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Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1886-12-25
Tuesday, December rs, 1856,

Tuesday, December rs, 1856,
the following real estate in Martinsburg
lst.-HOUSE AND LOT on Raleigh st.
End .-HOUSE AND LOT on Martin ST..
near B. and o. Depot.
3rd HOUSE AND LOT corner of King
and Water Streets.
4th.-What is known as the SWARTZ
MILL PROPERTY, with all the Water
Rights attached thereto.
In Gerardstown District, that Valuable
Farm, seven miles from Martinsburg, on the
Gerardstown road, adjoining Campbell, Nc.
Kown and Others containing
202 ACRES.
This farm has upon is excellent bulldin 8,
is well watered, fencing good, and it is con-
venient to churches, schools, etc. Posses.
sion will be given of this property on ths LIST
of April, 1887.
Any information in regard to this property
can be obtained from the undersigned special
commissioner, or from Geo. NJ. Bowers.
TERMS OF SAIE.-One- third cash, one
third in twelve months and the remaining
third in two years, with interest from day
of sale, the purchaser executing his bonds
for deferred payments, and the title to be
retained until the further order of the Court
e BOYD FAULKNER,
d4tds Special Com'r.
l, s. H. Martin, Clerk of the Circuit Court
for Berkeley county, do hereby certify that
e. Boyd Faulkner, special commissioner in
the above en- titled cause, has executed bond
with sufficient security conditioned as the
law directs. S. II. MARTIN. Clerk.
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SPECIAL COMMISSIONERS SALE
--oF VALUABLE
Berkeley County Farm


Pursuant TO the prov isions of DEGREES Of
the Circnit Court OF Berkeley county entered
az the November term 1896, and the Novem-
Der term 1895, in the chancery Cause therein
pending, entitled, Robert Lamon, Admir- &c.
va Francis McCubbiD, et al, the undersisn-
ed Special Commissic Ders therein appointed
for the purpose, will sell st Public Auction,
at the front door Of the Courthouse, in Mar
tinsburg, t1:39 O'Clock M, on
Saturday, January 22nd, 1881,
that valuable tract Of land containing
286 ACRES AND TWO FOODS,
situate in Geragdstowa District Berkeley
County, w. Va. being part of the tract of
land OF which the late Geo. w. McCubbin
died seized adjoining the lands II NJ. s.
Granham Grantham Stump, Mrs. Francis
McCubb.a, - - Stanley Gano and
otherf. and improved by Two Dwellings and
Out Buildings; part Of this tract is in
Valuable Timber, part in Bottom Lands, and
second Bottom on Back Creek, making ii
Valuable and Desirable Farm, and specially
adapted 10 grazing.
A plat OF the land viii be shown by the
undersigned to any one desiring to see il, and
will be exhibited ou day of sale.
TIE r M S .--One.thrd of the purchase
money IN cash, and the bslance in two equal
payments, at one and two years, deferred
payments TO bear interest from day Of sale,
and title retained until land s paid for.
BLACKBURN HUGHES,
ROBERT LAMON,
Special Commissioners.
], s. Fl. Martin, Clerk of the Circuit Court
for Berkeley County, do hereby certify tina.
Blackburn Hughes and Robert Lamon.
Special Commissioners in the above entitled
cause, have executed bond conditioned as
the law directs s Il. MARTIN,
Dec % DIS Clerk.
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LOOK OUT FOR
Ossa' Grand Opening
FALL AND WINTER
c 20 z 4 4 M 7
Hse HsOsenbush & Co.'S.
Sd g. So Queen Street,
SATURDAY, SEPT. 18th INST.

On that day will open and show friends and the gem
era public of the finest and most complete line of Ready
Made Clothing for Mems Boys Youths and Childrens wear
displayed in this city On the above day date we
shall sell A L GOODS AT COST.
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HARPER's PERIODICALS.

