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policemen came on duty just before dusk
with orders to keep people moving and not
allow any unseemly gathering in front Of the
house. Col Fred. Grant telegraphed friend
In Washington: Father is sinking rapidly
Gen. John Cochrane called. On coming
out be said that banquet which was to he We
been held at Delnonico's by the Loyal
Legion, Of which Gen. Grant is president,
would be postponed, as indecorous in view of
the generals precarious condition. Ex-Sec-
rotary Window, ex-Postmaster General
JAMES, Cyrus w. Field, Hubert o. Thomp-
son and Senator Leland Stanford were
among the callers afes- ) o'clock IN the even
ing. The latter repor5eG he general as half
reclining upon two chairs and suffering in
tensely Gen. Dent, Gen. Grants brother
in-law, had left word during the day to be
sent for if the patient grew worse. Late at
night me senger was dispatches 70 bring
him to the house.
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OEA THIS SHADOW.
Mt STILL STRUGGLING FOR LIFE

GRANT STILL STRUGGLING FOR LIPR
Up to the hour of going to press,
General Grant still struggling lives,
between Exchanging death and death
itself. Each time that he was sup
posed to be passing away he has raj
lied and renewed the struggle. The
old soldier is firm, but as silent and
as unsolva BILE as when he wrote II
propose moving on your works at
once Some sad and touching Incl
dents have occurred, among which
are the following of last Thursday
night:
On a low couch in the corner of the
room was the wasted form of Gener-
al Grant, with eyes closed and breath
ing heavily and painfully. DIR. Shra-
dy, with watch in hand, kept count
ing his pulse, while DIR. Douglas was
administering hypodermic injections
OF brandy. At the bedside were Mrs.
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Grant and Mrs. Sartoris, while the
rest of the family were gathered in Q
group in the centre of the room.
They were all kneeling with bowed
heads and ear-stained eyes. They
joined in prayer with DR.. Newman
that the life of the sick man should be
spared and that he would be restor-
ed to his family, his friends and his
country. !.
Not word was heard from the
suffering hero, though he was con.
scious of all that was going on about
him. Tt was pathetic spectacle.
The faint glimmer of tie low-burn-
ing gas was mellowed into soft
wilderness by the gray beams of the
dawn which streamed through the
half-opened blinds and window cur
tains, and the worn cut faces of the
kneeling group were given an ashy
pallor by the reflection.
"GoD BLESS YOU, WIFE AND CHILDREN y
AS the word "Amen" was solemnly
spoken the General motioned to his
family to gather around him. As if
gathering strength for final effort,
he opened his eyes, raised both his
arms few inches above his body
and said, with a clearer enumeration
than he has had in days "God
bless you, wife and children" That
was all. He could say no more.
At another time, DIR. Shrady said
"You must fight for us now, General,
not against us.0 "Well, Pm doing
the best / can," the patient replied;
feebly. Eyes, and you must do as
well as you once did," added the
Doctor.
"When do you mean ~ asked Gen
eral Grant. "When you had the
army back of you," was the reply.
"But / haven't the army back of me
now," came the grim response, as he
closed his eyes and rested his head
Thus he who has faced death on
fields OF carnage, and gazed unterri-
fed in the musket's muzzle and the
cannons mouth, meets the King of
Terrors in the privacy of his home,
but the contest must soon end and
the surrender at last of the veteran
General must be unconditional"
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CA BINET RETRENCHJfENT.

Quite considerable comment is
made over what is termed an eco
nomical retrenchment of expenses
by reduction of employees, &C., in
the various departments of govern
ment by the new administration.
These things are amusing, for verify
the ways of the politician, like the
ways of the "heathen Chinee," is pc
culiar. Only be patient and let the
machine get in good working order
before getting too loud in common
dation. Just wait awhile and see
if in discharging these employees un-
der the guise of retrenchment, isn't
simply the soft way of knocking one
mans head off to make room for
some other man to quietly step in
and draw pay. We predict that on
free ballot and fair count that
next December will find every place
filled, and the pay account as large
as ever it was.
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THE FRENCH DEFEATED.
S-. Necft.t GUIDED and EIs army 10
Fnn Retreat Before the Chinese.

