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The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1891-11-14
January lss, lssp

Mr.. F. Gouaux, Houma, La.
Your ..Pile Ointment Salve' Is the beat
renedy I have ever tried for piles, il haa
cured me Of ) very bad case I had tor ysars.
know several persons it has cured alse. |
am an old man and / have seen many casss
treated by many doctors and patent msdi.
zines, nothing can com pare with your salvs
You ought to quit all Jour other business md
do nothing but prepare that salve BY iargs
quantities. II il was we'll known you ccuIS
not prepare enough OF it. Yours truly.
Kllsndale p. o.. La. SAMUEL WOLF
Price, SIC 70 by all druggists.
The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1891-11-14
His Distinguishing Characteristic

Fangle Ito Crinkle, Yalevard, '93)-
By the WAY, | saw u man from your col
lege at 1t summer resort. He was carry
ing everything before him.
dinkle uroudly)-Yes, sir. That is a
distinguishing characteristic of our men.
What was he doing?
Fangle-Acting as waiter in the din
Ing room.-Harper's Bazaar.
The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1891-11-14
aoUAUx,s PILE CURE, tGuaranteed.)

From w. HI. Moon, bookkeeper of Roberts a.
Co, Sash & Blind Factory, ex-member Of
City Council, President of the Board of Con
troll. -
New Orleans, Dec. 4, 1889.
F.. Gouaux. Esq.
Dear Sir-The bottle Of Pile Ointment ob-
tanned from you .as worked wonders and
given me the greatest possible relief. Please
send me another bottle. 1t will give me
pleas ure to recommend this remedy to all
persons similarly afflicted Respectfully,
W. III. MOON, 50 Carondelet st.
endorse the above certificate "a it h2s
cured me also, BY using only one bottle.
WILLIAM BELL,
Foreman of Roberts Sash Factory & Lumber
Yards.
Price, $t.oO by all druggists.
The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1891-11-14

Even the Postum Crop Is Abundant.
The 'possum crop this season appears
to be a large one. and the lovers of pos
sum an later" will no doubt be bounti-
fully supplied with this popular southern
dish. Cor. Atlanta Constitution.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1891-05-02
THE DEEP EST WELL ON EARTH.
A Hole Being Drilled Near Wheeling for
Scientific Observations.


There is an enterprise in progress
near Wheeling, W. Va, under the
joint patronage of the United States
government and some enterprising
citizens of Wheeling, which, if sue
cessful, will prove of extraordinary
interest to the scientific world. The
public-spirited citizens of Wheeling
having failed of financial success in
the boring of a deep well, have dedi-
Gated the well to the purpose of
science and determined that it shall
become in that way success.
Major j. W. Powell, of the geolo-
gical survey, writes that if the we'll
is carried down until it reaches the
carniferous limestone it will add
very important measurement to ge-
ology, and will aid in guiding future
operations in boring for economic
purposes in West Virginia, Ohio and
Kentucky. ''It will also afford an
opportunity practically unique for
the determination of the laws of
temperature change beneath the sur
face of the earth. The ideal locality
is one where deep well penetrates
undisturbed horizontal strata and
does not tap veins of water, and the
combination has never been realized
before. | am, therefore, very desir-
Gus to secure for science the best
records attainabIe from observations
Of this well, and have detailed for
the purpose DR.. VIM. Hallock,
trained and experienced physician,
who will begin his preparatory work
Immediately
The well in question has already
been bored by the Wheeling gentle
men to a depth of 4 100 feet and was
started with the avowed intention of
boring until either oil or natural gas
was found, eff they had to go
through to China"
To reach mile deep it will be
necessary to sink the whole 1,1S0
feet deeper. 1t is proposed to keep
careful measurement of all the
strata gone through by the drill and
save samples of each different for
nation. When the drill gets down
to greater depth than one has ever
gone before, the temperature of the
earth at that point will be taken by
a self-registering thermometer, as
minute observations will also be
made of the magnetic conditions and
other peculiar characteristics, things
of which the scientific world has now
no experimental knowledge.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1891-05-02
Accident on the B. & o.

