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Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1895-01-26
THE BRANDED RAsY.
SAD Franchises Doctor Tried For Mark.
! Ing a Founding and Acquitted.

Eau Francisco's Doctor Tried For Mark
ing Founding and Acquitted.
cr. [. u. Griffith of 1850 McAllister
street, who branded baby on the 18th
of December, has been tried for cruelty
to child and acquitted. The circum-
stances of the case are still fresh in the
mind OF the public. DR.. Griffith, after
marking the infant on the thigh with
the lattis NJ and bar below the letter,
sent it to the receiving hospital in
charge of Daniel McCloskey, messen-
ger boy. Ho freely acknowledged that
he had marked the baby so that in some
future time the mother could identity
her offspring. At the trial in police
court No. DR.. Griffith did not appear
at his ease.
When the accused took the stand in
his own defense, the hundreds of spec
tators in the courtroom crowded forward
SO as not to lose a word of his testi-
mcny. With an effort he recovered his
coinposuro and stated that he had been
practicing physician since 1876. he
does not believe that the mother Of the
baby, who was born ON Oct. l, is q mar
ried woman
Who put that mark on the baby
he was asked. Every enc listened for
his reply, which was given in clear
voice.
Il placed that mark on the baby by
pricking the skin with a cambria needle.
Then rubbed wet gunpowder over the
surface. which was moistened by a few
drops of blood Twas requested to mark
the child by its mother, who was obliged
to abandon it. She wanted to be able to
identity it, SO that if in the future she
should be in a position to do SO she
might reclaim it. Invent to drug store
to get some india ink for this purpose,
but as there was none in the store used
common gunpowder instead The child
suffered no pain" Dr. Griffith then
quoted medical authority on the nerves
of very young children. He said he gave
the little thing whisky and water and
sugar to deaden the pain should there
be any He denied that he had used
either hot iron or an acid, and the
operation he performed, he said, was
lot so painful Us vaccination.
The witness added that he had an I'M
Outstanding with the baby's mother that
she would give him money to be used
for the little ones benefit in whatever
foundling hospital it would find per-
manent lodging. In this respect tho
brand was to serve another purpose. In
case the child died the people in the
asylum could not draw the money by
substituting some other baby. A rela-
tive of the baby was present when the
tattooing was done. DR.. Griffith declined
to answer any question bearing upon
tho relatives of the baby, and the court
did not insist upon them.
Mrs. Amelia Griffith, mother of the
accused and the principal Of the Golden
Gate primary school, testified to having
furnished the cambria needle and being
in an adjoining room while the baby
was being tattooed.
Tho jury was out only five minutes
and returned verdict of not guilty.
DR.. Griffith's friends applauded, and the
baby brander heaved great sigh OF
relief and went away. Francisco
Chronicle.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1895-01-26
DIRECTORY.
BERKELEY COUNTY.

CiRcuIr Court Judge, Thirteenth
Judicial Circuit, f. Boyd Faulkner
CLERK, VIM. b. Colston; Prosecuting
Attorney. U. s. q. Pitzer, Sheriff, LOUIS
6. tierling; Deputy Sheriffs, Robt Gold
Elijah w. Van Metre, Alex. Ciohani
Deputy Sheriff and Jaiier, Alexander
Elliott.
Terms Of the Court commence on the
second TUESDAY in January, April, ana
September.
COUNTY CoURT.--President. q. r. III,
ner; Commissioners, II. j. Selbert ana
srl r. T.. Thomas; Clerk, G. W. Doll.
Terms commence, first Monday IN
Msrch, June, September and December
Commissioners of Accounts. John ! :
Picking, Adrian C. Nadenbousch.. l.
Dew. Gerhardt; Surveyor Of Land, !
w. Woods; Assessor. First District, =
l.. Nicely; Assessor. Second DISTRICT
James A. Gageby; General Receiver,
Henry j. Seibert, Coroner, VIM. Mckee ge
Sealer of Weights and Measures, W. d.
Iamon: Steward of Almshouse, Thos'
Wolfoid. a
Local Board of Health, E. l.. Hoif'
man, John L. Williamson, DR.. 3. n
Myers, the President of County Court
aud Prosecuting Attorney.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1895-01-26
Tea.

