South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1874-08-28
South 8raneh antelligeneer.
RoMNEY, FRIDAY, AUG. %, 1874.


EE Up to last accounts the little stolen
boy, CHARLEY Ross, Of Pbiladelpbia, had
not been found.
cE THE Ohio amended Constitution has
been defeated.
EgDEPUTY UNITED STATES MAR.
sHAL METCALF was shot and killed in
Wright co., Missouri, on Monday last while
arrcsting one WYNN, an illici. distiller.
There are SO many forged bills of
the National Traders Bank of Chicago out
that many persons refuse to take the notes
OF that bank at all.
EEO ONE of the most remarkable elope.
ments ever recorded occurred in Portsmouth
Viaginis, last week. L. is said, young
man, whose wife died several months ago,
ran off with his mcther-iu.law to parts un.
known. She took with her considerable
sum Of money belonging to her husband.
kETHE three negroes, as noted 10 our
last number, DICK COOPER, ANTHONY
GRANT and SILAs JOHNSON, who broke
irto the residence of Mrs. BERNLEY, near
BrookhaVcn, Mississippi, on the 10th inst,
and violated her person, were taken from
Jail on Saturday evening last g. hung by the
citizens, about 1000 of whom were present.
They all confessed their guilt.
ARREST OF A Posi- OFFICE CLERK FOR
PURLoINING LETTERS. -GEo. w. CLAY
POOLE, newspaper clerk in the Baltimore
postoffice, was arrested on Saturday night
last as he was leaving the postoffica,
by special agents of the postoffice, chnrg
ed with purlOining letters and other yalua-
bles from the mails. Upon being search
ed fifty letters were found upon his person,
and also box containing pearl bracelet
and costly jet cross that had been receiv-
ed from New York on the same day. A
package of fifty letters was also found in a
pocket of his Office coat; a number of pawn
tickets for jowelry were also found on him.
CLAYPooLE confessed his guilt, aud was
committed. CLAYPooLE was always look
ed upon as man of exemplary habits.
He has wife and FIVE children.
G1-A duel was on the tapis in Virginia
last week, Colonel JOHN S. MosBY, the
noted guerrilla chief, and Captain A. d.
PAYNE, well-kEown lawyer of Warrenton,
being the principals. All the parties, how
over, have been or will be put under bonds,
and the affair is thus frustrated for the pre-
sent. The difficulty grew out of certif
cate given PAYNE by II. G. Bowen, set.
ting out that MosBY had declared himself
for Congress, aud desired the election of
certain delegates from Rappahannock town
ship. MosBY sent the challenge. The
second of PAYNE was l. S. HELM, and the
second of MosBY was JAMES BARBoUR.
The place of meeting was near Buckland,
Prince William county, Virginia. the time
III o'clock on the morning Of the Goth inst,
the weapons rifles. Judge KEITH secured
the arrest of MosBY iu Washin gton, and
prevented his fighting according to appoint
ment. PAYNE got on the ground with
great difficulty. The affair, it is supposed,
will not be permitted to 60 further.
Eg- A duel was fought in the vicinity
of New Orleans, on the 10Th inst, between
Dr. CHAs. GRAY, and Deputy Sheriff
RICHARD. They fought with revolvers,
distance 10 PAGES Both fell at the third
fire and expired in a few minutes.
The Hon. JOHN S. GALLAHER, himself
an honored soldier Of the war alluded TO,
states in the Free Press, for the informa-
ton Of persons interested, that the act Of
l4th February, 1871, gives q pension Of
eight dollars q month to the surviving SOL
diers Of tho war Of 1912, and TO wild.
ows of soldiers but the service must have
been not less than sixty days. Widows Of
such must have been married previous to
tho peace of February, 1915.
At tho late session Of Congress an amend
ed bill was passed by tho House of Repre-
sentatives, allowing tho pension for any
length Of service, and bringing in widows
married previous to 1925.
"This bill was reported from the militia
~ Committee Of the Senate, without a.
mendment, but Mr.. PRATT, Of Indiana, tic
chairman of the committee, stated that he
had objections to some Gifts provisions, and
therefore never called it up for the action
Of the Senate.
"Thus six months will have passed be.