South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1837-04-29

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The Shad and herring fisheries Of the Po-
tomac are actively worked, and promise to
yield full returns the present season.-The
Alexandria Gazette states that on Saturday
Shad were selling there at S. to S. 90 per
| hundred. and Herrings from 81 rs TO 81 per
| thousand.
! A FINE CALr.-There Is in Concord, in
| this county, Durham Calf, weeks ole, rails
| cd by Mr.. Pumroy of that place, which weighs
l72 pounds !-Chamb. Rep.
The receipts of the Richmond and Frede.
, ricksburg Rail Road company in the month
OF March were, for passengers $7,774 62, and
for carrying the mail and freight $s2,497 AZ.
It's stated that tremendous rushis already
| making from the south and southwest into
| Texas. Vast numbers are gone, going, or
preparing to go, with their money and their
domestic slaves, even from the fertile lands of
Mississippi and Alabama.
A cargo of HAY was received lately at
Charleston, S. c. from France.
CoNsoLAToRY.-The New York Times en-
deavors to be merry at their late defeat. "We
are defeated" it says, ''most essentially and
thoroughly" and, looking back upon the reck-
less and ruinous measures the party have been
pursuing it says; with great truth and can
dor "but it is high time we needed it," and
we must resolve to REFoRM.-Balt. Chron.
PASSING STRANaE.-There is a CAT at
the American Museum in this city which has
taken YOUNG Rat of which she takes the
most pateInal care along with her own kit
tens.-New York Paper.
STRANGER STILL.-There Is a. Fox In
Washington which has at this moment more
than tnrfu fhn,rcan1 l.
charge, and he manifests toward them all the
most fatherly feelings imaginable. Martins
burg Gaz.
! A LIBERAL DoNATIoN.-Josiah Horney.
of Putnam county, Georgia, has presented TO
the Methodist Episcopal Church in that sec
ton, as donation, the handsome sum of For
| rY THOUSAND DOLLARS, for the purpose of
establishing another Manual Labor School, to
be located in some of the south or southwest
counties of that State.
| LUDIcRoUs.-Dick Johnson, In ad-
ministering the oath of Office to the
new Senate, read it thus, "You SOL
emily swear that l will support the
Constitution of the United States"
When it came to the ever-ready Clay
he withdrew his hand from the book,
and observed, that he could not safely
take that oath.
GREAT SpEED.-The Winchester
Republican, says-An engine on the
Winchester and Potomac Railroad the
"Pocahontas," performed the trip
from this place to Harpcr's Ferry, {32
miles, with train of seven burden
cars attached, in the remarkable short
period of ONE HOUR & FIVE MINUTES,
having stopped at the intermediate De-
pots fifteen minutes ofthat time. This
probably the fastest travelling, for the
whole distance, that has been perform
ed on railroad in the United States
Hon. Gold and SHEER enrich Conn.,
fry.-Previous to the discovery of A
merlca, it is well known that the Span.
ish and Portuguese were amongst the
most enterprising and wealthy of the
nations of Europe. The latter particu-
larry had signalised itself by its East
India enterprises and commanded a
large share, and, indeed almost mo
nopoly ofthat important trade-Subse-
quent to the discovery, and soon after
the acquisition of their important colo
NAL possessions in Brazil and Mexico.
the industry and prosperity of these
two nations began to decline. Their
lmportations of gold and silver mean
while, became immense, exceeding ,bv
far, that broughtinto all the rest of Eu-
rope From the year 1854 to 1864,