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New-York tribune., 1886-03-23

Colonel Casey Young the witness did not
agree with Colonel Young the.legal cOnnseb in
the telephone scandal investigation yesterday,
As counsel from the beginning of this unpleas-
antness Colonel Young has insisted that he and
all his Pan Electric friends had set their faces
like flint against the proposition ofthe Rogerses
to scatter the stock of their company; and yet
as a witness he admitted that he gave $4,000
of it to ex-CODgressman Money, $4,000 to a
man named Taylor, $1,000 each to two other
persons, ..and 81 600 to his clerk. This is some
thing of a scatter, after all.
New-York tribune., 1886-03-23

One thing is beyond dispute Three.fourths of the poo
ne OF the United today regret that Blaine was
lot elected President MaTtinsyile Und) RepnOIican
This is one of the uses of adversely. 1t IS by
tasting the crab-a?pic that one realizes how much
better favored is the pi?pin.
New-York tribune., 1886-03-23

1t would be great thing for lacrosse if the
Belfast club should visit the United States this
fall as there is a chance that it may do. They
are by far the best amateur lacrosse players in
the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ire
land, and the only ones who matched equally
the American team sent abroad year or two
ago TO contest international hOnOrs in tins noble
sport. At no place did the Americans receive
so hearty a welcome as at Belfast; and II the
gallant young Irishmen will only return the
visit, nothing that the lacrosse clubs can do will
be left undOne in New-YOrk to make their stay
agreeable and successful.
New-York tribune., 1886-03-23

II is estimated that the pubic expense connected
with the late Senator Millers funeral will exceed
SIs coo. This is pretty high, but there are Sem
ators whom the people would give even more for
the privilege of mterring.
New-York tribune., 1886-03-23

The demand for the annulment of the Broad
way Railroad charter is strengthened by the
message of the Governor declaring that the
step can be lawfully taken, and should be, Ill
order that the monstrous wrong through which
the franchise was obtained may be Adequately
punished. Mr. Hill is not the highest legal au-
thority in the State but in this instance he has
most reputable support. Every honest New
Yorker except the alleged innocent holders of
Broadway stock and their counsel, of course,)
will hope that the annulment may be ordered.
New-York tribune., 1886-03-23

What the people want from the Government
fewer stump speeches aud more work
New-York tribune., 1886-03-23

Is this an era of peace and good viii in the Demo-
cratic party OF this state OF do Democratic editors
90 about with razors IN their boots thirStIng Tor
the rich, warm hearts blood of their brethren
IL IS question that we are loath TO put, but then
what IS one to conclude on indng The BaD%o
Conier characterizlng an editorial which appeared
in The Byo0kIya EqJle az ciOtted nonsense p
New-York tribune., 1886-03-23

The suspected Aldermen protest too much. An
eel only wnggics when it is hooked.
New-York tribune., 1886-03-23

Now when the average citizen hears
about some proposed new street railway he
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1886-04-24

The late Plenary Council of Bal
timore abolished the Feast of the
Annunciation, March 9th, and
Epiphany, Jan. 9th, and directed
that Corpus Christi be observed on
Sunday following the feast, all hol
idays observed by Catholics. Church
feast days like national holidays are
not alike in all countries; and the
change made by the Council was
to make the feast days all alike in
all the Catholic dioceses of this
country. Those ecclesiastical pro.
vinces in America still more or less
governed by the rules of the mother
country in matters of church discip.
line, as for instance the Spanish
possessions, did not observe the
same feast days that were kept by
the church in adjoining States, un
der purely American jurisdiction
The Council has made the feast days
alike for the entire church in this
country, no matter OF what national
ity former customs were derived
The DEGREES of the Council now pub.
lished, contain many wise provisions
for the government of the Catholic
Church in America, relating to ed
ucatlon, temperance, marriage, liter
ature, &c.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1886-04-24

An average flock of sheep is worth
say SIS per head and will clip say
TBS. of wool each, and at the low
price of 20 cents per Id. would yield
81 per head or SO 1-3 per cent. profit
on the investment, in wool alone,
to say nothing of the lambs. This
is pretty good margin, and looks
as though the sheep interests of the
country might even afford to relax a
little, if needs be, in favor of the
shivering millions who need cheap
clothing, blankets &c.-Statesman
Pushed for arguments in favor of
putting wool on the free trade list,
the Statesman flies in the face of the
farmers and charges them with max
ing too large profits on sheep rails
ing. There is no use for us to show
the farmers the tallacy, not to say
falsehood, Of this reasoning; they
know by experience what fortunes
are made, when they are forced to
keep their wool couple of years
before the price will repay them for
their actual expense, to say nothing
of losses by dogs, &c. If the farmer
can stand it, all right; if not, they
know what to do at the proper time.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1886-04-24
GREENSBURG ITEMS.

