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MART1NB3BURG, WEST VA.. SATURDAY, JULY 7, 1883.
NO. 14.
I
THE NEWS AROUND US.
Morgan County
From the \tcrcury:
New potatoes are coming into
market at $1.50 per bushel.
We learn that a young man by the
name of Barker, said to be a son of
Jonathan Barker of this county, was
killed by the cars at Grafton one
day last week.
Dr. Morgan went to Martinsburg
Wednesday. There seems to be a
great deal of attraction there for
him lately, at least he makes a good
many trips in that direction.
The jury of inquest ia the infan
ticide case after sitting several days
made no new discoveries. It seems
strange that in as small a village as
Berkeley Springs such a dastardly
outrage could be perpetrated and
the guilty ones get oft' without be
ing detected.
JcH'erson Coanly.
I'rc.m the Slug Imrdstown /. yistee:
Ati effort is being made by the
members of the M. E. Church South
of Leetown and vicinity to erect a
church in that locality. They are
meeting with considerable encour
agement.
Mr. II. \V. Potts has purchased
the house ;u.d lot of Mr. W. A.
Chapline, on New street, for the
sum of l.Gbo We understand that
it is the intention of Mr Potts to
erect a handsome brick dwelling on
the fine building lot he has secured.
Benjamin May,employed for eight
years past as foreman at the lime
kilns of Beard A Co., of William
sport, was drowned in the canal last
week. 11 is remains were recovered
and sent here for interment.
The Reformed Church of this place
has extended a call to Rev. B. F.
Bailsman, of Lancaster, Pa., to fill
the vacancy made by tbe resignation
of Rev. J. C. Bowman. No answer
has yet been leceived from Mr.
Uausman.
We are told by several farmers
that the crop of wheat in this imme
diate locality is as line as we have
had foryeais.and of a superior qual
ity.
From tin* of .Jefferson.
The Post Office at this place was
broken into on Thursday night last,
by tbe front door being pried open,
and robbed of a small amount of
change in the drawer, A tramp
umbrella mender, against whom
there is very strong circumstantial
evidence,and who is believed to be
the party guilty of the act, was ar
rested bv I)enutv U. 8. Masha! 8to
ver, and lodged in jail.
The Corner-Stone of the Metho
dist Church Soutti, at Leetown, will
by laid by the Masonic Order, on
Saturday, the 4th day of August.
There will be music in attendauce,
au address by an eminent speaker,
and a sumptuous entertainment wili
be spread in Dr. Raich’s woods. A
cordial invitation is extended to
every one to be present with us upon
that occasion. Trustees.
Thursday, August 2nd, lias been
fixed upon as the date for the grand
Masonic Re-Union at Island Park,
Harpers’ Ferry. Malta Lodge, of
this place, under whose auspices the
affair will take place, will spare no
efforts to make it a success in every
particular. Excursion trains wil,
be run from Washington, Baltimore
and all surrounding points, at reduc
ed rates. Fine Music will be engag
ed, and several Commanderies of
Knight Templar will be present. In
addition to the members of the craft,
the txcursiou will be open to all who
may desire to attend, and the public
generally are invited to be present
and participate in the pleasures of
the occasion.
WaiNliiiiKtOM County,
From tli Hagerstown Herald:
A six year <-ld son of Dr. II. S.
Herman, of Middleburg, died on
Thursday Iasi imm injuries received
in falling from a cherry tree a lew
day previous
Thirty thousand dollars were paid
I to the employees of the Chesapeake
and Ohio Canal last w'eek on ac
count of back salaries.
Stephen Lightcap, formerly con
ductor on the Cumberland Valley
Railroad, lias been put in charge of
the excursion steamer, running on
the Potomac between Falling Wat
ers and Potomac Isle.
I
Our farmers are in the midst of
harvest. The wheat crop is good,
and the husband-man is happy.
Friday morning last, Mr. Frisby
Kelly, who resides on a farm near
I Downsville owned by Mr. Luther
i Downs, whilst carlessly handling a
! revolver shot himself in the thigh.
