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No. Of Days.
\. D. A small Shower considered dag rain.

0TPateai Butter.-We would call the
attention ui our readers, and pariicularl,
our eouniry housewives al this time, when
Butter Is 40 scarce, 10 the iolIos,n. dlrec.
ton Tor making " Patent Butter" Snould
Il prove successful, upon a fair trial. II vii
be grea, destaerdltm " all, but more esl,e.
cIallN % the Farmer.
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NOTICE.

Am Tuesday, the DIST instant, | will sell
" in Charlotte, at Public Nendue, the
following Property, belonging to the estate
OF DIR. WIN. NJ. B. FINN, decd, to wit:
A Horse, Sulkey and Harness,
HIS Stocb Of Medicine, Faraiture, and
Library,
4 complete SCI of Dentists Instruments,
Some Gold Fol- and Teeth.
The Instruments are equal, If not superior,
to anv IN the Sta,e-there is one of his own
invention for the purpose of plugging tho
Front Teeth, which was said by an eminent
Dentist to excel any Instrument of the kind
he had ever seen, either in Europe or tho
United States. The above articles can be-
seen at VIM. Films, miles west of Char
Iotte, by any person wishing TO examine be-
fore the day of sale. Twelve months Gre
dit gwen by giving bond with approved Sc.
curity.
JOHN H. MCDOWELL, Admir-.
Feb 1887. 1873
n. Is. All persons having claims against
the said estate, are notified to present them
within the time prescribed by law, or this
notice will be plead in bar OF their recoye-
~; also, those indebted to the same are 70.
quested TO settle without delay.
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MARRIED

In this county. on the 3lst uIt., by' Thomas
Boyd, ESQ, Mr.. WILLIAM SMITH, to Mis-
NANCY McGUYER, Of Davidson county.
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from he Columbia Telescope.

We learn from Knoxville that Tire General Meet.
g OF The Stockholders Of the Louisville. Cincin-
u aud Charleston Rail Road Adjourned on tie
ih, having remained in session one week, and
he following business
Election OF Officers
X. Y. HAYNE, Of Charleston, President.
Directors.
JAMES HAMILTON, of Charleston,
CHARLES EDMONSTON, DO.
MITCHELL KING, do.
A. BLANDlNG, of Columbia,
x. 4. ELMORE, do.
J. G. CALHOUN, of Pendleton,
JOHN W. SIMPSON. OF Laurens,
X. q. MILLS, Of Chester,
+. ID. MANSFIELD,
VIM GREEN, tOf Ohio,
JOSEPH BoNsALL,
JOHN WILLIAMS,
J. G. NJ. RAMSAY, or Tennessee,
A. T.. SMITH,
ROBT. MICLIFFE.
W. II. RICHARDSON,
JAMES TAYLOR, oer,
J. ". TIBBATTS, VI h'l'u'"!'
J. II. CASEY.
J. l.. LUDLOW,
J. f.. +. HARDY.
TBOS. J. FORNEY, yof North Carolina.
T.. kObERIS.
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APPOINTMENTS ny TaE PRESIDENT.

y "a 10 dlrIot and cgHsfai q e aaIt,
JoaN H. NuErfrS 10 b. Superintendent OF the
Branch tllni at Charlotte, IA tic STATE Of North
t@tntus.
MAsrir GoRn,N TO be Superintendent Of the
Braaet MIN, Al New Orlesas.
JusErH J. SI>CLEroS 10 be Superintendent Of The
B.ancl MntA Dahlonesa IN the State Of Georgia
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RELIGIOUS NOTICE
Their will be preaching Sod wiling al the
Baptist Church on Friday Today the 30 inst.
aud DO continued for three days.
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Bale Peyton gives as a toast in reply /,
an invitation to dinner IN New York
Death before Dlctatiou."
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rJ TcaFiioqbism. On Monday evening
-. Master Pau exhibited before a very
c,,ccllble audience, hts wonderful powers
/ yen,uloqulsm. We were prescD, a, the
yh.billon, aud must say thai bis perform.
lie, considering hts youth, Is equal 10 any
srtaunance II the klnd We have witnessed
, others. lie has much room for improve.
All, and no doub, il he u-es the proper eN.
-llons, slll become lirs, rate performer.
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OF 4 friend has furnished us the follow.
ing table, winch he says Is a correct state.
meet Of The number ol rainy days IN the
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1837-04-08

