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New-York tribune., 1873-12-17
WASHINGTON.
THE CHiEF-JUSTICESHiP.

JUDGE wuIIAMs's NOMINATION MOI 10 BE CON
YIRMKD BEFORE THE HOLIDAY RrCEss II AT
MI,-sKRIOUs CHARGES BROUGHT AGAINST HIM
THE NOMINATION AGAIN REFERREp TO THE
JUDICIARY COMMITTEE
IBY TELEGRAPH 10 TBE TRIBuNE.l
WASHINGTON Dec. lC.-Attorney General Wi-
harns will not be confirmed 10 be Chief-Jusnce
Of the Supreme Court until after the non
day recess, if at all. From the tISt, ms
confirmation has been opposed by some Oh 'no
best and most influential Republican lawyers III '"c
Senate, while it not received with eh'hus'"si"
by auy large class in that body Still the fres'uen'
had set his heart on Willianss confirm
alton AS no one who expects 10
remain influential in the Republican party cas-
afford TO displease Grant, the general belief
,sas that the Senate would make WY
face and then vote for confirmation but
there was delay in reporting the nomination
hack from the judiciary Committee, and accusa-
tions were made respecting the management OF the
prosecution of Judge Wright, who is charged
snS is probably guilty Of theft for
gerry, and other crimes IN connection
with Indian bountios. These charges were exam
ined by the Committee, and found TO be without
foundation Further damaging statements were
also made in regard to the suspension OF the
prosecution in the Polhemus and Jackson case in
New-York. but these were also satisfactorily ex-
planned. The nomination Was therefore favoraoly
reported to the Senate aud debated for one or two
DAYS.
4 day or two ago long dispatch was re-
reived by the Judiciary COMMITTEE from
Oregon, preferIing still further charges against
Mr. Williams in connection with appointments
which he has made in that State The siguers of
tiis telegram were 50 numerous and so respectable
and the accusations were of such a positive
and circumstantial nature that il was impossible
10 avoid giving them due attention, and 20,
at the request of the Judiciary Committee the
nomination was returned TO them yesterday for
further consideration, and the Committee was au-
thorized to send for persons and papers IN the
prosecution Of any investigation they may make.
Judge Wiiliamss friends, while they
scout the idea that he can be
guilty Of any corrupt practices, charged fear that
a postponement of the vote until after New-Years,
will allow the opposition to his confirmation to
gather streugh and make his defeat more probable.
New-York tribune., 1873-12-17
FRENCH POLITICS.

MEASURE TO RESTRICT THE RIGHT or SUFFRAGE.
PARIS, Tuesday, Dec. l6 1873.
A rumor is current that in consequence OF
the successes OF the Republicans in the late supple
mentary elections for members of the mbly, the
Right has resolved TO propose an alteration of the
Suffrage law by which 100000 persons vii be deprived
Of the elective franchise.
New-York tribune., 1873-12-17
DEATH OF THE AsHANTEE KING.

LONDON. Wednesday, Dee li-3 a. M
1t is reported that the King OF the Asban-
tees Is dead.
New-York tribune., 1873-12-17

