South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1835-12-26
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GE LYcNH the White candidate
is elected Governor Of Misss ,ippi.

O. LYcNH the White candidate
is elected Governor of MissIs ,ippi.
CoNaREss- LIN the Senate, on Monday
last. Mr.. CALHOUN moved that 80 much
ofthe Presidents Message as refers to.
the Transmission of incendiary publica-
tions by mail be referred to Special
committee, which was adopted, d the fol-
lowing gentlemen were elected; Mr.. Cali
houn, Mr.. King, Mr.. Davis, Mr.. Mangum
and Mr.. Linn. On the same day, in the.
RI. of R. the Wrentham petition was laid
on the table, together with all the mo-
tions relating to it, by vote of lao to
76. On Tuesday another petition of the
same character was brought before the
House, upon which considerable debate
took place, and the subject was laid over
until the next day. For our own part.
we think with one ofthe Speakers, Mr..
WISE, that nothing would be satisfac-
tory to- the South short of vote declar-
ing that Congress had no right, under
the constitution, TO interfere, IN any man
ner, with slavery in the District OF Cos
lumbia.
We notice proposition before both
Houses for the relief Of the sufferers by
the late fire in the city of New York.
Mr.. CLAY, was not in his seat on Mon-
day. owing to the death Of his only res
naming daughter, Mrs. ERwiN.
--latest Intelligence from NsD York !
New YonK, Friday evening, Dec. ls.
The number OF stores aud dwellings
destroyed may probably be set down
at about Goe hundred and JGfty, the
value Of which, independently Of any
ofthe contents, may be estimated not
unreasonably at three millions Of dbl
lars. In all these stores were deposis
ted goods and merchandise, varying
in value perhaps from ten to one hum
dred thousand dollars. Of this amount,
a portion more or less considerable
will be saved, but still the absolute loss
is very formidable, though nndoubt-
eddy much below the exaggerated a.
mount surmised ia some Of the papers,;
AT this season, happily, both the dry
goods merchants 81 grocers have COM
paratiyely little stock on hand-and
although large insurances are made in
order TO cover possible loss, in many
such cases, the amount to be. actually
demanded will be much less than ths
policy. We have heard within d few
minutes Of three such instances, where
one party was insured for one hundred
thousand dollars, and will not claim
more than tsoeaty thousand, and two
others oftwenty thousand dollars each.
where in one case fue and the Other
three thousand only will be asked. If
there be allowed $4,000 for the ac-
tual average loss, over and above what
was saved from the flames, on the con-
tents Of each building destroyed. the
aggregate, would be eleven millions Of
dollars, to which add for the buildings
three millions, aud we have loss OF
fourteen millions. We have li,tle doubt
that this amount will rather exceed.
than fall short OF, the actual loss
Anserscans
The passengers descending the Hud-
son. saw the flames from the Highlands.
forty five miles distant, and the light was
also distinctly seen in New Jersey as far
as Cranberry.
o. A letter from Tuscaloosa, AL
ALBANIA dated Dec. 9th. 1885. says:
The House of Representatives Of
the Legislature Of Alabama have Just
"rsscnded and rendered null & void,"
the Preamble and Resolutions Of its
last session, nominating HusH L.
WHITE as a candidate for the Presi-
dency OF the United States. The vote
stood As lorrescinding, & Sc against it.
The Union Dem ocratic Conyen.
tion adjourned on yesterday latter nom
mating MARTIN Van BuarN for Pres
idsn,, and instructing their Electors to
vote fos the strongest Republican can :
didate for the Vice Presidency.
1t is said That 10. Pageot the French
Charge d Aifaires is preparing to return
to Paris IN the expectation of "a recall from
MS own government. or dismissal from
ours.-Wlneh. Rep.
We unders,aud tsays the Lynch
ourg Virg'n,an chat the contracts for
the James River Canal, recently adj
vertlseQ, have all haan taken. IrhaX