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South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1868-03-20

EG-R u.s.. j. q " CHApuAy, tho cl1-
Tant Methodist preacher, IN bis late ser.
mon at the Boston the1tre, said "GoI de-
signed chat Christianity should fud i,s cen
trll home iu the moral nature Of man
When our religion sleeps in our creeds,
slumbars ir our heads, does not descend in
% oar hearts, aJl drive us out into The
world % take our brother man by the hand
aud lead h.m % duty t. peace, 70 God, 20
heaven, j. is worthless religion il is a
powcrle-s Christianity; it Is forged gos-
pei; it does not bear The seal Of Heaven
divinity
FECol. Charles lI7o.on, If R7wlesburg,
has been appointed Prosecuting Attorney
Tor Preston county, IN place of James J..
smith 'pPo.ni-iJuigc Of the liza Circuit
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1868-03-20

DEuNKARDS ~ TIE UNlrEn STATES
The committee on temperate, Of the Balti-
more Conference ofthc ". T. Church. South
at its la.c session, submitted a report, which
states the number of druukarls in the Uni.
ted States to be 48O,O00-2OO. 900 homes
made dcsolate, and $4,000 annually Gil a
drunkard's grave. Ia fifty years this would
make the awful aggregate Of 100000
Attached. to The report were resolutions
plcdgjng tho Conference to continue It's pro-
test against tho use Of Intoxicating drinks
as a beverage and that each minister shall,
during the year, preach at least one sermon
on temperance. The resolutions were o.
doptcj.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1868-03-20
NEW $ OF THE DAY.


Southern people, whose business has won
derfully increased within the past few
weeks.--A MISSISSIPPI editor SAYS the
people 0: jackson have to burn tar IN that
portion of the city near the Convention 20
keep the air pure and prevent sickness
% the 10 students at Richmond College
40 are professors of religion, and u are
candidates for the ministry j JERUSALEM
has only % 900 inbabi:ants-A MOTHER
~ OHio IS accused OF whipping two of her
children to death and third into iiiocy -
MRS ELIZABETH DARRAUGu has been an
pointed inspector Of tobacco, snuff and ci
gars IN the fourth Indiiua district, as sue
cessor to her late husband. This il the
first instance Of the appointment of wo-
man ia the Internal revenue service. ont
side of the hureau.-TnE trustees of Mr..
PEABODY first silt OF 100000 to the
poor Of London report for the year 1867
that the gift has been fully employed that
the sanitary condition of the houses built is
excellent; that the deaths in them are
much below the average, and due To ordi
nary causes that good order, health and
general cOnteutment prevail among the ton
ants that tho children are clean md han-
rs, and that beneficial influence is exert
ed over the worSiag classes Next year the
second gift of GOO 600 viii be arplicd
The population in the houses erected hy
Mr.. PEABODY is ], 5S3 TUE Annapoljs
Republican states that Mr.. H. TAYLOR. re-.
siding near that city, has lost a consilera
lie number OF fine herd Of cattle from
what is called the "riuIerpcst" -Ir il sta.
ted that Virginia Is to have one or more
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1868-03-20

G17'ln Washington, few days since, a
delegation Of Fox and Sucs Indians, head
cd by their Chief Keoluk, bad an utter
view with the Commissioner Of Indian Az
fairs, Hon n G. TAYLOR The Chief cx-
pressed the desire on the part Of his people
to cultivate friendly relations with tie CO.
Yernment
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1868-03-20

HE SUPREME CoUET-Ilow FAR ITS
DECISIONS ARE RESPECTED Tile Supreme
Court Of the United States decided recent
IS, n case in which the status Of the scce.
dcd States was considered. 1t was the case
Of Mauro vs. The Alliance Insurance Com
Tany, which company had insured the shin
Marshall against the pcrils Of the seas and
1gainst seizure She was seized by tho SO.
called "rcbcls" near New Orleans in 1861.
The court held that there was at the time
ds .fdcto government in the South. but
that it was not lawful one; that ihe cot
ting up IF the so-callcd Government If the
Confederate States was illegal tLat those
States were, when the vessel was seized.
stiIl in The Union but that the Govern.
mcnt in question being az J1e,o one, the
company was bound 20 pay the insurance.
Such seems 20 have been the substance of
the opinion, from which, however. Chief
Justice CHASE and Nr. Justice SwAyNr
iisscntod. Ii, is efficient, however. that
Ito Supreme Court Of Che United States
has decided tIat the Confederate State,
have never been of tbe Union. Irnot,
Gcy are entitled 70 all ilc msbtsof states.
They should have tbe Pryilcg. IF making
their own constitutions, Of representation
in both branches Of Congress. and Of gov
crniug Themselves without tlo interference.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1868-03-20