The Cincinnati express of the Bal
timore and Ohio Railroad, which
left Camden Station at $50 o'clock
Tuesday afternoon, ran into a freight
train at Warning Station, about one
mile above Germantown, on the
Metropolitan Branch. The killed
were Engineman Curtis Elliott,
of the Express; Fireman j. Fl. Muir
ply, Of the freight train; Postal
Clerk Burdette, of Grafton. The
injured were: Engineman Henry
Croft, of the freight train; Fireman
N. G. Miller, of the express; Postal
Clerk Milton Peacock, of Baltimore.
No passengers were hurt.
The scene of the accident was at
sharp curve near Warning Station,
eight miles west of Rockville, Nd,
The express left Washington at $3.50
p. M, and was made up of engine,
baggage car, postal car, two day
coaches and two Pullman cars. The
freight train was at a standstill TAX
ing water on the main track. The
express was running at a speed Of
about 40 miles an hour. The sharp
curve hid the freight train from sight
until the express was within short
distance OF it. Elliott saw the
freight train ON his track as soon as
he rounded the curve, and at once
reversed his engine and applied the
air brake. The momentum Of the
train was too great to be checked in
such a short distance, and moment
later his train crashed into the
the freight without its speed being
rereeptibly checked. At the place
Of collision there was a smaller
curve, which prevented the two en-
gines IRON meeting squarely, and
the blow was a side one. AS the
engines came together the crash
could have been heard a long dis
lance. The passenger engine reeled
to the right and fell on the side OF
the track, while the freight engine
was thrown over on the left side.
Following the shock the baggage
and postal cars left the track, and
moment later the two cars were in
flames, having caught fire from the
two engines, and not long afterward
were completely destroyed, as were
also two freight cars, one loaded
with hay and the other with lime.
The passengers went to work to
assist in searching for the killed and
injured; Superintendent Thomas
Fitzgerald, who was on the express,
ordered a wrecking crew from Rock
vile, and began to clear the track.
while an extra engine was attached
to the passenger coaches and the
passengers were sent back to Wash
ington and thence West via the
Main Line.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1891-05-02
STATE NEWS.

Doctor Garrison S trial for the
shooting of DR.. Baird will commence
in the Circuit Court of Ohio county
May 4th.
There are 279 convicts in our pen
itentiary at Moundsville. Of these
1874 are white and IS colored. There
are l86 native Americans. 1876
whose parents were Americans; IA
whose parents were foreign born,
and 8 foreign born, and who had
one foreign parent; 272 are males,
and I females. In 1880 there were
266 convicts in the penitentiary.
A few mornings since Mrs. Durig,
of Little Fishing Greek, Wetzel
County was surprised to find an ex-
cavation about three feet long of
equal depth dug near her resi-
dence on the premises. About the
same time well known citizen of
Jackson county was seen in that
neighborhood with a mattock and
other digging implements in his pos
session. He was the former owner
of the premises and it is surmised
that he had concealed something in
the ground at that place. Now
what was it 1t was not skeleton
he was after, but thing that makes
skeletons, small still for use about
the house.
Joseph Peck, Of Logan county,
the man who set fire to the Guyan-
dotte Jail, was taken to Huntington.
He was taken before Squire Taylor,
where an examination was made,
and he was adjudged insane. He
was taken to the county Jail to wait
a commission from the insane asy-
lum managers for admission. Shortly
after being locked up he made an
attempt to burn the Jail, just in the
same manner attempted in Guyan-
dotte. The screams Of the prisoners
attracted attention and brought help
to the Jail. Peck laughed heartily
and thought it was great joke to
burn a Jail or raise a great distur-
bance. Peck is an ex-Sheriff of
Logan county.
For year or two past two Nor
mon Elders have been promulgating
their doctrines in the upper end of
Lincoln county, PROSECUTING quite
number from other churches and SC.
curing a considerable membership.
They were well read, shrewd fellows,
eager for debate with the leaders of
other churches, and usually getting
the better of an argument by their
skillful manipulation of the scrip
lures. They thus stirred up consid-
cradle discord and made themselves
obnoxious to people other than their
own way of believing. Matters
reached a climax few nights ago
when sixty-two horsemen rode up
to the house at which they were
temporarily stopping, took the men
out and tied them to trees, intending
to fog them severely, but after strip
ping them only administering few
heavy lashes, and premptorily Or
dering them to leave the country
and not stand upon the order of
their going. They were given three
days to do this. They have gone
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1891-05-02
Amount Of Sleep Required.

