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THE CAMDEN ROAD.
Williams River Route Abandoned in Fa-
vor of Gautey.
PRESIDENT INGALLS,, OF TIE G. 8 O..
A MEMBER OF THE SYNDICATE
THE GREAT ROUTE THROUGH
THE STATE.

CHARLESTON, W. VA, Jan. 10
Ex-senator Camden left for Balti-
more, after having spent two days
here mixing among his own political
friends and closing up some impor
tant matters connected with his vari-
ed railroad interests. 1t is now de-
finitely known that President Ingalls,
of the Chesapeake & Ohio is a men,
Der of the syndicate which purchased
the Potts creek iron ore lands near
Covington, Va, and his connection
with the property has doubtless been
the cause of a change in the furthur
extension of the Camden road south
ward, change which will largely
inure to the benefit of Charleston
and the Kanawha valley. 1t is well
known that the Chesapeake & Ohio
acquired by purchase the old Kama
wha & Ohio road, and that the latter
had. in the days ofits vitality, secur-
ed the right of way from the mouth
of Gauley river to near the mouth of
Williams river, in Webster county,
and had acquired much of the valu-
able coal lands of lower Gauley.
Senator Camden's original pur-
was to build his road from the mouth
of Williams river through Pocahon-
tas county to Covington, but this
route has now been abandoned, it is
said, through the Intervention of
President Ingalls,, and the Camden
company and the Baltimore
& Ohio will now go from near
the mouth of Cranberry river, where
the road first reaches the Gauley,
following the Gauley river to the
Chesapeake & Ohio, when they have
secured traffic contract with Chesa
peake & Ohio to Coyington. 1t is
said that the iron lands owned by the
Camden syndicate, at Covington,
constitute very valuable property,
and the close proximity Of the cox
ing Goals at the mouth Of Cranberry
will tend to open up and develop
large coal interests in Nicholas and
in that section of the State. The
people in this section of the State
are, of course, much elated over the
turn the matter has taken, while
others from the interior don't seem
to relish it so much. A corps of
engineers will start from Parkers-
burg at once for the mouth Of Gauley
to make their final survey and loca-
ton.
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SHOULD PASS.

A resolution has been offered in
the House of Delegates, for the ap.
pointment of joint committee OF
five, three members of the House and
two from the Senate, to investigate
the amount of fines from all sources
paid into the offices of the Auditor
and Secretary Of State, and report as
to the ACCESSIBILITY of having the same
paid into the State Treasury. 1t is
ayowed by many persons that each
officer has been receiving from fl
teen to twenty-five thousend dollars
per year. There can he no good rea-
son for preventing such an investi-
cation so that the people may be
sure of the facts and not have SO I'M
portant matters resting upon rumors.
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Review Of Troops at Pine Ridge.

PINE RIDGE, S. D., January o.
The review of the troops in the field
took place this morning about four
miles from the agency. After the
review of the military there was a
display of the transportation depart
ment of the army. There were 5000
men and $40 horses in line. 1t has
at length been decided that the
First Infantry, Col. Shafter, of San
Francisco, and four troops of the
Ninth Infantry, Col. Henry, will re-
main at the agency after the main
body of soldiers shall have been Or
dered home.
There was an issue of beef yester-
day, and $500 Indians were supplied
according to Agent Pierce's new
method, which gives twenty-one PEG.
pie as much meat as was formerly
given to thirty.
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AN IMPORTANT BILL.

