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Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1886-05-15
On the Way to- "a County Jail

CUMBERLAND, Mn, May 11-Sherif'
Houck, of Allegany county, passed
through Philadelphia to-day from
New York, having in custody Eman-
uel Johnson, colored, who escaped
from the Jail in this city about year
ago, and who was captured in New
York through the efforts Of Detective
Hulfsh, of Philadelphia. In the ear
ly part of last June he was arrested,
charged with grand larceny, and was
confined in Cumberland Jail. A few
nights later he succeeded in filing
through the bars of his cell, and after
he had released six other prisoners,
all desperate characters, he assaulted
Deputy Sheriff Montgomery McMil-
Ian, striking him on the head with an
iron bar, fracturing his skull. All Of
the escaped prisoners were captured
with the exception of Johnson, who
fed to Philadelphia, but all efforts to
locate him proved unavailing until
about week ago, when Detective
Hulfish located him at Fordhaln
Heights, in the suburbs of New York
city Sheriff Houck was communi-
Gated with, and last evening he sur
prised johnson while hewu 7ongngad
at work on the new aqueduct at that
place. Johnson resisted arrest and
threatened to kill the sheriff, but the
latter drew a pistol and succeeded in
taking him into custody. He is con-
sidered a very desperate man, and has
escaped number of times from the
Cumberland Jail and from the Mar
tinsburg CIV. Va.) Jail. He will be
taken to his old quarters and held to
answer the charge Of larceny and with
committing an aggravated assault,
with intent to kill, Deputy Sheriff
Mcmillan.
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Singular Case of HydrOphObia

LITTLE Rock, ARK, May ia
dog belonging to Mr.. A. j. Hall, a
farmer living near Cabot, near this
city, went mad last week, and among
animals which it wounded in its
wanderings about the farm was q
mich cow. The COW showed no
signs of being affected by the wound
and it was thought that hydropho-
bia would not result. Yesterday
however, the animal began showing
the symptoms of the dreaded disease,
and, at the same time, the farmers
two little children, who had been
noumshed with the cows milk exhibit
ed similar symptoms, and are in crit
ical condition, suffering the most
terrible agonies. The other men,
bers of the family are also i'll, but
their symptoms are not so alarming
as those of the children, and some
hope is expressed that they may re-
cover.
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Among recent improvements we
observe the painting of the residence
of NJ. S. Butler,
Mrs. DR.. Mitchell and sister have
returned from a visit to the lower
portion of Maryland.
Rev. J. r. Pardew preached an in
teresting sermon in the NJ. +. Church
of this place, on Sunday last
Schools viii close at an early day,
thus giving the juvenile aspirants for
wisdom an opportunity of recruiting
their exhausted physical energies.
The busy season has caused an ex-
odus of many whose delight consisted
in promenading the streets or cling
ing to the genial warmth of a store
base-burner.
1t is rumored that Miss Emma and
Laura Harley will visit Kansas dur
ing the coming summer.
The merchants of this place and
North Mountain have a well selected
stock of new goods, which are being
disposed of at a moderate advance on
cost.
Mr.. John Norrington, of North
Mountain, lost little child on Mon
day last, which was inferred at He'd
gesville the following day. Rev. J.
B. Pardew preached the funeral.
The passenger coach attached to
helper engine transports goodly
number of onr residents to your city
daily
Mr.. G. w. Robbins, who has been
suffering from a swollen face, the re-
suit of defective tooth, is slowly
convalescing.
DR.. d. r. Ross has completed the
foundation for a residence, located on
premises near this village.
Three deaths are reported from
diptheria, in the Back Greek region,
since Saturday last.
REPORTER.
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Vancfeyesvilfe.

Vanclevesville school closed on last
Friday. Each pupil was presented o
nice package of CONNECTIONS by the
generous teacher George is n model
Instructor.
Miss Mollie Vanmetre has returned
home, after an absence of several
years, from the sunny south. We are
glad to see her looking SO we'll.
The rain has abruptly stopped corn
planting. Wheat and grass have a
vigorous growth. During last Sat
urday the Opequon was reported
higher than if has been for a number
of years.
Mr.. Robert Miller is an extensive
dealer in walnut lumber. He is also
engaged in fancy poultry raising
Bob is clever fellow and we wish
him success.
Mr.. Charles Hosier, who has been
suffering from a sprained back, we
are glad to learn is improving.
The Friendship church contem-
plates holding a strawberry festival
for the benefit of said church.
The Vanclevesville singing circle is
preparing for a concert in the near
future. ANON.
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Accidentally Shot.

