South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1874-10-23
e~ MARTIN X. DELANY, the candidate

ne, the Shepheristown Register says, was
born 10 Charlestown, 10 that county, 10
1912, and is full-blooded colored map, of
free mother and slave father.
AT Deerfoot Park, New York, on
Monday last, American girl bea. the PAGER
Copperbottom, for 81 900, in four heats.
Best time 2;26l.
eDrTwIN sisters, living at South Bethc.
hem, Pa, each gave birth to two txius Sc
veral nights ago, within q few hours of each
other. These sisters were married on the
same day; their first children were born
in the same month, their second in the
ssme week, and their third 10 the same lour.
S9-IN his will the late BARON RorHs.
CHILD exhore1 all his be!o Q ] children to
live in harmony, never to loosen family
bonds, to avoid oil differences, dissensi9us
aud litigatious, to use forbearance toward
each other, and not to allow temper to &C
the better Of them, and to be friendly in
their disposition "Fricni ness," lac con.
tinues, "was always the sure condition to
tho happiness and success Of the whole
RoTHscHILD family. Moy my children
now aud never lose sight OF this family TIA.
ditioo,and may they follow the exhor,aliou
Of my late flther, always 10 remain true
aud faithful to the paterual faith Of I,rael."
~ john w. GARRETT, E.q., President
OF the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad re-
turned to Baltimore from Europe on Sltur.
day morning last Mr. GARRETT has been
absent for about year aud n.half, and has
beer very much benefited, we arc glad to
learn, by his visit. The Amcrican says be
is prepared to resume Bis duties as the
chief Of the great corporation that has for
so many years thriven under the impulse Of
his clear head and energetic will Whilst
his friends will most cordially and heartily
welcome him back among them, it will be
to him pleasant feature Of his return to
lind that during his absence the affairs of
the company have prospered in the hands
OF his able lieuteuants.-Cu n,J. News.
The IRoN TRADE.-The Mauch Chunk
(Pa.) Democrat says there is no use dis
guising the fact that the iron business is
not improving. If anything tho trade ia
duller than it was 6 months ago. OF the
90 furnace stacks in the United States on
ly 343 are in blast, while 227 are out of
blast. In the Lshigh region out of so
stacks, p are in blast, with % out. In
the Schuylkill region 80 out of A stacks
are IN blast In the upper Susquehanna 9
out of 10 and lower Susquehapna 81 out Of
SO are in blast. We believe ourselves to
be safely within the limits of the truth
when we say that not 0 GU, of every 10
manufacturing institutions 10 tho Lehiph
valley are working with anything like
profit, while many are barely making ends
meet, and would close down altogether but
only out Reconsideration to their employees.
In the United States Circuit Courl
at Philadelphia, on October Is, in a suit
brought by the drawer Of check for 800
which had been raised to S2,100 by the
drawee, TO recover from the bauk the 81.
OOO improperly paid, Judge McKgNNAN
charged the jury that if they believed from
the testimony and from an inspection OF
the check, that there was nothing unusual
10 Its appearance, nothing which would
have been sufficient to pu, careful person
upon his guard, then they should fod for
the defendants If otherwise, their verdict
should be for the plaintiffs. The paying
tellers Of several banks having testified .ba,
there was nothing in tho appearance of the
cheek, as raised, to excite suspicion, the
jury rendered a verdict for the bank. Tbi.
ruling of tho Judge is in contradiction TO
what has long been held by the courts in
such casos, md to what has been copsideied
The settled law. by parity Of reasoning.
IN case of well executed forgery, bank
could escape responsibility for having Civ.
On away ones money, aud every depositor
would have to be on the constan. watch
lest his signature should be forged
ET"WnY 2" asks the Re1.gjous Hey,
aid "wiIl man iakc The honest labor of his
iclIow-mcn, without giving auy compepsp.
ton in return We labor almost d,v aud
nibgt to try and give our patrons a live
Journal yet despite our toll, We have those
on our list that refuse, after subscribing, to
nav for their poror wa, q: =, . "