: Dr. Lesher was summoned and ex
tracted the ball. The wound is pain
j ful but not dangerous one. One of
; Mr. Kelley’s children, standing near
at the time of the acccident, came
near receiving the hall.
The members of Williamsport
: Knights of Pythias Lodge, together
with their friends, will picnic at
1 Potomac Isle,the new picnic grounds
on the Potomac River near Falling
Waters, on Wednesday, July lSlh.
As this is the first excursion from
Williamsport to the Isle, it promises
to be a large one.
i From 111 ■ Hagerstown Globe:
It is estimated that the damage to
the growing crops of cereals and
fruits in Washington county, by the
hail and rain storm of last week,
will aggregate $do,000. The loss in
tlie Leitersburg, Smithsburg and
ltinggokl Districts is placed at ld,i
000 bushels of wheat.
A sharper is traveling about the
country collecting silverware, proru
; ising to make it as good as new by
! taking it through a cleansing pro
| cess. He starts away with it prom
| ising to return the goods in a day or
| two. That is the last seen of lnm ;
i he fsils to put in an appearance,
j Keep a sharp lookout for all such
I tricksters.
Monday afternoon, while harvest
ing in the field on the farm of Ben
jamin Shank, Ringgold District,
William Deloaier, aged about fifty
five years, dropped dead, whether
from sunstroke or heart diseaso is
not known. Deceased was a resi
dent of Ringgold District and leaves
\ a family to share the sympathy of |
I the community in their sudden and
unexpected bereavement.
Suicide by Drowning.—Mon
day afternoon,.! ustice G rove, Sharps
I burg, was notified that a man had
met death by drowning in the Ches
apeake and Ohio Canal, at Wake’s
limekiln, near that place. lie im
mediately summoned a jury, and an
inquest was held over the remains
of the man, who is supposed to have
been a tramp, and was aged about
thirty years. From the evidence
elicited a verdict was returned that
deceased had wilfully committed
suicide by drowning. There was no
means of identifying the man.
IIe«lge*ville.
That tnere is still in exisle, ce
?ome of the patriotism of 76 wa
made manifest in our viliiage on
Wednesday night last by quite a
display of fireworks
Mr G. W. Gaither met with
quite a r-erious accident in era lling
for a farmer near North Mountain
Station by cutting himself hadly
by some mistrnke of the scythe
Mrs. Sommers of Alexandria,
Va., w iio has been visiting tri<*nos
and relatives in the viliiage tor
some time past, returned home on
Tuesday last.
Two gentlemen of noted fame,
in their respective vocations, re
cently left the viliiage in stylish
Brewster to partake of harvest
iestivities. After a sumptuous
repast,and while thanking hostess
for hospitality, the Equipage mys
teriously disappeared, and being
unimpeded by the weight of Tar
Buckets, moved noislessly away,
leaving its tall occupants to plod
along oil foot•
Mi-s Startzman of Baltimore,
after i long abscence is visiting
i friends a ,d relatives at this place.
! Mr E Steams returned home
| from a short sojourn in Washing
!on, a here he w*il spend his time
with Ir.finis and re>atives until j
i expiration of furlough.
IT v. W T. L' Vfll Mill hold ser- !
| vices in Protestant Episcopal <
j Unuicn ai ttiis place on Sunday !
next morning and evening
Though a mountain village, the |
tempera!ure at this time is l y no j
means a; a low ebb, the ttiemome- i
ter registering in the shade con
siderably over 10U degrees.
Reporters.
Iii Defence of Himself and
Others.
Eds. Independent:
Near Bunker I1il,l, Ju y 2 1 ,
1SS3 —1 hope 1 may he allowed
space in your valuable paper to
say a few words in defence of my
self and a few others of the neigh
bourhood of Bunker Hill in reply
to Mr. Strong.
Now, in regard to the festival, I
claim to be the instigator of get
ting ii up to } ay off an old debt
that has been hanging over the
church for many years. We ap
pointed our time, not knowing
that Mr, Strong intended to hold
a festival. I was in Martinsburg
the following in -day, I saw Mr.
