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South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1870-10-07
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lil:ons OF Property Lost.
:....at Destruction OF Life.

IIArrrR'& FERRY, Oct. }.
Tho greatest flood that has been known
for thirty. five years, and many say great
:, than was .,rr before known IN It, Is now
racing in the Shenandoah river. The dam' !
age to property here Is immense. some
twenty huiidingS, mostly large hrlck AL"
stone offices, have succnmhcu I" INC pow
or Of tlc waters. 1t is SAID that tor'y-s'N
persons, in this Immediate vicinity alone,
have lost their lives, aud a. many more are
in the mos, imminent danger:
What WAS called Shenandoah city,
mile above this, is entirely gone. Inc O,G
n,nriun mill still stands, and seems hEciy
70 stand. But the cid machine shop, Just
above il. went an hour ago, carrying one
: NOR, vi,:i,u. All old man, a machinist, who
lived in the building and would not leave
when lie could. Several Of the buildings
, ON the "I:land," near the mill, lnclud'ng
, tina, g; the Rev. DIR. Button, are partially
! torr away, aud liable to z" to pieces at any
: moment. Among the number Is also the
q residence Of Mr.. hathaway, one OF the owl" W.
crs of the mill Nearly all Of the tam'hF'
, or Ike a;slan.i' arc S,iil in their houses
!, .,,l -, ,..c,,, can reach thcm. Some "
" r., il, uScS, however, will doubtless stand
ana thu. islanders are evidently trying to g.
int, .hcsc stronger houses. Tw" bra.
i. bovs. at the imminent peril of their live
VI have rome over to the "lsian1' in boat
nc crly lust reaching ,hc,: with no poss'billiit
d. Of returning until The waters apa'e. IL
he boat, however, viii be of much service
the islanders.
T. Last night family Of seven was rescue
bv a rope thrown through the w,ndo"
led ,Ic ir,nerilcd house and within fifteen MI
ras n,cs after the last one was rescued, not
in vos.;re Of the hnusc-though stone pril
- ;nn-wos to be seen This morning lar
" colorci woman was seen c!inging to III
his IN In, mi,lst Of the .celh;ug waters, WIZ
res. eh, Ind been mast Of the night. ~ VIII
his .;nrc two heroic men rescued her. y III
lay, was seen this morning, without shred
my clothing, on the top OF one OF Inc ,s .r
re. buildings, whittier i. Is supposed Ne usn
&c S from somc building above, and s"ccce'
o'c. ia rcscuinr himself SO tar as 10 e'''
ly,. building; but which il s:il IN peru :. :.
Cao nan, il is SAL, has lost his h''
the attempt to s-ve others, and several
:. inn. cr5 haze run great risks. and hnt Vc'S
,rrr rowiy c:carcd. A Mr.. kinS has prove
fin. Lus in 1cscuing The family Of seveh'
vho o,!eys; and Rev. Mr.. Ames has w'r
Wv e., mes. hcroicaily and successfully. =,
,;c,J Holi;er Heights from Jetferson,s 4
when fer :: i"hS a''. lance "'",.' 49,. oon,ncl:rd
elton anxious %iec'a'"'S' WV o,,
.com- witness what 'hcS
- sTLcwa rose with the most asto"'s
mend r.pili,y leaving the peopleno time to re'
- y elects, and with scant Tine 10
Man. fts,cd strange perve
of rescue when il
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=, ,eoplc will be
90. .>-d'i2r the burden Of which
'. cap 'ra'ion* and money kings have
''.' ;s'i:vca. Bend your backs, then, o,
80" .";incrS, mechanics and iron workers.
"' t"'C7s Of tee sen and earth, hcwers Of
%"'i nd drawers Of water. showers Of the
!,aae ". The load is prepared for YOU
'E'ie' @@wn that your radical task masters
T. 3: -" more easily impose it. And then
g. :':f Tie sweet and adorable lappu,rc
-"r innocent, chilllikc, good radical
.'EE, that you bear your burdens pa
=. ~" DC thankful that your condition
use. In this connection, an OK.
ties thus:
o; the annual revenues 10 lie
Tea sugar and mola ssccs are
IN M,
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pay- General Sheridan has written letter
from the seat Of war, saying that lie regards
the American soldier superior to either
tho Frcuch or Prussidn.
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Average cost per capiu for II years I'm.
der Democratic Administrations, s1T1,
CncIudng expense of Mexican War; w..
nndr- Republican Addrinssr-"'= -,
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a6Tbe death of WM. A1yyAypru
POWELL, Formerly Of Lccsburg. and prior
to the war cashier of the branch Of TIC Val
icy Bank ut that place, and tcccutly Of
Richmond, is announced.
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xcs are High-Kadica1
OrruptiOn and Extravaganza.

