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South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1835-06-27

timore Convention to apprise the candi-
dates of their nomination.. received from
Mr.. Van Buren, the following letter
WASHINGTON, May 20. 1885.
GENTLEMEN: have the honor to
acknowledge the receipt of your letter
Of the Esd instant. The nomination
ycu have been deputed to annouce to
me presents the only contingency, upon
the occurrence of which, l could con.
sent to become candidate for the high
office of President of the United States.
When my name was first associated
with the question of General Jackson's
successor, more through the ill-will of
opponents than the Partially offriends,
| determined to wait for the develope.
msnt of the views of the Republicans
Of the Union, and to pursue that course
only which their unbiased judgment
should faally recommend. | deemed
that course to be due to the Admins
tration, of which I was member--to
the best interests of the country--and
to the indivisibility ofa political party,
by the original organization of which,
the overthrow Of Republican principles
in the United States was prevented,
and upon the ascendancy of which, we
can alone depend for their preservation.
To the offers of support which were at
that period occasionally made to me
from different quarters Of the Union, |
respectfully replied that the public good,
in my opinion, required the services OF
Gen. Jackson, for second term-that
the agitation Of the question Of his sue.
cessor, at that early period, must OF ne
cessity, embarrass the Administration
and that it was my desire that my name
should not be connected with the sub
ject. From that time to the present,
| have neither solicited the aid nor
sought the support OF any man 10 refer
ence to the high office for which have
been nominated; unless my replies to
interrogatories from my fellow-citizen
upon public questions, and my sim
cere endeavors to make myself worthy
of the respect and confidence of the
American People, are liable to that con-
struclion. For the truth of this decla.
ration, / can safely appeal to the hun.
dreds Of honorable men who composed
the recent Conyention--to the numer.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1835-06-27

/ ter and ask Polly for the keys Of the
sideboard. She came up stairs. and
taking them down, without any re-
mark, handed them to him, | held my
breath. He opened thesdoor of the
sideboard. Ihad emptied the ocean.
ter. | heard the rafting of the keys
as the door closed, and felt momenta-
ry faintness at my own daring. "A hall
hour passed away and Polly came
back with slip of paper. on which
was penciled, 'You have conquered
cousin, | thank yeu-I thank God.'
ADVERTISEMENT EXTRAORDINARY.
No one, we think, will deny that the
writer of the subjoined advertisement,
copied from Tuscaloosa ,Alab.) paper,
is gifted in remarkable degree with a
genius for writing advertisements:
"Persons indebted to the Tuscaloosa
Bookstore, are respectfully requested to
pay their last years accounts forthwith.
1t is no use to honey the matter, pay
ment must be made at least once year,
or shall run down at the heel. Every
body says, how well that man Wood
ruff is getting on in the world I; when
the fact is, | have not positively spare
change enough TO buy myself shirt,
or pair Of breeches. My wife is now
actually engaged in turning an old
pair wrong side out, and in trying to
make q new shirt out of two old ones.
She denies, that in "Virginia," where
she was raised, they never do such
things, and that it is, moreover, a
downright vulgar yankee piece of bus
siness altogether. Come, come, pay
up! pay up friends, keep peace in the
family, and enable me to keep my
breaches right side out. You can
hardly imagine how much it will oblige,
dear sirs, the public's most obedient,
most obliged, 81 most humble servant"
D. WooDRuFF.
Il waggish candidate for office, com
ing IN The course ofhis conuass to a
tailor's shop.-"What vs look for
here" said he, ttare measures, not
msn.' 800.
4 man observing another yeeling
about the streets. asked a 5ystander
if he thought thas scas an actor?
"No, " replied the other, 81 think he
is ajuggler.
Consider your calling the most ele'
waited and the most important : but new
er be above it, nor be afraid of the
frock and the apron.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1835-06-27
WASHINGTON Co., Pa. June 9.

