South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1870-06-10
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/ tntes the various circuits as follows:
First-Mainc, New Hampshire, Yer
mont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island and
( Connecticut.
/ Second-New York.
Third-New Jersey, Pennsy lvania, Del
aware, Mary land aud Virginia.
Fourth-Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas
aud Arkansas
Fifth-North Carolina, South Carolina,
Georgia, Florida, Alabama and Tennessee.
Sixth-Ohio, Michigan, Kentucky and
/ West Virginia.
Seventh-lllinois, Indiana & Wisconsin
E'ghih--Minnesota, Iowa, Nebraska,
/ Kansas aud Missouri.
Nin,h-California, Oregon aud Nevada.
The Supreme Court justices, except the
/ chief Justice, are required to reside in their
respective circuits, and the chief Justice is
to be known az Chief Justice of the Su.
preme Court of the United States. Tue
House was chiefly engaged in the considu
I Grafton of the bill to reduce Internal taxes.
In the Senate, on the d, the Indian APP
! proprintion was considered until executive
session. In the House, the tax bin was
resumed, the question being upon the iu-
come tax. In the discussion upon the in
come tax great diversity Of opinion was
shown. The speeches were Of five minutes
! length. Without coming TO any couclu-
sion, the House adjourned.
In the Senate, on the 3rd, the Indian
appropriation bill was then proceeded with
and various amendments agreed to, repor
ted from the committee on Indian affairs.
amounting in the aggregate to about 81 =
! 500 OC0. Mr. WILLIAMS introduced a
I joint resolution Authorizing the Secretary
Of the Interior to Increase in his di.cre.
ton, The compensation of the assistant mar
sha!s for taking thc census, but not to an
amount exceeding 80 per cent. Adjourned.
IN the House, Mr. BEAMAN, of Michigan.
from the committee on appropriations, re.
. ported the deficiency bill passed by the
House making appropriation for the pay
and mileage Of members, with Senate a.
mcndmcnts appropriating 81 5000 for
| expenses Of collecting the customs and $40.
/ 900 for the pay of special counsel for the
/ government Upon the passage of the bill
/ RE yeas ana nays were ordered, aud the
/ bill rassed-yeas llG, nays 45. The
/ House then resumed the consideration of
/ the amendments to the income tax section
/ Of the tax bill. Various amendments
were prepared, but without any definite ac-
ton the House adjourned.
la the Senate, on the 4tb, Mr.. VII.
LIAMs called up lis joint Resolution to in.
creasc the compensation Of census takers,
which was discussed without further ac.
! ton than the rejection OF several amend
ment5. The Indian appropriation bill
came Up at the expiration Of the morning
hour. An amendment appropriaiing S30,-
/ 600 tor the purchase Of wagons, teams,
agricultural implements, live stock, seeds,
| Ne. for the erection of houses for Indians
Of the Northern Supcrinicndency The
/ pending amendment was finally carried and
at $40 the Senate went into executive SEES
zion and then adjourned. The House pro-
cecdcd TO the consideration Of the bill TO
reduce taxation. The final section was a.
greed to. Mr.. ScnENCK made PROPOSE
/ ton to report the funding bill and have it
read. Mr.. Randall objected. Mr. Schcuck
putting the bill into his pocket, said 'Very
well; this is very interesting bill, aud
you cannot know what it is till Monday
/ And the House then adjourned.
Nothing important in either House on the 9Th.
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tbs BURIED TREASURE AND ARCHIVES
/
/ Chi fraternity which met at the AstOr House,
NcS York, in February last, listened to an
grafton 10y WIN. i Stone, who, in the
course Of some Interesting "reminiscences of
/ the rebellion. spoke Of David Tilghman as
iho officer selected by the Confederate gov
| erumcut to take charge Of its treasure and
| archives.
/ On The morning Of Mr.. DWis's capture,
/ says Mr. stone, Tilghman woitcd upon him
1T iis bed side, and said "Mr Davis, by
/ this map you may see that the enemy are
/ here such and such il the situat ton Of the
/ roads IT you come with me you will be
/ able to leave the country in safety. If you
/ dn not you will be captured IN five hours"
/ 10 Alr. Davis replying, CURLY, that he
I knew bis own business best. Tilghman
continued every well, sir; have been en-
/ trusted with the treasure and archives, and
| propose to secure them, even at tho peril Of
the loss Of your favor and Of my life. ]
shall start at once, by tho route | have
marked out"
The result is well known. in less than
hvc hours Mr. Davis was a prisoner but
the archives were safe When few weeks
after, IN the Tcccsscs Of The forest, Tilgh.
nnu learned that all was lost, he alone.
and with bic own bands, buried the treas.
urc and archives; and unless, during the
four days that elapsed between parting with
me and bis untoward death, be revealed the
| spot, The secret as 10 the whereabouts Of the
archives Is. forever buried and rs long as
they shall be kept from The pen of man, 80
T long shall the story be n monument to our
brothers unsworving i!elity This is the
true history of the archives OF the South