Government Expenditures inder Grcm,
compared ,rM Democratic Administrations.
y document bearing the above title, pub
lished by the National Democratic Exccu-
tive Resident Committee, Washington, d.
c., sets forth the following facts:
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al :. sladse- h.:n,ner.
.n?va ircm ;hcns.uia o! IN
ago. f.,vs 'ic writer that persons vii"
80 h.ru !:uuctei down scnscIe9s by a
}..v 6 the foot. pcl's b!u1ga"n, rcce':fa
~ W.. aide or bscl: st! head, have, when
...cover .5i,-r,HusD";f, NJ rcc'''c'''''
Il" =iigh:cs. pain, accom-
$ ;rniction."
= R;H''"and
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contains some

~ as "iIi is Locy themselves clearl
aeen, but their only hope is in the power o
the building to resist tho waters. Its
fearful and mos: lamcntable scene.
Inc water has apparently reached it,
, hrlght. But, since morning, to this writ
ing, (at noon,) has rcccdcd but very litil.
The Potomac is rising, but no apprchca
sions arc felt from it.
! Inc " mchrStcr railway tres.lcs, as IA,
up as above Shenandoah City, are complete
| ~ gone, and bridges above are gone. and
other damage done, that cannot be rcp,ircd
short of two weeks. The. Baltimore md
oh'o road is yet intact, and the cars running
regu'ar'y.-co' Vhceti"g Mh'Niycneey.
HAErER's FERRY, Va, Oct. ., ?. NJ
1t is supposed that about forty. seven
persons have been lost in the great food
here on the 3Cth nit. and Nnsiant. Pro.
baby thirty dwellings have been washed A.
way. BcnjlmiD and James Batcman and
their families. Mrs. S,ipes and finily.
Mrs. Carroll, and Jersey Harris, co!otci. ,
wife and two daughters are known 20 be
drowned.
All the buildings OH tho south side Of
Shenandoah street arc injured, and about
nine entirely washed away. OaIy few
hu'!dIags remain on tho island. Here was
'hH creates; destruction Of life. The water
wa" hrst noticed TO be dangerously high a.
bout o'clock i. VI. on The 3O;h. The
river then rose so rapidly that in few
minutes it was wild, dashing, fearful tor.
rem, and being night, no human aid could
render the slightest assistance.
1t wasa fearful 81 g!' as house after house
was swept away, AMI went IasiIinr in the
stream, with the wild shricks of the occu.
Pants, while tic sul.lcn cxiinruislimcrt Of
the fights told too painfully the story Of
death. All that brave men could accom-.
push was done to save the unfortunate fam.
lhcs. Mr.. King particularly, and Mr.. A.
mes deserve special mention. They free. |
y riskc1 their lives to save others. The |
machine shop owned by Mr.. Wcrnwar
was the last building that fell.
The Chesapeake and Ohio Canal has been |,
considerably injured between Wcvcron aud !
he llarPcr's Ferry lock. With all the en-
,rgy with which the company now repairs
manages, some weeks must clopsc before
omp'etc navigation can be resumed
IN AccD"nt. [iom Atelou1ria.
ALEXANDRIA, October Little frcsLc,
tue Potomac is very great. The river is
He'd with the debris Of fences, bridges,
ouscs, furniture, barrels of -four. e.
,ome OF The wbarvcs are submerged. The
hahn bridge has been swept away and por
ons now lie against the Long bridge,
.h'ch structure is considerably injured
he causeway on the Virginia side of the
'3ng bridge is submerged, and The bridge
it washed out. The damage to the Or.
Dgo and Alexandria railroad amounts 10
&c washing away Of four bridges, at an
'ina,"a loss Of s75.6DO The brilrcs |
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No. %.
NERVOUS DEBILITY,

