South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1836-06-18


" The Cit zens Of Clar1sburg, Harrl'
con county, and Weston, Lewis county,
illuminated their towns. on the reception
Of the news of the splendid victory ofthe
Texan army.
70 The injury to the Chesapeake and
Ohio Canal between Leesburg & George,
town, occasioned by the late raine, (says
the Genius Of Liberty.) the Engineers
report may be- repaired for about twe nty
( thousand dollars.
G7- Mr.. Asa CLARKE, about IT
years ofsge, wac drowned on Sunday
the 9Th inst, in attempting to crofs Big
Csphon in . canoey and on Monday last,
ALEXANDER, son Of Mr.. Joseph Doran
fthis county, between 4 and s years OF
age. was drowned, in the Mill race Of
Mr. William Poston, on North River.
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G. From the Lynchburg virginian of
!. the sth-inst. we are informed that Will
liam Oury, son Of Augustus Curry, Esq.
4 the postmaster at Abingdo was a few
dsyssao srrested and committed TO pri-
son, on charge Of embez1ling letters
from the post Office, snd robbing them OF
their enclosures. The culprit wss de-
teeted BY bis father, who accidentally
found purlcined draft 10 pocket Of
one Of bio vests He Immediately adopt
cd legal measures to have his son ares
ted. But 90 strongly were the sympa-
Rthies Of the people Of Abingdon excited
10 behalf ofthe eyed father. who is one
Of The most respectable citizens Of that
|. place, that they permitted the young
\ nan. well mounted. to escape. Seem
inRly, however, Indifferent TO hls fate be
h travelled slowly and carelessly, and was
retahen. lie IL about nineteen or TWEEN
Ety yeaTs age.
E In four days Of week before last
Ethere arrived, at New York. 10 vessels
with ,s7a emigrants from Europe--be-
! ling an addition of nearly two thousand,
In four days, 20 the population Of tina,
kcity. The New York Star sayss-
~Should emigration continue In the
same rate, il would, 10 the course Of
lore year, result in the introduction in.
to The city Of New York Of nearly an
half million Of foreigners" During
lhs las. month NO fewer than 1898
passengers arrived at tha New York
Quaran,iRs Ground, on Staten Island.
u On our outer form to-day will be
Hound the official statement of General
Houston Of the defeat and capture Of
santa Ana. This was indeed most ex.
raordinary battle-ths capture ola chief
II any nation rarely happens. Will it
erminate the war and at once secure
he Independence Of Texasf We fear
will not--as this brilliant achievement
aay CT itself induce the Texans TO carry
ls war into Mexico.
A meeting lately held 10 Cincinnati
solved TO raise company of75 men
i'd supply them with arms, equip
ssnts and provisions. James Allen,
ssq. late editor of the Cincinnati Re-
abliean has received from the Texan
government Captains commission,
i'd has issued proclamation calling
N volunteers, to each Of whom he Of
Ito 1900 acres of land.
Westsra paper.
o. The Lexington Gazette Of the
th inst. informs Us that upwards ofl00
hunters are about to start for Texas
bm Mason and Kanawha counties, this
.te.
We also notice that some Of the pat
kie citisens Of Augusta county, are en-
Eavoripg to form company of volun-
IRE to proceed to the South against the
lians.
y Mr.. BARNES has been acquitted,
the General Assembly OF the Presby-
ian church Of the United States now
session at Pittsburg, of the charges Of
,fesy pr. fesred sgainsa him by the Sy-