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South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1870-06-17
EETho Southern Farmcr, (Memnb;s

Tennessee says:
Ono man is fit to manage farm who
does not think beforehand what it is best
TO do, and which is tho best way to do it.
Work without thought, without plan, has
been the blunder Of many who pretend to
be farmers"
Truer words than these have rarely found
utterancc. Raising crops without knowl.
edge as to their cost, or thoughta as to who
Their tbcy-will sell or not, has sapped ma
ny fortune.-E.rchange.
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TERMS OF ADVERTISING (:

The rates of advertising are, for n square item
Iucs) or less, ONE DOLLAR AND FIFTY CENTS for
three iusertions-larger ones in the same proper
ton. Each continuance Thirty-seven and half
Cents
Quarterly, half yearly and yearly advertise
mcnts inserted at liberal reduction on the above
rates.
Yearly advertisers disseminating during the
year will he charged regular rates
Reimbursement to he considered by the month
or year unless specified ON the Manuscript, pre-
yiously agreed upon between the parties.
Resolutions Of associations, communications of
limited interest, and notices of deaths exceeding
rkS LINES will be charged ten cents per line.
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THE FIELD OF MANAssAs.-A cores.
pendent Of the Charleston Neps, after sketching
the appearance Of this great battlefield during
the war, has the following upon its present con-
dition:
From this terrible waste and ruin let US
turn to fairer sight-the Manassas of to.
day. 1t is pretty village of over hun
dred houses, grouped about the depot, with
broad streets in good condition, lined with
residences, stores, smitbies, and all the Off
ees OF considerable population. MANY of
these houses are neat and tasty, some are
even elegant, and the hotel is a pleasant.
spacious one indeed--while queenly reli-
gion has built her temple on a grassy lawn
at the end OF a line street. The inhabi-
tants are mostly from the North, a sturdy,
hard working yeomanry, bringing down
those habits Of industry and sobriety which
have made a gardenland Of even cold and
rocky New England. Their principles are
also Of the North, but this does not troublo
the good Yirginians who have settled a.
moDg them, for they are not making NO.
litical colony; they came down on the Dor.
der Of the sunny South 10 make homes for
themselves, not 10 be Office holders. SO
tho fields, as far as the eye can reach, are nm
der cultivation, the young wheat Is break.
ing through the ground, and all the busy
activities Of the farm are in cheerful pro-
gress. Young trees are slowly growing up.
10 mitigate ard soften the present bald az.
pect Of the Place-the germs Of future gar.
deus brighten here and there in snots n
floral brilliance and beauty--new houses
are rising on newly acquired estates for the
homes Of future generations of thrifty Yir.
g'nians, ana a smart little local paper dis
Penses the tIdings Of the day, INDUCES in
occasional strains Of prophetic enthusiasm.
which would DO worthy Of Duluth or Omaha,
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1870-06-17

To REMOVE GREAsE.-Grease may DO
removed from a coat collar by washing it
with a sponge moistened with hartshorn
and water.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1870-06-17
Farmer and House-Keeper.

s@Fence posts, stakes, hop poles and
bean poles, If thoroughly seasoned, before
they are set in the ground will last moro
than twice as long as if Get while the tim
Der is green.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1870-06-17

k@-A Massachusetts farmer says he can
fatten his sheep on steam feed for onc-third
less expense than on dry feed, and get one
fourth more weight. This is the result of
five years experience
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south 8raneh 5ntelligeneer.
ROMNEY. FRIDAY, JUNE II, 1870.
I A NJ ID YIN G.

The following beautiful poem we cop,
from the Memphis Bulletin. 1t is rarel,
we find such contributions to the column
OF newspaper. 1t is sweetly, beautiful
ly sad:
Raise my pillow, husband, dearest
Faint and fainter comes my breath
And these shadows stealing slowly,
Must, i know, be those ofdeath
Sit down close besides me darling,
Let me clasp your warm, strong hand,
Yours that ever has sus stained me,
To the borders Of this land.
For your God and mine-our Father
Then shall ever lead me on
Where upon throne eternal,
Sits His loved and holy son;
I've had visions and beed dreaming
Ger the past Of Joy and pain,
Year by year I've wandered backward,
Till was child again.
Dreams Of girlhood and the moment
When stood your wife and bride,
How my heart thrilled Loves triumph,
In that hour of womans pride
Dreams of thee and all the earth-chords
Firmly twined about my heart
Oh the bitter, burning anguish
When first knew we must part.
1t has passed-and God has promised
All thy footsteps TO attend;
He that's more than friend or brother
He'll be with you to the end
There's no shadow DER the portals,
Leading tony heavenly home
Christ has promised life immortal,
And tbs lie that bids me come
When life's trials wait around thee,
And its chilling pillows swell
ThOul thank heaven that am spared them
Thoupt then feel tibet ''all is WE'LL
Bring our boys unto my bedside;
My last blessing let them keep
But they re sleeping, do not wake them
They IL learn soon enough to weep.
Tell them often of their mother
Kiss them for me when they wake,
Lead them gently in lfes pathway,
Love them doubly for my sake
Clasp my hand still closer darling,
This, the last night of my life
For tomorrow shall never
Answer when you call me "wife''
Fare thee well, my noble husband
Faint not meath the chast ming rod
Throw y our strong arm around our children
Keep them close to thee--and God.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1870-06-17

