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Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1888-06-23
Ridenour Granted a New Trial.

WINCHESTER, VA, June l0.-Judge
Turner this morning, in the Circuit
Court, granted Turner Ashby Riden-
our, under sentence of death, new
trial on the ground that Judge
Clark's certificate of facts did not
state Broy, the murdered mans name
to be William Andrew Broy, but An
drew Broy. The indictment charges
William Andrew Broy. The seven
ty bills of exceptions taken by coun-
sci for the prisoner were also decid-
ed against him. This will be the
third trial, the former trials result
ing in verdicts Of murder in the first
degree.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1888-06-23
NO. 8.

A NUMBER OF parties from this
city have been for some time engag-
ed in taking fish from the Opequon in
an illegal manner by means of seines
stir-nets, &c, paying no heed even to
the spawning season, but wantonly
destroying and driving out the fish.
This is an offence against the laws of
the state, and offenders should be as
promptly punished for it's commits
sion, as should the one who commits
felony or other crime. The law pro-
vides that fish may be taken at any
season with the rod and line, but
there shall be net fishing from March
LIST to November LIST, thus it will be
seen that net fishing can only be re-
sorted to in November, December.
January and FEBRUARY, time of the
year when no one will risk the expos
ure and which practically excludes
net fishing altogether. The attention
of the Magistrates who have iurisdic-
ton over these cases has been called
TO this wholesale violation and the
utter disregard OF the law, and those
persistlng in defiance thereof will
sooner or later boone entangled in
its meshes. The extraction of which
will cost just ten dollars. We in
sist upon rigorous enforcement of
the law.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1888-06-23

DEAD LETTERS. The following is
a list of letters remaining in the Post
Office at Martinsburg, w. Va, June
16, and will be sent to the Dead Let
ter Office June Both, ii not Called for.
When calling please say advertised
N. S. Burlen, Addie Fisher, John
FL. Fields, Rebecca Grail, Lulie Hess.
VIM. b. Hollis, Artilla Johnson, JAS
johnson, Vallie Keefe, Semore H.
Lands, Rev. A. Moore, Geo. Mish,
Ellie Moodey, Kate McEnny, Jose
phine Mackey, VIM. s. Martin, Will
Mathews, Nettie Miller, Nash Reder
foot, e. r. Shirely, Jno. T.. Smith,
w. ID. Wilson, Ezra Young, Frank
d. Young.
W. b. CoLsToN, p. M.
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Shooting Affairs in West Virginia.

CHARLESTON, w. VA, June 10
JEFF. Bolton shot and killed George
Flowers, Saturday, near Buffalo.
Bolton IS at large.
Green Reynolds was shot last night
by Dick Porterfeld. Both colored
Trouble arose over a dispute about
line fence between their respective
lots of ground in this city. 1t is
thought that Reynolds will die.
1t is reported here that Detective
ALI. Burnett was shot in Logar Co.,
while in pursuit of members of the
Ratfield-McCoy gang.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1888-06-23

POSTAL CLERK KrLLED.-Mr. G. +.
Weaver, postal clerk on the BALTIC.
II Grafton route, was instantly killed
cd Tuesday evening, on train No. g.,
East bound, by being struck by the
bridge over Great Capon. 1t is sup
posed that he was reaching for the
mail pouch that had just been taken
up by the catcher, and leaning out
too far was struck by the side of the
bridge, and the back part of his head
was taken off, and his brains dashed
out. The unfortunate man was
resident Of Elkton, Md, where he
had wife and child. He had been
in the service about 5 years When
the train reached this place Mr. G. s.
Moore, of the Martinsburg Postoflice.
was summoned to assist chief clerk.
j. Anderson, in working the mail,
and went as far as Washington, re-
turning on No 3.-sStatesman.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1888-06-23
A Mysterious Murder in Viruinia

