On
Friday morning. Hdgrstoscs RI.
pers. s
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1885-03-14


The Board of Directors Of the Bal
timore & Ohio railroad held their
monthly meeting at Baltimore We'd
nesday, and had before them the
resignation of Capt. w. M. Clements
as Master of Transportation. An
Associated Press dispatch says that
the matter was not acted upon, and
that there is hope that when Vice
President Spencer returns to the
city the difficulty will be arranged
so that Capt. Clements will continue
in the service of the road. Capt.
Clements has been in the service of
the company since 1869. He went
to Martinsburg during the great
block there and brought the first
trains East. For his excellent SER
vice he was promoted to master of
transportation, with head quarters
at Camden Station. Less than a
year ago General Manager Durham
was brought from the West and
placed in charge of the entire SYM
TEN of the Baltimore & Ohio. Mr..
Clements position was changed from
Master of Transportation to General
Superintendent, reporting to the
General Manager. Rumor had it
that the change and clashing of
of the two officers have
caused differences of opinion be-
tween the two officials.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1885-03-14

Last year when the trade dollars
refused to pass any longer at their
face value, spectators in the cities
bought them up BY the thousands at
from SO to 80 cents. In Philadelphia
alone over 100000 were stored
away. Since Congress has taken no
action to redeem them or restore
them to their par value, and noplob-
ability that the next Congress will
do anything with them, the holders
are sending them to the mint where
they realize about "a cents on the
dollar. This serves them right, as
the laborer and the poor people had
to suffer the loss when they were
bought by the spectators.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1885-03-14
T0MAHAWK ITEMS.

Since the Ground hog made his
appearance the second time the
weather has gotten good. The far
mers are getting ready for their
spring business.
Mr.. Freshour is erecting a new
store house on his farm, and also a
blacksmith shop; business will start
by the first of April.
Mr.. Hedges had an oyster supper
on Friday night. Music was plenty,
both vocal AID instrumental.
The boarding house at Johnson
town Will be removed to this place,
April first.
There is a good deal of Post Office
excitement. BERL.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1885-03-14
AMERICAN INSTITUTIONS.

The London Echo, an evening
newspaper, burns incense to Ameri-
can institutions aud utters senti-
ments that would send one to Jail in
Prussia, and in Russia to tue gal
lows. 1t says: President Cleveland
is strong and straight man, and
as politically pure as Lincoln was.
Isit not magnificent how the Demo
cratic principle works to new con-
ditions? One warrior has not sue
ceeded another by force of arms.
The chief OF party has become
chief of the State, but the State is
still his chief. President Arthur
ceases to be the ruler of fifty millions
of people, and goes back to his own
town and his own office to work as
lawyer for his living. When Ma
poleon The Little had to vanish
from France he had three-quarters
of "a million carefully purloined aud
invested. Mr.. Arthur carries moth
ing with him INTO retirement but the
respect of the people, and by and by
Mr.. Cleveland will do the same. In
the Democracy individual ambitions
die, and despots and truculent war
riors have no place. The only am
bition allowed to a man is to serve
the State well, and having done that
to become private citizen again
There was one sentence in President
Cleveland's address which warmed
my heart to him.
1t has been commented on in ont
or two newspapers in England, bu
will bear repetition. He said =
"ThOse who are selected for a limit
ed time to manage public affairs ar,
still Of the people, and may do mucl
by their example to encourage tina
plain way of living, which, among
their felllow-citizen aids integrity
and promotes thrift and prosperity
Hear this, We kings with your taw
dry crowns, We dnkes and earls will
your tinsel coronets, We lords of thu
, bedchamber and gold sticks, in wait
ing with your salaries drawn from
, the hard earned wages and slender
resources of the thrifty poor, salarie.
. paid to you for no service productive
, of good to the public, but only fol
playing the fiunkey and the fool
i, Is it not time, oh patient Enghsl
Democracy, for us to open our eyes
and take counsel of our wiser chll
dren? The money wasted over the
pomp and pageantry OF courts is
spent in bolstering up the preten
!. sions of rank and birth. Would il
not be better spent in feeding the
poor and teaching the ignorant 7"
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1885-03-14
RAILROAD NOTES.

