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Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1886-08-14
Why MIR. T'iIdcn Never
Married.

INV YoRK, August People have
often wondered that a man of Mr.
Tilden s vast wealth, domestic tastes
and political prominence remained a
bachelor all his life. Rumor has that
during his college days at the New
York University he met and loved
the daughter of one Of the leading
Democratic statesmen of that time.
She was beautiful girl, charming
alike in the graces of her person and
of her intellectually. Her beauty and
wit attracted many suitors, but Mr..
Tilden's culture and rare qualities of
mird captivated her He was bril-
liant conversationalist and had lofty
aspirations, and the evidences of his
ability to achieve prominence were
so marked that the beautiful girl
pledged her heart aud fortunes to his
keeping. They were engaged to be
married in the spring Of 1S47, the
year after MIR. Tilden had became
member OF the state legislature She
accompanied her father to Washing
ton. where he went to spend the
winter of that year in looking after
government matters in which he was
interested. While there she was
great favorite in society and entered
heartily into all its pleasure In the
month of March she was stricken with
brain fever, which left her a hopeless
imbecile.
Not many years ago he formed an
attachment for daughter Of the late
Professor S. f. B. Morse and offered
her his heart and hand The lady
did not look with favor on his suit.
although the advantages of the con-
nection we're so great and it was so
warmly advocated by her own family.
Mr.. Tilden's proposal was twice
declined But his want of success
made no difference in the friendly
feeling OF the parties concerned, and
when, shortly afterward, Miss Leila
Morse married Mr.. Frauz RUNNER
the wellknown PIANIST, one Of the
Wedding presents was $1,000 check
from Mr.. Tilden.
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Found Dead ON the Prairie.

CHIoAeo, August To- a terrible
txageaywae reyeelnd IN thofiiecovern
OF the body Of lonely young woman
on the prairie near the town Of Jeffer-
sou this morning, lyingon the prairei
about $50 feet from North avenue.
A young man found the unfortunate
girl. She had been shot twice in the
head, one wound being in the fore
head and the other behind the right
ear. There were indications OF
struggle and that the victim had
been unsuccessful in defending her
self from the assault. She had been
seen between 8 and 10 O'Clock last
night in the company of two men
who were subsequently observed
leaving the vicinity in some haste.
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ThrOgh The Whirlpool.

BUFFALO, N. r., August S-The
turbulent waters Of the Niagara
whirlpool rapids were again navigated
in cask to-day the Fearless fent
being SUCCESSFULLY accomplished by
two men. The daring voyager were
VILLAIN Potts and George Hazlitt,
two coopers who were employed in
the same shop with Graham who
make the initial trip about three
weeks ago. The barrel boat was ten
feet loug, conical in form and built
of the best locust slaves. It was
supplyed with a keel, rudder screw
whele ahd turrent with glass cover
peep holes About three hundred
pounds ounds of sand ballast keep it
right side up most of the time Tbs
two men lay back to back while
passing through the more turbulent
waters clingfng to handles made
fast to the sides OF the cask. Each
was likewise kept on his own side of
the cask by means of a canvas sling
made fas1 to stables. The stsrt was
made from the Main OF the Mist land
ing on the Canady side at AIS p. M.
A row-boat towed and cask to boat
just above the Cantilevery bridge
where it was turued adrift III the mid
die of the stream. The noval Graf
wan submerged half the time while
passing through the rapids but while
circumscribing the otter circle of the
whirlpool it's occupants thrust their
heads through the opening and
Potts candy smoked cigar. A sue
cessful landing was made at Queens
ion on the Canadian side FIVE miles
futher down the river The entire
voyage occpied fifty five minutes.
The feat was witnessed by no less
than $4,000 spectators
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1886-08-14
VOL. Is.
Our Washington Letter.
AUGUST 18th, 1885