Rev. Fout preached his first sermon
last Sunday since his return from
Conference. The people are glad to
have him among them again.
Sunday school was opened last SUM-
day for the coming season with full
attendance.
Good Friday will be observed here
in various ways. Some will observe
it by fasting and prayer (?), while
others will 60 fishing.
Mr.. Greenwood has opened a small
store in Newtown. Like the astrono.
mer his business is looking up.
Samuel Max the enterprisIng ped
dler, who used to visit this section
regularly, babe his customers farewell
stating that he was going West in
search of better place of business.
Greensburg School reports for sew
enth month: Average attendance 25.
Pupils neither absent nor tardy: Geo.
E. Welshans, Elyzia Sprinkle, Harry
/, Lemaster, Charles Leatherman, Wal
ter Lemaster, Leona Sprinkle, and
III. Clay Leatherman.
We would like to know what has
become of Brother Hawkeye Batche-
lor and why he does not give us the
Bedlngton news. We are inclined to
believe that he has followed the ex-
ample ola brother correspondent and
passed from the land of living. Let
us hear from you Brother Fl. B. ifyou
are still alive. TEL. e. GRAPH.
April 10Th, 1886.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1886-04-24

We have before us a communica-
ton from an observer at the sessions
of Circuit Court, pointing out some
apparent defects and weaknesses in
the Jury system, and commenting on
verdicts rendered, in his opinion, con-
trary to the law and the evidence.
We should publish it but for the fact
that evil-n,inded persons are always
ready to cOnstrue general criticisms
into personal charges, and draw con-
clusions never intended. No doubt
justice is not always rendered by
juries, and the only remedy in such
cases is the bench. The people elect
a Judge, and to his prudence, know
ledge of the law and eyes blinded to
all avenues of approach that can
move his actions contrary to right
eousness, the just ministrations of law
are dependent. Much also depends
upon the juries selected and the meth
DDS by which they are chosen. Law
yers soon learn what they have to
deal with and what impressions are
susceptible OF being made. lift were
possible, jurors should be ali men of
highest standing and intelligence, and
not all the same political creed. With
such the lawyer given to boisterous
harangues and personal appeals, de-
void of reason or argument, could not
make false impressions so easily nor
divert the minds Of self-thinking men
from the law and the evidence to
loudkeyed bombast,-a modified
form of bull-doZing.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1886-04-24

The scholars in several schools in
Boston, Baltimore and other cities,
have learned bad lessons from the
strikes that are now agitating the
country. They organized, nailed
doors andgates shut, and refused to at.
tend school unless the hours of study
were reduced and the time of re-
cess increased. Young America is
very susceptible, and for that reason
every action contrary to law and Or
der should be avoided by the par
ents of the country. In a certain
town, on the day following the night
of a lynching, lot of boys induced
a young colored boy to submit to an
experience of hanging, and but for
assistance promptly at hand the
boys would have succeeded as well
as their fathers. What you SOW
that also shall you reap.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1886-04-24
The silver coinage question, afte1

The silver coinage question, after
vast amount of speech-making,
was settled in Congress last week,
at least for this session. The bill
of Mr.. Bland, favoring unlimited
coinage, was defeated by a vote OF
12G ayes to 29S noes-al the Vlr-
ginia members present voting in the
negative except Messrs. Barbour
and Tucker. Gen. Golf voted in
the affirmative Wilson in the ne.
gative; Gibson pared. On Bland
law, as now enforced, limiting the
coinage of silver to S4,000,00O per
month, the majority against it was
about 40-all the Virginia members
present voting against the resolution
The law remains as it now is. The
action of the House was a substan-
tial defeat of the administration, as
it is known that the President was
i'll favor of the suspension of silver
coinage. Parties were divided on
the question, and political signifi.
canoe cannot be gwen to the vote,
except that the representatives OF
the people did not. intend to see the
dollar of the daddies boycotted.
The next point, relating to silver,
will come up on the proposition to
pay the principal and interest OF
government bonds i'll silver. This
is a very important phase of it, and
pOpS TO the root of A mnrioan cradit
public and private.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1886-04-24