last killed many infants at Rome.
Eighteenth Centwy.--In 1909, Swift
zerland, France, Italy. In 1870 Tho
whole of Europe-commenced in Jan:
uary with great thaw; in Switzer;
tand mild. In 8 days 9Os died ofitib
London. 1882 again. In 1875 pro,
crossed gradually south over Europe;
reached New England from Madrid 6
Naples; from New England it spread
south to Barbados and Jamaica, to Pc.
ru and Mexico, with the same symp.
toms-it had begun in mild weatheSfol.
lowing cold. Dogs and Horses were
subject to it. In 1877 in England, de.
scribed by Huxham; in 1742 Germa.
ny, Holland, England, France g. italy
when 1000 died in Rome, owing again
to bleeding. In l743 again in Europe
in one week 1000 died in London and
many horses had it violently, then call
ed La Grippe in France; appeared al
so in l743 49, In the last yearit
began in February 100 died 8. day at
Breslaw, and ia October it came to A.
merica. In 1867 in Spain; in ITS
all Europe; then called in Italy InAu.
enza, meaning the influence Of .he el.
ements. In 1850, France and Eng
land. In France called also Toilette
Grenade, SC. In 1882 Russia, Sws-
den, and Germany had it. On the G.
vening of January ~, That year the
thermometer suddenly rose from 80 be-
low zero to s above it, and the same
day 1000 persons were attacked. The
Germans have called it Blitzataar (Ca-
tarrhal Lightning indicative Of its rap.
id attacks-appeared among shipping
after storm-went over Europe. In
1899 Russia.
Nineteenth Ceafury.-In 1900 south
of France in 1902 in France g. italy;
1913, France; 1917, England; 1858,
Great Britain.
@There is every reason to believe
1t will go the rounds in Europe, passing
south as usual, simultaneously into TIA
ly and Spain, and in the fall coming O.
yer to America to pursue the same
course here. It's cause is ascertained
to be severe cold winter followed by
moisture. II commences in Novem-
Der, December, and January. II oe-
casionally, in summer, it is announced
by unusual cold and moisture preced-
ing. Every predisposition in the U. s.
at this moment seems to exist for >Its ~.
cephon. Therefore in time look to
caution in dress and exposure, and
when it comes, mild treatment, as in
common colds, and avoid bleeding, es-
pecially in old persons and the suffer
ing poor.-..N. Y. Stdf.
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LATEST FROM TEXAS.

From the GAINESVILLE (O.) Gazette, March %,
From the following extract Of letter re-
ceived by gentleman in GAINESVILLE from one
ofthe GAINESVILLE emigrants row in the Texan
army there seams to be strong probability that
they are not to gain bloodless triumph;
"Hostilities have commenced, the
Indians committing daily depredations.
An express ofours was killed this morn
ing within 30 miles of our camp. The
advance guard of the Mexicans have
already crossed the Rio Grande, and
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1837-04-08
ITEMS OF NEWS.

Tbree Deaths by hydrophobia occurred last
month in 1t is said that the Tex
ians intend founding city in Texas, to be
called "PHILADELPHIA.' --MELANCHoLY
WARN1NG.-A little boy of Charlestown,
Mass. was struck by school mistress with
ferule across the temple, which occasioned his
death in four hours,-the skull being fractur-
ed by the blow upon so tender spot.--So
abundant are the resources of the Treasury Of
New jersey from the public works, bank tax,
&c. that the Legislature has this year author
ised no State tax, which usually amounted to
about $40, OOO.-It is stated in the Raleigh
Register that there are now about 1000 labo-
rers at work on the Raleigh and CASTOR rail
road, and that the road is advancing rapidly.
Thompson, who killed, by stabbing,
waiter in Barnum's Hotel, Baltimore, some
time ago, has been found guilty of manslaugh-
ter, and sentenced to 10 years confinement
in the Penitentiary bill appropriating
nearly three millions of dollars to turnpikes,
rail roads and canals has passed the House of
Representatives of the Legislature of Penn
sylvania, by a vote of So to 38.-On the
27th ult., two story frame building on the
Third Avenue, New York, fell to the ground,
and buried in its ruins EIGHT or TEN individ-
uals.-The Legislature ofMAssAcHUsBTTs
has passed a resolution, carried unanimously
in both Houses, granting pension of two
hundred dollars year for the remainder of
his life to HENRY GATES, the only surviving
soldier who was wounded at the battle of Bum
ker Hill; and the same sum is TO be paid to
his widow for the term of her life, If she sur
wives her husband Mr.. Gates Is upwards of
80, and his wife is about the same age.-
A London paper states that the influenza ap-
pears to have affected the brute creation as
well as the human race; many farmers are
stated to have sustained great Inconvenience
from the extent to which their horses were
disabled by the epidemic. There are few
days in which something does not occur to
make us feel that life is state of trial.
The Alexandria Gazette Of Saturday says
sour Fish Market is now plentifully suppl
ed with the finest and freshest Shad, Rock,
Perch, Herrings, SC. Carts from Baltimore,
Washington, and elsewhere, come 10 this
town to get supplies of Potomac Fish for those
es.p-The Nashville Banner states that
Ex-President Jackson arrived there on the
oath March.
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Paragraphs.
The Bangor Farmer thus dess

