South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1835-07-25
CUMBERLAND, July 81, 1885.
HEsAPEAKE g. OHIO CANAL.

CUMBERLAND, July 81, 1885.
CHESAPEAKE g. OHIO CANAL.
The Board commissioners, with Col
onel Washington, President of the Com
pany, have been here during the last
week, and visited different sections of
the county bordering on the Potomac.
They have, we understand. ordered still
further examinations and locations for
the route of the canal in this county.
On Saturday they left here for the mouth
of Big Capon, from whence they will
proceed, by the line of the Canal, to the
City Of Washington.
Until the further examinations ordered
shall be completed, nothing will be done
towards the final locations of the sites of
the Dam s. Basin at Cumberland, Du-
ring the next month. however, it is ex.
pected, they will be permanently fixed
upon.-Ciyi|ian.
Or Extract of a letter from Chicago,
dated, June Is, 1895.
Mechanics wages are very high
here, being ST. so to 1 Is per day
Provisions Of all kinds are also high,
owing to the number of emigrants pass
ing through, and to the extraordinary
number of persons attending the land
sale. Flour sold here yesterday at
$40; and Is per barrel is asked to-
day. Batter, 57a per ID /; eggs rs per
dozen potatoes l so to $2 per bush
ell; oats, 81 rs j; corn, 81 (; wheat 80
cents but no mills to grind it. We
shall probably, however have supplies
from lake Erie soon-or there will be
a famine.
Hundreds have left here for want
of accommodations. Several who came
in the steamboat Thomas Jefferson TO
attend the land sale, returned 10 her,
because they could get neither victuals
to eat, nor floor to sleep on. Hun
dreds who came before them, have no
other bed than the fl Dor, and many
sleep ia covered wagons In the open
air.
The sales of public lands have gone
quietly on until to-day the settlers
bidding for that on which they had
settled at ST. 25 per acre, when one OF
TWO spectators undertook TO out bid,
them, this caused an immediate Skin,
mish in which the spectators were
rather roughly handled not however
very much injured. II is generally
understood that the settlers are to be
allowed to have the land on which
they have located al government prices.
They have 10 one township organized,
and are determined, at all hazards, not
to be interferred with.
June 19lh.-I have but moment to
add that there has been no disturbance
to-day, between the settlers and other
purchasers, as was supplemented; ex-
cept 10 one or two instances and
those were Immediately quelled.-
There has been paid into the land
office, up to 6 P. M. this evening, over
100000.
Flour sold this day at $25, and $2S
per barrel was offered for more, and
refused +; l am happy however to say,
that vessel has arrived from lake
Erie, which is said to have some on
board.-Neso York American.
North CAROLINA CONVENTION -
This body adjourned on Saturday last, af-
ter session of little more than five
weeks. The principal acts of the Con-
vention, in amendment of the constitu-
ton, are, an equalization of the represen-
tation in both houses an alteration OF
the sessions of the Legislature from an
nual to biennial; taking the election of
Governor from the General Assembly
and giving it to the People, and making
his election biennial instead of annual;
making the office of Attorney General to
continue for four years only, instead of
during good behavior, as heretofore; ex-
Guiding Borough Members in future, and
abrogating the privilege of free persons,
of colour to vote for Members of Assem-
bly,; requiring the General Assembly to
vote for all its officers VIVA VOICE; to a.
mend the 32d article of the constitution
which prohibited any person from hold
ing office who did not belive in the Prot
estant Religion, by striking out the word
Protestant and inserting in its place the
word CHRISTIAN; to provide for future
amendments of the constitution; to pro-
vide mode of impeaching the judges n
other principal officers of the state; to
provide for the removal of any of the judi
ges for mental or physical disability and
to provide against unnecessary private
legislation. These amendments are to
be submittedt to the people for their RATS
rFIcArIoN, ON the I'd Monday in Novem-
Der next.--.Nat. Int.
We take the following paragraph from
The Hillhnrnnph fOhiol Gazatte of the