RS-At wedding in JanesvilIe, Wis
consin, lately, the guests were made hap
py With four gallons Of vino, four gallons
OF whisky and ten barrels Of beer.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1870-06-17

IacThe great lesson for youth 70 learn
Is fidelity to trust. Now and then a boy
or girl seems aware Of the fact that success
IN life depends upon themselves, and that
such success will generally be in exact pro-
portion to their industry aud attention.
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South Branch Intelligencer.
william Harper, Editor.
office, Corner iiain and Gravel Lane SIS.
RoMSEY, WEST VIRGINIA.
7 Z RMS.

THREE DOLLARS per annum-or TWO
DOLLARS AND FIFTY CENTS if paid in ad-
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SarBo on Thy guard against fattery, it
It Is an insidious poison.
CULTIVATE punctuality. 1t IS a good
foundation upon which 10 build character.
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QUIcKLY.--Quickly, young man, Liro
IS short And great work is before Won
II you would succeed in business, win yor-
way to horor, and save your soul, Won mus,
DO with your might what your hanas find
to do. The sluggard dies. The wheel If
times Tolls over him and brushes him Will
he sleeps. Aim high and work hard. liza
Is worth the living, and heaven worth do
gaining, and all will be won OF lost Will
the day goetb away.
Quickly, ye men Of business and MIGHT 2
Your life is more than half Como alreod 4,
You have passed the crest Of tho b;il
and are looking toward the setting sun -
That young man who walks by your side
and calls you father is growing tall and
man.likc, and begins to talk Of The orc,t
things ho will do. lie will increase In,
you will decrease. Ifyou have anvIin.
yet to do for your God or your own sori
you must do it quickly Shadows ara
coming, and the night cometh.
Quickly, We aged man Once You tbo,,I..
three score and ten 10 be an endless tn -
pass away. They have come and conc
They have left their mark upon Won. H.
they left any monuments Of good DON ~
made record Of a God glorifcd2 You -
come to infrmitics and trembling. H.
you come to mastery faith, and homo ~,
looks steadfastly 70 the end ? '"''
All quickly, ye aged fathers and gror
haired sircs Already the messoncSr,
death begin 10 tender their scrv;,cs
the end is at hand anu
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Ne,U Drug Store.

y. w PIE1ISCE, DRUGGIST,
ROMNEY, w. VA,
hAS just received and opened in the Store
II room adjoining DR.. Snyder's Office, fresh
assortment of
Drugs, Chemicals, Patent Medi-
cines, Paints, Oils, Dye Stuffs,
&c, &c.-Also, we'll selected Stock of
FANCY GOODS,
Embracing fine Toilet Soaps Hair, Tooth and
Nail Brushes, Extracts Tor Handkerchiefs, etc
all of which he will sell ut reasonable prices.
DaS- Prescriptions carefully compounded at all
hours, day and night. Physicians in the coun-
try are invited TO give me a call.
E45- In addition to my stock of Drugs,
have received choice lot Of CANDIES, which
will sell very low.
Romney, April Is, 1870
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1870-06-17

S-Ihe Boston Jouynol says decoration
day with tho ladies' lasts the year round"
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1870-06-17

