South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1868-01-24
CONG RES IoNAL


yeas l23 NAYS -, every Republican present vot-
ING in the Affirmative The hill, as il passed
with the notifications made by Mr.. Bingham is
So n,eWhat different from " bat II was as original
ly reported. and published in our last number,
but not materially so. The NAYS embraced Mi
the democrats with Mr.. Cary, independent from
Ohio The election committee reported that the
Hon. !. Young BrowC, member elect from Ken
lucky, having given aid and cumiortto the Con-
tcderatcs during tire last war wns not entitled To-
lIiS seat. auc that Mr.. Smith, his contestant was
not duly elected, therefore there WIS vacancy
u tc filed by another election. The report was
laid over. new conference comGiitee on the
cotton tax hiil was appointed, the privious one
having failed 10 agree.
Famine amt .Smrcai,on ofMc L,haJitanis
at Tmis- Terrii'e Suffering.
WAsHINGroy, January 20 C H. Heap,
United otatcs Consul at Tuns, writes to
Secretary Seward, under date Of December
% us follows:
"Sir: regret to report that since my last
the suiTcrings Of this population from finn
ne and the incIcmcncy O; the weather have
been irightfujly iucr lscd \ few days
since 100 persons died Of starvation in the
streets of the city and was told bya gen
tleman that on his way from the Goletta
to Tunis he found the bodies of three A.
rabs on the road. The greatest mortality
in the city from hunger and cold was on
the 10Th Instant, when, am Informed, it
reached one hundred and for;y-two.
"Ihe news from the interior is equally
distressing. |; is impossible 10 obtain cv-
en- AN Approximate estimate Of The number
who perish daily from starvation in ali parts
of the Regency, but it i known to he very
! great. Supplies of grain have been rccciy-
! Cd hero, bu' thousands have not the means
| Of purrhas.n,; it. notwithstanding he rains
Which promise 10 give abundant crops, large
rncts OF land r.m,in untitled fIr the want
of cattle or seed grain. The price of wheat
IS s. per lou. bel, aud Of barley 81 30. A.
gab women oil'r iAcir children to Christians
for few cdppors to purchase bread. This
stricken people bear their misery with pa
'icncc ana resignation.
81 hear of 10 disorder or disturbance
Wen, women aud children lie literally starry
Ing few yards from the provision s;ails,
gazing with wistful eyes on the coy tel
food; yet they commit No act Of violence,
OF scarcely Of pi!rering. Among the Chris
tinns, who number nearly 10000 in the
city and its cnvirons, there is much pow
erty and suffering, but they receive some
relief The Jewish population is about
$1,000 The richer members of this per-
suaS'on have done more for their poor than
all others Of the Inhabitants combined Cor
theirs. The Mahomctans alone view the
sufTcrinrs Of their lrotLe,n with etc;,,l
ar,.,, ~ :..i;e..' rI,
d;se,s,,;,, 10" NJ o. -
less. perhaps sinful, To mitigate Their fanatic
ism - made " ready apology for their avarico.
81 -, '""' .""S '''''c Ic''n"y 'o EiNc Ioo1
so , H. 'Gc nsUac,an Po"f 'G' 's rene
Moorish hcs,i,I IN. ,3 - ,,i,;..,. a.
cor,,os Lcl ,,- s'' aeIel,,S '.S
prcn,r zion, c - -, ~ y"
The Ii,.p,, CLiIdror ' III, "
found ven4,rir,,tr a.. -; 49, - :" c 800. 90
their narcuts i,i,,- AL ~, 60, IL,
-, trt .I..sr,I III @ ~ ,"yi ' ~. ""
Tie .rcr,s 5,il
tr,.siu., in ti.a'c,tr.,,,. ., " '''
,s-..,.....
~ "''', "e" ~ 'I"I''-
GUY 'l'I ne has been advised Ey either
brin' or sherman 10 resign.
|! kHD Vfvt. ~. Vs..,.t.-.., 4, n 49,,
..c,,, .-,,,.; ~
o." ,'.r j" '"''ih county on.
H'-Sa'' sixteen bales OF god cotton sold AZ
six cents per p0Uud. and sixty barrels Of
corn i'm prns b-,r,sht opl,, .iv,.,, co,,.s ,c,
Iu.lol ~
.,r, &C.,,
BY The trial &C SUEEA1vr j. get for Fob.
ruary 9th.
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