Intelligence was received here on
Monday of a murder committed in
Dinwiddie county, under peculiar
circumstances. 1t seems that on Sat.
urday colored man, named VIM.
Stokes, was arrested on a warrant
charging him with breaking into the
Westinghouse Of Mr. Alternately,
near Marmora, in the above-named
county. He was placed in charge of
Special Constable Gresham, who car
ried the prisoner before a justice of
the peace for hearing, but in conse-
quence of the absence of some of the
witnesses the case was continued I'M
til Monday. Afterthe case had been
continued, the constable carried the
prisoner to his (Gresham's) house
and placed him in q corn-crib, but
gave bed and made HIM as comfor-
table as possible. Monday morning
when Constable Gresham went to his
crib, he found the doors of the crib
open and the prisoner gone. About
one hour afterwards Mr.. Gresham
was informed that there was a dead
man down the road, and he went off
to look after the matter Upon view
ing the body Constable Gresham
identified it as that of Stokes, his
prisoner An examination of the
body developed the fact that the de-
ceased had been shot in the back and
also in the back part of the neck. A
coroner's inquest was held, and the
verdict of the jury was that the de-
ceased came to his death by being
shot by some one to them unknown.
Petersburg Inder- appeal.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1888-06-23

LEAP YEAR PIcNIc.-Thursday
morning a jolly crowd of young la
dies and gentlemen, picniced at Bed
ington, Sulphur Grove, The follow
ing persons composed the party /:
Misses Lille and Annie Neer, Belle
West, Maggie Mendenhall, Mollie
Martin, Alice Fuller, (Hagerstown),
Marie and George McIntire and
Messrs. Geo. Criswell, Sam Bratt,
Scott Kramer, Grant Pitzer, Bert
Long, Mayberry Tabler and All. Mil
Ter. Hammocks, croquet sets, ball,
etc, held full sway, and the meals
were splendid, embracing fruits, wa
termelons, lemonade, cake, meats,
preserves, etc. The grove was love
ly and the clear, pure spring and sui.
phur waters, very delicious. The la
dies acted the gallant to perfection,
the boys spending day of ease and
happiness. Every expense was met
by the ladies', and the picnic was de
cidedly successful and pleasant. Leap
Year 1888, will long be remembered
by these young couples.
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An Important Decision

Fredric Hardenburg, passenger
on the st. Paul and Minneapolis
Railroad, had occasion lately to 90
TO Wayzata, station on that road.
The train pulled out, and before
Hardenburg could look through the
train to find a seat the train was 60
ing at high rate ofspeed. He APP
piled to the conductor for a seat, and
the conductor refused to provide him
with one. The conductor demanded
Hardenburg's fare, which the latter
said he would pay if he was provid-
ed seat. Then the conductor pull
cd the rope, stopped the train and
forcibly put Hsrdenburg off the train
at a point distant from any house,
more than two miles from any flag
station and more than five miles from
any regular station on the road. The
case was taken into court, and the
only point Of significance was, had
the conductor, under the circumstan-
ces, a right to put the plaintiff off at
the place where he did? The SUI
preme Court holds that the plaintiff
had right to refuse to pay his fare.
and he did not thereby become a
trespasser on the train, for passen-
ger has the right to be provided with
a seat also that railroad company
having the right to eject from it's
trains q trespasser, must do so at a
regular station.
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A Cannon 10 Shoot Twelve Miles.

1--WE are now,' said the director
of the Pittsburg works, making a
cannon for the American Emensite
Company. 1t will be used to dem
onstrate the value of that new explo-
sive. 1t is smooth bore, three
inches in diameter, one hundred
inces long, and will throw six-inch
shell with emensite from ten to twelve
miles. In ordinary rifed cannon the
shell turns one and one-fourth times
the length of the gun This gives it
q terrific tortional strain and neces-
sites a corresponding thickness and
strength of the shell and proper
tionate reduction of space for the ex-
plosives. In other words the inter
nal space for the explosive is reduc-
ed one-half to secure the necessary
strength. Now the Emensite Com
pany proposes to avoid this trouble
by returning to the old smooth-bore
cannon, and at the same time to Sc
cure the necessary range by the in
creased power of the explosive. This
new gun the company expects to
throw dynamite shell as far as the
rified cannon. n-Pittsbatrg Dispatch.
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The Martinsburg Base Ball Club

