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South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1873-06-06

The Climate Of South Africa is repor-
ted to be wonderfully salubrious A cor
respondent says 'As to health, not doc
tor can subsist IN this locality nobody
has been known to do here This may
sound rather Overdravn, but at a village
called Pinetowo, about twelve miles from
the porte Of Durben, not one single death
occurred for a period Of ten years. This
IL confirmed not only by the Registrar G ZEN
erals report, but also by the testimony Of
residents 10 the place There is an old
German there who is known 70 DO one
hundred and nine years old, and, except
being q liule 'bard o. bearing, has ali his
faculties unimpaired j suppose that no
countries in the known world are 90 mar
vclou.ly adapted by benevolent Creator
FOR the cure of as'bma, bronchitis and con-
sumption as Natal the Orange Free States
and the Transvael Republic.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1873-06-06

RTTbe general beIiefin diplomatic cir
cles 10 Wssbinstou is that the MoMAHoN
government ~ France, being sustained by
such small moDarcbicaI msjor;ty 10 the
Assembly will not be permanent.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1873-06-06

sa-Judge HEAD of the Georgia Supreme
Court recently gave decision in a case of
great importance to the colored population
a claim was set up to the property Of one
PHILIP GARNER, deceased, former slave,
by two colored men as his heirs. 1t was
resisted on the ground that their parents,
being slaves, were incapable of making a
marriage contract, and that the marriage
was consequently void and the children were
il!egitimate. Judge HEAD maintained that
the marriage of slaves was valid at common
law, and that their offspring must be con
sidercd legitimate, whether Born in slavery
or since emancipation This ruling is in
accordance with common sense as we'll as
common law, and goes to refute the of,-re-
peated assertion that the Judges Of Geor-
gia are inclined to deal unfairly With the
colored race
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1873-06-06

The latest news from the magdslsa
Islands states that the winter there has
been long and severe Snow fell 70 q great
depth, and the seal fishery on the shore
this spriog has been failure.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1873-06-06

AsTA man Of seven,y-three and wo-
man Of sixty mine eloped from West Ames-
bury last week, because their children OBJ
jecied 10 their marriage.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1873-06-06

sar a powerful jackscrew-Csp,aiu Jaok's
crew.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1873-06-06
Farmer and House-Keeper.

FRkScH Corrkk. - Although the French do .ot
succeed in making republics they certainly beat
US in max ing coffee. Their latest Improvement
is to grind the fresh roasted coffee into q ss.
-four, which is slightly moisiened, mixed with
twice its weight Of powdered sugar, and 10 then
pressed into cakes to be preserved for Hss u 10
claimed that coffee thus prepared Is more CON-.
pletely utilized, and Is more highly Favored,
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1873-06-06

