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South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1835-05-23
NOTICE.
To Bridge Builders.

THE subscribers, as Superinten-
dents of the North Western Turnpike
Road, will receive proposals for the
construction of the Bridges on said
Road, until the first day Of July neat,
persons offering proposals for the e.
rection of the Bridges across Stony
river, North Branch of Potomac, Cheat
river or Tygart's Valley river, will ad.
dress Nathaniel kaykendall, Superin.
tendent of the Eastern Division, of the
North Western Turnpike Road, Rom
ney, Va. And for the Bridges across
the West Fork of Tygart's Valley,
and Middle Island, address William
S. Naylor, Superintendent of the Yves.
tern Division, of the North Western
Turnpike Road, Carksburg, Va. The
plans and drafts of all the Bridges are
in the possession, and will be shown
by either of the Superintendent by
being called on.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1835-05-23

Mr.. MuHLENBERe has formerly &C
cepted the nomination of the Lewis
burg meeting, and is now, of course, a
regular candidate before the People for
the office of Governor of the State of
Pennsylvania. The Wolf men seem
determined TO stand their ground, SO
that "the party" have two candidates
in the field, and the contest, threatens
to be an angry one. A third candi.
date is Mr.. RITNER, nominated by the
Anti.masons, but staunch Wing, who
will propably receive the support of
the Wing party generally. If SO, his
success will be highly probable, as
he was beaten by only smoll majori-
ty when lie ran single handed against
Governor WOLF in 1s32.-Nat. Int.
Of May FL.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1835-05-23

JaCOU LaDlZ III MS own EiBHl anu
as administrator Of Daniel Lantz,
decd, William Stoker, William
Stump and Luther Martin, defen.
dants.
IN CHANCERY.
This cause came on again to be
heard this I'd day of May, 1885, upon
the papers formerly read, and the re-.
port of John Brady made 10 conforms
ty with The decree, made in this cause
on the % day of May, 1884, (Which
not being excepted to, is confrmed)
and was argued by counsel, in consid.
GRAFTON whereof the Court doth order,
adjudge and decree, that the bill ofthe
complainant, as against George Catleti
and wife, George Lantz, Mary Taylor,
George w. Devickman and wife, John
w. Mounts and wife, Moses H. Lou
than and wife, John E. Ofuu and
wife and Juiana Lanlz, be dismissed
but without costs, in conformity with
the decree made in this cause on the
Sd day of May, 1888 and also tina,
the said bill be dismissed without costs
as to the defendants, Frederick Sheetz
and William Vance and the defendant
Joseph Sprigg.
And the Court doth further order,
adjudge and decree, that Master Com
missioner, John Kern, jr. do state and
ascertain the balance due from the de-
lendant, Jacob Lantz TO the complain.
ant, on the promissary note for 500
dollars, dated January LIST, 1917, and
the single bill for the sum of 675 dol
lars and five cents, dated, the 25,h day
of March, 1922, after allowing credit
to him for the sum DISCO dollars, made
by the sale Of the lands mentioned in
the decree, made in this cause on the
Sd day of May, 1888, and that the
said Commissioner, do also ascertain
and state what interest the said Jacob
Lantz was seized of, in the lands men.
toned in the bill Of complainant, at the
lime the same was fled and that he
also ascertain and state what amount,
II any, was due from the defendants,
Stoksr and Stump, respectively TO the
said Jacob Lanlz, at the ,ime they we're
respectively served with the subpoena
to answer the compliments bill and
also what amount was due from the
defendant, Luther Martin, to said
Jacob Laniz at the time he was served,
with the subpoena issued against him
in this cause. And make report TO the
Court in order TO a final decree.
A copy-Feste,
JOHN B. WHITE, C. C.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1835-05-23
NJ ay %, 1885.

Circuit Superior Court of Law and
Chancery for Hampshire county, Set.
April Term, 1885.
William F. Taylor, plaintif-against,
Jacob Lantz in his own right and
as administrator Of Daniel Lantz,
decd, William Stoker, William
Stump and Luther Martin, efen-
dants,
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1835-05-23
Nav %.

