South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1837-04-01


1 in Europe, or by partner or his house un-
1 less endorsed by substantial houses to me re-
| mitteFs.
sssd. Bills, however in order, drawn at
| longer sight than sixty days.
ssLoNDoN, March 2, 1887"
This circular is calculated to increase
the alarm among us. The excitement IS
fo6en place this morning. tits impossl-
BILE for our monetary affairs to be worse.
In great haste, yours.
0cz-No papers received from Baltimore since
Sunday last.
A man belonging to the beet root SUI
gar mandatory Of Saint Saulye,, near
Vaienciennes, a few days ago. in mo-
ment of irritation arising out of a dis
pute, threw one of his companions into
a vat full Of syrup. Finding this too
rich Joke, the victim scrambled out,
and fastened to the town, to lay COM
plant before d. magistrate. The frost
was very severe, and before he reached
his destination the syrup became SO
completely candied that he bore all the
appearances of an enormous stick OF bar
lev sugar, insomhch that when he came
to the magistrates door his arms were
glued to his sides, and he was Obliged
to entfeat person passing by to pull
the bell for him.-Paris paper.
rREDrRrcKrowr, III Maryland, was
thrown into a complete ferment last
week; by robbery of large amount
committed there, of which the circun-
stances were briefly these: On Wed
nesday last, General Edwards, the CASH
Ter ofthe branch Bank of the Valley IN
Leesburg, in Virginia arrived at Fred
ericktown in the railroad cars, between
one and two O clock, and proceeded 10
Talbott's Hotel. On theringingo OF the
bell for dinner, he took his saddlebags,
containing bank notes to the amount Of
$25, 1000, and placed them in the desk
of the bar-rooni, requesting that they
might be taken care of; The desk was
not locked; nor the key In 1t, but IN
drawer. On the return Of Mr.. Ed
wards from dinner, and inquiring for
this saddlebags, they were gone. Inn
mediate inquiry and search were made
in every direction for the missing prop
erty. The Western stages hdd, during
thS interval In which the saddlebags
had been deposited, lcft.the town, and
ON inquiry Of the servants, one ofthem
stated that he had seen q man come
ont ofthe bar-roorh with the saddlebags,
and get into one of the stages. The
cashier with the utmost promptitude,
pursued the stages on horseback. with
the anxious hope of obtaining some clue
TO the discovery ofthe money. In the
mean time the search was continued at
| Talbotts Hotel, and in short time af-
ter the departtfe Of ii~ noshieEthe sad
dlebags were found, in the vault OF the
cellar of the house, cut open & covered
over with shavings, s. the money gone!
The cashier was sent after, on the sup.
t P~,s,saos. si.~ 1.sotrss5 l--l l.~-> fe>aad
as well as the bags, and returned. The
only access to the cellar was from a
trap door, which opened in the floor OF
the bar-room, as the other door was
kept locked; and found locked. The
mysterious circumstances attending
such a robbery added greatly to the e1-
element which II caused all NYednes-
day nightsand Thursday and Friday;
On Saturday morning, between S and
3 clock, part Of The money was
| found in ono of the Upper rooms Of Tai
bolts tavern; between two beds--a-
motnt "f1l ,475, supposed, also paper
eindersl' We presume that the next
Frederick paper will contain further
information on the subject of the rob-
berry, of which the above account is
condensed from the Frederick papef(of
Saturday .)--Nat. Int. March 81.
| CO The Winchester papers inform us that
The balance of thsmoney stolen has been found.
1t was found concealed in the yard ofthe sta
BILE attached TO Talbott's hoo. -IEp. INT.
Bd,M h,restigations-An investiga-
ton has been gone into by the Van
Buren, Legislature Of Pennsylvania at
tempting to prove that the charter gran
ted by the legislature of that state to
the United States Bank, was obtained
through fraud and corruption. In this
they have signally failed. proved
even by Van Buren, men, that some of
the officers were indifferent about the
passage of the bill, with so large a be-
nus and that others opposed the accep-
lance ofthe charter on such conditions.