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Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1885-11-28
Sherman I'm Danger.
A PLOT TO DEFEAT HIS REELECTION BY
THE USE OF MONEY.

CoLUMBus, Nov. 24.-There are
some startling developments to-day
OF alleged attempts to bride members
OF the Legislature which meets in
January and who were elected last
month. That body stands seventy
five Republicans to seventy-two Dem
ocrats on joint ballot. The effort is
to induce enough Republicans TO re-
sign or vote for some other candidate
for United States senator to defeat
Senator Sherman for reelection.
The Republicans claim to have direct
evidence that there has been an ef
fort to corrupt two oftheir members
elect and possibly more. Elk sena-
tor Rob. L. Reese, Of Paulding Co.,
is said t. be the agent who is trying
to accomplish the work in behalf Of
other parties. He was at GAINESVILLE
the other day, and Representative
elect Stewart, of Muskingum County,
states that the day he left there be
lStewart) WAS approached by q, local
Democrat and made an offer Of $4,000
in cash if he would resign and accept
> position at his trade Of machinist In
Illinois. His salary was to be $4,000
per year, with two years. pay in ad
vance. He refused the offer.
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The county has been greatly re-
freshed by the recent bountiful rains.
Mr.. E. w. Sibert, of Harrisonburg.
Va, passed through the Hill this
week. He reports business as quiet.
Mr. Thomas Farnsworth, Of Sum-
NIT Point, was on the Hill on We'd
nesday.
A series of meeting are being held
at this place by Rev. d. A. Ford.
On almost every corner one is met
by "wee" little miss, soliciting do
nations for "Santa Claus"
1t is not without pang Of sorrow
that we note the frequent visits Of
Officer O'Neal to this community.
We notice that spirited journal
istic war is being waged by "Patrick
Henry" upon "Pete," through the
columns Of the INDEPENDENT. All
we can do is to encourage them, and
hope they may both come off victors.
Mr.. VIM. Mohler. formerly a resi-
dent of Bunker Hill, returned re-
Gently from the south, accompanied
by the bonnie bride, who he was SO
fortunate to win while there. We
hope they may locate here, and en-
joy a long and tranquil life.
The good people of Bunker Hill
were treated to genuine surprise
last week, by the marriage of Chas.
F. Laise and Miss Cora A. Roberts,
When the party returned from
Charlestown, where the nuptials took
place, we were uncertain who to
congratulate. When it became gen.
orally known, a consultation was
held and large number of citizens
called and paid their respects.
The meeting of the lyceum last
Friday evening, was very pleasant
and somewhat instructive. The de-
cision of the judges was given in ia
vor of the affirmative. For the next
meeting, the question is: RESOLVED
That ambition is more destructive
to human happiness than avarice
The speakers are, for the affirmative
Messrs. Whitmore, Weaver and Hin
ton; for the negative, Messrs. Mil
Ter, Hamilton and Deter.
CAxToN.
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Mr.. Lafever, from the vicinity Of
Dam No, s, and Mr.. Dugan, of Will
Transport, Nd, made a flying visit
to the village on Tuesday last.
Mr.. Henry Noll and sister, ofTus-
carora, were in our midst on Sunday
evening, the guests Of G. A. Miller
and sister.
Thanksgiving day was observed
BY citizens as best suited their seve-
raj fancies, some being in attendance
upon religious worship, others with
dog and gun in pursuit Of game.
Rev. Mr.. Pardew, OF the M. Il.
Church, preached in the M. E.
Church South, for Rev. Gilmore, on
Sunday evening last.
Mr.. E. Henshaw, it is reported,
slaughtered three beeves during the
past week, which accounts for the
robust appearance Of the residents
of the place.
Mrs. Barbara Hedges, living in
the Back Greek Valley, died on Sat
urday night, her remains being Ia
ken to Hedges Chapel, on Sunday
for interment.
As the festive season approaches,
it is to be hoped that due reverence
may be paid by each and all to the
observances which Christmas de.
mands, and thereby lay up treasure
for the great hereafter.
The dismal wall of the turkey COB
bier could be heard on the night Of
the 25th inst, as the relentless exc
cutioner came to his loved abiding
place. REpoRTERs
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Thought 20 be q witch.