ing. that brought out the controversy ms p'"'
vlded that in oil cases pending, majority Oh '''o
creditors in value shonld have full power to dsp'''
of the estate in any way which they might ap'''
among themselves and might if they saw it, pu' ="
back in the banks of the debtor.
Tremain opened the debate in avor Of the bill III
set speech which failed TO command general a''e"-
ton. Mr.. Wilson, of Indiana, membeJ OF the '"-
diciary Committee and a not given 10 -"
tiOns. declared that the measure as reported. o"1'
TO be called "a measure to cmbarrass lustice' "'''
charged that il had been prepared by the ATTORNEY
Of Jay Cooke & Co., to enable them 10 get eoh""
of their assets and go with their specu'atio"e
The friends of the bill made hara
struggle to save il, but could not make hr'S'
against the mputation of Mr. Wilson. Mr.. Eidridge
denied strennously-tOo strenuously in fact, for e
fect-hat the bill was drawn in the interest oil jaw
Cookies firm and Mr. Butler protested that the lea
lures objected to were adopted as the best way o'
disposing of pending cases, SO as to give t"oeo
caught in the tolls of the old law the benefit OF tne
repeal as far as possible Mr.. Frye was the ohS
man who spoke in favor OF retaining any part OF to
old law his proposition being TO repeal the inV"iun-
tary features only lie got up lively dispute WIN
Mr. Hale az to whether the people Of Maine "ah'e"
the law repealed OF not.
After the debate had run for three hours, hrst I'd
I5-mnute speeches Mr.. Trcmain called the previous
question, and was voted down by Yeas, 81; NayS
I21. Mr.. Beck then offered a substitute for the
whole bill except the repeating section. p sec'ion
providing that pending cases In which a decree oi
bankruptcy had been issued, shonld he wound mp
under the old law, and that all fees and charges
should be reduced onehalf On this the call Tor the
previous question was sustained the amendment
was adopted, and the bill, amended, passed by
vote of 23 10 40.
New-York tribune., 1873-12-17

GOV SHEPHERD CONFIRMED BY THE SENATE IN
. EXECUTIVE sEssIoN-A DETERMINED OPPOSITION
MADE-REPORT THAT MEssIs. CONKIJNG, SHEER
MAN AND WINDOW PROVED FALSE TO THEIR
PROMISE.
IBY TELEGR4rH TO TIE TRBUNtl
WASHINGTON. Dec. 16.-Mr Shepherd
frmed to be Governor of this District by the Senate
in Executive session this afternoon. after warn
and ii is reported. very exciting debate. The OPP
position, although determined, not strong
enough. The violation of law by the Board of Pub
lie Works of which Mr. Shepherd is the head, by in
volving the General Government in debt after being
by law expressly forbidden to do 80, was no
reason, in the Judgment of certain Sen
ators. why he should not have larger
opportunities and greater responsibilities.
There are two classes of Republican Senators whom
Mr.. Shepherd could count upon for support: First:
Those who vote for every man whose name the
President sends in, because they depend upon the
patronage the President gives them to sustain them
politically at home and second part of those who
own houses in the District and whose personal in
terests and convenences MI. Shepherd has carefully
attended to, both by seeing the Improvements they
are interested in properly done and that the bills
are not too heavy. .. f..aa. u--. l.l up
Much disappointment is felt by the friends of hon
esty and economy in the District that Messrs. Conk
ling Sherman, and Window were not more Jealous
in keeping their promise to postpone the c0n6rma-
ton until after an investigation. Mr.. C0nkling
must have suffered a very humiliatng defeat in
this matter have proved false to the promises he
with the other Senators named, made to promi.
nen Western Republican not long ago. 1t reported
that the latter is the fact and that he eyen made
speech in favor of Mr.. Shepherds confirmation The
vote il said to have stood S2 TO "a on the motion to
reconsider. The Senate having thus given Mr..
Shepherd vote of confidence, is probably ready for
the bill appropriating $4OOoOO0 to pay the illegal
debts Of the Board of Public Works, contracted
under Mr., Shepherds management. and to vote a
tax on the transportation of Western grain TO pay it,
REPEAL OF THE BANKRUPTCY LAW.
TIRE JUDICIARY COMMITTEES BILL FOR THE REPEAL
DEFEATED AND SUBSTITUTE PAssED-TBE COM
MITIRE CHARGED WITH DRAWING UP THE BILL
IN TBg INTEREST or JAY COOKE co.
(BY TELEGRAPH TO TIE TRBUEEl
WAsaisGToy Dec. 16-The majority of the
Judiciary Committee, led by Messrs. Tremain and
Butler sustained signal defeat with their Bank
mptcy Repeal bill in the House to-day. 1t rarely
happens that men Of ability and influence, speaking
by the authority of leading Committee, muster NO
canty a following as they did and are 20 badly
worstsd. The fight was not over the main feature
of the bill The House was 40 overwhelmingly
IN favor of the entire repeal OF tho whole
bankruptcy system, that the opposition was too in
significant 70 make itself felt. Ii was the portion
I'd ths bIl selstiDg to The disposition Of oaset PEND
New-York tribune., 1873-12-17
THE CASE OF JUDGE BrSTEED.