EgTho San Antonio Texas correspon-
dent Of the New York Times gives Che par
ticulars Of the recent murder Of eight wo-
men and children, by Indians, near that
place One Of tine women was horribly mu-
ulalcd and .caipcd alive
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1868-03-20

PHopHEcY FULFiLLEn.-"If tho infer
nal fanatics and abolit0uists ever get BOW
or in their hands, they will override the
Constitution, set the Supreme Court nc do
6ance, change aud make laws 10 suit
themselves, las yiolen, bands on those who
diEcr with them ia their opinions or dare
question their inlallibilty, aud finally btnl.
rupt the country aud tolugc IL with blood. {"
--DoHiel VebsieG NJrch Z, 1880.
E-C-AttorBcy Gen. SrANnERY has sent
in bis resignation, which the President has
accepted
a MoNsTER CATFISH The HichmonI
Enquirer states that negro man captured
from the basiu recently, with net, a cat.
f-h xeighing2l pounds. Residents in that
vicinity say they have never before known
GO large a enc 90 be taken from that locality
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1868-03-20

R1' vt a recent meetingof the Directors
Of tho Baltinoreand Ohio Railroad Comra-
~, the tariff on coal was reduced forty cents
per ton from Cumberland and Piedmont to
Baltimore, and fifty cents per ton on gas
Goals from Ncwburg, Fairmont and Clarks-
burg and corresponding reduction Of way
rates was made upon the main stem and
branches. Tie reduction, it is stated. will
make difference in the net earnings Of the
company Of fully six hundred dollars FER
day The reduction Is prompted by the
hope that it will largely increase the coal
business Of the road.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1868-03-20

EgIn,c Mexican aly.ccs bring rauicu-
lars Of the attempt TO assassinatc Juarcz
an cx-Impcrial officer and a foreigner in
command OF city regiment were the ring
leaders They are believed % have been
employed by Santa Anna. The plotiuc.C-
dod the assassination of tLc Cabinet
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1868-03-20
II. T. Mcdonald, &c, Defendants.

- 4h'A'HHiuj &C, y lllpl3ihant7,
as
II T. Mcdonald, &c, Defendants.
Is CHANcrRY
ESl decree of eaiI Court rendered ~ the siars
ID cause AZ the March TERM 1868 ibis c.r,.
was referred 20 Comm ssi0uer 0f the Court r.
ascertain and report What debts of A s. Wspan
aid dec H.. are chaTgaahie ou his lands ibat i.,.
descended 10 hi- fc.rs. also, ~ ascertain sat
per centum Of thc sales uf said llllg Cornell.
Mcdonald, the widow OF said Angus IS Ue,Irr-
aid. dec d. IS entitled 90 in lien ot her dover in
said lands also, t1 ascertain The amount o.. tl,
damages paid by The Baltimore and Ohio Rail
Road Co, for passing through the singleton
Lands, in ;he amended lil m,1tisntl BED yl...
hands the same now ere sud who is cr'i,'-l
thereto
NoTIcF.-Ths creditors of sail Angus ~ ST.
Donald, dec AMI ali others interested s.r
therefore, hereby notified Unt 20 S.fp-Lg dp-,l
l"h 1853, NJ nv Office 100 Eomhey, 81 4 pra-
cred 10 execute said decree, AT which dine .rt
place, said creditors are required to rr,seHt ami
pro.e their debis and demands against Tie estate
of said Mcdonald dec nud All others mas al
tend and protect their Interests
WNl G.. CLAYTON.
Comr m CHM. T.. r. H. Co..
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1868-03-20

~ DATA, the corrcspon lent Of the
Baltimore Sun, writing from Washington,
under date of the 10th, says:
The President to-day returned to Gencr.
al GRANT the papers in the Tennessee dis
iurbancc matter, with an endorsement. in
substance, that the United States constiiu.
ton does not authorize any interference on
The part of the Federal government until
demand is made by the State authorities in
which the instruction has taken place and
that as 10 such demand has been made hy
the authorities Of Tennessee, TO order can
be made.
y "big scare" seems to have taken nos
session Of certain officials here, and upon
the suggestion Of 3Ir STANTON and Others
who apPrchcnd some mysterious conbina
ton OF Mosby's satellites and other cx-rcb
els to attack and take possession of the cap
ital an additional military force has been
ordered here, and for three days past have
been sleeping upon their arms"
-Four artillery companies are among the
recent acquisitions 10 tha troops stationed
here. All this military movement seems
to be based u3'n clrhs;oac gossip ofthe rev
oiutionary purposes Of somebody who wants
to get lid Of Congress.
This 'scqre" cXciles the merest rilicuIa
among the law-ab.l.rr rconle hero
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1868-03-20

