South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1837-05-27
VARIOUS Matters.
DREADFUL STEAMBOAT DISASTER.


fire ON Monday night, the 9th inst. when a
bout so miles below Natchez, and near Fort
Adams, on her way up the river, and in short
time was burnt up. ONE HUNDRED AND
TWENTY, out of the one hundred and ninety
lives on board, WERE LOST! MIR. Smith, OF
the firm of Newhouse and co. Of Mobile, was
on board with his lady, two children, and SER
want. Mrs. Smith jumped overheard with
one of the children. Mr.. S. immediately FOL
lowed, and was 80 fortunate as to procure
plank, by means of which the lives Of all were
preserved. They were in the water, however,
about two hours, and drifted down the river
half dozen miles before they reached the
shore.
ABOLITION AND CoLoNIzATIoN.- The N.
York Evening Post says, ofthe Ants Slavery
Society of that State:
.This society held its annual meet
ing on Tuesday at the Broadway Tab
ernacle. Mr.. Arthur Tappan took the
chair. From the annual Report of the
Executive Committee, which was read
by the Secretary, we learn that the
whole number Of kindred societies is
1,OO6-44S3 new ones having been for
med the past season. The receipts in
to the Treasury last year amounted to
$50, 567, showing an increase In the
contributions and income OF over IT,
900. The following list ofpublications
were among the issues Of the Society's
labors bound volumes, 1871; tracts,
1890; circulars, LOO; prints, TO-
$50; Quarterly Magazine, 5000 (;
Slaves Friend; i40, $50; Anti-Slavery
Records, 103,690; Human Rights,
IS9, coo; Enancipator, l6S, 00O-ma-
king the total number Of publications
669, 1000. The society employs sew
enty agents"
The Commercial Advertiser thus comments
on these proceedings;
What a pity that so much labor has
been spent in vain; that so much mon
ey has been lavished on sturdy beg
gars, who ought to be better employed,
that so much printing has been execu-
ted in visionary projects; SO much good
white paper wastedl Now, If the peo-
pie who have been humbugged out OF
these thirty-six thousand dollars, had
given it to the Colonization society,we
could have emancipated twelve hum
dred slaves, and settled them in Africa,
as freemen, on plantations other own!
The Govertor of Mississippi proposes, as a
means to prevent capital from going. out OF
the State, during the pressure of the tlmes,'to
prohibit, by law, the introduction OF slaves In
that State.-Wash. Met.
A lady, in New England, aged so, lately
hung herself for love !--lb
A HARD ALTERNATIvE.-Th Globe calls
on the Pet Banks to resume specie payments,
or give up their trust. They may try and re-
sumo, but they cannot give up theirtrust. 1t
amt therein. Y! Star.
A Virginia paper states, that Lieut..
Robert B. Randolph, still swears to
'have his grip on Amos Kendall's nose
Never mind, Amos. 1t will be "a
pressure that no honest man ought to
regret JoeaN5l.
Sandauach IslanderS.-Seyenteen years
ago the natives had no alphabet; now
they have a newspaper published In
their own language, to which there
are three thousand subscribers, and its
benefits are reaped by at least treble
that number, in all probability, direct
ly or indirectly. AS additional evil
dence of their thirst for knowledge, it
may be stated there is demand BY
the inhabitants for $4,000 copies of
the hymn book that has been printed
in their vernacular tongue.
New York MAPLE SUGAR.-@The Pen
nyan Democrat, Yates county, N. Y, April
25th, says:
eve were last week shown SAM
pie of maple sugar, which surpassed
any thing ofthe kind we have before
seen; its texture was whittier than the
best St. Croix. 1t was made by Mr..
Moses Heartwell; of Jerusalem in this
county, and he informs us that he has
manufactured this season from only
1872 trees seuen hundred pounds"
The New York Board OF Trade; at a meet
ing held on the 10th inst. declare the convic-
ton that the establishment of NATIONAL
BANK is the only permanent and effectual re-
medy for the embarrassment and arrangement
in which the exchanges, the currency, and
the business ofthe country, are at presentln-
volved. An able letter from Dennis A. Smith,
Esq near Baltimore, has been addressed to
DIR. John Broekenbrough, President Of the
Bank of Virginia, avowing the same cpinion.