The Rev. T. De Witt Talmage is
credited with the following: There
is not one me - woman in 10000
who can afford to do without seven or
eight hours sleep. All those stories
written about great men who slept
only three or four hours night
make very interesting reading; but
l tell you, my readers, no man or
woman ever kept healthy in body or
mind for number of years with less
than seven hours sleep.
Americans need more sleep than
they are getting. This lack makes
them so nervous and the insane asy-
lum so populous, If you can get to
bed early, then rise early. If you
cannot get to bed till late, then rise
late. 1t may be as Christian for
one man to rise at s as it is for
another to rise at 5.
/ counsel my readers to get up
when they are rested, but let the
rousing bell be rung at least thirty
minutes before your public appear
ance. Physicians say that a sudden
jump out of bed gives irregular mo-
ton to the pulse. 1t takes hours to
get over a too sudden rising. Give
us time after GU call us to roll over,
gaze at the world full in the face,
and look before we leap.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1891-05-02
HEDGESVILLE.

Mr.. P. l. Musseter, for some years
resident of Berkeley County has
taken up his abode in this village.
DIR. NJ. S. Butler has purchased of
Mr.. George Ellis what premises in
the near future to be fine riding
and driving horse.
Mr.. G. w. Mcdowell, of Spring
Mills, lost child on Tuesday last
from brain disease. Interment
Wednesday in Falling Waters Gene
terry.
The personal effects Of Mrs. Tab
Ter, decd, of this place, were sold
at public sale on Saturday last.
The corporation election passed
off quietly en- the 25th inst and re-
suited in the people nominating and
electing new set of officials
Mrs. S. Payne will, at an early
day, take up her abode in William
sport. Nd.
The teachers of the P. e. Sabbath
School have ordered a new library
from money made during the late
entertainments.
Mrs. Laura Appleby, who has been
visiting in this village, took her de-
parture for Baltimore on Monday
last,
Mr.. Geo. Appel has rented the
dwelling of Mrs. s. s. Wilson for
the coming year.
The ladies of the P. E. Church
will hold strawberry festival under
the Masons hall on the last three
evenings in May.
REPORTER.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1891-05-02
Who They Were.

Iii an interview at Kansas City q
few days ago Col. John G. Wickliffe,
Of New Orleans, one Of the leaders
of the mob which lynched the IL
Italians, stated to reporter that
Joe Mackeca, who was considered
The chief Of the offenders, probably
had not a drop of italian Blood IN
his veins. aHis father, said Col.
Wickliffe, twas an Irishman, his
mother an American-possibly Of
italian descent. When the father
died his mother married an italian
and Joe took his stepfather's name,
Mecheca. OF the remaining ten the
naturalization papers and registra-
ton certificates of eight have been
found. One of the others was
known to have frequently voted.
This leaves one Italian subject
Monestario-from whose house the
assassions sailed to murder Hen
messy. The Italian Consul, Vas
quale Corte, says Monestaria was a
fugitive from italian justice-an
outlaw That is Italy's case against
America" In addition to this it is
stated that Joe, at the time Of his
demise, was consul for Bolivia at
New Orleans. The more Italy's
case is sifted, the worse it gets for
her. If Col. Wickliffe is right,
Italy, instead of claiming indemnity,
ought to pay US good round sum
for having punished for her one of
her escaped criminals.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1891-05-02

The Chinese are said to be pro-
testing against receiving ex-Sena-
tor H. W. Blair as Minister from
the U. S. Government. Blair was
somewhat opposed to Chinese immi,
grafton, hence their opposition to
Blair. As a matter of fact that
ought to be point in favor of Mr.,
Blair. Senator Cockrell says:
The case is similar to that of Mr..
Kelley, whom President Cleveland
appinted to represent the country at
the Court of Vienna. The Austral
ian Government objected to Mr..
Kelley, and in respect to its wishes
Mr.. Kelley could not be formally
installed as the United States en-
bassy at Vienna; at the same time
the President did no@desire to in.
suit Mr.. Kelley by Immediately APP.
pointing some other representative.
Accordingly the post was left vacant
for about a year.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1891-05-02
STOVES.

The modern stove marks the de
yelopment OF man from the savage
up to the specimen Of Nineteenth
century elegance as wclla any other
one work that has been done. If the
stove men of the country were to
get together some time and place on
exhibition specimens of all the stoves
that have been in use in the families
of the earth they would have show
beside which the Mount Carmel air
ship would pale into insignificance.
In the first place there were no
stoves. Savages had way of keep
ing themselves warm by building
fire in the outer air and gathering as
close to it as they could without
scorching the leather of their leggins
or the scarcely more sensitive skin
Of the legs Chicago Herald.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1891-05-02
NEW TOWN.