THE Martinsburg Base Ball Club
did Winchester up in the usual way
last Saturday by score Of % to 2.
The home nine played an excellent
game and made but three errors while
the Winchester, demonstrated their
inability to play ball Chas Young.
pitched well and was ably supported
by Pitzer. Timmons, Combs and w
Young deserve special mention for
their good playing. Smithson, Dean
and Mccormick made the best record
on the Winchester nine. Following is
the score by inings.
Martinsburg 6 3 6 0 2 8 : %
Winchester 0 0 l 0 0 o..
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1888-06-23

There is nothing that recommends
Cleveland, Thurman and Democra-
cy's platform to the average intelll-
gent colored voter, and there is much
very much indeed, that calls for
united opposition. Hundreds ofcol-
ored men placed in oflice--in the de-
partments at Washington and else
where in the Governments service
by Republican administrations have
been discharged or asked to resign in
the last three years. In very, very
few instances have they been succeed
ed by representatives of the race. We
have lost very greatly here and gain
ed nowhere by the placing in power
of Democratic Administration.
Cleveland and Thurman, the repre-
sentatives of Democracy, go before
the people with but single claim
upon the colored voters of this coun-
try, and that is claim for its united
and aggressive opposition.
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the emblem they represented, and at
the close of each, scattered them over
the mounds at the right and left of
the platform The music was finely
rendered under the direction of Mr..
j. A. Chapman and A. H. Myers,
with Mrs. DR.. Mitchell as organist.
We close our note by saying it was
as profitable as delightful. May
heaven bless the all-important cause
of Christian education.
VISITOR.
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A Terrible Revelation.

Mr.. J. Van Dyne, prominent res
ident of East Liverpool, Ga, happen
ing to be at st. Clalrsville, Ga, on
business some days ago, thought he
would pass an hour or so by going
up to the courthouse and hearing a
murder case, which was then being
tried there. The criminal in the case
was young woman, who was accus-
ed of numbering man named Wat
ers. Mr.. Van Dyne took good
look at the accused, and was horri-
fed to recognize in the prisoner his
only sister, who had left home mys-
teriously years ago, and whose where
abouts was never ascertained until
the chance meeting at the trial.
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THE ball at Aspen Hall, on THU

THE ball at Aspen Hall, on Thurs
day night in honor of the debut OF
Miss Mary Belle Stewart was the
greatest social event seen in Martins
burg for many years. Nearly two
hundred guests were present, includ-
ing representative of all the promi-
nent families in this section. The
grounds were brilliantly lighted and
the interior of the fine old mansion
was deliberately decorated. The stair
way was trimmed with cable OF
crows-foot and laurel and the chan
deliers and candelebra with laurel and
ferns. A superb bank of flowers was
over the mantels.
A splendid supper was served dur
ing the evening. Among the many
guests were Miss Grier of Peoria, ILL.,,
Miss Swift of Alleghaney City, Pa,
Miss Stevenson, Pittsburg, Miss
Dickey, Philadelphia, Miss Everett,
Danville, Va, Miss Porter, Harris
burg, Pa, Misses Emmert, Hagers-
town, Miss Lee Campbell, Hopkins
vile, KY, Mr.. w. Davidson, Eliza
beth, N. j., Mr.. Rosenberg, Hunt
ington, Pa, Messrs. d. o. Gehr, w.
X. Sharfe, A. Stewart, Chambers
burg, Pa, Messrs. Waldo Newcomer,
j. A. w. Richardson, +. d. Stone of
Baltimore, Ernest Emmert of Hag-
erstown and many other people
prominent in the best society of this
section.
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Fourth of July Excursions.