HIS REMOVAL BY IMPEACHMENT CONSIDERED CIR
TAN If HR DOES nor REsIGN-GRoss NEGLECT
OF DUTY ONE OF TIL. CHARGES AGAINST HIN
REPORT THAT LEWIS c. PARSONS WILL BIZ HIS
SUCCESSOR.
(BY TEIEORAPH TO rgK rRIBrNE.l
WAsHISGroN Dee. members Of the Alabama
delegation regard the removal Of Judge Bnsteed'
by Impeachment as certain, in ease he refuses 10
resign. The ofensc charge against him rs an almost
total neglect of his judicial duties. II is said that ne
has not held court for nearly two years and that ne
spends his time IN NcwYork, and pays no attention
10 the appeals made to him 10 return TO his disict
and administer justice. Busteed never made an
acceptable Judge. lie was sent 10 Alabama from
New-York by President Lincoln during the war, ana
there has always been a good deal of complaint
of the manner in which he has conducted
himself upon the Bench. Without any very thor
ough knowledge of law aptitude for exercising
judicial functions, be has been exceedingly arol-
trary il is said and has appeared 10 take deiight IN
making his COnrt obnoxious to lawyers ana clients
who were Obliged to come before it. AZ long az he
kent on good terms with Senator Spencer he re-
NAMED undsturbed, but soon falling out oc-
cured between the two not long since, the Senator
began TO look up evidence upon which the Judge
could be impcacbcd. II is reported that Mr.. Spencer
him than proof of his fragrant neglect Of duty. and
that the President has been apprised Of the facts
and has in tnated to Busteed that he bad better
resign.
Four years ago the House Judiciary Committee
undertook 10 investigate Judge Busteed and sub
Committee went to Mobile under the management
of John A. Bingham, but made no report the mein-
hers prefeiring TO spend their time III amusing
themselves, il is said, TO taking testimony. Judge
Busteeds successor has already been selected by
Senator Spencer. If report is correct Lewis {. Par
sons. who was Provisional Governor under Presl-
dent Johnson is TO have the place. Ar. Parsons has
of late been an active Administration politician and
of course strong supporter Of Mr.. Spencer One Oh
the Alabama members, looking to the contingency
that Judge Bustecd cannot be mpeacbed, has intro
duced bill limiting his jurisdiction 10 one county
on the border of Florida, where there is no magln-
able business for his court, and providing for
another Judge for the rest Of the State.
New-York tribune., 1873-12-17
liAI. REFUSED BY COUNT
SThEMPFLI.
TESTIMONIAL.

LONDON. Tuesday. Dec. 10, 1879.
The Swiss GOy ernment has reimbursed TO
Count stsempA the expenses incurred BY ham ~ mem'
Der Of the Geneva Court OF Arbitration, tie count de-
clining an bonorarum 10 the form OF a testimonial.
New-York tribune., 1873-12-17

! -. A meetins OF Ne v. England patentees aud own
a. 81 .s~.as hI M p.se Yesterday pase
. 49, susu I. vsensk ss@sJ 81 ess Axhis
n.rns,ss.s Csssss, ts Lek WssAsGss JaA lk
New-York tribune., 1873-12-17
PRICE FOUR CENTS.
GENERAL FOREIGN NEWS.
ANOTHER MARINE DISASTER.
sTEAMER CFLEIrrY LOsT-JwENTY-oNE It1|
SONS DROMNID.

LONDON, wednesday, Dec IL, s'@-e !" Nv
The steamer Ceerty, from Riga bonnd for stft-
tin. has been lost. Twenty-one persons wefe
drowned.
New-York tribune., 1873-12-17
TUE DISTRICT GOvERNoRsHIP.

