South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1874-02-20
South a,raneh gnteliigeneer.
RoMNEY, FRIDAY, FEB. 20, 1874.
sv-SENAron DAVIS, of this State, gave

Washington, on the night of the l lth inst. to
Hon. JOHNSON n. CAMDEN, of ParkerS-
burg. Among those present were General
SHERMAN, Vice President KeYsER, of the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, Senator's
THURMAN, STEVENSON, CAMERON, SCOTT,
HOWE, SHERMAN, COOPER aud FENToN.
and Represen tatives BARNUM, RANDALL,
HEREFORD aud FERNANDO WooD.
EHTHE official statement Of the dry
goods inportations at The port of New York
for January of the present year, has JUS.
been published. The total valuation Of
these imports amounted to SS,Sl5,674,
decrease as compared with January, 1878,
of 1885,, 30S, and in comparison with
1872 a decline of sc, 5s4 ST.. The indi.
cations point to light spring trade in i'm
ported British and European goods.
THE BENEFITS OF COOP CREDIT.-The
Wheeling Intelljgencer notices by the New
York papers that DREXEL, MORGAN & Co.
of that city, have received adyices from
their London house that the subscriptions
to the g, 100000, $50, 700, 000) loan to
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad recently
brought out by them amounted to over Co.
000,000-or s25, 100000, aud that the
books were only open two days at that.
This fact shows two things, that the B4lti-
more and Ohio road possesses an enviable
credit in Europe, and also that there is still
market abroad for first class American
securities. The bonds subscribed for in
this loan are for e200--or 81 ,000-and
bear per cent. from the first day Of Feb
ruury, and are redeemablc in the year 1910.
These are secured by a mortgage on the
road from Baltimore to Wheeling, $40
miles, and the branch from Washington TO
Point of Rocks, 42 miles; also, appurtcnanc-
es, equipments, warehouses, piers, &c. a
sinking fund ofel8, O00is applied half yearly
for the extinguishment of the bonds. The
proceeds of this loan, with the other resources
of the company, will supply the means re-
quired for the completion of all the works
in which the company is engaged. The
price at which the bonds were taken is
96!, or fi93 per bond of goo.
Gov. KEMPER's VISIT TO THE PREsI.
DENT.-The Richmond Dispatch has the
following in regard to the late visit of Gov
KEMPER, of Virginia, to the President
"The Governor talks very freely Of his Wis.
it to Washington and interview with Pres
Ident GRANT, and seems to think that the
Presidents policy towards Virginia in fu-
turo will be satisfactory TO her citizens.
Governor KEMPER, it is said, told General
GRANT that no thought the current of pub
lie opinioni in the country generally seemed
opposed to extreme republican measures.
The President concurred with Gov. KEN
PER's views, and said that be cid not mean
10 the future to lend his influence TO any
but liberal measures towards the southern
country, and especially to Virginia
The CAPITOL BUILDING At RICHMOND,
VA.-The Richmond Wing says that there
IS great uneasiness in regard to the insecu-
rity of the capitol building on the part of
those whose duties confne them within its
walls. The great disaster of 1870, by which
50 many valuable lives were lost created
an almost universal distrust as to the safe.
ty of tho building. But for the fact that
the State is in great financial distress, the
Wig says it would urge the immediate
construction of building On Friday
last, however, several Richmond architects
made q professional examination of the
State capitol building and pronounced it all
right.
GREAT FIRE IN LoNDoN-Loss S15,-
600, .-Taylor's pantcchnicon and fur
niure repository in Bolgrava, covering an
acre Of ground, was burned on the evening
Of the 18th inst. The fire broke out at
o'clock, z NJ, and ragged until midnight
Then the fire was only stopped by the en-
neers demolishing the walls, thus prevent
ing its progress. The building alone was
insured for 100000 The total loss,
including the contents Of the burned s,tuo-
turo, consisting Of pictures, mirrors, five
hundred carriages, and a vast amour. Of
other goods Of various kinds is estimated
at sl5,0OO,000. Five houses, ADD several
large stables adjacent were partly destroyed
There were a number Of accidents, and two
, ftcn.a were killed. The fire attracted on
immense and unruly crowd, md it became