Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1885-04-11
FUGITIVE PARAGRAPH HIS
OF VARIED INTEREST CAPTURED BY
THE CAREFUL CONDENSER.
Picked Personals and Political Pointers.
Brct nners' Battles and Trades
fluctuations Railroad KumbIings
and Foreign Fiiterngs.

tri3uiStlons-k railroad Nstnbitugs
and Foreign Eilterings.
The decrease in the public debt for thu
month of March is $4S3000
Mrs c. II. Mccormick, of Chicago, has
made further donation to the Presbyterian
theological seminary of that city of 100000
Joseph Barnet, who attempted to kid VIM.
r. johnson in dispute at Vincennes, Ind,
was sentenced TO four years in the peniten
tiary.
The Indian bureau has not yet determined
the action to be pursued in ths case of tho
Winnebago or Grow Creek reservation
settlers in Dakota.
Daniel b. Blot OF Youngstown, o., has
confessed to forgeries involving him to the
extent of $1,000 He is also detaulter for
$500 as township treasurer.
The U. s. government had over 100000
on deposit in the Exchange National bank Of
Petersburg, Va, which suspended. The funds
were internal revenue collections.
The New Jersey house of representatives
passed bill requiring all children between
the ages of seven and twelve years to attend
school at least twenty weeks each year.
Jacob Miller a farmer of Madison county,
O., living eight miles from Lancaster, was
fatally shot by masked burglars, whose en-
trance to his house he resisted. The burglars
secured 5000.
A gas consumers association has been in
corporated in New York, one object Of which
to keep an eye on the suspected gas meters,
that consumers may be charged for only
what they use.
Judge Pearson, Of the common pleas court,
has decided that the drafts ON New York for
$1,000, given by Stewards bank, Of Coshoc-
on, o., before the assignment, must BIO paid
in full from the proceeds in hand
At Tacoma, w. T., vigilance commit
tees are organized to terrorize and drive ont
the Chinese
Two miles from Lawrence, Kan, three Of
a colored family 81 eleven, named Forson,
have. died Of starvation H ssfs
The cattle disease in Kansas has caused the
state veterinarian to have eighty-fve ami
mails killed within the past few days.
VIM. H. A. Brown, the member OF the
Chicago board of trade, accused Of bigany
waived examination aud was held in $4,000
bonds. m
The opening OF the grave Of Alice johnson
at Murfreesboro Tenn, has developed case
of criminal malpractice. Warrants are out
for several prominent citizens.
The aggregate number Of now vessels built
in New England during 1884, compared with
the previous year, shows a decrease Of nearly
A,00hn the gross tonnage of the new YES
sells, aud a decrease of 81 100000 in the value
of the product.
Tue Indian troubles in British America are
on the increase. fa44 "a .,s4s..t. sf.
Joe Palmer, the Cincinnati murderer, was
sentenced to be hanged Wednesday, July 10.
John w. Laid, the Indianapolis police Of
ficer who was arrested on charge of incest,
escaped from jail @aH &f 8h
Reports from various parts of the state in
dictate that the wheat crop in Ohio win be far
below the average.
The total exports of specie from New York
for the week ended April were $4S6,77
The imports were $50, 3lS. gR ea
Morton L. Hawkins and Julius Refs DEM
and VIM. A. Stephens (rep) were appointed
BY the board OF public works members Ct the
police commission of Cincinnati.
The rebellion in British America Is on the
increase. 9ty & Gfn13 lMiian3N @f tN
Moody and Sanky are stirring up sinners
in Pittsbarg
Mrs. Gen Tom Thumb is married to Count
Prma Magri, an Italian PRINCE
The Canadian government Is taking pre-
cautions al aibst a fenian invasion during the
rebellion.
An Internal box was left in Joliet's new
court house to blow tup. Striking stone
masons are su spected 2'lsD" ~ 0fH
Mary Hendricks, twenty-five, OF Cleve-
land, with beautiful face, voluptuous form
and weak mind, was decoyed from home and
assaulted by three unknown young men. II
John NJ Medley, sixty-eight, one of the
most highly respected citizens of Batavia, o., I
suicidedlby hanging, f33,a = 49,
The prospects are good for a large wheai
and barley crop in California.
Incendiary fires are reported from many
places in Ohio, Indiana aud Kentucky.
George Farnsworth, supposed to be Gin
cinnatian, was murdered AZ Greenville, o.
The farmers Of Clarke county, o., have
perfected REORGANIZATION to protect them
selves against horse thieves. st
son OF J. r. Billings j prominent citizen
of Greensburg, Ind. died from measles
which are unusually fatal in that com
munity. 9
David Redman was ar rested at Delaware
O., Monday aud placed in Jail, on charge
of causing his wife's death by brutal as
sault March 8.
Fanny Malley and Elizabeth Richards, of
st. Louis, were arrested at the instance OF
the Metropolitan life insurance company, oil &
New York, charged with obtaining 5000
from the company by false affidavits ff
The Baltimore kissing cass win be drop.
T. j. Cluverus has been indicted by the
grand jury for the murder Of Fannie Lilliar
Madison.
James Powell, assistant postmaster at
Knoxville, Tenn, has been arrested for steal
ing letters
Montreal will raise $50, 900 by subscription
for the families Of volunteers for service il
the northwest
W,n. r. Riddle and w. L. Reyber are on
trial at Pittsburg for a million dollar Oh
embezzlement
Rowan county, KY, has settled its feud
but it has cost the county u 900 900 in de
probation Of its real estate. Nobody want
to move into a county where shotguns are 20
prevalent