In 1GG0 Mr. Garway. the first Lon
don tea dealer So / at from 5s to Dos
per pound, and it was valuable enough
in 1864 for the East India company to
make present of two pounds of tea to
Catharine, queen CT Charles IL BY
1925 the price had fallen to from I2s
to Dos, 1t was kept up partly by an i'm
port duty Of shillings on the pound,
but mainly by the export duty levied
i'll China These duties were the great
difficulty il the early trade with the
Chinese empire, AT one time an add
tional 10 per cent was added.
The Canton merchants petitioned
against this. and i'll 1876 the emperor
agreed to take it off, but he said mer-
chants must come to hear this act of
grace read On their knees However.
they all met together and resolved ION
their honor not to submit TO this slavish
posture, and the emperor was appar
emily obliged to give in. food Words
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1895-01-26

The deepest coal mine in France tby
some authorities said to he the deepest
in the world is at Andre du Poirier
The mine is worked with TWO shafts
one 2. 952 feet deep and the other 3, 0S3
The latter shaft is now being deepened
and will reach the 1000 foot level by
July, 1895. The yearly product of this
mine is 400, 900 tons Of coal The re-
markable feature of the mine is the
comparatively low temperature, seldom
rising above IS degrees Paris Jour
nal
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1895-01-26

If a young couple be sure enough of
their own ability to shape their lives ao-
cording to their actual means III ventur-
ing into matrimony they are blessed in
deed, writes Mrs Burton Harrison III
The Ladies' Home Journal This is so
rarely the case that young man now
holds back to let 80 find him Ill posses
sion of sufficient income to pay his house
hold bills before he dares assume the
privilege of wife
There can be no reason against a girl
marrying young if circumstances insure
to her a reasonable protection against
the dishsrtening apparition Of poverty
shivering behind the lamps and silver
bonbon dishes Of her wedding presents.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1895-01-26

The iron library building erected hy
Mr.. Gladstone at Hawarden, which now
contains "a, 600 volumes, is to be deyot-
ed to the use of students A hosiery is
to be provided where board and lodg-
ing can be obtained for 20 shillings pen
week Many of the books are annotated
By Mr.. Gladstone.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1895-01-26

At THE fOsT-DFF1CE AT AARTfNSBURD
VIVA.
DEPARTURES.
Mail close at i0:40 a. m. for Hager.
:S%as and all points east.
AT 20 a m. and and 7 y. m. for
Washington. Baltimore. philadelphia
New fork and all points Eass and South
Al IS y. m. for all points East.
At cop m. for Pittsbufg and all 4,
cal and through points West.
At .. m. for Hancock. Berkeley
Springs. Cumberland. and principal 10
cal stations on the main stem OF the q
q Osand all through points West.
Ats 55p. m. for Pittsburg and all
places West
At 45 a. m. and 40 .. m. for Hag
eTstow o, Baltimore and all intermsdiatf
stations on C. ". R.R
At7i a. m and $40 D. m. for Win
chester and intermediate stations on h.
g. v. f. 4.
ARRIVALS.
Mails arrive by7a m. from all through
poinls East West. and South
At 3 rs a. N. from New York. Phila-
delphia. Baltimore. Washington. ana
local points on old line OF b & ORR
A. and 4C p. ID. from all points
East and 5outh
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and intermediate point.
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Pittsburg- and intermediate point.
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hester and intermediate stations on the
v. R. X
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Harrisburg Hagerstown. and int. rne
date stations on the g v. r. R.
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3 & T.
Emptying
The Shelves.
Items that will
Pay Investigation.

4S-inch Two-Toned Diagouals-iwo
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10 cents a yard
So inch medium and light color ed
Australian Sultings-sls5 quality,
90 cents yard.
Stylish Mixed Suitir gall wool,
90 inches wide, 75c and - go goods at
80 cents yard.
American Dress Goods at three plices,
IS, 20, and rs cents
that will be genuine surprise to folk
looking for copies of high class dress
stuffs at low cost.
1000 yards solid black cloth not all
wool but closely resembles the old-tlme
Waterproof. Makes good school dresses
for children, and genteel looking every
day DIRE sses for women and such dress
goods worth as was never measured at
price,
> 10 cents yard.
FUR CASES and FUR RACKS are
Icing emptied and at such loss as only
those who thoroughly understand the
standard excellence of all garments in
this department can fully appreciate.
$500 to 10000 you save on an
Alaska Seal garment.
LADIES' JACKETS Close fitting SO
inches long, good quality black cheviot,
few navy among them,
$500 each.
Lot FUR TRIMMED JACKETS. Chew
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Unfair discrimination.

