South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1877-04-13
Soutls 3raneis autelliocneer.
RoMNEY. FRIDAY. April. Is. 1871.

named for an extra session OF Congress,
kSS President Hayes, on Tuesday last.
directed that .S225. 900 out OF, the I,nd
appropriated fer tho imprev emA "a ortne
Great kanawisa river be ~atissted Tor
that pnrpaso.sS,oM &ssSs .s.a.s.cS
tY'It is said that prominent European
capitalists have negotiated successfully
with the Florida Land Commissioners
for eight million dollars worth Of orange
lands. They intend 70 bring into the
State two thousand or three thousand
hardy farmers from England, Germany,
France and Italy.
VThe Unitel States Treasurer an.
nounces that he will send silver coin,
sxprcssage free. In return for national
bank notes, in sums OF $1,000 or multi
ples thereof not exceeding 10000.
~ Rev. DIR, William A. Muhlcnberg.
prominent Episcopa!ian divine, died
in New York city on Monday last. The
Doctor was known to tho religious world
as author ofthc hymn entitled ~ wouli
not live Away
Ex-Governor Hampton had an enthn
siastic reception on his return to Colum,
bia, S. c. Addressing an immense
concoursc ofpcople. he announced that
his policy in the future would be one OF
peace and harmony. and that lie would
support President Hayes as long as he
pursued the policy indicated in his in.
augural address. The Governor reiier.
nted the pledge made to the coloreta
people in his campaign speeches. and
said that in the administration OF the
law he should know no race.
VA contemporary dominates Grant
for the Supreme Court. lie thinks that
after Bradley. Strong and Miller, any.
body can fill the Office, and the less
they know tho better they are qualified.
II Fred. Douglass. now the Marshal
ofthe District Of Columbia. is a native
Of Albemarle county, Va. and was once
a slave Of the Douglass family.
tVIt is believed there has been dis.
covered rich vein Of copper ere in
Page county, Va. Messrs Booton and
Grayson have obtained control Of the
tract. 100 acres, where the ore is said
to exist in inexhaustible quantities, and
have now hands at work opening tie
"diggings." The ore found IS said TO
contain by actual TEST from GO TO 80 per
cent. of pure metal.
~ 1t appears that the United States
Supreme court at Washington on Mon
day last decided that the million and
half dollars appropriated to the Cen,
tennial Exhibition by Congress reverted
to the United States treasury, and was
not the property Of the stockholders.
This reverses the decision Of the lower
court and has the effect to reduce the
value OF the Centennial stock from q.
bout so to rs cents on the dollar.
" Nebraska farmers arc attempting
the domestication Of the buffalo. The
wild animals, while young, are introduc.
oil among herds Of the tame stock, only
one or two Mt q time. Half and quarter
breods are very hardy. In the yield Of
milk the cows raised of mixed stock give
even more than the average Of rich milk
EVAccording TO the official statistics.
the Indian population has decreased
nearly one half during the last fifteen
years. Yet the Indian appropriation,
which in 1861 amounted to s2.8G5 600
per annum, had gro wn ip 1873 to So
$4,000.
sN-It is asserted that there are al.
ready on file in the Postoffice Depart.
ment at Washington, applications Coy
nearly one half of the 80 900 postofficcs
in the country. Are we becoming n
nation Of people who desire and expect
to live by office?
" fearful tragedy occurred in New
York on Thursday OF last week Orville
ID. Jewett a member OF the whitehead
manufacturing firm Of John Jcwett and
Sons. sold his interest TO thu other part.
ners for 100000, aud went into the
counting-room probably crnzed with
liquor" says the New York SIM. and
after some angry words, exploded "A
hard grenade, killing his uncle, wound
ing member Of tho firm named Dean
and injuring himself so badly that he
died in few hours.
~ The indictment against Dom
Piatt FOR attempting TO "incitc rebel.
lion" was qssshed in the Washington
city criminal court on Saturday last.