A very important bill of great in
terest to the State has bee introduced
in the Senate by Senator Davis. 1t
has been referred to the committee
ON Judiciary. We clip the following
in relation to its provisions from the
Wheeling Intelligencer.
at particularly affects lands held
by foreign capitalists which are ass
essed at a low rate, while improved
lands adjoining are assessed at about
their real value. In the past few
years the value of mineral and tim
Der lands has increased materially,
while the value of agricultural lands
has declined, and the object Of the
bill is to place all upon an equal ba-
sis according to market value.
1t provides that the County Court
of each county shall appoint COM
missioner for each assessment dis
trict to revalue all real estate in his
district. Heretofore commissioners
for such purpose have been appoin-
ted by the Auditor. Senator Davis
is enthusiastic in its favor, and he
is also in favor of law requiring
the State to furnish books for prim-
airy schools free. This he says will
cost only about 100000 per year,
and will be of more direct benefit to
the masses of people than any meas
ure now before the Legislature.
With the re-valuation of property
proposed in his bill this increase in
expenditures will not only be met,
but the school fund of the State will
be increased to such an extent that
there will be no need of the Thomas
bill providing for 10 per cent addi-
tional levy.
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DEAD LETTERs.-The following is
a list ofletters remaining in the Post
office at Martinsburg Jan. 10, and
which will be sent to the Dead Letter
Office Feb. 2, if not called for.
When calling say advertised.
Mess. E. M. Baker & Son, Geo.
Brown, Margaret Daily, Lem Dan
bridge, Mr. Charles e. Freggs,
Harry Flowers, Mrs. E. Grant, Mr..
Edward Harmon. Cal. Hammond,
Edward Lemaster, Willie Malay,
Miss Lizzie Morgan, Thomas hurry
Robt Richards, Miss Laura Shepard,
Mr.. Harry Shen, Geo Stewart.
w. III. III. FLICK. P. NJ.
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They are talking of changing the
name of Charlestown, and the Spirit
Of Jefferson suggests the name OF
Lee Gallaher will have to watch
that thing in the interest of the mem
DRY of John Brown, whose first vic.
tim was an inoffensive colored man
all Of which Gallaher knows is a
matter of history. No tradition
about any of these things
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a DANGEROUS YOUTH.

Young Harry Holman, aged II
years was tried in the Circuit Court
on Thursday last, for the robbing of
Mr.. James NJ. Billmyer's store, and
was convicted on the testimony of
the detectives, the production of the
stolen property and the confession
of his accomplice, Harry Duval aged
Is years, both parties from Balti-
more. Judge Duckwall was visibly
affected in pronouncing sentence, re-
ferring to his youth, the probable
many years of life yet before him,
which he trusted in the Providence
of God he would make useful, and
gave him the lowest penalty of the
law. The boy was then taken from
the Court room by Warden Freeze
followed by Duval, and on reaching
the Sheriffs room, Holman suddenly
wheeled and struck Duval, with all
his force in the face. He was imme-
diately handcuffed and brought back
to the Judge, who at once d.
rected the Clerk not to enter the SEN
tence, that he would take further
time to consider it. Such depravity
wickedness and ingratitude is sell
dom found in the most hardened
criminals and the thanklessness
evinced and repeated violation of
law even within the precincts of the
trial room, can but stamp Holman
as one requiring the most rigid and
persistent restraint of the law. On
Friday morning the Judge sentenc-
ed him to five years in the peniten-
tiary.
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MUST ABANDON NATURAL Gas

MUST ABANDON NATURAL Cas-
A,dispatch from Wheeling, w. Va,
says "The last three months have
seen a remarkable revolution in man.
ufactures in the Ohio Valley. More
than four-ffths of the immense plants
located in this city, Bellaire, Mar
tins Ferry, and between Wheeling
and Steubenville, have been compell-
ed to abandon the use of ma ural gas
on account of shortness of supply,
and to return to coal. 1t is estimat-
ed that employment will be given to
5000 men in mining and transport
ing coal by the change, which affects
plants employing $4,000 hands. On
Thursday the gas fields which sup
piled all these industries were ex-
hausted, and nearly $4,000 900 in
vested in plants is a complete loss. 2
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1t is a good, grand thing for the
farmers that the combination OF
manufacturers of harvesting ma
chimes has been broken. They had
the prices way up but the big fel-
lows we're eating up the little ones
and they cut loose, knocking prices
all to pieces.
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Money In Abundance.

