South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1836-05-28

This dreadful disease which has for
some weeks alarmed number of our cit.
liens, we take pleasure in saying is fast
disappearing from the neighborhood in
which it has been confined and the whole
EIGHT who have been scourged with it
are fast recovering.
u The contemplated Harrison Con.
vention proposed to be held in Stanton.
has been postponed to the 4th of July,
THAT MEMORABLE DAY,which gave birth
to the independence of these now United
States; and in the acts of that day, the
father Of Gen. WILLIAM Fl. HARRrsoN
participated, AND SIGNED ON THE PART
OF VIRGINIA THE DECLARATION OF IN
DEPENDENCE. We think the postpone.
ment appropriate and shall we the PEG.
pie of Virginia, lose sight of such a day
such father, and such son, to make
way for New York non. committal re-
gency politician. Why now talk of Ia.
riff.-of improvements when we see that
the millions of Revenue, is now through
the fundamentally of Reuben NJ. Whit
ney, placed within the corrupting indu-
ence of this regency party politician
Martin Van Buren,.
For an expose of the character of
Reuben M. Whitney, we point the rea.
der's attention to some remarks of Mr..
WISE in another column to-day.
O. The National Intelligencer of
Wednesday says, "the Texas news gains
general credence. except that there
seems an incredulousness in the public
mind touching the individuality of the
Mexican o fficer who is said to have been
caught in the top Of tree. 1t is thought
by many that Gen. SANTA ANA is too
old a soldier to have been caught in that
predicament. We shall soon know all
about it, however"
p The Bank of' Westminster" Md,
on the 18th inst, declared dividend OF
81 per cent. and an extra dividend of So
on each share of stock--equal to TwEN-
rY-THREE AND HALF PER CENT. for
the last six months. Truly this speaks
loud in favour of the Bank, and as the
Md. Carrolltonian observes, I'VE doubt
whether any Bank in the United States
can equal this
C. Mr.. STEVENSON, our Minister to
England, is to sail in the ship Montreal
for London on the first of next month.
1t is stated in the New York Journal
Of Commerce, of Saturday evening, that
the Money Market was becoming more
easy, and that Stocks, in consequence,
had considerably advanced.
Accounts have been received at Phil.
adelphia of the arrival in England of Mr..
JAUDoN, the Cashier of the U. s. Bank,
and entire confidence is felt in the sue
cess of his mission-the obtaining of
twenty millions of dollars in Specie, or
its equivalent.
g' The celebrated Mosher estate in
England. rated at S3s 900, ooo, has found
a claimant, in the person of Caleb Mosh-
er, jr. of Providence, Rhode Island.
" 1t appears that the amount of the
Navy appropriation Bill which has pass
ed Congress, recently-exclusiye OF the
$500, 900 annually appropriated to the
gradual increase of the Navy-is 6,i76,-
1871 dollars-being larger sum than
has ever before been appropriated to the
Navy.
o. From the Richmond Wing il
appears that at the recent elections Van
Buren, received majority of2.79O votes
in the whole state.
From the Columbus lGeorgia) Enquirer,
May 10, 1886.
Creek War and Massacre,
These misguided Indians have at
length commenced the work Of death,
which has so long been appehended by
our settlers in the new counties of Ala
bama. A large body of them, variously