South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1875-05-28

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DEATH OF JESSE d. BRIouT-The
Hon. Jesse ID. Bright, Mt one time u.
5. Senator from Indiana, died in Balti-
more on Thursday Of last week. aged
% years. Asa Senator, rs n prominent
member Of the Democratic party, as n
man OF power in debating its policy, he
was well known, and as an aspirant for
its highest honors his name was often
considered, and during the Presidency
Of Mr.. Buchanan he ranked in influence
with Mason. Slidell, BENJAMIN and JEFF
ferson Davis. In February, 1862. Mr..
Bright was expelled from the L. :. Sc.
nate by vote of - to If, for having
written letter Of introduction on the
lst of March, 1861, for friend. intro.
ductory to Mr.. Davis OF the Southern
Confederacy. The friend had an i'm.
provement TO offer Mr.. Davis in fire
arms, and Senator Bright's letter was
addressed TO His Excellency JefTer.
son Davis, President of the Confedcr.
ate States The truly loyal scented
enough of treason in this to expel Mr..
MISUNDERSTANDING Herald.
The SIOUX iNDANs.-A deputation
Of Sioux Indians, with their Chief. called
on the President last week to have talk
az to the sale of the Black Hills to the
Federal Government. Chief Lone Horn
became slightly voluminous, and little
deprecatory whercupon the President
dismissed the whole party, telling them
to talk freely to the Commissioner of
Indian Affairs and the Secretary Of the
Interior.
If Lone Horn contemporary SAYS.
had only OWNED the Presidents weak
point, the third term, and grated on that.
the President would have been listening
still. Turning the party over to Secre.
tary Delano and Commissioners Smith
will not exactly meet their expectations.
Poor Lo has poor chance Of get
ting value received for the reservations
that have been solemnly set aside; par
ticularly if it shall happen that gold dis
coyeries are made in any of the reserva-
tions.
The Sioux tribe is one of the largest
remaining in the West, and one of the
most warlikc. The females are good.
loolling-some of them may be said to
be rather pretty
CoTToN CLAIMS DECIDED.-The court
of claims ut Washington on Monday last
rendered judgment in about thirty-eight
separate cases, covering 500 bales Of
cotton, valued at nearly million of dol
lars. Col Robert VI. and Steven A.
Douglass, sons of the late Stephen A..
IlnnnlOGa nf
Of l,451 bales, or about $3.50, 900, seized
in the State of Mississippi, on the ma
ternal plantation.
I-V Hon. Alexander II. Stevens and
some others were recently turned out of
a car in Georgia because they were white
men. 1t was first class car. provided
for "cullud pussons" who had paid full
fare, and the conductor said that, under
the circumstances, the white men had
no more right to intrude upon negro
than negro on n white man. Mr.. Ste.
vens acquiesced, saying that this con.
struction Of the Civil Rights Bill was
correct. This arrangement Of the Ma
con and Western road is right and pro-
per, and will tend TO prevent any con.
fiict on the civil rights question It is
the best practical solution of the work.
ing Of the bill that has been made in
this country, and whether or not Mr..
Stephens. Mr.. Clisby or Col. PEBBLES will
enter suits for damages under the pro.
visions Of the bill, it is evident that the
| Central road does not intend TO incur
any damages so FIR rs the negro popu.
lation is concerned.
10 A statement prepared ut tho War
Department show that during the fiscal
year ending June 30 1874, there were
1903 assertions from the army, and COS
rc-cnlistments. For the ten months OF
the present fiscal year there were 1.721
assertions and l.17J re.enlistments.-
. CUm}er'ud Nsrs.
I ~ Mr. y W Hays. late Of tho firm
. Of Hays & Tun-tall In the grocery bust.
moss. iu New Orleans. died i'm that CITY.
ON the 3rl inst lie was son Of the
late DR.. j. {. Hays. Sharpsburg. Md,
and was well known in this section.
60 Tho General Assembly of the
Presbyterian Church iu The United
States met iu st. Louis ON Yesterday
week. The assembly represents an the
southern States aud Illinois. Ohio and