REGIsTRATlON USpER DIFFICULTIES
UNDERGROUND RAILWAY TRiCK Sever
al days ago n party Of negroes were un-
loading a freight car at the Central depot,
and as they reached the bottom they noticed
two bcarsking move in the corner Onc Of
them exclaimed. 'Tc Lor dar's a bar In
Jig car Tue bearskins were pulled out,
and a buck negro made his appearance. 49,
ills sable brethren seized him. with the cx-
pressi0ns What you dOiu in dat car. Mig
ger ? what bizness you 20, 70 be ridin'
free IN dis way? The passenger replied
Vow, jess look here now. | come down
here to rigister, and jess got as much
right ~ gil down any WY ! kin, amt .
This argument prevailed, and he was let 20.
10 appeared that hc jumped into the car
and secreted himself ia Gorionsyillc, aud
30 this manner succeeded in reaching Rich
mobd free Dipotch
.- Hon. a. % SuFruv>s. Of Gcor,,it. visited
itf..tC4f johnson lu Mou.iaf ta.t
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1868-03-20
Sumo. DeGnIanls.

u.s.
Same. Defendants, IL Cu8vcrY
DN decree pronounced 90 Ha-rh 'ern
- Theses cluscs wr-e referred POI nr 81. l.ri"H
f0uer, t1 a.air settle ari nd.a.f uaa0..HI..
james H Powell. sheriff oC Hampshire
and as eush camuifiee tdriui7trlt.r W JOIN
Martin. Ir.. dce. %. arl aI.l o. i1la.rn n'0 at
ascertain In whom .s ihe equitable ana 1 a
thc legal ttc Of tho tract of aod NJ l01 f'rf
more or lca lt.uZ FRI R.ru follow a1i mf'
unntf iu 'le hiI. az thc complainant. q.
fnseY Go. Also to ascertain the iIeos anf
GRITTY Of liens birling an tbe tracts " itni in re
hill ~ complainant mentioned frfer - 81"
before nIe aIl fi creditors Of said jola hfr't
~ d nad ail others having or claiming io a''f
t.us b.haiuE said ilrd, o. present aaa t.''
urir claims before poe
Ail persons interested arc hereby notifies iaa'
SHAH attend at the Recorder Office H'
ner m frifsV He 1n NV ~ dTrA i0er
crn'e sai1 decree, ai vhirf t.rc god f.1re fae
rln attend aul protect th..r interests la %.
JAMES PARSONS,
Cenrit4ru-r r, CIlH,rg O. O. - @.
March ~, lsG8.--Jw.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1868-03-20

Ec-At convention of iron manufcctu-
r'rs in Pittsburg, On Thursday Of last week
Ia which thcre were representatives. from
Cincinnati, Cleveland, Wheeling, New Cas-
tie, Buffalo and other places, an advance Of
from onc-quarter to ona-half cent per pound
was agreed upouon the various sizes ofiron,
and nails were advanced 90 cents per key
Hon. ALEXANDER H. STEVENS This
distinguished gentleman, says the National
/"tcIligcnccr, arrived in Washington few
evenings since, and IS the guest Of DR.. T..
NJ Chaplin. Mr. Stephens is on his return
t. Georgia, after an absence of several
months, spent in the city of Philadelphia.
where he has been experimenting the pub
LEGATION Of his book, "The War Between the
States Mr.. Stevens, as we are Informed.
$ looking well, and in better health than
he has been for years lie tariics but few
days in our midst
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1868-03-20
COMMISSIONERS NOTICE.

In he Circuit Co"rt n HompdHc C,m,l.
Wee w
c. Mcdonald, &c, C,mploinln;,,
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1868-03-20

c Hon. a.. % SLFpHv>s, Of Gcorgit visited
rs .iclt lohHs.a 0u Monday iast.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1868-08-19