S~. Necff.t Nouuded and Uis Army ip
run Retreat Before the Chinese.
fARIs March 50 An official dispatch
t6sr Gen Briere De L'Isle, dated March %,
q, received ~ the ear Office, detailing
orllicr disaster 10 tie French forces in
China The Chinese attacked the French at
kilua and drove them from their position
With serious loss. the French falling back
upon Langson, pursued 10y the Chinese A
determined stand was made at Langson, where
the fleeing army was reinforced by the
French troops occupying that place, and q
desperate battle was fough3 of several hours
duration fhe French were finally compelled
to retire from LangsoD. leaving thu Chinese
in possession OF the city Gen Negrier was
dangerously wounded IL tbs chest The
total number OF killed and wounded is very
large. Gen Negrier's army is now in full
retreat, and closely pursued by the Chinese
Gen De L'isie iinplores the government TO
send reinforccments at once
The news of Gen. Negriers defeat and re-
treat from Langson caused great excitement
here council Of war was held, but nothing
is known Of its deliberations 1t is under.
stood that large body of troops will be at
once dispatched to reinforce Gen De LIse.
There is growing and bitter outcry
throughout France at the governments mill
tary plumbers ii Tonquin and China, and it
is thought that III. Ferry, the French pre-
nier is doomed politically by this latest dis.
ister
Gen NegIier had been recently strongly
reinforced and ought to have at least 10000
men under his commang Experts, however,
Insist that enough had been forwarded to the
seat of war to enable Gen Briere De L'Isle,
who Is in chief command, to spare Negrier
at least $1,000 if be saw tit 1t is now
thought that either De L'Isle is hard pressed
himself or the loss to his army i'll battle and
its diminuition by.sickncss are hidden The
probabilities are that both suggestions are
partly true.
In the chamber of deputies fierce and
long debate on the Franco Chinese question
was only terminated by demand by the
government for the order of the day. which
was carried by vote of 273 to 227 This
vote is looked upon as sign Of the times A
majority of 46 out of total of 500 can
hardly amount to the assurance of confidence
which M Ferry undoubtedly much desired.
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THE WINNING Mos,

We don't refer to the McGreeors
and the other hosts of Scottish Mes
but to Mccormick and to McGraw,
of Grafton, who has been appointed
by the President, Collector of Internal
Revenue of this State. If this mat
ter keeps on we shall surely have the
lawyers and our courts full of bust
ness, making application and enter
ing DEGREES changing the names of
our citizens and investing them legal
ly with the prefix "Mc." In some
instances there would be but slight
euphony. For instance, Nc Colston
for Postmaster, or McBaker or Nc
Hughes for revenue services, wouldn't
be half as pretty as McWisner for a
fat salary-but our hopes have van
ished and we must wend our way to
some other land than Cleveland
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GRANT SINKING RAPIDLY.
Throngs of Curious People About the Resi-
dence Thu End ApproachInU

Throngs of Curious People About the Resi-
dence-The End Approaching.
New YORK, April during the after
noon there was almost a constant procession
of carriages through S,rty-sixth street.
Many stopped at Gen. Grants house, but the
greater Part passed by while the occupants
ga. I'd up at the windows. VIM. II Wander
bilt was one Of the callers. He remained but
a moment inside the house. and when he
came out he told the reporters that he did
not see the general, but had teen informed
that he was very low. Cornelius We Dderbilt
drove past soon afterward, as did also SIN
clair Tousey and other we'll known men.
Elk Lieut.. Gov. Robinson painfully assembled
the steps ON clutches to inquire after BIS
old friend. HE is dangerously low"
said Gen. Robinson when he came out. The
street was crowded with persons drawn by
sympathy and curiosity Every one who en-
tered or left the house ran the gauntlet of the
reporters questioning Among those who
looked curiously up at the windows as they
drove by was Harry Hill, as he checked his
fast rioters for moment. Artists for the
illustr ted papers hurriedly made sketches of
the house and its surroundings Two special
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Berkeley Springs.
Ed. Independent:

