South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1873-09-19
South 3ranea 9ntelligenter.
RoMNEY, FRIDAY, SEPT. 10, 1873.
D~-ADvIczs from Iudian Territory saw

that negroes there, numbering $4,000 for
merIy slaves of Indians, are moving to Sc
cure territorial organization for their own
protection, and will soon hold convention in
the Choctaw nation TO consider the subject.
ES-WE learn from the Pmkersburg Times
that Mr.. OKEY JOHNSON fell INFO the Ka-
nawha river on Friday morning last, mar
rowly escaping drowning He was stand
ing on the wharfboat float, and upon sud
denly turning round to speako to some one,
ne fell overheard, and getting thorough
soaking, but was fortunately rescued from
watery grave.
SV Mrs. SARAH NJ. ALLEN charged with
the murder of her husband by poison iu
Augusta county, Va, was bsied on the
18th inst, in The sum of two thousand dol
lars, her relatives becoming her bondsmen.
She was liberated the same evening and left
Staunton for home.
re- In appears that some terrible exam
pies of lynch aw have recently occurred in
Vermillion parish, Louisiana. For years
the parish has been infested with cattle
thieves. AS no redress could be had by
law, the people took the matter in their
own hands. They organized a Committee
of Vigilance, and warned the thieves and
their confederates to take their departure
within given time. The latter retorted
by defying the Vigilantes, aud threatening
to burn the town of Abbeville. This brought
matters to a crisis. The thieves finding
themselves hard pressed, scattered. Three
were caught and hanged about week ago,
and on Wednesday week several others of
the gang were seized on board of steamer,
taken ashore, and hanged.
g0 Mrs. ELIZABETH SMITH,a widow la.
dy, living at New Creek, was instantly kill
ed on yesterday week by being run over by
train, about mile east of that place.
We observe from the Charleston Cou
rter that certificate of incorporation has
been issued by Secretary HEDR1ck to the
Hardy County Printing and Publishing
Company. The object of the company is
the publication Of weekly newspaper at
MOoreliold. The corporators are THOMAS
MAsLIN AID others. Capital 81, 800.
&1 The Changers of Dodge county, Wis
conslu, have passed resolutions demanding
that Governor WAsHBURN return his back
pay to the Treasury in U. S. bonds or gold
ESTHREE robbers entered the house of
Mr.. PARKS, near Texas, Baltimore county,
Md, one night recently, and while two of
them kept Mr.. PARKS and a farm hand
quiet with drawn pistols, the other ompell
cd Mrs. F., to go and get 81 900, which
they seemed to know was in the house. OBJ
tanning this booty they left the premises,
aud have so far eluded detection.
EFT THE Commissioner of Statistics of
Pennsylvania, the Baltimore Gazette saws,
has published an interesting exhibit of the
estimated value Of real and personal estates
in that Commonwealth, which he places o,
the enormous sum of So ATS, S31,851. It
would be somewhat difficult to find a rich.
er tract of country in any portion of the
civilized globe.
a NEW WAY.To PAY DEBTs.-A WASH
lngton correspondent OF the Baltimore Ga.
1ette says the Secretary of the Navy has d.
rccted that certain Lieutenant who lately
returned from three years cruise on the
steam corvette Benicia, in the Asiatic
squadron, be sent back to that squadron with
orders to report to the Admiral command
ing, who is to keep him there until his
debts, amounting to several thousand dol
lars, are oil paid. This unusual proceed
ing bas been rendered necessary by the nu-
merous financial GoiDquencies recently re-
ported to the department from that quarter,
aud is serious warning to other reckless
debt contractors.
sS0rThe yellow fever continues to scourpe
Shreveport, Louisiana. 1t is peculiarly
terrible, when i, is considered that the ave.
rage daily deaths are about thirty 10 20.
Pulation Of some four or FIVE thousand. The
fever has made its appearance at Memphis.
principally among the negroes. About 80
deaths are reported.
GETho London Sunday School Union
has requested that October 10Th be observ.
ed as day Of prayer for Sabbath Schools
throughout the world. The request has
been conveyed to American schools through
The New York Sunday School Union.