ES-A DISGUISED bachelor wants TO
know, if women was designed to be the
equal Of man, Why is !, she can't whistle :
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1873-06-06
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FROM the New FORK COMMERCIAL bulletin.
OF all the Atlantic States, there j. not
one able to contest the superior natural adj
vantages of Virgioia in relation to the wi.
dest development Of the con ,inent towards
the west aud southwest. Most extensive.
" bounded on the east by the Atlantic sea-
board, she possesses hurbors, coast and riv.
er facilities for foreign aud domestic trado
unrivsled. Three hundred miles Of her
western boundary (now West Virginia) are
washed by waters which unite with the
drainage of every State and Territory be.
tween the Aliegbenies and the Rocky Noun.
tains, north aud south, excepting only one.
Six Comuonwealths, have in psrt, coter.
minal boundaries, aud to the west her own
products may be freighted on Virgins va.
ter, and be discharged 5000 miles to the
north and west in Wyoming ,or in the south
1000 miles, withou, change of cargo, or
the freight can be gathered on her inland
waters and be shipped from Virginia har-
bors to every port of the world, foreign and
domestic. The industrial and populous
North must cross her expansive width 10
trade with the interior South by rail, and
when consolidated enterprise clearly sppre-
ciates the advantages Of an inter. State mid
land high way from New York TO Memp
and thence to San Francisco, that high wa y
will traverse the mineral regions Of West
Virginia, region now unexcelled in pro-
mise. Western Pennsylvania has grown
rich aud populous from iron, coal and oil,
the basis being Il, Csc square miles Of BIZ
luminous coal West Virginia has Is, 900
square miles Of coal in the very heart Of the
Appalachian basin. Pittsburgh, Oil Creek
and Johustown may be rvalled by Charles
ton, Huntington and Stanton, perhaps
outstripped, when this chief ommercia
artery of the continent unites tho Atlantic
and the Pacific Vast empires will be 90
either size, and the track will traverse mi
neral lands from New Jersey to the Mssis.
sippi- cotton lands and the cattle domains
III Arkansas, Texas and New Mexico-,he
territory of gold, silver, lead and copper in
Arizons-and pass through the vineyards,
orange groves and sheep pastures of Cali.
fornia
Passing into Western Virginia, we fed the
country, almost the whole area Of which is
underaid with coal, oil, salt the surface
covered with timber, oak, walnut, bemlock,
poplar, beech and ash the soil rich, loa-
my genial the bottom lands fat, aud the
hills all arabic iron ore in abundance at
hand aud within easy reach limestone, fire
cay and building material in profusion /;
navigable rivers, location central to North,
West and South, aud in the pathway of the
great midland route of the Continent, " hich
must GROSS two routes now running east
ward from the Ohio to tide-water. Here
We have condensed view of region of
wonderful promise.
The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-05-21

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Parlor Organs and numerous other premiums
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The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-05-21
MISCELLANEOUS.

Eight new iron furnaces are building on
the line of the Selma, Rome end Dalton
railroad.
There were five hundred and sixty-one
deaths and one hundred and eiohty-th"ee
marriages in New York last week.
A committee of the Canadian parliament
has recently made report in favor of
prohibitory liquor law.
Two hundred transfers employed in the
bridge tunnel excavation, at st. Louis,
have struck for an increase of wages.
The Illinois railroads are conforming
their tariff of prices to the new law on the
subject Of uniform rates.
Forty-four houses were destroyed and
thirty-six people were killed by land
slide in the mountains of Peru last month.
They are having public meetings at Will
mington, Delaware, to devise means to
employ a sufficient force to pick the straw
berry crop.
The annual reunion Of the Pennsylvania
reserves took place at Gettysburg on
Thursday. Ex-Governor Curtin was elect
ed president for the ensuing year.
General Lilley he's already obtained
subscriptions to the South Carolina chair
in the WASHINGTON and Lee university to
the amount of $4,000.
A Boston guld nuac thinks Captain
Jack cannot be a full-blooded Indian, be-
cause he must be full of white mans
blood by this time.
The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-05-21

THE Virginia Republican Association
meets this evening in Washington. The
organization is new, but contains an array
of talent quite equal to any of the state as
sociations in that city. We hope great
good will come out of it to the members and
to the cause. We especially trust that it
will not degenerate into mere dancing
school. as so many others hare done.
Washington is full of grand opportunities
for culture and improvement, and our re-
representatives. there in the departments may
serve both themselves and the state nobly
there if they will.
The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-05-21
GENERAL ITEMS.

Three counties of Iowa have not a
licensed liquor saloon in their limits.
Indiana drug stores sell whiskey on
Sunday under the name of lavender"
"A young man in Maine lately killed
himself because he couldn't have two
wives.
The Conservatives of Norfolk yester-
day nominated S. S. Dawes for city trea-
surer.
An Amherst Mass man steadIes his
nerves with tablespoonful of laudanum
per day.
The value of the silk raised annually
in the United States is from thirty to forty
million dollars. -..,.-l
-Four boys were treated to twenty
lashes each in Petersburg yesterday in con-
formity to sentence of the nustings court.
The real wants of nature are the
measure of enjoyments, as the foot is the
measure Of the shoe. We can call only
the want of what is necessary, poverty.
Judge Black and Wayne McVeigh,
counsel for General Fremont in the case
of the Memphis and I'll Paso bonds, will
apply, it is reported, for a reyassion OF the
proceedings Of the French court.
in Missouri, when man kills another
on Sunday they proseeutehim under the law
against desecrating the Sabbath by
shooting at mark, and have him fined So
and costs.
"A good man, who has seen much O
theworld, and is not tired oft, says: "Tht
grand essentials to happiness are something
The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-05-21
Affairs in Ralet.h, n. G.