April LIST, 1885.
am sorry to report the severe ILL.,
ness OF our esteemed townsman Mr.
James Jack. Drs. Pendleton and
Hunter have his case in hand.
Mr.. j. Fl. Hovermale (the Judge)
has been suffering for several days
with the lumbago.
Several parties went over to the
dam to-day and roped in some very
fine suckers
There seems to be no doubt but
that we will have railroad from here
to Alpine in the near future, $l2,-
600, has already been subscribed, and
the projectors mean business this
time sure.
Circuit Court for Morgan county
will convene Tuesday next, at which
term a lively time is expected.
MIR. Kantner the tombstone man of
Martinsburg was in town to day sell
ing marble.
l understand that Messrs. Deford
q Co., have advanced the price of
bark to $3.50 for this season.
DIR. G. w. Freshour, Dentist of
Sleepy Creek, was thrown from his
horse one day last week and had his
right arm broken. At latest reports
he is improving.
Times are so dull in this County
that even X ties are on stand.
'SQUATTER.
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Tribute Of Respect.

At special meeting of the Martinsburg
Fire Department held this day, March 29th,
1885, the following preamble and resolutions
were adopted:
WHFRlAs, 1t has pleased Almighty God
in His allwise providence to remove from
our midst our brother fireman, George W.
Henry. We humbly bow in submission to
His divine will, hoping that our loss will be
His eternal gain, and whereas, the Depart
ment has lost good and active member,
therefore be it
ResolVed. That we tender our sympathies
to the bereaved family in their sad affection,
and point them for consolation to Him W no
has promised to be husband to the widow
and father to the fatherless.
RssolUed That copy of these resolutions
be sent to the family Of the deceased, record.
Cd in the minutes of the Department, and
published in the city papers
Resolued, That the Department attend the
funeral in uniform ard wear the usual
badge of mourning for 30 days.
CHAs. j. THOMAS,
THsoDoRE THuMEL, Com.
AUGUST WDIsKErTLg,
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SaIlie's Composition ON Eggs.

THAR is a good menny kinds ov
aigs. Mi pa seq ime bad aig, but
momma sez yu can't most always be-
leve what pa SEE, an think this is a
good chance for me tn oba mi muther,
az the Sundy skule teecher SEE little
gurls must du. Mebbi i am a bad
aig, but mi pa is a ole rewster, fur
Tommie Jones, that's mi DO, sez he is,
an ide believe Tommie if l dide fur it.
It's nifty funny how gurls believes
whot the boys sez. Wimmen duzent
believe that wa, ennyhow, all ov them
don't after tina air marryd, fur here
momma expresin her douts tn pa very
frequent indeed When aigs gifts old
tina carry a offul smell with them whair-
ever tina go, an tina go long wais in
most familys. Evvry kind Nv towel
lais aigs. 10, that's mi brother, sez
the towels the base bal players nox
don't, but sa tina u, for here the
boys ia xkin all the time about givin
thother side "guse aigs," an, if the
towels don't la EN-, what duz, ide like
to no? Mebbe it's the bats, but whu.
ever heard of bats aigs9 Bats fiji,
like luther burds, but a bat amt a
burd an don't la aigs. A guse aig is
the largest domestic aig an duck
aig is creme onto the shell. Hen aigs
il nice tn fri, an hatch little chickens
out ov, an a oysterich aig IL az big
az gallon buckit, but it don't hav a
bail onto it an hoops. AL fethered
animals IL Matched out ov aigs excep
allygaiters and tertuls an thoas kind
ov trash. Mi sister, DO woar allygai-
ter butes thother mite, an wen asst
him whot he pade for them he blusht
reel red an sed he dident remember.
wunder if he pade for them tall.
I CESS he's a bad aig. 1 here pa sa
he' goin to crak his shell if he don't
sta way an let mi sister aloan. Eas
ter IL aig holida. I cullerd a aie
las yere jist the purtiest you ever sc
an Sunda skule scollar stole it.
That's all I no about aigs fur this
time.-Merchant Traveller.
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THE NEW YORK PosT.MA sTEB

