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South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1857-05-08

@We arc sorry to learn that one or
two cases Of smallpox have made their ap-
poarsnce in the neighborbood Of Jacobs
Church, in this county, among the friends
of the CoHmans' who were so severely af-
ficted by this terrible disease several
months ago. We understand thz, the di-
sease, in the cases which have recently oe-
CURED, were contracted from, handling OF
wearing the clothing Of one Of tho former
victims Of this scourgc.--- Wootlstoch Tenth
Legion, april 80. .,
Hieu PRtcD FOR JAcK.-Tbomas W.
Lewis, Esq. of Kentucky, has recently sold
bis jack Moro Castle--eight years Old,
fifteen hands high, impor.ed---for the sum
Of five thousand dollars, to NJ. ". Mays.
Of Maury county, Tennessee.
ETA good conscience Is setter TIA,
two witnesses-.it will consume your grief
as the sun dissolses ice. 1t is spsmg
when you are tbirs:y--a staff when You sre
wcary--a screen when tho sun burns-a
pillow iu death.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1857-05-08

Power OF THE HUMAN EYE.-Gcorge
Pitt. afterwards Lord Rivers, declared that
he could tame the most furious animal by
looking at it steadily. Lord Spencer said,
well, there is mastiff in the courtyard
here which is the terror of the ncighbor-
hood, will you try your power on him p
Pitt agreed to do so, and the company de-
scended to the courtyard. A servant held
the mastiff by a chain. Pitt knclt down q
short distance from the animal and stared
him sternly in the face. They all shud-
dered. At signal given the mastiff was
let loose, and rushed furiously towards Pitt;
then suddenly checked his pace, seemed
confounded, aud leaping over Pitts head,
ran away, and was not seen for many hours
after. During one of my visits to Italy,
while l was walking little before nl5 car
riage. on the road near Viena, I perceived
two huge dogs bounding towards me. 1
recoliected what Pitt had done, and tremb-
ling from head to foot, I yet had resolution
enough to stand quite still and eye them
with fixed lock. They gradually relax
ed their speed from gallop to trot, came
up to me. stopped for moment and went
back again.-Rogers' TaQc Talh.
THE NATIONAL HoTEt SlCKNEss-Mai.
Phinney, editor of the Barnstable (Mass
Patriot, with his wife, have been sufferers
from the sickness brought on at the Ma
tional Hotel during Inauguration week.
They are not even now fully recovered
Mr.. Phinuey, in tho course of an article
in his paper, declares that "this was one of
the most malicious attempts at wholesale
poisoning which has ever been recorded in
history. Who instigated the foul plot VIC
may never know, but the design undoubt-
edly was to poison NJ. Buchanan, no nut
ter 'choerer else might Je sacrificed"
HEAVY DAMAGES case was tried last
week in the Common Pleas of Cumberland
| county, Pa, for SANDER, in which Abra-
ham Swartz was plaintiff and Jacob Rem
uiuger defendant The latter, it appears,
declared in the public market in Harris
burg, before number of persons, and in
other places that he believed the former
had hand in murder committed in that
county year ago. The jury awarded the
| plaintiff $500 damages.
| PANIC IN a CnuRcu.-Thc Lancaster
Express of the 10Th ult, says a great ex-
citement occurred on the previous evening
at St. James (Episcopa) Church. Il
seems that two highly esteemed ladies
who wcrc about to he married, had attracted
thisher an immense crowd, which crammct
the building to its Utmost capacity. Durins
the ceremony the creaking Of an old benci
created a pauic, during which some lcapct
through the windows, and several ladie
from tho galleries, under The impression
that the pillars had given way. Nobody
however, was seriously hurt.
When she United States become al
densely populated as Holland, they vii
contain nine hundred million Inhabitants
nearly tho present number Of tbo who'll
human race.
EE Lorenzo Dow once said Of grasp
ing, avaricious farmer, that il be had To,
whole world enclosed in single field, h
would not be content without patch o
! ground on tho outside for potatoes.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1857-05-08
THE PREDICTED COMET.

