South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1836-06-11

candidates for President and Vice Pres
dent Of the United States. The selection
of candidates for Electors and Congress-
was deferred to the meeting Of the next
CoDvention.--NAr. INTEL.
- sxEHxs
Fatal RenCounter.--An unfor,u-
nate affair took place at the race ground
ntar this place on Wednesday last, the
first day of the races. We we're not
present, but have gathered the partic-
ulars from several gentlemen who were.
They are briefly these. A Mir. Bever.
ly Pryor. young man from the neigh
borhood Of Huntsville, Alabama, sus
pecting there had been foul play in the
race, attacked and knocked down one
of the trainers. Mr., Eli Abbott, of
this town, the proprietor OF the race
COURSE demonstrated with him on such
conduct, and told him tina. the race
ground was no: proper place for
such disturbances. Upon this Pryor
drew pistol, pushed he muzzle into
the face OF Abbott SO violently as to
take off the skin, telling him at the same
time to draw end defend himself. Abb
bolt declared that he had no pistol.
Just at this lime man by the name of
McRhodes, Pryor's friend, snapped
pistol at Abbott, which momentarily
drew eff the attention Of Pryor. Alb
bolt taking advantage Of the occasion,
instantly drew large knife, plunged
it into the breast Of Pryor, turned and
severely wounded McRhodes in the
arm who made off, and Abbott follow
ed him. Pryor though MORALLY woun'
ded, pursued Abbott some fifteen or
twenty PAGES, snapped his pistol re-
peatedly at him, and then fell and ex-
PRED with groan.- Columbus MI.
paper.
SwINDLINe.-The "good people"
of the District Of Columbia are down
in the mouth in consequence Of ire
meudous bubble which has just explos
d. Saving nothing but air, dfieren.
kind of aOind from that they expected
to raise on. OF il "The Union Agency"
instead being bank of gold has turn
ed out to be nothing but sand bank.
But one week ago, il was high treason
10 a ragged aristocrat to say word a.
gainst an institution which had for its
object the amelioration of human suf-
fering and the aggrandizsment OF the
street beegars, at the expense of the
rich MANS pocket, which was doomed
To turn its silver lining TO the night,
for this glorious consummation. Ii
was only necessary to join the Union
Agency and the member of its magical
association had the "slave Of the lamp"
to do his bidding. MYERS who has
since initiated the "carotid-artery.cut-
hing Hasllereegh," and played the sui
eide just far enough to save chastise-
men,, came TO Washington last winter
from nobody knows where, and open
ed an office on Pennsylvania avenue,
under the style of"The Union Agen-
cy." He called himself the responsi.
BILE financial agent of the concern, and
endeayored under false pretences, to
borrow money from several persons.
He pretended thai he had a hundred
and fifty thousand dollars to loan, but
could only accommodate by very large
sums, which sums were never to be
found on application. He ran up bills
every where and declined paying them
till they reached the amount of one
hundred dollars, and then he gave his
acceptances which were only payable
TO those who held certificates from
himself. 1t is singular that fellow
8shonld under any circumstances be
permitted to ride rough.shod over the
people as this one really did /; but that
MYERS shouldhave succeeded in tongue
tying the public, and in forcing them
10 bend TO his purposes in the manner
we have stated, is TO be accounted for
only from the fact, that this is the era
of tyrannous associations, and that
MYERS was knave enough to avail him.
self Of the public gulIibili.y and sub
serviency, by assuming the semblance
Of such power, Of which himself was
The head, in order to draw in the con-
tribulions of the simple, and check the
op f@siiion of the suspecting. So great
has been the imposition promoted by
bis perseverance and impudent cool
nass, tha. respectable men without
humber have been decoyed from use
fol ana profitable pursuits, to aid the
cause OF MYERS bubble +; while those
who were DESTROYS OF checking an ini-
pudent usurpatiou of rights, were alb