Afilicting Occurrence.-On Satur.
day evening last, about t'oilight,
tour goung persons, (two the sons Of
Mr.. John Huston, Of Nottingham
township, inthis county, 0ent into
Morton's mill dam, on Mingo creek,
for the purpose of bathing. One Of
the sons, Daniel, by some means slip
ped into deep aOatsr. His struggling
brought to his assistance Robert Nc.
Mullen, ache Rved in the family Of Mr..
Huston, aoho in the attempt to pail his
comrade out, fell in Nth him. The 9th.
er brother no,0 sndeavoured to rescue
the tDo, but, in the attempt, fell an al
SO. The fourth and last, (name not
ascertainsd,) BY extraordinary ezer-
tions succeeded in ertricating the
third, wAen the vital spark had nell
nigh fled. The first t,oo mentioned
had sank, and s0hen raised by the
neighbors, some short time after,
sgers closely embraced in each others
arms. All efforts to resuscitate them
s0ers unauaiiing-death had finished
has soork. The ages Of the deceased,
zoe learn, acre from IA to II gears.
Patriot.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1835-06-27
THE CONFESSION OF A PIRATE.

1t will be remembered by many,
that about twenty years ago, Mrs. AL
ston, the accomplished daughter of
Colonel Burr, left her place of resi-
dence in Georgetown, s. C. for New
York. The vessel was supposed to
have foundeled at sea in an equinoctial
storm, and the friends and relations of
the lost lady. long since abandoned
all hopes Of ever again hearing OF her;
but it appears from the statement of a
respectable merchant of Mobile, that a
man died in that city recently, who
confessed to his physician, on his dy-
ing bed, that he had been pirate and
helped to destroy the vessel and all the
crew and passengers, in which Mrs,
S~Alston had embarked for New York.
file declared, says this gentleman, that
after the men were all killed, there was
an unwiIlingness on the part Of every
pirate to take the life of Mrs. Aston,
who had not resisted them or fought
them, and therefore they drew lots
who should perform the deed, as it
had TO be done. The lot fell on this
pirate, who declares that he effected
his object ofputiing the lady to death,
BY laying a plank along the edge OF
the ship, half on il and half OFT, or
over the edge. and made Mrs. Aston
walk on that plank till it tilted over in
to the water with her. The dying pr
rate requested his physician to make
this story public, but his surviving
family will not permit or consent that
the name of the deceased should be
known.
The above tale, says the Mobile
Register, was repeated over and over
by the merchant before mentioned, in
the presence Of a number OF gentle.
men whose names can be given. He
said he received II from the physician
himself, with no other injunciionao SCI
,cresy, than that he should not disclose
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1835-06-27
CHARLEsrowN, Va. June 1s.

On Monday last, large number Of
Negroes were sold in this place, for
cash, at Sheriff's sale. They went off
al exceedingly high prices. One man
sold for $1,000 $1,000 being offered
at the first bid. A woman and A chill
dren were sold for 1880; woman
and children for $1I26; a boy a.
bout l6 for $500; another, about IA,
for $S15; and girls, one about ID,
the other about 10, for $795.-F. Press.
O. The same paper says-"On
Sunday last B. B. LowNDEs, Esqr
of this county, was drowned while
bathing in the Opequon. A young
gentleman, who was bathing with Mr..
L., made every. exertion to save him,
but in vain. The body was found the
same evening, and was inferred, on
Monday, at the Episcopal Church in
this place. =-=---
Prince Aginski, Polish refugee OF
great distinction, now gets his living
al Paris, by book binding.
SIMPLE REMEDIES.-Cotton
wool wet with sweet oil and paregor-
&c, and put into the ear releaves the
ear ache very soon.
A poultice of wheat bran or chop
ped rye, mixed with Slippery Elm
Bark, very soon reduces the indam-
nation occasioned by a sprain or other
injury.
Low Blackberry leaves made into tea,
is very beneficial for sore mouth, &C.
casioned by caIomel or from any other
cause.
Honey and milk is very good for
worms, so is strong salt water.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1835-06-27
II Five Of the Spanish Pirates
RE hung at Boston on the 1Ith ins..