81. PAUL, Nov. 23.-Mary Hartel,
Of Westford, Wis, has filed q CON-
plant against neighbor for at
tempting to kill her by sorcery, and
the defendant has been held for trial.
The complainant claims in all sin
certify that the woman is . witch and
attributes the hog cholera prevail
ing IN that city to her animosity.
Two years ago this woman was in
similar trouble in an adjoining coun-
ty. The people thought that their
bad crops and diseases among the
cattle were caused by her carnations,
and they became SO wrought up that
they attempted her life.
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A gOOdly number ofpersons met IN
the school house at this place on last
Tuesday evening and organized
society, for general, mental improve
ment. The exercises will consist of
declamations, select readings, essays,
spelling, etc. The meetings will be
held in the school house on Tuesday
evening of each week. The public
are cordially invited to attend and
participate in the exercises. / think
teachers in the country can render
themselves useful by devoting one
evening in each week to something of
this kind.
The special Thanksgiving day was
not generally observed here. Our
people appear to be thankful every
day. They attend church when op-
portunities present themselves, and
eat turkey when appetite demands
and finances admit.
would be glad if Brother "Arc
turus" would find time to reply to my
remarks on prize givingin our schools
/ am aware the system has its friends
and its opponents, therefore, I think
little friendly discussion on the sub
ject would not be time thrown away.
VIM. O. Nelson, Esq, Of Baltimore,
made flying trip to this place on
Sunday last. He returned to the
city on Monday.
Our produce market is looking up.
Corn, SOC; patotoes, SOC; buckwheat
-four, 2 to 24c per tb; butter, l8c;
eggs, Zoe; chickens, z to Sc per tb;
turkeys, Sc per ID
The ARTICLES written by "Jeems
Haxby' are quite amusing. His
chapter on Adam, however, sounds
rather sacriligious. I do not think
sacred history should be used sport
lively.
Mrs. John d. Barney, who had
been suffering from cancer for some
months, died on Sunday last. Her
remains were deposited in the Gano-
town church yard on Monday, Rev.
E. L. Wilson officiating. She was
hAhA ul0 uhCCOlCuoO0 WIG duO LuObucI-
l am sorry to note the death of Mr..
IL. @ Kitchen, who has been i'll for
some weeks. He leaves wife and
four children to mourn his departure.
Our entire community is with them,
as mourners in this, their sad attic
ton. He was good man, and was
therefore ready to meet his God, and
receive the reward which awaits the
faithful.
Miss Lulu Simpson, after an illness
Of two weeks, departed this life on
the Goth inst, aged II years. Her
remains were inferred in the church
yard at Gan otown on Sunday 22nd.
Rev. P. 81. Thomas delivered an able
discourse on the occasion. She had
manv friends who deeply mourn her
early departure. The sympathy of
our people goes out to the bereaved
family. G..
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PIrTsBURG, Nov. 20.-John l.. Sui
livan, the pugilist, has signed a con-
tract here this week with John Can
non, OF New York city, under whose
management he agrees to make a
tour of Europe and Australia next
year. He agrees to meet any man
who may be brought against him at
any time, under any circumstances,
with or without gloves and under
any rules.
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with liver complaint, biliousness. head
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agent, A. Woodward, persuaded me to try
bottle OF "Aromanna." Tomy great sur
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than have for a long time. ssAromanna,
cannot be recommended too highly.
}. X. THOMPSON.
Sold by a. Nj. GILBERT, Martinsburg,
w. Va.
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LITTLE Rock, ARK, November 3D.
Thomas Lyles and Frank Kirkey, two
young men of White county, met at
a fox hunt and agreed to fight out an
old feud with knives. Kirkey was
stabbed fourteen times and died.
Lyles escaped.
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Az the time for the meeting oS-
Congress approaches, the President
begins to feel somewhat nervous ia
regard 10 the nominations to be sent
to the Senate for their approval. II
has been plainly developed within the
last few days that the President has
more to fear from the Democrats
than the Republican senators; still,
he knows the latter are in power, and
has adopted method by which be
hopes to smooth down the lion and
keep him in submission He believes
in the idea that as long as Won can
look the beast straight IN the eye, be
will be restrained from the fatal spring.
Therefore, Mr.. Cleveland has intima
ed that he wants all lions Of the Re-
publican side who feel az il they wish
to roar, or will be excited BY piece
Of fresh meat in tho shape 81 al OBJ
noxious appointment, to come to him
and let him look them in the eye. III
was only day or 30 ago that the Pres
dent had talk with . leading Re-
publican senator, and to him be said
he would be glad il any senator, who
had knowledge Of reasons why q man
should not be appointed, would call
upon him and tell him. I'VE are al
liable to make mistakes,v said the
President. II may be misled, but
when mistakes are made / will not
be slow in correcting them" Fur
Their, Mr.. Cleveland said he had no
desire to urge con6rmations Of men
known to the Senate az improper or
incompetent; therefore, he wished
senators to be candid with him and
direct his attention to such cases.
"The same reasons that would cause
the Senate to reject q nomination
would induce me to recall such, and
thus save the nominee and myself the
humiliation Of q rejection" were the
Presidents words. But Mr.. Cleve
land let the senator understand that
mere political reasons would not be
recognized as cause for the with
drawal Of name. He desires to ele-
vate and promote the efficiency Of
the civil service, and to this end be
has directed his nominations. The
senator to whom this conversation.
was addressed had come to protest
against nominee. and was surprised
at the Presidents frankness But
while the President has soothed the
Republicans, the unsatis6ed Demo-
cratic lions are beginning to grow
restless. They do not like the way
the President intends to consult the
Republicans, and, strange Is it may
seem, malcontants are some who have.
controlled All the patronage o.
far given in their states. The
trouble Is they want all, and rot Al
piece like child crying for whole
loaf when it has already been given
enough to burst itself It will be
strange, indeed, to see Senator Voor-
bees leading the Democratic opposi-
ton in the Senate with the negative
aid OF the Vice President. Senator
Voorhees, has openly declared that as
the fight on some Of the nominations
will be made on the tenure of-o6aca
law, he will devote his energies TO
secure repeal OF the Civil Services
law, on the ground that it is unoon-
stitntional, in limiting the power Of
the President in debating bis nomi-
nations for Office. The Senate. there
fora viii and sn,xrh ss.<e~o-ks.- h..~s
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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-04-22

