South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1835-08-22
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SATURDAY. AUGUST %, 1885.


SATURDAY, AUGUST %, 1885.
They are hanging Steam Doctors to
the West. We hope they will spare poor
Rucker, Van Buren's friend. ANY man
who can plank FIFTEEN votes for sove-
reign State, in his own person, deserves
better fate than hanging .--NoAH.
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SLAVE TRAFFIc.-The traffic ofslaves
is carried on to frightful extent at Ba-
hia, by vessels which clear at that place.
Eleven vessels were waiting there June
Goth, with cargoes ofrum and tobacco,
to proceed to the coast of Africa. Three
vessels had previously sailed under the
flag of Donna Maria. Winch. Rep.
Expectation of Flour to the United
States.-The City Correspondent Of
the London Morning Herald says: -
"The exports to New York continued
to be carried on to an almost uaprece.
dented extent; and vessel has been
chartered TO carry out -four TO Boston
"a circumstance that has not occurred
since very few years after the first col.
oniz ,tion Of the United States but the
transaction from our low prices, is like.
Is to be very profitable" -London pa.
pwe copy the following ''Horrid Cir
cumstance' from the Philadelphia lnqui-
rer of recent date;
On Wednesday last, a young child,
between two and three years of age,
daughter Of a Mr.. Gilliogham, living
ia the north west part of the city, was
missed from her home, and search OF
some hours for her was unsuccessful.
The distressed parents renewed their
inquiries, and besought some Of the
neighbors TO assist them.-The child
was traced to house near by, where
she was last seen. A girl, aged about
eleven years, belonging to the family
was perceived to be agitated, and sus-
picions were awakened against her,
AT last she called little boy, who was
present, aside, and confessed 10 him
that she had murdered the little child!
This horrd act was accomplished by
tying rope around her body, & drop
ping her into vault in the yard. The
only excuse she offered was, that the
child had cried! She denied that she
intended to kill her. The whole acl
and motive was extraordinary. Wit
nesses were examined in the case yes
terday before the recorder of the city,
the members OF each family being pres
ent. The agony Of the parents Of both
children is said to have been extreme.
Two mourned lovely and promising
daughter the others, a child capable
ofsnch precocious wickedness as makes
US shuddsr at the depravity of human
nature. .a2
Mary Ann Krauss, charged with
having caused the death of Elizabeth
Gillingham, by putting her in the we'll OF
privy, was on Saturday las. taken
out of Jail on habeas corpus, and ia
ken before Judge King, with view to
have her admitted to bail, which was
refused, and she was remanded to pri.
sou.-[ Philadelphia GaS. dug. 8.
We learn from a gentleman who has
been in some Of the neighboring coun.
ties, and who conversed with gentle.
men from various sections, that there
is prospect of the Corn crops yield.
ing four times as much as they have
done in any one year for fifteen past
The late rains will have made the
crop in this part Of the State, and oae
more good shower, about the goth Of,
August, will perfect the work every
where.-Rich. Compiler, Aug. 8.
cENpIARrEs.-T The Post Master General
has thus replied to the letter of the Post
Master of Charleston, in relation to the
incendiary publications which are now
circulated through the mail -
PosT OFFICE DEPARTMENT,
August 4th, 1885.
P. M. Charleston, S. c.
Sir: 10 your letter of the 29th u!t
just received, you inform me that by
the steam boat mail from New York
your office had been filled with pam
phlets and tracts, upon slavery: that
the public mind was highly excited
upon the subject ;that you doubted the
safety Of the mail itself out OF your pos
session: that you had determined, as
the wisest course, to. detajn these pa