COURT PROCEEDINGS.-L cases.
April 16.-H. e. Colbert VS.. J.. d.
Barney, appeal, verdict for plaintiff
and judgment. C. M. Shaffer & Son
VS.. e. r. Henson, certiori awarded,
returnable April 2S, 1886.
April 19th.-C. M. Shaffer & Son VS..
Geo. E. Ruble, appeal, verdict for
defendants and motion for new trial.
April 20th.-State VS.. Joseph Shriver,
libel, verdict not guilty. April 20.
G. M. Shaffer & Son VS.. Thos. Zepp,
appeal, verdict and judgment for deft.
III. G. Colbert VS.. G. Il. Barney, APP
peal, jury disagreed. State VS.. Joseph
Miller, felony, plea not guilty. Down
ey & Wisner VS.. j. w. Thompson,
appeal, judgment for plaintiff. Eli
Payne VS.. J. w. McGinnis trespass,
continued. April 22d.-Marsh & Co.,
VS.. Geo. w. Wolf, assumpsit, judg-
ment for plaintiff, $40. 24.-CHANcERY
Berkeley Savings Bank VS.. Naden-
bush ct al, rule answered. Sarah Ann
Powell VS.. Kate s Powell, amended
answer guardian ad litem filed. Mary
III. Miller VS.. A. J. Criswell, Jr., COM
mittee, decree of divorce. The Singer
Manft. Co., VS.. Henry G. Fryatt ct AL,
decree of distribution. s. III. Martin
VS.. Joseph Kearns, decree distribu-
ton. Stuart w. Walker VS.. May
Young, &C., commissioner ofpartition
appointed.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1886-04-24
GENERAL NEWS.

A labor mass meeting was held
in Washington, Monday, at which
Senator Voorhees, and several con-
gressmen urged the workingmen to
organize.
Frequent shooting by unknown
parties in the vicinity of East st.
Louis railroad yards has annoyed
the militia. The troops have been
ordered to raid buildings from the
window of which the shots are fired.
Several of the new men in the Mis-
souri, Pacific yards have been beaten
by strikers.
Several of the striking drivers of
the Union Line cars Baltimore, made
an attack on the driver of one Of
the Prick Lines at Boundary avenue
and Charles street, Monday. Three
men were arrested and locked up at
the Central Police Station. When
the attack was made large crowd
gathered, and for a time riot seem
ed imminent.
The New York streetcar strike
became general, Monday, all the
lines being tied up excepting two,
because of the grievances of the
Third Avenue lines conductors and
drivers. The Chicago Trades As
sembly urge workingmen to sacri-
flee wages in the eight-hour strug-
gle, and be willing to accept less
wages so as to afford more men
work.
EATONToWN, n. j., April 49,
William Suedeker was arrested yes
terday charged with wilfully muir
dering "Mingo jack" the colored
man who was lynched for assault
ting Miss Herbert some time ago.
Snedeker confessed that he and
Tom Little, steeplechase jockey of
Oceanport, placed the rope around
g Mingo Jacks" neck. A warrant
has been issued for Little's arrest
by Justice Lawrence, of Freehold.
Little has left town.
MONTREAL, April 19.-Saturday
night the river rose suddenly, and
continued rising until the greater
part of the business district was I'M
der water. The flooded district is
mostly in darkness, the water hav-
ing entered the gas pipes and the
electric light works being flooded.
In some streets the water is six feet
deep. Merchants say the losses will
amount to millions of dollars. This
is the worst flood that ever visited
Montreal. People who own boats
must have made a fortune during
the past few days. Ten dollars a
head has been the price charged for
half hours sail, and even at that
figure the crafts have been danger.
ously loaded. The people, in many
cases, had to leave their houses by
means of the top story windows, de-
scending by ladders chained to the
houses or tree, boxes. In many
cases the water rose so high that
houses were uninhabitable, and the
occupants had to remove to the
houses of more fortunate neighbors.
The nuns on st. Paul's Island, OPP
posite the city, are obliged to take
refuge in the attic of the building,
and the blockade OF ice makes ac-
cess to them impossible. The is
land is resting place for nuns. 1t
is situated in most romantic spot.
The city of Montreal offered a very
large sum for it, wishing to purchase
it for park, but the nuns refused
to sell. The nuns hold the island
by virtue of a grant from the King
of France when Canada was a
French colony.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1886-04-24
THE MARTINSBURG HERALD.
DO INSTRUCTIONS INSTRUCT