Strong, and tie asked me if we in
ti aided to hold a festival on the 13
14, and 15th, 1 told him we did, he
told me they intended to hoi i one
at that time, I u’ had been notified
by his friends of ours, and In* had
better postpone bis, 1 told him
ours wouldn’t interfere with bis,
that 1 thought we would make
more by both holding at the same
time; it would gel up a kind of
rivalry, but lie said he was afraid
there would be something said
that would bo unpleasant, I told
hi in more need not be, but, be
hold! be v. as the first person to
lie sowing broaden <t over the coun
try, by the papers, things that
were very unpleasant to ih.
The memliers of the AT. E
Chinch itquested tiieir ihtsior to
reply in I heir defence, of which lie
refused several times, until he was
insisted on to d > so. Which was
appointed first, or last, is a small
matter to me, for we have enough
to do to attend to our own bu-i
ness without running after Mr.
Strong and bis party. 1 also ask
ed the po.ver behind the throne
at Bunks r Ilill, of Mr. Strong’s
parly, it they intended logo tin
with their least, Ve told me they
did not, that theirs was for no
purpose, only for a frolic for the
young lolks, I told him that we
would give way on Friday and
Saturday nights, if they wished itt
Now when Mr. Strong quotes
scripture lie should practice what
be preaches, amt not throw insin
uations at a sister church. Then
his claims of “the truth verbatim
el li'erutim'' which has not b<*en
sustained by a single fnCt, will be
respected.
A membek of the M. E.Chukch
lulling Halers.
Harvest is about over. A nuin
her of binders were used in this
neii'hbut hood, among which were
thos.‘of Messrs. Criswell, Lefevre,
Payne and George Miller.
“Potomac Isle” has been doing
a lively business since my last
communication. A pleasant par
ty picniced there on last Friday, a
large party nu Monday, another
i n Wednesday and the Cumber
land Valley Editorial Association
on Thursday. All were well pleas
ed.
The wheat crop is much better
than was supposed it would
be. The fly did not do near the
damage the farmers thought. The
crop will be a fair average.
The rains of last week raised
the Potomac several feet, and the
water has been too muddy tor
bass fishing.
Raspberries are plenty. The
blackberry crop, which will soon
be ripe, is abundant.
Harvest Moon Picnics will be
the next in order.
The wages of harvest hands
ranged from $2.50 to $2.75 for
cradlers and the same for raking
and binding.
The corn,new potatoes, etc., are
coming on finely since the heavy
rains. Pat,
The question has often been ask
ed, “Can rupture (abdominal hernia)
be cured ?” We most emphatically
say YES. That this part of the
body offers no exception to those
physiological laws which govern the
whole physical economy and it
makes not a particle of difference
whether the age of rupture is one
year or a hundred years. For proof
of this send for a free book on Rup
ture, to the Excelsior Cure Man’f’g.
Co., Ogdensburg, N. Y. mar31,ly.
A distinguished Judge in West
Virginia speaking of the English
Parliament, admits that the En
glish government, though a inon
archy, is more democratic than
the government of the United
Sta’es.
THE FOUKTII OF JULY.
How it was Celebrated.
The Fourth of July here was cel-'
ebrated by ruoredisplay and entliu- '
siasm, than for several years, it hav.
ing become the custom of our peo- :
pie to spend the day out of town or !
quietly at home. The Grand Army !
of the Republic,several months ago,!
j decided to try and change this and
j invited the different orders and as.
sociations to co operate with them.
| While this was not done to the ex
tent desired, still, the display was
creditable to those participating.
The procession was formed about 1
o’clock, the Fire Company heading
the column with drum corps,follow '
ed by St . Patrick's and St. Joseph’s
societies,the Knights of Pythias,the
Mechanics’ Rand and the G. A. R.
The line of march was taken up and
after a lengthy march, proceed to
the beautiful lawn of lion. C. J.
I Faulkner. Under the ample shad* i
there found, Judge Faulkner, after
a few pertinent remarks, read the
Declaration of Independence, lion.
