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Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1885-07-04
BUSTLE AND BUSINESS.
RuSYDAY IN THE REGISTER AND IN
TERNAL REVENUE OFFICES
Numerous Changes, Dismissals and Addi-
lions Made - Commissioners Loring's
Reply Interest - Reductions
shineton--Nationni Anairs.

WAsHxx0r0N, July ALI was hustle and
business in the treaxury department. The
secretary did not receive rs many visitors,
but the crowd was corrcspondingiy great in
the appointment clerks room. There every
one il overrun with work They are adjust
ing thu machinery OF the department to fill
the provisions of the appropriation bill Tor
the new fiscal year. This involves a great
deal of work, as the bill is quite different
from that of the last one, and involves q
general adjustment of the force, with differ
ences of assignment and designation.
It will take probably three or four days to
get this Strengthened out. Under the pro-
visions for the new bill about twenty clerks
were dismissed from various bureaus. About
thirty clerks and officers, including Deputy
Commissioner Saunders, who q year ago
were detailed to the navigation division, were
permanently appointed in that bureau, and
more than fifty transfers Of clerks in various
offices were made.
The bureaus principally effected by these
changes are the internal revenue department.
and the registers office. Frank H. Thorus,
OF Orchard Park, N. ", will succeed WIN.
Somerville as chief clerk OF the internal rev.
enue bureau, the latter's resignation having
been requested. The services of J. M.
Marsh, stenographer in the special agents
bureau of the treasury, have been dispensed
with.
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GanOfOwn.


There is not much to communicate
this week "Greeny No. O. sent YOU
the happenings of last week for which
he has our thanks.
The saw-mills of this vicinity have
about all suspended operations until
after harvest, which will begin here
about the 26th. The crop of wheat
is light in the straw, but seems to be
well headed
The continued drouth has shorten
ed pastures and caused the hay-crop
to fall below the average. Cattle
ranging in the mountains are in very
fine condition. M
The whooping cough is still hang
ing on to the Juveniles in this locality,
and there has also been few cases of
scarlatina here. SouINT.
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our Lewis County Letter.

WESTON, June 30-We are having
very uncomfortable, damp, foggy
weather atthis time. Yesterday the
thermometer fell 16o below its stand
ard, on Sabbath, being CSC; whereas,
on Sunday at same hour it was $40.
The sudden change induces colds on
the part Of many patients. If you
have the aAme character of weather in
the valley and along the Potomac,
You may ell anticipate ague. Here
it develop9s itself on the health in
Rheumatism and many are subject to
it.
The community or neighborhood
will not publicly celebrate the 4th.
The young men connected with asy-
lum propose playing game OF base
ball, versus young men of the town
at the Fair ground, which will likely
attract large company.
Circuit court is still in session.
Many cases Of indictments for selling
liquor illegally are being settled by
confession and assessing q nominal
fine of $40 and cost When submit
ted to jury and found guilty the fine
has invariably been $50 and cost.
/ much regretted to hear of the
death by accident of my friend, M. G.
Kyne. He was worthy citizen and
good neighbor, and will be missed
greatly by his family and county at
large. In 1877 commissioners to
view crossing at M. & p Railroad, on
Warm Spring road, met and differed
in regard to safety, one demanding it
to be made safe by the erection of
bridge over it at the highest point of
cut; others reporting it as safe by
company grading county road APP
preaching crossing. It is now dem
onstrated by this unfortunate accci-
dent to be unsafe, and as a party
interested directly in that crossing, I
appeal to the court to appoint viewers
and demand after their report that
bridge be built over the railroad, if
decided by them as necessary. Rail
road crossings are always dangerous,
and this one in particular, as the
county road descends through
trough or cut to meet the grade Of
railroad, and all view is obstructed.
I anticipate the pleasure of visit to
your community in few days, when
! shall hope to greet you at your Of
fee.
General health of inmates of asylum
is fairly good. One death during the
week of a colored male patient, two
males admitted, one female discharg-
ed on bond, number under treatment
CTS. p. Ct.
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Ed. Independent:

Please grant me space in your
newsy columns to correct a report,
which is being industriously circula-
ted by certain scandal mongers.
Did it concern myself alone, would
not deign reply.
1t is rumored that / was arrested
at the depot, in the company of a
young lady, with whom l intended
to elope on the north-bound train,
on Thursday night last. Now / de-
ny this in toto. 1t is absolutely false
in every particular, and was, doubt
less, manufactured for the occasion.
Allow me space, Mr.. Editor, to add,
that the few persons to whom ! am
indebted will have their accounts
settled in full by the LIST prox.
ERNEST Il. ERIE.
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Shanghai.

