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Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1886-02-27
For the INDEPENDENT.
TO THE VTGTL1 NTES or Der
KELLEY.

Let the fat go forth that the mob spirit
rules
That our trainers of law was Congress of
fools;
That IT'S manly to give to wild passion the
reign
And to act as the savage Of mountain and
plain.
THAT to riddle the body with missiles of
As If swings to and fro, when the spirit
has fed.
Is civilized act,-and the wild. iendish
can not b the echo OF an orgie from hell.
Your laws you nave broken and their pow
eF dehed
Your courts you've impeached and their
Justice denied;
You have severed allegiance from the sa-
cred aud true
And sacrificed that which was holy 10 you.
No vengeance is justice, no wrong makes
fright,
A mob only rules by the egis Of might.
Strike off from your statutes all laws
which protect,
And he governed henceforth as the mob
may elect.
His crime true was great, but yours is not
small.
He fell by your hands-but what is your
fall?
From manhood and order, from all that is
good,
From the keepers of law,--to the spillers
of blood.
Your temples of justice Ill your passion
you've RACED
And in their destruction you've acted as
crazed;
You have blemished the names heretofore
pure and bright
And besmirched them by crime done in
darkness of night.
He has gone now to answer a greater than
man;
A chance is now given him to plead, if he
can.
At the same bar of justice you will meet
him. and then
Your trial will begin, will its ending be
when
You have plead necessitys-that plea
cannot stand
Where justice is measured by Allah's own
hand!
You hare murdered the man! Your
hands are now red
With the blood of your victim unlawfully
shedl
Some time in the Future you will certain
ly stand
TO snswer alone, and not as band,
Before tribunal, then your questions
you'll hear.
Are YOU gliltyw Perhaps you will an
sWer IN fear.
rs your punishment justg Perhaps
twill be faye J"
God grant that you may on His mercy re-
ly,-
Hearing Father, (orgtUe them! then
hRog not the aerong"
They did on that night-as mob-goyerned
throng.
c. HUGHES.
Washington, DC.
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Broad Lame.

The excitement is nearly subdued
at this place. Order prevails in the
house Of God now, since the adver-
sary finds that he cannot subdue the
Lords people. Corps of the Saliva
ton Army was here on last Monday
night, conducted by Lieut.. Whiting
ton. The. house was crowded so
that not near all were seated.
Wheat is not looking very well as
a general thing, owing no doubt to
the scarcity Of snow and the dry
cold winds sweeping over it, has
stunted it very much.
There will be but few changes
made here in the spring our black
smith Brooks is perhaps the only
one that will abandon our village.
The 22nd passed off quietly and
pleasantly. Every one went on as
ususal with his regular routine OF
labor, in this village, but we observe
that in your city the public schools
were closed on that day. The school
law, does not give us the 22nd as q
holiday and the Board of Education
has not, in our opinion, any right to
order the schools to be closed on
that day.
Much sickness prevails among the
little ones. ARcTURUs.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1886-02-27

New YoRK, Feb. 22.--Senator
Warner Miller, who was in the city
Sunday, but returned to Washing
ton yesterday, was asked by a T,.S-
bl,ne reporter about the contest be-
tween the President and in the Senate
over papers. He replied Srhc Re-
publicans are not making this con-
test to keep Republicans III Office
merely. That is, in fact, not the OBJ
ject at all. In cases where vacancies
have occurred and the President has
made appointments, the Senate has
moved as rapidly as 1t ever did in
confirming such appointments.
There are many cases where persons
have been removed on charges Of
official misconduct These charges,
in many cases, have not been made
public. IL the Senate had been In
formed when it asked for informa-
tion that these persons had been
suspended for cause, or that the
President had suspended them UNI
der the power vested In him by the
Revised Statutes, there would have
been no difference between the Re-
publican Senate and the Democratic
executive. The right Of the Presi-
dent to make removals on charges
has not been denied. His right to
make suspensions for the public
good is not questioned He had on
ly to plead these reasons. But. when
the President denies the right ofthe
Senate to know whether there are
any charges against men removed or
suspended from office, and refuses
the Senate the papers relating to
such removals and suspensions, it
raises an issue at once The Re
publican sentiment and opinion on
that issue is before the country in
the shape Of the report OF the com
mittec. The report is sound in eve
ry respect. If the Senate is to act
on appointments, it is entitled to all
the papers. 1t can not otherwise
act intelligently.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1886-02-27
Reported Adversely,

WASHINGTON, FEBRUARY 23.-The
Finance Committee reported adverse
ly upon the nomination of McGraw to
be Collector of Internal Revenue for
West Virginia. There were said to
be charges in the Treasury Depart
ment against Mccormick, McGraw-s
predecessor, made by q discharged
employee. The charges are not among
the papers sent by Secretary Man
ming to the Senate and are thus as
sumed by the Majority Of the commit
tee to have been withdrawn, hence
the adverse report upon McGraw's
case.
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The Girl Of the Northwest.
L. Paul Pioneer Press.

