South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1836-07-23

| intelligent enough. to see the true inter-
ests of the country and who seek no
office, and have no other predictions
| than of those disinteresteG love Of truth
and the general good. Will they reason
| together In such state Of things
there would DO absolute safety. Let
( the disinterested as to Office confer with
one another.
o. We observe that the Board of
Managers Of the Maryland State Colo
nization Society have given notice OF
their intention to send an expedition to
Cape Palmas, on or about the 18th OF
October. They state "the happy and
prosperous condition of the Colony. as
exhibited by the last advices, and by the
| concurrent testimony of all who have vi.
! sited it, warrants the Board in making
the fall expedition a large one. There
are ample preparations at Cape Palmas
for the comfortable reception of one hun
bred and fifty new corners, and this will
be the number of emigrants sent. Each
emigrant on his arrival will forthwith
| receive bis farm land, or town lot, as he
| may prefer--& each one before he leaves
this country, will be we'll supplied with
all necessary tools and implements for
building his house and clearing his land. :"
GT The following gentlemen have been
appointed by the Executive of this State,
in their respective counties, as Commits
sioners to superintend the Presidential
Election in November
HAMPsHIRE-Wm Donaldson, VIM.
Naylor. and Thos. Carscaddon.
HARDY Geo. Cunningham, WIN. Soy
mour and Jno. Mullen.
PENDLEroN.--H Hiner, VIM.
Mccoy, jr. and Thos. Jones,
PaEsToN William G. Brown, VIM
B. Znn and VIM. Carroll.
RANDOLPH Joseph Hart, Jonas Crane,
and Jacob w. See.
A NOBLE Cow.-The Delaware Coun-
ty Republican states that Mr.. Robert
Henvis, of Chester township, in that
county, has in his possession COW from
which he makes on an average twenty
pounds Of butter per week.
g An Alabama paper says from the
! combined influence of worms, floods and
Indian depredatlons, the cottoa crops in
this State are nearly destroyed,
&
CUMBERLAND, July IA.
Since the year 1916, we have not had
go great food ofwater as this day. In
the morning the water in the Potomac,
Willis Creek and the various riyulets
that empty at this place, was clear and
| smooth--and before two o'clock, their
banks were OVERLOOKING, and for two
hours threatened to inuhdate nearly the
| whole Town.
Baltimore. Liberty and South Meeha
MIC Streets were In places. two and three
feet under water. Had there been a
boat In front of our Office we could have
sailed off with all ease. The water 10
that street was sufficient to float large
boat.
Much damage has been done to the
gardens, the water having run over them
in STRONG currents.-Adu
AN EXTRAORDINARY RACT.-The wa
ter was go deep in one Of the streets
(south mechanlc) on Thursday last, that
man, being called to assist at some.
thing on the opposite side from himJum-
ped in and SWAN across ) the water be-
ing between four and i've feet deep.-lb.
QUEBEox, July 4.-Tha drought
still continues. There has been no
rain at Qusbssk, excepting soms light
showers, since the 28tb OF May. Veg
citation is now suffering severely. The
fires made on new lands for clearing
have never been altogether sxtinguish-
ed, and ar e now spreading 10 vegeta-
bls mould " hich covers the surface, &
10 the woods. The country is envel-
oped in smoke, and the roads and
fields are covered with dust, which Ii
Sea in clouds with every breath OF wind.
rhe springs, wells, and streams are
dry, and the rivers, Notwithstanding
the melting Of A or 5 feet Of snow
month and half since, are uncom-
monty low. The grain crops although
short are still healthy, excepting on
very light land.
We are sorry TO see il announced
by Mr.. Evans of Montreal, that the
wheat fly, which deposits lis eggs in
the young wheat, and breeds the worm
which has been so destructive, has a.
gain made its appearauee.-Q. Gas.
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