1t is fact, not generally known,
that there is in Backcreek Valley a
cavern of no mean magnitude either
in size or beauty. 1t is situated on
the farm Of Mr.. w. T. Siler, about
nine miles from Martinsburg, five
miles from Hedgesville and one mile
from Tomahawk Springs. Mr.. ST.
Ter has incurred considerable expense
in fitting up and making the en-
trance easy and comfortable, and
the avenues smooth and dry. On
entering the cave descent of about
twenty-five feet is made by the way
of substantial wooden steps. These
land on an avenue, which with it's
various intersections leads into some
most beautiful rooms and halls. The
first intersection leads into echo
Hail." where the slightest noise will
reverberate to an astonishing degree
At the entrance to this Hall is a
stalagmite formation, so perfect, in
deed, as to force the idea upon the
beholder that it had been placed
there by the hand Of art as q statue
in commemoration of some hero who
had passed from the known to the
the unknown Leaving this point
the next attraction is 'Elk-Horn
Cascade" which looks as if at some
time it had been the head ola rapid
stream, forcing itself down the side
Of the cave. Here also are many
stalactite formations, most beautiful
indeed, some of which are true rep
reservations of an elk's horn.
Passing on from this we enter
"Glittering Hail." The ceiling of
this hall is about twenty feet in
height. The walls are so coated with
crystalization that it seems to be lit
orally covered with diamonds of the
purest water. Wepass on and reach
the tower of elephants. This is
stalagmite formation resembling sew
eral elephants, one above another.
Not far from this is another forma-
ton, which resembles a lovesick
swain with his lump of sweetness
clasped to his bosom, and he whis-
pering double distilled softness into
her ear. From this we pass on and
enter Emusic Hail." Here we find
large number Of stalactite forma-
tions of various sizes, which by tap
ping upon lightly, produce clear, dis
tinct musical sounds, no two having
same tone "Moss Hall" comes next.
The walls of this apartment are COW
cred over with q formation exactly
resembling the moss frequently
found upon the earth's surface, both
in color and construction. This is
in striking contrast, as in all other
parts of the cave, the walls and for
nations have the appearance of car
Donate OF lime. We now pass into
"Lake Avenue" which leads to q
beautiful lake Of pure water, Of about
1920 feet surface and IL inches
depth. The temperature of the lake
is about 54o-the general tempera-
ture Of the cave 600. The atmos-
phere is as pure as it is upon the top
of the ridge under which the cavern
lies. / cannot here speak Of all the
beauties that present themselves,
and to discriminate would be impos-
sible. A visit to the cave will amp
ly repay all necessary trouble and
expense. Visitors will find in Mr..
Siler pleasant and intelligent gen.
tleman He is at all times ready,
with lamps and flambeau, to show
up and explain that portion of the
region of darkness Of which he is
the fortunate possessor. G.
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A FEARFUL CRIME.

An Innocent BOY Hung by Gang or Es-
capped Convicts.
COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa, June 20. "A boy
named Hays, aged 10, living near Persia,
left home on horseback to attend the confir-
nation exercises at Nicola The horse re-
turned riderless. A party OF one hundred
started out and found the body hanging to .
tree seven miles north of Nicola.
Both his hands and feet were tied. 1t Is
believed that the hanging was done by men
who escaped from the Harrison County Jail,
who fearing that Hays had ssen and recog-
nized them, hanged him to prevent him from
informing the authorities OF their wherea-
bouts. Hundreds of armed men are search
ing for the parties.
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TANK TAPPED.