GOV SHEPHERD CONFIRMED BY THE SENATE IN
EXECUTIVE sEssION-A DETERMINED OPPOSITION
MADE-REPoRT THAT MEssIs. CONKLING, SHEER
MAN AND WINDOW FROvED FALSE TO THEIR
New-York tribune., 1873-12-17

THE LOUISIANA SENATORIAL CONTEST.
Mr. MOTION MAKES A STRONG ARGUMENT IN FAVOR
or MR.. TINCHBACK-uE STATES The LEGAL
ASPECT OF TIE CASE, AND WISHES TO FsrAB-
IfsH A DANGEROUS PRECEDENT-THE sCBJRCI
New-York tribune., 1873-12-17

PUNISHMENT OF PERJURBR-DEs1RUC1iVHs STORM
IN THE NORTH or TSGLASD-vIsIT or TDE EA-
EMPRESS EUGENE TO QUEEN VICTORIA.
LONDON. esday, Dec. 10, 1873.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1873-10-24
Jefferson Circuit Court.

The argument in the case Of the State ~ Geo
W. Chambers. indicted for the murder OF Patrick
hagan, had been completed aud the case given
10 tue jury al orr last rep0ft-M 3nday afternoon
OF last week On Tuesday afternO Don II was an
nounced that the jury had agreed upon verdict
aud the Court House became Immediately
thronged with spectators. The jury came into
Court and at the call of the Clerk returned a
verdict OF involuntary MsuslSughter, assessing
hne of 5000 upon the prisoner, and fixing his
term OF mpr:sonmentin the county Jail ~ twelve
months. The jury was then discharged. and, at
the request OF the counsel for the defence, SEN
tence was suspended by the Court so give an op-
portunity for any motion tas, il might be desir-
able TO make.
The prisoner was again brought into Court
on Friday, and his counsel Announcing that
they bad no motion To make Judge Allen pro-
ceeded TO deliver the sentence Of the Court The
Judge, IN passing sentence, made few pointed
and appropriate remarks, the text of which we
give below
The prisonsr being called upon TO stand up,
the Judge said As ycu are aware, the Jury
have found you guilty the charge Of which
you stood indicted but they have punished you
Tor the lowest grade OF offence which they could
ind under that indictment No reason has been
assigned 10y YOU or your counsel why Judgment
should not be pronounced against you. The
Court thinks the jury acted very leniently to-
wards you but they being the exclu sive judges
OF the law and facts, the Court bases its action
uuPon Suel'e anu gives judgment against You Tor
$500 fine, the amount amerced by them The
Court IS satisfied il ought 10 impose additional
punishment, and, therefore, imposes the penalty
OF Imprisonment for twelve months in the coun.
~ Jail, AT your own costs, ana gives judgmeu
against you for the costs of the State in this
prosecution. IL is not necessary that the Court
should say anything OF warning aud admontion
as 10 the offence Of which you have been convict.
ed You will have ample opportunity. during
your confinement to reflect upon this subject -
You, alone, know the motives which melted you
to hurry w-being into eternity You, a.
lone, know what necessity, if any impelled You
to the act The taking Of human life, under
any circumstances, is II solemn thing 1t is for
you TO improve the quietude of imprisonment by
such reflections as your position ought to excite.
You are remanded to Jail. spirit Of jefferson,
Oct 81.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1873-10-24

TnE PREs1DEST AND THE BACK PAY.
With preface Of "ifs" aui "buls" Har-
per Weekly asks a question aud makes a
remark. The question is, whether the sig
nature that made tbo back pay provision
effective is not quite as responsible 10 the
promises as the votes iha, enacted It. The
remark is, that the better course for indi.
viduol Republicans is to regret, net to de-.
ieud The Presidents action. Harper's
Weekly is clear IN the conviction that Cen
eral GRANT ought to have vetoed that bill,
and that bis failure 70 DO SO was ga great
opportunity lost" Naturally, it regards
the disiDgenuous resolutions Of Congress
man HoAR and Senator CoNKuNG as a
irifo too thin for practical purposes. 'E-
ven in trying to Discriminate they fail, - is
iis verdict upon tho performance Of these
eminent morsl acrobals. - Bait SSH
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1873-10-24
Horrible Murder of a Girl.