PER YEAR.
HARPER'S MAGAZINE, .............S a 90
HARPER'S WEEKLY, ............. 90
HARPER'S BAZAAR, .......... a 90
HAkPER'S YOUNG PEOPLE, ........ 2 90
Harper's franklin Squar. Library, One Year
(52 Numbers. .. ...... 10 90
Harper's Handy Series, One Year, SO
.. Is 90
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BY virtue of q decree OF the Circuit Court
of Berkeley, rendered on the 22d day of
April, 1886, in chancery cause of Geo. NJ.
Bowers vs. Mrs H Virginia Bowers ct AL,
the undersigned Special Commits Toner will
offer at public sale, in front of the Court
house, in Martinsburg, W. Va, at / O'Clock
p. m, on
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To Europe and other Postal Union Coun-
tries 7e Gents per Month.
AS an advertising medium its value is,
of course, in proportion TO its immense
circulation.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1886-11-17

"Hill City" n a correspondent Of the
Ledger, who deals in high-sounding YER
bosity, insists that the internal revenue
tax on tobacco should be entirely re-
pealed. Why he insists upon the contin
uation of the tax which be pays on the
clothing that he buys for his children.
and the implements which he uses in
cultivating his plantation, and upon
the total removal of the tax on tobacco,
passes our comprehension. He certain
ly finds no warrant for his strange
attitude in the Democratic platform.
Mr.. Carlisle, who has been twice en-
dorsed by the Democratic party for
presiding officer of the House Of Repre-
sentatiyes, and who viii again be
endorsed when the 50th Congress meets,
says there will be no reduction on
whisky and tobacco while the present
high tax remains upon the peoples
clothing and implements of industry
and trade, and that mo party in this
country can afford to take contrary
position" Mr.. Carlisle reflects Demo
cratic sentiment as expressed by the
votes of an overwhelming majority Of
his party in Congress.
AS the tobacco tax is voluntary, il
may console chill City" % to be
informed that he need not pay tax on
tobacco unless he wishes, nor on hi:
whisky either, for that matter.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1886-11-17
Oleomargarlne.

The oleomargarine tax was put into
operation on the 31st of October. 1t
imposes a tax of two cents pound on
imitation butter; and the following
special taxes:
Manufacturers of oleomargarine per
year 5000, or from November /, 1886, to
April 80, 1887, $500; wholesale dealers
in oleomargarine per year $3.50, or from
November /, 1886, to April 80, 1887,
$40; retail dealers in oleomargarine per
year $40, or from November !, 1886, to
April 80, 1887, S24.
The law was drafted by the Commits
sioner of Internal Revenue and approved
by the President, and is therefore an
Administration measure. President
Cleveland in his message accompanying
his approval of it, said that proper
tional amount of revenue it produced
could be deducted from the necessaries
of life. 1t is supposed that it will yield
from one to two millions of dollars
annually. The margin of profits to the
manufacturers was so wide before the
law was passed, that the manufacturers
of the article have not found it necessary
to increase the price to the consumer,
in order to enable them to do lucra-
tive business.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1886-11-17
Democratic Opinion.

In this days paper, we have intro
duced the expressions of numerous, we'll
known, impartial and discreet Demo
Gratis upon the causes of the reverses to
the party in the late elections. 1t was
said by the wise man of old that ''faith-
full are the wounds Of friend, bur the
kisses of an enemy are deceitful." And
it might be said, that worse still is the
lip service of syeophants who do moth
ing but sing the praises of their patrons.
These timely admonitions will serve
good purpose. They are danger signals.
1t is not too late for those whom it may
concern to heed them and to tack ship.
In the main particular, the election
returns are encouraging. They do not
show an increase of the Republican vote.
If there has been a reduction of the
Democratic vote, it is not because it has
gone off to the Republican party. 1t
has simply staid away from the polls /;
and will be called into action when
properly aroused.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1886-11-17
Utah.

The Utah Commission has filed its
annual report with the Secretary Of the
Interior. The report says that during
the past year the law relating to the dis
Establishment Of polygamists and those
living in unlawful cohabitation has been
fully and successfully enforced. All
such persons, with very few, if any, ex-
ceptions have been excluded from voting
and holding Office. During this period,
as in the preceding year, criminal pros
ecutions for violations of the law of
Congress have been numero a large
number have been fined and imprisoned
in the penitentiary for polygamy or IN
lawful cohabitation, chiefly for the latter
offence"
1t may not be generally known that
the present efficient U. S. Marshal of
Utah, is a native, and former citizen of
Yazoo county, Mississippi-Hon. Frank
II. Dyer. His chief deputy is Mr.. E.
w. Exum, also a native of Yazoo, but
lately of Madison county.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1886-11-17

AT the morning session of the Patrons
of Husbandry in session at Philadelphia,
on the 18th inst, it was resolved to
commend to the earnest support of
every farmer the centennial anniversary
of the framing of the Constitution of
the United States and to urge the
Governors of the States and Terri
tories to send delegates to the eonven-
ton to be held there December 2. 1t
was also resolved to request President
Cleveland to encourage the celebration.
Messrs. Darden, of Mississippi, and
Rhone, of Pennsylvania, were appointed
to see that the intention of she resolu-
tion was complied with.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1886-11-17
SUPREME COURT CASES.
Reported for The Clarion BY w. II. Harper
Atsorney-st-Lsw, jackson, Miss.
october Term-Tsso.
G.. A. WILSON,