WHAT DOES IT MEAN 1--WE are told
that, at the Wolf Convention, yesterday,
resolutions approving the administration
of General Jackson, especially in relation
to our French affairs, were rejected by a
decided majority. The Wolf men Ill vo-
ting against the resolutions and the
Muhlenbergers for them. Another reso-
luton, approving the nomination of Mar
tin Van Buren, and Richard M. Johnson,
was also rejected by the same Vote
Pittsburgh Gazette.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1835-06-27

the name of the physician for the pre-
sent. On being asked if the physician
was man of veracity and respectable.
ty, he replied, there was no one more so
10 Mobile. The merchant was warned
that his story would get into the news
papers, to which he made no objection.
The Canal, as was naturally TO be
expected, is every day attracting to
this place an increasing trade. The
receipts OF country produce from
Franklin county, Penn. are constant
and considerable and within the last
few days western wagons have ter
minated their trip at this place, having
transferred their loads of Tobacco and
other articles to the Canal 10 be for
warded by it to market. Such will be
the case with much of the Western
trade hereafter.- Wslhamsport Ban.
THE FooT RAcE.-A foot.raco for
Eve hundred dollars took place on
Monday afternoon, at the Hunting
Park Course, (near Philadelphia We
learn that thirteen persons started, ell
properly equipped for the occasion. All
but five gave up the contest after pass
ing the first mile, two others stopped
at the end of the second mile, and the
other three, STANNARD, the Connec,
ticut boy, and BAREFOOT, an Iroquois
Indian, and another, continued the
three miles. For the first two miles
and half.he Indian was considerably
ahead Of Stannard, but when within
about -halfa mile OF the goal STANDARD
appeared to have nav impetus, and
came out about IL yards ahead OF his
antagonist The three miles were ac-
complished by the winner in 16 min
utes and 2 seconds. He, of course,
received the purse Of $500, while the
Indian, being second best, received
800, in conformity with the pubIishs
ed arrangement. Several thousand
persons were present.-Pha. Ing.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1835-06-27

LIARILITY OF PosTMAsTERs.-The
Philadelphia Times has the following:
The proprietor of this paper last
week recovered judgment against a
Postmaster for paper no! taken from
his office, OF Which he neglected to in>
form him. All Postmasters who Go
SO, render themselves liable, and ought
to be held accountable"
Every Editor ought to publish this con.
spicuously.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1835-06-27

Consider your calling the most ele'
waited and the most important: but new
err be above it, nor be afraid of the
frock and the apron.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1835-06-27
Mr.. Van Buren's Letter.

The Committee, appointed by the Bal
timore Convention to apprise the candi-
dates of their nomination.. received from
Mr.. Van Buren, the following letter
WASHINGTON. MAY 20. 1885.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1835-06-27

Metropolitan.
Commodore John d. Henley, comnan-
der Of the U. States squadron in the Vest
Indies, died at Havana, on the Esd ult.
His remains ware taken to Pensacola, in
the sloop of war Vandalia. Com. Hen-
ley attained the rank of Captain in 1917.
A New York Jackson editor re-
proacbes his Virginia brethren with
acting ''inconsistently with the Demo-
cratic principles they protest. in re.
jecling Col. JOHNSON as the Vice Pre-.
Sidential candidate. There is no
Teason 10 doubt CONTINUES the New
.9fsss that the convention accurate.
ly represented the democratic consli-
iuency Of the country [Mr. RucKEk,
the Representative Of Tennessee, for
instance] and the decision of a majo.
rity of that body must be looked upon
as decision Of majority Of the de-
mocratic party. In this view, those
aoho are dissatisfied with the candi-
date selected for the Office OF Vice
President are as mach bound to support
the nomination, as those aoho are per-
fectly satisfied"
We have never seen the slavIsh
principle of the caucus system more
strikingIy depicted than it is in these
two .sentenceS.-N0t. Int.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1835-06-27
GEoReErowN, D. c. June 16.

MIR. Young, superintendent OF the
banks on the Canal, has requested US to
state, that the breach made short time
i since above the Foundry, is SO far repair.
ed that the water will be let in SO that
boats can pass and repass on Thursday
Metropolitan.
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1835-10-06
September 8.

y AND FOR SALE.-Wishing to remove to the
South the subscriber offers for sale his tract Of
land lying in the county of Prince Edward about II miles
below the Court House, and the same distance south
tract contains about $50 acres good proportion of
which is in woods of prime quality for tobacco. The
cleared Land is equal any in the ncighborhood for
tobacco corn, wheat, oats, &c-The improvements
perfectly new, having all been erected within the last
three or four years. and are beautifully situated about
800 yards off the main road They consist of hand
some two-story dwelling house, elegantly finished, and
all necessary ouhouses. including ice house, carriage
house, &C. Attached to this tract also, an excellent
liberal share of custom; also Blacksmith shoP.-The
subscriber respectfully and confidently socs the al,en-
ton of purchasers, he disposed both TO sell and 10
make his terms accommodating would have no OBJ
lection 10 take Negroes at valuation, in payment OF
part or all Of the purchase money
f EDWARD 3. MILLER.
Ser, 90 42-w10w
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POETRY.
/ELor, khs National G1;ettc.}
!" MucHyEr RIMAIs. uN,rNc.'