Hobbie-I notice that i'll some places
the authorities have prohibited trolley
parties, Gu account of the noise they
make
Lobbie-That's queer. The authori-
f.es never interfere with theater par
ees. New York Weekly.
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CHEAP READING.

The following special offer is made to
all subscribers of the Herald old or new,
and should be embraced by those who
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THE MAILS.
DEPARTURES.

tRRrvAL AND DEPARTURE OF THE MArrs
At THE PosT-oyFIcE AT MARTIxsBURo
Evening star., 1895-04-26
BUGS AND BEETLES.
Arrival of the Vanguard of the An
nunl Sumner Swarm.

Arrival of the Vanguard of the An
nunl Sunlzncr Swarm.
1t was pretty difficult to walk under an
electric light anywhere down town last
night without stepping upon Benacus
Haldemannus os a, Belostostama Ameri-
canum If the foot missed either one of
these it was pretty sure to crush out the
life from great black water beetle 1t
may be explained to the uninitiated that
the jaw-breaking scientific names given
above are the chronological appellations of
the great water bugs of the narrow and
broad species. The sudden plunge taken
by the season. into summer yesterday
warmed these affensive-looking insects into
animation and they left their native lairs
along the river and outlying ponds and
visited Washington in great swarms
Prof. Leland Howard of the Agricultural
Department, who knows more about bugs
than any other man in the business, said
this morning that the great water bugs
and great black water beetles are voracious
enemies of young fish, and frequent the
rivers and estuaries in immense numbers.
"A very singular thing about these bugs,
said the professor, rs the effect the in
PRODUCTION of the electric lights in the
south have had in bringing them into such
familiar Intercourse with us that they are
now called electric light bugs. Several
years ago they were comparatively rare,
even 10 collectors. Iney are nocturnal in
their habits, and few people had ever seen
them. The ordinary lights in use then were
not sufficiently strong to attract them
from their accustomed haunts, but with the
electric lights came change. and now as
soon as really warm weather comes they
swarm around them and die by thousands
1t would be interesting to know If this
great increase of the death rate among
the bugs did not result In a greater num-
Der OF young fish being saved and given
chance to reach maturity"
The water bugs and black beetles are
death to sun perc and other varieties of
fish that frequent shallow parts of the river
and streams. Wte9 the fish are very little
fellows the bugs lie in walt for them, and.
catching them In their sharp beaks, just
out of them. Where the bugs get their
work in most successfully. however, is
when one of their number gets mixed up
with lady's back hair. and only the inn
agination can faithfully approach picture
of the result of such a combination.
Evening star., 1895-04-26
GARBAGE COMPLAINTS.
The Matter Comes Up in the Police
Cnmrt <TAslnV.

The Matter Comes Up in the Police
Court Today.
Now that the warm weather is at hand
Health Officer Woodward is doing all he
can to have the sanitary inspectors make
hcuse-to-house inspection. The inspectors
have been doing some good work during
the past two months. and many of the old
box privies have been replaced with water
closets. In scores Of cases the occupants
ofpremises have been forced to clean these
boxes and remove lesky ones, but the work
has not been accomplished without much
trouble and a number of Police Court
prosecutions. Then, too, the garbage com
plants are now on the increase, and this
matter, it is feared, will cause trouble when
the weather gets warmer. More than
dozen complaints were made yesterday.
Court today, when a charge of dumping
garbage on vacant lot was brought
against John H. Strong. grocer.
The proof was that Mr.. Strong had his
it away and dumped 1t on a lot near 18th
and Harvard streets, Mt Pleasant.
Inspector Welch of the health department
saw the garbage that was dumped on the
lot, and at his suggestion Policeman Doyle
investigated the case and swore out the
warrant
Mr.. Strong's business partner appeared
In court to defend the charge, and he
bage wagon to call and remove garbage.
Several complaints, he said, had been made
about the failure of the wagons to appear
and remove the garbage, and he said he
did not know what else to do with 1t than
to haul it away.
He only employed the boy for the one
occasion, but did mot tell him where to
dump the garbage
say about the question Of garbage removal
The judge said that when the garbage
contractors are notified of the accumulation
of garbage and they fail to make the col
lections they should be prosecuted for
maintaining nuisance, and If there is any
law the court will certainly impose heavy
fine.
ITS an outrage" said the judge. that
citizens are compelled to make these COM
plants and then cannot get their garbage
removed. They can't have the garbage re
moved by Others and certainly when 1t is
Kept about the premises 1t becomes un-
bearable."
The judge said 1t was coming to his at
tention that complaints are being made
and no attention Is being paid to them.
This business, he thought, ought to be
should look after 1t and institute proceed
ings against the contractors If the facts
In. any particular case justifies him.
Under the circumstances he did not feel
like convicting the defendant, and the case
was dismissed.
Inspector Whitaker made complaint
against a colored widow named Fannie
F'itzhugh. There was an information
against her charging a nuisance in the
form of a full and filthy privy. but the
proof was that tho box had been cleaned
since the notice was served Then there
was an allegation that the box was leaky
but the widow met this accusation with
the proof that she had borrowed s. and
had a new box put in.
Then it was claimed that the privy was
unlawfully located, but this was not charg-
ed in the Information, and the charge was
dismissed.
Evening star., 1895-04-26
Washington Stock Exchange.

