South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1870-12-02

OF this State, | have, since the close Of the
late civil war, taken no active or prcrl inent
part in the political struggles of The State
OF nation: but have been content quietly TO
follow my professional and agricultural
pursuits, looking forward to the day, which
| was satisfied could not be far distant,
when the progress of democratic principles
would relax aud destroy The policy Of re-
pubhcaniSm, and would restore both States
and individuals to the full enjoyment of
those rights and privileges which our con
siitutionaI system was designed to secure
to them"
REDRESS OF TIE CHINESE OurRAGEs.
If the particulars of the satisfaction al
legged to have been rendered by China in the
matter of the Tientsiu butcheries are correct
she has done simple, Obvious Justice in
manner which some civilized nations might
probably initiate. II is stated that sixteen
Cinnamon, including several Of high rank
have been convicted Of participation in the
massacre, and have been behcaded; that
twenty-three others have been cxied. and
that payment of 500, 600 tao's has been de.
creed to French citizens aud TO, 700 taels
to Chinese Christians who suffered i'm BODY
or estate from the outrages The French
secretary of legation declared himself salts.
fed with the retributicn and awards. The
secretary Of The British legation wrote home
from Pekin, November 3, saying that there
Will probably be no necessity to emf 10y
military force to obtain redress for the mas
sacre. The Russian residents alone were
reported dissatisfied because no indemnity
was offered to the relatives Of their brethren
slain at Tien,sin. This news is undcr date
of Shanghai, October 81, since which time
1t has not been cOrroborated. The announce
meme may not be accurate In all the details,
but If the above reports can De trusted the
Chinese government deserves credit for dis
regarding the religious fanaticism among
its own people and doing Justice regardlcs
of consequences. "Outside barbarians"
might proftably initiate such an example.
--BalitmOrc Sun.
CHESAPEAKE AND ONO RAILROAD
The annual meeting Of stockholders in the
Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad Company
was held in Richmond on Yesterday week.
The report of President Huntington shows
that the affairs of the company are in n -four.
ishing condition, and states that the entire
lines to the Ohio river will be completed
and In running order by July, 1872. The
report gives the total receipts for the wear
ending September the 30tb, as SG77,325
p, and the total expenses S6I7,439 O3,
making the net receipts $50, $50 u. The
following board Of directors for the ensuing
year were unanimously elected c. p. Hun
tjngton, A. A. Lowe, w. II. Aspinwall.
Richard Irwin and William 3 Hatch, of
New York; II G. Parsons, of West Virgin.
ia, and John Echols, William c. Wickham
and Jos. K Anderson, of Virginia.
THE UTAH SILVER AND GOLD MINES
"A Utah correspondent Of the Chicago
Tribune furnishes some interesting facts a.
bout the mines in that Territory. He saws
that the Emma mine, ct Little Cotton
Wood, has been producing twenty tons of
ore per day the net value of which is Sd
800, while ten tons Of ore taken from the
lobe at East Canon, produced clear Of all
expense, S6,164 40 gold. At Meadow
Valley, with very inadequate milling faci-
ltics, from five 20 ten tons Of silver bullion
per month are produced Of net value Of
$4,000 per ton. bingham Canon has
produced $50 600 worth of gold dust dur
ing the past three or four years
Gs-A prominent government official
just arrived from California, from q tour of
inspection, represents the business interests
Of that golden country 9. have been uuu.u-
ally dull and Improbable during tto yoar
lie attributes this state of affairs t1 tho
warfare between capital and labor iu.ueu.
rated bV ihe importation ri Coolies from
China, bat declares chat public sentiment
is gradually growing 90 the idea of This kind
Of labor The yield from the mines come