South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1875-04-30


g-B y Charleston correspondent OF the
Wheeling H,teHigencgr says "a few DAYS
ago Treasurer Burdett received letter
from Senator b. w. Price, of Marshall
county, which, by mistake was by Bur.
dett placed on file in the Secretary's of
flee, where it was read by many Charles
tonians. Price it seems voted for Walk
er for United States Senator last winter
and was promised the Superintendent
of thcPenitentiary. The letter went on
to say that if he price was elected to
the Penitentiary Superintendent by
the Board of Public Works, he would
resign his position rs State Senator.
but, in that event, lie would assure Mr..
Burdett that he price had influence c.
nough In his District to secure the cleo
ton Of man who would stand Ivy Bur-
dett in dny and every emergency The
matter has created quite sensation
here, and has for day or two past
drawn fire from the removal question:
1t is exceedingly fortunate or unCortu-
nate for somebody that the letter became
public. Pen and ink pen and ink !
Beware Of pen and ink -
CHAEAcTERIsTIc SPEECH ny Ex-Gov-
ERNoR WISE.-At the John Mitchell me.
mortal meeting held in Richmond, Va.
on Thursday evening of last week, ex-
Governor Henry \. Wise was one ofthe
speakers. He said he had had no oppor.
tunity 20 prepare q set speech, md he
needed none on such an occasion. lie
Nas half Scotch and half English, but in
The very blood Of his heart be was I'm J.
t,shman. lie had known John Mitchell
V2!l, and hc sympathizcl with him be-
cause he was an unrcconstructcd rebel
a. hc was. lie alluded to the many OBJ
.acles with which Mitchell had t. con-
tell, and how he battlcl bravely with
.L"m all. Since the term "relon" had
been applied to John Mitchell it was the
CHEST word ON the roll Of honor ~.
would consider it more honor 6, bear
The name felon, a bestowed ON Mitchell,
than Disraclfs title Of premier.
LARGE CArcu or Fisu-The largest
catch of fish made at QUO haul G.. tine
seine this season was reported &c Alex
andra. Va. on Friday last III was
made NJ lreestOun Point bv jacob
launcc, who caught 1900 shaj AMI TO-
GOO herring al one drag or tho sciue-a
mos. profitable bus.us 90. present quo.
tations.
In Alexandra. ON Gle li,hast. Sha1
were quoted at 1Gos2J per hundred and
herring at Y 5OaSl3 30 per Thousand.
CoUNrrrrEiT.- new and danger.
H's counterfeit las recently made its
appearance at the ultionalbauk rcicmp.
ton agency in the five dollar notes OF
The First National Bank of Paxton. IlI.
10 is evidently altered from ,ho plate on
which the counterfeit five dollar notes
on thc Traders National Bank Of Chi.
cogo we're printed The plate had pre-.
vjously been altered 20 the First, Third
and Merchants National Banks Of Chi
cogo.
~ Mr.. y. +. Gibbs. Of Salem Ore.
gon, who claims 90 be an inventor Of a
process which makes cracked bells give
forth "a clear tone as ever. IL now on
his way 90 Philadelphia, 10 make an OK
pertinent on the famous Liberty Bell.
whose joyous clang was broken willie nm.
nouncing freedom TO the people nearly
one hundred years ago.
re Bccchcr's testimony in n nut she'll
Triton lies Mou.ton lies Mrs Cary
lies Mrs MoultCn lies they are all
liars. - Erch0nge
And, TO cap the climax Beecher lies
over them sill. Richmond Enquirer.