Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1886-07-10
state News.

SOner tn1S year.
The corporation of berkeley Springs
has voted subscription of SIS, 600 to
help build the Berkeley Springs and
Potomac railroad.
A meeting was held at Parkers-
burg the other night, and Citizens
Parliamentary Fund Association
formed, the purpose being to lend e.
nancial aid to Parnell and his asso
ciates.
The residence of Eli Graham, stu
ated near Fairfield, Jefferson county
Ohio, took fire Monday morning
from spark, and was totally destroy
ed. The loss was $1,000; insurance,
$500.
Charles Anderson and John Rob
ertson, neighboring farmers, of Edge
field county, S. c., fought with dou
ble-barreled guns on Sunday Rob
ertson was killed and Anderson NOR
tally wounded
At Buffalo, N. Y, on the 5th inst,
Nicholas Baumann, German, lifted
his infant child from it's cradle by the
legs and dashed its head against the
wall He has not yet been captured.
The child will die.
The Eoening Regieao, being pub
lished daily at Washington, Pa, by
Mr.. Rufus r. Wilson, former Wheel
ing newspaper man, is one of the
brightest little papers Imaginable
1t is Democratic in politics, but dis
plays enough energy and progressive
spirit to entitle it to rank with Re-
publican papers.
The GAINESVILLE Enterprise has the
following about the wool situation in
that locality: Wool buyers have been
plenty for the last two or three weeks.
Nearly oil of the wool in this and adj
joining townships has been bought
up at prices ranging from % to 30
cents, the principal part OF the latter
figure Times are hard ana the
growers are glad to get q little ready
cash.
The Weston Republican again
calls attention to the fact that about
800 idiots are retained in the Insane
Asylum, while great number of lu-
natics suffering from acute mania,
who might be restored to health, are
languishing in county jails. 1t says
that it is the duty of the officials to
act in this matter and that they should |
be severely denounced for allowing
this state of affairs to continue.
According to the record coal is
shipped down the Kanawha on lao
days in the year on an average. The
output of coal has increased just as
the work of improvement of the river
has progressed. In 1877, 5,186,650 |
bushels were shipped by river; in
1881, 9,628,699, and in 1886, 1882: |
343. There was no appropriation
for the Kanawha last year. The
River and Harbor bill this year con-
tains an item of S250,000 for Kama
wha.
e. S. McCray, of Webster county,
some time since sold large tract of
land, said to be "wild cat" lying on
the waters of both branches of Holly
in Webster and Braxton counties to
q syndicate of Pennsylvania capital
lists. The tract is known as the Budd
survey and contains $4,000 acres, a
large portion of which is heavily tim
bered. McCray bought the land at
delinquent tax sale and it is claimed
by those that are in a position to
know, according to the Ecoh, that
this title is worthless. The syndi-
cate proposes to survey the land, pre-
paratory to taking the timber off.
The people who have bought and
cleared good farms on this tract de
clare that that survey shall not be
made, and some go so far as to say
that little bushwhacking will be in
dulged in if the survey is attempted.
ON the 10th day of October, 1774,
a great battle was fought on the spot
on which is now situated the town of
Point Pleasant. This battle was no
ordinary local affair, but was in its
far-reaching results second to no 9th
er battle ever fought on American
soil, being no less than the opening
battle of the great war of the revolu-
ton which gave birth to great ma
ton, together with all the blessings
of liberty and independence which
are now enjoyed AS yet no stick or
stone has been erected to mark the
spot where our heroes fell. Some
years ago, an effort was made to-
wards erecting a suitable memorial
and $1,000 raised then is now in the
hands of committee. The Point
Pleasant Register is now agitating
the schama of nushino the work 81