AUGUST 18th, 1886.
Not many men of the fnanciers of
the country know what it costs to
run a first-class country without even
an army or navy. Our statesmen
who the sovereign people send here
to do something, find out when they
get here that they don't know exact
ly what to do. We have little ar
my of $1,000 subjects scattered
around over about 60,000,000 people
to look after our interests ON land
as against the world OF course the
world don't know this, or else the
world would come and gobble us up.
As for q navy, we don't know
where it is; somewhere, it is pre-
sumed but we have had Secreta-
ry of the Navy for a long while, and
while he has telegraphed all over the
world he has not to this day been
able to discover it's whereabouts.
You can find all Of the officers of
both the army and navy about Wash
ington or travelling in foreign coun-
tries, but where the army and navy
themselves are is a thing no fellow
can find out.
AS to the other branches of the
Government, very little has ever been
ascertained. However, for general
information, | will give the figures
of the grand total upon the appro-
priations of the last Congress. The
people ray this money, and it is well
that they should know what it costs
TO "run the shop"
Bills as passed by last Congress
estimates for 1887, 1898, 676,l20 F.;
passed House, $247 1905 passed
Senate, $3.50, 1888 $40 as sent to the
President, S264,783,579. Law for
1866, $219,595,133.
In the last dying agonies of Con
gress n bill was passed accepting the
Grant relics-(tirst time one Of that
name was ever known to have any
relics, and if they did have, why
Congress has not investigated the
matter sooner and appointed guar
dian to. prevent such lavishness up.
on the part Of those having the
charge in trust, has not been investi-
gated. The last one of the family
viii be coming back to this earth fol
q handge ears 10 inqalea about the
matter.
One hundred and fifty clerks have
been appointed to find outjust what
Congress has been doing this session
outside of passing the appropriation
bills. Four Philadelphia lawyers
are on the force. 1t is said that a
Philadelphia lawyer can find out
anything, but, think, these lawyers
will have to be pretty tough ones to
undertake to settle this question.
However, we will get their report
and forward it next week.
ATIC
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Western Maryland Elevator
burned.

At midnight Saturday night 7th
inst, the large frame elevator of the
Western Maryland Railroad, in Cham
bersburg, was totally destroyed by
fire, supposed to have originated
from incendiarism or spontaneous
combustion. The value of the build
ing was estimated at $4,000, on
which there was an insurance OF &c.
500. The elevator was occupied by
Stoner & Stitely, who ran in connec-
ton with it a flooring mill. Their
total loss is $4,000, upon which
they had an insurance Of $3.50.
The loss of merchants of the town
who had goods in the warehouse
viii amount tn $1,000 Sunday
morning the body Of Harry Wingart
yong man who had assisted in the
semoval Of goods was found in the
ruins, burned almost to a crisp. 1t
is supposed he was overcome by the
smoke. Two other men who were
missing, were at first suppose to have
met the same fate as young Wilggert,
blinded and suffocated by the
burning building. After Wingert
had entered the building the fremen
close and fastened the doors to pre-
vent the fire from spreading, they
being unaware OF his entrance
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Death Of Eek Governor Steven
SON

CNcINNArI, Ono, Aug. 10.-Ex-
Governor John w. Stevenson of,
Kentucky, died this morning at his
residence covington after short i'll
ness aged 70 years. Governor Ste
venson was an able and distinguished
lawyer and prominent democratic
politician. He was first member
Of the State Assembly then member
of the State Senate, then Lieutenant.
Governor of the State, and finally
United States Senator. He was
president of the democratic national
convention which in 1880, in this city
nominated Gen. Hancock for the
presidency He was the oldest son of
the fate Andrew Stevenson, of Vir-
ginia at one time Speaker Of the
House of Representatives. He was
also president of the American Bar
Association.
He was born in Richmond, Va, in
1912, and having graduated at the
University Of Virginia read law, and in
1871 commenced the practice of his
profession at Covington, Ky.
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An American Citizen i'm a Mex
lean Jail.

