South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1876-05-05
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viii 70 elected IN Tue ueAt Two s0Ontno
--one in May from Connecticut. and one
the same month nfRhode ISLAND.
and one in juno from New Hampshire.
Connecticut will elect democrat, and
the other two States republicans.
Erhe Committee on War Claims
has agreed to give s.. 900 to Charles C
Campbell. of Saltyille, Washington Co.
Virginia, Tor certain personal property
taken in 1854 by Generals Burbridce
and Stoneman for the use Of the Union
army. ...sr 49,
g Hon. Ran Tucker in recent
speech nj Winchester made the remark
that il q Republican senate would con.
eur in the action ofthe House, $40, 0oO..
Ooo OF the money nov wrung from tue
peopl, by taxation would be saved them
annually.
gThe Chambersburg, Pa, bank oh.
bcrs. Ralph L. Rollins and Is. Johnson.
were found guilty OF burglary in the
Chambersburg- court and received their
sentence on Saturday last The former
gets ten years and the latter eight years
9: hard labor in the ,reniten.iary.
sCoanter!eit ten dollar notea upon
tie National Bank Of Richmond, Ind.
have tean noticed in circulation in this
community. The notes are little
shorter and little narrower than the
genuine. II is we'll engraved. but the
paper is thick and has q rather dark an
pearance. They bear on the upper right
hand corner the number. b. los 1917 and
on the lower left hand corner the mum
Der 1895. W.arhester Times, Nay 8.
lBrt 1t is said that the Rev. C. w. Car
ter, formerly OF Loudoun CO, Va, no bc.
fore the late war was on eloquent and
gifted minister Of the Methodist Episco.
pal Church. South. and who took lead
ing part in Virginia, among the early
advocates Of secession, but who since
the war has been in Washington. an al
herent Of one Of the Louisiana claimants
OF the senatorship, much broken by dis
siPation, has recently been converted,
and will once moro so into the ministry
as pastor OF congregation in n. York.
tsv The General Conference of the
Methodist Episcopal Church commenced
ia seventeenth delegated session at the
Academy Of Music.in Baltimore, on Mon.
day last. Bishop E. s. James. senior bish.
op OF the church, presiding. bishops
Levi Scott, Matthew Simpson. Edward
r. Ames. Thomas Bowman. William 7.
Harris. Randolph S. Foster, Stephen NJ.
Merrill, Edward g. Andrews. Gilbert
Haven and Jesse +. Peek were present.
Bishop lsaas ". Wiley was absent or
account Of sickness. Two hundred and
seventy.fve clerical and lay delegates
s.re in attendance. The preachers and
lay delegates appointed from this State.
arc Reverends j W. W. Bolton, j. NJ.
Powell, ID. Fl. II. Dix Lay, G.. ". At
kinson. b. r. Martin. Reserves, G. T.
Scvtt, John j. Brown.
tS'rhs Baltimore American of Friday
last. in Speaking OF the rascality practi.
ced by the managers OF the Freedman's
bank, says. nobody doubts at this day
the looseness and corruption Of its nan.
agement. by which the money of indus
triou' and frugal colored people wss
suffered to be absorbed by thrifty STAR.
pers Shepherds ASSOCIATES in the
Washington Ring pocketeda large block
Of the funds-S50.0OO borrowed at
one time on worthless collaternls. and
obtained By secret agreement Iith the
actuary. III anything can be done to
save sohae of the money for the unfor
tuna.e dcpositors every consideration OF
justice demands speedy action"
~ Stating accounts OF the prcya.
lence of the crime Of ncendiarism WAS
given in tho convention of fire under.
writer's, in New York. on Thursday OF
last week. he committee on the sub.
jee'.as noted by contemporary.repo
that thirty.hve per CT. Of slithe fires last
year originated from incendiarism. and
that fifty.five per cent OF the whole a.
mount Of property destroyed by ire was
through ineendisrism, or. in other words.
that the losses by this crime for the
scar in the United States and Canada
ran up 20 City millions OF dollars.
a FAMILY DROwNED Willie Orsin
Boyed, well known and wealthy citizen
OF Reeds Creek. Wayne county, New
York, was crossing the east bank Of the
Delaware river at Fishers eddy on
Tuesday morning last, in wagon with
his wife and two children. an accident
caused the vehicle TO o,erinrn. All Of
the occupants were prcciIilatcd into the