SI. raul FlOhSrf Ifess.
The girl Of the Northwest How
the hand trembles that dare touch
pen in her behalf. Tall, dark, queen
ly? Sometimes. Slight, blonde,
blue-eyedy Not always. Gentle,
Toying, diviney Semper ct perpetua.
Like our wheat, she is OF the best.
"Time cannot change norage wither"
the maiden over whose laughing face
the breezes for Superior toss the un-
confined tresses and whose dainty
feet have once pressed the fruitful
soil of Minnesota. She can dance;
she can sing; her magnificent horse
manship is proverbial her grace at
tennis Is matter Of history her
beauty brings all to her feet but her
browning grace, the consummate
flower Of all her virtues, is that SUI
perb proofof her selfrehance "She
turns her own music"
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commit some crime that would dis
grace this community. We remark
ed to the force at the INDEPENDENT
printing office, one day s., "There
goes a fellow who would murder a
man for IS cents Notwithstand-
ing all of this, the law should have
been administered, and we would not
for this town, have besmirched our
garments with the demons blood
unlawfully, and thus added crime to
N0rtinsbarg Pioneer Press.
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On Monday while young Anthony

On Monday while young Anthony
McNicholas and companion "Noonn
Penley, were shooting at mark
with revolvers, out by. the o. II. r..
Shops, Parkersburg, McNicholas'
Pistol went off accidently and killed
young Penley almost instantly, the
bali passing through his head Me-
Nicholas was released after hear
ing. This is a terrible sorrow to the
mothers Of these sons, the result Of
allowing boys the free use of these
deadly implements of destruction.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1886-02-27
NO EXCUSE.

There was q time when there SEEM
ed to be some excuse for lynching
in cases like this but now there lis
none, since the Legislature at its last
session, made the crime punishable
with death. If we are indeed civi.
lied people, let us see that justice
is melted out under forms of law
Wesi V5rginia Freeman.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1886-02-27

Ely Bros; have used two bottles
Of your Cream Balm for CatarTh since
December. A sore ia my nOstriI the
cause OF much suffering-has entirely
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This spring feel better, can walk and
work with more ease than have in any
spring since 1S6l.--Mary Il. Ware,
Hopeful, Va
l have used one bottle OF Ely's Cream
Balm and 1t is the best remedy | have
found for catarrh in fifteen years ".
g. Babbage, attorney, Hardinsbnrg,
Ky.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1886-02-27

Acute rheumatism in an inflammation
OF the joints, marked by pain, heat, red.
ness, and a tendency to suddenly shift
from one joint to another. With these
symptoms apply Salvation Oil, the great
pain cure, TO the affected parts without
delay. Price rs cents a. bottle.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1886-02-27

Old Deacon Dobson b0asted that he
was always prepared for the worst -
and so he was. for be always kept DIR.
Bulls's Cough Syrup in the house, re-
gar1ing it as the only safe remedy for
coughs and colds.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1886-02-27
A coLoRED EDITORS OPINION.

The crime of Joe Burns, commit
ted on the 18th inst, and known the
country over, has no parallel Of the
kind in this section. That hewouId
have been hung, is doubt in no
ones mind, for Judge Faulkner had
called special term of Court, and
the jurors-grsnd and petit--were
dra wn. The law has moral when
executed by men in authority; 9TH
erwise, it loses that cardinal feature
and maddens the very ones to whom
it should most forcibly apply. Had
he been hung in obedience to thelaw
framed in 1882, the best people in
this community would have sane
toned what they cannot, and many
gone to the place of execution. The
respectable colored people were a
unit to have the law carried out to
the letter. We have no sympathy
for such fiends as BurRs. Hanging
is not bad enough. He should have
been unnamed, as should all sala-
cious scoundrels who delight to rob
girlhood of that which good men
cherish and bad men respect.
As q wretch, thief and would
be-murderer, we had him marked
Two years ago he fought the writer
in the school house with the ferocity
of hyena. Upon his return from
prison, we called the young men of
our school into room and begged
them to shun his association, assur-
ing them that he was destined TO
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1886-02-27
the LYMGHINC.
WHAT THE PAPERS HAVE TO SAY.
FOOD FOR REFLECTION.
NOT cREpITABLE.