DALLAS, Tex, Aug ia colored
American named Albert Stevens it
is said confined in the Paso Del
Norto Jail. Stevens was mistaken
by the Mexicn authorities for another
man who is also wanted for some of
fence against the law and an attempt
was made to arrest him. Not under
standing the Mexican language and
mistaken their intentions. Stevens
drew revolver and fired upon them.
He was family arrested and jailed.
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South OpeQuOn

The Three Run Sunday School eel
ebration viii be held on Saturday
Aug. Dist, in Capt, j. r. Enters
grove. Every body is invited to at
tend.
The corn is growing finely and
bids fair for large crop.
Many persons predict that the late
potato crop will be a failure: so
much wet weather has caused the
rot.
Mrs. Lizzie Feltner, of Berryville,
Va, is visiting her parents and
friends on Mill Creek.
Miss. ETA Hoffman, of Shepherds
town, is visiting her grand parents,
on Mill Greek.
j. III. Rutherford's celebrated
Morgan horse died on last Sunday.
The crop OF small fruit will not
be near so large as was first antici.
pated, so much wet weather has
caused the rot.
The hog cholera is very distruc-
tive in this section and in Jefferson
county.
Rev. Mr.. Bauldeston will preach
at Three Run school house, on Sun
dar next, 18th. inst. ant o'clock p.
m.
Samuel Engle, Esq, has success
fully destroyed patch of Canadian
Thistles by q heavy application of
salt. LITTLE SHAVER.
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A Little Girl Drowned.

LANCASTER, PA, Aug. 10.-A drown
ing accident occurred about 8 O'Clock
this morning at the old Eden bridge
across the Conestoga creek, about
four miles from Manchester Jennie,
the eight-year-old daughter Of Daniel
S. Stauffer, ex-underkeeper of Ian
caster county jail, and now proprie-
tor Of the Eden Hotel was playing
on the bridge and fell in the stream.
A gentleman named Morgan who
saw the accident ran to the foundry
for help but the child was dead
before assistance reached her The
body was recovered.
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Near Cumberland, o., Jacob Rod
gers stabbed and killed his father,
Thomas Rodgers, because the faith
er interposed to prevent his son
from whipping his wife, A lynching
is III prospect.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1886-08-14

Twenty houses in Hartland, Kan,
were destroyed by tornado.
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Friends Of the late Herbert @.
Thompson deny ramors of suicide.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1886-09-09
1here WAS . djsosterous earthaaake in

There wa q disasterous earthquake In
Me dco, in June, 1853. extending through
cut the valley in which the capitol Is sit
uated and doing great damage. The
West Indies have long been notorlousiy,
subject seismic disturbances. Port Royal
the capital of Jamaica, was sunk into the
sea by q shock on June Z, 1892. A vol
cane resembling Stromboli in its inter
mittent action was thrown up near the
capital OF San Salvador In ITO, and
numerous earthquake shocks were felt
both before and afterward. A country
later, on March 10, 1878, the city OF San
Salvador was entirely wrecked by three
successive shocks, and 800 lives were
lost. In South America. Caracas. Vene-
zuela, was destroyed on March 20, 1872,
and Quito, Ecuador, was almost ami
Inflated on March 20, 1859. On August
f6, 1858, a tremendous earthquake de-
vastated q large portion Of Ecuador, and
extended all along the coast. Peru has
been a great sufferer, Callao being de-
stroyed In 1856 by ashock and q sea wave
ninety feet high, and again being over
whelmed in 1746, while africa suffered
much III August, looo, lrunl Sieas
earthquake wave which extended to all
the shores of the Pacific. In Chilli In
1929 occurred an earthquake in which
were noticed the remarkable twisting eff
fects, and 100. 900 square miles Of land
were permanently raised from two to
seven feet. At midnight of.February 20,
1885, the city Of Conception was for the
fourth time destroyed by All earthquake;
800 shocks was felt within two weeks;
there was a sea wave 80 feet high; and a
submarine volcano near Juan Fernandez
Island sent up a column Of frey ejecta
through a depth of 400 feet of water. In
April, 1852. there was a great earthquake
extending throughout the southern part
of South America. destroyed 1870 per-
sons In Buenos Ayres.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1886-09-09