THOUSANDS suffer from it-A weak ncr-
vous, exhausted feeling, no energy, animation
vigor, low spirits. weak memory, involuntary
seminal emissions, with loss Of power and threat
cned impotence. The consequence of cxcesses
This is NERVOUS DEBILITY, and it finds So
vcreign remedy in HUM ID hl-cy'S no.
MEOpATulC SPECIFIC No. TWENTY EIGHT.
Thousands have been cured by these pills. They
tone up The system, arrest the discharges, dspcl
the gloom and mcnt' depression, and rcjuvcnate
the system. Price 81 for package Of FIVE box
is and 81 vial Of powder, which is important
in all old long-stanfing cases, OF 81 per single
box. Sold by all iirst-clasS druggists, and sent
To any address on receipt Of the price Address
HUMPHREYS SPECIFIC HOMEOPATHIC ME-
DiClHE CO., SOC Broadway, New York.
GCS DAY 10 new articles for Agents.
epAC Samples free. II. Is. SlIAW, Allied, Nc.
4 VOID QIACkS.-A victim OF early indis-
"a crction, causing Nervous debility, prcina-
lure decay, &c, having tried in vain every h-
FcrtiScd remedy, has discovered q sill" -"nS Of
cure which he will
sufferers. ADD
New York.
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i,,xrss or Gen. EoBEnr i. Lac Col.
,,I,;s,:.n Of Augus:a, frnn Lexington, on
tbs SD, report, il:at on the evening Of the
cs,h September General Lee, after p'esia.
inc oycr an unusually large meeting 0! 'nc
faculty of Washington College, attended i,
Trc,racrcd and exciting meeting Of the T.
On returning to bis residence, he tainted
from the extraordinary fatigue. and was
n>acea in bed, where he has since remain
cd. under the advice Of his physicians
We had 40 symptoms of apop'exy or parca,,y!
is. only torpor. lie has had full use OF his
INV ;.owcrs. and speaks rs occasion requires.
''-ntly expect hi:
noon to- day
his family
peciy re-
,ral Ice
reliable
II ",
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GREAT COMMEMORATIVE PEOPLE ESClT
ED-SIIANTYTOwNhR AROUSED AND INDIO-
NANT. THE VICTIM AN OBJECT OF COM
MISEKATION AID PITY -.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1870-02-01
TELEGRAPHIC ITEMS.

An order has been issued that all claims BY
employees of the Treasury Department for
mileage and expenses incurred while engaged
in official business, must be verified by the
oath of the claimant, and that no part of the
distances have been travelled on free passes.
In consequence of the admission of Virginia,
orders have been issued from the headquarters
of the army disseminating the first military
land, Virginia, West Virginia and North Car
DINA shall compose the Department of Vir-
ginia, under command of Gen. Cauby with
headquarters at Richmond and form part of the
Military Division of the Atlantic.
David S. Skinner, cotton buyer, of Provi-
dence, II. l., had an arm shot off recently in
Texas by the accidental discharge OF a gun
while returning from hunting expedition.
The Tennessee Legislature has enacted a law
for Furnishing severely masked maraunders.
A resolution was introduced into the Ohio
House Monday looking to an amendment Of
the State constitution extending suffrage to
women.
The Consolidated Bank of Louisiana was
Sunday night robbed of $50 900. The robbery
was evidently the work of experienced cracks
men.
II. q. Dorsey of Rhode Island gave dinner
to the convcts in the Connecticut State Prison
Monday.
A short but violent hurricane passed over
Helena, Montana, on Saturday morning, uu-
roofing houses, blowing down chimnies, &c.
The United States arsenal was completely de-
m1lished and the court house badly wrecked.
Total damage $4,000.
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NEW YORK.



NEW YORK, Jan. 31.-Pripce Arthur was
waited upon at the Brevoort House this morn
ing by delegation of English, Scottish and
Irish residents, headed by the British Consul
and presented with congratulatory address,
The Prince made a feeling reply. He attend
ed the firemen's ball at the Academy of Music
this evening. The Prince will leave for Bos-
ton on Saturday.
The failure of LIE Roy, Nichols & Co., brok-
ers, is announced this afternoon upon contracts
for several thousand shares of Rock Islam d
stock.
Prince Arthur visited the firemans ball at
the Academy of Music at IL o'clock. AS the
Prince entered the proscenium box the orches-
ira played "God save the Queen" and he was
received with much enthusiasm. He bowed
his Acknowledgements to the immense con-
course on the floor and in the boxes. The
Prince remained standing while the band
played "Yankee Doodle and after remaining
in the box some time he descended to the floor
and mixed with the dancers. Before leaving
he expressed himself exceedingly pleased and
delighted with the country and this friendly
reception.
HORRIBLE KEROSENE ACCIDENT.
BUFFALO, Jan. 31.-At 2 o'clock this morn
ing kero enc lamp exploded in the house OF
Nicholas Bliss, and Bliss, his wife and two
children were dreadfuIly burned. One child
died Immediately and the other is in critical
condition. Bliss and wife will recover.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1870-02-01
XLIst 00NGRESS---Second Session,
SENATE.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31.--The Chair submit
ted communication from the Score tary of the
Treasury, containing drafts of bill for the Or
ganization of marine hospital service; also
the annual report of the Commissioner of Pa
tents.
Mr.. Sumner presented a petition from the
citizens OF Kansas for the selection Of COM
missioner to distribute eligible lands for home
steads for freedmen.
Mr.. Sherman presented the resolutions OF
the Legislature of Ohio ratifying the 10Th
amendment Referred.
Mr.. Ward offered resolution, which was
agreed to, requesting the Attorney General to
communicate copies of any communication
sent by him to any United States military au-
thorities since the passage of the last act rela-
tive to the admission of Georgia and its repre-
sentatives in Congress; and particularly any
opinion given by him touching the eligibility
of the members of the Georgia Legislature.
Mr.. Williams offered a resolution, which was
agreed to, requesting the President to furnish
the Senate with copy of the correspondence
of J. Ross Browne, late Minister to China,
with the State Department.
Mr., Morton offered q resolution, which was
agreed to, calling upon the President for intor-
nation concerning the ratification of the 18th
amendment by the Legislature of Mississippi,
and regard to other affairs there. He also in
troduced bill to admit the State of Mississip-
pi to representation. ~.
MIR. Sherman, from the Committee on III.
nance, reported without amendment the bill
requiring the Secretary OF the treasury 70
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Whole civil docket,
Number OF civil cases disposed Of,
City II ali.