islered, sl5o at 1iIA. Columbia RAILROAD es $50
st SAFE beps9 sna Sai "a ID At
1241a; 10 1.3; 10 at 1885, 20 at l25; 10 at 12o1a
Messn,nalsT 1aSspe 49, s registered
bid. 1l2A asked. U. S. As, coupon, 1l2ls bid. U.
District Of Columbia Bonds..2o- year fund 5s. 1os
bid. 3o-year fund Is; gold 1la!a bid Water stock @
@ es SHEssS3 S3 S ss4sa ii
bid ss segstesed 2lSs lSS bid IN,
and Georgetown Railroad conv. es, Cd. 125 bid
ls5 asked rope ia Railroad % ss nv S.
Ellington Eek I Railroad ss. los bid, iee asked Co:
iunibis Railroad es lilo bid, ll2 asked Wash!ng-
ton ton Gas Cas- Company Company 6. series g. lis bid Washing
ton Gas eoS g. lss SIs SS 10 aks
and Potomac Telephone 5s. 100 bid, 104 asked
American Security and Trust 5s, T. and A., 100
100 bid Washington Market Company Ist 6s, 1l3
bid, is asked; Washington Market Company imp
IS. E 1o4 bid Washington Light Infantry 1st s. ss
io1A bid Washington Light Infantry ID IS, 100
N National Bank stocks.-Bank of Washington. $50
Msropoita1 2ss bid 800 ssksd Central 2so nd
s;asS bid Insoa Ss Sa
Deposit and Trust, '125 bid, l26 asked. Washing
ton Loan and Trust, '122 bid. 124 asked. Ameri-
can Security and Trust, 1875 bid. 1877 asked.
Railroad stocks:-Washngton and Georgetown,
bia. 63 bid. Belt, 25 asked. lexington, 20 bid
Geose,oxn and IS asksd
'5lA bid; g asked GeoEget9swnl e sgl Gas M 50 bid 50
Insurance Stocks.-Ffremen's, 80 bid. 4OA asked
Franklin, q bid Metropolltan 70 & bid 80 asked
i5O bid, 1856 asked. German-Am .rican. 100 bid
National Union. 12la bid 14a :sked Columbia
54 bid, SIS asked; Lincoln, SIS DID, Sla asked
Commercial A bid. ,,., ,o,
hid I16 asked Columbia Title, bid asked
Washington Title, asked District Title. 10 bid
Is asked
Telephone Stocks.-Pennsylvania 81 bid, 20 asked
Chesapeake and Potomac, 81 bid. IS asked. Amer
Gun Carriage. % bid 81 asked.
Miscellaneous Stocks.-WashingtOn Market, 14h
bid. Great Falls Ice, 100 bid 145 asked. Bull
Run Panorama, 80 asked. Lincoln Hall, so bid
Mergenthaler Linotype, 1874 bid.
sEX div.
Evening star., 1895-04-26
SENTENCED AT LAST.
Irving BenH at Length Lands In the
Penitcntinry.