New York, Sept. 8.-The health Off.
Ger found last night Frank Golden, fire.
man on the Atlas Steamer Alvo, suffer.
ing from yellow fever in St. vincent's
hospital. The steamer came in last week
from a voyage to the West Indies, and
South American ports, and Golden, who
is %Scotchman. took board at No. 331.
West street. Saturday he was taken iii
and by Sunday night the characteristic
symptoms of yellow fever had develop.
ed. The health officers removed him 10
st. V%incent's hospital, where he is now
dying. The steamer, hospital. and
boarding house have been disinfected.
New York has scattered cases of yellow
fever every summer. This Is the first
this year. The health officers do not fear
that the contagion will spread, protesting
to believe that It can never again obtain n
foothold in New York.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1886-09-09

structure is such that disturbances Of this
kind could hardly fail to visit 1t. The
fact is that many earthquakes do occur
In this country, but they are usually SO
slight that little or no notice is taken
Of them. In the Charleston earthquake
1t may be that the portion of the rocky
crust concerned in the disturbance. hay-
ing presented On unusual resistance to
the strain Of internal contraction. finally
yielded with a proportionately violent re-
suit. In that case we may expect that
after the present convulsion has CON-
pletely subsidized q long time will elapse
before another severe earthquake occurs
in the same region, and such is generally
the history OF disastrous earthquakes.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1886-09-09
@
ATHENS, TENN.

SErT. 6.-Thc school here in the Grant
Memorial University has opened up un-
der very fiattering auspices. The mum
Der OF students that are already here
present'much animation to the sprightly
town OF Athens. About seventy five
were enrolled on the first day, but the
enrolment now reaches to more than one
hundred, The outlook for a larger at
tendance and a pleasant and profitable
year TO the students, is indeed, fattering.
Great improvements have been made on
The campus and buildings. Every piece
OF wood aud all the furniture in the
main building have been handsomely
painted, and all the rooms and halls in
the same have been splendidly kalso.
mined. Fifty new windows and a mum.
Der OF doors have been put up. Some of
the members of the Chattanooga Uni
versity are beginning to wage wal on this
school. They would be glad to succeed
IN reducing the grade, of the school here.
but their efforts in this case will be fu.
tile. Three of the alumni Of this school
nave already been elected to prominent
places in their faculty and the entire
faculty can be furnished from here to the
same If necessary. As long as such a
man as DR.. Spence keeps the control and
management of the G. M. U. under his
wahe.
The Philomathean Literary Society
met Saturday night for Its second time
his term. This is the leading society
here. and recognized by the faculty as
one OF the shortest arms Of the university.
The exercises, as usual were exceedingly
creditable, and a number Of our newly
elected members were on the programme.
among whom were Mcssrs. Scott and
Hacker OF Jonesboro. Each of the bows
discharged his duty nobly, and they are
becoming highly esteemed by all their
prother fhil0's. ~
Prof. McLane, who was elected Init
spring to take charge of the scientific de.
partment left Saturday Or The North to
look after the shipment Of his laboratory.
The Prof. is from Indiana aud is a teach,
CT OF thorough qualifications. His labor.
atory cost from &c. coo to SIS, 900, and is
such as to enable him to make.all the ex.
periments given in our text book. This
is a move in the right direction, and will
conduce much to the advantages now of.
fered here to students:
Hons A. A. and r. L. Taylor will
speak here next Friday, There will be
2 large crowd out TO hear the speaking,
o"t The greater number will be decidedly
ior All. This county viii give him 400
majority.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1886-09-09
SHOWERS OF PEBBLES FALL.
A Renewal OF the Earth vibrations Drives
the People from their Houses.