The Baltimore and Ohio Il. II. Co.
will sell excursion tickets to and
from all stations on its lines east of
the Ohio River at reduced rate on
account of the National Holiday.
Excursion tickets will be sold for all
trains July End, Sd and 4th, valid
for return passage until July 5th in
elusive.
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CONSUMPTION Surely Cured.

To THE EDIToR.-Please inform your
readers that l have positive remedy for
the above named disease. By its timely
use thousands Of hopeless cases have been
permanently erred. shall be glad to send
two bottles of my remedy FREE to any of
your readers who have consumption if
they will send me their express aud post
office address. Respectfully,
II. A. SLOCUM, NJ. G. ISL Pearl ST. n Y.
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Owing to the continuation of Rev.
r. G. Hollands stay in the South,
there viii be no services in the Luth-
eran Church, next Sunday.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1888-06-23

The genuine Thurman bandana
measures thirty-two inches square.
This is considerably larger than the
Thurman boom.
The Washington critic., 1888-07-21
CITY NEWS PARAGRAPHs.

While Policeman Redgrave was dis
persing a crowd of boys yesterday after
noon, q boy named Joseph Gordon, in
his haste to get away, ran over an em-
bankment and dislocated his shoulder.
This afternoon about twenty mem.
bers of the Capital Bicycle Club will
leave for Harpers. Ferry to return to-
They expect to make the sixty.four miles
in about eight hours.
Tho Grand Lodge, Independent Order
OF Mechanics, held their semi-annual
meeting last night and decided TO change
the rules governing the order. A meet
ing will be held next Wednesday evening
to adopt the new rules.
Company b drilled at the Washing
ton Light Infantry Armory for the Ross
and Eaton of the Third Artillery,
awarded 1t to Private d. w. Zantzinger.
The medal was presented to the winner
in a clever speech by Colonel Moore. 1t
is to be again competed for six months
hence.
Watts, the 6-year old son OF Mr.. w.
III. Yerkes superintendent of the Inde.
ond story of his fathers hause, in South
Washington yesterday, and broke his
arm above the wrist and was otherwise
injured. DR.. Hammett attended the
child, who is now doing as well as could
be expected.
"A team of mules belonging to J. H.
McGlll, the painter, ran away Yesterday
Colored, was thrown out his shoulder dis
located, and later the mules ran away
again and smashed the plate glass WIN
dow in Anton Fischer's store at BOG
street. doing about $3.50 damage. johnson
was taken to the Emergency Hospital.
The Washington critic., 1888-07-21
WEST WASHINGTON.


The schooner Kitty Ann arrived to-day
with 200 bushels of wheat consigned TO
G.. T. Dunlop. Wheat sold on Change
for sSd90c.
Lieutenant Redway has returned from
Harper's Ferry, where he went for the
benefit of his health, slightly improved.
The Crescent Boat Club gave garden
party last night at the Duffy cottage on
L street, which was great success So
cially. Dancing was INDUCED in until a
late hour
President Gambrill of the G. and o.
Canal Company is making a pay trip up
the canal for the purpose of paying em-
ployes for October, 1887. The boat will
reach Cumberland Monday.
Temperature and condition of water at
Z a. m.-Great Fals-Temperature, rs;
condition, 81; receiving reservoir, temper
ature, 80; condition at north connection,
Is; condition at south connection, 36
distributing reservoir, temperature, 76;
condition at intluent gate-house, 10; con-
dition ut eflluent gate-house, IA.
The Washington critic., 1888-07-21
Recent Railway Changes.

