South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1836-03-12

the Legislature of maryland for prlpi-
lege to establish branch of the United
states Bank at Baltimore.
1.azs.
70 A letter from Pennsylvania publish
ed 10 the papers says Harrison is 60.
ing head you need have no fear Of
Pennsylvania. All is straight here, and
you will find we can give the General a
greater majority than was ever yet poll
ed for any candidate in the State"
NJ The citizens of Willamsport. Nd,
are taking measures to establish Cot
ton Factory at that place, with capital
of 10000 dollars, divided into 1000
shares Of 90 dollars each. a.
UrA contemporary says that Marine
Losses. made by the Insurance Compa-
MES in Boston, heard from in the month
of February, 1886, prior to the 10Th, a
mount to nearly 100000 dollars
20 The Hon. HENRY CLAY. few days
ago. in speaking oflhe Abolitionists said
--"As TO the great body OF the Abolition
lists. | believe, myself, their intentions TO
be good. Some of the best men in our
country are engaged in their designs /;
but in so far as they live, as most Of them
do. beyond the limits Of the slave-hold-
ing States, they are interfering with a
subject with which they have no con.
Germ. They are misguided. They are
deceived"
-
T 1t is said in the newspapers that
the Speaker Of the Massachusetts House
of Representative has decided that it is
altogether cut of order to sneeze or
cough down member !" Quite sen,
slble decision.
u Arkansas has formed State Con-
etituton, and has memorialised Congress
for admission into the Union.
or Two errors having escaped correc-
tion in number Of our papers last week,
in the following communication, we re-
publish it here corrected.
plated difficulties were in extending the
Baltimore and Ohio Rail Road to the O.
hio from its present termination at Har.
per's Ferry the success which has at
tended similar enterprises where there
were difficulties as great, if not greater
to overcome. and the ardor which ha
been every where excited in favour o
such enterprises, ana especially as t
this, will 60 far, think, to ensure its sue
cess, and inspire confidence, that thi
great work will be accomplished. Iwil
Eot now 60 into detail of the incalcula
bic advantages which would result iron
1t. But believing now, as / do, that
will be completed. my only object at pre-
sent is to give Hypothetical detail of til
different routes which may be. and n
doubt will BIO examined, before selectio
is made. have been informed that a
examination has been made by compe
tent Engineers for its track from differ
ent points on the North Branch ofthe Pc
tomac, to surmount the Allegany with III
leas. difficulty, to reach a point in Penn
sylyania, near the town of Washington
from whence one branch of il is TO go I
Pittsburg and the other to Wheeling
and that those Engineers have selecte
the mouth of Savage as affording the We
~ best route: that going up the ravine
that stream to its head, the Allegapy ca
be passed with greater facility than at o
ny other point and without the use {
stationary engines. Twill then pred
cate my statement on taking the mout
OF Savage for the point which the Raj
hosd must reach either from Harper
Ferry or Winchester. lift is carried u
the Potomac along side of the Canal,
believe the distance is somewhere abou
LILO miles to Cumberland. From tn
latter point to the mouth of Savage is
say 80 miles, making 148 in all fror
Harper's Ferry. But from Wincheste
Ito which Rail Road is made from Har
,per's Ferry 10 Cumberland the distanc
Is 81 miles, making distance OF 50 mile
less of Rail Road to make, ifWincheste
is made a point difference wbic
might well justify the expense OF over
coming all the difficulties in The direc
route tom Winchester 10 Cumberland
But again. from Winchester TO th
mouth OF Savage by the direct rout
the distance IS 90 miles, and to th