% The Editors of the Pittsburg Dem
ocrat, Parkersburg Republican, Cham
bersburg Repository, Baltimore Ameri-
can, Winchester Republican and Printer
at.Clarksburg, will please insert the above
four weeks and forward their accounts to
this office for collection.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1835-05-23
N. KUYKENDALL.
w NJ. S. NAYLOR.
May l6. 1871.

N B. The bridges over Cheat and
Tygarts Valley rivers, are TO be dou.
BILE, rooted and weather boarded; to be
built on the arch principle; each of
two spans, and the strans are respec-
lively 500 and $50 feet between the a.
bu,ments. The bridges over the North
Branch and middle Island, are TO be
each of one span of 100 feet, on the
lattice principle, and are single bridges.
The bridge over the West Fork, is
oftwo spans 90 feet each, also on the
lattice plan and single bridge. The
bridges over Worthington's Creek
(hitherto omitted TO be mentioned and
Stony river, are TO be built on struts
and king-posts, and are likewise sim
gle bridges. The masonry Of all the
bridges is to be facing range work Of
an average thickness of 81 feet, ham,
mer- dressed, & well banded & Iudded,
to be pointed or laid in mortar, as the
stone are large or small, with case
of gronted rubble work.
N. K. Il w. g. NJ.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1835-05-23

that il Mr.. Ritner, be elected, as seems
by no means improbable, under the ex.
isiing divisions of our party, that the
Electoral Vote of Pennsylvania will
60 for Mr.. Webster.
Independent ofany action, however,
on the part Of the friends of Mr.. Wolf,
we contend, that the exercise and ap.
plication Of the State patronage an The
hands Of Mr.. Ritner, would itself OPP
crate to produce the result just des'
cribed. Even if the Democratic party
shcnld reu,iite after October next, un>
der the shadows and clouds of defeat
by the Ritner party, it would not bea.
Bile to prevent the Electoral Vote from
going to MIR. Webster
If Pennsylvania vote for Mr.. Web
ster, being Geographic STATE, or vot-
ing frst-we think it by NJ means un-
likely, that it would impart such an i'm.
pulse to the united Wigs and Anti.
masons of New York, as to add the
vote Of that State to the poll Of Web
ster-and thus, at one fell blow, crush
the s0hole Democracy Of the Union!
We predicate this result, of course,
upon the now projected union between
the Wigs and Antimasons on the two
elections-for Ritner and Webster.-
The Wings have already nominated
WEBSTER. The Antimason s avow the
intention to do the same!
Such is the frightful chasm that
yawns before the Democratic party,
under the divisions that now distract
it
Seven Fights of the Wings have ex.
pressed their determination to vote for
Ritner Aud under this avowal, we
think, the chances Of an election are in
his favor. Of course, the chances Oh
the Presidential question are 10 favor of
Mr.. Webster I'VE make this exposi.
ton 10 awaken the real friends of De-
mocracy to a proper sense of their dl.
ty, and proper sense of THAR danger.
We shall always do our duty, and
leave the People do theirs. We are
tired and sick Of expostulaiing and ex-
horting upon the subject of harmony
and union Here We now exhibi, 10
the party the probable fruit of discord
and dissentions.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1835-05-23
A Good Store-Hoasse,

with compiling room and an excel
lent cellar, and the Stand for Mer-
chandiziDg considered desirable one.
To which is attached
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1835-05-23

"General Jackson creates DEMO.
CRATIC OPINION; but Mr.. Van Buren,
mus. observe, conform, and be gov
erned by it."-DemOcyatic Herald.
Comment.-A very fair, honest con.
session; and coming from thorough
gong, sOhole hogite, mus. be regarded
as Inc acknowledged sentiment of the
Presea1 Pennsylvania Democracy.-
esnefai jackson creates Democratic
opinion!
That 49, ne tells the people what to
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1835-05-23