The Bangor Farmer thus describes
aprosperous poorhouse in that place:
The bingham people understand
managing their pauper establishment to
a charm, as we should suppose by
late report Of the Receipts and expen-
ditures ofthat department by which it
seems that the whole expenditures in
the house and farm were $I377, O3.
From which they deduct amount of
earnings, income, SC. $lO29, 81, max
ing the net expense disappearing 30 l.
2 subjects during the year ss347, AZ or
for each subject only 22 cents z mills
per week.
Tcissitudes of Fortune.--In the
year 1913 or Ia Ira Ingham was
school teacher in the village of Utica,
when he committed forgery, (says the
Mohawk Courier) for which he was
sentencedto imprisonment in the state
prison at New York. After his release
he assumed another name, and became
bookseller, in small way, in some
part of the State of Kentucky. Wa
perceive by the New York pal ers that
law on the subject of slavery has
been recently enacted in the Nation of
Texas, and that one Ira Ingham has
signed the same as speaker of the house
of Representatives of that Republic.
Our Six .Maautdctsums.-The New
York Star says: 1--WE have been shown
some specimens of Silk from the Nan
tucket factory. That completed in
January, 1886, is good but thin the
specimens of 1887, displayed a very
great improvement, and the twilled
silk, which has a mixture of the nan
keen-colored cotton, is an admirable ar
ticle, and must soon be in general use.
1t is gratifying to see how rapidly g.
prosperously the silk looms are increas-
ing"
The Huntsville Branch Bank (Ala-
bama, is to have loan of $4,000
from the Department at Washington
So says the H. Democrat of Feb 2s.
The loan is for 80 years at 5 per cent.
State bonds to be given in security. Is
this the way the peoples surplus is to
be disposed of? Or will not Congress
next session, rise in their might, and
without reference to party views, put
stop to this open fraud upon the public
funds? We believe so. We believe
there is selfshness enough left, if not
virtue, in the community, to make their
representatives do this in spite of the
administration.
At the Saline reservation on Salt RI
yer, now owned by DR.. Ely and one or
two other gentlemen, an Artesfan we'll
for the purpose of procuring salt water,
has been sunk to the depth Of 800 feet.
For sirty feet Of tsis distance the augur
passedtrough solidrock salt. Here is
a supply for the immense population
destined at no great distance time to
throng the valley of the fathers of rive
ers.- Genesee Farmer.
DRowNEp.-On the evening of the
9th ult., as Lucy Ellen-the only
daughter of Mr.. James B.ASimmons Of
Middletown, was crossing Cedar Creek,
on a log, she unfortunately fell into the
stream and was drowned. She was an
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are on their way to give us battle, while
we are making every preparation to
meet them The Mexicans under Gen.
Bravo are 5000 strong; we can bring
=, 700 into the field, as good as ever pull
ed trigger. We ask no more. The
army is commanded by Brig. Gen. FE-
LIx HoUsToN, Gen. JOHNSTON being
yet confined from the wound received
in duel, of which you are apprized.,
"Our company is ordered to proceed
tomorrow morning to Goliad, to rein
force Major TINsLEY, of the LIST caval.
ry. We are to receive the advance
guard of the enemy, our force consist
ing fone squadron of cavalry, and the
GAINESVILLE rifemen, in all about 100
men. We do not expect to fight them,
but to harass them by destroying the
bridges and roads, and to pursue, and,
if possible, exterminate certain tribes
of Indians. Before this reaches you,
we shall probably have hot work; but
of one thing rest assured, if we die, we
die hard"
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From the Savannah Republican.

