South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1874-12-04
~ CoNGREss reassembles on Monday


month by the United States Assistant
Treasurer at New York
~THE State debt Of North Corolins is
s38,92l,84 05,rsvery dollar Of which was
contracted by ring of carpet baggers,
most of whom have fed the State.
EE Ex-senator YuLEE, of Florida,
writes to a friend at Savannah, saying 'the
statement now going the round of the press
to the effect that he is engaged 10 buying
up slave claims 10 hope that Congress will
ultimately pay for emancipa'ed negroes, is
absurdly false. He says the loss of slave
property is one of the irremediable losses
of war, aud the idea of any possible recla.
nation is too wild to be entertained by auy
sane man.
@ Two THOUSAND MILLION OF DOLLARS
(s2, 900, 1000, 000), in round numbers, wac
the total existing debt of the United States
on November /, 1874, according TO the re-
port of the Secretary of the Treasury. The
debt is being steadily reduced.
s~THE hog cholera is prevailing to an
alarming extent in Augusta county, Va.
Many farmers have lost entire pens.
@THERE are more kid gloves sold in
New York than in any other city 10 the
world, gloves to the value of SIC, 500 600
being annually bought by dealers in that
city.
MIXED Schools in Washington ci>
ty, for colOred and white children. have
not met with favor by either class Of neo-
pie. 1t is now proposed to organize the
schools separately, and the plan, being sign.
Cd by all of the trustees, including the
colored members, furnishes reason for no.
lleving that there is to be no further at
tempt to bring about system of mixed
schools in the District.
@THE FIVE colored men elected to the
next Congress are all new men. Two are
from South Carolina, one from North Caro-,
Ina, one from Alabama, and one from
Louisiana.
1S-A SIGNIFICANT INDICATION of the
progress in public opinion is the recent
announcement that Kentuckian has been
excluded from Office for being concerned in
duel popular ex-Confoderato SOL
der, named THOMAS L. JONES, was elect
ed clerk of the Court of Appeals Of Ken
lucky last August by majority of 10 900.
But 1t seems, as stated by the Baltimore
San, "that several years ago he had per-
sonal difficulty which led to challenge
from the other party. The challenge was
not formerly accepted, and no duel was
fought; but friend of JONES, with his tacit
approval, made some preliminary arrange
men!s for hostile meeting, and on the
strength of this CooHRANE, the republican
candidate for clerk, contested the election.
claiming that JONES was thus disqualified.
The matter was taken before the State board
OF canvassers, and though both JONES and
the canvasseEs, were democrats, they deci.
ded that the election was void. JONES.
however, will contest their decision on the
teohnicalities of the case, but whichever wav
this may result, the action of tho board is
certainly indicative Of an improved public
sentiment on the subject involved"
Get. 7. BaoocKs, President of the
Merchants National Bank of PETERSBURG
Va, charged with embezzlement and false
entries while presiding over that Insiitu-
tion,was tried at Richmond last week, found
guilty and sentenced to Imprisonment in the
Albany penitentiary for FIVE years.
cTWE learn from the Winchester
Times that in a few days the track of the
Washington Ohio railroad will be laid to
Round Hill, which is about four miles from
the Clarke line, about thirteen miles from
BerryviIle, and twenty five from Win.
chester
%ON the first of January next thore
ill be p democratic governors 10 the 81
States
SaS-AN exchange says. "Thc lales. dodge
Of tie Showers Of the queer is to take a
counterfeit ten and genuine, Gu. them in
two, Pasiing the one half Of genuine bill
and the half ola counterfeit together. TAe
operation necessarily gives the bill thus
produced ragged appearance, and is very
well calculated to deceive any one not TAX
ing particular notice"