Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1885-05-30
GENERAL NEWS.
Queen Victoria was sc Sunday

GENERAL NEWS.
Queen Victoria was SO Sunday.
Some Of the Mormon leaders pro-
pose selling all of their possessions
in Utah and emigrating to Mexico.
Vigorous military preparations
have been renewed in England and
war apprehensions are generally re-
vived.
The pension of a man named Sny-
der has been rescinded at his own re-
quset. He thinks the Government
has done enough for him.
Secretary Bayard will leave Wash
ington for the West next week to
deliver an Grafton on "Thomas JET.
ferson" at the State University of
Missouri.
Riel, the captive Northwestern
leader, says he is citizen of the
United States and hence not a trail
tor to Canada. This viii probably
be his line of defense.
DR.. Douglas regards General
Grant as feeling better than at any
time in two months past. Mrs. Sar-
toris is in Philadelphia the guest of
Mrs. George w. Childs.
Samuel Radcliffe, once wealthy
wooden manufacturer of Shelton,
Conn.,, whose brain had been affect
ed by losses, committed suicide by
jumping into the canal of his mill.
One hundred and fOrty-four build
ings we're destroyed by a fire in Som
erset, Quebec Monday. There is
great destitution among the poor
people whose homes were destroyed.
James Early, of Mississippi, just
arrived at Vicksburg from Guate-
mala, gives an account of the shock
ing manner in which he and other
American laborers were treated on
the Puerto BarriOs and Guatemala
City Railroad.
The scale conference of the iron
manufacturers and the Amalgamat
ed Association at Pittsburg adjourn
ed sine die without reaching settle
ment. If the mills close down, one
hundred thousand men will be
thrown out of employment.
CUMBERLAND, May 23.-The SEN
sation of to day in Cumberland was
the publicity given to the arrest of
Mr.. II. j. Speck, the proprietor, of
the Centre Street Skating Rink, up
on the charge of having caused the
death of Miss Knode, of Huntington,
Pa, by inducing an abortion.
at recent sparring match near
Klnsale, Va, between tyo colored
men, one of them, named Geo.
Brooks, received blow which caus-
ed his death in thirty minutes. In
the same nelghborhood, a white boy
named Nash, fifteen years of age,
was burned to death while attempt,
ing to revive smouldering fire in
stove by the use Of kerosene oil.
WINCHESTER, VA, May PA
despatch received here this after
noon states that George w. Row.
land, who left here two years ago
pending an Indictment for stealing
cattle, and who was arrested in Lex
ington, KY, Saturday for forgery
committed in Indiana, was arraigned
in indianapolis today, pleaded guilty,
aud was sentenced to ten years in the
penitentiary.
WASHINGTON, May 25.-Of the
los changes made by the Postmast-
er-General in fourthclass offices Sat.
urday evening So were among the
| Virginia pOstmasters. In some
cases the removals were made "for
cause" but in most instances the list
bears the simple Endorsement, ere.
moved" which is explained at the
department as meaning that the re-
moval was for offensive partisan
ship.
A fight at Newark, Writ county.
is reported to have taken place
Saturday between two farmers nam
ed j. p. Burlington and August
Killian, in which both were fatally
injured. Killian was stabbed seven
times, and was terribly beaten
about the head and face, while
Burlington had his skull fractured,
tour ribs broken, and received other
injuries. The fight was caused by
a COW breaking down fence.
Paris has a market for cigar
stumps. 1t is open for business dai.
ly from 8 to 10 o'clock. The stumps
are worth from fifteen to twenty five
cents per pound, according to length.
The sellers are mostly poor old men
and women and ragged gamins.
Much of the tobacco thus scraped
together is sold to workmen, and
much is also to be exported under
the title Of Tabac de Paris. There
was an old man in the Maubert quar-.
ter formerly who became so rich at
this humble business of selling cigar
stumps shat he had an annual income
OF 50, 900.
| A serious riot occurred in Paris.
A procession OF Communists, carry
ing red flag, were requested by the
police to surrender their ensign.
This was refused, and the police tried
to capture the flag by force. A gen
eral fight ensued with the mob, and
finally the Republican guard arrived
on the scene and charged the crowd.
Several severe wounds were infiict-
ed. Intense excitement prevails in
Paris, and Communists held meet
ings subsequent to the encounter, at
which a determination was express.