all, regardless of color, and penalties are
prescribed for those who interfere with the
schools in the pursuit for which they are
established. The compulsory feature OF
this scheme, the official journal would have
US believe, owes its origin to Massachu
sets. but it dates little farther back
History tells us that was the central idea
of the educational system established by
Lycurgus in Sparta. There the child was
the property not of his parents but of the
State. We do not think it will do in Lou
lsiana. AT all events, Mr.. Conway is
hardly The man to introduce it and make it
popular among the people of this State
1t would require man OF somewhat differ
ent calibre to Impose such system here.
1t may, and doubtless will go into opera
ton and have an. ephsmeral existence
We neither Pike the man nor the scheme,
and we imagine his lators will be. chiefly
confined to experimenting the education
OF negroes. Few white parents will listen
with patience to any such proposition.
The additional taxation recommended by
Mr.. Conway as the means of raising the
funds to carry out the scheme, is, we srp-
pose mere bagatelle in. his estimation.--
Still it will exceed one million Of dollars,
and, in our impoverished condition, this is
not one Of the least of the objections to
Mr.. Conway's system.-IN. o. Bee.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1868-08-19
The Heated Term-A Terrible Day
and Horrible Night.

We copy as follows from the New Yorl
Times Of the 18th:
The bald statement of the range in Tho
shade Of the thermometer for the past three
days conveys but faint ieea of the blister
ing heat upon the city. of the sitting at
mosphere that weighed upon it. The days
were the hottest Of the year, and the sue
ceedtng nights were exceptional and ter
rible in discomfort The days baked the
city-the nights scorched. :,
AS evening came on tile heat grew more
powerful, and night came bringing torture
instead OF relief, There was no relief any.
where. NOn the housetops or in the cellars
in the densest part Ct Baxter steet or upon
the piers stretching into tile soundless
CLASSY rivers was heat. allpervading, an
prostrating, Men eschewed the conyen
tionalities of life-fung neck-ties, collars
vests and coats angrily away and searched
wildly for something cool. The ladie,
stirred not beyond the precincts of home
and the devices they adopted can be imag
ined but not stated. Children vailed with
extreme discomfort and with a seeming
dread of something worse; horses Eel
prone and lifeless on the spot.
Evening business came to a stand-still
save about the soda fountains and in ict
cream saloons. Driven to desperate ex
tremities, men swallowed there in sbeel
dispair, but without hoping for the relic
that did not cnme. Whoever cou!d walk
ed and avoided the street car ovens who
ever was forced TO take stage clambered
to the root, and these vehicles went UP and
down Broadway crowded on top and emp
ty inside. A few desperate people entered
the several theatres, allured by the placard
"fhis is the coolest place Of amusement in
the CITY," The announcement was COO
enough and there was hope that some Of
its frigidity might have pcrmeated the
auditoriums.
To many homes of honest toll the tor.
rid day brought, disaster and wailing.--
Strong men went out in the morning TO do
strenuous battle for daily bread and with
the evening came not home. The. missing
ones were found In the wards of the hos
pitfalls. gasping, Unconscious, or already
dead The record of the days was CHASTITY
The books OF the Coroner's Office at noon
yesterday showed thirty-four cases of sud.
den death, and with every hour the
casually roll increased until with the close
Of business hours it had amounted to Fifty.
four.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1868-08-19

GREAsrNG WAGoNs.-But few people are
aware that they do wagons and carriages
more injury by greasing too plentifully than
in any other way. A well made wheel will
endtire, common wear from ten to twenty
five years. if care is taken to use the right
kind and proper amount of grease but il
this matter is not attended to, they will he
used up in five or six years. Lard should
never be Used or a wagon, for it will pene-
trate the hub and work its way ont around
the lemons of the spokers. and spoil the
wheel. Tallow is the best lubricator for
wood axletrees, and castor oil for iron.
Just grease enough should be applied to
the spindle ola wagon to give ii a light
coating; this is better than more, for the
surplus put on will work out at the ends.
and be forced by the shopIder-bands and
nut-washers into the Lud around the out
side of the boxes.
To oil an iron axle-tree, FIRST wipe the
spindle clean with cloth wet with spirits
of turpentine, and then apply few drops
Of castor oil near the shoulder and end
One toaspoonful is sufficient for the
whole tRural American.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1868-08-19

MarRmoxY.-The happiness of the hus-
band and wife is mutually derived from
each other-they partake alike ofjoy and
sorrow, glory and ignominy, wealth and
poverty-they are the same to each other
in all the circumstances of life. the misfor-
tune of one, is the misfortune of the other
nothing but the grave can sever their
connection; even the bonds which unite
brother and sister. or parents and children
are far less enduring. The tender youth is
grown into manhood; he is now perhaps,
contending with the difficulties of the
world, and receives no more the protection
of a father or mother-the old are sinking
into the grave around him. and his only so
lace is the wife of his bosom she per-
haps has fed from her parental roof, will
ing to sacrifice every thing for his sake. and
now clings fondly to him for protection, and
support thus she bneomes his chief de-
light, and by her tenderness and love she
sweetens his toll. and scatters sunshine in
the pathway OF his existence
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1868-08-19
Interesting Correspondence.