Probably at no season of the year
is there so much money ailoat as at
the present time. Every tide is
bringing large amounts into financial
centres. The railroads are paying
dividends; the manufacturing estab-
ments throughput the country are
dividing their profits; money Ia the
largest quantity is returning from
the West at tue closing of the crop
movement; the cotton season will
also end during the present month,
and the profits reaped when the
movement was heaviest, are being
added to the large bulk of money
now coming this way.
1t is impossible to estimate what
the aggregate amount is which is
contributed TO by these agencies.
The amount to be distributed as
dividends and interest, will approx
innate $500, 100000; the manufactur-
ing establishments paid out about
$50, 100000 weekly for materials,
and nearly an equal amount for
wages. The money derived from
the profits of this industry must al
most equal that of railway dividends
and the interest paid upon bonded
obligations. The money returning
to New York and other Eastern cen
tres, in payment for drafts made by
the West and South, as result of
the proceeds of the labor of the agri-
cultural element, can not be approx
mated. 1t is only known that the
drains have been heavier this year
than ever before, and that the move
ment of wheat and cotton has been
much larger than in any previous
years.
And it is reasonably certain that
large factor of this vast aggregate
will find investment in the securities
of the stock market. The railway
dividends and interest are the direct
proceeds of stock values. 1t is en-
tirely natural that those who receive
them will make them the basis of
reinyestments Stocks and bonds
are, in the main, the most conven-
lent collateral for use in general bus
mess. They are always available
and exchangeable. They serve in
every particular the purpose of ac-
tual cash, while at the same time
possessing the advantage of an in
vestment.
In view of these facts, there is
every evidence Of high degree OF
prosperity for Wall street for some
months to come. The banks are al
ready confronted, not with the prob
lem of procuring money, but of dis
tributing it. The Clearing House
certificates issued during period Of
stringency, are being rapidly re-
deemed; the surplus of the banks be-
yond the legal reserve, is increasing
week by week; time money is readi
ly available upon reasonable security
and every indication points to con-
dition such as has not been witness
ed during any prior period in the
history of Wall Street 1t carries
with it an assurance that between
now and the first of May, stocks will
rise to a point attained during the
early Summer months Of 1890, if
they do not exceed the figures Of
that period.-The Journal of FL
nance.
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What is a cold in the head? Medi-
cal authorities say it is due to I'M
even clothing of the body, rapid
cooling when in perspiration, &c.
The important point is, that a cold
in the head is an Inflammation of the
lining membrane of the nose, which,
when unchecked, is certain to pro-
duce catarrhal condition-for Ca
tarrh is essentially "cold" which
nature is no longer able to "resolve"
or throw off Ely's Cream Balm
has proved its superiority, and suf-
ferers should resort to it before that
common ailment becomes seated and
ends in obstinate catarrh.
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Wheeling City Elect ions.

WHEELING, W. VA, January a.
The city election to-day resulted in
the reelection of Mayor Seabright
Democrat, 4l6 majority. Louis Del
brugge, Democrat, was reelected
chief of police by 596, and Norris F
Thoner city clerk by 996. Coun.
Gil has a Democratic majority OF
eighteen on joint ballot.
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The Western end of the State
seems in a fair way to be fully de-
veloped by Mr.. Camden's line of
railroads. With the Davis & Elkins
system making extensive Roadway
in the centre the outlook for mater
ial growth and prosperity is very
favorable and we trust they will soon
turn their attention in this direction
iu order to wend their wsy TO the
water.
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COMMISSIONERS NOTICE.
COMMISSIONERS OFFICE,
Martinsburg, w. Va, Dec. 3. 1901

To the creditors of Jos. t. Nesmith.)
Whereas, Joseph T. Nesmith, on the 9Th
day of February, 1886, executed a deed of
trust to Joseph G. Kitchen, Trustee, to Sc
cure certain creditors therein named, said
creditors are hereby notified and required
TO present their claims against the said
Jos. T. Nesmith for adjudication, to the
undersigned, at his office in the said coun-
ty, on or before the 9th day of January,
1891, and elso at the same time and place
the accounts of Joseph III. Kitchen, Trus-
tee for creditors of said Nesmith, will be
audited and settled, and all persons having
claims or accounts against said trustee
are notified to file the same properly
vouched. j. T. PICKING, Com'r.
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The Indian war is about over. The
blue coats shot to kill and now Lo
ran out of beef and other rations so
they shave returned to the Great
Father and the old man has increas-
ed their rations to compensate them
for their deviIment.
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AUcTlONEER'S NOTICE +!

J. v. QUINN offers his services as Anc
tioneer in the counties Of Berkeley and JEFF.
ferson. Having had over 20 years exper-
fence | can guarantee satisfaction in selling
and in price, or no charge. Terms moderate.
share of public patronage solicited. Ad.
dress all communications to nv. QUINN,
Redington, Berkeley County, West Va.
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STOCKHOLDERS MEETING.

