South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1834-11-15
SATURDAY., NOVEMBER u.s. 1894.

Gaming.-At late term ofthe Cir.
cult court, 10 Fayette county, KY, the
Grand Jury were charged by the Judge
i 10 enforce the laws on the subject Of
Gaming. They proceeded to summon
witnesses before them, one Of whom
was the Mayor Of Lexington. The
Judge subsequently intimated to, the
Grand Jury, thatthe prosecution ofthe
inquiry rested on their discretion, and
was not obligatory, upon which the jury
resolved that they could not effectually
prosecute their inquiries, If, as they un-
derstood the Court to intimate, witness
les were not to be compelled to give
Testimony before them. The Judge
explained !; and the illnesses who we're
summoned refusing to answer, were
6aed and imprisoned for contempt of
Court. The Grand Jury subsequently,
presented q communication to the
Court, charging it with delinquency in
the dischargeof its duty. This was
alleged by the Judge TO be contempt,
and seven of the Grand Jurors, who re.
fused to declare on oath, that they had
no Intention to censure the Court, were
fined $40 each, and imprisoned for the
space Of twenty-four hours.
Potent.-That Isaac Hill is an i'm.
mensel, droll fellow, and there is no
denying it. He calls himself and Dan.
iel Webster 1.-THE two distinguished Sem
ators from New England ~ What an
enormous racket yoa and ] make,
says the boys pop gun to a thunder
cloud.
A gentleman who lately travelled
from Pdoli, Indiana, to Vincennes,
distance Of e. miles, counted, 10 that
distance, no less than four hundred
wagons, moving emigrant families to
Illinois and Missouri.
T The Stanton Spectator of the 9th
inst. says, --that BAILEY J. PATTERSON
was arrested in the city of New-Yor a
few days ago. on the charge of commit
ting depredutions or tie Mail, while act
ing as an assistant in the Post Office at
Staunton, and has been brought to this
place for trial at the Federal Court in
May. The circumstance has produced
great shock on the feelings of our COM
munity--It was an event for which they
we're unprepared, either by their opinion
Of the character of the accused, or any
previous information. There are yari-
Gus tales afoat--but both humanity and
justice require that every thing should be
received, at this time, with dis,rust.
The "Indian Sumner" is a sort Of
golden age that the poets write of i;
and men look for il every autumn, as
though it were as insepsrabIe from the
season as frosts and rheumatisms., 1t
is otherwise called the "Smoky. Fort
night" The Indian Summer affords
a fortnight ofuaexceptionable, unmixed
good weather. The Indians had their
belief or tradition, that the Great Spir.
it sent them fortnight Of his own pc.
culiar summer, at this season of the
year, and as the most delicious air
comes from the south west, in this
quarter it was that they placed the re-
sidence OF their divinities.
Negro Banditi.-It appears, by a
statement in the North Carolina Watch
man, that the instruction in Virginia
was never thoroughly extinguished.-
The Watchman says, tina. company
'of negroes have occupied caves in the
neighborhood Of Petersburg, ever since
the insurrection.. Efforts are making
for their capture.
GallGntry.-I say, Bet,' said q
country blood the other day, to his
girl, who hung upon his arm like a bag
of beans going to the mill J. Bet, say,
here's two darn'd fine cantelopes.-
Yon may have your choice, Bet, shall
have this which'lI you havel
A shepherd, in France being asleep
in wood, SO alarmed another person
by his snoring. that supposing him to
be mad dog, he shot at and killed him.
Epigram.-From the Arabic.
Two parts hath Life. and we'll the theme
May mournful thoughts inspire:
For ah the past is but dream
The future desire.