South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1836-02-20
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ROANEY, "a. FEBRUARY 20.

~ From IL to Is buildings were des-.
treyed BY Gre. in Petersburg. this state,
on the 7th inst.
o. The Washington. Mirror Of Sat-
urday last, in speaking of the "Meda-
ton" says-"There Is good reason for
believing that there will yet be obstacles,
to pacific settlement of our difficulties
with France. The tone of the Globe is
certainly not ofthe most promising mas
ture. and we fear that there is more be-
bind the curtain, than is dresmpt of by
the friends Of peace. Ifall is vel, doubts
{ are raised in certain high places. for rea-
sons not known abroad. The subject
win probably be kept open for another
year, before any settlement is made. but
We believe that matters will Apally be
adjusted without bloodshed."
U The Senate of Maryland has pass.
ed Law authorizing an increase Of in-
terest from Six, to TEN per cent per
annum.
HARaIsBuRa, Feb. Q, 1886.
We have had day Of unusual and
most painful anxiety. Yesterday the
Senste proceeded so far With the Bank
bill, on second reading, as TO adopt, by
a steady vote Of Il TO II, the first Ave
sselions. This morning q bandbill
was laid upon the desks Of the Sens-
tors, containing, among other things,
the following statement by JACOB
KasBs, member ofthe Senate:
feel no hesitation in giving The
conversation which took piece relative
u that affair.
AOn The 28,h OF January last, an
individual called upon me, and stated
that he had 10 make some propositions
10 me, which, if would egree to,
v ould be Of some advantage to me
asked him what il was. He told me
he had some coal lands which he !
could sell fos eight OF ten thousand
dollars more If this bill 10 charter the
United States Bank would pass, and if
! would vote for j, he would give me
one. hslf Of thai sum, four thousand dol.
Jars for certain, and If he got ten thou
sand dollars. should have Eve thous
aud. told him l could agree 20 no
such proposition, il he gave me twenty
thousand dollars.
ssAfter the bill was brought into the
Senate another individual told me that,
Sc voted for the bill TO charter the U.
States Bank, ] would be made inde-
pendent, and that certain other indi-
vidual would make the arrangement
with me that j would get twenty thou
sand dollars for my vote within two
weeks after the bill became law.
told the individual that as poor as
vas, the Bank OF the U. States had |
ne. money enough to buy my vote"
You will see that il embodies grave
imputations. Immediately on the
meeting Of the Senate this morning, MIR.
Fullerton moved that the Editors Of
the Reporter (from whose Office the |
handful was issuedl be taken into
custody and brought 10 the bar Of the
Senate, TO give up the name Of the
Senator. This was unanimously a.
greed to, and, when they we're brought
up, Patterson said he knew nothing Of
the article Barrett said be wrote the
sIticls, and ibat Mr.. KREBs, OF
Schuylkill, ten days ego informed him
Of the attempt by two Individuals to
bribe him. OF course the insinuation
wss, that the unknown individuals
wsre agents Of the Bank. On the mee-
ting Of the Senate this afternoon, MIR.
KREBs rose in his place, and stated, or
rather read from written paper, what
had occurred. The indieidual who
offered the joint speculation in coal
lands was james l.. Dunn, lawyer,
Of Reading, and the one who offered
! the $40, 900 was Henry W. Conrad,
q member Of the House OF Repgesen-
.atives from SchuyIkiIl county, an ul.
tra-Jackson Van Buren- Muhienberg
man, who had opposed the Bank bill
in every fogm. This anunciation eau
sed general smile, and the whole af-
fair stood 10 its tue and most ridiculous
coiois before ihe Senate. IL is pToba.
tie thsi both proposals we're intended
Is practical jokes and. even ii they
we're not, no one pTetends that either