South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1836-01-09

I IL The same paper gays that the
losses by the late conflagration at New
York are sscertained to have exceeded
the rough estimates heretofore made Of
them. A committee of citizens appoints
ed for that purpose, have accurately ex-
amined the amount of the losses thus
4 sustained, and reported that the whole
number of buildings destroyed was SGT
exclusive of the Merchants Exchange
and South Dutch Church and that the
estimated amount of loss is i7,l15, GER
dollars.
MOST MELANCHOLY ACCIDENT.
/ The Easton Md. Wing of the Goth
confirms an account of the loss of the
schooner Hester Ann, of Wye River,
which sailed from Baltimore for the Eas-
/ tern Shore on the 18th inst. She had
on board, as passengers, several of the
most respectable and worthy citizens of
Talbot county, all of whom, as well as
the crew, making ten or twelve in the
| whole, have met with watery grave.
The following are the names of the pas
! sengers: James G. Elliott, ) ohm P. Pa
ca, jr. Richard Baker, John Redman, and
james Marshall.
RrcHMoNp, Dec. 81.
! IMPORTANT DECISION. the inves.
| tigat ion of the contested election for the
counties of Fayelte and Nicholas, the
House of Delegates decided, after some
debate, principle which has often caus-
ed doubt and difficulty. II is this, that
person claiming to vote under The tax of
a housekeeper and head OF family must
show that he has ACTUALLY PAID THE
TAX for which he has been assessed PRE-
vioUs TO THE ELECTION, in order to en-.
sure him the right to vote. The decis-
ion of the House was given by vote of
II to 80. Voters, therefore, who de-
sire to exercise their right of suffrage
under the TAX PAYING CLAUSE, will feel
it their duty to call ON the sheriff, If not
waited on by him, and pay their taxes
previous to the election. If they do not,
instances may occur IN which the sheriff
may purposeIy omit to wait upon them.
| Freemen should never sleep upon their
! rights, or leave them at the mercy of
| careless or paTtIzan cfficer.-Compller
The Savannah Republican states that
the steamboat OgIethorpe burst her
boilers while lying at Purrysbufg, o.
bout 20 miles above that city. She
had stopped 10 take 10 wood. The
explosion was violent, making wreck
Of The boat, and killing the captain,
mate, and tour others.
o. Among the many interesting
incidents that occurred during the great
fire, says The New York Mercantile
Advertiser, the following should be re-
corded "a wealthy merchant who
occupied a store in Front street, seeing
the danger to which his property was
exposed, made many fruilless attempts
10 hire carmen TO remove his goods
but they were all engaged. Al last he
met cart, end said to the owner 81
will give you .fve hundred dollars for
your horse and cart"-"Sir, it is
youis." Win this means the mer-
chant removed the principal par. Of bis
goods, amounting to upwards of $780,
900, which hall an hour later, would /,
have been consumed by the flames.
Nomination Of Gen. Harrison BY a
State Conoention Of Indiana.-Just
as our paper was going TO press, we
received the Cincinnati Wing, con-
tanning the gratifying intelligence, thai
Gen. w. Henry Harrison was unani-
mously and enthusiastically nominated
ior the Presidency, by one Of the lar
gesi Conventions ever assembled 10 the
State Of Indiana for similar purpose. /
They made no nomination for the
Vice Presidency. |
The Convention met on the 18th |
and adjourned on the 18th December.
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