William, son ofJoseph PAUL, who
is III the penitentiary from Wood
County,fo killing Morquis, whom he
accused ofundue familiarity with his
wife, met his death in myterious
manner last Thursday He was Wis
iting Thomas Lipsoomb and took q
rifle and went hunting. He was
found next morning, in the woods,
two miles from Ellenboro, with q
bullet through his heart, having evi.
IDENTIFY been dead several hours
When found he was reclining in q
hole from which an old tree had
blown, with his gun beside him. A
coroner's jury found verdict that
PAUL. came to his death accidental
". This seems to meet popular APP
proval, although some suspect foul
play.
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Bread lane.
Plenty Of rain.

Plenty of rain.
Everything in fourishing condi-
ton.
Mr.. Harbaugh, who lived in the
mansion on the corner, has moved to
Williamsport, Md Mr.. S. Emerson,
formerly of Falling Waters, has NOV
ed in the house vacated by Mr.. FL.
The schools in this district close
this week-so the lads and lassies
can now have an opportunity to relax
their mental faculties and exercise
their muscular power.
Broad Lane is still climbing the
scale of Improvement, In connection
with the agriculturalim implement house,
blacksmith shop, photographer and
wagon maker, we have also wash
ing machine mandatory, which is
being propelled by Messrs. Lands &
Keesecker. 1t is rumored that we
are to have another store.
The Sunday school at this place,
under the supervision of Mr. Drake.
is doing splendidly.
A bountiful harvest is anticipated.
ARcTURUs.
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During the prevalence Of d very
severe thunder storm, between and
5 o'clock last Thursday morning the
dwelling of Mr.. JAS w. Butt, corn
er of Liberty and West streets, was
struck with lightning The electric
current penetrated the building at
point near the southwest corner.
just below the floor OF the upper
story, split the Notwithstanding
and Knocked some of the plaster
ing off near the ceiling Of Che par
Tor, and just under the room where
Mr.. Butt, wife and child were sleep
ing. A picture frame in the par
Tor was splintercd, whilst the glass
covering the picture( being non
conductor of electricity)was un-
broken. The escape Of Mr.. Butt
and family from bodily injury was
certainlya very narrow one, rs had
tho lightning struck about yard
higher up the building, or set fire to
it, their lives would probably have
been lost.-Spirit of Jefferson
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A Former Murder revived

John, Charles and Jed wolf,
brothers, have been arrested and
placed in Jail at Pt. Pleasant, charg-
ed with the murder Of an unknown
peddler, and of Lakewood, of Port
err, Ohio, the last named having
been found last fall hanging from a
tree in the woods near the residence
Of the VOLTS. They had their pre-
liminary examination, and sufficient
evidence was adduced to warn the
Justice in sending them to the Cir
cult Court to answer an Indictment
for murder, bail being refused. The
information upon which they were
arrested was furnished by Sarah
Wolf, wife Of Jed, against whom
threats had been made by the trio
to do away with her, from the fact
that she knew too much, being per-
sonally cognizant of the commits
sion of these two crimes. She was
corroborated in some respects by
her mother, Mrs, Yates.
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Three Skeletons Unearthed.

On Saturdayas The workmen in the
section of the extension Of the Ohio
River road just about six miles from
Point Pleasant were engaged in ex-
cavating, they dug out three large
skeletons. The skeletons were
found in what had formerly been
drain, and were piled one on
another as though they had bean
hurriedly dumped into the ditch.
The skeletons were very large, the
teeth sound and the knees and
thigh bones intact 1t is supposed
that they were three Indians from
Cornstalk's band who were massa-
cred in the last century.
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KsA yafl For KILLING Her Moth.

Miss Etta Kinsely, OF Ritchie
county, has been arrested, charged
with the murder of her mother, Mrs.
Hardesty. The murder took place
April lst. Miss Kinsely's story
was, it will be remembered, that
strange man came into the house
when no one was present but her
mother, herself and infant sister, and
without saying word, picked up
shovel and beat her mothers brains
out. All the evidence, and it is very
strong, points to Miss Kinsely as the
murderess. She is 20 years old and
has heretofore borne o good charac-
ter.
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Blown Up.