Mr.. Sam. Bowers, a mucn eSteeu1eu
Young man Of this place, employed as
a brakeman on the @. Y. X. H., met
with 4 very serious accident last Sat
nrday. falling from off the top Of a
car. one wheel of which passed over
his left leg, mangling it SO Daoiy tnat
amputatiOn was necessary. IL seems
Mr.. B. had enough presence OF MIND
TO withdraw himself after one wheel
had passed over him, or he would
surely have had both limbs severed
by the following wheel. Sam. is q
Young man of much joviality, and is
possessed of great deal of energy,
which will go great way IN getting
him out again.
There are great many dey0tees o.
the ego arOund'' art, in the shops
here: some of the boys for novices,
being exceptionally fine skaters.
There has been a spirit OF dlsqul'
etude amongst the men here during
all the time intervening the election
and the inauguration. The Republl'
cans could scarcely realize that they
were defeated and lived in an atmos.
phere of expectancy-waiting fol
something to turn up and snatch the
country from the talons of the De
mocracy. But now thata Democratic
presidential has been installed, they
have come to the realization OF the
fact that the grand old party that was
is no more. This is worm-wood tc
some, especially those that have beer
very Jealous IN the cause of" Radical
ism,' las some of the Democrats ex'
press it, In conversation with
gentleman recently, he advanced the
opion that " the Republican party Il
not dead, but simply in a comdtose
state from which it will, phoenix-like
arise in 1888; and with the name o.
Chester A. Arthur at its mast head
assume greater proportions than evel
before, and then in its might, rid the
country forever of the bug-bear Of
Democracy. And I agreed with him
There is much dissatisfaction ex
pressed, relative to the action of tht
Legislature in consuming the entire
session, and accomplishing compare
lively nothing, beyond the appropria
ton Of money for the salaries of thu
officers of the State. The conduct o
the Berkeley Legislators, especially
Mr.. Smith, gains the appreciation Of
all-both Democrats and Republi
cans. r. r.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1885-03-14

On Friday. March 9Th, 1885.


The undersigned, having sold his farm,
will sell at public sale at his residence,
on Dry Run, miles northwest of Mar
tinsburg, on Parks Gap Road, the fol.
lowing personal property =
head of work horses, good barshear
leaders milk cows, 8 will be fresh by
day of sale; bull, head young CATTLE
large Poland boar, sows and pigs, 10
shoats, sets breechbands, sets front
gears, set plow harness, set single
harness, 3 sets single and double lines,
housings, 8 saddles and brides, 9 road
wagons and beds, ! pair wood ladders, ?
pair grain ladders, 2 carts, wheel bar
row new, spring wagon with top, bug
gy, wheat drill new, with guano attach
ment, horse rake, moving machine,
sleigh and bells, large farm bell, wheat
fan, cutting box corn shelter, jack screw,
barshear plows, 2 harrows, single and
double shovel plows, log chains, 2 fifth
chains, spreaders, breast and butt chains,
lot walnut lumber, axes, saws crow bars,
digging irons, mattock, sbovels, forks,
hoes, rakes, grain cradles, moving
scythes, lot hay, corn and clover seed.--
Also, my entire lot of household and
kitchen furniture Beds and bedding, 8
featherbeds, lot of canned fruit and pro-
visions, Q bureaus, side board, corner
cupboard, extention table, walnut center
table, organ, marble top center table,
cane seated chairs, 3 large arm chairs, 4
sor chairs, bedsteads, wash stands, 2 coal
stoves, cook stove No. 10, lot of carpeting
and mating and oil cloth, glass and
n IL ...k
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1885-03-14

