South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1876-06-23
State Democratic Ticket.

FoR ATTORNEY GENERAL,
ROBERT WHITE, Of Hampshire.
FoR AUDITOR, $50 r.
JOSEPH S. MILLER, OF Caben.
FOR TREASURER,
T. G.. WEST, of Harrison.
FOR SUPERINTENDENT OF FREE SCHOOLS,
Prof w. X. PENDLEToN, Of Brooke.
-. FOR COURT OF APPEALs, go
ALFRED +. RAYMOND, of Marion.
THOMAS G. GREEN, of jefferson.
OkEY JOHNSON, of Wood.
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ETrJudge Hoffman, of Clarksburg. is
quite sick Mt the Carrolton House in
Baltimore. wv
tV Before the next presidential cleo.
ton seven Of the States will hold elec.
tions for State officers. In September,
Arkansas, Vermont and Maine, and in
October, Ohio, Indiana, West Virginia
and Georgia.
ET General James A. Williamson of
Iowa was on Tuesday last appointed by
the President Commission OF the Gen.
eral Land Office.
WIt is stated that in 1776 there were
$4,000 Baptists in this country. There
were last year, 800. Their num-
bers have increased chiefly, in the South
The denomination has 2l,255 churches,
snd 80 educational institutions.
sV The negroes at Mount Pleasant,
Louisiana, organized band of "rcgua.
tors" and ordered democratic negro
80 leave the place. Refusing, he was
killed by the regulators. The consta.
Die and posse attempted to arrest the
,nurdercrs, but were driven off. The
sheriff Of Baton Rouge, with posse,
went to Mount Pleasant on Sunday
last and captured fourteen negroes, in.
Guiding the murderers. The posse
making the arrests were fred upon by
the negroes, and two were wounded and
two horses killed.
lyThe time for holding the Repub.
Iican Convention Of this State at Par
hersburg has been changed from July
6, TO July 27th.
" a convention of Southern colored
men is TO be held IN Augusta, Georgia,
Oh the 26th OF June, the purpose OF
which. "a announced in circular inyit-
ing attendance, is "to confirm q final de.
parturc from the republican party, with
its loathsome corruption, and forever
. hereafter cast our vote for better men
and n better party"
AsslssINATING A GARNET The fol-
lowing is the Official account of the as.
sassination ut Constantinople on yes.
tcrday week, tho 18th inst, of the Tur.
kish cabinet "A Circassian named Has.
san, who lef: the military school four
wears ago with the rank OF lieutenant
and was appointed to . captaincy in
The army Of Bngdad, for certain reasons
was retained at Constantinople, where
he was yariously employed When Has
san recently received an appointment to
the grade Of adjutant major, and an u.s.
signment TO duty with the army of Bag
dad, ne alleged various pretexts for re-
naming at Constsntinople, and was
consequently arrested and imprisoned.
He was released on condition Of his
proceeding 10 Bngdad today, Friday
Yesterday he called upon Ipe war min.
ister, when lie was informed that the
minister was attending council n the
prime minister's residence. He pro.
ceeded there, and the guards. believing
him to be m aide.dccamp. permitted
him to enter. IIassan fired point blank
at iIassien Avni Pasha, minister OF war,
with revolver, which he had in his
pocket, and while thc other persons
present we're pressing forward to seize
the assassin Rachid Pasha, minister OF
foreign afairs,a servant Of Midhat Pasha
named Ahmed AghG, and soldier, were
killed, and Karsolis Pasha, minister OF
marine, and another soldier, wounded
The assassin was arrested. Tie motive
for this terrible crime ia supposed to he
revenge for his dismissal He was
hanged on the morning of the 18th inst
The places of the assnssnatcd ministers
have been filed.
t-V'It is said that tlIe pork packers oi
the West are overjoyed at the prospect
Of war in Europe, and can fully apprcci
ate that its al ill.wind that blows no ono
good They say there is millions in it
The Cincinnsti Cpmnaosioi suppresses
It's natural cxultation and decorOusly
observes that rs Christians, "tiey would
regret that peace and good will do not
prevail among men everywhere but as
t,,.trnae Y,o,, fbav could mt Rud "A Il,