Judge Lynch still finds something
to do in West Virginia. This makes
swift justice, but it isn't much to
West yirgInia's credit Wheeling
Register.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1886-02-27
NO NEED OF LYNCH LAW.

The lynching at Martinsburg is
bad for Martinsburg, bad for Berke-
ley county, bad for West Virginia.
Berkeley is as orderly county as
there is in the country. Her people
are intelligent and thrifty, and no.
where is the law more justly admin
istered. To resort to violence so re-
voting and prejudicial to good order,
is to cast an unmerited reproach on
the court and the people, from whom
juries are drawn. Berkeley county
does not need lynch law and cannot
afford it. Wheeling Intelligencer.
NEEDS A JAILoR WITH SAND.
The real trouble at Martinsburg
seems to have been the cowardice or
cooperation of q jailor who let a
crowd of partially disguised men,
have admission to the jail after he
had taken the precaution to hide ~
the wretch in the cellar |
That Burns deserved all he got,
namely death, is not q question of
debate, but that the law abiding peo-
pie of Martinsburg need a jailor with
sand is equally evident. An official
with nerve, backed with sheriff of
nerve, would have been able to have
kept Burns safe from mob. There
can no good come from such lynch
ing.-Parkersburg State Journal.
POSITIVELY MURpRRERs.
No one can justify the lynching of
the negro, Burns, which occurred
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1886-02-27

Duprez & Benedict's minstrels dis
solved at Moundsville. A Wheeling
man sank $500 with them.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1886-02-27

near nartinsburg, w. Va, last week.
Ii was in open defiance of the law,
and the men who participated in the
lynching are positively murderers.
Such heinous crimes as Burns was
guilty of are to be deplored and con.
demned, but the summary setting
aside of law and justice by infuriat
ed men is deserving Of the most ear
nest condemnation by all good peo-
pie. There isn't any doubt at all
but that Burns would have been
hanged if tried by court Of justice.
West Virginia will not gain an en-
viable reputation by such proceed
ings, and we hope that there will be
no occasion hereafter to record q
like occurrence. - Wislsamsport
Transcript.
SHOULD SEARCH OUT THE MEN.
We are very sorry that the law
abiding city Of Martinsbnrg should
have to suffer, as it must, from the
misconduct Of the lawless in its vi
cinity. We have no doubt that the
| law-abiding citizens are largely in
the majority and we believe that
very few of the people sympathize
with the mob. We believe, also, that
the people of Martlnsburg owe it to
the good name of their beautiful
city to search out the men who are
guilty of this act of high-handed
lawlessness, and mete out to them
the punishment due to their crime
The men who took part in it, though
they cheated themselves, perhaps,
into the belief that they were admin
istering justice and indicating the
law, were really condemning and
discrediting all law. They were do
ing what they could to bring about a
state of anarchy. We are glad to
see that the Martinsburg papersjoin
to condemn the action of the mob
and that they give no uncertain
| sound No one of them offers any
excuses for the lynchers. We trust
the fair fame of our State may never
again be smirched by similar oe-
currence.-Keyser Echo.
| AN0TER CRIME.
No true excuse can ever properly
-De offered Tor fTe crime or lyncnfng
in a civilized community, though
there are often circumstances attend
ing such violent deeds which make
| it easy to understand how it was that
the passions of the people got the
better of their judgement, and hur-
ried them on to take the execution
of justice into their own hands with
out waiting for the action of the reg
ularly appointed courts Of law.
Smaller blame might, perhaps, at
| tach, for example, when a man known
to have committed some shameful
and peculiarly horrible crime is at
once hanged by the enraged people
before he has been apprehened by
the legal authorities but the mob
at Martinsburg had nothing of this
sort to plead in their excuse. The
man Burns whom they lynched Fri
day morning had been arrested three
weeks ago, and was in jail awaiting
trial. There does not seem to have
been any reason to apprehend that
full justice wosld not have been met
ed out to him by the legal authori-
ties; but, at any rate, their action
should have been awaited patiently.
This lynching was clearly another
crime for which there can be found
no palliation.-Baltimore american.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1886-02-27
POSITIVELY MURDERERs.