Cannon Balls Free H. 900 Barrels OF Rurn-
Ing Crude.
JAMESTOWN, N. r., July IAN electric
torn, accompanied by rain and wind, pre-
vailed here. An oil tank ut Carrollton with
II, 900 barrels Of OIL was fired. Five cannon
balls discharged into the lower part Of the
ank allowed the oil to escape and prevented
big confagration
The Methodist church at Vermont was
struck in the belfry, which was splintered
and scattered in the surrounding felds. The
hrge congregation was severely shocked
and terribly frightened The telephone poles
for half mile at Kennedy were shattered.
A great many persons here and elsewhere
we're severely shocked.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1885-07-04
Govcrnnent Directors.

WASHINGTON, July 2.-The president hu
appointed tho following named gentlemen
~ government directors of the Union Pacific
railroad: Ex-senator Francis Herman, Of
New York; Ex-Governor e. +. Noyes, of
Ohio; E. P. Alexander, of Georgia; Frank
lin Mcveach, Of Illinois; J. w. Savage, o :
Nebraska
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FOUR KILLED.

A Boiler Explodes Killing Three Instantly
and Fatally wounding Another.
BARDsrowN, KY, June %. The boiler 0
the Mattingly- Moore distillsry exploded kill
ing three negroes named Charles Spaulding
Manson Bard and Charles McAttee, and "a
tally injuring another nomed Bemis Allen
The building was wrecked and tho machin
cry ruined. Loss has not been es timated :,
yet.
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NEW YORK, July .. Mr.. Edward l.. He'd
den, the newly appointed collector Of Gus
toms, visited the custom house and had
prolonged interview with Collector Robert
son. 1t Is expected that he will enter upon
the duties OF his Office very soon. Collector
Robertson win go back to his law practices
at White Plains
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Interest Funding Plan.

WASHINGTON, July 2. The district COM
missioners have submitted plan to United
States Treasurer Jordan proposing to re-
fund at lower rates Of interest about i've and
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AN IMPROVEMENT.


sas on Wheat.
Topeka, Kan, July 1.--Reports from
thirty points along the line Of tho Kansas
Southern railroad and forty-hve points
along the line of the Southern railroad,
which embraces the largest wheat growing
districts of Kansas, show much better con-
dition of affairs than has been therefore, re-
ported.
From these reports it is now almost Ger
tain that Kansas win raise at least half of
last years crop of wheat, or $4,000, 900 bush
els, Ehich is 100 per cent. better than the
last report of the state board Of agricul-
mi
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NEW York, July Q VIM L. Mintoyne
naval contractor at the Brooklyn navy yard
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q quarter millions OF the funded debt cf the
district falling due in 1891 and 1902. II
adopted it will result in the saving 81 about
half million dollars interest.
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MIR. Loring.s Reply.

WASHINGTON, July 2,-Ex- Commissioner
Of Agriculture, Loring, has written the fol-
lowing letter to First Comptroller Durham:
'SIR: communication OF June IL,
announcing disallowance in the account
of payments for the laboratory in the de-
partment of agriculture from October l to
April 1, 1884, reached here during my abb
sence and Is now received. desire to lay
before the treasury department In reply, q
detailed statement OF the expenditures Of
the appropriations under the head Of
laboratory. During my administration of
the department Of agriculture, to
indicate the policy felt obliged to adopt In
carrying out the views Of congress In pro-
viding for the encouragement Of the sugar
industry Of the country. shall do this at
an early day and have already called for the
accounts as they appear on the books Of the
department. feel confident that the pro-
posed exhibit will satisfy your mind that the
expenditures in question belong to that class
of special applications required by expert
mental work to which ths department Of ag-
riculture is largely devoted in nearly all its
divisions"
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1885-07-04
Postal Affairs.

