South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1837-03-25

resignation and the letter were with
| drawn This fare up ofMr. Forsyth
was occasioned by the offer to him o
the mission to Austria, which he concei
we'd as an intended ostracism, and, al
such he resented it.-BaH. Ctro9.
HENRY BARTON, the abscondine
Cashier from Albany has been tracec
to Texas, where he died on the Both O
June last, at Marianne near Columbia
of the fever ofthe country, after an ill
ness of about four weeks.
His identity was ascertained by dis
interring the body, and by various arti-
cles which were known to belong to B.
such as his pencil-case, silver snuff box,
SC:
He had purchased farm on the
Brassos, and in company with native
oftbe country, had commenced an ex-
tensive plantation, and sent s 10, 0OGto
Cuba for the purchase Of slaves. He
is supposed to have taken with him into
Texas only $4,000 or $lo,o00.--l6.
SANTA ANNA.--sant1 Anna arrived
at Vera Cruz on the 2lst of February,
where he was rather ceolly received,
and with no more honors than due TO a
common Mexican General. He left
Immediately for his estate, Mango de
| Clavo.
On his arrival at Vera Cruz, he adj
dressed the people, and assured them
that his liberation was not owing to brl-
berry, or to any thing derogatory to the
Mexican people, but purely to the good
ness Of Gen. Houston.
t@The spacious and massive granite
building in New York at the corner OF
Wall and Exchange street, erected by
Messrs. Joseph for Banking hohse, fell
into heap of ruins, about o clock on
the 18th instant. The structure was
strictly fire-proof, not having particle
of wood or other combustible about it.
The Express says that ''the aim of the
architect was, to erecta fre-proof bull
ding, supporting the floors by arches,
without abutments, the arches resting
upon and pressing the walls outwards.
An attempt was made to correct this Vi
olation of all the rules of architecture,
by supporting the walls with iron bars
and chains, running from the walls.
The support, it appears, was not saiil-
Giant.
Tie Court Of hqairy.--We stated
some days since, says the New York
Courier, that the Court of Inquiry, be-
fore adlourning sine die, reaffirmed their
decision in favor of Gen. Scott, and
sent 1t to the late president. One Of
the last acts of that individual was, to
order the Court to REcoNvENE, and re-
consider their decision!-There can be
NO aoubt but they viii make quick
work of it.
pn- At a Wing meeting in Charlestown;on
the goth inst, john 3. D. SMITH of Frede-
rick, was recommended as a suitable person
TO be supportedb by the Wings at the approach
ing Congressional election. The Editors OF
the Free Press hope the other counties in the
district will speedily respond to this nomina-
ton. and that Mfr. SMITH win yield to the
wishes of his friends and consent to be q can
didate.
As This nomination comes from respecta-
BE number Of our party, we suggest the pro-
priety Of holding public meeting to respond
TO this nomination. If the Wings feel so dis
posed, Monday next, being court day, this re-
Spouse could be made,
The same meeting nominated Major JOHN
PETER and JOHN DAVENPORT, as candidates
to represent Jefferson county, in the next &C.
neral Assembly of Virginia. On the same day
the Van Buren, party nominated WILLIAM
Lucas and JAMES GRANTHAri, as their can
didates for the Assembly.
n%TromAs JEFFERSON RANDOLPH, of
Virginia, has declined the Office, to which he
was recently appointed by the President OF
Commissioner to adjust the claims toreserva-
tons of land under the Choctaw treaty.
Mr.. EDrToR: ffyou have seen the last
number of the Richmond Wing and Public
Advertiser you perhaps have read some re-
marks addressed to the editors ofthat valuable
paper, or so much of the proceedings Of our
! LEGISLATURE az relates to the Colonization So
ciety, and the attack made by the writer upon
that benevolent institution. The author OF the
communication, to which l have reference,
writes over El5 Signature Of "Antifanatic :
than which, he could not have assumed amore
inappropriate name, tit is intended to be an
index of the spirit and character Of his very
furious communication. Inthe sweeping de-