South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1875-12-10
Escape OF VIM. M. Tweed.

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And now Boss Tweed has "s,an,ed
down and ont" After battling the high.
est-sourts and greatest issyers Of the
Empire State with his persistent appeals
and habeas corpuses. the great Tamma.
ny chief dcsparing OF entirely freeing
himself from prison walls by legal tricks
TOOK the law in his own hands on Sat.
urday afternoon last and discharged him.
self from custody. 1t seems that Mr..
Tweed has lately been allowed MANY
privileges. whiting his home and various
other Localities under the escort Of de.
putty sheriff, and returning to his quar-
ters in Ludlow street Jail all iibitum.--
On Saturday he went home With his &C.
commodating shadow" ana obtaining
permission TO have private interview
with his wife departed TO return no
! more.
1t is supposed thai. some OF l.is friends
have placed him Oh board ola stcamtuy
which will place him. if il has not alrcady
done 30. on a vessel bound for n foreign
country. As it is not positive whether
any indictment for forgery has been
found against him, the question Of his
extradition Is an open one. The trial
Of the $4,000, 900 suit against Tweed was
TO have been commenced on Monday
last.
THE LATEST TnEoaY-ruE moss on
BOARD \ FIRST CLASS BARK.
NEW YORK, December 6.-An after.
noon paper has the following regarding
weeds flight: 1.-The most probab,e
theory ia that Tweed escaped in the
bark Lord Clarendon. which cleared No.
vember IA. for Queenstown. The story
is that relative of Mr.. Tweed. not re.
siding here. and known to but few peo.
pie in this city. reached here some three
weeks since and purchased the bark
Lord Clarendon. She is n fine vessel.
with excellent sailing qualities. The
theory is that the Lord Clarendon was
chartered for Tweed by his relative. who
sailed on her. 1t is said vessel look
ing very much like her has been seen off
the east end of Long Island by one or
more pilot boats. IL is supposed that
Tweed was conveyed on board of n
steamtug laying in the East river on Sat.
urday evening. and was taken on board
OF the Lord Clarendon. The name of
the firm which cleared the Lord Claren.
don is not in the directory.
BALLou's MONTHLY MAGAZINE FOR
JANUARY.--The JANUARY number of
Ballou's Magazine is excellent, the hes.
we have seen tor some time. In olii.
ton to its first class engravings we see
that Nj. Quad of the Detroit Free Press
gives us the iirst installment of his thrill.
ing story, which will run for several
months. 1t is humorous and pathetic.
and will ada 10 the reputation of this
live author. But here is list Of tho
contents of the January number. and our
readers can see what excellent material
Is before them: Windsor Castle -
president Lincoln and the National
Monument: :" Versailles - Weary -
Miss Anderson's Right Hand :" Ma.
omts Journey" 'llarhiugers of War; :"
Miss kenlem's Valentine - "The For.
tune-Tcller;" "Montcith Brothers. -
My Valentine The Diamond Cross :
"a Pretty young Latlv;" "l776; -
"Beauty's Doings;" "Zagoni's Ride to
Death = The Ice Raft" .Runn;nu 4.
way TO Sea-" Mr.. Ravburn - "Orp
YOUNG Peoples Story TcLLFR-.Tbat
Taylor Boy - The Great Horse shoe :,
"Ruthven's Puzzle Page" "Curions
Matters; y The Housekeeper :" Facts
and Fancies = Our Announcement for
1876" New Novels, Illustrated-CHu.
mcrons Pictures" Published he
Themes &c Talbot, % IIawiey Street.
Boston, and for sale az all the news do.
pots III the country. Only $50 psr
year and 10 cents single number.
10 IL is said that Col. Mos5y has got.
ten offices for n hundred or more Der.
sons, from the Grant Administration
persons who were left almost pcnni'c
Ivy the war-and has never taken al Of
fee for hmselr 1t is further said that
lie receives = bushcl Of letters n week
applying to him for Government posi-.
tons. but he never answers snch CORES
pondence; and really could not AFFORD
to do it.
~ Last week \ man stepped M 10 us
and said he would par us every GER. Gc
owed if he lived Till Saturday night
We presume that man died. Anothel
said lie would pay us in day or two. "a
sure rs we were born. Query-did tho
man lie or were we born? Another said
he would settle his bills as sure as shoot.