South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1873-12-26
Z o d v ntion.

between 9Th and Oh, a, II o'clock, January
18th, 1874.
4ne convention will be he'd to afford its mem
Ders opportunity to confer concerning the affair,
OF hampden Sidney College, and to devise plans
Tor advancing the interests of tina, Seminary of
learning.
a iuii attendance Of Elders and Deacons from
Tue churches Of the Synod 10 earnestly requested
ny o'oer OF the Trustees Of Hsm2deo Siin ey
'oheee. y. p. ATKINSON, Pre,'E
In the above call the following Elders of the
synod, not Trustees OF he College cordially
concur:
b X. Wexford, Peachy K. Grattan, Robert
ouid, Robert Stiles, John L. Marye, Jr.. J. Hsr-
man Brown, James V Brooke. w. d. REYNOLDS
Z. Bishop, J. G Riddle, Charles l.. Mosbv.
i. j. kirkpatrick, Thos s. Flournoy, VIM. NJ.
Iredway, A X. Blakey, J. j. Wade Frederick
johnson, E. NJ. Armstrong, James d. Armstrong
A. G. Matthews, A. W. G. Nowlin, w. w.B.
Gallaher
The shipments of coal from Cumberland by
canal closed on the 10th inst for the season of
1873 Total shipments in 1873, ITO, SOS tons IL
cwt. Compared with the shipments of 1872
this Is decrease of &c, $50 tons II cwt. This
1T is asserted, is easily accounted for by last
springs strike of the boatmeu, aud the numer.
Gus breaks in the canal during the season. The
railroad shipments this year will show an in
crease of more than as, 600 tons over those of
1872 leaving a net gain for 1873 Of perhaps
40, 600 tons.
Nav GOVERNOR. The Legislature has pass.
In act thnr t1ip tha
approve the bonds Of the bidders for the public
printing, and making tina, the completion of the
contract.
The Constitution says: "But all such con-
tracts shall be subject to the approval OF the Co
vernor" Art. 6, Sec. 81.
Thus ii will be seen that the Legislature has
violated one Of the plainest provisions of the
Constitution. Is ii not true that the present Lee
gislature does not care for the Constitution p
Charleston Chronicls.
George Tasker, old and respectable ci,i-
zen OF Mineral county, was several weeks since
robbed of twelve hundred dollars in cash The
matter has been kept very quiet for some time
hoping some clew could be obtained to the rob-
oers. Some parties have been arrested on sus-
picion, and the investigation may develop who
committed the theft. For prudent reasons we
withhold the names of those charged with the
offence for the present, but hope whoever per-
pelrated the shameful crime may be speedily
brought to justice. - Tribune
ELoPEMESr IN HGu (CoLonrD) LIFE. The Bed
ford Sentinel o,I .Ne,rs reports AN incident which
has thrown the first colored citcles of that town
in connection, ard which involves the fair fan.c
OF Lynchb1rg citizen Of dusky hue. Mrs. Ma
tilda Lewis wife OF the Rev. Chas Lewis. Of the
colored Baptist church, left her home on Sunday
evening" and took the western train, accompaui-
"d by Sam Richardson, colorcd deacon OF The
2nd Baptist church of Lynchburg The fair and
frnil daughter Of Ham left four children. the
Youngest eight months old, behind her to console
her husband. Sam also left a family behind
him. Mr. Lewis will lot pursue his flying
spouse. lie has entered salt before Judge Wing
field for a divorce.
Under an act Of Congress passed in 1863.
the property Of the United States situated at Har.
per's Ferry, in this State, was cold in that wear
for about 1925, 600. Last session bill was mt
rough the Senate and nearly through the
sers-who Ms yet have paid nothing-who did
not become quite as rich by the bar. aiu as they
had expected They have, however, with re.
m0rkable business skill gone on and realized all
they could out Of the property carrying away
and selling every thing they could The next
chapter to this business IT, that these greedy fell.
lows are Matching up bill appealing TO Congress
to let them off altogether and say nothing about
what they have taken from the premises The
secret Of the purchase to fleece the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad for right Of way at the juno
ton OF the Potomac aud Shenandoah rivera \
pretty job Charleston, { " Ta,) Courier.
On the 18th inst. Messrs William and War
field Taylor, OF Swan Pond farm, in West Yir-
gnia, about three miles from this city, shipped
a drove Of forty i've head Of beef cattle to Balu
more, the average weight Of each of which was
l 500 pounds They were a remarkably fine lot
OF cattle, and on their arrival in Baltimore they
were readily sold at $s5 head The Messrs
Taylor own one Of the finest farms in West Vr.
ginia, and have we'll deserved reputation as
CumJcrland Tunes
RE-SALg or PaoPsRry The Court having re-
fused TO confirm the sale Of the Drew Mansion
and Farm, adjoining ChArlestown, made several
months ago, resale was made, publicly, on
the nth inst, Mr. Charles T. Mitchell, Of south
Carolina, becoming purchaser at oue hundred
and forty dollars per acre-925 per acre advance
on tho former sale. The tract contains frec-
ton over iOl acres CAayIesioCn Free PTos.
Connecticut papers tell OF man in that
State who caa repeat, word for word, every