THE ANNUAL MEETING of the Stock
holders of the Cumberland Valley Mar
tinsburg Railroad Company will b held
at the Law Office of Faulkner & Ingles, in
Martinsburg, West Virginia, on
Tuesday, the 9th day of January, 1891,
between the hours of ~ O'Clock m. and 8
O'Clock p. m. for the purpose of electing a
BOARD Of Directors of the company for the
ensuing year, and for the transaction of
such other business as may be brought
before the meeting. January 5. 1891,
jl03t M. I. INGLEs, Sec'y
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AUCTI0NEER.

JOHN W. DODD is Licensed Auction
eer in Berkeley and Jefferson counties,
w. Va, Clark and Frederick counties,
Va, and Washington county. Nd, and
solicits a share of the public patronage.
Will sell on per cent, or lump the job. Sat
istaction guaranteed.
No. Address, JOHN W DODD, Mar
tinsburg, W. Va, or call at the CONT.
MENTAL HOTEL. dec. 10, 90-tf.
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Cuts, burns and all other wounds,
can be cured in short time by the
use of Salvation Oil, the greatest
cure on earth Tor pam. Price IS
cents.
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Insurance Business !!

in all its plans, representing none but
the solvent, old reliable Companies. In
surfing risks on LIFE, FIRE, ACCI-
DENT and LIVE STOCK. My Com
panies will pay losses promptly. Call
and see me and I will be pleased to
quote rates for risks in competition
with safe Companies, barring Wild cat
and non paying Companies never pay.
Prudent people always insure in the
best Companies. Call on or address,
VIM. MORGAN,
Office, Blonal Building, Corner Queen
and Martin Sts.. Martinsburg, w Va
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SATURDAY. JAN. "a, 1891.

In connection with the boom, real
estate agents, should organize Real
State Exchange.
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Hon. Don Cameron has been re-
elected to tho q. S. Senate in spite
of the opposition of many republican
,,o,ors
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PUBLIC SALE.

The undersigned, intending to quit
farming, will sell at public sale at his
residence, on the farm known as the
shome farm" of Geo. McKown, decd,
mile Southeast of Gerardstown, w.
Va, on
Tuesday, February 3rd. 1891,
commencing at 10 O'Clock, A. NJ, the
following new and valuable personal
property to wit
I HEAD OF HORSES & COLTS,
of them good Barshear leaders, two
mares in foal, 2 fine two year old Per-
cheron Colts, / yearling Colt from thor.
oughbred Percheron horse;
A FINE HERD OF JERSEY and
HOLSTEIN CATTLE,
among them is thoroughbred Regis
tered HOlstein Bull, Holstein Mich
Cows, thoroughbred Jersey and l
three-fourths Jersey Cows, both will be
fresh by day of sale. Also lot of
FINE YOUNG CATTLE,
consisting of 2 seven-eighths Holstein
Bulls, old enough for service, and three
greed Holstein Bull, 2 of them are sew
en-eighths Holstein and one-half Jer.
sey; / Fresh Cow and Heifer of ordi.
nary stock. All the other Cattle are
well graded Jerseys and Holsteins.
A LOT OF FINE YOUNG HOGS.
FARMING IMPLEMENTS:
/ Webster fam wagon, good as new
set of Grain Ladders,1 Superior Drill,
/ Wood Mower, Wood Binder Gard
ner Graphing Hay Fork with rods and
new rope complete, Spring Wagon,
new two horse Sleigh, l Root Corn
Shelter, new Wheelbarrow, Thomas
Horserake, / Buckeye Walking Guilt
vator, spring shovel; new Jump-Seat
Carriage with Pole and Shaves, l new
double A Harrow, Oliver Chilled
Plows, Grindstone, l Crosscut Saw,
Lightning Rick Knife, four horse
Wagon Line, Log Chain, sets of
Breeding, 2 sets Front Gears, sets
PIow Gears, set single Buggy Har-
ness, set of Check Lines, Collars,
Blind Brides, ! new Wagon Saddle, 8
Cow Chains, head HalterS, Single,
Double and Treble Trees. A lot of
Vinegar, 2 Milk Cans, Forks, Shovels,
Mattocks, Axes, Maui and Wedges, &c.
A LOT OF CORN, lot of nice Clover
Hay.
TERMS:-A credit of 10 months will
be given on all sums of $10.and upward;
under that sum cash. All notes must
have good security, and no property to
be moved until terms are complied
with. Notes payable at Peoples Bank,
MartinsbuTg, w. Va.
d. GOLD MILLER.
j. w. DoDD, Auctioneer.
j10 ids.
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FAIR WARMING

