South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1835-04-04

greater firmnessto apply, correctives {
What more does the opposition re-
quire ."
The London Newspapers.-In Cham.
bers' Edinburg Journal is particular
account ofthe expenses attending a
London Daily Newspaper, from which
it appears that the actual cost of a NOR
ming Paper, such as the Times for ex-
ample, is, for 5000 copies, no less than
fifteen thousand pounds sterling, e.
quail to upwards Of $4,000. The in.
come, from The sale Of the papers, af-
ter deduc,ing the stamp duty, does not
pay this amount, but leaves defcien.
cy of upwards OF 9 thousand pounds,
equal to about $45, 600, which is made
up by advertisements, from which
source, also, arises the profits of the
proprietors, estimated in The case OF
the Times at twenty-five thousand
pounds upon capital invested Of one
hundred TO one hundred and fifty thou.
sand pounds.
II appears from this statement ihs,
the principal editor Of London Daily
Paper, receives salary Of a thousand
guineas per annum, equal TO upwards
of $4,000 and an assistant Editor hall
that sum, and that the cost Of the pa.
per is SO shilliogs per ream, equal TO
mere than GA, owing TO the Excise.
A friend has called totell Us, that he
has just seen counterfeit, $50 note, of
the Bank Of the Valley, payable in
Winchester, to J. M. Bronze, Letter
H., No. 272 dated LIST May, 1888
The note was quite new, and the en-.
craving not well exeeuied.-F reGe.
rieksburg Arena.
o. None oflhe counterfcits referred
to in the above article have as yet made
their appearance here; we are unable,
therefore, 10 point out their defects,
further than to say that no notes were
issued by the Valley Bank in 1885,"
and that oil notes made payable to ~.
M. Bronze" are dated Oct. 8, 1882
Virginiaa
The Citizens Bank Of New Orleans
has effected loan of nine millions of
dollars 10 Holland, for the purpose Of
its banking operations.-lb.
The Cut Dirsct.--Isaac Hill, the
wretehed apology for Senator from
New Hampshire, lately took occasion
to remark, in bis essay, resd in the
Senate, on the Executive Patronage
Bill-"I say, no man is entitled to an
Office ems momen, longer than he is USE
ful in that office - whereopon the Al
exandria Gazstte observes, "lf the
honorable Senator is sincere in his o.
pinion, We should like to have him ex
plain Why he has for several years
held seat 10 the Senate of the United
States ;"
A Mississippi paper offers an apollo.
gy to its readers for its non.delivery to
subscribers at the usual time. The ed.
i,or states that one OF his carriers, AL.
fred, a gentleman Of coler, had unfor-
tunately become involved in quarrel
with another colored gentleman, which
resulted in duel, fought with pistols,
loaded with three balls each, at dis
lance Of five PAGES, both parties firing
o. the same moment. Alfred received
severe wound the first fire, when both
parties expressed themselves satisfied.
Anecdote.-At ball lately in Rich.
mond, dame belle asked country
rustic, who stood nigh her, in COM
pact ring Of four or FIVE deep, gazing
on pair waltzing, "pray, sir, how do
you like the waltz ~ "Madam,"
(said the quaint gentIemau,) ~ like
the hugin part very well but don'i
likethe whirlin round. When it comes
to hugin, | would like TO stand STILL"
1t is stated in the New Orleans Adver-
tlssr that upwards of five millions of a.
ores of land in Louisiana are subject to
annual inundatioD, and that that amount
comprises about one sixth of the entire
territory Of the state. From the same
paper welearn that the gross amount of
land under cultivation does not exceed
forty thousand acres. the annual product
of which is about ten millions of dollars,
or an average of about two hundred and
fifty dollars per acre. In view of these
singular and striking facts. the editor ur-
ges the necessity of suitable efforts to re-
claim the inundated lands, the profits a
rising from which would, he contends, be
enormous.
PARAGRAPHS.
a No5lsmaa's haRsanity.-.The Earl
of POrtmere reouested that his two ia.