South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1876-01-28

I ME. IA Afsskk:--At t0lS, tHe commences
ment of the Centennial year. wl,en now
VOWS are made. and many promises on
lyto be broken in part, weiaunch oat on
this year with bright hopes for the pros
perity of our nation. Yet how many
disappointments await US rs people re-
ruains to be seen.
A few items from the Buckeye State
may not prove uniltercsting to at least
some OF Your numerous readers. The
general health is good. the Doctors re-
port it ''diStrcssinsly healthy" We are
! having unprecedented warm weather for.
this season OF the year, the thcrmome-
ter ranging ut from As to so degrees,
with snakes crawling around, while frogs
make the welkin ring with their inces-
SAINT croaliing. Wheat and Barley ne
ser looked so promising, while grass is
green. giving in many places, good pas
! ture for stock. There has been, so far
this winter, only one small snow, but
| two cold DAYS, the thermometer down to
zero, being The coolest. Alarge amount
of rain has fallen. corn not gathered has
been considerably damaged-corn is be-
ing shipped East rapidly is worth here
40c. per bushel. New wlleatis not mer-
charitable, scarcely worth anything.
| Hogs mostly died from cholcra--toee-
! ther with high taxas makes money
| scarce, business duh, their being bat lit
| tie produce to ship East to bring n re-
| turn in money. Tho scarcity ofmoney,
with so many nen ont OF employment,
is making Imitation popular; many ex-
pect il Imitation snceecds to set their
market baskets on the door-steps over
night, and find them filed with green.
backs in the morning. Such folly as
this will with the army of worthless
tramps) roaming in quest of food, yet
! pro uce bread riots in the large cities.
In view of this convention has been
held in Columbus, largely attended from
all parts of the State, 10 devise some
plan Of relief to lay before the State Lee
gislature.
see by the ''lateHigencc,' that steps
have been taken 70 put forth my old aud
esteemed friend, Col. Monroe, az n can
didate for Governor, Snd rs my native
county has been in luck, since the for.
nation OF West Virginiaas % State, why
not still be the lucky county,
| IL Is thought by many that tie next
Presidential contest will I've one of the
warmest ever experienced since the for
nation of the American government
! Politicians are manufacturing cantii-
dates, and If We would Judge from the
! signs OF tho times we would say tina,
| In llama will furnish both the Republi.
can as vel! Is the Democratic cand.
dates. in the persons OF O. +. Morton
and Thos. A. Hendrix, or living those
two worthless will be Nominated mark
the prediction,) although Pendl.ton
| Thurman. T,lden. and little sumse. Cox.
have each pnt in q bill. Hendrix will
get the nomination, despite them all
The success OF the democrats depends
largely on tho course pursued by those
Confederate Congressinen" the present
session. Every sentence uttered by
them is weighed with care and will ope-
rate Tor or ayainst succcss. The fnan-
cial question viii he the ail.important
one-wl.ile State Right doctri les will
be revival tosra.J.<.r sfkif the iss6ci1fop, I
10th should be deaf issues vet the in |
reduction of one brings UP the other
and when you wake up the War Cover |
nor you will find 'Jordon hard road |
TO travel"
knowing you- dislike OF politic,, /
will not trouble you further
Many th:ngs {, apnsc are Transporting
in aud arounl cur village" A lady
says her and john have agreed that .he
is togo ID the coming centennial and
she to tbs next. We thought John was
too sharp for the "oia Lady,"
The population OF our town Is twelve
hundred; we have built township
house this past fail costing seven thou.
! sand doliars--wiH build Ugion School.
house next year. costing some twelve
thousand dollars. The march of taxa
ton is onward. The reople at tile last
election voted ah amen iment TO the
State Constitution, gisi ng the Governor
the power TO appoint Commission Of
FIVE persons 10 aid the Supreme Court
in transacting their business. TINS add
ing to our already heavy taxes twenty
thousand dollars, West Virginia, while
in her youthful lays, should lie admon-
/ ished by the unca!lel for extrayagance
Of her older sister state TO steer the Ship
! Of state clear OF these breakers
", +. J..
Our correspondents communication
came too LATE Tor publication last week