Sunday School will be organized
at the school house on next Sunday
at 2 p. M
Mr.. Henry Cole and Joseph Ward,
of Broad Lane, are here repairing
and building stone fences for Mr.
Bender.
The debating class closed on last
Saturday night. Mr.. Foltz said that
he would be ashamed to obtain the
decision of two thirds of the judges
in the way his opponents did.
The nominees for president and
commissioner of the Board of Edu-
cation in 0pequon are W. Ell. Myers
and J. T. McQuilken, with j. F. B.
Gregory as candidate for County
Superintendent.
AReTURUs.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1891-05-02

Bargaip No. i.
5000 Yards Good Calico only &c.
Bargain No. 2.
100 Pair 81 Lace Curtains only 49c.
Bargain No, 3.
800 Oil Window Blinds Spring
Rollers only 23c. A regular SOC.
Blind.
Bargain No. A.
$50 DR.. Warner Coraline Corset
only Tic.
Bargain Nos,
95 DIR. Warner Health Crset
only 99c.
Bargain No. 6.
1000 Dozen Clark's o. n. 7. Cot
ton only 3ac.
Bargain No. z.
500 Dozen, 500 Yard Basting Cot
ton only &c.
Bargain No. 8.
500 Bottles Gilt Edge Shoe Dress
ing only Tic. others ask Csc.
Bargain No. o.
1000 Beautiful Cherry Curtain
Poles only lie.
bargain No. 10.
5000 Yards Good Crash only SIC.
Bargain No. Ill.
1000 Yards All Linen Crash only
SC.
Bargain No. IL
5000 Yards Table Oil Cloth only
I9c.
Bargain No LIB.
$50 Ladies' Electric Gossamcrs,
were $1.25, now 75c.
Bargain No. Ia.
200 Misses Electric Gossamers,
were $1.25, now Csc.
Bargain No. 10.
300 sour Little Beauty Corset
now 19c.
Bargain No. 10.
200 Mems 81 Fine Shirts now only
soc.
Bargain no. IL.
500 Pair Child's soc Baton Shoes
now 25c.
Bargain No. Is.
go Pair Boys School Shoes, we're
$3.50, now soc.
Bargain No. 10.
As Pairs Men Fine Shoes, were
50, now 81.
Bargain No. 30.
100 Pairs Woosted Carpst Slip
pers only sic.
Bargain No. 81.
100 Pairs Women Is Lace and Bat
ton Shoes, were $3.50, now ST
SPECIAL.
just received 80 Kinds of Ladies
Fine Shoes for the spring trade.
1t will pay any one 10 examine
our stock before buy M elsewhere.
BLUE FRONT AND
METROPOLITAN
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1891-05-02
The Government License.

There was a big rush of liquor
dealers at the internal revenue of.
fee Tuesday for special tax stamps,
under which they are permitted by
the United States to carry on bust
ness during May and June. The
last Congress made change in the
law so that hereafter the taxes for
the year will be paid on or before
the close of the fiscal year of the
government, which ends June 30.
The licenses heretofore issued were
renewed Tuesday for May and June,
and they will have to be reissued
on or before June 80. No tax is
charged for the sale Of cigass and
tobacco at retail, but boxes of cigars
and tobacco will have to be stamped.
No tax will be charged dealers in leaf
tobacco, and none for peddlers of to-
bacco and cigars at retail, and no
tax will be required for manufactur-
ing cigars and tobacco, but they will
have to call at the revenue office and
register except retailers in manufac-
tured tobacco.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1891-05-02
Dynamite Plot.

PIrTsBuRG, Pa. April 24.-Infor-
nation was given to the public de-
partment of this city tonight by a
man named Timmons, of Braddock,
of plan to blow up Fl. G. Prick,
the coke king, with dynamite. Tim
mons is carpenter, and has been
working at Homewood. He is oblig
ed to pass a deep gully on his way
to work; and yesterday discovered
a gang of twelve Hungarians busily
at work there, loading dynamite
sticks. Each Hun took two sticks
and left for Braddock. They were
seen in that place tonight and open
ly declared their intention of dyna-
hitting Prick, and started for this
city, where the gentleman lives. The
Huns are very ignorant and will fall
into police clutches here in their err
rand to kill the man they blame for
the coke region shooting.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1891-05-02
Correspondence.



