South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1876-08-04


FOR SUPERINTENDENT OF FREE SCHOOLS,
Prof. w. X. PENDLETON, of Brooke.
FOR COURT OF APPEALS,
ALPHEUS +. RAYMOND, Of Marion
THOMAS G. GREEN, OF Jefferson.
OKEY JOHNSON, Of Wood.
EDThc number Of paid admissions
to the Centennial exhibition on Satur
day last was 10000.
rYIIon Charles G.. Davis, member
OF the liberal republican national COM
mittce from Massachusetts, has written
letter in support Of Tilden and Hen.
bricks.
EEThc Bellefonte (Pa) Watchmaa,
published at cx-Gov. Curtiu's homo
Gays: Gov. Curtin will start for Indi-
ana about the 10th day Of September,
and stump that State for Tilden and
Hendricks.
G1Judgc Arnold Krekcl. judge Of
the United States District Court for the
western district Of Missouri, has dcclar-
cd his preference for Tilden and Hen
bricks. IL was under Krckcl that the
first conviction Of the whislley ringstcrs
anywhere, that Of Joyce, was found.
l-YHon. Charles L. Scott, Of Ritchic
county, has been nominated for Con
greas by the Republicans of the first
West Virginia district and has accepted
the nomination.
GS General Sigel q brave and gal
iant German soldier who rendered much
service in the Union army during the
war, and has been a Republican for
many years, it is said, is out for Tildcn
and earnestly advocates his election.
IyThc New York Methodist wants
President Grant to explain TO this Chris
han nation why he has pardoncd sever.
gaugcrs convicted by jurics Of using
their official powers to aid i'll dcfrauding
the revenue OF the United States. The
least prcjudiced, it says, involuntarily
think Of the charge that campaign funds
came in 1872 from the whi3key ring,
and now ask hard questions.
sVeIt is asserted that 1T will bc i'm.
possible TO rcpress the war spirit in Rus
sia if the Turks invade Servia.
a The horrors Of war in any form
arc terrible; and we are specially re.
minded Of this by the report which
comes from Fort Lincoln, which says
that the sorrow and suffering caused a
mong the widows and orphans 1T that
post by the death Of officers and soldiers
under Custer are Undesirable. Twcn.
ty.fOur helpless women and twice that
number Of children have by the Sioux
massacre been left in poverty, and know
not which way to look for relief They
will be compelled now TO quit the fort,
anu are all in dependent condition.
Their wants hive not even been rccog-
nizcl by Congress, and the small pen
sion which may eventually DO granted
will require mon tbs to determine Such
relief - can be given ut Fort Lincoln
has been generously bestowed, but the
latter days arc not so full Of promises.
A subscription for the benefit Of the
poor widows should be started immcdi.
atcly
t1Thc Secretary Of the Treasury
las directed tho suspension Of the coin
age Of the trade dollar at tho minLs Of
Philadelphia and Carson city, aud has
ordered that is coinage at tlc san Fran
cisco mint shall bc limited to thc cx.
port demand The mints arc TO be run
20 their full capacity on the subsidiary
coin and the necessary gold coinage
The effect OF this order, The Baltimore
SIM observes, has been TO crchancc The
market value Of TIC trade dollar in n. 7.
IVMr.J. J. Cosc, Of Racine, Wis,
few days ago, purchased the .rotting
horse Gov. Spraguc, aged five years, for
The cum Of $27jOO.
T1Thc latest reports from the Sioux
country indicate that tic soldiers do
not expect, by my means, ON cnay ta8l;
.u overcoming these hardy aova2cs.-
Tho number Of Sioux in The field IS cs-
'imo,cd at 5000 with q possible acccs.
sion Of 1900 moro from the British pos.
sessions. They arc said 90 be we'll pro.
yi~oncd and occupying the mountain
ranges with which they are perfectly
familiar while the troops will be i'm This
rcspcct'at great disadvantage. Army
officers are seemingly confident of sue
cess however. II the Siouz should be
driven from their position, they will pro
badly 90 North into the British posses