South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1873-06-20
South 3}ranth antelliaeaGer.
RoMNEY, FRIDAY, JUNE 90, 1873.
The trial of WILLIAM J. Boyp lar,

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charged with emtezzling certain funds be.
longing to the Money Order Department of
that office, in the United States District
Court, Baltimore, was brought to close
on Wednesday last, the Jury being unable
to agree were discbarged-ths case was
continued until September aud tho accused
admitted to bail in the sum of So 900.
The ST. Louis Democrat publishes let.
tiers from all parts of Mis- souri,, Southern
Illinois, Kansas and Iowa, which predict
large and excellent whea. crop, bu. short
crops Of oats and corn.
-EX-PREs1DENT THEIRS has written
letter to friend in which he says be has
retired to private life believing that party
government in France is a mistake and
will only lead to fresh divisiors.
CHOLERA IN MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE
There were twenty-one iuterments on yes
to-day week against twelve the day previ-
Gus. Physicians of that city say the mum
Der OF cholera patients is increasing but
the disease yields more readily to treatment
than during the past week
THREE men have boon arrested. At
Piainfield, Conn, on the 18th, charged
with placing distractions on the Plainfi.ld
and Worcester Railroad. The train was
thrown from tho track near bridge, aud
three cars, containing sixteen persons, fell
Ia feet into meadow, all of whom were
badly hurt, but none we're killed outright.
-THoMAs j. MICHIE, one of the oldest
and most distinguished lawyers in the Val
ley, died, very suddenly, in Staunton Cd
the 1lth inst, aged 73 years. AS mark
of respect to his memory all busiu e.s was
suspended on the evening of hi, funeral
Alta meeting of the Staunton bar, Hon. A
ii Il. Stuart presiding, appropriate rcsolu-
lions were passed and eulogies delivered
by Messrs. Stuart, Shelly and Skinner.
The Virginia Conservative State Con-
vention for the nomination Of State officers
meets at Richmond August 6, and the Rep.
Convention meets at Lynchburg July so.
An item now currsnt in the newspa-
pers is that the records of the Freedoms
bureau continue q source Of trouble at
Washington, and it is now stated that the
Secretary Of War, in statement submitted
to the Department Of Justice, desires to
know the degree of responsibility under the
law of General o. o. HOWARD aud his dis
bursting officer, General Bslloch Claims
to the amount of S33 900 marked paid on
the accounts, provetO have never been paid
and the total amount of unpaid claims found
is 100000.
1t is said that PRESIDENT GRANT has
shut up the White house, thrown, aside the
cares aud vexaIions Of Office and gone in
seach of that recreation which, as he ha,
said, bis onerous duties 20 much neccssi-
tate Long Branch is again the favored
spot, and in his "cOttsge by tho sea" our
president will seek that repose and qniet,
which public affairs will not permit him to
enjoy in the National Capital Eight fur
ui,ure wagons we're required to convey the
baggage to the presidents summer retreat.
Seven horses and four carriages and bug
gy were all that the unpretentious chief.
took with him to the country Truly, VIC
have royal president ~
There were fifteen death, on Monday
last 10 Memphis from cholera infantum
In Nashville there have been tkrty-tyo 10
terments since Saturday of persons who
died Of cholsrs, mostly negroes This dis
ease Is very prevalent in both cities, but
where white persons have been attacked il
has generally been Of a miIder tpye than a.
mOng tho blacks.
HE MANDAMUs CASE. 10 the case of
the application of the Treasurer Of the Hos
pitsl Fund, for writ of mandamus, reouir-
ing the Auditor to pay $4,000 to bis de-
mAnd, 10 the Circuit Court Of Kanawha
county, this State, the return was made on
the 9th inst, snd argument postponed to
the 10th, and on that day, Judge FERaU.
son moved a continuance until after the de-.
oisioD Of the Penitentiary case in the Court
Of Appeals aud tue motion was granted
Juge SMITH, however, postponed the case
with the understanding that special term
should be held to determine any points a
rising which arc not settled by the decision
Of the higher Court. We observe that
THOMAS G. GREEN, Esq, Of Charlestown,
Is associated with M.j FrzHUoH and Col