C’h;is. J. Faulkner then being in*
troduced, addressed the assemblage.
We give a synopsis of some of the
points of his address.
‘•it a d shunting in the presence of
tlie.' . s -,ii it \ i s nf tli • (iratid Army
of ih ii ptiUie, suiTo i iiti ii liv iIk* tin _rs ■
ot a I;, ;mt i - it1 \\ li Hi h til li ca save I
fromdtsimm ortn f.' > ii out age and
lideiity, 1, • < at d n *vfr.rii from al
Ilidin !o '.'i d -t'ik ;i tnd painful
event of our history, \vn • i el evoked
i lu so mem a ios.
The civil war. >vu cd I >. four I mg
yoar-i hud till* el t iis loaniry with suf
fering and - rn> . h id many features
ahoiii it—-n >w that it !i ■ i happily ter
minated—i i which both i f the parties
to that '•'millet Jit: lit n fer with satis
faction and pride, i was a war of
principles, a cimliiei of hoiic-d e mvic
tion upon hotli side", spring ng from
discord nut view.; of the principles of
(iovernment; of the reserved rights of
the States, and of tli•* powers Vested by ,
th" constitution u <'on a•,•,,; free from
the baser i xp.essiots nfu'npklity, uva
rie ‘. lust of spoil r, parson it idolatries,
and set vility to tic fortunes < f military
( hieftaitis,which had so generally m irk
ed the .1 wars of ancient and mo lent
times, li wm not like the civil wars of
ancient Koine, where tlmusantis,tmy he
might sav, millions of human beings
were immolated at the shrine of pe; s mat
ambition, todi t rutinwit ‘titer a Mar
ius or ti Scvlla, a (.'te-airor tt Pompcv
should wield the destinies of that lie
puntic. <mus was hi a more lofty and
heroic character. It was to assort 1
principles ch ■rish >d by tli• • respective *
seetions. Tlr- South believed that thro’ I
the agency of a s *p;irate and indepen- (
dent Confederacy they could more ef
fectually carry into practice princi
ples of constitutional law, better suited !
to their condition and interests. Tito i
North held that the existing Union w as i
adequate to the prot ection of the rights
and interests of both sections; that such ,
a separation would be destructive of ,
the interests of b >th: and it determined '
bv military power to avert any such J
calamity to the nation. 1
lie said, that no civil war, projected t
upon so grand and magniticeiit a scale, (
—involving such mighty interests— 0
and evoking such earnest passions, had •
ever been conducted on both Hides with
such sacred regard to the laws and usit
ges of war; hau drawn f >rth mo 'e k ind- 1
ly interchanges of good ofli jch, or ah- ^
stained from unnessary destruction of i
property. He knew th •re were some
exceptions to this statement, but could
it be otherwise in a war of such extent ? I
He spoke of the war as a w hole, upon a t
culm survey of its general operations. -
Nocivil war wasever brought to a close
under more liberal terms of capitula
tion and surrender. The victors exhib
ited clemency and magnanimity; the a
vanquished met their fate with heroism a
and manly submission.
Me tlien proceeded to notice some of _
tiie few of tiic many e mscquences of e
the war. **
It had settled forever questtons ®
which had nestled in the crotlcl of the h
constitution, ami which had disturbed t
the legislation of the country Irom the j,
first hour of its existence.
it has removed some irretuting
sources of National discord and strife 8
which were continually interfering l
with the business of Congress and a
threatening the peace of the country. ^
It applied the strong arm of the su’r- :
gery of war to cut from our bosoms tiie
cancer of slavery and give health and
repose to the body politic. It has en
gendered higher mutual respect be- I
tween the two sections. The North s
has witnessed with admiration the c
reckless gallantry and uuoaleulating ^
heroic self-sacrilice with which the •»
South maintained its principles; while C
the South has viewed with equal admi- (j
iniiiation, the cool and deliberate cour- ^
age,the determined purpose, the Inflex- »
inle resolution, and the energy, vigor 1
and enterprise,which marked the North '
in the conduct of the war. t
it has waked up all the dormant en- f
orgies of this mighty nation, revealed to
itself and the world, it boundless and
unlimited resources, in peace and war:
astonished all Europe by its financial ®
ability and martial prowess, and caus- \
cd it to be recognise i now as one of the
inos! stable governments on earth.