Astronomers at this s:nle arc looking for
tho re-appe.r.noe of Halley's great comet
| of l765. This announcement has caused
a panic in some parts of Europe equal to
that of the Milerite excitement in this coun-
try. The following extract from private
letter written last November, which we
find in the National Intelligcnccr, not only
gives some facts respecting tho nature Of
comets, but also announces a theory re-
specting their electrical influence which
may explain the singular weather of the
present season
The near approach Of this planet in em-
bryo will influence our planet, perhaps the
entire solar system. 1t will be attracted
BY the sun. and then rcpelled by it; it will
both attract and repcl the planets of the
solar systom. and appear to create disorder;
confusion. But have no fears. It can
neither attract nor be attracted 30 as to
come in contact with any of the heavenly
bodies. The most it can do to any of tho
planets (ours not exccpted) will be to
change the currents of their electrical en-
Vclopcs. This will have tendency to give
US the warmest or coolest winter (should
the comet appear soon) experienced since
l765. Should the earth's electricity be
attracted or repelled to either pole, the
temperate zones will enjoy an unusual de-
gree OF mildness; on the other hand should |
the earth's electric sheen be gathered in
folds nearing the equitorial regions, then
indeed may we expect the most intense
cold ever experienced in this climate. In
either event the disturbance of the ocean
OF electricity in which the solar system
floats will produce extraordinary results in
temperature wind currents.
and vegetation, until the electric eouili- |
brium shall be re-established.
Respecting the mechanical effect of a
collision with comet, NJ. Babinet, of the
French Institute, says:
With regard to the questions to which
this question has given rise, must protest
against the idea that a comet possesses the
power of imparting perccptible mechani-
cal shock. can prove that the collision |
OF swallow, intent on suicide, and fyinc
with full force against train of hundred
carriages, drawn by ten steam engines,
would be thousand times more dangerous
for the train in question, than would be
the simultaneous shock Of all the known
comets against the earth.
What Is comet? 1t is visible nothing
Lieut.. Maury informs the National IN
t.elllgencer that another telescope comet,
discovered by DR.. Bruhus at Berlin, March
18th. is now visible in the north western |
part OF the heavens ven th;rd s5mHaee mHaensBa u te
for which has been computed b}nttf byn Dr. 0SS'a von
Galen. by which it returns to its perihelion
June 25th of the present year. The first
'eomet is increasing its distance from the
earth the second is approaching. and will
be visible during the whole of May.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1857-05-08
THE CIRgAssIAN WOMEH.

No one can Whit Circassia without being
desirous to know something of The women
whose beauty has passed into proverb.-
Our French travellers-Dr. Jeannel and
the French Commission-had an opportu-
nifty afforded them of seeing what they we're
like, for Mehemet Bey came down to the
enclosure and said they were at liberty to
visit all the neisaboring huts, even those
| of the females.
Everything Circassian has, is" said
the Hungarian, "for sale; you are not
| merely his guests, on this occasion, but ve-
ry likely his customers make, therefore,
az minute an examination as you please"
''Do yva mean to say" demanded the
doctor, "that they sell their daughters 2,
Certainly. just as they would sell their
sons. slaves, dogs or horses. Not long ago
| was offered a beautiful girl by her father
in exchange for fine greyhound which 1
had brought from Kars."
Encouraged by these assurances. DR..
Jeannel and his friends entered the huts.
whore they found several girls, not so beau.
tlful. however. as they are generally de-
scribed. Their best points were magnif-
cent eyes and luxuriant tresses, which fell
heavily on their shoulders But their cot
ton dresses were wofully ragged and their
persons shamefully dirty-drawbacks which,
however, did not prevent them from play
ing off all sorts of coquetries as they were
seyerally passed in review.
"Their most ardent DESIRE" said the CO.
lionel. t'is that you should purchase them.
The life they lead here in the paternal
huts, at the bottom of these sunless rayincs,
is very dull and wretched. They work
hard, and eat nothing but millet, while ira
dition paints to their Imagination, in the
most glowing colors. all the delights of
Stamboul. Their sole ambition is to be-
come the property of some pasha, and to do
that the first step is to get away from hence.
You appear" he continued, "to think that
these girls are not particularly handsome,
tGey ta are sfn made Of the right stun: tits Rnt
dirt. and squalor, and bad living, that
spoils thom in the miserable holes in which
they are brought up. For the full devel-
opinent. of Circassian beauty they require
to be transplanted to the Turkish harems
before they are thirteen years old. All
sorts are sent of-the ugly ones by way of
experiment. the beauties for more certain
market; the former fetch about a thousand
piastres each, eight pounds; which, by
the way, is nearly two pounds more than
the value of the French apothccary,) but n
beautiful girl is worth ten thousand or even
twenty thousand piastres (from one hun
dred to two hundred pounds.) The value
of boy is, however, double that Of a girl,
and tho age at which the sale is made is
carlier-ordiuurily at ten years the rca-
son for this is the greater utility of the
male population in the constant war which
is waged against Russia"
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1857-05-08

