South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1873-08-01
South Branch Sntrlligeneer.
ROMNEY, FRIDAY, AUG. |, 1873.

member OF that body is receiving $40 a
day for doing nothing.
The specie shipments from New York
TO Europe on Saturday last amounted to
1878 800, mostly silvers bars.
Property valued at $500, 900 was des-
troyed by fire in Norfolk, Va, on Satur,
day last. 'r
Rev. S. S. ScHMUoKER, d. D., Pro.
fessor in the Theological Seminary at Got
tysburg, Pa, died suddenly on Sunday night
last, aged "a. He was one of the m ost dis
iinguishcd aud widely known thcologians
In The Lutheran church.
The CATTLE TRADE OF KANsAs.-It
appears that Kansas is looming up PROM
inenty as one Of the great cattle States of
the country. The low price of stock,
(Which is bought in Texas the email cost
of fattening, and the low rate of transport
tation as compared with other States near
or the Eastern markets, give Kansas a de-
cided advantage, which capitalists are .
Willing themselves of rapidly.
To show the extent of the business at
present, an Ohio paper instances the fact
that up to about the 10Th of last month /,
the number Of cattle received from Texas
this season at three of the principal points
In Kansas was as follows: Wichits, 23O,.
600; Ellsworth, 10000 Great Bend
and Hutchinson, $4,000. Total, 500, 700
These cattle arc grass aud corn fattonod and
shipped east OF cost which defies compe.
tition from States much nearer market,
but where land and feed nrc so high
The Commissioner of the General Land
Office denies the correctness of the state
mcut by the United States Economist, re-
Gently published, to the effect that Congress-
aud GRANT have voted and sigucd away
the entire arabic dom ain of the country.-
The Commissioner promises to show thai
there is some land left. Quite likely. 1t
was not asserted, observes the New York
Sun, that Congress had given away the
p'aks of the Rocky Mountains and the fro
zen laDds in Alaska, which nobody wants
though they have voted away the waters Of
that territory, which the people do want
Ihe plain fact is that the immigrant who
desires good farming land must purchase il
from corporations or individuals, instead of
getting 1t from the Government.
Tile BACK PAY GRAB.-The Wasbip,-
ton Star states that the Sergeant-at-Arns
of the House declines to furnish list Of
the names of members who have drawn
their back pay. 1t is ascertained, however.
that the list Of those who have the money
still to their credit on the books is yerv
small. Only one Pennsylvania member has
returned his amount into the Treasury viz.
WASHINGTON TOWNSEND. Every member
of the next House, with one exception
(tosTER, of Michigan ,)-has drawn bis pay
up to the 3rd Of this month, at the new
rate, which is regarded here as indicating
that the law giving the increase of salary
will not be repealed next winter.
The colored citizens of Summit coun.
ty, Ohio, have presented petition to the
State Constitutional Convention to have the
word "negro" prohibited, by constitutional
provision, from being used in public docu
ments and school books. Those colored
petitioners are ver.sensitiye. The word
negro, as most schoolboys are aware, simply
means "black man." and is much more
definite and correct than the terms "Afri-
can" or "colored man"
The public printer is one Of the most
energetic business men we have ever heard
OF. In the kindness Of bis heart he has
done gone prepared tho poll books, tally
sheets and other necessary articles for the
forthcoming election county suporintend-
ents Of free schools, and has, We believe,
sent them out to every sub. district in the
State. Ii is truo the new law doesn't say
no shall do this, but then he forgot to have
that clause inserted when he was getting
up the law. We wonder bow soon he in
tends to convene the Legislature to make
an appropriation to pay for all this extra
trouble? Or will he draw the money with
out M order Do tell - Grafton (W.
Da) Sentinel
UNION PACIFIC LAND SALEs.-Tho
land sales Of the Union Pacific Company
in June amounted to $50, 900, at an aver.
age Of 81 % per acre The total sales
since the land grant mortgage are s3,17I,