We take the following article from the
"Democratic Herald" a Jackson print in
Philadelphia:
THE FRUITS OF DIvIsIoN.-If Mr..
Ritner succeed as Governor, owing to
the split in the Democratic Party, what
is to prevent Pennsylvania, and even
Ne,0 York, from giving their Electoral
vote 10 Daniel Webster, as the next
President f-If the Wings and Anti
masons, united, can elect Mr.. Rilner,
Why cannot the same union elect Mr..
Webster Pit will be answered, be.
cause on the Presidential Election, the
Democratic Party will be united ;
whereas, on the Governors, it is divid.
ed But what reason exists, to induce
the belief that it will be united on the
Presidential Election ?-If the friends
of Mr.. Wolf lose their offices, owing TO
the friends of Mr.. Mublenburg, who
are prime Van Burenites-wi!l that
loss conciliate their friendship, or pro.
woke their enmity ? Is il not morefike.
ly, that the friends of Mr.. Wolf will
revolt from Van Buren,, if defeated
than if successful ?-We think so g.
under this impression, we maintain
The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1835-08-05
CASE OF Personal SUFFER-
ING

A hunter while in the pursuit of deer, fell into
one Of those deep funnel shaped pits formed in the
prairies by the settling of the waters after heavy
rains, and known by the name Of sink holes. To
his great horror, he in contact at the bottom
with huge grizzly bear The monster grapped
with him. a deadly contest ensued, in which the
poor hunter severely torn and bitten, and had a
leg and arm broken, but succeeded in killing his
rugged foe. For several days he remained at the
bottom of the pitt too much crippled to move, and
subssting the raw flesh of the bear; during
which time he kept his wounds open, that they might
heal gradually and effectually. He was at length
enabled to scramble the top of the pit, and so out
the open prairie With great difficulty he crawl
ed to a rayne, formed by stream then nearly dry.
Here he took delicious draught of water, which
infused new life into him then dragged himself
from pool to pool, supporting life with frogs and
small fish. One day he wolf hunt down a
deer in neighboring prairie He Immediately
crawled from the ravine drove off the WOLF and, ly-
ing down beside the carcase of the deer, remained
there until he had made several very hearty meals,
by which his strength was much recruited. Re-
turning to the ravne he pursued the course of the
brook until it grew to be considerable stream.
Down this he oated until he came to where it emp
tied into the Mississippi. Just at the mouth of the
stream he found lorked tree, which he launched
with some difficulty, and, getting astride of it, COM
mitted himself to the current Of the mighty river. In
this way he floated along until he arrived opposite
the fort of the Council Bluffs. Fortunately he
rived there in the time, otherwise he might have
foated unnoticed past his solitary post and have
perished in the waste of waters. Being deserted
from the FORT sent to his relief, and he
was brought to shore more dead than alive. He
soon recovered from his wounds but remained malm-
ed for life Washington IrUings Tour on the
Prdiries.
The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1835-08-05
TURKISH FEMALE DRESS.

The Turkish female dress consists of first piece
of fine muslin which covers the head down TO the
eyebrows another in some cases as transparent as
air which covers the face from the nose down, and
conceals the neck and bosom one two fine and
rich vests open at the breast, which is hid by the
aforesaid transparent veil loose trowsers gathered
above the hips, and below the knee rich sash pass
sing several time saround the waist thin yellow
morocco boots, which reach to the calf of the leg,
and yellow slippers long silk garment with
sleeves, falling the ankles, and all full cloak
of the finest broadcloth, trailing the ground, with
square cape of equal length and sleeves. This
with multitude of massive gold bracelets, rings,
chains, and profuson of jewels, and you have a
toerably fair picture Of a Turkish lady of rank,
such as saw, and of the Refs Eflendi, correspon-
ding with our Secretary of State whose wife and
family had the honor to salute in return, that is
to say, the right hand shifted to the top of the head
the salutaton is grace itself the way they do II.
Speaking of the dress it is great encumbrance
to them in walking. The cloak Is eternally DROP
ping off one shoulder the other, then It has to be
bitched up; by the time il is fixed, off comes Slip
per; in STOPPING to see where it is, (for they look
down without STOPPING from the quantity OF cloth
ing which interposes between their eyes and the
ground,) off drops the cloak from their shoulders
now both arms and hands required to draw It on
which they do by catching hold of the sides OF the
cloak, and throwing their arms open IN an elevated
direction. thus exposing all their under garments and
fnery. When YOU see Turkish woman walking
it appears as if she had much as she could do to
keep herself together.
The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1835-08-05
ONE HUNDRED YEARS HENCE.

