South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1877-03-30
by Last Night's Mail.
TIE LOUISIANA COMMISSION.


~ c1.fs 81 STD ~
March %. The Louis
lana commission a now completed can
not - eonsitlered such - 70 isspIse
public confidence. But one nan on it,
Gov. brown. has been known a dem
ocrat. The other6. willie h u sile1sd
they hold conservative sentiments. are
men whose oot-snd-out re1,ublicanism
cannot be doubted. The following
gentlemen. constitute the commission
Judge Charles b. Lawrence, Of Illinois
Ex-Governor J. q. Brown, OF Tennessee
Gen. Joseph X. Hawley. or Connecticut;
Gen. John N. Harlan. OF kentucky, and
Wayne Mcveigh. OF Pennsylvania
u Governor Hampton. Attorney Gen.
cral Conner. and General Butler reach.
ed Wilmington, n. c.. on the northern
train on the morning OF tile 28th inst.
n imncnse crowd OF people. accoupa.
MED by band OF music, met them at
tn" depot. The reception speech was
made by Hon. A. NJ. wadiell.
Governor Hampton in the course OF
his remarks in reply said: II 20 to
Washington simply.to state before the
President the fact that the people OF
South Carolina have elected me Cover
nor OF that State. go there to say to
hjn that we ask no recognition from
any president We elaim the fecoyni-
tion from the votes Of tie people or the
State. 60 there TO assure him that we
are not fighting for party, but that We
are Sighting for the good Of the whole
country. am going there to demand
our rights. Nothing less; and 80 help
me God to take nothing less. I 60 to
tell him the eoptiition that South Caro-
lima has been in for years past that our
people have been under disadvantages
never encountered by any other people
on this continent; that they carried the
election, were successful. and that they
propose to enjoy the fruits OF their
victory"
Gov. Hampton was also enthusiast.
cally received Mt Goldsboro. N. c.,
Richmond and Petersburg Va. Gov
Hampton arrived in Washington on
yesterday morning.
VThrce members who have hereto
fore occupied ats in the Packard
House were, ON "Wednesday last, sworn
in and took seats in the Nicholas Le-
gislature.
~Over twenty three million poun Us
OF fresh beef were exported from the
United States to Great Britain during
the eight months ended February %.
1877, the value Of which is sstima ted
at $685., 600.
V Nine stores and dwellings and the
town hall at Enfield. n. c., were de-
stroycd by fire on Tuesday night last.
Loss over $4,000.
fV The new postal cards to be issued
| on the LIST OF May will he tinted-a light
buff on one side and full pea green on
the other.
VA bill has passed Virginia Leois-
islature providing for the lease OF the
James River and Kanawha canal for 20
years to Mason &c. who obligate them
selves To extend the canal from Bnch-
anan, Botetonrt county. its present ter
minus. to Clifton Forge, in Rockbridge
county. The bill goes to the Governor
for approval.
" Tie Alexandria Gazette. thinks
the appointment of Frederick Douglas.
TO the Marshalship Of the District Of
Columbia will occasion neither trouble
nor Inconvenience TO Southern people.
for they have been accustomed to such
Office holders ever since the close Of the
war. in Virginia and other Southern
States there have been colored Legisla-
tors. Judges. Magistrates, City Counc IL
men. but the North has that treat vet
IN store, and we ale not an utterly
selfish people and do not object that our
fellow countrynen or more Northern
chimes should participate with us in its
enjoyment.
tV The Fourteenth Annual Session
Of the Washington Conference lcolorcd)
OF the NJ. l.. Church recently held in
Lynchburg. Va. anil presided over by
Bishop +. X. Ames. adjourned on the
18th instant. Rev. j. II. Wheeler has
been re appointed 10 serve on this Cir
cult. The next Conference will be held
in Stanton.
Es sal accident took plsce near
Bridgewater. Rockingham county. Va.
short time ago. A man came TO a
physician for morphia for his child the
doctor had been giving morphia 10 the
mother; the names Of mother aud Child
were much alike. The morphia was
put in paper and had written on II for
the mother. The father did not read
tho name. gave the morphia. to the child.
the result was the death OF the child.
20 The Sacrament OF the Lords Sup
per will he administered in the Presl,y.
terrain Church at Springfield, on the ist
Sabbath in April. Preparatory services
on Friday and Saturday ne usuoI