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South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1878-08-30
Total rs 1919

Total 26 1888 % 1918
Necessary to a choice %. Mr.. VIII
ItAMs having received n majority OF all
the votes cast was declared the nominee
OF the Convention wbereupon Col. Hi.
EFT moved that the nomination be made
unanimous, which motion was adopted.
The resolutions. laid upou the table.
were then called up and the second
Resolution with some amendment pass
ed as follows: Resolved. that we endorse
the nominee OF the Congressional con.
vention recently held at Keyser. aud
earnestly appeal TO the Democrats OF
the district 10 give him n united and
cordial support at the polls.
The 3rd, resolution was adopted and
Is as follows:
Rcsoired, that we are in favor OF the
strictest economy in the administration
OF our State affairs, and as n means OF
curtailing our expenses, we are In favor
or the modification or abolition OF the
present County Court system and the
substitution OF some better and more
economical system in lieu thereof.
The Convention then adjourned sine
die.
JOS SPRIGG, Chm'n.
III. b. GILKEsoN, Secy.
! GEO. f. PRICE, Asst Sec'y.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1878-08-30

THE STATE DEBT.--Senator r. +.
Dennis, who is a candidate for re-elec-
ton to the State Senate, has printed
letter in the Greenbrier Independent,
announcing his views upon the State
debt question. In substance he gives
it as his view that West Virginia owes
but little. ifanything, TO the creditors OF
Virginia. upon a fair and equitable set.
Element; but IL NO owe anything, howe.
yer small, it is our duty, as honest men
to pay it. Whatever is right and honest
in the premises ought TO DO lone. No
shutting or lodging ought to he indulg
ed in Wheeling R,giaer.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1878-08-30

ETA correspondent OF the Cumber.
land Ciuilida relates the following un-
usual incident which occurred TO an old
gentleman short time ago. While RI
ding along the road. near Hancock, Nd,
large black(or bully snake rem out before
his horse. The horse could not be driv.
en- past the snake, which refused to stir
from the road. The old gentleman got
down to get o club. but his feet were
hardly upon the ground until the snake
glided up and coiIed about his legs be.
low the knees, drawing them together as
though wedged in wise. Here was a
dilemma, but tho old gentleman was
equal TO the emergency. With the right
hand he seized the snake by the neck
and with Che left reached into his right
pantaloons pocket and got out his pen
knife avery difficult performance under
The circumstances) then he opened the
blade with his teeth, and the noxt ia.
slant cut the snakes head off. Had he
been unable 20 secure his knife. the
snake would no doubt have finally tired
him out and choked him to death. The
monster measured over Ten feet in length
This incident comes from good authority
and is uuquestionably the truth"
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1878-08-30
Vegetine
WILL CURE RHBuNATIsN.


Mr.. ALBERT OROoKRR. shs ueli-knov.
druggist aud apotheeary, q 0priaevals, Ne,
always advises every one troubled with khsu-
uatism 70 Try vH0BriHB.
ke0l HIS StatemeU
SsaisevALs. M. Oct II, 1876
Mr. b. r. Stsvsas:
Dear ir,-fifteen years ago last sAll I ~
taken sick With rheumatisn, 49, unable ~
move ustil The next April. Froa that tine N.
al thrss years ego THE fAll suffered svssythiuR
With rheamatism. Sometioss there would Be
weeks Ut . time that could not step oos stsp :
thee atsarks we're quits onea. ! suffered eve
rythirR that . nan could. Over three ysass
ego last spring ] commeaced takiae vDssnnu
and followed Il mp until bad tskea ssvea bot
Ties; hsss bad no rheumatism since that time.
] always advise every one that = troubled with
rheauatism TO try vsgetins, and not su6sr for
years - have oue. This statssssot D eratui
:ous - far ~ xr. Steveos b co1csrued. Your
ETC., ALBERT CROOKRR
Pirm Of A. Croker Co., Druggke and Apo.
thecaries.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1878-08-30

@The Wheeling Register states
that the Baltimore and Ohio railroad is
revising Its present freight tariff, with a
view OF reducing the charges in West
Virgins. The new schedule will DO is
sued ia October
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1878-08-30
Vegetine
HAS ENTIRELY CURED ME.

NJ. n. n. Stevens -
Dear SI.-Nv daughter, AFTER having . So
we're attack Of whooping Coagh. was iex In .
feeble state Of health. Being advised by .
friend che tried the vegstine, and amer using
few bottles was fully Yestorsd to health.
have been great su6scer from Rheumatism.
have taken several bottles OF tbs vegetine for
this complaint, and am happy,to nay Il has en-
tirely cured me. have RECOMMENDED the We.
gesiue to Others with the ssme good results. II
10 q eat clesnser and purifier Of the blood
commend Il. 49, -.
JAMES MORSE se4 Athens Street.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1878-08-30

eEIn Kent county last week, Wal
ter J. Griffith cutting clover with a wheat
reaper, in bis field, fell under the knives
and his foot was cut Off at the instep.
The horses had been frightened and Mr..
Griffith was 40 absorbed in controlling
them. and so quickly did the knife do
its work that he did not know his foot
was cut ill the team was stopped.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1878-08-30

@Thomas aud Louisa Biglow. charg
ed with robbing the financial depart
ment Of the encouragement at Toronto,
Canada, on the 4th Of July last, of5.-
600 10 money and some Canadian bonds.
were arrested in London, on the 26th.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1878-08-30

@If the Radical party finds IL so
hard to retain It's grip on the Govern
ment while 1t has $4,000 civil officers
working for It for bread and butter ne
Oessity, where will IL be when It has
nothing to depend on but the unsellsh
regard OF the peoplef
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1878-08-30

EVF BOYD FAuTBvrE, Esq, ~ Mar.
tinsburg. is the Democratic candidate
for the State Senate, in the Berkeley.
Jefferson & Morgan district. Mr.. Sam.
uel DavisoI, of Morgan county, is tue
Decentralization nominee for tho posi-
ton.
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Vegetine.
NOTHING EQUAL TO IT..