No one can justify the lynching of
the negro, Burns, which occurred
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1886-07-02

"A man named Joseph DashuOr native
of DounersdOTf, Germany, who had been IN
this country only fourteen days was struck
by a pusher on the P. r, r. near Sonman,
abont four o'clock In the morning on Wed
nesday last His left leg was run over and
so badly Injured that it was afterwards am
putated below the knee and he was slightly
scratched about the head and one of his arms
badly bruised but not seriously. He IS
about SO years of age, carpenter by trade
aud has a wife and children in Germany -
He with two companions were walking
westward on the track when struck. The
injured man was removed to the almshouse
on Wed nesday afternoon.
"A young Hungarian woman tie wife Of
/ ohm Tokats was struck by the Limited Ex-
press at Johrstowh on Tuesday morning
/ and instantly killed. The woman was walk
/ ing across the Iron Bridge Of the Pennsy !
yania Railroad when the whistle Of the ap-
proachiug train was sounded and becoming
bewiIdered stepped from the north to the
south track Immediately in front of the fly
ing train She was thrown up in the air
and fell 20 the track of the Cambria Iron
/ company's railroad twenty or thirty feet be-
low the bridge Death must have been in
I stantaneous as when picked up there was q
terrible wound in the head, her neck and
one leg was broken, and the body covered
with bruises. She leaves a husband t
whom she had been married about ffteeI
months and a child about five month old.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1886-07-02
Prohibition Convention.

The Prohibition county convention met in
JohnstOwn on Friday last With thirty fve
delegates present at roll cali, and nominated
the following county ticket:
For Assembly John j. Evans, of Ebens-
burg and George W. StutZman, Of CoopeTs-
dale For PrOthonOrary Edwin Z. VIII, Of
COop-rsdaie. For Register and Recorder ;
Daniel &. Crawford, OF JOhnstowH. As
there IS no lesal gentleman in Cambria
county that takes Prohibition in hIs'n, the
nomination for District Attorney was left
open For Poor Director 2. T. Custer. OF
Jackson township.
Delegates to the State convention were
then chosen as follows; JOhu ). Evans,
Ebeusburg; n b. HaVtZeli, George ".
Smith, Jacob Guuouc, William CrOnOrd,
August Brademyer, Daniel Crofford, and
Joseph p. Layton, of JOhnstOwn. Alter
nates-JOhn F Seigh Daniel Angus East
/ TayIor), Leonard Boyer, William Mckee
/ J Ohm Haynes, Rev. \. Davis, a. A. Barker,
I ana Josiah Folsom CJOhustOwn).
DR.. Tomb, of MoTrelville, Z. F. LancaS
/ ter and A. <. StutZmaD, of JOhnsJOwH, were
I chosen as Congressional cOnferees and also
. to act as Senatorial cOnfeTees.
The delegates to the State cOnven tiOr
/ were instructed to vote for Hon. A a. Bar
ker. of EDenoburg, for Governor.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1886-07-02
Fourth of July Excursion via Penn
syIyaHIs Railroad.

Iu pursuance OF its usual custom the
Pennsylvania Railroad Company will sell
excursion tickets between all principal sta
tiOus on its owned. operated, aud leased
lines on July ID, Sd, 4th and 5th, good to
return until 9th, at greatly reduced rates.
By this arrangement the great national hol-
iday may be spent in visiting friends, OF in
making pleasant exucurtlons to some of the
mauy points Of interest located on the com
pany's lines. The Intervention of Sunday
gives an additional day to those whose time
is occupied by business, and this with the
liberal limit OF the excursion tickets. affords
opportunity for the enjoyment Of a nice hOl.
iday trip
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1886-07-02
AwaIkIng skeleton.

Hr. r Springer, OF Meciianicsourg, Pa,
writes 81 was afflicted pith lung fever,
and abscess on lungs, ana reduced 20 q
lga1l iag skeleton. Cos tree trial bottle OF
DE- Kings New Discovery tor Consumption.
which did me so much good that l bought a
D1iar bottle. After usjug thee bottles
found myself once more n man, cOmpletiy
restored 30 health, with q hzarty appetite
and "a gain OF 48 lbs" Call at James
Drug store aud yet free trial bottle o.
this certain cue Tor all lung diseas. Large
bottles 81. 90.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1886-07-02
MARRIAGE EfCESsEs ISSUED.