The ENDLESS DAY.-Scripture silence
Is never more marked than in regard to our
future state. There is little in the wav of
definite Information touching our hereafter
to be found in the Bible. Much IS said in
a fgurative sense, and this is, indeed, So
lace. just how much of it is figuratiye
who can say
OF the few explicit statements made A.
bout heaven there is nothing more bcauti
full and satisfying than this: There shall
be no night there There is much night
here. So often the shadows come down O.
yer us, and shut us in like shroud So
sombre grow the evenings, and so few the
stars 1t must be radiant country where
it is daylight forever and forever.
Neither sorrow nor crying Night
brings sorrow frequently. Sorrow makes
night whenever sorrow comes. MANY are
the mornings, bright and golden, which have
turned into the darkest night ere the noon
time. Thank God, all ye sorrowing ones.
that there IS coming morning which shall
be dimmed by never cloud which shall
shine on through the ages of eternity un-
changed.
There may be no gates Of pearl, no streets
Of goid-all this may be fgurative as re-
CARDS that heaven most of US hope for, but
let us believe that in heaven there will be
an endless day. Ye image breakers who
would spoil our prettiest pictures Of the fin.
ture by declaring all revelation only frura-
tive, spare us this as literal Literal our
inner natures declare it. All who sorrow
and weep would 60 wild with despair in
in their sorrowing and weeping did thew
not have faith in an actual freedom from
grief and tears by and by. So letus com.
fort ourselves in the belief which is ten.
der and comforting as words Of peace can
be-'There shall be no night there
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BANKING HOUSE
NRY CLEWS 81 co

Omitted States Treasury Building,)
30 WALL ST. NEW YORK.
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Prom Ole Hheeling Rtgister.
Republican C0nrention-l5h Amendment Speech
!Srn6o reads out the Weak-kneed "a Psblicaas.n
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-03-03
ExcItemene In Georgia.

The Empire State of the South enjoys
no special immunity from the excitement
incident to political reconstruction. Not
long ago the agent of the Associated
Press, at Atlanta, favored Us with an
opinion Of Ex-Governor Joseph E. Brown,
a column and half long, giving a semi
Judicial view of one of the local questions.
This was followed up the next day by a
document of equal length on the other side
Of the same question. We have now q
renewal of the telegraphic messages from
Georgia. A dispatch was received yester-
day from Mr.. Isham Cooper, of Columbus,
informing certain parties in this city that
his whole household had been thrown into
state ofexcitement in consequence Of his
having drawn one-f fourth Of the $4,000
prize in the Louisiana Lottery, on the
nineteenth of February. Our friend G. Z
Howard, is responsible for this little furry
in Mr.. Cooper's household; and we shall
not be surprised if he receives, at an early
day, letter OF inquiry as to how it can
be done again.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-03-03
EAST INDIA.
Sinking OF the Oneida-Details OF the cat.
astrODhe-Doubts as TO the bombay
being in collision.

Sinking or the Oneida-Details Of The cat.
astrODhe-Doubts to the bombay
being in collision.
YOKoHoMA, January 81, via San Francisco,
March l, lS70.-One Of the most terrible &C
Cidents, and horrible exhibition of inhuman-
ity known in the East, occurred about twen-
ty miles down this coast at half past six
O'clock, on the evening of January 2 1870.
The United States steamer Oneida, home
ward bound, colided with the British Pen
insuiar and Oriental iron mail steamer Bom-
bay, captain Arthur Wells Byere.
The Bombay struck the Oneida on her
starboard quarter, carrying away her poop
deck and cutting off her whole stern, and
running one of the Oneida's timbers entirely
through her own bow a. the water line.
Three times the Oneida hailed the Bombay
with: "Ship ahoy! Stand by! You've cut Us
down.' Blew her whistle and fred her
guns, al of which the officers of the Bonn bay
say they did not hear, although the guns
were distinctly heard at this port, twenty
miles away. The Oneida went down,
stern foremost, in about twenty fathoms of
water, with twenty officers and fifty men.
The captain OF the Bombay did not step
to irescue those On board, nor did he, upon
his arrival here, report the accident or
inform the authorities of it.
The first known of the disaster was the
next morning, when DIR. Luddards, surgeon
of the Oneida, with fifteen of the crew ar
rived here on loot. Only two of the Onei-
da's cutters were available, and the officers,
almost 10 a man, refused to take them while
a man remained on board.
WASHINGTON, March At is presumed
in navy circles that it was some other vessel
than the Bombay that struck the Oneida,
and that both went down.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-03-03
ExtensiOn of the j Jackson Railroad to tn Q
ANlssissippi River and Gas Works.

The bill, which finally passed yesterday,
allowing the New Orleans, Jackson, and
Great Northern Railroad Company to ex-
tend its line through the streets of New
Orleans to the Mississippi river. is of great
Importance to the mercantile interests Of
the city. Heretofore, in bad weather, sr.
ticles of merchandise cost more for trans
portation from the river to the Jackson
railroad depot than the company charge
freight on the same to the full length Of
their road on the through freight schedule.
In addition to this. as evidenced by the
cities of Chicago, st. Louis, Philadelphia,
and other large commercial emporiums, 5
city is more rapidly increased by means OF
railroad facilities therein than from all 9th or
sources included, excepting mar.timo. The
route to the Mississippi river will be down
Euphrosne to Delord, down Delord to St.
Joseph, down St. Joseph to Front, up Front
along the river front to the upper limits of
the city, asd passing by the Elevator for
the purpose of connecting with it. Steam
will not be used on st. Joseph street. The
company will also shortly have branch
from the Jackson Railroad depot to the Gas
Works, for the purpose of delivering coal
there direct. This road will run down Mag
uOlis street.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-03-03

Domestic Markets.

