Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1889-01-26

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the Republic and the Sons of Veter-
ans have been consulting in Cincin-
natl, with view to consolidating
the camp and the post systems of
the Sons of Veterans.
Advices from Zanzibar tell of q
change of kings in Uganda, Meran-
60 being deposed for attempting to
Danish his body-guard to a desert
island. Arabs burned the English
and French missions, and killed
many of the converts.
La Il very short time work will be
commenced on a branch of the Penn.
sylvania railroad, which ultimately
is likely to connect Uniontown, Pa,
either with Clarksburg, West Vir-
ginia, or, by connection with Stephen
B. Elkins' West Virginia road, with
! Cumberland.
Governor Lowery, of Mississippi,
has received information that law
lessness growing out of the Wahalak
troubles continues in Noxubee and
kemper Counties, and so-called
Avengers have driven forty color
ed families out OF the two counties
and burned their cabins.
An epidemic of diphtheria prevails
at Irondale, this State. There have
been a number of deaths, and people
fearing it as contagious, render no
asslstance.-thea attention OF the doc.
tor and a few kind ladies being all
that is done for the afflicted fami-
| lies.
Mrs. Jay Gould is dead. What
ever may be said of her husband, it
cannot be said he was not devoted
to her. He surrounded her with lux
ury for her he built Conservatives
which cost half a million dollars.
He will bury her in the Gould tomb
at Woodlawn-a granite Ionic tenn
ple-suggested by Mrs. Gould, which
cost $4,000, and occupies the centre
of the highest point in the cemetery
a spot for which Jay Gould paid
$4,000. She was a charitable wO-
man.
The severe wind storm of last week
blew down the new market house OF
the Eastern Market House Co.,
at York, Pa. The building was of
brick, S0x200 feet, with walls IA
inches thick strengthened at inter
walls with pilasters % inches thick.
The walls were Is feet high, covered
with slate roof supported by large
trusses. The wreck was complete,
the highest part of the ruins being
not over ten feet high, while the
root was flattened out. The loss is
heavy, the building having cost
nearly $4,000.
The attitude OF the labor men In
the present Legislature is subject
of growing interest, engaging the at
tention of the politicians OF bott
parties. The Speculations have most
to do with the election of United
States Senator. Corcoran, of Ohio
and Harr. of Marion. supported in
4 buC ldSG ClCCttuu W DtiHOetd aus ube
Kirk, of Putnam, and Senator Carr
of Kanawha, supported by Republi
cans, are classed rs labor men. Co
coran is Chairman of the Knights o
Labor Legislative committee.
The Democrats of West Virgini;
are having deservedly unhapp.
time in attempting to juggle the Re
publicanS out of the gOvernorship
With every advantage in their favo
the Democrats lost that state on thu
contest for the leading Office, ant
the discovery was not made earl.
enough to enable them to fix the re
turns by the ordinary methods
Their present exertions are disrepu
table, and besides ending 10 failure
they are certain to weaken the par
ty in the estimation of all fair-mind
!, ed people. After what has occurred
!, the Democratic chance of carrying
, West Virginia for many years t
come will hardly be worth much
! Phila. Press.