South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1835-11-14
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RoMNEY, NOVEMBER IA, 1886.
The Pil.sburg Daily Advocate, Of
the 4th, coOtains q notice, signed by
sbou. FIVE hundred citizens, for Nee
ting, 10 be held at the Court House in
that city, on the 9Th instant, Of "Fhe
advocates Of the Constitution of the
Uoi,ed States and Of the supremacy OF
the Laws, who are in favor of the
election Of DANIEL WEBSTER to the
Presidency"
1t is supposed that seUen hundred
and fifty million Of newspapers are
circdiated annually in the United
States.
CowAN THE MuRDERER.-The Gin
cinnati Gazette of the 2lst uh. says:
This man was set TO the bar, ON Mon
day last, to plead to the indictment a.
gainsi him for the murder of his wife
and children. He pleaded guilty with
uniliDching frmnsss, and requested a
speedy disposition Of bis case. The
court, however, deemed it proper to
delay pronouncing sentence for time,
that he should further reflect whether
he would abide TO his plea, or with
draw it.
o. The Bait. Chronicle 10 speak
ing Of the Revenue says-1t seems
there will be a surplus in the treasury
this year of about fifteen millions Of
dollars, and how to dispose of it, as
we'll as future excuses, will, form a
grave question. We still adhere to the
opinion, though now somewha, out Of
fashion, that the surplus revenue could
not be more probably expended that
in The construction Of works Of intern
al improvement-but as there is, a,
] present, no prospect Of obtaining such
\ On application Of the funds by the di.
/ rect appropriation Of Government, the
] distribu,ion among the States Of the a.
4 mount received from the sale Of public
lsnds, should be earnestly pressed al
the appr oaching session of Congress. -
We have no doubt that Mr.. Clay will
promptly call the attention OF the
4 Senate to the subject, and that his bill
4 will pass that body. Should this be
4 the case, il would be well for the Leg
4 isiatures Of the States to request their
4 representatives. 10 give j, their support.
a W1onderful Pen.-Dr. Warner
4 some years ago, happened to be in the
4 shop Of an eminent stationer in the
Strand, when a member of the House
Of Commons purchased hundred
i quilts for six shillings. When he was
B gone, the doctor exclaimed, "Oh the
luxury of,he age! six shillings for a
hundred quilts why it never cost me
sixpence for quilts in my life" "Tha.
! 10 very surprising DOCTOR" observed the
siationef, "for your works are very
voluminous." "I declare" replied the
\ doctor, II wrote my Ecclesiastical
History, two volumes in folio, and my
Dissertation on the Book Of Common
Il Prayer, large folio both the first and
corrected copies with one single pen.
/ II was an old one when began, and
i. is not worn out, now that have fin.
\ ished." This relation Yves spread a.
bout, and the meri. OF his pen was es,
teemed so highly, that celebrated
i countess begged the doctor 10 make her
\ presen, Of it he did SO & her lady
ship had gold case made, with a
/ short history Of the pen wrote on ii,
4 and placed il in her cabinet Of curiosi-
Islties.
From the IN. ~ American. Nov. 3.
II FRENoH AFEAlRs.-The Courier
" des Etats Unis Of yesterday morning,
holds this language:
Within the last few days rumours Of
1.-THE possibility Of war between France
Hand The United States have caused
u, eonsiderable speculation in merchan.
81 die and stocks. These rumors arise
general opinion that the next
massage Of the President will contain
|s:expressions which the dignity Of
FIance cannot put up with, rather
s',ihan from the naval afmamenls going
Lon ct Toulon. We can ssy nothing
is 10 the intention Of the President, 81
nust content ourselves with repeating
pus earnest hopes, tina, thoss ascribeo
lsso him are inaccurate."
CAS- 10 the French naval armaments,
heir first object certainly is, the affairs
af Spain, which daily become more
srious and those Of the East, where
he Russians have large fleet. No
iOubt however, in the event offs rup-
ts,.o IN ;,h tha Hated Stafes huf that