South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1878-04-19
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~ Navigation Oh the Chesapeake and
OHIO Canal commenced on Monday
last
TIE CmcUIT CoURr.-judge Arm.
strong presiding commenced It's session
here on Tuesday last. The Grand jury,
found no indictments. nc, Jury cases Of
interest have been tried. and tho court
appears to-, have little business OF pub.
lie interest or much Importance before
it. The term viii probably end this
week. A number Of gentleman OF the
Bar from other counties have attended
this term: Hon. Charles j. Faulkner.
Holmes Conrad. A. Il. Pendleton, w.
G, Clayton. c. w. Daley, JOS. Sprigg
and A. b. Pugh. Esquires.
tVMr. Daniel Haines, one Of tho oil.
dest residents in our county, living
near Slanesville, was robbed about 1 o..
clock Oh the morning OF the 9Th inst. of
money to the amount Of thirty or forty
dollars The rogues, whoever they were.
proceeded IN very cool and deliberate
manner-they entered Mr. HIS room.
struck light, and went ut once to tie
clock "a strange place by the way to
keep money! and secured all the monev
in it. and pocketbook containing
bonds, &c, the latter they LEFT on the
porch of Mfr. VIM. Shanholtzer. a near
ncighbor their ransacking was sudden.
ly stopped by the housekceper inquir-
ing the time of night, the light awaking
her, she supposed Mr. Haines was up.
No clue rs yet 10 the perpetrators.
RUNAWAY. On Saturday last, a 2-horse
wagon belonging to Mr.. WIN. Squirting,
who was unfortunately upon it was run.
away with by the team in the Mechan-
icsburg Gap; Mr.. Squirting was thrown
out and sustained severe bruise s.
and ono Of the horses was seriously
injured. we are glad TO learn that Mr..
Squirting is recovering. lie is man in
advanced life, probably above 65 years
oil. d. S. X. Lupton .endc the cen I.
&C. We learn from friend. that Rev.
Nj. w. Woodworth Of Burlington, while
IN the act of driving a nail with ham :
mer, some two weeks ago, had the head.
or portion Of the head OF the nail to
scale off an! strike him in the eve, In .
ficting, it is feared, serio;is injuries.
Mr.. w. went at once to Baltimore to
consult an oculist; since which we have
heard nothing further We are very
much grieved to hear Of the accident,
and earnestly hope he has been emil re-
~ relieved ere this.
10 From the Cumberland News. We
learn that three men were caught, on
Sunday night last, a. Ebir,sville inst ov
or the Pennsylvania line. in the act OF
coming counterfeit silver pieces. They
were taken to Bedford and 10 dyed i'm
Jail. During the night one Of the men
escaped, and on Monday was seen in
fIintstone. where he made purchases :;
as the arrest had not become generally
known, he was not suspected; but
afterwards il was proved that the mon.
ey he spent there was counterfeit. It
appears that the chief one. of these men
had borne very respectable character
and he was the contractor for Carrying
the mails from Cumberland to Bedford
via Murley'S Branch AMI Flintstone.
WEST VIRGINIA AND CoLoRED JuRoRs.
On Monday last. Mr.. George O. Dav
export. of Wheeling, w. Va. applied to
Chief Justice Waite for n writ OF error
TO judgement Of the Supreme Court
ct Appeals OF West Virginia in the case
OF coiored man Taylor Strauler. who
had been indicted, tried and convicted,
and twice sentenced to death in the
courts OF West Virginia, the Supreme
Court OF that State having affirmed the
last sentence. Application was male
on the ground that the law of the State
oi West Virginia prohibiting colored cit
lzens from serving on juries in that State
IS IN violation Of the constitution and
statrtcs OF the United States. The chic E
justice, after consultation with the as.
fociate justices, awarded the writ o { error.
The first trial OF this case was in 1872.
and S'raudcr ha1 been under sentence
Of death ever since.
a BEAUTIFUL FowL.-Mr. JOHN Res :
Icy on Tuesday shot near North Branch
n rare ami beautiful bril-. It measured
four feet across the wings, and f1u-
feet from its tail feathers to it's bcak
1t had very long neck, and was OF
.ftW ..i..s 4.