RALEIGH, May 20.--The anniversary
of the Mecklenburg declaration of indepen-
dence was celebrated here to-day by a large
turnout of firemen.
A petition has been sent to the Governor
praying for Communication of sentence of
Simpson Mordecai and Haywood Griffin
(colored), now under sentence of death for
burglary. No action has been taken by
the Governor as yet.
The bricklayers and carpenters who
struck yesterday for higher wages and de-
crease of time still continue on the strike.
Contractors refnse to yield, and express q
determination to employ hands from other
sections, even at higher wages, rather than
yield to,the strikers demands. A meeting
ofmechanics and laboring men is now being
held in the courthouse for the purpose OF
permanent organization.
The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-05-21

MEMORIAL DAY.-We have endeavored
to find out whether or not to-day would
be observed as Memorial day, having
seen little from which to infer that it
would be. We called at the office of Mrs.
Brown, secretary of the Hollywood me-
mortal association, and Yves informed by
gentleman in the office that she had re-
paired to Hollywood, having telegraphed
"Old Probabilities" this morning as to the
prospect of the weather clearing up, and
receiving response that we would have
clear weather this evening. "Old Prob"
may be having good weather in Washing
ton, but it is exceedingly moist down here,
both under foot and over head. Several
of the military companies have been order
ed out, but we presume they will not
parade. An excursion train arrived from
Petersburg this morning bringing about
one hundred and fifty persons who expect
ed to pal ticipate in the memorial exercises.
If the day has been observed as memorial
day, it has been done very quietly, it
being almost impossible for persons to get
to Hollywood on foot without getting in
mud over their shoe tops. We presume
from all the indications, including the pre-
sent aspect of the weather "A p. n.y., that
the memorial exercises will be postponed
until some brighter and more cheering day.
The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-05-21
The Convention of Governors at At,
lanta, Ga.

lanta, TIA.
ATLANTA, May 20.-The convention Of
governors met here to-day and were well
coined by Governor Smith. Governor
Thomas, of Iowa, was made temporary
chairman.
The convention was then permanently
organized by the election of Governor j.
Q. Brown, of Tennessee, president, and
E. G. Richards, of Alabama; E. A. James,
Tennessee; II. w. Walter, Mississippi !;
Josiah Quincy, Massachusetts, Thomas
TAYLOR, South Carolina; John Martin,
Kentucky; @. G. Carpenter, Iowa; j. l..
Morehead, North Carolina; @. S. Car.
rington, Virginia Governor Woodson, of
Missouri; +. L. Villipgne, Florida, vice
presidents.
Thirteen states are represented, over
three hundred delegates being present.
The convention adopted a resolution
that cheap transportation was the only SUBJ
ject for discussion.
A committee to prepare business was
appointed, of which Gov. Smith, of Geor-
ga, WIS made chairman. A number OF
resolutions were referred to that committee
The convention adjourned until to-mor-
row morning.
Governor Hendricks, of Indiana, will ar
rive tonight. The city is full of visitors
and great enthusiasm prevails. The con-
vention will eXcurt to Columbus, Bruns-
wick, Savannah, and Augusta, leaving on
the morning of the 22d,
The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-05-21

New PYTHIAN UNIFORM LODGE.
Lee lodge No. 80 was instituted yesterday
after coon in this city by Grand Chancellor
Phillips, of Virginia, assisted by the grand
scribe and grand guide, with j. II. Henry
as P. g.; w. B. Matthews, Q. O.; +. M.
Imboden, V. c.; w. p. Gretter, Prelate !;
w. II. Sizer, x. Of r, and S. M. j. Dim
mock, M. of e.. j. S. Crenshaw, M. Of
F.; II. II. Chamberlain, M. at A. J. j,
Newman, G. /. g.; R. s. Henry, G. O.
S. The new lodge has fine membership
and starts under favorable auspices.
The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-05-21

