South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1836-09-03

healthiness and the editors Of the
Lynchburg Virginian end Staunton
Spectator say that families who have
eaten 1our made from it have become
sick. In our own neighborhood, we
have heard but one complaint OF ST.
milar nature. We hope that the public
will be made acquainted with the facts
by persons who have it in their power
TO give them.-- Winch. Rep.
Gy Weare informed that sickness was
I produced in family in this county, last
week, from using Flour made of new
l'Wheat. As yet, this is the first instance
that has come to our knowledge-howe-
yer. we presume few have tried their
Wheat in this quarter. Before doing so,
our farmers ought to be particular in
cleansing it ofsickly and imperfect grains
las we have no doubt, they are the
cause of producing the effect complain
ed of-[ED. INF.
1 Robert Potter. learn from a
gentleman high in authority from Tex
as, that this individual is already in
disgrace. The President and Cabinet
of Texas have not the power to remove
any member from office +: but they
have authority to veto any ofhis Off
cial acts. 10 pursuance of this author
ity, they have officially announced that
no attention is to be paid to his orders,
as one OF the members Of the Cabinet.
We learn from the same source, tina. at
the time he received the appointment
Of Secretary of the Navy, the Conven.
ton confirming the appointment were
almost wholly ignorant of the charac-
ter he carried with him from the U.
States. ~
| We are. highly gratifi. I'd to be able
to make this statement, because, the
fact that Robert Potter was thought
worthy of seat in the Cabinet Of the
Texan Government, has excited no
| little odium against II 10 the U. States.
! When, therefore, It is understood that
the Texans we're imposed upon, and
repaired the wroogs done TO them
selves as soon ss they were aware of it,
we hope they will cease to suffer from
h.-Ruthsrford (N CO. Gasette.
WILLIAMsPoKT, August 81.
| The Board of Directors Of the Ches.
apeake and Ohio Canal Company, re.
turned from their excursion on We'd
nesday, and took passage from this
place 10 the Packet for the District on
the same day. We understand, tina,
they have it 10 contemplation to renew
their visit, in the month of October.
4 The work now under contract is pro-
crossing favourably. Some difficulty
has arisen from the scarcity Of labour-
ers at this season, but they will be OBJ
waited by the return of cool weather,
bringing back many Of those who en-
igrate TO the works more in the interi-
or, during the period Of Autumn. II
gives us much pleasure to state, as the
result of our enquiries, that 10 general,
the health Of the persons engaged on
the line of canal has been uninlerrup-
ted, and that there is every probability
of its northumberland.
| Valley Rail Road Monday
last, pursuant to notice, books were O.
pened at the court house of this coun-
| ", for subscriptions to the stock OF
the Valley Rail Road. There was
quite respectable attendance of citi-
zens on the occasion. A. H. STUART,
| Esq, addressed the people at great
length and with much ability, in ia
YOUR of the enterprise going fully ia
to the advantages of the Improvement,
it's effects upon the prosperity of the
country, the objections urged against
it, and the necessity for present and
decided action on the subject. We
are sure we speak but the general sen
.iment of those who heard him, when
we say, it was one of the best efforts
of our gifted townsman. Mr.. Stuart
concluded his speech about O'Clock,
and from that time antil shutdown
there we're $4,000 subscribed
Staunton Spectator.
Lands an Jefferson county Va.-The
Virginia Free Press menuons that
tract Of land near Leetown, in that
county, containing 800 acres, was re.
Gently sold for $45 the acre ; and an
other tract, near Shepherdstown, con-
tanning 60 acres, solo for 500 the a.