South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1874-01-16
Sn,ltI, a}ranth 5ntelligenfer,
RoMNEY, FRIDAY, JAN. l0, 1874
eg- So far this session Of Congress i OBS

Representatives auu OUO III ing SENATE.
ES-OSE of the hopeful signs of return
ing prosperity is the fact that nearly ali of
tho many roling.mills OF Pittsburgh, Pa,
gro in operation, working double time.
CTPREsIDENT GRANT, since our last
issue, has withdrawn tho nomination of
GEORGE II. WILLIAMS for Chief Justice Of
the request Of the latter, and nominated
Hon. CALEB CUSHING in his stead
BEN. BUTLER is accused of writing
the speech made by the negro member of
Congress from South Carolina in reply to
A. STEPHENS
PoMERoY's BoND.-Ex-San PoME>
roy says in reference to tho forfeiture of
his bond in Kansas last week that it was
occasioned by oversight on bis part, that
he did not suppose q new bond would be
required in case the trial was postponed us
no was led to believe IL would be- He has
forwarded a new bond TO the amount Of
$4,000 to appear for trial when wanted.
Ey-THE centennial memorial building
at Philadelphia will cost 81 100000, and
will be paid for by the city and State.
EETnE increase of deposits in the New
York Bank statement Of Saturday is oDor-
nous, showing upwards of / millions
EyTHE number OF hogs slaughtered in
Cincinnati during the week ending the Q u
was 24,04l total since November Isl,
523, 0iG. Tho number Of hogs packed in
Chicago since November lst ia l ,154, 388,
against 7SS, 2l0 the same time last year
Milwaukee reports 2l8,4l5 against I44,-
1l9 last year
GS'IN the ObiO constitutional conven-
ton committee has reported an article to
confer tho right of suffrage on women, the
article to be submitted TO separate vote Of
the people. The convention refused to
adjourn over to attend the inauguration Of
Governor ALLEN at Columbus
GH-TnE Cumberland coal trade stats
'ica, as compiled from official sources by c..
SLACK, Mount Savage, Maryland, show the
following details of production. To BALI
more aud Ohio railroad, 1,745, 429 tons !;
Chesapeake and Ohio canal rs, SCI; Cum
berllnd ana Pennsy lvaua railroad II, $50;
local, 35,26l total, 2,G74,10l tons, an
increase of 318,630 on 1872 Of the o.
mount of ia $3.50 tons sent over the Cum
berland AID Pennsylvania road, compar-
ativcly new outlet, having been il operation
a the business for the past two years ou!y
90, AS were 10y tho Consolidation company,
744 by the American Coal company, IL :
3l5 by the Borden Mining company, aud
80 tons by ths Hampshire and Baltimore
company. a recapi,ulation of tho ship
monts from 1912 to 1878, inclusive, foot
up Baltimore and Ohio railroad 1896
993 Chesapeake and Ohio cannl 1913.
902; Cumberland and Pennsylvania 1885,.
Clio; total, 1927 1856.
sG5-R. II. ROWLAND, county treasurer
Of Riehand county, Ohio, has nbscoulrd
with some SIS, goo Of public money. lis
crime began with lending on. at an eucr
nous rate Of interest tue county funds in.
trusted to bis care aud when the borrow
ers were unable to pay, owing to ,Le pre-
vailing distress, tho best he could do was
80 run away.
The ANTI-PoLYGAMY Bill The bin
introduced in Che Senate By Mr.. SAnGEyr
for the protection Of society in Utah pro.
vides that any woman now holding the re-
nticn Of spouse or consorf, and not q lay.
iul wife TO any man who cohaJi's Will
another woman as bis wife, spouse, or con.
sort, may Gio a petition 10 the L. States
district court to be discharged from uca
icla,iou, ond rhull jeodiudgcd DISCHARGED
fLcroirom, and be given iho custody d Der
minor G. ildrcn and such portions Of proper
~ IS are equitable. The bill declares that
no alien practiciug PoIygamy ahall to en-
Gtled 20 citizenship vote, -r hold ofIicc.-
10 further provides flr Uniform ballots, and
prohibits euy figure or device thereon To
also prohibits any persons ozcep, ci,izcr.
from voting, but leaves woman suffrage ia
Utah untouched, only protecting 10 by
making tho ballot secret
rsJ THE brig Margaret, Captain bike
MY, from New Orleans, arrived Of Hava-
ma on the morning Of Che lob, jpsnut--
The captain reports tlat ,bo brig was
boarded Lost niEll Us ~ Spanish su9baa,