All persons are hereby notified not to
barber my son, Benjamin Franklin Fell
iers, as / will prosecute them to the
full extent of the law. He has not at
tanned his majority.
GEORGE H. FELLERS.
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Published EVERY SATURDAY at Mar
tinsburg, W. Va, at 81. per annum In adj
vance,
TERMS FOR TRANSIENT ADVERTISING:
One Inch 10 linesl one time, $i.o0
Each subsequent insertion, 81
Shading advertisements, West Virginia
Press Association Rates, Glass sE," on q
basis of so cents per inch, per month, num-
Der of inches and months, entitled TO rea'
sonable discount.
~special positions % to 33% per cent
additional.
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Administrators Notice.

Having duly qualified as the Admin
istrator with will annexed of Philip
Dieffenderfer, decd, (since the death
of his widow all persons having claims
against his Estate are hereby notified
to present the same properly authenti-
Gated for audit and settlement, ..and all
persons knowing themselves indebted
to his Estate, are requested to make
prompt settlement.
H. T. CUSAWA,
Administrator G. T. A. of Philip DEF
desfer. decd.
jan. "a, '91-3t.
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ELECTION NOTICE.

The Stockholders of the National Bank
of Martinsburg are hereby notified that
the annual election for nine Directors
will be held at the Bank on TUESDAY
the 18th DAY OF JANUARY, 1891, be-
tween the hours OF II m and l O'Clock p /.
M GEO. s. HILL, Cashier.
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Wanted.

WdNlCU.
Travelling Salesman, to sell our line
of wrapping paper to the trade, big
commission. Also side line for men
already travelling.
Address,
McBee Paper Co.
Mansfield, O.
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ADMINISTRATIVE NOTICE

Having qualified as Administrators of
Aaron NJ. Grim, deceased, all persons
knowing themselves to be indebted to his
estate are hereby notified to come forward
and make prompt settlement, and all per-
sons having claims against the estate are
notified to file the same properly vouched
for audit and settlement.
MARTHA A. GRIM.
Administrators of Aaron NJ. Grim, decd.
Jam IT. 81 at
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The Sudfpeaaent,

j. n. wIsNER, Editor and Proprietor.
North Queen ST., Martinsbure. W. Va.
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INSURANCE.!
INSURANCE J!

Life. Fire, Accident and Live
| Stock!
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LITTLE BUT BRAVE.
/ El1e Sort OF Wife Ono Pioneer Out
Washington Possesses.

Ehe Sort of Wife Ono Pioneer Out ~
Washington Possesses.
In tho backwoods Of Baker river lives
she bravcst, most Industrious and most
courageous little lady in Skagit County,
says the La Conner wash Mail. Her
husband is a man of limited means, and
often has to leave home to oarn money
to support them while they are improv-
Ing their home.
This being the first year. their place
Is not self-sustaining, and in such cases
his wife stays at home entirely alone.
All the company she has is a Winches-
ter rifle and three-pound axe. Every
morning, after she does her housework,
sho takes her three-pound axe and goes
to clearing, chopping and burning
brush. She is determined to have a
self-sustaining and profitable home, and
when her husband is at homo she shoul-
ders her axe and goes to the clearing
with him, in spite Of his protests against
it.
She says she can chop to the heart Of
tree nearly as quickly as he can. This
lady only weighs los pounds. but she
has ton of ambition and staying quail
ties. She was rocked in the cradle Of
easo, raised in the lap of luxury, is we'll
educated and tho life she is now living
Is entirely foreign to her. She has had
no experience in roughing it, but she is
not one of the kind that sits and whi.d,s
over past lore. She has strong arms, =
brave heart and willing mind, and IL
determined to surmount the worst difR
culticS and reap reward