New York, Oct. 1S.-A letter from
Rio Jsneiro gives particulars of the muir
der in Maranbam of young girl BY Judge
PoRrEs VIsouERIo, aged six,y-fve. The
Judge, il seems, was infatuated by the
girl, who was only sixteen years Of age. -
Proving uufsithful to him, as he thought,
be became greatly enrsged against her, but
left the place for year that he might for.
get her. On returning, accompanied by q
man employed to assist in the murder, be
enticed the girl to his rooms and when she
entered che was seized by the accomplice
aud choked aud gagged. The Judge then
compelled her to iohale chloroform, aud
when she fell insensible, be stabbed her
repeatedly aud almost severed her head
from her body, and bit her savagely in his
rage. Some time since the Judge provi.
ded himself with zinc lining for a travelling
case, and into this case, the body oil bro
ken, was forced and covered carefully and
soldered down. In a day or two the girl
was missed, when the Judges house was
searched by the palice, aud in the garden
in the rear Of tie premises the body was
found inferred. Four persons supposed to
have been concerned in the horrible affair
were arrested, but the Judge, owing to his
exalted station, could only be placed under
surveillance at the time.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1873-10-24


es' La speeoh OF Senator THURMAN,
delivered recently, we fad the following
Admirably expressed sentiment, to which
ali must subscribe:
There can be no production Of wealth in
country except by labor. There is no
way under the sun known to man by which
one single dollar can be added to the wealth
of any country except By labor. This is a
principle that every political economist re-
cognizes. II is the fundamental principle
of political economy. a dozen men in this
beautiful towu of yours may speculate with
each other the whole year rouud, aud some
of them may grow rich out of their specull-
tons and the others may become impover-
ished, but they do not add one single dol.
lar to the wealth of the country. A man
may be great capitalist and live on the
interest he draws from his capital, and Oh
that alone, aud do nothing whatever OF
either manual or intellectual labor, aud he
may grow rich day by day, but he adds not
one cent to the wealth Of the country. No,
my friends, he does no. benefit the country
half as much as the poor boy that follows
his fathers plow and drops grains of corn
into the furrow, for those grains of corn
will spring up aud become lofty stalks and
bear their yellow fruit, 10 the wealth of ;ho
country; aud therefore, it may be said that
as oil the wealth of he country comes from
labor, the labo'ing sfan ia fairly entitled
to have voice III the government for which
ha lahora
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1873-10-24
Martinsburg and the Coal Field.
From, ii. Na,,msBurg Statesman.
RoMNEY, ". VA, Sep. so, y


MR. EDITOR In some former papers
of mine, upon this important subject there
was point Of suggestion that is always
entitled to the highest confederation when
we come TO regard tue present practical
Vslue of a prpp osod Improvement. It was
this, and il j. worthy of the repetition The
complexion Of railway from Martinsburg
TO the Coal Field will at once secure the
tonnage Tor lie sustehtstion. a fatal mis-
take may be sometimes made that railway
is to enlarge and open Up resources for its
support in all cases; for the proposition
has been found 70 be fslse on numerous
occasions. Now, the proposition is to con-
struct railway of 10 miles length, to cost
81 500, 600, with an assured tonnage of as
m,ny, OF more tens of coal annually
Such proposition az once addresses itself
to the consideration of capitalists. Sup.
pose the b. 4 o. Il. Il Co were to con-
siruct this road, i, lessons the distance be-
tweeu the Coal Field aud seabuard some so
odd miles, aud of course reduces the price
II coal at it's point of seabosrd delivery
The demand for the Georges Creek Coal is
not lessened By increase of supply as it is
stimulated by reduction &C price. Tue peo-
pie of Msrtinsburg to Piedmont should be
awakened to the consideration of the sub
ject, and the ocmpetitorship of the b. x 0
aud Pa. G Il. r., invited to tho execution
of this important work. X.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1873-10-24

HOTEL keepers in Mercer county, Pa,
where they have no local option, it is said
ask their guests il they will have their
rooms FURNISHED" Ii furnished the charge
is half dollar extra. The furniture con.
sisis Of Bottle with something in it and
a glass. II guests will persist in swallow
ing the hotel furniture, how can tho land d.
lord help it?-Ncy CqUlr Guar1ian
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1873-10-24