From passenger by the steamboat
Daniel yMcRae, Capt. PHILBRIcK, arri-
we'd this morning from Black Greek, we
learn that Micanopy had at length ar
rived at Gen. jesus camp with all his
Warriors and that TIGERTAIL, with his
men, women and children, had come
to Tampa Bay, for the purpose of emf
grating to the West. So much was
the war considered at an end by Gen.
JEsUP, that he had ordered the train of
wagons between Fort Dade g. Garey's
Ferry to be discontinued. Nothing
further had been heard of Philip or O.
seola.
Important Musntion-Lfe Presenter.
The public will recollect expert
ments Of walking on the water some
time since undertaken off the Battery,
by Mr.. M'Intosh, for several years a
resident of this city. These expert
ments and those connected with his
new life-boat have been recently re-
peated before the heads of department
at Washington, and according to the
Globe, with great success. India rub
Der which seems to promise as many
tiseft,l applications as steam is the agent.
Mr.. M'Intosl1 has for years made its
useful qualities his particular study.
The Life Preserver consists of cylindri-
cal hollow tubes of India rubber with
in the gunwale and answering for that
purpose. A stop-cock is attached to
each initiation. Within the trunks,
&C., of as many as 30 passengers are
kept dry, while the passengers them
selves are preserved from shipwrecb
Whole weight of the apparatus a.
bout IS lbs.-very useful for wreckers
and for armies crossing rivers to carry
ammunition, baggage, &c, land preven
accident. A smaller kind is made
which consists Of leggjngs, which may
be carried in the pocket, but when US
ed will hold two persons and theil
trunks and actually enable them tt
walk on the water to the shore. Witt
steam packets at 20 to 80 miles thu
hour, and Life Preservers like these the
dominion of the ocean is conquered, S
the most appalling tempests Is disarln
ed of its terrors,-.N. Y. Paper.
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100000
$11,2oo.Ooo

In addition to the above, has been sugges-
ted that the government ought to lend Its aid
in averting the ruin its mad policy has brought
upon the country, and for this purpose it is
asked that, instead of dividing the second in
stalment of the surplus, due on the LIST. inst,
by displacing species or by bills from the
Treasury in favor of distant banks, that ope-
ration should be performed by the purchase of
bills of exchange. This measure, instead Of
being oppressive, would, actually. be relief
to the community. At all the points where
the surplus is to be sent; from New York and
the other eastern Atlantic cities, debts are due
to those cities. Ifdrafts on the places where
the money is to be sent were purchased BY
the dsposite banks, or authorised ON them,the
transfer might be made auxiliary to the liqui-
dation of debts, and thus be productive OF be-
neft instead of evil.
Unfortunately, no reliance can be placed on
the government, and to expect them to do "a
ny thing at this crisis, for the relief ofthe peo-
pie borne down by their oppressive measures,
requires degree of faith we have not'-Bait'
Chron.
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that have been adopted, it cannot be
long before a favorable change shall
ensue. --
.New Orleans.---The Bee of the 2lst
ultimo states that, notwithstanding the
failures, real estate still keeps up. The
banking institutions are, it is stated by
the same paper, in the most wholesome
state, and exercises most commenda-
BILE watchfulness in preserving the pub
lie confidence unimpaired.
The New Orleans and Nashville
Railroad Company have been compell-
ed, by want Of funds, to suspend ope-
rations, and discharge all their fierce but
an assistant engineer and few hands
The assistance ofthe State of Louisiana
went only to pay the debts Of the COM
pany; and, without further aid, the
company must be dissolved.
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EXPRESS MAIL TO THE WEST.

EXPRESS MAIL TO THE WEST.
The Post Master General has issued propo-
sails for an Express mail from Baltimore and
Washington, through Frederick, Hagerstcwn,
Cumberland and Wheeling to the states of O.
hio, Indiana, Illinois and Missouri. The mail
to commence July 1st,-and bids received
until the 31st of May.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1837-04-08

o. CHARLES B. SHAW, Esq, we regret to
learn, has resigned his station as Chief Engi-
neef of the State. The principal objection
which Mr. Shaw had to remaining longer in
the office, was, the Richmond Compiler be-
lieves, the very email salary allowed him.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1837-04-08
ANTELLIGENCER.
ROMNEY, APRIL 8, 1881.

o. The Circuit Superior Court of Law and
Chancery for this county, commences its ses-
sion in this place, on Monday next-and, that
for Hardy county, at Moorefeld, on Friday
the 2lst inst.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1837-04-08

0u- Ohio has adopted the unwise measure
in regard to her portion Of the Surplus Reve-
nue., of distributing the money amongst the
counties, in proportion TO misrepresentation
population, to be loaned by the county COM
missioners, under proper restrictions, to indi
viduals, Banks, companies incorporated to
construct works of internal improvement, to
the State, or to the county for the erection of
public buildings or they may invest it in
the stock ofBanks. Five per cent. of the
income is to go to the support of Common
Schools, and the balance to the use of the
county in which it may accrue.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1837-04-08