WASHINGTON, July 2.-The appropriat ton
bill which contains much legislation Of a
general nature, and which has gone into op-
Grafton, affects the postoiice department In
several important particulars. It increases
the weight of ordinary letters to be carried
for two cents from one-haH ounce to one
ounce; provides for special letter delivery;
gives the first assistants Office twelve addi-
tional clerks; appropriates t650,0O0 for leas-
ing third class postoffices; gives $6:4,0 for
fast mail service in addition to the usual sum
for that purpose; increases the appropriation
for railway mail service and star service,
and provides for the reduction Of newspaper
postage from two cents to one cent per
pound. Because Of this reduction and the
two cent letter postage an estimated defici-
ency of 5000, 900 in postal revenues il an
ticipated for the next fiscal year
The only important change affecting the
interior department is that provision is
made for the trial of Indians for criminal
offences the same as white men.
Cheyenne transporter. [volume] (Darlington, Indian Terr.) 1879-1886, 1885-06-30
The Kansas City Journal.

The Kansas City Daily Journal is tally abreast OF
the tirles furnishing its readers with the latest
news from all parts of the world and the very best
selected matter for the family. "Giyey0Sr patrons
the worth of their money" Is the motto OF thls
stauncE paper and we know OF no concern that
lives up to It's preaching more thoroughly. Beside
getting the regular press dispatches, the Journal
has a large number OF special reporters ana CORE
spOndents who are everywhere present when there
Is ANYTHING of interest 10 be had. The Journal has
no superior as a market reporter, giving each day
the very latest quotations or money, proNlSlohs
etc. Of Kansas City ST. Louis, Chicago. New York,
Liverpool and other home and foreign markets.
I'm home and family reading matter the Journal IS
unsurpassed by any, and the aperthrousnOu. Is O.
monument 10 the agnclty and ability OF It's mana
gers The people Ol the great west are Justly proud
OF the Journal, for L is western paper III every
sense of the term ana I'm every palt SHOWS tAdl
ylcOr which characteTiZes western enterprises
Cheyenne transporter. [volume] (Darlington, Indian Terr.) 1879-1886, 1885-06-30
7. J. ERNART,
Boot & Shoemaker, i,
FORT RENO, |, II.

Keeps constantly, on hand q good
stock of material, and is fully pre-
pared to do all kinds of work in his
line. Charges reasonable and all
work warranted frst-class.
Cheyenne transporter. [volume] (Darlington, Indian Terr.) 1879-1886, 1885-06-30
Young Men!-Road This.

The Voltaic Belt Co., of Marshall. Mich, 0feT TO
send the.r celebrated }llectro-VOltaic Belt and 9th
er electric Appliances on trial Tor thirty days, TO
.aey young or old) afflicted with nervous debility,
loss OF vitality and manhood and all kindred
troubles. Also for rheumatism, neuralgia, paray-
5is and many other diseases. Complete reStora-
tion to health vigor ana manhood guaranteed No
risk is incurred as thirty days trial is allowed.
Write them al once for illustrated pamphlet free.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-12-11
Courtesy at Home.

One is forcibsy reminded, in going
from place to place, how small and
seemingly trivial often are the things
which go to make or mar the comfort
and peace OF home. In some house
holds there is a genuine good will and
kindness which only works out half
its mission, for the reason that it does
not express itself in little courtesies OF
speech and action. These are more
important than some of'our busy
men and women may realize. The
ready "thank you," ''if you please"
etc, at table and elsewhere, the quiet
"excuse me" when obliged to pass di-
rectly before or inconvenlently near
another; the loving good night and
CHEEKY good morning''-although
little things, are helps in making q
happy home. Courtesy is but q ready
overflow of kindness and good will to
all, and is therefore but natural ex-
preston which costs nothing, but
which often cheers an aching heart,
and which never fails to make home
brighter and more attractive to the
old and young.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-12-11
Farm Hints,

The least painful way ofslaughtering
a cali is to hoist it up by the hind legs
over pulley and then Immediately
cut the throat with g. sharp knife so as
to sever all the veins and arteries at
one stroke. This suddenly arrests all
sensation because it stops the supply
of blood to the brain and paralyzes
that organ. The blood escapes very
quickly and the flesh is drained COM
pletely, leaving it white and clear.
Professor j. w. Sanborn refers to
the cooking of food for farm stock as
having been, after innumerable trials
by farmers, Gin most cases abandoned
in silence and Giving again only in
the praises ofnew beginners" 1nproof
of this statement he quotes from GER
tain "full and satisfactory tests at
the Maine Agricultural College, con-
tinued during nine years. Without
entering upon the philosophy of the
matter" Professor Sanborn contents
himself by warning against this in
fatuation." @'
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-12-11
Ladies' Wraps.