CHARLESTON, w. VA. May TO-
Yesterday, at Maiden, six miles east
Of here, a man named Pink Brown
went fishing, taking with him giant
torpedo with which he intended to
kill fish. He accidentally dropped
the torpedo on the edge Of the skiff
In which he was in, when it exploded
SCATTERING his left arm near the
shoulder, putting out one eye and
otherwise injuring him.
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David Fisher, who died in Cler

David Fisher, who died in Cler-
mont county, Ohio, on the 10th inst,
aged ninety-two, served term as q
Wing member of Congress from 1847
to 1849, He occupied seat next to
John Quincy Adams, who fell into
his arms when stricken with paraly-
sis. Mr.. Fisher was an ardent pro-
tectionist and was noted as philan-
thropist-
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/ sauallern SEetnodists.

RICHMOND, Va, May i0.-In the
Methodist Episcopal General Con-
ference to-day DR.. M. Birchman, of
Missouri, introduced preamble
and resolution in relation to the
confederation Of the Methodist Epis-
copal Church South and the Meth
odist Episcopal Church North.
The preamble sets forth in substance
that the two churches have COM
mon history and preach the same
truths; that the Cape May mission
has been wholly disregarded, there
fore be it
Resoloed, That the General Confer
ence shall elect committee ofeight-
four of whom shall be ecclesiastical
and four lay delegates who shall
meet like committee from the
North Methodist Episcopal church
in 1888 looking to reunion of the
two churches, The resolution fur
ther sets forth that it is sin and a
folly for two Methodist churches
to occupy the same Territory. The
question was discussed at some
length and finally was referred to q
special committee to be composed
of one from each annual conference.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1886-05-15

John McBee, youth of twenty
years, committed suicide at Muncie,
Ind, on the 9th inst, because Miss
Fannie White, his sweetheart, refused
his company and went with rival
lover. He met the couple in the
street returning; and as they passed
him fred a revolver in his mouth and
fell dead.
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NO. s..

struction was in what is known as
the bottoms. A dozer houses, oc-
cupied mostly by colored people,
were here swept away.
Twenty bodies were recovered and
there is still a number missing.
Whole families persisted in the Hood
ed districts.
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A Terrible Tale.
A RoANE COUNTY PHYSICIANS HoRRI-
BILE CRIME.


DIR. A. Il. Parsons, physician
and druggist, of Spencer, Roane
county, is in jail in that place,
charged with murder in the first
degree.
One evening last week Parsons
walked into his office, in which ex-
Prosecuting Attorney David Brown
and Jennings Castro were sitting,
with bundle under his arm. He
walked into the back room and re-
turned without the bundle. He
remarked that he had just made
S25. on q job. Brown and Castro
during the absence of Parsons, went
into the back room and found the
body of a newly born and fully de-
veloped babe, wrapped up and hid
under straw pile. They at once
notified Prosecuting attorney Van
Dorm and jury was summoned.
In the meantime the remains of the
child had been removed and could
not be found Brown testified that
it was babe, but Castro swore
that it was tumor. The first
jury was then dismissed.
A watch was set on Parsons, and
by his suspicious actions the babe
was discovered hid away under
Simmons store. A new jury was
summoned which returned verdict
Of death by violence and implicated
the doctor. Several physicians were
sent to the home ofAlfred Riddle
to examineMrs. Hamilton Burk,
his daughter, whose child it was
said to be- The physicians were
driven away by violence and re-
turned to town. They were sent
out again accompanied by the sher-
iff and posse, and this time sue
ceeded in the object Of their visit
and found indisputable proof that
the child was hers.
Parsons, has been confined in Jail
in Spencer and the public feeling of
Indignation is so great that Judge
r. + Fleming has ordered special
term of court and a special grand
jury TO indict Parsons, as it is fear
ed he may otherwise be lynched.
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Shocking Death.

CINCINNATI, May 1l.-An odd sui
eide occurred on the c., ii. & d.
railroad, quarter Of mile north of
Elliston, this county, at tit last
night. Michael Dooly, the engineer
of the west-bound train at that time,
discovered man lying across the
track, and whistled down breaks,
but not soon enough to stop until
the wheels had mangled the man to
death. The remains were taken to
Hamilton where they we-eidcntified
as those of Charles Schmitdorn, aged
forty, q retired business man of
Hartwell, o. He had been sleepless
and rather out of his head for some
days.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1886-05-15

Three hundred car loads of bark
will be shipped from Romney by
rail this season.
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Jacob Reel, of this county, is the
head Of rather prolific family. He
has just been presented with triplets,
being the second time, the first oc-
curing in 1876, since then a pair Of
twins and two single births. This
amounts to ten children at FIVE births,
within about nine years. The first
triplets in 1876, we are told, were
named Tilden, Hendricks and Re
form, so we suppose these will be
called Cleveland, Civil Service and
Hard Times Grant Connty Gazette.
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Terrible Cyclones.

