South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1875-05-07
South 9rantA aatfllisenrer.
RoMNEY. FRIDAY. MAY 4. 1875.

~ ne Secretary Oh tho treasury mas
given directions to the Assistant Trea-
surer in New York to sell 5000. 900 or
gold, during the present month.
HEAVY vERDIcr.-The u. s. Supreme
Court on Monday last rendered its de.
cision in the long-pending capitation tax
case OF the State OF Maryland against
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Com.
pany In favor Of the State. It appears
that the claim Of the State was based on
the charter by virtue Of which the rail.
road company constructed the branch
railroad between Baltimore and Wash
ington, one condition Of which was that
the company should pay to the State at
the end OF every six months one-Gfth of
che whole amount received during this.
period for transporting passengers on
said road by said company. The char.
ter was accepted and payment made for
many years. but the company finally
disputed The constitutionality Of the
stipulation and refused further payment
This action was brought to recover the
arrears claimed to be due by the State
The court was. with but one exception.
Justice Miller, in favor OF the State. BY
this decisionthe State Of Maryland gets
Judgment against the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad for $3l6,s7l 43.
According to the Journal DIES Che
minis de Fer Of Constantinople the total
length Of all the railroad lines in the
world is l22,462 miles, and their cost.
sli,255, 100, 900.
THE PUBLIC DEBr.-The racapitula.
ton Of the public debt statement for the
month Of April just past shows a de-
crease OF the debt during the month of
s2,325,S46, and since June 80. 1874. of
sll.Us,So9. The total public debt is
now 81, 274, 1916, 476. inclusive of interest
Cash in treasury Sl43. 5s7, 4o4, including
$s4,625,669 set down as coin.
UJudges Brooks and Deck recently
IN their respective charges to the grand
juries in North Carolina, declared the
criminal features of the civil rights bill
unconstitutional, on the ground that no
law can declare that men are socially
equal.
i=YLate accounts from various points
IN tho West say that the recent cold
weather has killed the young grasshop-
pers. The general belief Ia expressed
that there will be no further trouble
nom this pest. We hope, the belief,
may prove true.
HFrom Stanton TO Baltimore in
special train, oyer the Railroad, on Fri.
day night last, tho run was mado in SC.
ven hours, the distance being 22l miles.
Fast running!
- The second annual report OF the
Philadelphia Centennial Directors saws
ITO fully complete the work AMI bear
Its expenses to the end, we need 10 raise
20, 500, 900, and it rests with the people
to supply the necessary means. II the
number OF paying admissions to the Elk
hibition at SO cents each, shall reach
10000, 0oQ-a number but little exceed.
Ing the admissions 70 the Paris Rxposi-
ton OF ls67-the Board will be able to
return every dollar to the stockholders"
The report Of the Treasurer shows the
receipts up to April to have been ST..
436.445; cash on hand, S639,jo6.
tVThe annual report Of the Chief of
the Bureau OF Statistics for the year
1874, rs noted by contemporary, gives
some interesting statements relating to
immigration to the United States. The
total number ofimmigrants arrived dur.
ing the year was 260,s3l. of whom q
90 were Of professional occupations,
sz,942 ofskilled occupations, 101,3IS of
miscellaneous ca1liugs, & 122,45s were
reported as having no occupation. The
latter class consisted mainly Of women
and children. There were added TO our
population 2l,1s0 farmers, AS farm la.
borers, and 59,267 common laborers.-I
We also drew from the Old World the
valuable services OF one billiard player,
J equestrian, letter carrier, omnibus
conductor, pepsioner and 2bath keep.
srs. The addition TO our professional
Glasses include 1873 actors. 100 artists,
and 8 authors. The clergy received 3al
recruits, Of whom three were women
'thig figure probably shows pretty near.
~ the added strength Of the Catholic
Church, Journalism RECEIVED but 10
additions from foreign sources, while
medicine vas reinforced by IG0, surgery
by 80, and law by 81 5jf professors &
teachers immigratod % our ghoTo,, and
~ scientific men took up their abode
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