South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1836-08-20

Tue lotei DIeu Nunuery IN Montreal,
are tissue of faIsehoods, as far as re-
CARDS the localities of that religious
house. A "refutation" of the false
hoods and caIumnies of the said Ma
ria Monk will appear forthwith, ac-
companied with a number of affida-
Wits. Nothing can be more complete
than the sworn evidence of the above
named gentlemen, who are am ong the
most respectable 10 Montreal. IN. Y,
Times. -
OseolG.-The English translation
Of this name is the Rising Sum- Quite
expressive this, when the recent acts
Of this distinguished man are called to
mihd.--Bnfalo Journai.
By the packet ship albany, arrived
at New York on Monday last, French
papers have been received to the 9th
Of July. They bring no news of any
consequence. The stock market at
Paris was completely Inundated, the
papers say, at the latest date; an in
dication Of tranquility in France at
least. -
O. The Columbus Georgia. SEN
tlnel OF the 5th inst. says that "the
Cherokees remain perfectly pacific."
The Memphis Enquirer Of the goth
ult. states that the Cotton plant never
presented finer appearance 10 West
Tennessee than at the presen. time.
Thomas Winsringer was yesterday
executed in this place, in conformance
with the sentence Of the Court, for the
murder of Jesse Chrisman,, In April
last. A vas. crowd from every direc>
ton and many from great distance,
attended to. witness the sad spectacle.
A, warrant for the reprieve Of Boon
Long, the accomplish in the murder,
until the 23d Of September, was recei-
we'd from the acting Governor on Sat-
urday las..--WhseL Times, Aug. 1o.
Gabernatorial Rencontre.
The Portland Advertiser publishes
an extract from letter from Ohio, de.
scribing a singular rencontre between
General Boyton Of Ohio and the Hot
spur Governor Of Michigan. The
writer was witness of the scene
which took place at Detroit. |, ap-
pears that a conversation arose relative
to the boundary line and the admission
Of Michigan into the Union. Offended
at some remarks that General B. mad
vertently dropped while dining at the
American Hotel, Mason seized the
carving knife and made an attempt to
heart him. General B. saw his moves
ment 10 time to ward off the blow
wrenchsd the knife from him threw
him on TO the floor put his foo. on him
and tore his coat to pieces then threw
him into the streets, seized a loaded
horsewhip and gave him severe flag
citation, which the writer remarks,
"sacn cooled his ire. Torch Lght.J
Spots on the Sun.-Mr. CoIomb
Menard de Nismes, the French as
tronomer, states that whenever the sun
exhibits spots on its disc, its temper
ature. becomes much colder and that
when these spots are not visible The
heat la much greater, and storms are Of
more ffequep! occurrence and greater
violence. Herschel also came 10 the
same conclusion, after more than 20
years. observation. All the scots
which M. Mermaid has observed pass
ever from the ives, to the east, and are
Of round form. Some have, howey-
er, been discovered which appeared
square, and others triangular but
these are supposed TO be conplome-
ration of the smaller ones, which have
afterwards assumed the common form.
These spots the astronomer believes 10
be detached from the sun, having move.
ments altogether different and dislinct
from the great luminary Itself. Some
OF them he has observed 10 take about
lo days In passing over the sun, hav-
ing made their appearance a, the lower
limb, and passed off at the upper and
he is convinced, be adds, tina, they are
little eclipses winch intercept the solar
rays, ana consequently diminish the
heat OF the sua. Tne thermometrical
observations which have been taken
confirm this opinion. Never have so
many OF these Spots been observed as