South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1873-07-25
SOUTH 3ranrh 9ntelligtnter.
ROMNEY, FRIDAY, JULY 25, 1873.
There is, says the Columbus Miss !

Jeffersonau platform. This idea prevails
everywhere, North, South, East aud West,
and it is gathering strength every day. No
more departures from the name and princi-
pies of Democracy, is the cry from all
quarters.
They must have some curious laws in
Mississippi, judging by document recent
ly issued by Gov. Powers of that State, in
which the sheriff of Lincoln county is mott.
fled that "Mr. GILBERT SMITH," who is
now out of the peniteniary by virtue of au l..
tbority granted by the Governor, having
lately acted in a manner unbecoming a law
abiding citizen, is to be returned TO the
penitcntiary without delay, lis leave Of alb
sence having been revoked. 1t is a curl
Gus idea, that of giving convicts in tho
peniten,inry leaves ofabseLce; but it speaks
well for the Grmncss Of Gov. Powers that
when such persons abuse the privileges
granted them by acting in Gu unbecomiug
manner, as Mr.. GILBERT SMITH evidently
did, prompt cognizancc of their misbeha-
vior is taken.
IKE CHOLERA AT VIENNA Private
advices from Vienna dated the 18th. state
that up to that time there had been sixty
one cases of cholera reported forty-two
OF which proved fatal In siOge hotel
there wero forty-two persons attacked with
symptoms of cholera and six died, The
hotel is closed
DECISION OF AN IMPORTANT LAND
CAsE.-ln the contested land case of the
Missouri, Kansas aud Texas Railroad D.
gainst the Kansas Pacific Railroad, Judge
CANFIELD, of the Davis County Court, has
decided that tho lands in controversy be .
long to the Missouri, Kansas and Texas
Railroad Company. This case involved
the title to nearly one hundred thousand
tcres of the best land in Kansas.
VINO Is Bishop ?-Tbc last General
Conference Of the NJ. f. Church, South,
elected Rev. Dr.. KEENER, Of La, n bish-
op, the Rev. DR.. DUNCAN of Randolph
Macon College, coming within two or three
votes of defeating him-Since that, the
Secretary of tho Convention has discovered
an error in the count and The majority now
appears to have been for DR.. DUNCAN
BISHOP KEENER has been ordained and has
exercised all the functions of the office.
The question is now, who is bishop p
'StauntOn indicator.
MINNESOTA WHEAT CRop Reports
from several sections of Minnesota say the
wheat harvest this year will be from one TO
two weeks earlier than last year, owing to
the splendid growing weather which has
prevailed. Minnesota never had a more
favorable season for wheat. /. is es.ima-
ted that tho coming crop will be from five
to fifteen million bushels larger than that
OF last year. The wheat crop will be the
largest ever known in Kansas.
HRIAL NAvIGATIoN.-- Tic monster bal
loon which the New York Graphic ia build
ing for Messrs. WISE & DoNALDsoa to 90
to Europe in is to have carrying capacity
of4 800 pounds for passengers and ballast
The Graphic publishes full details as to
ITS dimensions, how much rope, cloth
stitching, &C., it will require, and many
other particulars
We are firmly persuaded, says the Rich.
mond Dispatch, has it will not be long
before aerial navigation will be rs common
as railroad travelling is now but whether
this venture Of tho Graphic Company is to
be successful is another question. Tho
daring naviga'ors and their epterpri.io,
hackers deserve be sympathy and applause
of all who believe in progress. Il has now
been long lifetime since railroads were
first put into practical operation, aud "a no
ono expects The world to stand still. and az
there is no reason for supposing That the
inventions Of lbe future will not DO as far
superior 70 ours az ours nro 10 those of lie
last century, we have concluded that IL is
time new mode of travelling were brought
into use. We can imagine none better
ihan travelling through the air With Ola
Probabilities TO tell US 10 advance 10 what
direction and at what ratio the wind Will
blow, there need be no difficulty.
TIE SECONDS IN THE R1cuNovn Drr1.
The Richmond Virginia Dispatch says
that lhs seconds 10 tho late NcCARrY-Non.
pFcAI duel near that city, appeared before
tho Hastings Court on Thursday, when