From t.e National 9o;ee.'
THE PENNSYLVANIA, , ,,,,u
y 1"s ''s's' dephia."
-rbou she'll 80 forth an Ocean King,
An Eagle with distcnted wing,
The Monarch Of watry reaHn'
dominion seated on thy helm.
1hy kindred fellows there shall bo'
The nons:cssSf the sursinS sea.
Jsriutbans shall check iaeif course,
no marvel a might!er torce.
The dolphin and cnanclled SNAKE,
st,u he tby side, their pasiMc take.
. IVbic Mcrmaids from their amber pIalns
Iy;tlIure Thea with choral strains.
A, Ocean Wa,ror-thou shalt keep,
Thv track of glory throug tno deep
s.Tho starry standard OF the Free
Still waving thee to victory.
When hostile nations, shall wage,
On those wide seus with wilder rage;
When from the conflict, side by side,
The victor spurns tn ensauguncd tide;
Wien clears the coad Of smoke aud tasSc,
That wtestked his tails-shrcua tee f7nme,
Thy glittering spa!s shall then be shown,
CaIoetiny high in triumph on;
Thy captured foes abandoned dock,
CORY uad dismantlcd wreck
That iron bulwork, 10 mock,
The yossy biTlow's angries shock
uadauntsd, midst the swrins Good,
As sporting in its raging mood
But what is this, thy mimic might
To Him, the Overwhelming, infinite;
Who thnt far dcseIt-realm has sp2ssed
And poured it from his hollow hRnd:
stroke from whose broad arm would sweep
Thy fabric meath the yawnus deep;
Nor leave one plank 10 mark the wave,
That lnshed DER thy gigantic grave =,
Trenton, 1875. q. I. -.
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1835-10-06

H 4 a. REWARD.-strayed from Nathaniel B.
~ EU Thompson, on Friday, the 9TH instant,
small bay marc with white feet before and
behind and the other black, with black and
,a-she also has small white spot her nose, rides
we'll PAGES and rots The above reward will be given
for the delivery Of the to me in the forks of Hano
yer or secured 80 that get her again.
CHARLES II. MALLORY.
September H. a-E'
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1835-10-06
VALUABLE PROPERTY FOR SALE

VALUABLE PROPERTY FOR sALE-By vir.
tue of decree of the Circuit Superior Court OF
Law and Chanccry for Hcnrco county. made the Zot1
of june lSS5, in suit in Chanccry between w htmel
n Pupf administrator and others, plaintiffs ana James
Winston and others, defendants, the undersigned Com
,nssioners will Friday The 1dth day OF Octoocr 1882
n the premises sell at public ancon to Inc hshcst
bidder the middle tenement in the block OF buildings on
the south side of street, in the city OF Richmond,
near the Market bridge called the Mansion House. vain
the use Of passage feet inches wide una te slar
ease therein between the said tenement aud the one
pryt above in common with the owner or occupant OF
,hr uppcr tenement subject, however, to ouch ground
rent as mas be properly chargrabe the said middle
tcnorcnt lso the houses and tenement which on the
oath Of December, 1917, occupied by Cochran d
Williams as dry goods store, and by Mrs. Judith Mel:
con Ms Boarding. house; being the south side of
~ Main street in The City Of Richmond, and the fourth
house from the of 18th ST. west together with the
ound and attached thereto. Also, two lots
r narccs in the said City, numbered ono and iwo:
in survey and plat, made by Richard Young, contain.
no p feet front street. running back 100 feet; and
h.iinu The same property conveyed to james Winston
by NlcCraw, Hay and Campbell, by decd May 2}d:
IaI7 of record in the Hastings Court of Richmond.
Terms of salc-onc third cash, oncthrd in six months.
and orc third in twelve months from the day of sale.
the purchase money bearing interest from the day OF
sale Bonds with security, or negotiable notes with en-
dorses will be required Of the purchasers and no con-
ycvnuce will hr executed to them until directed by the
Court The sale will commence at II clock with tho
Mansion House tenement.
Mcssrs LANCASTER & DEyBY, .4aciio"rcrS.
e G. Il nYE Rno5ibrNsos. Commissioners
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1835-10-06