KANSAS CITY ovERswEPr BY A TERRIBLE
eALE-THE MOST rITIFuL SCENES I'M
AGINABLE ENAoTED--HousEs LEvELED
AND DOZENS OF DEAD AND WOUNDED
LEFT,
The Penn's Grove record., 1886-05-08
G. u. ). q.

On Last Saturday evening we had
the pleasure of attending II of the
meetings of the CorSes Landing Chau-
tauQua Literary ald Scientific Circle
which met that evening at William
Webber. The Circle is in a fio%urishing
condition under the literary Inspiration
of Miss Sallie Thompson and Mr.. ).
II. Webber's. The subject discussed
during the evening was SHAKESPEARE and
and it was very interesting and instruc-
tive to all. Misses Kate II. Weber,
Verna Black and Emma Holton read
essays on the works and life of that au-
thor and Miss Sallie Thompson read
an excellent essay on the "Heroines of
Shakespere's Plays which was we'll
written and well read. Several ques-
tions were brought up concerning words
and other things met with in every day
life and discussed with interest and
made more clear to many minds. The
remainder Of the evening was spent 10
converse i~nterspersed with music.
The Chautauqua Circles are not only a
credit and an everlasting benefit to
those who belong to them but any one
who may meet with II may consider
their time proftably employed and be
surrounded by a halo of a more refined
nature and inspired to a loftier ideal Of
existence.
The Penn's Grove record., 1886-05-08

ur8a for food during May, june Judy
a,al August but it mas bean ]a.aproved
... u Uelaaale the trade is quite
r.ua. ..faUie during these months when
They ave allowed to be taken with toHsa
o Dmiug tha summer season cor.
taa brands Of oysters, especially Tie
arg jast as good as at any other
aa# and the demand is Of such impar-
lance ihas dealers are catering 10 it.
s 80 this season aud in the fan oys-
t.r5 III. Jc.lerth a doing The cold vim
t"r.u8uths. When the freeze up comes
Ha oysters are affected by the cold and
-fca,'y weakened. After the thaw
ont they recover their strength, fatten
us aHd Che consumer really gets more
to1tlscmo dulicacies during April and
May and part Of June than during the
Underwater when they are enormously
supposed to lie at their best.
The Penn's Grove record., 1886-05-08
Gegaware River rnslroaa.

Tie annual meeting of this corpora
ton was held at Paul. hOtel' s, in Wood
bury, last Saturday morning. Wm. S.
Conner, Esq. was Chairman, and Dr.,
Samuel u Miller. Secretary. No re-
port was submitted showing the con
dition the roads business, the annual
report having been fled earlier in the
year.
Tac election Of officers resulted in the
c! o.cc of the following:
President-Wm. S. Conner.
Secretary-Dr. Saml L. Miller.
TreasuraT-Wm. 5. Conner.
Director3-Wm. S. Conner. Samuel
Hopkins, Alexander Justice, Henry A.
DUPONT, VIM. Dupont, Eugene Du-
Pont, c. l. Dupont.
The last report submitted showed u
large increase in the business OF the
road. During 1885, the earnings of
of the road from AL sources amounted
to $4,000. The previous year they
amounted to S37.000, showing an in
crease Of 5000; in the net earnings of
the road.
The operating expenses during the
wear amounted to $50. 900. One thous-
and tons of steel rails we're bought
sufficient to complete a steel rail tract
from Woodbury. to Bridgeport. The
freight business Of the road has largely
increased during the year. A new
combination passenger ear is to be add
ed to the rolling stock.
New railroad connections were not
talked Of and in answer to inquiry On
this subject it was said that no change
was contemplated, and that all the re.
ports which have had currency The
past year were pure speculation. Presi.
dent Conner says no change is thought
of by the Messrs. DUPONT or desired
Constitution.
The Penn's Grove record., 1886-05-08
Communication