Cby
Ate o'clock yesterday morning the doors Of
City Hall were thrown open to the public, and
from that hour until o'clock in the evening
there was steady stream of people passing
into and out of the building. 1t is animated
that at least 80 900 men, women and children
visited the hall during the day. By actual
count 500 passed into the hall in the space Of
hve minutes between the hours of and &
o'clock ia the afternoon. The effect of the
decorations upon the eye was different than il
has been at any other time when we have
gazed upon them. The recent fall of snow re-
aecting the rays of the sun SO dazzed the eye
outside the building that upon coming into thu
subdued light of the apartment it was severa
moments before you could distinguish any.
thing except the heraldic star, the chandeliers
and the tall wax lights about the catafaIque
Gradually, however, the eye became accus-
TONED to the light, and by degrees the solemn
beauty and richness of the decorations became
apparent. Not the least noticeable features of
the scene were the sentinels solemnly pacing
to and fro, and the guard standing like statues
at each corner of the catafalque, bending over
the butts of their reversed muskets We may
be mistaken, but so attentive were the guard
to the duties of the occasion that not muscle
moved, or see med to move, Notwithstanding
the uncomfortable position. The guard was
composed of members of the Portland Me-
chanic Blues. The floral display was magnif-
cent without being overdone. One lady stand
log by us remarked, with long drawn breath,
after having gazed silently for some time al
the decorations, ooh! it is too beautiful to be
real" From the opinions expressed by the
many strangers who have visited the hall there
Is no doubt that no funeral display has ever
been made which was so ma ynifcent or in
such good TASTE For the decorations the city
and country are indebted to Mr.. Harry B.
Brown, the celebrated marine artist, and for
the floral display to Dirwanger.
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ARRIVALS AT THE FALMooTH HoTEL-Last
evening brought large influx of visitors to all
the hotels of the city, and their offices resem-
bled those of the hotels at the watering places
at the height Of the season, rather than those
of our quiet city in winter Among the arriv-
ais at the Falmouth Hotel were the following
gentlemen who formed the committees OF ten
,'om the Massachusetts, Legislature: Hons.
John Morriasey, George W. Johnson John J..
Fletcber, jr., Luther Conant, George o. Fair
hanks. 8. 81. Pierce, w. S. Dantorth, s. M.
Crosby. J. O. Fallon and D. W. Barnes.
The following gentlemen from Baltimore
also registered: Hon. j. Il. Carroll, Col. Will
son. Messrs Kibourn, Hammond and John
Carroll.
The following from Peabody: George F. Os-
borne, Francis Baker, Henry Poor, G. B. Far.
ley, Amos Merrill, j. B. Foster, F. NJ. Stimp-
son, B. c. Perkins. Fitch Poole, J.. P. King, T.
E. Proctor, A. H. Abbott, A, b. Merrill, e. U.
Jacobs, and w. Sutton, jr.
Also Messrs. Francis Peabody of Danvers !;
George 81. and A. j. Peabody of New York
w. G. Saltonstall, w. G. Endicott and H. S.
Williams of Salem.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1870-02-01

