South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1876-08-18

Cox, OF New York, for the impartiality.
efficiency andability displayed whilst
presiding over the House. Mr.. Sayler,
Speaker pro TEN retur ned thanks, and
at $50 declared the first session of the
Forty-fourth Congress stood adjou rned
without day.
tVAn account from Fort Buford, on
the 18th inst, says there appears to be
no prospect Of another engagement with
the Sioux, unless the Indians desire to
make fight, as the troops will he una.
BILE TO ovcrtake them before the nm
proach of cold weather. The statement
is repeated. nevertheless, in reports
from Fort Benton, that Terry has en-
countered the Indians and defeated
them after severe fight, in which he
lost SEQ and Sitting Bull 700 men,
The Indians are said to have Ind for.
ty men engaged TO Clusters one.
tV'Govcrnor Hendricks, Of Indiana,
has issued proclamation calling upon
the railroad strikers on the Ohio aud
Mississippi road to disband Mt once;
also calling upon the public officers to
exercise all the powers with which they
nre endowed to break up this eombina.
tlon, and to bring the guilty members
who may remain contumacious to pun.
isEment. Three companies OF soldiers
are under arms in the State buildings at
indianapolis awaiting Gov. Hendricks
orders to move to Seymour or Vinccn.
mes, as he may decide.
~ 1t is said tina. the Republican
leaders in the u. S. Senate arc not 90.
ing to allow the joint resolution passed
by the House, proposing a constitutional
amendment prohibiting the States from
applying any public moneys to sectaran
school purposes. to pass that body. They
think that by pursuing this course they
will leave tho religious issue unsettled.
and hope that their party may profit
thereby in the approaching elections in
certain Northern States.
IVA ball at the White Sulphur
Springs. few nights ago, in aid of the
Custer monument, Noted two hundred
and fifty dollars.
tS The receipts Of tie Chesapeake
and Ohio Canal last month were s4S.-
430.62; expenses Sl6,923.49, leaving
the net revenue $3l, 50G.93.
tVThc Richmond Hhiy states that the
three ablest and most influential color
cd ministers in that city are for Tildcn
and Hendricks.
IVA man and woman have been a-
rested at Sharon, Conn, who have boy
with them supposed TO be Charley Ross.
II. lIibborne, Of Philadelphia, who has
seen the boy, states he is we'll acquaint.
cd with the Ross family. and the boy is
tho picture OF his brother. The man
who was arrested gave his name as
Parker.
tV Tho House postal committee. by
strict party vote, has postponed until
the next session the consideration OF
the post route bill, in which the Senate
had incorp Grated appropriations for the
fast mail service and also n provision
restoring the franking privilege.
~ The majority for Houston, demo
crat, for Governor, in Alabama. i'm "a
counties. Ia 36,67l. The eleven counties
TO hear from gave democratic minority
Of S,602 in 1874. The Senate stands n
democrats, independent, and 4rcpub.
licans; the House IS democrats, indie
pendents, and Is republicans.
sW Advices from Fremont. Nebraska.
state that grasshoppers in immense mum.
bcrs alighted there on Friday last and
have commenced on corn. Reports from
the northern part OF Nebraska saw
the ravages OF grasshoppers nro very
great on the corn. Small grains arc all
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