Mr.. Jonn Lambert has purchased
a fine roadster Of Mr.. John Lemen.
Mrs. Williamson, Of near Van
cleyesyille has been seriously Ill the
past week.
Harry. infant son of Chas. Coffin
berger, died at the residence of his
grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs james
Vanmetre, rear Scrabble, Thursday
night last.
During the severe thunder storm
that visited this neighborhood on
Wednesday evening of last week the
residence Of Mr.. Lemon Price was
struck by lightning. Several of the
family were shocked by the stroke,
but not seriously injured. FLORA
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1891-05-02

DISTRIBUTION OF LOTS TO STOCKHOLDERS
will be made on
WEDNESDAY, MAY 13TH, 1891.
Public Sale of Lots on
THURSDAY AND FRIDAY MAY Ia AND Is
TERMS OF SALE :-One-third Cash,
Balance in One and Two Year equal
Payments with Interest Title with
held until purchase money is paid
in full or deed will be delivered or
a deed of trust taken from the pur-
chaser to secure deferred payments
at his option.
Full paid up shares will be receiy-
ed By the Company at par for the
deferred payment.
CHARLESTOWN has a popula-
ton of 5000; Two Banks Five
Building Associations in operation !;
Three planning mills; Sash, Door and
Blind Factories. Is supplied with
water and lighte1 by gas. In addi-
ton the Company has secured num-
Der Of manufacturing plants employ
ing several hundred hands and by
the date of the sale large number
of buildings, including the Compa-
ny's Hotel Powhataay will be com
pleted or in course of construction.
a belt railway connecting the B. &
@. and the N. & W. is being rapidly
built through the Company's land.
Hat.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1891-05-02
Blair Repudiated.

WASHINGTON, April 29.-The state
department announces that the
Chinese government has notified
this government of its unwilling
ness to receive ex-senator Henry
w. Blair Jas cur minister to China.
PITTsBURG, April Eek Senator
Blair passed through Pittsburg last
night on his way to San Francisco,
whence he expected to sail for
China. He did not know that his
appointment lad been repudiated by
the Chinese government at Pekin on
account of his anti-Chinese utter
ances in the senate. When he was
asked what kind Of a reception he
expected at the hands of the Chinese
he replied 81 have not the remot-
est idea, and indeed it gives me lit
tie concern, / have always been op-
posed to the emigration of Chinese
to this country, and | always will
be.r
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1891-05-02

Winchester is to have republican
lawyer and politician. Poor Win
chester What grievous sin hast
thou committed that thy chastise-
ment should be so severe ?-StuteS-
man.
Republican lawyers and politicians
are sometimes good things to have
around and we believe this country
is proud Of many such citizens. The
Statesman will not object to repub-
lican patronage, nor will its editor
cry out against his republican law
partner in any particular. 1t seems
to us that such cry in politics is
narrow gag and a thin .subterfuge,
We wish Winchester good.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1891-05-02
A Bank Loses $500, 900.

NEW YonK, April g. The Ninth
National Bank has lost about $780,
600 through the defalcatioa of Presi4
dent John L. Hill, who died on
March last of consumption. 1t was
only few day ago that the direc.
tors suspected anything wrong and
examination Of the accounts reveal
ed this loss, which a furthur exami-
nation by Bank Examiner Hepburn
and clearing house committee to-
night confirmed.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1891-05-02

That was a great banquet the
protectionists had in New York on
Wednesday last. Everything was
American make, from the cutlery,
dishes and eatables to the wine, and
the bill of fare was on American tin
and printed in plain American
words. 1t means a great deal in a
general way and is very significant
of the growth Of protection ideas.
In the meantime an organization has
been affected to produce in this
country 10000 net tons of tin plate
per annum.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1891-05-02

The destruction of seals in Alaska,
by the Alaska Seal Fur Company, is
causing investigation by both the
United States and British govern
ments. Scientists have also been
called upon for report in regard to
the matter so as to devise means, or
rather determine proper ratio for
annual use out Of the annual in
crease. Agent Charles j. Golf, who
is brother OF General Golf has been
relieved from duty Iecause his re
port was adverse to the Fur Com
pany.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1891-05-02

If the butchers cannot afford TO
buy beef of the farmers why not get
generous and serve up little good
mutton to customers. 1t is astound
ing that with the number Of sheep
in this section that mutton is not Of
tener found in the market stalls.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1891-05-02

The way the boom is going on
here, people will find it more profit
able to invest their money and ener-
gies at home, than to be hunting up
locations elsewhere. Push and en-
ergy will tell in these matters.