YNyHE subscriber will continue his School, former
session will commence on the first Monday in Novem-
her and close with the month Of March. The summer
session will commence on the first Monday in May and
close with the month Of September Tuition, 800 per
session. DAFlD COMf Ohl.
Sept. %. $50 42-4t"
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1835-10-06

ER OANOKE NAVIG CATION COMPANY The an.
o, nua meeting of the Roanoke Navigation Con,pa-
nv will be held at Weldon NJ c.. Monday the 9th day
of November next. -..,. A. JOYNER.
October 2. 43-6t
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1835-10-06

HpRlTIsH DRY GOODS, per ship TALLY Flo from
10 LiperpooE-our importation of Fall British Dry
Goods has arrived at City Point, (James River) and will
be i'm store and opened in day two More will be
said Of il anon. F. 81 J. S. JAMES e. CO.,
Sept. l. t34-uJ MARKET Bridge.
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1835-10-06
BIZ the Goccrnnr of TIE Communicable Of i"S'H'"
p 81. ~ A PROCLAMATION. =

NM7HEREAS vacancy hath occurred IN .n ",t fr If
w nate of this State; in the District comP"Iy" h.,
the counties of Brooke, Ohio, Tyler and AlaIsha''
the death of John Mccoy: oo,oo,
Now therefore, / LittIcton Waller Tazcwcl!, Govern"
of the said Common wealth, have thought proper t.
rect the shers of the several counties aforesaid 10
an election on the Court days thereof in the n"n,n
October next, for member Of the Senate oil ''i'S
to fill the vncancy aforesaid md undc.
rsrr7 the lesser seal ofthe Commonwealth, al N'"
mond, this 9th day of September, l ls'Si
r3s-w4w1 LITTLETON w. TAZb"1hN'
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NTOTlCE.-Mnscs was this day committed 10 the Jail
IL of the city of Richmond Runaway, and is said
to be the property of Robert Lilly of Fuvanna county
Moses is Of dark complexion, about five feet
eight inches high, supposed TO be between sixty and
sixyvc years of age and has scar on the right arm
between tho elbow and hand-Had on. when committed
grey domestic coat, blue pants and black fur hat half
worn tIc says he belongs to Robert Lilly of Fuvanna
county The owner is hereby requested to forward
prove property. pay charges and take him away, he
will be SOLD according to Law.
RCH'D. G. GODDIN, D. S., for
WM. d. WREN, Sergeant and Jniior
.:.... Of the City If Rirhmond.
July 10TH 1885. Aug. 1s 30-w3m
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Notice to Virginia Farmers.

!, the subscriber, one OF the Paten-
tees of Fox and Borland's Staple.
Tooth, Springfield furnishing Ma
chimes, would hereby give notice to
! the Virginia Farmers and Machlnlsif,
thai have sold md transferred to Mr..
Jabcz Parker Of Richmond, the exclu-
siyr right of mixing, using, and vend-
inc TO others 10 be used, Fox and Bnr-
lands improvements in a Ihrashing
Machine, (sccuTed to them by letters
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Editors G
from the Detroit Journal.
= .Sn Pre,tc lAsDS.-fOr

EMIGRATION AND PuElrc LASDs.-For few weeks
past, rs is usual during midsummer, there has been
temporary suspension of emigration. But the steam
boats arriving at wharves: are again crowded with
rnigrants and adventures many Of them stopping at
this place. while Others destined for the beautiful and
inviting country west of Us. Our public houses are
crowded TO overlowing and the public convcyanccs
hardly adequate to accommodate the great numbers who
arc travelling through the different sections Of the terrific
ry The number of emisrans which will in Alichi
gan during the present will greatly exceed that OF
any previous year. We learn from gooa nuth"y lint
f,r lS will exceed by several hundred thousand del.
lars the receipts Of last year The entire aoant for
the current year, will probably exceed million Of do"
lars-ncary all Of which has been paid in BY hardy i'll
tcgcnt aud enerprisng adventures. who intend 10 be-
come actual settlers on our soil