In this era, when newspapers are as thick as
whortleberries, and every item of intelligence is
picked up by the editors and news cleaners with as
much avidity boys pick up strawberries, who can
look through the vista of years and imaglue what n
" nut SHELF of news some of for journal in
Auburn, may not furnish his readers one hundred
years from this time. "Copy, sir" said our devil,
as we set musing on the mutation of matter and
things, the other day. "Wbat's wanting now ?"
asked we, aroused from reverie-" Copy, SIR,
again responded the grnnng imp of the INK btOck
and case. "You shall have it directly" muttered
we, seizing the stub of almost used up
pen. "Copy, thought looking pile of
old, and oft handled newspapers on our desk !;
" where shall we find any thing new - The men,
tai question however had passed through our
mind, when had the subject.-IIere it is -
Anticipation of the Haii in nineteen huudred and
Hrty-fU hundred years heRee.-ITEMs OF
NEws.-The one hundred and fifty-ninth anniver-
sary of American Independence was celebrated a
day or two since, by some of the sixth generation
of the old soldiers who declared themselves ndepen-
dent.-Yesterday morning the balloon Fiery Comet,
arrived and anchored its parachute in the of
the Auburn City Hotel, and landed her passengers
in one hour and thirty minutes from New York.
The papers of this morning bring the latest accounts
from the Mediterranean, by the arrival of the bal
loon Lightning, at Boston, from Gibralter, in twelve
hours and ten minutes by them learn another
eruption has taken place at Mount Vesuvius-Since
Saturday las (hrce days) seven hundred locomotive
engines with their trains of cars, passed through
city going west, and one thousand passed going
east-The gigantic work of constructing tunnel
under the Atlantic, from America to Europe, is
progressing rapidly-the difficulty at the Gulf
Stream will be surmouned. The locomotive plough
machine, of of our farmers this city,
injured by collapse of boiler last week.-lt is said
there is horse to be at the Farmers Exchange
the dock by the lake in the upper part of this city
A horse is curiosity in these days; in old times
we read, they used to them for draft animas.-
The sleeve of one of the fashionable ladies who
figured one hundred years ago, was shown us
yesterday-it is a curiosity-there is not more than
three wards of cloth in it, We learn by an old news
paper that there species of the male part of
the human family in old times that designated
ladies-tbey considered the euquisites of that
age-Auburn MiseeH.
The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1835-08-05

and independent, and he lives, as it were, in liz
world OF his own, with nothing to trouble him So
the cares OF his farm, which, by the way, cons
cred rather pleasure than otherwise His mind
always at ease and the duties of his calling pei
formed with good degree of pleasure When III
tolls of the day and the night T" cometh,'
takes his seat at the domestic firesde, and whill
away the evening in sweet converse with his lit
family circle. The tolls of the day have been pc
haps rather arduous but what of thatl They ai
drowned and forgotten in the pleasures of the ever
ing. And then, he feels sincere pleasure on rt
Election, that while he rests from his abors his bus
ness continues to flourish His crops are CROWN
and preparing for harvest; his cattle, &C. are fat
tening ready for the market and every thing pros
pers. With such thoughts as these, he can calml
resign himself to the nights repose, and rise tn
morrow with the returning sun refreshed and pre-
pared for the duties of another day.
InteHigeneer and Nohark ADVOCATE.
The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1835-08-05
INSANITY.