mont. 1t is seasonable and at the risk
of .trenching upon the domain of the
agricultural department of this paper
we propose to consider it, with refer
ence, however, to the general welfare
of the state, to forestry and to Arbor
Day, subjects which have been dis
cussed in this department. For the
year 1879 the maple sugar product of
the country, as reported by the census,
was 36,576,061 pounds of sugar and
1,796,04S gallons of molasses. The lat
ter, reduced to sugar, would make the
total product about 50,000,000 pounds
The maple is about one-ffth the guam
tity of the cane sugar, but by reason of
the higher price and the lower expense
of production is nearly equal in value.
The distribution of maple sugar pro-
duction is wider and extends further
south than is generally supposed. We
believe the full statistics of maple sugar
production by states will be studied
with interest and we give them entire.
1t will be borne in mind that the figures
are for the wear 1870.
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ornamental as well as useful. If cattle
were kept out of sugar places, nature
herself would speedily solve the prob
lem of reproduction and replenishing.
But nature, unframed, is apt to do
things in haphazard, unsystematic
kind of way and it is hardly more of
a question in the case of these than
with fruit trees whether the careful
planting of well reared young stock is
not much the better way. Cattle are
no greater benefit to tree growth than
to any other crop and should be kept
out any way. But people need not
wait for the growth of nurseries before
beginning to observe Arbor Day in the
letter and spirit of the governors proc
lamation. Take from the thickets the
young trees nature has reared and plant
them where they will do the most good
to eye, soul and pocket, and protect
them from injury or destruction.
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him pad of writing paper, and on it
he wrote the following bulletin: "The
doctor tells me / am better this morn
ing. / am better, | am, than l have
been in two weeks-U. S. Grant" The
general handed this bulletin to the SER
want and directed him to carry it to
Mrs. Grant, who was sitting in the
library. Mrs. Grant read the message,
showed it to the attending physician,
and both, laughing, entered the sick
room where pleasantries passed, the
general joining with smile. Reports
have begun to go abroad that the doctors
have been wrong in their diagnosis of
the case. The mistake of the surgeons
in the Garfield case has been recalled
to mind. Possibly General Grants dis
ease, doubters are saying, is not cam
GER. To the suggestion that malignant
sore throat is his ailment, the attending
physicians express " surprise that there
should be any question as to the nature
of General Grants case" If time
shall prove that the physicians have
been at fault and the old commander
RECEIVERS, the doctors may suffer some
what from the ridicule of the uncharit-
able, but a grateful people, grateful
for the generals miraculous triumph,
will gladly forgive them for weeks of
painful solicitude. On Friday, the pa
tent, temporarily left alone at the hour
of lunch, descended to the dining-room
and surprised his family at the table.
Room was made for him and he ate
mutton chops with an apparent relish
and had his quiet joke and little pleas
antries with those around him. This
wonderful improvement, so like rising
from the or we, was sustained, and on
Monday he walked down the steps of
his house without assistance, lifted his
hat and bowed to the astonished as
sembly of spectators, stepped into his
carriage and took half hours drive in
the park. Returning, he left the car
riage and walked firmly and unaided up
the steps into the house. The joy of the
country is tempered by the feeling that
unless General Grants malady has been
misunderstood, an improvement which
would otherwise afford reasonable hopes
of final recovery, may be only a reprieve
of uncertain duration. Monday, Apri
9th, is his sixty-third birthday. If hi,
present encouraging prospects are moi
clouded by a relapse, the day should be
observed as a national day of thanks
giving.
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Tree Planting.