WORMS IN PEACH TREEs.-This is tho
season when peach trees require to be caro-
fully examined about the roots. for q grub.
like worm. 1t is the Egeria eritoisa, and
the result of an egg deposited by moth.
in June or July last. If you examined
your trees, and carefully cleaned them last
September. you will find very few worms
now; but if you neglected your trees last
fall, you will soon find from one 20 five of
the small white, grub-likc worms, under
meath tho bark, and just at the surface of
the ground. Cut them out with sharp
knife !; cut away all the gum. and wash the
tree with soft soap and SCOT, mixed; then
earth up around it. and keep the ground
clean during the coming scason.-O. Far.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1857-05-08

A SrsANeD AYsAIR.--The St. Louis
Republican says a strange affair, resulting
in the possible death of three persons, took
place about two miles from Eddyville,
Iowa, on the 10th ult. AS one Of the
Western Stage Company's coaches reached
that point, passenger by tho name Of
Joseph Tattcrsop, Jr., from Joliet Illinois,
in whose previous appearance nothing sin-
gular had been observed. exclaimed, "Wky
did you kill my cousin p With a pistol
and dirk-knifc he then commenced a most
terrible onslaught upon the passengers,
mortally wounding DR.. Timuons, Of Knox
vile, Marion county, aud gentleman Of
Montgomery county, Ohio, and severely
ipjuring Mr Hylawdcr, Of Jasper county,
Iowa. lie was an entire stranger TO all
parties injured, and insanity can only be
assigned for tho commission Of the act.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1857-05-08

TIE "lIoG CHOLERA" The reason Of
this malady at the West, VIC are told, has
at last been found in the Incorporate hab-
its of the swine. They are very much ad-
dicted to the slops of the whiskey distillcrs.
barrel Of which is said to contain enough
strychuine to kill thirty men. That, there
fore, which is at first merely pleasant tip
pie, finally brings death. not only to the
porcine, but the human family. May both
hogs and men take warning and mend their
ways
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1857-05-08


ExTRAoRDIsARY CASE OF SoMNAMBULrsM.
"A young lady. { Miss Mary STAN niece
OF A. LOOMS. Esq, of Fulton, says the
Fulton Patriot, who is living with her un-
Gle, and attending school, has of late been
and is the most singular and extraordinary
somnambulist Of whom we have ever heard.
at night; after she has fallen asleep, she
gets up, lights q lamp, and taking paper
and pencil, writes several stanzas of poet
~. Her uncle, one night, fearing that
some accident might occur from sleeping
person having 9, burning lamp in her hand,
took the precaution to remove the lamp
from her. room and beyond her reach
That night she arose in perfect darkness,
wrote another piece Of poetry, which, upon
examination by daylight, was found to be
well written, correctly spoiled and punctu-
ated, and the ruled lines as accurately fol-
lowed as they could have been by the best
penman with q good light. Aud this has
been repeated from night to night, each
time new piece being produced She
has no knowledge of the matter herself
cannot repeat word of the poetry she pro-
duces, and insists that she does not write
it. Her friends.Satch her closely They
have interrupted her whilo writing, when
she seemed like one aroused from deep
slumber, and cannot finish the line or even
tho next word of the stauzas she happens
to be. writing. If her writing materials
arc removed from her room, she rises, and,
finding them missing, proceeds to search
drawers, trunks, etc., in tho dark, with as
much ease as another would do it by day.
She has sometimes fallen into this condi-
ton in tho day time, when her writing i'm
pulse comes on. The young lady's health
is not very good, and since her somnam-
bulic exercises, she seems to fail daily
Physicians have been called, but as yet
have afforded her no relief
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1857-05-08