Dr.. MUNsEY.-Of this gentleman, the
Lexington, Va, Gazette, edited by minis
ter 10 the same church, says:
"This country has never produced ra
ror genius than MUNsEY. With all his
wonderful gifts he was as gentle and guile.
less as a child
He ovcrworked his feeble body 10 serv-
ing church in Baltimore and succumbed
to para.ytic stroke that deadeuel one side
and deranged his mind. We saw him 10
that CITY over year ago at his home, still
tuggng with laboring oar. We gave one
opinion to friends at the t.me-tbat he was
suffering from alteration His physicians
made every effort to get him away from the
exciting labors of City Plstorate It seem
ed 20 the noble follow as DESERVING his post,
and he refused to leave. Another severe
attack of palsy wrecked mind and body
He left the city for the scenes of his early
life in the back counties of Virginia Dor.
dering on Tennessee
His own people we're poor and OBSCURE
He was monoyless. 1t is a shame to the
Church, to society, to humanity, that this
man of marvellous powers aud noble life,
should end bis days friondoss and Insane,
aud the sport of the vicious
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1873-10-24
Public Notice.

4 Ii persons are notified not to hunt, range
~ feb, or tr'spsss in any form upon our Ian is
in the Counties Of Hardy and Hampshire-ss we
are Determined and trH strictly enforce the laI
against ell such.
JAMES i. STUMP,
WIN b. STUMP,
JOHN d. MILLAR,
WILLIAM II. TELLER,
JOHN EVANS, of Peter.
MARTIN BRILL,
PHILIP II SNARR,
JOSEPH BRILL,
WILLIAM II +. DOMAIN,
ERASMUS BEAN.
November "a, 1873
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1873-10-24

A New WRITING MACHINE A writ
ing machine on trial at Washington, D. c.,
is thus described: The m,chiue is about
the same sizo as an ordinary sewing ma.
chine, and can be worked by child who
can spell as easily as by grown person -
II consists Of series Of fjrty-two keys, TO
which are attached two steel hammers, aud
each one Of these represents a letter, Fl e
ure or punctuation mark. The KEYS are
arranged in four rows, ike tho keys Of 40
organ, and are operated on precisely tie
same principle. Tho hammers arc arrang.
cd in a circle, and when Tho key is pressed
tho corresponding letter moves to the CEN,
ter, recodiug again Immediately when Dho
pressure Is removed. a space key is pro,
yi1ed, by means Of which tho spaces be-
tween the words are made. Mr.. WASH.
BrnNE, Of San Francisco, patented an i'm
provement on the machine, and be c1n;on.
plates the use Of prInters lux. 10 de
origioal toe color is taken from prepared
ribbon, which is between The hammer and
the paper At the end of each line the
machine is adjusted Tor The nczi line by
means Of a trendle, which is worked by the
feet oftbo operator. BY this machine three
times as much work can DO written as on
ordinary man can write.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1873-10-24
A Most Shocking Tragedy.

CINCINNATI, Oct. 20 THOMAS CHRIS
TOPPER, one-lcggcd blacksmith, living
near Bedford, Lawrence county, Indiana,
entertained n neighbor, JOHN MoRgow,
last night, MoaRow having put up with
him for the night. Suspectiug undue io-
timacy between MoRRow and his wife for
some tine, he watched closely list night,
and upon entering bis wife's room about
10 o'clock, he verified his suspicious. In
a fl of frenzy, aud armed with a knife, he
FIRST stabbed bis three children, then his
wife, aud turning on Morrow dealt him
two cuts On the face MoRaow dealt him
two cuts on tho face. MoRRow threw him
down, took the kuifo from bin, and pung-
ed it into his body ten or dozen times,
killing bim instantly. Morrow was ar
rested. Mrs.. Gin STOPPER was stabbed
in tho abdomen, aud her bowIes protruded
from the wound L. is thought she and
one child vii die. All the parties bear d
good name, and were respected