A London letter in the Hartford
Times says: Wraps play a much larg-
er part in stylish dressing in London
than in New York, and to Ameri-
can women upon q first visit the
seeming incongruity Of light dresses
accompanied by heavy wraps and
even fur capes is constant subject
ofremark and sometimes ridicule. But
English women know what they are
about. The sun through the day is
very hot; the air out Of the suns di-
rect influence very cool, and over the
whole atmosphere, the moment the
sun has gone down, falls thin, trans
parent, vaporous mist, followed by
clear, COOL. refreshing evenings and
nights when yaovernR Tor COMFORTS
actually needed An English woman,
therefore, never goes out without q
wrap; not necessarily for wear, but
for emergencies. Wraps as part OF the
costume are less common than In New
York, but there is much more style
and expense pllt into independent
wraps, Or rather this kind of wrap is
more commonly worn. For example;
Upon q recent afternoon at Lord S.
where perhaps 10, 600 people We're as
sembled and from twenty to thirty
Idrags, the toilets were all OF the light
est and thinneSt ma erial- thin, OPEN
worked enbroider over batiste,
lace over silk, transparent woods and
gauze or net enlbroid Tered and draped
upon satin or china sill 18th such
costumes III cream and canary, pale
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-12-11
An Old Prophecy.

Somebody has unearthed an old
prophecy for the year 1886 ola de-
cidedly uncomfortable nature, writes
a Roman correspondent of the London
Globe. It appears that in the
church of Oberemmel, near the city
of Treveri in Germany, there is stone
tablet, some centuries old, on which is
cut the prophetic verse-in prose it
may be rendered: "When Mark shall
bring us Easter, and Anthony shall
sing praises at Pentecost, and John
shall swing the cencer at the feast of
Corpus Domini, then shall the whole
earth resound with weepings and wall
ings." Now it SO happens that next
year Easter falls on St. Marks day,
Pentecost on that of st. Anthony OF
Padua and the Corpus Domini comes
on ST. John the Baptist's day, Juno
81. Here, then, are the first con-
ditions Of the prophecy fulfilled, so
that now believers in prophecies and
anxious-n1inded persons generally
have to sit down and think Of every
thing disagreeable that can possibly
happen to this poor old planet and
the dwellers thereon between January
and December, 1885. And really #
the cyclones, and earthquakes, and
epidemics, and "wars and rumors OF
wars OF the years l8S2-3-4-5 are to
be eclipsed, the prospect is not an
agreeable one. .~..=s=s s.s.. q.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-12-11
Selection OF the Best Seed.

The season ofharvest is with us, and
there are a few things that it will pro-
fit us to bear in mind. From many
OF the crops, selections should be
made for the next years seed. As the
potatoes are earthed, we will be best
able to select the most vigorous seed
from the strongest hills. The evidence
as shown by then Y. Experiment
Station is, that the stronger the DO
tato, the stronger the hill from which
it grew, other things being favorable,
the greater and better will be
the progeny. The cereal producing
the strongest plant, the most
and best ears, and the maximum
stalks, may be expected to produce
progeny superior to tho plant less
robust or less prolific. The finely
formed, good-sized, early -ripening
squash, cucumber, pumpkin, or other
vegetable, should not be overlooked,
if seed is to be sought for in the crop.
A wise man will judciously select his
own seed, in the manner that best pro-
notes his own interests; he will care
Ully SIOfe IL away rom mice ana
other vermin, in a place where it's
vegetative powers will not beimpaired,
and on the advent of another season,
will be properly equipped for planting.
But if a farmers crop be poor, and
the seed inferior, the wisest course will
be to get better seed from another
source, as q profit will result in the
next crop that will over-balance the
money expended.