South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1873-12-19
South 8ransh 9ntelligeneer.
RoMNEY, FRIDAY, DEC. 10, 1873.
ETMiss MARTHA A. COOPER has been


cE AT the late FIRE at Springfield, Mass,
4,276, 500 postal cards we're destroyed.
E@The indications are that the House
Of Representatives, will pass bill fixing
the salary of members of Congress at about
$500 year with 40 allowance of actual
travelling expenses.
kTThe number Of immigrants from
foreign countries who arrived 10 this couu.
try during the past fiscal yer, was $780,
403, an increase of 81 ,907 over the prece-
ding year.
cS III. III. SMITH, Of Michigan, was, on
yesterday week, elected clerk Of the uew
Committee on War Claims, created by the
House of Representatives. in accordance with
the recommendations Of tho Presidents
message. Mr.. SMITH was clerk of the
Committee on Claims in the 42nd Congress
L5 THE Secretary Of Var calls upon
General HowARD, as head Of the Freed
mems Bureau, to account for the neat little
sum of s27S, 5l3 Go.
tsS'I Ii is said that the Secretary Of the
Treasury on Monday last, after the neces-
sary examination, ascertained that the pub.
lie debt has increased since the frs, instant
five million dollar,
sSy-The nomination by tho President of
ROBERT w. IUGHEs az District Judge for
the Eastern District of Virginia, made va
cant by the death Of Judge UNDERWOOD,
was confirmed by the United States Senate
on Monday last.
ARREST or THE NOTORIOUS BENDERs.
The Bender family, who are charged with
having committed a number Of murders 10
Kansas, were arrested i'll Bvingsyille, Che
artenburg county, South Carolina, a few
days ago. The father and mother are in
custody, and the son and daughter, living
In North Carolina, are being sought after
by the officers of the law. The family
name is Webb.
The FRANKING PRIVILEGE Tho House
Committee on Postoffices and Postroads
held meeting Oh Friday morning last, DAT
which the subcommittee to whom tho sub.
ject was referred presented bill, which
was adopted, with reference TO the delivery
of public documents through the nails
Tho bill agreed upon, in substance, autho-
rizes public documents to be sent free
through the MALE the FREQ exchange OF
newspapers, and tho free delivery of news
papers in the counties wherein they IRE
published. IL the distribution of public
documents stamp is provided to be placed
IN the custody of an officer of the House,
and to be attached to every book, pamphlet,
and document sent from either branch of
Congress To prevent the abuse of the
power By unauthorized parties, it is also
necessary for tho name of the member
sending document to be appended to tho
package. The committee agreed to report
avorably bill looking to the free delivery
Of seeds from the Agricultural Department,
and will no doubt regulate their disribu-
ton similar TO the means provided for
sending public documents"
EP Tho President of France, MAGMA
HON, has commuted the sentence of Mar
shall BAZAINE. CONDEMNED to death by
Court Martial for the surrender of Metz 10
the PrussiAns in the war Of 1870, to "ttccn-
" years seclusioD," with degradation Of
rank. 1t was not proved on the trial, says
the Baltimore Gazette, "that BAZAINE
wac guilty of any reasonable act il uas
proved that he did not manage bis army
with the skill and ability expected of him.
lie recognized the empire also to the last,
and di5lrusted the government improvised
At Paris. 10 this last, many persons will
think that he vas RICH. be certainly vas
not criminal in 80 doing That, as man,
though perhaps not as q soldier, he retains
he respect of the Prussian commanders
who offered TO testify on bis bohalf in it.
self goes far 10 refuto the erayoss charges
agaius, him Marshal BAZAINE Is an old
man, and served with distinction in Algiers.
tho Crimco, and 10 later years in Mexico
RyP RoFEssoR AGAs,1z died at his res
deuce in Boston, on Sunday last Gle
was born 10 1907, 10 Switzerland, aud con-
sequen'ly was in bis 9th year AZ carly
as 1886 be was elected a member Of tho
Academy Of Sciences in Paris. IIo was
the friend and co Iaborer Of the great HUME
MOTT for vears and als, of Crt,rpp IL;