Assistant and General Freight and Pas
senger Agent j. S. b. Thompson was
yesterday made acting superintendent of
the Virginia Midland Division of the
Richmond and Danvllle Railroad in place
of Colonel Andrews, who states that the
change was made at his request, so that
he might devote his whole attention to
investigating the Nancy Bridge disaster.
and that he is soon to resume his former
position.
An impression prevails, however, that
the change is permanent, and other
changes in the general officers of the Vir-
ginia Midland are to follow Mr.. Thomp-
son is Senator-elect Barbour's nephew.
The bridge where the disaster was is
called after fat negress "Aunt Nancy"
whose house was beside the western end
of the bridge, and who always waved
her apron at the passing trains from her
front door.
Miss L. E. Alexander was presented
$3.50 purse by the railroad company for
her brave work the night of the accident.
Two Viginia Midland freight trains
collided at Fall Creek Thursday night,
but no one was injured, save Engineer
Hook, who was slightly bruised.
The Washington critic., 1888-07-21
Six Kinds OF lightning.

AT a recent meeting of the Royal
Meteorological Society the first report of
the Thunderstorm Committee was read.
The report deals with the photographs of
lightning flashes, some sixty in number,
which have been received by the society
From the evidence now obtained it ap-
Dears that lightning assumes various
tvpioal forms, under conditions which
are at present unknown. The committee
consider that the lightning flashes may
be arranged under the following types;
1. Stream. 2. Sinuous. 3. Ramifed.
q Meandering. 8. Beaded or chapletted.
s. Ribbon lightning. In one of the
same Character as the bright flashes, but
the committee defer offering any explana-
lion Of the same until they get further
examples. II Electrical World, July IA.
The Washington critic., 1888-07-21
BASEBALL SMALL TALK.

Ah, there, Boston Herald how about
the three straight at Washington Straight
defeats you meant, ch2 Oh, all right"
Fuller is certainly proving himself @
lively shortstop. He accepted all Of his
six chances yesterday the way
there are no musCae domestiCac on Don
nelly. He is covering third in great
shape. Myers is doing noble work at sec
ond and nearly made phenomenal one.
hand catch of q sharp hit over his head
yesterday. O'Brien has very sensibly
given up trying TO knock out home runs
every time. He will get in some timely
hits presently Fuller is not
doing any great batting now, but when
he becomes used TO the League pitche, >
he'll make the infeld grass siz1le""""lt
was nuts" to Whitney to dispose OF the
Bostons. Played.out pitcher, is he?
Well well l...,uJoe Hornung played a
great left field yesterday taking in two
ilies that seemed safe Who said Hor-
nung was to be laid off2 1t would be in
credible stupidity to do it.","Arthur
Whitney has begun 70 bit the bail. He
still keeps up his errors, thOuoh","""I IT
New York would IT Ike Ward captain
and give him full power the Giants
should finish very near the top. Buck
Ewing is good only as n catcher.,"", Yes
terday's games-Lcague: Washington 2,
Boston 1; New York Z, Philadelphia g;
Chicago 9, Detroit 1; Pittsburg 4, Indian
apolis 0. Association: ST. Louis Is, Kan
sas City 3; Baltimore 3, Cleveland 2.
The Washington critic., 1888-07-21
A Hot Box.

"Hello, there yer buggy IS on fire."
This was the salutation by which Mr..
T. G. Healey was greeted by woman on
the sidewalk. as he was coming down
Massachusetts avenue extended at a
rapid gait, the other evening, from Oak
View. Looking around he saw one of the
buggy hubs ablaze and utterly ruined. He
took the vehicle into the good woman s
yard, who assisted him in extinguishing
the blaze. Railroad hot boxes are common
occurrences at this season of the year, but
this is the first instance on record of a
buggy hubs firing up into a regular
flame
The Washington critic., 1888-07-21
Additional Attractions at Bay
Ridge.
SIXTY MILES ON THE BAY.