G. A. WILSON,
VS..
J. 4. WALLACE.
Appeal from the Circuit Court of
Holmes county. Hon. @. FL. Camp
bell, Judge.
On MAY Is, 1882, ". c. Harrington
killed one &. w. Phillips in Holmes
county, and fed. In January, 1888, the
Governor offered reward of $500 for
his arrest and conviction. In Septem-
Der, 1888, one Chas. Dunning, a private
detective, arrested Harrington at Texar-
kama, Texas, without warrant or requisi-
ton, and brought him in his custody to
Durant, Holmes county, this State
While Dunning was proceeding with
Harrington from Durant to Lexington,
to deliver the latter to the sheriff of
Holmes county, he escaped and fled to
Alabama. In August, 1885, J. d. Wal
lace. the appellee in this suit, procured
ma for Harrington. Wallace proceeded
to Alabama, caused Harrington to be
arrested, and brought him back to
Holmes county, and delivered him to
the sheriff. Harrington was tried and
acquitted at the November term, 1885,
of the Circuit Court Wallace then
moved the court for an allowance Of
500. under section $685., Code of 1880,
which provides that "any person who
shall arrest another who is fleeing, or at
tempting to fee, before arrest, and shall
deliver him up for trial, shall be entitled
to one hundred dollars, out of the
treasury of the county in which the
homicide occurred, upon the allowance
of the Circuit Court, and the Board of
Supervisors of each county, in the man.
ner provided by law" On April p,
1886, the Board of Supervisors of
Holmes county allowed the above claim.
G. a. Wilson, a citizen and tax payer of
the county, appeared and resisted the
allowance, and upon the order being
made for the allowance, excepted to it,
and from this order appealed to the
Circuit Court. Then the case was
docketed G. A. Wilson Y. j. ID. Wallace.
A molten was made in the Circuit
Court by Wallace to dismiss the appeal
because Wilson was not party TO the |
appealed from, and had no
legal right to appeal. The court over
ruled the motion. Thereupon the court
the Judgment of the Board
Supervisors, and Wilson appealed.
COOPER c. J., delivered the opinion of |
the court.
Wilson being q tax payer in the |
county of Holmes. was entitled to ap- |
peal from the order of the Board of |
Supervisors allowing the claim against |
the county presented by appellee Not |
the fact that his taxes for
his proportion of the sum allowed may
be small, yet the taxpayers of county |
are individually.and collectively interest
I'd in all cases where claims are present
ed against the county, since from them
must be raised by taxation the money
necessary to discharge them. The Ian
guage of section 2351 of the Code is
that sany person who may conceive
himself aggrieyed by any. Judgment or
decision OF the Board of Supervisors,
may appeal to the next term of the Cir
cult Court 1t Is not necessary that
the party appealing shall be technically
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1886-11-17
Curious Election Fignres.

In The CLARION of the 10th inst. was
printed table showing the majority of
Judge Morgan over Gen. Chalmers in
the Second District to be 3O66. On the
face Of the returns ia the Secretary of
States Office it appears that several
candidates were voted for as follows:
Morgan received 345 votes; J. B.
Morgan, 3543 votes; John B. Morgan,
1920 votes, and Jas. b. Morgan, 2949
votes
Chalmers received 283 votes; J. R.
Chalmers 1894 votes, and Jas. r. Chal-
mers, 1914 votes.
1t viii be seen that Morgan beat
Chalmers; that J. B. Morgan beat J. r.
Chalmers and Jas. R. Chalmers, and
that Jas 3. Morgan beat J. R. Chal-
mers.
Jas. R. Chalmers beat Jno B. Morgan
and Jas. B. Morgan and J. r. Chalmers
beat Juo. B. Morgan.
To make long story short, Judge
Morgan is ahead any way you put it,
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1886-11-17
Jackson as a Market.