Mr. Faulkner then adverted to the
(lav that was lining celebrated, and its
influence upon the destinies of this
country and of the rights a»id interests
of the whole human family. Ills (dos
ing remarks, in which he touefxd upon
the power and influence of the Ameri
can (big in giving protection toou> cif
z ns abroad, was strongly and enthVd
nstically applauded.
lit* was followed by L‘. A. llhor*
baugb, whose remarks were well
timed and listened to with marked
attention. We are sorry we have
not the space to publish a few ex*
tracts from his speech, giving our
space to that furnished. After the
speaking the column resumed its
march back to town, and were then
dismissed.
At night there was a grand dis
play of fire works in the public
square, under the management of
Lincoln Post.
ltalfiinorc'M l!ir«l.
ORIOLE SUMMER NIGHT’S CARNI
VAL WHICH WILL RE A SERIES
OF ST KIRIN O NO V K LTI ES.
Something of the Unparalleled Uro
gram ne which is being Arranged.
Baltimore evidently takes to
rnvstic pageantry nnd its attend
»nt splendors with a vim equal to
ibat manifested in Mardi Gras
jollities in New Orleans, and an
enterprise never he for • (qualed
anywhere in such sort of thing,
The preparations, for this year’s
festivities, which will embrace 1 he
three days from September 11th
to 13M» inclusive, have already
been actively under way for two
monthsor more In the way of
*. pageant., it would bediflk'iilt to
Imagiue a more extensive or bril
iant programme th in that laid
nit. The number of tatileau cars
a ill be double th it ever before ar
empted in any single parade else
where, and in dimensions, gorge
jus construction and superb finish
will certainly h ar off the palm of
Ih • world.
The wonderful s'rides which
0 we of late been m ule wi ti el
'•'rie light will lie turned to strik
oig advantage, as this character of
illumination will lie introduced in
ntny novel forms. The llrst
light’s display, made in honor of
1 i i’ i i n i .•
UlllflU Ji MM If U llll Mf,
kViilbeas unique an it Mill be
nagniflcent. It ia proposed to
irrn the military with electric
igtits in at least ten different
!olors; lo place the powerful el
ctrie focus light at many points;
'* lairly turn niglil into day, and
n many more ways make ihw
light a memorable one.
The feature of this year’s Oriole
will be the night displays, and it
las.well been termed a Hummer
Night’s Carnival. As usual, the
i. & O. is foremost in rnakiug
very possible arrangement for
he transportation of its patrons,
nd in nothing will there be a fac
lity lacking to insure the utmost
omfort and complete satisfaction,
'tie rates by the Baltimore & Ohio
rill be down, way down, and the
imit of time on round trip tick
ts all the most exacting can de
aand. It willbe welltojot down
he (fate in some convenient place
-September 11th 12>h and 13th.
The invasion of the country by
n “influx’’ ot the Scotch potato,
nd this is now being succeeded
y a huge importation of Europ
an eggs. The coming fall, how
ver, will beat all previous re
ords In this direction, since we
re promised eggs from China by
lie million. A company has ta
en up the matter and declares
lie practicability of the scheme,
rj next winter the works of the
ative hen will be at a discount,
nd Chinese cheap labor will be
rought in to compete with home
adustry in a new field.
Evidently a railroad director iu
’russia is not so important a per
nnage as he is in the United
fates. Mr. Berlhold, of Breslau,
’russia, used his railroad direct
r’s pass to frank his wife and
aughter’s baggage, and was con
earned to a week’s imprisonment
Jr obtaining fraudulently $1.37
forth of accommodation. He ap
ealed, but sentence was con
rmed.
No more stamps for bank
heeks. The law abolish ing them
fent into effect July 1st.
The Fight in Ohio.