There is no end to the false impressions and de-
lusions with which the mind may be affected A
physician was once called to see a man laboring
der the fancy that he converted into teapot.
And when the physician endeavored to rldicue him
out of the idea, he Indignantly replied " am tea
pot" and forming a sem-crce with one arm by
placing his hand upon his hip, he said, their is
the handle" and thrustng out the other arm, there
is the spout" Men have believed themselves con-
verted into barrels rolled along street. One is
recorded of Il man who believed himself clock,
and would stand for hours at the head of the stairs,
clicking with his tongue respectable tradesman
in England even fanced himself metamorphosed in
to shilling piece and took the particular ia
of his friends, that If his wife should present him
in payment, they would not give change for him.
Some have supposed that many armed kng hts were
engaged in battle with them. A captain IN
Philadelphia, believed for many years that he had
half wolf in his liver. A mailman i'm the Pensyl-
vanian hospital believed that he a calf,
and mentioned the name of the butcher who killed
him. and the stall in philadelphia market on which
his flesh was sold, previously to his anmating his
present body. One man believes his legs made of
butter and with the greatest caution avoids the fire
another imagines them to be made of glass, and
with extreme wraps them up, and guards them
in wooden boxes when he goes out to ride. A
prince of Bourbon, often supposed himself to be
plant, and taking his stand in the garden, would in
sist upon being watered in common with the plarts
around him. A French gentlemen imagined him
self be dead, and refused to To prevent his
dying of starvation, two persons were introduced to
him in the character of llustrous dead like himself
and they invited him, after some conversation res
pectng the world of shades, to dine with another
distinguished but deceased person, Marshall Tur-
enne. The lunatic accepted this polite invitation,
and made n very hearty dinner. Every day, while
his fancy prevailed, it necessary to invite him
to the table Of some ghost of rank and reputation.
Yet in the other common affairs of life the gentle
man was not incapacita,ed from attending to his
own interests
The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1835-08-05

himself borne by a rapid steamboat upon journey
which must necessarily be of several days duration,
yet remembered distinctly that the fatal letter was
exposed and unseaed upon his wiie's table. He
recollected too, with pang, that he had wantonly,
in answer to her idqures, boasted that it contained
profound secret, which he would not have revealed
for the world. He paced the deck in agony
of disappointment aud shame. He pictured her
opening the letter, turning pale with horror and IN
ignation-perhap fanting with 1ngush-alarm-
ing the servants flying to her father-renouncing g
him forever. AS as possible he returned, but
with sinking heart, to his dwelling bracing
himself up to meet the fury of an enraged and
wretched woman. Heopened the door softly. She
was bending over her table busiy writing. pa-
cid smile sealed her mouth with perfect beauty
and spread over her glowing features the mild ex-
preston Of peace and Joy; and even as she wrote,
the fragment of sweet ballad fell from her lip. in
low music, that flows only from a heart entirely at
rest. The husband stole noiselessly around, and
read as her pen traced her gentle thoughts.
Your letter, is lying by me- The oery, cery let
ter containing the profound secret Now could
punish you for your carelessness but my dearest
Charles, how could look you in the face yonr
rcturn after having basey violated your trust in my
integrity, and meanly sought to crafty silly Curl
osity at the expense of honesty, delcacy; and con-
fdence. No. The letter is unopened, and lest you
should feel uneasy enclose it to you, with the SIM
cere love of your afTectionate wife, &c.
What an angel uttered the conscience stricken
husband
She started up with cry of pleasure-and as
Charles met the light Of her clear, unshrnking eyes,
he was humbed that he should have suspected her,
and deeply struck with repentance at his con-
Duct He thenceforth severed all ties that drew him
abroad and if the pure and happy being whose in
fluence had thus allured him to the path of right
had perused all his subsequent letters she would
have found nothing concerning herself save bursts
of the sincerest admiration and the warnest love.
The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1835-08-05
TEST OF ILL BREEDING,

The swaggerer is invariably an mposter; the man
who calls loudes for the waiter who treats him worsc
and who finds more fault than any body else in tho
room, when the company is mixed, will always turn
out to be the man of all others the least entitled
either by rank intelligence to give himself airs
The people who are conscious of what is due 70
them, never display irritabty impetuosity--thelF
insure civity their cvility insures respect
hut the blockhead- the coxcomb fully aware that
something more than ordinary is necessary to pro-
duce effect, is sure, whether in clubs or coffee
rooms, be the most fas,dious and captous Of the
community, the most restless and irritable amongst
his equals, the most crngng and subservient before
his superiors.-G Gilbert Quincy.