NEW YORK, March 2, Evening" Louisi.
anas, p; new, 6S; levee skies, 7l3; eights,
so; Alabama eights, "a; ives, 63; Georgia
SKIES, 50; sevens, 92}; five'twenties of 1862,
49,.
NEW YORK, March 2, Evenirg.-Money
closed easy at 5@6; discounts steady al 71S;
exchange closed heavy, very little demand,
at s.; cotton bills 7}GSl; cold closed quiet
and steady at l155; Southern securities
closed dull.
New YORK. March 2, Evening.-Cotton
closed lower; middling uplands 23c. Sales
to-day $500 bales. Flour steady; good to
choice Southern Sc 15@9 IS. Wheat closed
1c lower. New corn firm; old dull. Pork
S26026 25. Lard frmer; kettle rendered
15@l5lc. Whisky unchanged. Naval stores
heavy.
CISC1sNAT1, March Flour and grain
dull and unchanged. Cotton dull and nomi-
nal; middlings 22c. Tobacco: Sales 40
hhds at Sc 10036 40 for lugs to fine leaf.
Whisky 940D944c. Pork held firmly at S27.
Bulk meats: Shoulders l0c; clear rib and clear
sides, ,149l4lc. Lard, l40l5c. Hams, ,17@lSc.
Butter, 3O@35c. Eggs, l8@19c. Cheese,
l60l73c. Sugar, 100l33c. Molasses, 100
SIC. Coffee. l8@24c.
ST. LOUIS, March 2-Tobacco active,
good manufacturing leaf S1l so. Flour,
superfne, ST. 25@s4 so. Wheat, red fall,
97@1O3. Corn, mixed, 76077c. Oats $50
SIC. Barley 81 80. Rye 72s@75c. Whisk y
firm. Sugar 1l4@l3c. MOlasses 50l6Oc.
Coffee 20@23c. Pork $27@S27 IS.
Bulk meats: clear sides 14.c. Bacon shout
ers l2lc. Lard l6@l64c.
Foreign Markets.
LONDON, March 2, Evening. - Consols
closed at 92f@922. Bonds 904.
LIVERPOOL, March 2, Evening.-Cot-
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-03-03
HoHATIo KING ATTORNEY
$40 Il STREET, WASHINGTON, D. Q.
Agent for Patents, Pensions, Bounties, and a
other Claims against the Government

PATENTS-Domestic and Foreign, obtained at
usual rates; Reissues prepared; Patent Law Busl-
ness lpterfereuees etc., attended to.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. furnished, and claims
promptly prosecuted on receipt of application and
proof. Pension Arrears, payable in this city, duly
collected.
Bounty Land. Indian Depreciation, Soidiere'
Bounty and Arrears, and Internal Revenue Claims
faithfully prosecuted.
OFFICERS ACCOUNTS speedily adjusted. an
Arrears secured.
QUARTEEMAST AND OOMMISSARY
CLAIMo-and all other claims, whether against the
War, Navy Treasury, Postofice or Interior Depart.
men, to be presented to Congress, or before the
Court of Claims carefully attended to.
MAIL CONTRACTORS AND NDPOSTMASTERS-
will find it for their interest 2secure his services
In this connection he may beexcused for remark
ing ths. he held the Office Of First Assistant Post
master General for several years, retiring as Post
master General, March. ls6l-since which he has
been constantly engaged III the practice of his
present business, and consequently is familiar With
the mode of proceedings in all the Departments OF
the Government.
BUSINESS NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. into
with Attorneys for Claims or Patents throughout
the country mutually satisfactory terms my2l.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-03-03
CUBA,

Surrender of an Insur&ent General
Trial and Execution of Cuban j Junta
Members.
HAVANA, March 2.-The insurgent General
Napoleon Avongo, who originated the re.
belIion in the Central Department, shas
voluntarily surrendered to the authorities
at Las Minas, with seventy men. He prom
ises to come to Havana to confer with the
Captain General as to the best means of
ending the insurrection without further
bioodshed.
The rebels have burned some warehouses
at JucarO.
The New York Herald has the following
special dispatch:
HAVANA. February 26. via Key West,
March IA letter from Santiago de Cuba,
dated February 1s, gives the following ac-
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-03-03
GERMAN REPUBLICAN VETERAN CLUB
INTERESTING PROCEEDINGS AND RESOLUTIONS
Lstters From Generals Grant and Schurz

