South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1876-06-09

tVWe observe from our exchanges
that Scarlet Fever RACES TO an alarming
extent in the town Of Reading. Pa. One
thousand cases have been reported to
the board OF health during the pas.
six months.
cV Postal cards. one cent each, go to
all parts Of the United States and Can.
ada without further charge; but an adj
ditional one cent stamp takes them to
all parts Of Europe.
VThe Turkish Minister at Wash.
ingtop. on the 4th inst, received an OF.
fetal dispatch from Constantinople an.
nouncing that the ex-Sultan Abdusl
Aziz committed suicide on Sunday
morning last. by opening the veins Of
his ann with n pair Of scissors.
tVBoard charges are being considc.
rably lowered at Philadelphia We are
informed that n room with breakfast and
supper can he had at 50 per day. and
The supply OF such accommodations thus
far considerably outruns the demand.
CoISAoE.--The total value OF the gold
and silver coinage at tho United States
innts during the last month was So.
6Si,3S5; minor coins. $12.475. The
gold coinage alone was So, 176, l60.--
This is regarded a very large coinage.
20 The Patrons Of Husbandry in Ma,
ryland have established an agency in
Baltimore for the sale Of grain and to.
bacco, and for furnishing fertilizers and
farmers supplies Of every description at
lowest market rates. The agency is un-
der control of the State grange execu.
tive committee.
MOVEMENT or TRooPs 70 THE BLACK
HHLs.-It appcars that attachments
OF the fifth cavalry, at Fort Gibson, In.
dian Territory, and Fort Hays, Kansas,
are under orders to proceed to the Black
Hills country, and will start az soon as
relieved by Infantry now en- route to
these posts from Fort Leavenworth. 1t
ia the intention Of the government TO
mass all cavalry in the Black Hills region
and garrison frontierposts with infantry
GS Tho Investigation in relation to
the charges against Speaker Kerr was
resumed at Washington on Monday last.
Mrs. Mary T. Murray who keeps p board.
ing house, testified that Harvey. Mr..
kerrs accuser boarded ut her house in
1856, with his wife Harvey, it seems,
had testified that he was married in July,
1867, and had no wife when he lived in
Washington. 4. j. Green, who receiy.
ei the appointment through Mr.. Kerr,
further denied IIarney's statements, and
said he believed Mr. Kerr received
cent of the money he gave Harvey.
j. >. Moore testified in relation 10 his
action concerning the scandal in behalf
Of Mr.. Kerr. Otto Scssring gave tcsti.
nony respecting his relations with Hon.
Myer Strouse. Speaker Kerr then had
read 10 the committee calm, plain state
ment in contradiction of the charges
made against him by Harvey.
The SUICIDE OF ABDUL Aziz.--rhc
news from Turkey, is startling, but more
from its unexpectodncss than from any
effect that it will have upon the politi-
cal situation. The suicide Of q soye.
reign, even when deposed, is ofcxtremc-
y rare occurrence, and if such n tragi.
cal event has ever transDircd before it
~ unknown TO Us. As was once said
of Russia, Turkey was in tho old DAYS
IN dcspotism tempered by assassina-
ti"n," and It has frequently happened
that the heirs apparent or tho heirs pre-.
Sumptive to the throne have persisted by
the bow string. But the suicide of Abdul
Aziz effects nothing changes nothing.
Ills nephew, Murad has been quietly
seated OH the throne, and has pledged
himself TO economical and political re-
forms which Abdul Aziz resisted. The
three great powers acting in accord, with.
ont changing IN any way their program.
me. are waiting just now the turn OF g.
vents. There can he no doubt that the
situation is critical, and since France
and Italy have given in their adhesion
90 the Berlin note there seems for Tnr-
key no alternative left but 90 accept the
terms and conditions Of the allies, or
fight them siugle.handed. England will
not consent 20 make herself party to
the note.
Gorl5choTs propositions, which call
for an armisticc of eight weeks, burden
turkey with enormous expenditures.
and force her, "a England contends. into
accepting an inactivity by which the in.
surgcnts profit, aud which may be pro.
tractcd under various prcteXts until
Russia is in condition 20 perfect those
schemes Of territorial ACKNOWLEDGMENT
she has contemplated so long. and sew