y r1
The following correspondence explains
itself and fully refutes several Of the many
falsehoods contained in Warn,oth's letter
to the President
New ORLEANS, Aug. 6, 1868.
Gen. Harry T. Hays, President of the
"-Blair Knights y Capt. j. S. Tally
President of the Seymour knights
Gentlemen--,As chairman. of the State
Central and Parish Committees of the
Democratic party, with view of the
maintenance Of good order at all public
meetings o.. assemblies, we called upon his
Excellenc5, Gov. Warmoth, as to whether
the security from disturbance could be
guaranteed to Mr.. Rollins, in speaking on
Thursday night, and received lis positive
assurance that it should be, and in the
course OF conversation said he had been in,
formed that the "Blair knights " and
Seymour Knights" over which ybu re-
specially preside, were in point of fact,
while pretending to be political, military
organizations. We, observe dispatch
from the North in the papers Of this morn
ing which gives currency TO the rpmor, and
we make this communication that YOU may
give it prompt denial. There ia not a
man in New Orleans who does not know
the dispatch 10 be false.
Very Respectfully, Z. L. MACON,
Pres't. Dem. State Central Com.
Is q, - JOS. ELLISON,
Pres't Dem. Parish Executive Com.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1868-08-19
NJ MANSFIELD s. BEE;
PRACTICAL DRUGGISTS
aud
ANALYTICAL CHEMISTS.
Memphis, Tenn,
Sole Proprietors
Obserre erpicit Directions around each
bottle, and caution to protecfthe pMb-
Tic against imposition and fraud.
FOR SALE BY
He my St John,
ALEXANDRIA, LA.
FOR SALE AT
John Fleming'S Patent Medicine Depot,
NEW ORLEANS, La, ~
.JunA p. 1sf8-1v. -ss .-f $3.50
NOTICE.
DEPUTy COLLECTORS OFFICE:
IL JJNrTED STArtS INrrt,,y Ar RryvNy-p


|nEPUTY COLLECTORS OFFICE:
Il UNITED STATES INTEhSAL Revenue,
9th Division, Second District Lonisiana,
Alexandria, August 18th, e6e.-Pursuant
to the provisions Of an act of Congress, en-
titled IAN act to provide Internal Revenue;
to support the Government, to pay inter-
est on the public debt. and for other pur-
poses," approved June 3Oth. 1864. and
amended by an act of March 2, 1867; No
tice is hereby given to all persons ia the
Parish of Rapides, ninth Division. Second
District of louisiana liable to pay Duties
or taxes under said acts, that have re-
ceived from the Collector Of this District;
the annual list of duties ard taxes assessed
in the 9th Division above named, which
have become due and payable.
The taxes referred to, are assessed upon
INCOME, GOLD and SILVERWARE,
CARRIAGES, BILLIARD-TABLES,
WATCHES, DC, and LICENSES which
may not have been procured.
The undersigned Will attend to the re-
ceipt of these taxes at BIOSSAT'S WARE
HOUSE, Alexandria. Office h0urs from 8
A. NJ. to 4 p. N.
These taxes and duties must be paid in
United States Treasury Notes. and prior to
Wednesday tie 26th inst.
The penalties prescribed by law, viii be-
enforced against dclinquents. -,
r NJ. WALSH.
Ang. 1926. Deputy Collector.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1868-08-19

The GREAT MILITARY ACCIDENT Via
a Soldier Thinks Of Gram.--The elo
quent and gallant Gen. McClernard in an
address delivered in Illinois, thus speaks
OF the Radical party and Grant:
LIZ their fear and trembling, with blanch
ed faces and stammeting articulation, they
are seeking shelter from the consuming
wrath of the people, Under the shield of q
military cbeftain. But will this avail
them WHO is this chieftain !? Is he
proved or known as statesman !! Is there
anything in him to make ambition virtu,
GUS? Comrades, you know him and
know him. His greatness is decision; a
thing uninhesited, unac'iieved, but thrust
upon him. 1t is a plagiarism of Other
mems desert worn by him as an ill-fttine
garment, concealing the wearer's intrinsic
iittieness-utter hollowness.. intellectual
y, he is void of originality, of enthusiasm
and at best and most is but mediocre His
opportunities and his profits by them are q
fortuity. compromise between ADLER and
better men. His passivity and malfeabili.
ty, together with his public character, rem,
der him fit instrument in the hands of the
Radicals, with which to push their reyolu,
tionary schemes.