The FRENCH MoNARCHISTs have
gained another victory over M. Theirs in
the French Assembly in the reelection of
M. Buffet to the presidency of the Assem-
bly, over M. Martel, the candidate of the
government. repeating the triumph obtain
ed by them but few weeks f-o. This
result naturally elates the monarchical
element, which is thus slowly preparing
the way to return to the old regime.
The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-05-21

SENT ON TO THE GRAND JURY.-Pat-
rick Lacy, charged with unlawfully and
feloniously attempting to shoot Charles O.
Chapman, whose case was continued until
to-day, had an examination before Justice
White this morning, who sent HIM on to
the grand jury Of the hastings court.
Bailed in the sum of $500.
j. B. Gravens, charged with obtaining
goods, under false pretences, to the value
of $l63.30 from Messrs. Beard & Co., with
intent to defraud, also had hearing this
morning and was sent on. Bailed in the
sum of So 500.
The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-05-21

New YORK, May 2l.-Thirteen
columns of morning paper are devoted
to the Polaris expedition. Those who
were rescued believe that Captain Budding
ton abandoned them purposely, and that
Captain Hall was poisoned. An Esqui-
maux says that some of the rescued party
and those who remained on the Polaris
quarrelled every day.
The engineer of the New York Central
road, running the l:30 p. m. express train,
yesterday discovered maliciously-placed
tie on the track. He decreased his speed
and saved the train, but the engine went
off.
The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-05-21
FOREIGN.
JAMAICA,

Destructive COnHagrafIOn in POrt-Au-
Prince.
KINGSTON, May 11.-Nortre Dame
cathedral and other large buildings in Port
Au-Prnce have been burned. A shifting
and high wind caused the confegrat;on to
spread in several directions. Two hundred
and fifty buildings were destroyed in four
hours. Madame Carrie, in whose house
the fire originated, was burned to death,
with three children. The loss IS estimated
at 81 100000.
The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-05-21
Protestant Episcopal Church i'm Wiz.
ginia.

WINCHESTER, May 2O.-The seventy
eighth annual council of the Protestant
Church in the diocese of Virginia convenes
here Tomorrow morning at o'clock. The
council sermon will be preached by the
Rev. DR.. Wingaredi, of Petersburg, and
the Holy Communion administered. The
attendance Of delegates, both clerical and
lay. from present appearances, will DO
large. Both of the Bishops are here. The
venerable Bishop Johns, who was conse-
Grated in Richmond in 1912, and is now
nearly four-score, will preside tomorrow
for the thirteenth consecutive time.
The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-05-21
The Archer MaiIRobbery Case.

SAVANNAH, GA, May 20.-Willi,m
Archer, United States mail agent between
Brunswick, Georgia, and Macon, Georgia,
arrested in Washington, District of Column
bla, for robbing the United States mail by
Captain John Frey, special agent of the
postoffice department, was before the
United States commissioner at Savannah,
Georgia, yesterday. Archer waived an
examination, and bail not being given in
the sum of $1,000 he was sent to Jail,
The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-05-21
MATTERS.

The g state Journal " Will be delivered the
same evening of publication in any part of
the city or Manchester by reliable carriers, III
name and address is left at oar office, 9l2 I-2
Main street, and in Petersburg If lie with
our agent therej and can always be found on
sale i'm this city at G. f. Johnston's, 01S Main
street; Wyatt Il Minors, Sl7 Broad street;
News stand Mt Ford's hotel Leon SCRAPS
l4O2 Main street. and at our counter.
The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-05-21

THE GAS ENTERTAINMENT = The
special committee of the council to whom
was referred the address of President
Wynne, relative to the sale of the gas
works, resumed their Investigations yester-
day afternoon. The following gentlemen
were examined but no light whatever was
thrown upon the dark subject: Messrs.
r. M. Manly, William English, j. j.
English, e. j. Euker, General b. I. John
son, A. ID. Chesterman, William IL. Scott
and John II. Knowles, superintendent of
the gas works. The committee adjourned
to meet this afternoon at five and half
O'Clock, when several other councilmen
will be examined.
The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-05-21
A CARD.