10 Preserve CoRNED BEEF FOR SUMMER
UsE.-ln tho month of April OF May,
when the brine begins to fcrment, take up
the becf-empty the brine from the barrel,
and wash and dry with cloth. Then take
Vine When al this is done, take dry zstsA itAa uda ri
rub thoroughly on each piece, and lay back
in the barrel. When all is completed,
cover the barrel, and the beef will keep
two years or more, as nice as when first
packed. Salt beef should be put in warm
water the day before using, to eztracs
the salt
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1857-05-08

There was considerable latin in court
arter this, and one feller hollered order y
so much and 80 loud that thsy sed it was
fact he couldn't speak out loud for week
afterwards. tt.. .itz -
Mr.. Jones give mo fifty cents for my
services and brought me homo safe.
Smith paid him the two turnips, and
they (not the turnips) are as good friends
as ever. Since that arc sorape. if ever
see COW that looks ss fshe was agwine
to jump in any where. 4 Ji& furn my back
to her and ay-Qo ahead
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ON E By d.
BY CHARLES DI&s.

BY CHARLES DIYs.
One By one the sands are Eing,
One by ono the mometSn;
Some are coming, some a{oing,
Do not strive to grasp all.
One by one thy duties wske,
Let thy whole strengthb each;
Let no future dreams eiatke,
Learn thou first what usan teach.
Hours are golden links-q token
Reaching heaven ; but dy one
Take them, lest the chain fokcn
Ere thy pilgrimage be d
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poifal.
GOD MADErHE HEART,


God made the heart u every chord
Responsive to his u
To cheer. to bless, an keep his word
Like angel hearts ke!
Twas made to feel fol Shcrs' woe.
Life's sorows to belle;
To soothe the tears thtretched know
And bid the moufne Aile.
Twas made to be the I'm Of earth.
Where all affections
Where every human bis eth birth.
And every hope is swd
'Twas formed the weak had to aid.
To bid misfortune flee
II man ne'er marred whatSi had made.
How heavenly earth wdbe.
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~Tbe laws Of Nature are just,

.ETThe laws Of Nature are just, bl
terrible. There is no weak mercy in ther'
Cause end consequence are inseparable ar
inevitable. The 6ro burns, the wat,
browns, tho air consumes, the earth burie
Aud perhaps it would be we'll for our ra
IL, the punishment of crimes against Il
laws of man were as inevitable as the pu
ishment Of crimes against the laws Of N
ture-wero, man as unerring in his jud
ment as Nature. ,' ...a -. .. 49,.
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EFTruc modesty is a flower who's
grateful odor endufes for ages. False mod
esty Is as poisonous. as stramouium, and q,
deadly in its ultimate effects, as The prus
rio uofd, distilled from the green and prett.
leaves Of peach trees.
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Hiseellaneo,i
AN TIOC5

Anloch ls, beyond clsphe cheapest
place in the world, as we!lone of the
healthiest; and if it were br the rag
ged little boys, who boot aey stranger,
and throw stones at his doo1oyinc Won
in every possible way, I shTrefcr it as
place of residence to any Ehaye Wis
tied in Europe. Asia. AfricuS Smerica.
My house was OF pcrfectlyeonstruc-
ton, we'll planned and we'll Sted, and
proof against water as well al had
four rooms, sitting-room, aAg-room.
walled enclosure of about ity feet
square, where roses and geras We'd in
beauty with jessamiucs and Il There
was also poultry yard, p house,
stables for three horses, o stlousc. a
kitchen and servants room. in the
garden grape vine, (muscate pome.
granate tree, a peach tree, plee. an
apricot, and China ounce a addi-
tion to all these, fountain perEy let
ting up water, and a we'll, and hing
room. ...
For all this accommodation hrce
hundred and fifty piastres-abqeen
dollars; and this was higher han
would be paid by any native: trse,
the house was unfurnished, but ure
in the East is seldom on grane
divan, half dozen chairs, a be, a
mattress, a looking-glass, a tableto,
and half dozen pipes and Darghlte
all one requires. Servants cost aff-
teen dollars each per annum. Sea
a half pounds Of good mutton mayd
for, twenty-five cents fowls, and fs
TOO, four cents each. Fish is cold Q
weight; thirteen rotoles for beshl-
bout seventy pounds weight fof tive,
cents. Eels, the very best favored,
world, three cents each. AS for !.
bles, whether cabbages, lettuces, de-
ges, celery, water crosses, parsley,
peas, radishes, turnips, carrots, cauli
ind onions, a cents worth would las
aweek. Fruit is sold nt the same
and grapes cost about $1.25 the hor
Game is also abundant. Dried fru
nuts can be obtained in winter.
living as we'll as one could wish,
it impossible (house-rent, servants,
board, washing. and wine included
ceed the expenditure oftwo ihund'
lars per ahnum. -rrp wm "
Under these circumstances. IL I
pear marvellous that many Europe
sessed Of limited means have NJ
Antioch their temporary home; b
question has two sides, and every
pros aud cons. The cons, in this
are the barbarous character Of th
among whom you live !; the perpe
bility Of becoming, at one instant
ing, the victim Of some fanaticai
tho small hope you have of redre.
grossest insults offered the cont
trigues entered into by the Ayan
tutb your peace and comfort; th
Of many of the luxuries enjoyed
rope; the want Of society aud DO
the total absence Of all places Of
which gradually creates in the mi
bid Indifference 70 religion, and "
ing frequently ,degenerates into al
6delfty. It is better to choose "
In such q case, and say, ,'"I woule
. door keeper in che house Of
than dwell in the tents Of ini
Neaps Syria, Palestine and As'
~The laws Of Nature are
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wooIIens.
8. o. Herring . Co,s PATENT champion safes.