1t is question somewhat promi.
ncnt just now whether or not the ia.
nous instructions issued to the AS
SCISSORS OF the State by Governor
jackson, during his official term,
are still in force. Learned opinions
are being printed by the State pa.
pers, pro and con. In the meantime
the Assessors are listing the taxable
property. In those counties where
the instructions were observed last
year we presume there will this year
be no exemptions. In Marion coun-
ty the Assessors blanks contain the
same itemized statements as were
contained in those of last year, and
the officers are assessing the prop.
erty as before. For instance. the
eighth blank to he filled out re.
quires return of .sthe value OF
faf ming and garden utensils and i'm
plements, and agricultural nipple
ments." This is construed to re.
quire the garden hoe and rake to be
listed along with the mower and
reaper and the pillow. But it also
embraces g agricultural products and
products of animals" and here come
in for taxable purposes the chickens,
the ducks, the geese, the eggs and
butter and lard, and the young pigs,
the lambs, the wheat, the oats and
the corn; for a foot note to which
reference is made explains that sun
der a decision of the Supreme Court
of Appeals, no property is exempt
from taxation except cemeteries,
public property, and property used
for educational, literary, scientific,
religious or charitable purposes
We have not space to go more into
details at this time, but We shall re-
fer to the subject again. In the
meantime, those who have been of
the opinion that the drag net law of
last year would not be enforced this
year may as we'll commence to
enumerate their live stock and their
garden implements. 1t is true that
in some counties the Assessor does
Eot comply with the law, a fact
which renders it impossible to have
uniform taxation in the State; but
that is feature of Democratic gov
eminent which the people must EN-.
dure until political change can be
effected. That change cannot come
too soon for the good of the people
and the credit of the State West
Vifyinian.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1886-04-24
LEET0WN NEWS.

The long wished for season of the
year when the happy songs of the
birds may be heard and when the
trees put forth their leaves, and the
bloom and flowers which beautify the
land and fragrant the air with their
sweet perfume, is drawing upon us.
The prospect for large fruit crop,
in this locality, is very fattering.
The seventh month of the Wright's
school closed with an enrolment of 81
scholars and an average daily atten-
dance of 20. Those present every day
during the month were, Emma Rams
burg, Samuel Price, Robert Snyder,
Benz. Wilmington, Harry Snyder,
Marshal Ramsburg, and Jas. Snyder.
Geo. NJ. Grim lost valuable horse
and yearling colt last week. The
horse died with the bots, and the colt
from a kick which it received some
time ago.
The First Quarterly meeting of the
Brucetown charge will be held in
Smithfield, in the M. E. Church,
South, on Sunday, May the LIST. Re-
member the church will be dedicated
on Sunday the following, as per notice
last week.
Our merchant, Mr.. Jas. E. Watson
is in BALTIC. this week buying his
spring and summer goods.
Miss Mamie Albin and Miss Ida
Watson are visiting friends near
Wadesville, Va.
While Mr.. Joseph Wilmington was
burning off weeds on a field of Mr.. j.
w. Clendening Tuesday, the fire broke
out into the fence and destroyed about
twenty-five panels. Had it not been
for the aid of the school children
much damage would have been done.
Mr.. David Shoemaker of Nippon,
jeff. Co., was in our burg on business
this week.
Miss--Bane, of Loudon Co., Va,
who has been visiting Miss Gertie
Shaull, near Smithfield, is now visit
ing friends in the vicinity of Duffields,
JEFF. Co.
j. w. G. said the Widower was too
many for him last Sunday-week so
he tried his luck elsewhere last Sun
day. How did he make it "Bachelor"s
Jimmy sympathize with you when
you come in contact with widowers
for l have been there myself. The
widower got the girl, so be careful
lest you share my fate. X.
Anril 81 1886.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1886-04-24