Irving Benn nt Length Lands In the
Penitentinry.
Irving S. Beall, the young man who has
been trying to break into the penitentiary
for some time, has at last succeeded, and
now he is under sentence of 3G6 days. Beall
is twenty years old, and formerly lived in
the vicinity of Marlboro. The young man,
it appears, is the "black sheep Of the fam
lily, and has committed forgeries and done
other things in violation of law in order to
support a pretty girl from Baltimore and
live the life of a so-called sport His female
friend was put in the House of Mercy, but
she escaped by jumping from an upper
window. Several times the young man Las
been arrested, but he escaped prison be-
cause of his family connections. Last Mon
day he went into court and plead guilty.
Sentence was suspended, with the under
standing that the young man was to mend
his life and leave town. The officers had
reason last night to believe that he had
done neither, and Detectives Carter and
Gallaher went out In search of him. They
found him on 7th street, and it was only
after a lively chase that he was captured
in front of Metzgers store. crowd of
fully 1900 people congregated in the street.
and during the excitement plate-Slass
window valued at $1OO was smashed.
This morning the young man was taken
before Judge Cole, where the sentence men
toned was imposed.
Evening star., 1895-04-26
THE MARYLAND STAKES.
They VIII Be Run Mt St. Asaph's This
Afternoon.

Afternoon.
One Of the best cards presented by the
Virginia Jockey Club at their spring meet
ing was run today at st. .Asaph's. The
stakes, which brought out a crack lot. The
track was dry and fast. Sixteen books
were on. The weather was clear and warm
The attendance was very good.
The Alexandria stakes of $1,OOO for two
year-olds will be run Monday.
First race. five furlongs.-Pontlear CReifr,
to ), first: Ina Keefe), to i, second; !;
Eltorre (O'Leary). 6 to 1. third. Time,
LOBE.
TOmOrrOw's Alexander Island Entries
First race six and quarter furlongs.
selling-Blue Bird, Ill; Tedd Gegg, Ill;
Vestibule. III; Jim Mclaughlin. los; Can't
Tell, 1Os; Leigh, 1Os; Rama, los; Ella, JOG;
Halcyon, 106; Brightwood, 1O5; Despair,
1O5; Tim Flynn, 1O5: Clansman, 105; Pick
away, 105; Rosta, 92.
Second race, half mile. two-year-olds =
Dutch Girl, 112; WIstful, 112; Perverse, 1O1;
105: Rapids, 1O2; Bob, 102.
Third race, six and one-quarter furlongs,
selling--Tommy Lally. Ill; Syde. III; W.
OBrien. III; Quilia Ill; Fritz, Ill; Annie
10; Thackeray, ia; Adaxus. 112, John p,
H.: Taconey. 1O7; Rienzi. 10i; Bellagio. 103
Fourth race. one and one-eighth miles,
King. 1O4; Pat Wood
Coch, lof, IociiNOho AVi' iIiISS ANiIHietAs
101; Tiny Tim, 9S; Pulitzer, %; Pestilence,
95; Paris, 50.
Fifth race, five-eighths of mile, selling
-Woodchopper, 120; Key West, lis; Tam
many Hall. III; Con Lucy. 49, Elmstone,
116; Kazan, 113; Iceland. Ill; Imp. Frolic-
some Lass. 100; Wang, 100: Luray. 100;
Mamie R., 106; Imp. Velvet Rose, "a; Far
ragut. 81: DR.. Parkhurst, 1O1.
Sixth race, six and half furlongs. SELL
ing-Sarcasm, 10; !Trinculo. 1O3; Ccnnors
106; Mckeever, 1903: Johnny. 100; Matte
Ann, 9S; Bronston, 95.
Evening star., 1895-04-26
A Testimonial to DIR. d. T. Day.

DIR. David T. Day of the geological sur
vey has just been presented with a mag
nifcent silver service by the American In
stitute of Mining Engineers. The inscrip-
tion on the pieces in the service is, ITO DIR.
David T. Day; a grateful acknowledgment
of his services in charge of the Florida
meeting. 1S35." The institute held a two
weeks meeting in Florida earlier in the
spring. and all the arrangements for the
trip. the securing of a special train and all
the other services which go to make such
a trip success were in the hands of DR..
Day, and so well carried out that the men,
bers who composed the party felt that they
could do no less than to show their appre-
citation in some lasting form.