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

ing some oGthe particulars of two dis.
graceful affairs which occurred recently
in Clarksburg, Va, from the Morgan
town Republican of the 9th ultino :
THE CLARKSBURG RIOT.
| We understand from private infor
nation and good authority, that on
Sunday morning last, as Mr.. Villa N
A. Harrison of CIarksburg, a mem
Der elect Of the Va. Legislature, was
walking from his residence, short dis
lance, from town, he was waylaid and
numerically beaten by two OF the sons
of Judge Duncan Of that place. After
they had committed the outrage, not
satisfied with what they had done, Que
of them presented loaded pistol TO
Mr.. H. and extorted from him SOL
emn promise that he would not prose-
cute the investigation into the conduct
of,heir father at the next session Of the
Va. Legislature, which he (Mr. n.y.
had commenced during the last session
of that body. Now if this all be the
fact, with the addition of Judge D. APP
probating the course of his sons, we
think the inference very natural
one, and one which every hoaest citi-
zen will make, i. e. not only the ruff
ans who committed the depreciation,
but the Judge himself, should be ham
died with the strictest severity of the
law, and receive the just reward due
such an outrage upon citizen. We
understand the young men were taken
before magistrate and bound in the
pitiful sum Of $500 for their appea-
rance at court, and that the Judge had
sent them off TO College in order TO
screen them from the justice ofthe laws
Of the land over which he is sworn to
preside and administer impartially to
every man.
We have understood that since the
ARRAY took place, there has been ano-
Their battle royal between the friends
Of the parties concerned in the first,
and that scarcely any thing but black
eyes and bloody nose's can be seen in
the neigbborbood ofthe battle-ground.
We as one who loves peace and tram
guilty, would modestly suggest to our
Clarksburg friends, Of calling the aid
OF the Monongalia Blues, Captain
Shisler, who we doubt not, would as
sist oil in his power, to bring about a
reconciliation satisfactory TO all con-
cerned.
| ry We learn from the Clarksburg
Couutryman of the goth ult,. that on the
evening of the preceding day, fire took
place in the Office of the Clerk OF the
United States District Court in Clarks'
burg. by which most of the important
and valuable papers of the office were
entirely consumed. The keyhole of the
door being completely filled with wood,
and there being fresh boring with an au-
ger opposite the bolt of one OF the VIA
dow shutters, leaves no room to doubt
that il was the work of an incendlary,
The fire it is thought, bad been commu-
nicated through the window to the pa
pers, which were near it, in the first In
stance, This is corroborated by the fact
that they were almost entirely consum-
| ed before the fire reached the weather.
boarding where it was first detected.
The building was saved by the prompt
exertions of the citizens with but little
damage but the nefarious design OF
the offender was but too fully consumma
ted and, while individuals may sustain
heavy pecuniary losses from the destruc-
tion of the evidence of their claims, pub
lie Justice also may 60 unappeased for
large arrearages of guilt, the vouchers
of which have not survived the lncendl-
| airy torch.
| The SURPLUS REvENUE.-The N.
Orleans Bulletin says: ave much
fear if we have many more renewals
of old Indian hostilities, together with
some very probable flesh risings west
of the Mississippi, that the much talk
ed of surplus will dwindle into moth
ing. 1t already must have suffered a
considerable drawbacks, and indications
Of further decrease are somewhat ap-
parent. One thing is certain, if all our
Indian belligerents draw upon the de-
posiles to as great an extent as our
Creeks and Seminoles have already
done, and as it would seem are likely
still farther TO do, the surplus will be
metamorphosed, and with very little
adroitDess, into q most wofal minus
We have heard that some parcels Of
Flour made from the new Wheat have
sickened those who used il; and thai
the screenings are observed, at two