Whereas Mr.. s. O. Greenhow, the present in
cumbent of the office of treasurer of this city,
has always proved an efficient officer, and has
kept his books and records to the satisfaction of
all the citizens at large. and having shown his
with either political party, which
Is due to him in so much, as politics ought not to
influence any one of public officers there lore,
we Republican citizens of Monroe Ward are
unanimously in favor to see Mr. S. O. Green
how reelected again to his position he holds
now. OSCAR NEWMAN,
Citizen Of Monroe Ward
The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-05-21
The Case OF george FRANCIS Train.

New YORK, May 20.-Tne jury in the
George Francis Train case for indecent
publications to-day returned verdict of
not guilty on account of insanity. DR..
Cross testifes tfat this insanity continues.
and that Train must be sent to an asylum.
Train replied excitedly: 81 protest
against the proceedings here. l have been
five months in Jail without being granted a
trial." Then addressing Judge Davis he
said: Before / leave here | move your
impeachment in the name of the people,
Judge Davis ordered him to sit down,
and an order was made out to send Train
to the state luuatic asylum.
The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-05-21
OHIO.
Republiean Convention

COLUMBUS, May 2l.-The Republican
State Convention met to-day. Governor
Noyes will be re-nominated by acclama-
ton, and the rest of the ticket will proba-
bly, be as follows : For lieutenant-sov-
ernor, N. Ii. Van voorhees,, of Athens (;
encouragement, John Little, of Greene !:
state treasurer, Isaac WEIGH, of Belmont ;
controller, w. /. Wilson, of Portage ;
member of the board of public works,
Philip Herzog, of Auglaize supreme
The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-05-21

THE ELECTION.--But little interest
seems to be manifested by either party in
the approaching election, although the Con-
servatives have exhibited considerable de-
gree of alarm lest the Republicans should
determine upon making nomination for
treasurer, which would of course be equiv
alent TO the: retirement of the present in
cumbent. In order to afford to Mr.. Green-
how aud his friends a little relief
on the subject, we will inform
propose to let this plumb hang on the Con-
sentative tree for little while longer. The
Republicans have nominated for the council
from jackson ward, where three vacancies
exists, Messrs. b. L. Braselman, N. p.
Vandervall, and AIpheus Roper, but in
consequence of decision on the part of
the Judge of the hustings court, to the eff
feet that the legal time has not yet elapsed
in which the seat of Mr.. John Oliver can
be filled by an election, Mr.. Roper has
been withdrawn, and Messrs. Brasel-
man and Vandervall will con-
sttute the ticket. The Conservatives have
placed in nomination as opponents Msssrs.
w. f. Drinkard, Of the Richmond Dispatch,
and John Hulcher. Forlorn hope! The
several counties throughout the state elect
township officers, and Petersburg elects
city officers. If we may judge from
the newspa r accounts in the latter place
there is fr r prospect for lively contest,
the result of which we doubt not will be
the triumph of the entire Republican
ticket, &c usual. s# 10
Alexandra also elects an entire city
ticket, and the Republicans have an assur-
ed hope that their ticket will be successful.
The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-05-21
BAD Weather--Tratn Delay ed-Cars Off
the Track.

WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, w. VA,
May Pot has been raining here steadily
since about II o'clock last night, with but
little intermisson.
The express train due here at p. m.
has not arrived vet 90 o'clock). 1t is
supposed to be detained by slides west of
Hinton.
The through freight, eastward bound,
ran thirteen cars off the track near the
Falls this morning, caused by misplaced
switch. Road all clear to Hinton at last
accounts.
The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-05-21
evening State Salsrit'al.
Another Congressman Refuses the
Rack Paw.

Mr.. Halstead, of New Jersey, has jast
written letter to the sergeant-at-arms of
the house, Colonel 0rdway, directing him
to draw the back pay to which he is enti-
tied, and return the same to the treasury
Of the United States. So the roll of honor
grows from day to day. The people are
everywhere condemning the act Of the late
congress in voting themselves an increase
of pay. ...