8. @. Herring a Co.'s Patent Champion Safes.
TTNHE subscribers, grateful for past favors, and
finding that discriminating public bestowing hc patron
that exhibit all
their stock have enlarged their depot by opening extensive waro
and alcsroom Broadway at No 2 OF Murray street.
pcse the City Hall This enlargement Of warehouse with the
enlargement factory will enable the subscr
hand all stock Of rc and burglar
proof than other establishment the world Particular
will be had constructing safes for private families match
with othor furniture for the security Of plate and jcwery
sGi it"HHTh el Also 9'+tt+t t1' 1850
keep money chests
door and bank vaults Halls powderpo locks banks
doors Jones patent permutaon bank lock and Cygcrs
patent letter lock, without key.
s. c. HERRING & CO.,
f4 8f Nos. 1885, 1877, and 189 Water street. and -
.si No. 251 Broadway, Murray st., New York.
g " C0YIE Il CO., Agents
Washington, d. G.
a{-ts b W. KNOWLES, Agent
May 26-1y W Ggt Richmond, Virginia.
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washington Aqueduct.

OFFICE WASHINGTON AouEDuCT
an tse" Washington, March s, 1857
PROPOSALS are invited for materials and work
j for the Washington aqucduct.
Proposals received m May will be opened al noon OF thhs
day .s.55ss3.g.. g# ...t :,
Mans pronlcs and specifications the work TO be
viii ready this Office and aftor tho 2Vh
April ssS tJs sa
the work 70 Be let will masonry Of the bridges,
rradmtin excavation pipes
with o ma gate houses bricks sand
rubble, and stone, 40, <
For the particular works and materials reference made 70 the
specifications and plans,
As upon portion Of acquired by the
there be some delay in commencing tne work
thereon; delays due allowance viii Be made
In tho time OF completion. .eet 9ttrfs
Portions only tho works be completed under tho pres
The engineer reserves he
right work be done and rate OF progress
for each appropriation and IN case ne appro
holding sufficiently 10 decide when ana what "orks
shall be stopped funds become available.
In Of particular work for want oL
reserved cent will be paid u the ndement
Payments win be made in specie checks the United States
cent that the workman shall
full wages monthly, and In specie .tss
should be scaled endorsed proposals for woSk OF ma
terials tho washington Aque1uct."
The United States right a tho bids
should deemed advantageous and TO make such arrange
considered most conducive TO the progress OF ihe
work
Every Offer written guarantee signed by
responsible the effect that he they under
take that w his their bid be accepted,
within days, with good and suicpt
securities work undeakcn said guarantee
by the certificate OF the United saos district
United States district attorney agent or some onccr OF
prmcnt War; guaantors able make good their
guarantee.
opened presence bidders Of them choose s
be present ~ M Mfles,
Capt. OF Engineers, In charge.
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We would call attention to the card Of Grsndn ESQ., who
commissioner for Of the States aud also
tho United States Court of
oughly with business departments
washington and the practice Of the United states Court Of Claims
[Nag Fork Daily Nans