South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1835-02-07
~ Late papers from Charleston,
q. C. state that the AsrATrc CHOLERA
still liDgers about the Savannah River.


~ The counterfeit Ten Dollar
Notes, on the Bank Of Pennsylvania, at
present in circulation, we learn, are mum
bered 5l52, 5l55, and 5l5a-letter A
dated April 9th, 1888 payable to II.
MARR, or bearer--JosEfH NoRRrs, Pre-
sident, and j. TRorrER, Cashier. 1t is
supposed that the signatures are written
with the same pen and ink. ''The most
conspicuous defect in the engraving is at
the end ofthe Presidents signature, in
the word "Pres't." the letter e is consi-
derably too large to correspond with the
other letters"
T The assistant Post Master accused
ofpurloining money from letters in Bed
ford county, Pa. has been acquitted--the
Stage driver arrested at theaame time, &C.
knowleages his OWN GUILT in the matter.
u On the Gath ut. the Legislature of
Maryland determined to suspend Judicial
proceedings against this state, relative to
the Boundary line-and passed an act
providing for its adjustment by commiss.
toner's.
U We think the corruption now
brought to light in the Post Office depart.
ment, through the instr umentalty of the
the Senatorial investigating committee,
ought certainly to arrest the attention of
the people universally. We shall con,i-
nue. 10 lay such facts as are admitted on
all sides to be true, before our readers
and so far as the Senate has acted on the
subject. there wasnot a single Senator
who could, or would risk his reputation in
the defence of tina swindling officers of
that department-Major Barry at their
head. The people are honest, and will
they sanction the employment, even by
Gen. Jackson, of set of men whose
leading object is to plumber them ofthou-
sands and thousands of their money
They certainly will not. Can there be a
man in Hampshire county, who will ap-
prove of such populations in any depart
ment, under any administration Of our
government The name of Gen. Jack
son certainly cannot be admitted as an
apology for such gross plund rings of the
people.
Upon this subject distinguished mem
Der of Congress at Washington, thus
writes to his friend in this place.
"The disclosures made in reference to
the Post Office are astounding. Both the
REPORTS, that the majority and minori-
", concur in condemning. The object
of the minority report seems chiefly to be
to save the head Of the Department.
Such disclosures would ten years ago
have startled the whole community. Can
i be that our fellow citizens have become
moro Indifferent to the character of our
Government, and the purity Of our insti-
tutions' Or. is the public mind so spell
bound as to be incapable of being reused
to the true condition of public affairs p
For one, do not believe that more than
the shadow of free Government will be
left if things ore permitted to continue 10
their present course"
u The following gentlemen are an
nounced as candidates to represent the
senatorial district composed of the coun-
ties Of Shenandoah, Hardy and Page. in
the next Senate Of this state, viz: SA-
MuEL orr, and JOSEPH H. SAMUELs, of
Shenandoah, and SAMUEL ANDERSON, g.
VIM. M. ROBERTSON, OF Page.
p In the Rockbridge congressional dis
trict convention of delegates. friendly
to the administration, have brought out
Capt. BoBERT CRAIG of Montgomery, in
opposition to the present worthy repre-
sentative, SAMUEL Med. MOORE, as a
candidate for Congress.
" From our Legislative intelligence
to-day, it will be observed, that B. w.
Leigh, Esq is re-elected Senator Of the
United States by majority of FOUR.
With this majority. however, the Rich