The following marriage licenses were
issued by the Clerk Of the Orphans Court
during the week ended Wednesday June 80,
1886:
Andy Donahoe and Martha Jane Smeltzsr,
Washington township.
Frank Reese BlackIick township and Ellen J.
D0nahOe, jackson township.
James &. Nearh5of Bald Eagle. Blair county
and Anna b WOOdburn. Altoona Blair county.
william q. McGinues and Annie Sager, Gal.
IftZin township.
Albert f. Bender, Ebcnsburg and Ellen Dune
gan St. Augustine.
William John Curtis and Annie ". Bailey
Prospect bOrO.
William Glasgow and Annie +. Luna0ue
Rpadg foWnghiu
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1886-07-02
Ffnh Annual Closing Exercises of the
FbeuzburG Normal school.

The closing exercises OF the Eoensburg
Normal School will be held in ArmOry Hall,
Friday evening, July 2nd. The following
named members of the school will take part
II the leading exercises Essays Emma
Amanda &. Criste OratiOns; VIM. DAVIS,
r. H. Bitter. John II WachOb. RecitatiOns;
Ella ByTne, Minnie Polling Harriet Bradley.
Prot. Morton will have charge of the mu-
sic He viii be assisted BY MessTs. Myers
and NcCaslin. Several musical numbers
consisting or solos, guartetts and chOruses
will be rendered By the school.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1886-07-02
IF u

at her home in EbeusburE on
Tuesday morning, June 18th 1888 Mrs. CaJbar-
inc Evans vile OF Alvin Evans, Esq, aged
about 40 years
The deceased was born in Johnstown in Is45
and was q daughter OF hLT. John K. SchryOck and
wife who are both living and nov reside in VIII
Ferry Of Allegheny county. Mrs. q NJ Headslck
Of POLO Illinois Mrs Fes Lloyd of this place and
NIlss TolIe Schry OF Wilm0rC. all Of whom
were present at ner bedside during her last mo-
monts and Two brothers Charles Schryock OF Mis-
souri, aud Harry SchryOck Of WumOre. She was
married TO Mr.. Evans about eleven years ago anu
has borne him lOur children all Of whom are liv-
-lg and Who are thus early oelet of "a mother s
kind and i0VluS symPaJhE ana care f>ie was
highly esteemed by ali acquainted with her for
disposition, aud her death viii be deeply ielt by
rye circle oI friends who deeply mourn her loss
The oereaved husband and children have tile
sympathy OF dH ID jlcir great loss. Inc uera
took place from the Congregational church OF
which the deceased was a worthy member on
Thursday afternoon nd the remains were inferred
in LLOYD cemetery. Peace TO her ashes.
DIED.-On Thursday, June u, 1855; Miss Irene
short second daughter OF jno. W, and Mary
short. AGED 10 years and months.
once again has the dread destroyer cousunp
Z ton laid low another victim Our community y
The deceased a young lady possessed OF man.
good qualities, and her early death mas LETT rs
vacancy in the hearts Of her parents and brother
( ana sisters which time may aeyer hil. The dc
ceased was a member 81 the tatLoltg chuTch au
/ died fortified by its sacraments. Her iunera
( which took place on saturday last Wds largely al
/ tended. Interment at Lilly. May her soul res
/ in pence
/ ROBINE-Bfed on Friday, June 25, 1856, james
son % John and Mary kobine, aged years.
The grief stricken parents have the symDathy
I the entire community in the loss Ct their Drigf
little hoy. Interment in Catholic cemetery
. Lilly on sunday.
NJ sCfouigIe.-Died on sunday June 3, 1855, Mr.
auua &. Mcliuuiglo, reiict OF the late J er
n|af 1IctfonlgIe. aged about 5s years.
The deceased whose maiden uame was Myer
/ vas born uearIsilly and spent her entire life
. thfs vicinity she leaves behind her TO moul
. Her death two sgnE-tharles 4. and Alel
/ ,ei A both residents OF this place, and
/ daughter, Mary, wife oiMr. John IcAuey >
| Besides q very large number OF relati' eS. l n-
teutatiuns ia her manners. she waa chaTlfatle ar
Kind TO the needy. ana bestowed hcr -iite o. q
deserving In g spirit Of r-uc ChIistHHIty. a III
long member OF the Catholic church, h1l ldss h
/ monts were fJrtihsd by It's holy sa1r'-meutE 81
{ rests ia The hope 90 a bless.ui ImmoTt.l llIy- i
+ rem. .ls afrrr requiem mass 1u w 's-atHo
tuo--.E.-. we're inferred a. Lilly. RequIescAJ
iat-.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1886-07-02
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