Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1896-02-20

LET'S HAVE TIED PROoF.-Judge
John 5. Mcdonald, in an open letter
published in the TrGpimg Mail, al
leges that the Investigations in the
county's financial affairs show that
$4,000 Of the peoples money has
been stolen and that part Of the re-
cords Of the clerks office have been
destroyed that would have shown
precisely where the money WENT
He says, however, that enough of
the records are left to tell where part
OF it has gone. These are very
grave charges and Mr.. Mcdonald
should make no delay in furnishing
proof Of them, provided he has it.
These mysterious insinuatious about
matters Of SO much public imLor-
lance as the alleged stealing of $50
600 is unworthy of a county official
and he should either bring on his
evidence or say nothing about it. If
money has been stolen, no matter by
whom, the public should know il at
once and without delay for political
or any other Daily Gazette.
There is a fierce war going on in
Kanawha between Mcdonald, Presi-
dent of the County Court, and Bill
Dave Goshorn, clerk of the same
tribunal. Each makes serious
charges against the other. The Ga
zette very properly calls for the proof.
AMEIIE RIVES CHANLER, who
ATTAINED divorce from her husband,
John Armstrong Chanler, some time
ago, was married on Tuesday, the
18th, to Prince Pierre Troubetzkoy,
of Russia, at Castle Hill, in Abe
marie county, Va, the home of her
father, Col. A. l.. RiveS. They will
remain while at Castle Hill and
then go to London, where the Prince
resides. Prince Troubetskoy is a
man of wealth and also of some
fame as q composer of operate
music. He met Mrs. Chanler while
she was travelling in Europe after
her first marriage. He has been at
Castle Hill for several weeks.
THE Monroe County Waterman
names Mr.. a. 5. cambridge, of JEFF
ferson county, for the Democratic
nomination for the office of Gov
ernor, and the Moundsville Echo
dominates Col. Robert White, of
Wheeling. jefferson county has
strong claims for this honor, but we
hear that another of her citizens,
Col. Forest Brown, is named in the
same connection, and it might be
we'll to wait until the people of JEFF
fersOn are ready to name the man
they prefer.
THE Board Of Regents of the col
ored institute at Bluefield, has let
the contract for the construction of
the building to Geo. S. Johnson, of
Princeton, Mercer Co., at $3.50
The editice is to be three stories high,
the first Of stone and the other two
of brick. The board elected Prof.
Hamilton Halter, Of Storer College,
Harper's Ferry, principal of tho in
stitute. He is graduate of Beech
College, Maine, and is said to be one
of the foremost of his race in the
South.
OF II list of so Democrats who had
answered the Kanawha Gazette's
questions relative to holding a pri.
mary election for the nomination OF
Democratic candidates this year
from Governor to Constable, CO un.
hesitatingly indorse the idea, 10 are
opposed to it and = are non-commit.
tai. The Gazette is still publishing
the replies to its questions and the
primary plan seems to be quite gen.
orally Endorsed.
A LIGHTED match carelessly
thrown by boy among some oily
waste in Stettheimer's shirt factory
in Troy, n. ", on the 18th, caused 6
fire and panic among the three hun
dred female emDIoyesa Mapyoftbx