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Martinsb,lrg Matters.
From the Statesman.

rIom tue OfdteSHdH
Berkeley county, on last Saturday, Sc
lected delegation of good men 70 OnafleS-
Town convention. They Are all Tor Cieve-
land and tax reduction.
VIM. johnson, alias Billy Mitchell, col
ored, was accidentally killed on the b. q ..
R. R., Oh Friday morning last, about
o'clock, by an east-bound freight train.
Messrs. ]. n. Wisner and S. W. Walker
have been employed to assist the States at
torney in the prosecution of Timothy Dss-
mond for the killing of John Poisal, and
Messrs. Flick and Westenhaver are for the
defense.
Mr.. John Linthieum, one of the most re-
spected citizens of the town, and one OF the
most trusted employees of the B. & o. rail-
road, died suddenly on Tuesday night, aged
about 65 years, of heart failure. He has
run an engine on the B. 4 o. for more than
forty years. He leaves wife and several
children all of whom are grown.
Mr.. James Mulligan, well-knOwn citi-
zen, of this city, died on Tuesday morning
last, aged rs years His disease was can
Ger, and he had been great sufferer for
several years He leaves a wife and three
children, Mrs. NJ. w. Martin, Mrs. Robert
Martin and John P Mulligan. Mr.. Multi
gan was native Of Ireland, but has been a
citizen of this country for over so years
He was n kind man and was noted for his
charity.
Mr.. II. n. Deatrick died very suddenly in
his store on Tuesday evening, at 6 o'clock.
He had been in i'll health for several years,
and was closing up his mercantile business
to retire to private life, but his death was
altogether unlocked for By his family and
friends. He was an honest and conscien-
tious business man, and christian gentle
man. He has always been identified with
the interests Of the Lutheran church, and
had the confidence of his fellow-men. Mr.
Deatrick was Ga years of age, and leaves a
wife and three children.
From the Independent
Judge Faulkner has ordered the prisoners
held for the murder of Poisal taken to the
new jail
Mr.. Luther Miller has handled during
this season $4,000 pounds of wOol-one OF
the largest amounts ever shipped by him.
Master Bob North, youngest son of Mr.
G. w. North, Of this city, was the lucky
winner of prize for the best essay on "The
Horse" offered by Prof Burke's show
which performed here Wednesday and
Thursday.
Death has removed another one of our
Oldest and best citizens, in the person oil
Christian NJ. Shaefier, on Thursday night
He was citizen of very extensive influence
and his business relations were such as to
gain the highest esteem and confidence Of
the whole community. His life has been
marked by n course Of christian conduct
and in his death the church loses an able
moral and financial support.
There was remarkable gathering of col.
ored Democrats in Convention at Albany
last week. The platform adopted is as fol-
lows.
"There are to-day in our country l, 49,
600 legal coOred voters. We believe that
it is neither sound politics nor good states
manship that they should unalterably at
tach themselves to one party, and base theiI
demands on the needs, wants and desires Of
the negro rather than of the citizen, and
| that the accident of color should not con.
troll the way in which men should vote"
The next plank deprecates the Southern
outrages, and charging them up to the Re.
publican administration, saying; "Under q
Democratic administration for four year.
peace and prosperity prevailed, demonstrate
ing the influence which Democratic Pres
ident could rightfully exert
The platform continues;
eve believe that every citizen in every
section of our country shall be permitted to
deposit his ballot according to his convic-
tions and have it honestly counted that
colored children in the South should have
equal educational advantages in schools
maintained and supported by public mon
eys. The Democratic party is the poor
mans party it is the exponent of labor,
which is our lot. We are consumers. We
have no place in the protected manufacto-
ries. The key TO the tariff that contains
the solution of all the problems is in the
interest of labor, To this the Democratic
party is committed The day of sycophancy
and trucking and sentimental politics has
passed. The demand of the hour is for
men; men with strong convictions; men
to develop an educational citizenship; new
men with new ideas suited to n new era"
The June Vide A,cake is picturesque
and altogether delightful number. Elbridge
). Brooks "reproduces" for the boys and
girls Of to-day a Romans boys letter de-
scriptiye of that gorgeous pageant in the
Rome of Augustus day when Horace led
the children's parade to the strains of his
famous secular hymn, aud when emperor,