South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1835-12-12
lN,E,ElLLlssENCER.
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SATURDAY. DECEMBER IL. 1895.
CoNaREss met on Monday last, and

r. POLK was elected Speaker of the
House of Representatiyes-the vote be-
ing for Polk 1872, John Bell "a, scatter
inc 9-that Bluir and Rives were elecs
ted printers the vote being for Blair q
Rives 1873, Gales & seaton SO. Bradford
& Learned 26, scattering s.
The Message of the President of the
U. States to both Houses was delivered
ON Tuesday about o'clock. We have
given it cursory reading, and consider
it very satisfactory document. with the
exception of that part relative to the
Bank of the U. States. Having made
arrangements we calculated upon being
able to lay it before our readers in town
and vicinity this morning-but, we pre-
sumo its great length. prevented its nc-
complishment in time to arrive by yester-
davis stage. Our distant readers, howes
yer. will receive it with this paper.
gr 1t is announced in st. Louis pas
per on the authority of private intelli-
gence, that Major J. H. EATON has been
appoin ted by the President, Minister to
Spain, vice Mr.. Barry. deceased.
u Mr.. EDWIN G. BEDINGER, of JEFF
ferson county, about go years Of. age.
was thrown from his horse in that coun-
ty, last week, and Enthusiastically killed,
Extract ola letter written by BUsHRoD
H. HENDERSON, Esq, member Of the
Board Of Directors Of the Chesapeake
and Ohio Canal, to bis friend in Hamp~
shire, dated
WASHINGTON, Dec. 8, 1885.
Our direction has been occupied anx-
iously in preparing for the location ofthe
Canal at the mouth of Cacapon & South
Branch. Our Engineer, Mr.. CHARLES
B. Fisk, has exhibited project for our
improvement at those points, on which
our Board decided finally to-day, by an
unanimous vote, every member being in
his place. The exact estimates have
not been made. The plan is briefly this
AN aqueduct as feeder at the mouth
of the South Branch. and another at the
mouth of Cacapon, with stone piers, and
the rest Of the work of wood, and dam
across each of the tributaries, and thus y
to back the water as understand it, five
miles up the Cacapon and eleven miles
up the South Branch. This will be done
at heavy cost to the Company, beyond
that of daming the river at the mouth
of the tributaries. Permit me to con-.
graduate you on this result: assure
you that we never have been unmindful
of the important interests to which you
invited our attention. Your region will
now manifestly flourish. Our work SO
far has been rather stumbling block
but year or two will give a joyous im-
pulse to your trading interests. Wemean
to make an extensive basin at the mouth
of the Shenandoah, which will be ennis
nently advantageous in accommodating
the trade of the fertile region upon its
borders.
In word we are doing so much for
Virginia, that it would be unreasonable.
and unnatural for her not to meet US
with corresponding liberality.
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T The National Intelligencer of We'd
nesday culls from the annual Report of
the Secretary of the Treasury transmits.
ted to Congress on the previous day, the.
following facts:
The Receipts into the r reasury,,
ascertained anu estimated, during the,
current year 1885, are computed to be
$2S, 430,881, of which the a5sual re-
ceipls during the three FIST quarters Of
the year are ascertained to be $685.
4So,SS1. Ofthe actual receipts, $I3,.
6l4,489 are from the Customs and
$9,l66, 500 from the Public Lands.
The balance in the Treasury on tho
lst January last having been $780,.
8Ss, the aggregate means of the gov-
eminent within the year will, accord.
ing 10 the computation of the Sscreta.
~, have amounted TO $s7, 323.739.
The expenditures for the year arc
estimated at $lS,l76,l41 thus leay.