A young man Of Fairmont was
adjudged to be the father OF child
born out of wedlock, and in arraug.
ing the difficulty executed bonds for
the payments which were to be made
to the mother annually for the sup.
port of the child. These notes were
not paid at maturity, and the moth.
er brought suit on one, and obtain
ed Judgment and caused an execu.
ton to be issued on the same. The
officer armed with execution levied
on property belonging to the young
man, whereupon the scamp gravely
undertook to avail himself of The
benefit of the homestead exemption
law, alleging that he was a father
father OF the very child for whose
support the bonds were given-and
filed his schedule against the execu-
ton.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1886-04-24
A Word TO Workers.

Ii your avocations are mentally or physi-
cally laborious, if they subject you to expos
ure in inclement weather, if they eonfine you
to the desk, and are of nature to involve
wear and tear Of the brain, and nervous strain
you may occasionally require some removal.
ing tonic. Hostetter's Stomach Bitters is the
article for you, it stimulates the failing ener-
gies invigorates the body and cheers the mind
1t enables the system to throw off the debili.
tating effects of undue fatigue, gives renewed
vigor to. the organs of digestion, arouses the
liver when inactive, which it very often il
WIN people whose pursuits are sedentary, re.
news the jaded appetite, and ENCOURAGE
healthful repose. Its ingredients are safe. ana
us credentials, which consist in the hearty en-.
dorsement OF persons of every class of society
are most convincing. Admirably is it adanf.
ed TO the medical wants of workers.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1886-04-24
THEORETICAL CRANKISM.

The free traders who bIindly fol-
low their party in its fruitless efforts
to find some policy to advocate,
other than worn out Republican
ideas, are compelled to make use of
arguments that defeat and refute
the alleged facts which they were
intended to prove. The weakness
and evil effects OF it do not stop
with the self seeking leaders of a
party, but it becomes contagious
among all the little Office. holders and
Office seekers in the country. Party
papers repeat the falsehoods thus
originated, in order to curry favor
with their leaders, and stick to their
point no matter how often exploded
or how threadbare il becomes. The
free trade report of the Ways and
Means Committee tries to make facts
fit their theories in the following ex-
tract, and the Boston Shoe Journal
shows what Il mess they made of
it:
The price of wool has been down
ward for many years; it declined
when the tax was highest aud pro-
lection greatest. 1t appears, there
fore, that the attempt to make wool.
growing profitable by the use of the
taxing power has not been success
ful, while the tax has been the great
National hindrance to the wooden
manufacturing industry, as well as a
most grievous burden upon all buy
ers of WOODEN clothing"
Could anything be more delight
fully fallacious First. the objec-
tion to the tariff on wool is that it
increases the cost and is therefore a
"grievous burden all buyers of wool
en- clothing" Second, "the price
has been downward and it declined
when the tax was highest and pro.
lection greatest" Now, did the de.
cline IN price add to the "grierous
burden" or mott There is the one
fact, and see what a ridiculous hole
it makes in the theory. If cheap
wool is what the committee want
they admit that it has come with the
present tariff. If the change in the
tariff will change the price, there.
fore, it must of necessity make it
higher. If the high tariff makes the
price decline, then low tariff or free
trade cannot help but have the op-
posite effect. The reason why the
price of wool declined under a high
tariff is evidently something that
the minds of the free trade theorist
cannot grasp, and yet it is very sim
pie. and, IN fact, it is only another
illustration of the practical working
of the principle of protection. The
high prices for wool when the tariff
was first levied naturally encouraged
the sheep growing industry, so that
the wool clip increased from 60,000,-
900 pounds in 1860, to $4,000, 600
pounds in 1888. This is the compe
tition that brought the lower prices.
Will any sane man say that this re-
suit could have been reached if we
had depended on foreign countries
for wool supply according to the free
trade ideasg If the trainers of the
bill believe that lowering the tariff
on wool would reduce prices and
Tighten the pockets Of the cormorant
wool growers, why not say so; but
to hold out the idea that changing
the duty will reduce the grievous
burden of the buyers of wooden cloth
ing on one hand, and increase the
price of wool to the wool grower on
the other, is poor exhibition of pc.
litical jugglery.