South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1878-08-30


Coe.espondsacs Of the lntelligvness.
WAsnNoroN, d. c.. Aug. 81. 1873.
Mr.. HARPER Mr.. Potters Commit
toe adjourned on Saturday TO meet ct the
call Of the Chm'n. The N. Y, Times says
the original Sherman letter. said to have
been written at the dictatiou OF Mrs.
jerks. and sworn By Weber 70 have been
destroyed. Is in the hands Of the Com.
mittee.
The evidence Of late has been as 10
the Republican frauds Of Louisiana, and
only confirms what everybody already
knows.
Much comment is made on the fact
that Mr.. Hayes commissioned one Max.
we'll as Lieutenant in the Army after
the usual examination had shown him
to be incompetent and public opinion
had declared him unfit for any place or
responsibility. Maxwelrs few months
Of Army life confirmed all that had been
said ofhim. and Mr.. Hayes has just been
compelled to approve the sentence or a
court-martial dismissing and imprison.
Ing him. This is bad enough. but not
50 bad as the appointments to civil DO.
sitions OF rogues and swindlers, which
has been the daily habit Of the Admin
istration. 1t Is not so bad as that. be.
cause Mr.. Hayes secured his nomination
and much of bis support on the ground
OF civil and not military service reform.
Representative Charles Foster saws
that the Southern policy Of Mr. Hayes is
failure. He says, however, that no
one would rejoice more than Mr.. HAYES
in a Republican victory this Fall. Such
victory means the ultimate reversal of
the Southern policy OF Mr.. Hayes, and
he must know it. for nine Republicans
in. ten totally dissent from that policy.
Mr.. Hayes has pretty plainly shown that
he does not know just what no wants.
Persons writing here from very many
Congressional districts, after the nomi.
nations have been made. copfirm previous
reports OF probable Democratic gains
The nominations generally are we'll re.
ceived. il ne may credit the almost
unanimous statements ofthose who write
TO Democratic headquarters here.
We are 80 far free from the fever.
which is desolating so many south.wes.
tern cities, and hope to escape it alto.
gether. as 1t has not appeared in the
Atlantic cities. Washington's direct
connection by water is with Baltimore
and Norfolk only, and il the disease an.
pears in either place the authorities will
establish strict quarantine. Many
families are leaving here for the North
however, preferring the discomforts OF
travel to tho possible dangers Of disease.
, 1t Is said that the debt statement for
August will show slight increase. In
former letters called attention to the
fact that many strictly legal claims, such
as those for bounty and pay OF volunteer
soldiers OF the late war, were being ex.
amined and approved in regular course,
and that payment was being withheld SO
that reduction OF the debt could be
shown, That process is still going on
and the fact that the Secretary; not
outstanding this dishonest refusal to
pay, is compelled to report an increase
or the debt, is significant. II he had
paid the other unquestioned liabilities OF
the Government as he has paid interest
on Government bonds he could never
have reported dollar Of reduction of
the debt. MEMO.