The esteemed Meridian Ne,es has been
engaged for some time IN boosting the
claims Of the capital of the Mighty
East" which is right enough; and in
doing 50 it not infrequently makes good
natured comparisons between Meridian
and other towns in the State, but always
TO the advantage of Meridian.
At a recent meeting of the Board Of
Trustees of the State Lunatic Asylum at
this place, the purchasing agent sub
mitted certain bids he had received for
the privilege of furnishing the Asylum
with its supplies for the third quarter of
the current year, and though there were
bids from several cities outside the
State, the contract was awarded to mer-
chants residing in the city of Jackson.
We quote bids accepted as follows:
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1886-11-17

The prices quoted are for the yard or
pound Of the article named, and the
figures represent cents and fractional
parts unless otherwise specially indi-
Gated. The contract was closed on Wed
nesday Of last week.
Now if the Nelcs can show that Merid-
ian has sold goods of the kind mentioned
to the East Mississippi Insane Asylum
at as low prices as Jackson has sold to
the State Lunatic Asylum, we will be in
the humor to acknowledge the SUPERIOR
ty Of Meridian over Jackson as market.
The tax payers of the State would be
interested in q comparison of the figures.
In this connection we take the oppor-
tunity to commend the admirable man
agement of the State Lunatic Asylum.
in all its departments, and especially in
that presided over by Steward McGill
who is the purchasing agent for the
institution, and is the right man in the
right place.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1886-11-17
Retiring Congressman.

Among the most conspicuous Of the
Democratic members of the present
Congress who will be absent from the
popular branch of the Congress which
assemblies in December, 1887, are Bragg,
of Wisconsin; Caldwell, Taylor and
Bqllantine, of Tennessee; Wellborn,
Throckmorton and Miller, of Texas !;
Tucker, Trigg and Barbour, of Virginia +;
Gibson, of West Virginia; Barksdale,
Van Eaton and Singleton, of Mississippi {;
Skinner, Cox and Greene, of North
Carolina; Willis, Wolford and Robert
son, of Kentucky; Maybury, Carleton,
EIdridge and Winans, of Michigan
King, Wallace, Irion and st. Martin, of
louisiana; Keene, Hammond and
Harris, of Georgia; Swope and Storm,
of Pennsylvania; Hewitt, of New York
Collins, of Massachusetts,, and Dawson,
of Missouri.
The loss of Hewitt, Collins, Tucker,
Bragg, Willis, Barksdale, Skinner and
Gibson viii by no means be made good
by the Democrats who have taken their
places.-St. Louis Globe Democrat.
To the above list may be added Hall
sell, of Kentucky; Morrison, OF Illinois
Cabell, of Virginia: Warner, of Ohio
Spriggs, of New York; Seymour, o.
Connecticut, and perhaps others, scarce
ly less conspicuous, whose places vii
be occupied by Republicans.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1886-11-17

THE Republican State of Pennsylva-
MIA has poll tax qualification; and it
was given out in the newspapers before
the late election that the Republican
City Committee of Philadelphia bought
sixty-fve thousand poll tax receipts,
and that Democrats bought twenty live
thousand to be used at the same time
for the same purpose-making ninety
thousand in all, supposed to be neces-
sary to qualify as many voters.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1886-11-17
J. NJ. DUNCAN,
THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF
SCOTT COUNTY.
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Sc
County. Hon. A. G.. Mayors, JUG

Appeal from the Circuit Court of Scott
County. Hon. A. G. Mayors, Judge.
In 1888, the Board of Supervisors of
Scott county instituted this suit before
Justice of the peace of Scott county
against J. NJ. Duncan, NJ. S. Gilmer and
Charles Gilmer on joint and several
promissory notes executed by them in
1877. The action was begun by filing q
copy of the note sued on with the Jus
tice of the peace. J. II. Duncan, one
of the defendants, appeared and filed a
motion to dismiss the suit, because the
original note was not filed instead of a
copy.
The justice of the peace dismissed
the suit and the plaintiff appealed to the
Circuit Court, when judgment nal Dict
was entered against the defendant. The
record nowhere shows that any action
was taken in the Circuit Court on the
motion filed with the papers sent up by
the justice of the peace to dismiss the
suit. The Judgment was entered up
against J. NJ. Duncan alone, without
any disposition of the cause as to the
other two defendants. But no exception
was taken in the court below on this
point. The bill of exceptions is silent
as to whether or not the note was ever
filed at any time before judgment was
rendered ON it. Tie defendant, Duncan,
appealed to this court.
ARNOLD, j., delivered the opinion of
the Court:
It was not necessary that the original
note should have been lodged with the
justice of the peace before process
issued. A copy was sufficient. Code,
Sec. 1896. If the motion in the Circuit
Court to dismiss because the original
note was not fled before process issued,
was not oveIruled, it should have been.
If it were necessary to have filed the
original note in the Circuit Court before
judgment was taken thereon, we must
presume in the absence of bill of ex-
ceptions showing the contrary that it
was done.
The failure to make disposition of the
case as to the other defendants before
Judgment was entered as to appellant,
was not excepted to in the lower court,
and under Sec. 1888 of the Code, the
Judgment cannot be disturbed nere on
that account. Affirmed.
ID. c. WATSON, for the appellant.
T. M. Miller, Attorney-General, and
w. r. Harper, for the county.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1886-11-17