On the above subject our esteemed
correspondent, Nv. c., writes:
Thanks to our most excellent governor
for his proclamation of Arbor Day There
is merit in it, not only as a literary produc-
ton but in its sound, good sense. The right
kind OF tree set in suitable place is not
only a thing of beauty and a Joy forever
but is profitable withal.' Five hundred
sugar naples in the last six days have af-
forded sap for one thousand pounds of nice
maple sugar, that sold for ninety dollars
cash. There is a pocket argument for you.
And then this same sugar maple is about as
pretty an ornamental tree as you will find
for this locality. Select from second
growth good stocky, thrifty trees from one
to two inches in diameter and from eight to
twelve feet high take them up carefully and
let as much of the native soil stay on the
roots as you can afford to carry, set them
out so that they will stand erect without
props or braces shorten in the branches If
you have lost many of the roots but don't
cut OIL the main tree at the top. Keep the
cattle and horses away from them and they
will grow while you are sleeping. We have
set them by the roadside, in the dooryard,
and last year we set them around our sugar
house, and hardly ever had one fail to live.
There are thousands of acres of old, poor,
ledgy, moss-grown pastures in Vermont that
would be worth much more If set to naples
and other useful trees. The ash ard elm
are rapid growers; are the butternut and
black cherry, and all these and many others
are useful and ornamental trees. The ever
green's will do better set later in the season,
say about the first of June. Let us beautify
our bones and cover the desolate waste
places withlife and growth"
We are pleased to receive from so COM
petent and practical man as "W. c."
an endorsement of our recommends
tons relative to tree planting. 1t is
the experience, we understand, of those
who have been long engaged in tree
culture that trees two years old, started
in nurseries and transplanted, come for
ward more rapidly than those of an
older growth. We are inclined to
think that this would prove to be the
case with the maple. The matter is
easily tested. Any landowner can en-
close small area and plant the seed of
the ash, maple and Observation-Disclosures
of high commercial value and, as trees,
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A Miraculous Change.