HOaDLY’S CHANCKS IF HE WINS.
Washington, July, 2.—A uew
York lawyer, a Republican, who
lived for in my years in Ohio, aud
whose relations are such as to put
him on the inside in political af
fairs. said to your oonespodent on
Monday that the situation was, in
hi* opinion, growing interesting,
"it the Democrats don’t carry
Ohio next full, and the country
»cx*t year,’’ he said, “it will not ho
because they haven’t worked.”
“ Will Iloadly prove a strong
candidate?’’
“He is an ablo man, and if any
Democrat is to be elected I would
as soon geo him got it as anybody.
Yet, while hois an able man, ho
is erratic, and it would not sur
prise me to see him do something
during the campaign, that would
knock the fat into the fire so to
I speak. That is just his record
j throughout, and 1 toll you frankly
! that it is my principal hope for his
j defeat. I see that he is to begin
| speech-making at once. That is
14 I 11.. I i 1.1. . ....
ii ui'j luailii^uin mu
derstood their nun they would
keep him o(f the platform just us
long as possible.’’
"How about Foraker ?”
; "Foraker is a good man, but
■ without tho age and experience
l that Iloadly has, nevertheless, lie
! will make a good campaign, and
I will win, if any man can.”
"U Iloadly a Presidential can*
I didate?"
"J said several years ago that
Iloadly whs likely to ho tho uom
I inee of the Democratic party, and
I don’t see any reason to change
my mind. By Qeorge, sir, if
Iloadly carries Ohio this fall, I
don’t believe anything can pre
vent his being the candidate of tho
Democratic party for president
next year.’’
‘ But don’t Tilden waul it.”
"I think that TiUlen will be
convinced, it ho is not already*
that tie will do batter to stand
just where lie is. 1 bolievo that
his true friends think that lie will ,
live longer in history, as the man
I who preferred losing the office to
rejecting the dicision of tho legal
ly autnorizod tribunals, and will
so advise Idm.”
"And Iloadly?”
"If elected this fali, will pretty
surely ho tho nomiuee of tho par
ty next year.”
it is sau io near mat mu wouuu
of Elam is a very serious one.
Thu hall has passed through so
long a track as to make septicte
mia a danger. The wound is near
Huvhral important organs, which
would make sloughing very peril
ous, and, wors* of ail, it is said to
hay. pierced the peritoneum, ren
dering peritonitus probable. Tho
patieut retains his strength very
well, but he is iu a very critical
stale, and fatal symptons may
supervene at any hour. Under
these circumstances, the Iriends of
Beirne as weli as of Elam must be
full of anxiety. Should Elam die
Beiruti must face a murder trial,
with all its paiuful features. All
the romance—if such there be—
about that duel is over now, and
thousands of people who a few
days ago were jesting about the
delays of the duel will now be a
waitiug with anxious feelings the
news from the sick bed. All the
sympathies of the people now go
to tlie sufferer, uiiii such “glory’*
as the victor has is very dreary
stuff. It is bitter commentary
upon the folly of the code, that
outside of Elam’s own family there
is probably no one who more fer
vently desires his recovery than
the uiau who gave him the wound
How long will this bloody folly
endure ?—£alt. Amur.
About 10 o’clock on Saturday
night John Kahl, alias Bowers,
shot and fatally wounded William
Leighton, at the residence of the
latter, on South Potomac street* .
Hagerstown. Kahl is alleged to
have been on intimate terms with
Leightown’s wife. Kahl shot
Leighton without any warning
while the latter was Bitting on the
steps of has dwelling. The assail
ant was lodged in jail.
Mr. John Stevens, a son of the
late Edwin O. Stevens, of Hobo
ken,N. J., and Miss Mary Mar
shall McGuire, of Virginia, were
married Monday morning at*Ber
ry vilie, Va. The groom is about
57 years old .and is said to possess
$6,000,000. The married couple
will pass the summer in Europe.
150 Tons Nova Scotia Plaster for sale by Alex. Parks, Jr., Shenandoah Fertilizer Mills.