N Ja1 ~ VI th0 U DIltGr
the People from their Houses.
CHARLESTON, s. G., Sept. .4.-Another
earthquake shock Of about five seconds
duration, at $50 p. m. sthe first sto.dayy
startled the already frightened people. 1t
was not nearly so severe rs the shock last
night. Little actual harm was donelby
the shock. Two untenanted houses are
reported TO have fallen, with a part of
the coping of the Charleston Hotel. The
vibration during the shock was especially
great, but the moaning and bowling
sound was sufficiently alarming.
The sensation to-day is the falling Of
showers of pebbles in the lower part Of
the city. The first fall was at half-past
7o'elock this morning and the. second at
about IL O'clock. They appeared to fall
in n slanting direction from south TO
north. There are morsels of flint among
them, and all are plainly abraded and
worn by the action of water. Some few
have sharp fractures and have evidently
been recently broken.
Professor w. T. MCGEE, Of the United
States Geological Survey, went TO Sum
meryille on Friday to investigate the i'm.
mediate or remote causes Of the recent
earthquake. He stopped at Ten Mile
Hill, the station around which the earth
quake was particularly active. and paid
special attention to the matter which was
thrown up from the craters which are
numerous through the belt of the coun.
try extending from Discher's farm about
four miles from Ten Mile Hill north and
south and likewise east and west for an
indefinite distance along the sea coast.
Professor MCGEE collected specimens of
the soil and mud which had been thrown
up and samples Of the waters which
flowed from the assures, taking particu-
lar note Of the cavities on the farm of
Mr.. Charles Lee, the largest of which is
about sixteen feet square and sixteen feet
deep. At Summerville Professor McGee
continued his Investigations and talked
freely with gentlemen there. Contrary
to expectations, he found that the is-
sures were not uniform in their direction.
Some extended from north to south and
others from east to west, and on this &C.
count he would hesitate now to give any
scientific declaration. LIa
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1886-09-09

From all parts Of the country come re-.
ports of corruption of public officials,
especially from our large cities. While
ii Is to be deplorcd that dishonest men
can be elected to positions of trust, 1t may
be instructive to know that a majority OF
such characters have been put in office
by Democratic votes. The ''boodlc" gang
of Cincinnati have recently been unearth-
ed and their corrupt practices exposed to
public view. This exposure has caused
a great revulsion of feeling among the
honest men of the Democratic party who
will no longer allow themselves to be
used as the tools of the boodlers.
New York City is ruled entirely by
Democratic bosses. Gang after gang Of
high officials arc detected in jobbery,
theft and corruption, and put out, only to
give way to n more corrupt crowd. Fol
lowing on the heels Of the arrest'of TWEEN
ty out of twenty-five members of the
Board of Aldermen for accepting brides
and the convention of Jaehne. the ring
leader, comes the terrible disclosures re-
latiye to the Board Of Public Works and
a revelation of jobbery and corruption in
connection with the building of the great
Croton Aqueduct, which rivals the frauds
committed by the infamous Tweed gang.
Squires, Commissioner of Public Works,
an unknown Spectator from Boston, it
seems, was appointed to that position by
ex-MayOr Edison, as a result of a bargain
between the late Hurbert 0. Thompson,
Boss of the County Democracy, Maurice
Flynn, sub-Boss, and Squire, by which
the latter agreed in writing that the Boss.
es should make all appointments and con-.
troll the department. Under this arrange
ment the bosses became interested in
aqneduct contracts in q corrupt manner
and the city was being robbed of millions
Of dollars. Squires finally thought he
was a bigger man than any of the bosses,
and refused to carry out his agreement
with Thompson and Flynn. A few days
before Thompson's death he gave
Squire's written agreement to Mayor
Grace, vino commenced. proceedings to
Dust him and last week both Flynn
and Squire were indicted by the grand
jury. Then their friends presented n
series of charges against the Mayor and
City Chamberlain, for corruption and
disreputable acts, and the Governor has
been petitioned to remove them pending
trial. 1t is to much to hope that the
whole corrupt Democratic gang win b,
brought to justice, but these revelations
of crime, fraud and corruption should b,
sufficient to unite the honest citizens Of
New York in a determined effort to wipe
out the 'boodle" gangs and elect homes
men to office; and, If Ephraim Is Joined t
his idols, let him alone--if the Demo
cratic party is joined %unseverably t
doodle methods and "boodle" candi
dates, drop It, and lend their aid to
party devoted to good works and tn,
enlightenment of the people.
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