London is Just now much interest
ed in wonderful horse at the circus
that walks rope at an elevation of
twenty feet above the stage. He
does 1t nightly with sober and ser
ious propriety, exhibiting no ner.
vousDess whatever. A strong net is
suspended beneath, and he occasion
ally slips and falls into it. He takes
it very coolly, waits until the atten-
dants release him, turns and ascends
the steep stairs leading to his rope,
and goes on it again with the utmost
composure. At the termination Of
his performance he walks around
the ring, puts his feet upon the rim
and receives the enthusiastic pet.
tings Of the ladies with evident
pleasure.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1885-03-14

The recent Legislature of this State
passed bill making it unla yful for
any cattle, hogs, goats or geese to
run at large, and should such stock,
while running at large, destroy or
injure the property of another, the
owner of such stock shall pay to the
party whose property may be injured
or destroyed, the amount of damages
sustained by him by reason Of such
destruction or injury. And the par
ty so injured may, if he find such
stock on his premises, retain them,
or a sufficient number thereof, until
the said damages and costs of keep
ing I've paid. II this law is enforced
it will make Il considerable revolu-
ton in prevailing customs.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1885-03-14
FOREIGN NEWS.

Four thousand Arabs are gradu-
ally surrounding the English at
Suakim.
The new Austrian tariff increases
the duty on cereals, brandy and cot
ton goods.
DIR. Walsh, president Of Maynooth
College, has been appointed arch
bishop of Dublin.
Dispatches by way of San Fran.
cisco say that the cholera has broken
out at Batavia, Java.
A strike of So, 900 miners against
a reduction of ten per cent. in wages
is impending at Rotterdam, Eng
land.
EI Mahdi is leaving Khartoum,
because he fears assassination. lie
has doubled the guards about his
person.
Russia has refused to withdraw
her outposts on the Afghan frontier
and is sending large bodies oftroops
in that direction.
The English Government has stat
ed that it cannot at present expe'
dite the mail service from England to
the United States.
The State OF affairs between Eng
land and Russia grows uglier. The
rumors OF a Russian advance demon
alize the market aud cause a big
tumble in securities.
Large consignments of articles
manufactured by prison labor IN the
United States have been seized az
London, Ont, the importation o.
goods so manufactured being in vio
Iation Of Canadian laws.
MADRID, March IA riot occur.
red here today In consequence oil
the introduction OF machinery Tor
the manufacture OF cigars. FIVE
thousand female cigar. makers struck
work and attempted to smash the
machinery and destroy the property
of the proprietors.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1885-03-14
STATE NEWS.

Filson,s hardware store at New
Cumberland. w. Va, was burned
Monday; loss $40, 900; fully insured.
Mr.. John Mcpherson, living four
miles north of Barnesville, has . COW
that gave birth to a calf which had
two perfect heads, four ears, four
eyes, no tail and FIVE legs.
CHARLESTON, w. VA. March 10.
The election here yesterday for
MAYOR astonished the Republicans
as well as the Democrats. The Re
publicans elected the mayor and one
councilman, feat they have been
unable to accomplish in many years.
ELK GARDEN, w. VA, March IL.
"A miner by the name Of F. NJ.
Hirshberger, formerly of Fairmont,
wv. Va, was instantly killed by a
fall of breast coal this morning in
Number One mine, owned and oper-
ated by 81. G. Davis & Bro. The
deceased was about forty years old,
and leaves wife aud five children.
William Brown, of Marion county,
an old and widely known citizen OF
that part OF the State, celebrated the
advent Of the Democracy into power
once more by giving big dinner on
the 18th inst. Mr.. Brown was the
gayest of the gay, when suddenly a
piece of turkey that he was swallow
ing lodged in his throat, and in few
minutes he had choked to death
Had he lived until the 9Th he would
have been 80 years old.
Some of the State papers are call
ing on the farmers in West Virginia
| to look to the next Legislature. The
Iatelligencer likes the idea. The
Legislature which recently went
home and into history would proba
bly, be with us now if it had not beer
! for the considerable number of sen
sible farmers who in part composed
lit-forty-three out Of total of nine
ty one. Bring on your farMers-ani
then something else will happen
Imtelligencer.