DINNER TO ADMIRAL FARRAGUT-Yesterd
afternoon Gov. Chamberlain gave private
dinner to Admiral Farragut and staff, the
Captains of the British and American fleet and
the Executive Council of the State, at the Fall
mouth Hotel. The guests sat down to the
table at six clock in the gentlen ems parlOr
The menu was unexceptionable. The dinner
was strictly temperance affair, there being
no wine and no speeches on the OCCASION
About forty guests were present.
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A GOLDEN wEDD1NG.-In these DAYS when

A GOLDEN wEDDING.-In these days when
the marriage tie is held in SO little account
has become SO attenuated that it is Liable to be
snapped from causes the most trivial-itis real
ly refreshing to read or hear of Golden We'd
ding-refreshing to know that there are those
who, having joined hands in youth-having
passed through period of fifty years, subject
to all their trials and vicssitudes, still cling to
each other with unchanging devotion. 1t is
pleasant to contemplate such couple-pleas-
ant to know that the love which frightened
their youthful paths still illumines their later
pilgrimage, dispelling the frosts of age and dis
pensing much of the warmth and glow of life's
early experience. To us a Golden Wedding is
replete with thousand fold more interest
than a marriage of to-day. Those who take
part in it have passed through the trying Or
deals of life, have tasted the sweet and the Bit
ter cup of human existence; and now, ere the
curtain falls forever upon its varied scenes
once more come forward to renew the vows
and pledges given when the "dew OF youth
was on their brows, thus attesting to the sin
cerity of their first professions and their abid
ing confidence in each other.
We believe the public is in sympathy with
us, and will be pleased to learn, as we were,
that the interesting ceremony above alluded to
will, nothing preventing, come off Thursday
the Oath of this month, the parties being our
venerable friends, Mr.. and Mrs John X. Hoop
er. For the last half century or more Mrs. II.
has been tried and faithful nurse. Thousands
in their infantile years have experienced her
mothery care. Not only in their tenderer
years. but throughout all the stages of life, in
childhood, manhood and old age, they have
found her willing and faithful attendant in
chambers of sickness, alleviating the sufferings
of the patient By her unwearied attentions, and
enlivening their dependency by her cheerful
presence. Tt will be qualification to all such,
| and hosts of others who have been under obi
cations to her, to manifest their regard on the
occasion mentioned by such tokens as gener
GUS heart may dictate and an appreciative
spirit delight to bestow. SENEx.
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Visits 10 the Rleer.

Yesterday morning, at IL IL o'clock, Ad-
miral Farragut, accompanied by his staff and
the officers of the q. S. sloop-of-war Benicia,
{who had just called upon him to pay their re-
spects,> drove down to the wharf, where the
Q. 8. steamer Leyden, Master w. P. Randall
commanding, flying the Admiraps flag, was in
waiting for them. They frs. proceeded to the
Terror, where they were received by Comman-
der Ransom and his officers and made an in
spection of the ship, thence to the Miantono-
mob, where they were received by Capt. Shu-
feldt and oficers-the same proceedings taking
place as In the case of the Terror-lhence to
Fort Preble, where the Admiral and party
were received by Gen. B. H. Hill and the
officers OF the 9th U. S. Artillery, the full sa-
Lutte OF seventeen guns being fired, the garri-
son being drawn up in line with open ranks
and arms at present. the band of the giment
playing the National airs. After some half an
hour spent at the fort an informal visit was
made to the Monarch, from whence an official
visit was made to the Benicia. Upon APP
preaching the Benicia the yards were manned
and salute of seventeen guns fred. The
party was received by Commander Nicholson
with all the usual formalities, and after the ex-
change of courtesies aud inspection of the
vessel the Admiral and party re-embarked on
the Leyden, returning to the city about
o'clock P. M.
About II o'clock the U. s. Revenue cutter
Mahouing, Capt. j. A. Webster, lett Atlantic
wharf with the members of the City Govern
msnt, the delegation from Baltimore, the COM
mittee from the town of Peabody, and the diff.
ferent committees of citizens on the reception
OF Mr.. Peabody's remains, accompanied by
their ladies, for visit to the Terror and Mon
arch. They were received by the officers of
both vess Is most courteously and shown all
over the ships, returning to the city about 2
o'clock. On board the Mahoning very nice
collation. was served, to which all did full JUS
tioe, their appetites being decidedly sharpened
by the keen sea breeze. We have yet to find
two more gentlemanly, obliging and courteous
officers than Capt. Webster of the Mahonine
and Capt. Randall of the Leyden.
At2 O'Clock in the afternoon the members
Of the Legislature at present in the city paid a
visit to the iron-clads and Monarch.