THE NEW YORK POSTMA STER.
The President, after considerable
deliberation, has reappointed Mr..
Pearson as postmaster of New York.
This is supposed to be practical
test and application of what is called
Civil Service. This we believe to
be humbug. If Pearson supported
Blaine heartily and fully, then this
act of Mr.. Cleveland is unprecedent-
ed in the history of parties, and the
millennium approaches If he APP
pointed him as the reward of mat
tention and indifference and fail
ure to exert his influence for Blaine,
then it can easily be understood and
appreciated as the act of politi-
clan returning thanks for favors rem
dered. Civil service is beautiful
term and excellent catch words, but
for practical utility, the will of the
appointing power is more useful and
more powerful by several degrees.
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Myriads of Cures

Achieved by AYERS SARsAPARILLA, in
the past forty years, are attested, and there
Is no blood disease, at all possible Of cure,
that will not yield to 1t. Whatever the
ailments of this class, and wherever found,
from the scurvy of the Arctic circle to the
s'veldt-sores' Of South Africa, this rem
edy has afforded health to the sufferers
by whom 1t was employed. Druggists
everywhere can cite numerous cases, with
in their personal knowledge, Of remark
able cures wrought by It, where all other
treatment had been unavailing. People
will do well to
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NPRINGLEIlS.

First April, she with mellow showers
Opens the way for early flowers.
Robert Herrick
TIE east wind slept last night fob, be It's
rest
AS deep as death and long y and with the
morn
The soft fresh breath of April from the west
Came blithely whispering, "Spring at last
is born" s.. T. Stone
Winter is past the heart of nature warns
Beneath the wrecks of unresisted storms,
Doubtful at first, suspected more than seen,
The southern slopes are fringed with tender
green. %. W Holmes.
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SATURDAY, APRIL a, 1885.

ut is suggested that Republican
ofliceholders would make excellent
mucilage, their sticking qualities are
unsurpassed. "-Statesman.
Say, Cap, don't you think the
Democrats of West Virginia are
slightly gummy in this particular
locality?
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Ayers SarsqpanM

Is the only remedy that can be relied upon,
in all cases, to eradicate the faint of hered-
itary disease and the special corruptions
of the blood. 1t is the only Alternative
that is sufficiently powerful to- roughly
cleanse the system of Scrot us and
Mercurial impurities and tn, ollution
of Contagious Diseases. 1t also neu-
tralizes the poisons left by Diphtheria
and Scarlet Fever, and enables rapid
recuperation from the enfeeblement and
debility caused by these diseases.
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FUR CAPS.-A large and beautiful stock
of Men s and Boys Fur Caps and Turban's
cheaper than ever before at GETTINGER l.
HOKE'S, Queen st. Blondel's Building.
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Trust Nothing Else

than AYERS SARsAPARILLA. Numerous
crude mixtures are offered to the public
as 'blood purifers," which only allure
the patient with the pretense OF many
cheap doses, and with which It Is folly to
experiment while disease Is steadily be-
coming more deep-seated ana dinhcult OF
cure. Some Of these mixtures DO much
testing harm. Bear In mind that the only
medicine that can radically purify the
Initiated blood is
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RoBus7 Health

Is not always enjoyed by those who seem
to possess it. The faint Of corrupted
blood may be secretly undermining the
constitution. In time, the poison will GER
tainly show its effects, and with all the more
virulence the longer it has been allowed
to permeate the system. Each pimple, sty,
boil, skin disorder and sense of unnatural
lassitude, or languor, is one of Natures
warnings of the consequences OF neglect.
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ranged with leading manufacturers for
such a supply of Knives, Forks, Spoons
and other household goods in my line SO as
to enable me to sell them at manufacture
ers prices. Call, examine and learn prices.
w. j.. JONES,
Peoples Natl. Bank Building.
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UpDEGRAFF'S Gloves. The incest and
best goods in the United States. A full and
beautiful line ON hand at factory prices, at
GETTINGER b HOKE'S Glove, Hat ana
hoe Emporium.
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Mr.. M. 8. CAMPBELL has located his
shoe shop in the room adjoining Wild's
butcher stand, on Queen street.
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NEW stock of clocks and fine silver
ware, knives, forks, spoons, etc House<
keepers call at once. A new reductions j
See HYDES jewelry store largest stock
in town, 48 Queen st.
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l MADE it study to have all the latest
styles of clothing for young men as a
specially, on and after April lst, next to
Continental Hotel, Martinsburg W. Va.
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Col. J. j. S. Hassler, of West Vir-
ginia, has been appointed Appoint
ment Clerk of the Interior Depart
ment. The salary attached to the
position is $4,000 per year.
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Jefferson County.

