South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1835-01-24
INTELLIGENCER.
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SATURDAY, JANUARY "a. 1885.

GF The venerable Judge DuvALL
has resigned his seat on the Bench Of
the Supreme Court of the U. States
and ROGER B. TANEY, Of Maryland,
is understood to have been nominated
to the Senate by the President Of the
U. S. yesterday, to succeed him. The
nomination has not been acted upon.5
Mat. Int. Of Jan. is.
/ ~ There will be made to the lie.
gislature Of New York, says the U. S.
Gazette, applications for the establish.
ment of19 new Banks, and for liber-
,y to increase the capitals Of five old
banks, so that the aggregate Of new
capital asked for is $5,S20,000.
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VERY Goop.-The Directors of the
Bank Of Geauga, at Painsville, Ohio,
declared dividend on The LIST inst, OF
six per cent, upon the capital stock Of
the said Bank.-Phila. Dctectos'.
~ A man named Shumm, who
had lived for 20 years in apparent pow
erty in New York, died in that city
early last month. Previous to his death
he sent for a neighbor, who had often
given him charitable relief, to draw
his will. To the astonishmen, of his
! neighbor he bequeathed various sums
| amounting to $500 to children and
other relatives 10 Newark and Albany,
and informed him that the money in
gold was sewed in his breeches and
jacket, which he slept in. He also
stated that he had been porter to q
merchant 10 Hamburg, and with a
large sum OF his employers money he
! absconded, arrived at New. ork, and
| with it bought two houses, which were
shortly after burnt. This he consider.
ed a judgment upon his dishonesty ::
With his remaining means he com.
menced business as Tobacconist, de-
terminsd if possible to make restitution
Of the amount stolen. Ia 5 years he
| accumulated $4,000: and was pre-.
pairing to remit i, to Hamburg, when
he learned that his old employer had a
| store in Philadelphia !; he repaired to
that city, and paid the sum with inter.
est, but the interest was returned TO
him.-ohio Repository.
The Maysville (Ky.) Eagle Of the
9th says :-"A duel was fought by two
citizens of Louisville, on the Sis, ult.,
| which resulted in flesh wound to one
Of the parties"
| PRESIDENTIAL NOMINATIONS.
A majority of the members of the
Legislature Of Ohio, and many other
respectable citizens ofthat state, having
signed a Recommendation Of JOHN Nc.
LEAN, Judge Of the Supreme Court,
as suitable candidate for the Presi-
dency, it may be taken for granted
that this gentleman is fairly in the field.
Judge Hitch l.. WHirE, OF Tennessee,
will also, without doubt, be presented
to the public for the highest office
The whole Tennessee delegation, with
The exception Of Grundy and Polk,
have addressed letter TO Judge White,
to ascertain his willingness to become
candidate and he has replied, inti-
mating that as he had no agency in
presenting his name for that office. so
will he have none in determining wheth-
er he will remain in the attitude Of a
candidate. As an evidence that his
claims are to be seriously urged, a
newspaper is proposed to be established
in Washington City, by John Pope
Troiter, to advocate his pretensiohs.
In the North, there is an evident dis
position TO bring forward MIR. WEE.
sTER.
| With all these candidates, the result
may easilybe calculated. The favo-
rite of the office.helders, Mr.. VAN Blu.
Rem, must succeed. Concert among
the opponents OF regular succession
should therefore be had; and perhaps
the speedy drawing up Of all the prom.
inent men will be the readiest mode OF
producing immediate union, and a re-
linquishment OF personal preferences.
| We have been Of those who were ar
dent in the support of HENRY Clay.
| We passed through an arduous and an.
mated campaign under his banners,
and we, in common with others, shar-
| ed his defeat. We did not then, and
zoe do not noao, concur with Mr.. Clay
in all his views of the powers of the
National Government-upon some OF
them we differ radically ,-but we con-
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