South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1867-10-18
TnE BANK NorE QUESTION D.c,nsI,

"outh, Oh NlOnuay OF last week, j Judge Bd-
kcFannounced his opinion in the i'm portant
caseof FARANT os. BAN, involving the right
Of the eudyrsces or negotiable notes. trans
fcrred by old State banks after maturity. to
collect Unitcd States currency to the extent
OF tho principal and interest. The cues
ton had been deliberately argued By lion.
John 5. Millson and Judge Scarburgh for
the claimants, and by Gen. Blow, Messrs.
Holiday and Gayle, Goodwin and Crocker,
and others for the Defendants at previ-
Gus term OF The court, and was rc-argued by
counsel on Thursday OF last week.
The court decided that the plaintiffs were
entitled to collect the notes in United States
currency, and that the defendants 5e not al =
lowed to plead that they have ripht TO paw
them IN notes Of the old State banks This
taxes all similar cases from the jury the
court refusing to allow the pleas to be fled.
i he case will go to the court Of appeals,
we hcar.-Nocf9H J9ura4I.
EsltonAcE GnErLyY, says, (ia th9
Tribune Of Tuesday Of last week that he
regards his signing of Mr. Davi,'s bail bond
as lone of the Doblcst acts of lis life, and
confidently trusts that most of those who
now condemn him therefor will live to ho-
nor him for that act more than for any other"
EsThe magnificent bridge over the o.
hio river, at Louisville, is now in process of
construction. 1t is to be a mile ia length.
with twenty stone piers, and to be broad e.
nougb for railroad track, carriage ways,
and footways.
ES-The week just ended has been the
heaviest ever known in the cattle line at
New York city, the receipts reaching til,
hitherto unapproached supply OF 1858 head,
OF which :, 300 were on salc on Monday of
last week at the National or Harlem Yards
EG' Ohio and Indiana are suffering from
drought. In some places water, for domes
tic uses, Is transported many miles, and the
Cincinnati Pficc Current says that in con-
sequence of the dry weather the farmers are
parting with their stock, but hold on to
their grain. 1t is thought that the drought
will materially lessen the yield of corn.
R'-The witty author of I.ifli,h Link says
IN the citizen: thereafter We Shall have
to be careful not only who arc our Presi-
dents, but also who are their wives. The
tail feathers Of the eagle must not be be-
dragglcd."
pRIcE OF LAND ~ GEoRG1A.-Thc Au-
gusta (Ga.) Republican, says: eve know
Of lands which have produced this year from
ten to fifteen bushels of wheat, and similar
lands which will produce five hundred
pounds of seed cotton to the acre, which
can be bought at from seven 10 ten dollars
per acre, and in localities the hcalthiest in
the world, where epidemic and endemic dis
eases are unknown"
Es At former session Of Congress the
Secretary of War was authorized to sell the
grounds and property of the government.
at llarpcr's Ferry, aud arrangements were
aitcrward made by the Department to bring
them into market. But there appears to b.
a stay of the proceedings heirs Of those
who sold the property to the government
Gow claiming that the deed expressly pro.
vidca the land conveyed to the United States
should be used only by the government,
and by no other parties The amount pur-
chased was about one hundred AMI twenty
five acres, for seven thousand dollars. The
deed was executed to George Wa+hinrton.
who acted in behalf Of the government.
rS"Wc learn from the Martiusjurs
Mr. Era that OH Sunday night, the 9th
inst, the residence Of Mr.. joins WYsoyc
in Darkcsvillc, was entered by thieves and
robbed Of silyerwarc, clothing, fruit &c
An entrance was made by forcing door
in the rear Of the house Every room was
searched except the one in which the fami
ly were sleeping.
Ev-Thc Springfield (nl) Jourual Of Oc-
tober 9th, publishes the inventory Of the
estate Of Mr.. Lincoln, as filed by Judge Da-
Wis, the administrator, in the Office of the
clerk Of the County Court of Sanglmon CO..
Oh the 10Th Of November 1865 From this
statement it appears that Mr. Lincoln left
property to the amount Of So 900 in GOV
eminent bonds bearing gold interest, Urea
sury notes for undrawu salary and cash bal
nnccs IN bank, besides tho following real
estate Homestead in Springfield, Illinois.
on lot > and part Of lot : in block 10. T..
Hess Addition to Springfield Lot 8. In
block -, town Of Lincoln. Logan co.. III
Crawford CO., low4-12O acres cast half,
northeast and northwest, northeast section
Is, town s., range 80 Tlma countv-fO
acres, description not rccollectcd ccrtiG-
cate Of entry 10 the hands Of G. II. Moore,
Of Cliaton, de Wittc county, ILL., The Journ-
al remarks "TJ be added, however, is the
$4,000 which was appropriated By the last
Congress on account Of Mr. Lincoln's sala-
r., making altogether the total value Of the
personal estate to about $4,000, 70 say
nothing Of the real estate"
GoyEGNon OF NNsshoHrsgTrs John
Quincy Adams has written letter accept