Mr.. EDITOR, As other places are
looking after their sanitary condition
ought not Pennsgrove to be also? The
hot weather will soon be here, and in
dications point to 4 sickly summer.
The cholera has made its appearance
again in Spain and some parts of Italy.
How often do we hear that Gan ounce
Of prevention is worth apound of cure
Salem yonr near neighb0r, began on
the 3rd inst. an inspector Of all places
to order cleanliness where needed.
You may have no Board of Health
here. but does not the law make it the
duty Of the Township Committee toex-
ercise authority tie am as a hoard OF
health? Does not the law also give
the Township Committee power to Or
der the killing of all worthless dogs,
and to compel owners Of dogs to have
them property muz2led? After some
body has been bitten with a mad dog,
Is others have in other parts Of this
Safe, then it viii be too late to pre-
vent the result Of former carlessnoss.
Is not wen one human life worth the
cost OF all sanitary condi,ionsand more
than all the dogs? SoJoURNER.
The Penn's Grove record., 1886-05-08
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TIA n. URl0f.
W. ,yassGice s. Sons, Agent,
At Pedricktown, N. j.,
ForSaIema and Gloucester Counties.
For Salem and Gloucester Counties.
TESTIMONIALS or PRACTICAL FARMERS WHO BASED SWEET
POTATOES sY mAPEs MANURE ALONE.

zosErT "a. COOPER salem C, n =, January rm. ra reports as follows:
QUANTITY II FERTILIZER PER AeEE-We used no uhr Fertilizer tbs yelrb t the MTe7
Complete Manure Ne put about one ton on 2Gdos sprouts or hills the usual distance apart.
"QuNur1 or STABLE NtsrEE UsEn-We used Philadelphia Manure alongside OF the
yap@-2ueHec catTa@ mtel ooh|.
"YHHVtWcLa had fair crop with Ma rhHdelha stable marure. hut not nr So COOL as
with the HJms NaHne Hedd not count W" uee exactly Iluan HE %aTa Butt wasa big
crop ard mach lererH from Philadelphia Maue
"Neda sweet potatoes naaH apa1anncaboDt@ euy IS any IA nssetnu and
earlier than IhaFcd Zone heretofore.
The rSgocg and rv said they we're DE aact Iey bad on rrfoa. The H4ps sf,rrn wa.
used this year where had sweet potatoes ntgoy@u @oans@g tauhuHn aoai dsese.
ont potatoes "o"d "el"d ties rows @@i ih.anl ts@1dh ma h@ ns%rhe
danst Manure was used every gHrt ast1W@to rt.haatiMt ohg~ idam t tiah y .
We lot aJac GOO to dig late osc uhe Maaxm Manure va#ac,yar out and there
heavy The a&rea Alume D. rhaaephasma% 'mae'ey much
FRANK LOCKWOOD, Cumberland Co, y = December atl@,arots IS follows:
"i ra%ei @ sa%5p potatoes ugpn aaus@as pr acre OF inc slips Complete umuc for
On @olsr piece ueI stable namnem Il cost Of cooper acre ml on ul another %cs
sHeaungs alta cost d*g pei acre.
The ytI from the MaIes Manure q ceres vas onctahd better tn vaa Tic others q
Where thu napes vasu the rfer were much smoother finer rarcl qd better stock
Wcputloares in sweets on of which the Mapc vas used abne ud as p comparison en-
considering he additional hoora tendmgh aIPheau"h "HeM N! m2nWeh "t" >nHht
tie noreto frr7oh the 7aens with the NH@uau thedaae' wthuR oIan Natures Tile re-
Nap@. as compared With the Other goods, leaves us much the bIg%tprohtA Meue" well salts
ned with the gmsa nt shall o tmn again.
JOSEPH u ROE. GloucaterC Co, N D., January ah 1886 reports:
NV trgee ROPE fsnerp otatn~S grown with the Nap@ Manure aha, has made quite tk
among the farmsh here. The yields large audthe quality, size anddm The very hest.
1895 m as VT" a 1G lTsnp@e@ 5usEet fSl leo mss about la p5naas al@c 71g- &."are 10 m o
see note elsewhere.
CHARLES MUNYEN, Salem Co, n J. December = 49, rp-sas follows:
quantity Of TerHlz@ per acn-Us1oy The Manscmpae Manure this year, 100 yer
acre bnoalG@e1 after ts rows Veps uuckot
IHo phmela pacenanUrah heavy WitlhOg ad SahlemanTe tn tef1v&
Ime Yield was nearly onethl more With HeM '@ Fertilizer tHnw with the sHhdea dho
manure, and beside, Inequality otdee"p was Ea 6"teHand amoohrpotdo@.
The potatoes woenot bugan where Iu~dM the Maes bit they we're ugeatn where 1
Is" 4Hc 1Ses where the Mares snmew was put could o~mtoarow although the season
w@eh Maps vas putt dug tn pomtoos me week earlier The vines died first adE
want to try * aees Avnep@os besides the sweet with ne1Hpes Ianuroneaye~