bIAI MILEn URN TIE bNIs
Commencing Monday, July 23, and
continuing until further notice, the
patrons of Bay Ridge will have the privi-
lege of sixty-mile sail on the Chesa-
peake Bay via the mammoth steamer CO.
lumbia, the finest excursion boat IN the
country, by paying ten cents additional
at Bay Ridge. The boat will leave Bay
Ridge at 100 a. m, connecting with the
900 (weekly) and 1000 q. m, Sunday
train, sailing up the bay in full view of
Fort McHenry, rendered immortal by
Francis Scott Keys "Star Spangled Ban
ner' and its gallant defenders in 1874;
the grain elevators, shipping harbor and
will reach Bay Ridge at 500 p. M, allow
ing passengers taking the sail four hours
at the beautiful resort.
The Washington critic., 1888-07-21
"The Grand Duchess y

Next week will be the last of the very
successful season of summer opera by the
Lyceum Company at Albaugh's and the
opera selected as a"winder is Offenbach's
"Grand Duchess" with Jeannie Winston
as the Grand Duchess; Minnie De Rue as
Prince Paul; Arthur Bell, Baron Puck
NepOmuc, Harry Rattenberry, Fritz, and
Marie Donelle, Wanda. Seats as usual so
and 25 cents.
The Washington critic., 1888-07-21
The Bar Association,

The eleventh annual meeting of the
American Bar Association will be held at
Saratoga Springs, August 10. l6 and H.
Putnam's Music Hall, nearly opposite
gagged. On the evening of the first daY J &.
Randolph Tucker of Virginia will read a
paper ON Congressional Power Over In
terstate Commerce." and j. NJ. Wool
worth of Nebraska will read one on "Ju-
risprudence Considered as Branch of
the Social Science
The Washington critic., 1888-07-21
IittIn MabeI,e First Verse.

f. w. Farwell has two little daughters
1vho are very cute. Constance goes to
Srndav.school and Mabel, 3 l-2 years
oid wants TO. SO she asked her mother
10 teach her a verse After many at.
tempts She got so she could say correctly:
The ne hor@ When Y the time came for her irtc to
Sacite the verse she had it thus: "The
Lord is nv shepherd, and don't wanG
-o,rthingh Seeing everybody laughing
al M her sRe turned TO her sister and wins.
nerad STonny, the Lord is my ghepherd
and / do want something. list. Paul
Globe,
The Washington critic., 1888-07-21
Keeping Up with the Times.

The weII-known shOe-house of Bouve,
f,rawford IL Co., $40 Pennsylvania ave.
nue. have rented the store formerly occu-
MED by Messrs. Metzerott 4 Co., and have
lifted Il up in the latest style suitable for
the shoe business. They will be found at
their new premises Monday next with a
larger assortment OF mems and boys
heen yery successful under the popular
managernent of Mr.. George Q. Noble as.
sisted BY corps of polite and competent
The Washington critic., 1888-07-21
DRUNKENNESS
OR THE LIQUOR HABIT CAN BE CURED
By ADMINISTERING DIR. HAINRs'
GOLDEN SPECIFIC.

Can be given in a emp OF coffee or tea without
solutely harmless and will effect permanent
and speedy cure, whether the. patient Is 2
moderate drinker or an alcoholic wreck. II
has been given In thousands of cases. and In
every Instance perfect cure has followed. IT
NEVER FAILS. The system once impreg-
mated with the Specific, II becomes an utter
ist. For sale by s. r. WAKE, under the
Ebbitt House; X. X. HELPHENSTINE, Four
teenth street and Vermont avenue, Wash
ingtOn.
The Washington critic., 1888-07-21

Our ASSORTMENT OF Reed and Rattan Furni.
ture will meet your demand.
W. II. HoUGHToN q Co.,
1914 st. n. w.
The Washington critic., 1888-07-21

WE HAVE reduced another lot OF fine suit
Ing to $40 to order. Eiseman Bros corner
9Th and E. manufacturing tailors and
The Washington critic., 1888-07-21

VISITING CARDS neatly engraved from your
plates at 20 cents per hundred. Kervand,
d012 Pennsylvania avenue.