Two treslings on the Shen. Valley
Road were destroyed by fire Wednes-
day. -. .750 bales of cotton passed
through Shepherdstown recently, en-
route for Baltimore. :. . About two
inches of snow fell in this county on
Sunday. -. Charles Wright, a boy
about IA years old was arrested in
Charlestown recently, charged with
breaking into jewelry store, and
plead guilty. The big Island
Mill at Harper's Ferry has been put
in operation.
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The Baltimore Clothing House has a
new ad in this issue. The house has a
splendid reputation.
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THE NEWS AROUND Us.
Washington County, MIDI.

MIR, Leonard Trumpower, of In
dian Spring, has eve which gave
birth to twin lambs twice within
three weeks. Only one lamb is iv-
ing 49,, Mr.. Jno. H. Bowers, OF
Hagerstown, had ten fine chickens
stolen last week; Mr.. A. w. Martin,
living on the antietam creek also lost
SO chickens. -. AT the election in
Hagerstown, two democrats and one
republican councilmen were elected
... The matrimonial market oil
the county has been well supplied.
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THE Daylight Clothing Store comes
to the front this week with large an
nouncemeut. Nothing like advertising.
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Ayers SarsaparilIa,
PREPARED By

DIR. j. G. Aver = Co., Lowell, Mass.
Sold by all druggists; price 81,
six bottles for o..
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Senate.

WASHINGTON, April l. Immediately
after the reading of the journal the senate
proceeded with the consideration of execu-
tive business, notwithstanding Mr.. Van
Van Wyck's appeal to be allowed to report
his resolution resembling all orders made by
the senate since March making provisions
for special clerks during recess
Mr. Van Wyck submitted his report from
the committe on improvements of the Missis-
sippi river resembling all resolutions which
have been passed during this session of this
senate in which provisions were made for
the employment of special clerks during
recess.
Mr.. Frye called up and the senate passed
his resolution authorizing the committee ON
rules to preface an official seal for use of the
senate Adjourned.
WASHINGTON April AFTER reading the
journal the chair laid before the senate sew
eral communications which he had received
touching the failing health of Gen. Grant,
and asked if it was the pleasure Of the SEN
ate that they be read.
Several senators responded in the affirma-
tive, and the dispatches which had been fur
nished by the press associations were read.
On motion Of Mr.. Sherman, the chair was
authorized to select a special committee on
plated by Mr.. Allison's resolution. and Messrs
Allison, Platt, Miller, of New York: Cock
rell, Harris and Payne were appointed The
senate went into executive session and shortly
afterwards adjourned.
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st. Johnsbury East.

Elery Potter is having n very severe
time with his eyes, DR.. Hall expressing
the opinion that unless he had the iu-
jured eye taken out, he would lose the
sight of the other.
1t is reported that George Z. Good
all has gone to Minneapolis to look after
his interest ill some land bought by
his father number of years ago, which
has now become valuable.
Warren EstabrOoks is laying a floor
in the building formerly used as a dry
house. We hear it limited that as soOu
as it finished he will put in a line OF
groceries.
Charlie Richard is about again.-Mrs
Kelley remains abOnt the same as last
week.-Emerald Bugbee is just alive
The farmers are all busy haying, Sc
curing more than an average crop.
From an occasional correspondent.
Mrs. DR.. Lee of Cleveland, Ohio, and
Miss Alice Stone, daughter of Samuel
n. Stone, formerly resident here, are
visiting at the house of the late Ma
thauiel Lee.
The post Office war has not subsidized
in the least. Both pan ties seem deter
mined to fight it out on this line even
if it takes all summer. A manifesto
was issued by which we were informed
that if we mailed letter elsewhere fol-
''Our cousins, our sisters or our aunts,
the neat little sum of twO-hundred
dollars would be assessed on the fanIi-
ly. People who write letters can
usually read, and the post office laws
are open to the public eye so no gener-
al dismay ensued, and no change in
the plan of warfare took place.