LIVELY times are expected when the
Indiana Legislature meets. The Repub-
licans will control the House and the
Democrats the Senate. The Democrats
have fled notice of contests against four
Republican members elect of the House
and against six of the nine Senators
elected by the Republicans. The
charges on which these contests are
based, include ineligibility en- constitu-
tional grounds, bribery, corruption, etc.
The Republicans propose to contest the
seats of three Democratic members of
the House and one Senator. The Leg
islature will assemble on Thursday, Jan.
s. The right to name United States
Senator is the prize to be contended
for.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1886-11-17
Jackson Improvements.

We are gratifed to observe the improve.
ments in building now going on in the
hitherto stagnant Capital City. 1t ia a
source of generalization to the people Of
Mississippi to see the capital of their truly
great State begin TO awaken from the Rip
Van Wrinkle sl1mber which has 90 long
encompassed it, and step into line, though
she may not be in the van in the march of
improvement, whose stirring notes are
being heard throughout the South Much
Of the material and many of the artisans
necessary to carry on and perfect these
improvements are sent from this city. and
while we congratulate our confreres at
Jackson upon this happy state of affairs
we are equally pleased to know that this
live city is reaping some of the benefits
also. We have the men and material to
help our neighboring Cities Meridian
News
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1886-11-17
Strong Support.
Nafchez Banner

Natchez Banner.
The jackson CLARION comes to the
defense of the Little ]. and supports
the proposition to subscribe 100000 70
aid its extension, with the following
convincing, argumentative and logicai
remarks:
As soon as we get the Little J. Railroad
and Its machine shops We expect to star:
daily paper, and advocate the building OF
cotton factory, furniture factory, com
press, laundry, a lanyard, a paper mil,
water works, electric lights, etc, and then
move the State Capital this side OF the
classic Pearl, and elect Gen. Martin Gov
ernor.p
Before such unanswerabie arguments
as these, all opposition to the subscrIp-
ton will vanish, like the frost on the
window pane at the touch of the morn
ing rays.
The extract quoted was taken from
the Brandon Republican,, and properly
credited, as our esteemed contemporary
will see on closer examination. Our
trans Pearl neighbor deserves the praise
which the Banner SO layishly heaps on
us
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1886-11-17

g party to the proceedings before the
board. The appellee was rightly allow
ed the claim presented. The purpose Of
section $685., Code of 1880, is to stimu-
late private persons 10 arrest homicides
seeking to escape from arrest. To re-
move temptation from its officers to
permit coliusiye escapes, the statute
gives the reward only in those cases in
which the private citizen may arrest the
homicide who els fleeing or attempting
TO fee before arrest But the arrest
here spoken of is not of one made by q
private person, but the arrest by its
officers charged by law with the duty of
acting. When, as in this case, an arrest
Is made by one citizen, and the prisoner
escaping from him is arrested by an
other, who delivers him TO the custody
of the proper officer, such other is en-
titled to the reward named in the stat
ute. When, as in the case of Campbell
v Itawamba county, the person charged
with the crime has been once in the
custody of the officers of the law, and is
by them discharged or permitted TO es-
cape, the reward cannot be claimed ty
any one who subsequently makes new
arrest. Judgment affirmed.
Hooker 4 Wilson for the appellant.
I. NJ. Miller for Holmes county.
E. f. Noel for appellee.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1886-11-17

w. r. BRAcEy, ex.clerk Of the Circuit
Court of Noxubee county, recently
convicted Of fraudulent practices in
Office, and sentenced to confinement in
the penitentiary for term Of years,
publishes statement to the effect that
billiard ]. Williams, his co-defendaut,
who was also convicted and sentenced,
is innocent. If this be true, Williams
should be pardoned Bracey and Viii
liams have both beer received at the
penitentiary.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1886-11-17

NOTICE has been given that the Civil
Commission will hold an examination in
jackson some time during the month of
December for the examination of appli-
cants for appointment under the Civil
Service law. Persons who desire TO be
examined, are advised to apply to the
Commission at Washington for the
requisite blanks and instructions.