The above named club met at their rooms
No. 2O3 Camp street, at half past seven P.
M, Monday, February %, 1870, President
Felix SpraBley in the chair.
After the regular order OF business,
among which wss the admission OF six new
members, the following letters were read,
and on motion, spread upon the minutes:
f. spranIey, ESQ., President German Republican
Veteran Club, New Orleans, Louisiana:
DEAR SIR-I have to acknowledge the re-
celpt of your letter informing me OF the
honorary membership conferred upon me
by the members Of your club. In reply
have to request you to communicate to the
club my thanks for the compliment they
have conferred, and that accept the MEM
bership with pleasure.
Wit5 kind regards, sir, to yourself, am,
respectfully, yours,
ExEcGrGvz MANSION, Washington, D. c.,
February Is, 1870.
WASHINGTON, D. c., February 12, 1870.
DEAR SIR-I have received your letter
informing me of my election as an honary
member of the German Republican Veteran
Club.
Permit me to express my high apprecia-
ton of the distinction you kave thus con-
ferred upon me, and to thank you most sin
cereiy.
1 am, dear sir, very respectfully and truly
yours, G. SCHURZ.
f. SPnANLEY, Esq.,
President German Republic4b Veteran Club.
Letters of s similar character were re-
ceived from Hon. l.. A. Sheldon, member Of
Congress, Hon. H. j. Campbell, Hon. Charles
W Lowell and others. after which the club
went into the election of the following
officers, viz Vice-President, in place Of
Captain H. Won Werthern, who received and
accepted the appointment as commander OF
the Southern department. Secretary OF
Finance and a Sergeant at Arms, which re-
suited as follows: Vice-President, Major j..
G. Badenhausen Secretary of Finance,
Corporal Charles Schwind Sergeant-at-
Arms, Captain H. P. w. Sehrt. Major j. g.
Badenhausen offered the following resolu-
tions, which were unanimously adopted:
WHEREAS. We, the members of the Ger
man Republican Veteran Club, realizing the
great good the New Orleans REPUBLICAN has
already done, and is still doing, for us as q
! club, and the entire Republican party; there
| fore, be it
ResOlred That we recognize in the New
Orleans REPUBLICAN the standard-bearer of
our principles, and that we herewith pledge
our hearty support to the same; be 1t further
ResOlUed, That the thanks of this club are
| herewith rendered to the New Orleans
REPUBLICAN for the many favors extended,
and that the secretary be instructed to
| transmit copies of the above to the editor
ard proprietors of same.
| After which, the club adjourned to meet
ag Ain on Monday, March IA, 1870, at half
past seven P. NJ.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-03-03

count of the trial and execution of the
mem mbers of the Cuban Junta Of that city.
Eighteen well known citizens, charged with
belonging to the Cuban Junta, were arrested
and taken to an obscure place at San Juan,
fifteen miles from this city, where they were
tried by court martial and convicted of
treason. They were not allowed the as
distance of counsel or the privilege Of sum.
moning witnesses to their defense, and
they were all executed soon after their trial.
Among them were two Americans. namely:
John Francis Portnanda and Charles Dau-
ney, natives of the United States.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-03-03

A RASH MAN.-A man was heard to say, q
day or two since, that Mr.. Wickliffe had
boasted that he had fourteen Senators
pledged to vote for his acquittal in the trial
now progressing before the Senate; and that
on the strength of this vain boast, he would
wager five hundred dollars that Mr. Wick.
life would be acquitted. Rash man, thus
to venture his money on so hazardous
chance to win. He had far better invest 1t
in tickets in the Louisiana State Lottery,
where the chances to win are far greater.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-03-03
Yesterdays Evening Dispatches.l

SAN Francisco, March 2.-The passengers:
crew, baggage and treasure were saved
from the steamer Golden City, which was
totally lost near Point St. Louis.
LONDON, March 2.-Gladstone opposed the
bill to aid emigration, and the bill was de-
feated by 48 to 153.
BERLIN, March 2.-Bismarck. in q long
speech, opposed the abolition Of death PEN
alties. The Reichsrath, nOtwiths anding,
voted for its abolition by thirty-seven ma
jority.
AMSTERDAM, March 2-The Bank OF Hol-
land has reduced the rate of intel est to four
per cent.