A wonderful change in General
Grants condition has taken place dur
ing the past week. A week ago the
attenuated thread of his existence, it
was momentarily expected, would be
severed. Suddenly the strands re-
covered something of their lost firm
ness, the "golden cord regained some
thing of its old strength and amplitude
Day by day during the week, reports of
continued improvement have come
from the sick room, of reviving buoy
ancy and cheerfulness of spirits. On
Wednesday, the 10Th, the improvement
was very marked. Soon after the
morning bulletin of his condition had
been issued, he babe the servant bring
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-04-22

TO-DAY peace, tomorrow war, has
been the varying outlook on the Afghan
frontier. Peace, it is believed, is de-
voutly desired by Great Britain but
the outcome of pending negotiations
cannot be foreseen with the light vouch-
safed to the outside world Peace has
been fully restored in Central America
but affairs are still unsettled on the
Isthmus. There is no interesting news
from the region of Riel's instruction.
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GMattbmam 4 Sourmal.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL %, 1885.
MALONE and Riddleberger have met

MALONE and Riddleberger have met
defeat at the hands of the United
States supreme court. In the Virginia
coupon tax cases that body has decided
in favor of the bondholders, that the
coupons are receivable for taxes. Such
was the plain promise of the bonds, but
the readjusters, in what is known as
the Riddleberger law, undertook by vex-
atious devices to defeat this clear
provision.
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Maple Sugar and Maple Trees.

The volume of the tenth census re-
ports, devoted to the details of agri-
culture, contains interesting and sug-
gestive statistics relative to the maple
sugar product of the country The sub
ject is one of vital importance to Yer
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1885-09-18

New calicos-at Harris & Mathews,
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Foraker is making his canvas on the
doctrine of eternal hate to the South I'm,
til it votes the Republican ticket. Mr..
Hoadly in strange contrast presents the
following as the Democratic policy: etc
the policy of alienation we oppose Union:
for hate we substitute love; we welcome
the new South and the old South, old
men and boys, fathers and sons, not al
allies merely in a crusade against the
forces of nature, but as brothers in
affection and blood. We bid them all,
white and black, join us in the great
march of union and liberty, to the peace
full conquests of the future" The new
South is building on the basis of q pro.
gressive industry and in this ought to be
encouraged and not retarded. As be.
tween the Foraker and Hoadly Southern
policies the people of this country will
not be slow in accepting the latter. Can
any n think it strange that the South
is solid for the Democracy?
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1885-09-18
PREVENTION OF BANK DEFAL
CATIONS.

One of the questions set down for dis
cussion by the convention of bankers to
be held in Chicago this month is how to
prevent defalcations. 1t is a timely and
important question. The convention
will do well to consider and adopt the
most effective safeguards in the internal
management and discipline of banks.
But it should not overlook the fact that
one OF the most essential checks upon
dishonesty now needed is an extradition
treaty with Great Britain which will
close Canada as a secure asylum to bank
plunderers. As long as a teller can pu,
. fortune in his pockets at the close Of
business hours to-day and be safe in
Montreal, beyond the criminal law, be
fore the bank opens tomorrow, there
will be lacking a most obvious safeguard
for the protection of financial institu.
tions. This safeguard will be afforded
by q proper extradition treaty with Eng
land. and the negotiation of such a treaty
should be demanded by the Chicago Con.
vention of Bankers.