THE FINANCIAL PROJECT IN N.
YORK.-The measure adopted for the relief
of the money market in New York, ccntem-
plates the following arrangement.
The New York Banks to increase
their line of discounts in the ag-
gregate $l,sc0,000
Bank of the United States to issue
bonds, payable in London, for 5,000,Oo0
And also to remit specie to Lon
don, in order to prevent drafts
on our merchants, to the a
mount of 100000
Manhattan Company to issue
bonds, one half payable in Lon
don and the other half here, to
the amount of 100000
Bank of America to draw bills on
the Rothschilds of Paris to the a
mount of W. 100000
Girard Bank to issue bonds paya-
BILE in London to the amount of 100000
Morris Canal Company to issue
bonds,payable in London, atten.
twelve and fourteen months, and
bearing interest at six per cent.
per annum, to the amount of 100000
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1837-04-08

Philadelphia Gazette Office, March 81, 7 P: NJ.
A BROKEN BANK.-We learn this morn
ing, from an authentic source, that the BRIDGE
PORT BANK, of Bridgeport Comm has sus-
pended payment.-The is no doubt of the
fact. What the circumstances are,-e1cept
the all potent one, want of funds-we have
no means of knowing
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1837-04-08
The Robbery at Federaektoacn.

From our exchange papers we learn that
EDWARD B. MCPHERSON, ason-in-law of the
proprietor of the Hotel, Mr. Talbot, has been
arrested for this robbery-and held to bail in
the sum of $4,000 to appear at the May ses-
sion of Frederick county Court. The money
recovered amounted to $26,o15, within 20
dollars ofthe sum stolen.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1837-04-08

0o- The Winchester yirginian of Tuesday
informs us that the bill appropriating $4,000
to McAdamisethe N. w. Turnpike road from
Winchester to Loc1hart's, passed the senate
and is now law. 1t also directs an exami-
nation of the whole route, by competent
engineer,with view to the like improvement
of other portions of the road. ; III RI 4saes-s
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Catarrhal Influenza, or La Grippe
The following brief chronological ac-
count Of this disease, making such raw
ages in Europe, may be interesting, as
it is probable it will soon reach us.
Before the fourteenth century, we
have no account of Catarrh as an cpl
demic.
Fourteenth Centmy.-It appeared in
Italy in 1923 ~ '5S '67-old men
victims.
Fifteenth Century,-In France, 1903
10 III II '9l-Italy, l42s. That of
l4ll imputed to divine punishment for
an obscene song in vogue. When the
person was attacked, they said ale
must have sung the song"
Si1teenth Century.-ln Italy France
and Spain in 1905 10. 1t was fatal
to Anne, wife of Philip l. and Pope
Gregory XIII. Passed over Europe in
1851 $50 "a 80. In Italy it was fatal
from the use Of the lancet. In Rome
5000 died; Madrid was depopulated i;
at Barcelona, 10000 We're attacked.
In 1890 81 visited France, Germany,
and Italy. From August 1890 to All
gust 1891, 10000 persisted.
Seoenteenth Centmy.-In 1858 in
London-old men died; 1853, Venice;
1868 70 rs, Germany and France s
Observation-Disclosures has described it.
Also appeared in 1919 '9l '95, in the
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1837-04-08

0C~ The Legislature adjourned on Friday
evening the 3lst ult, after session of four
months. In our next, we will give the list of
acts passed and the particulars of any that
may be interesting to our readers.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1837-04-08

MoNopoIfns.-"Why fight with
shadows ?-one of the greatest monop-
olies is robbing man Of his time, to sit
on juries without payment. If men
will 60 to1awlet them pay for it.-Why
compel poor man to sit hours on aju-
ry, to decide dispute between John
Doe and Richard Roe, and give him
only a shilling for his time and trouble,
while his family may want bread?'
The above from the New York Star, will
commend itself to the tender sensibilities of
Virginians who are called at each court to
serve on juries with no compensation. No
matter how urgent mans business may be,
the law compels him to attend in Court
house on any day that he may be called upon,
for the benefit of those who will go to law
This is wrong, and should be amended. We
see no reason why juryman should not be
paid as well as lawyer or judge.-WH1EL-
ING TIMES.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1837-04-08

Nz-Mr. sLoAN,late Delegate to the Assem-
bly,, had, we are informed, his collar bone bro
ken, by the upsetting of the vehicle in which
he was travelling on his way from Richmond.
MIR. S. has arrived at home and is doing as
well as could be expected.