SourH SALsx, Mass Nov. IA, 1876.
Mr. II. II. Stevens
Dear Sr,-l have been troubled with Scrofu-
la, tanker and Liver Complaint for three yean
nothing ever did me. any good until com
menced using the vegetine l am nov getting
along 6rst.rats, and still using the vegstine. /
conclude there 10 nothing equal 70 IL for such
compistn,s. Can heartily recommend Il 10 eve.
rybody. Yours truly.
MRS. LIZZfH n. PACKARD,
No. le Lagrange street. South Salem, Msss
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1878-08-30
GRANTS REMEDY.

tie effects are truly marvellous ia DropsV. Ora
vel, Brighfs disease, seminal losses, LsnoOr-
FhoD@, add lost vigor. no matter OF how long
standing the case may Be. positive relief is had
Ia from one 70 three days. DO not despair
hesitate or doubt for II is really q specific and
never tails. u y puFely vegetable prepsra-
ton, By tie timely use thousands Of cases thu,
have been considered incu,Abe By the most
eminent Physicians, bare been permanently
cured. II V also indorsed by the regular Phy-
siciaps snd Medical Societies throughout the
country, cold IN bottles ~ Two Dollars each
OF lhree bottles which - enough TO cure the
mos, aggravated case, cent 20 any address on
receipt Of Fys dollars. Small trial battles
OSs dollar each, al orders 10 be addressed 70
Grants Remedy Manufacturing Co.,
554 Main St, Worcester, Mass.
August 2, 1S79.--4m.
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sDOO free. No risk Reader. II you want
business ~ which persons Of sither ser csn
make great pay ell the time they work, write
Tor particulars 10 II. HALLETT \ co, Port
land, Asise March 10, I4Ts.--Iy.
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Senatorial Convention.

Ane OemocrAtlc Convention OF the
18th Senatorial District met in Romney,
Aug. 2Sth, 1873. and was called TO or.
der by J. w. vASDvEn. Esq. chairman
Of the Senatorial Executive Committee.
Hon. Jos. SPRIoe. Of Hardy. was elect.
ed Temporary Chairman. and HENRY B.
GILKEsoN, OF Hampshire. temporary
Secretary.
Mr.. WEIGH moved that the chair ap-
point four committees, one ON Perma-
nent Organization one on Basic Of Rep
re sentation, one on Credentials and one
on Resolutions and that the respective
County delegations name one delegate
from each county as member Of each
committee.
The chair then appointed on the com.
mittee for Permanent Organization,
Messrs. A. b. Pugb. Of Grant; Garret
Cunningham OF Hardy. +. Ewers. OF
II ampshire; Jno. johnson. Of Mineral,
and f. A. Cunningham of Pendleton.
On committee on Crcdentia S. B.
McNcmar. OF Grant; j. w. Gilkeson, OF
Hardy; Jno. Monroe. Of Hampshire
w. A Thrasher. Of Mineral. and f. A.
Cunningham, Of Pendletop.
On committee on Basis Of Repre- sen
tation: j. S. Welton. OF Grant j. r.
Heiskell, Of Hardy; S. l.. Flournoy. OF
Hampshire; ]. w. vandiver. Of Mineral,
and E. A. Cunningham. of Pendleton.
On committee on Resolutions; j, "
Williams, of Grant; JOS. Sprigg. of Har
dy; Samuel Cooper. OF Hampshire Geo
II. Price, Of Mineral, and +. a. Cunning
ham, of Pendleton. Mr.. +. A. Cunning
ham. beirg the only delegate from Pen
dleton, was placed upon each comm il tee
The convention then took recess
until O'Clock Z. NJ.
At o'clock, p M. the Convention
was called to order by the temporary
chairman and reports of committees
called for.
The committee on Permanent Organ.
ization reported through its chair man
Tor President Hon. Joseph Sprigg. for
Secretary. Henry Is. Gilkeson. for AS
sistant Secretary, Geo. Z. Price, Esq,
and the Said committees report was
adopted.
The committee on Credenti ais then
presented its report OF delegates enti
tied to a seat in the convention, which
report, after some amendme mt was adol,.
ted
The committee on Basis OF Reprcsen
tation report the following as the vote
to which each county Is entitled in the
tNpnyaptinn
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<AhN Viz ontu tCPOiJ Wuo uuOpteU.
The Committee ON Resolutions ore.
scented several resolutions for the CON
sideration of the Convention which were
read by the chairman OF the committee.
GEO. f. PRTcE, Esq.
On motion OF JAS. A. GIBSON, ESQ.,.
the resolutions were taken up scriatim,
and the LIST Resolution adopted, and is
as follows:
Rssolued, That as the Democratic par.
ty has been out OF power for the last l6
years. and during that time has con.
stantly opposed the ruinous policy OF
the Republican party, which has entail
ed upon us the distress and misery with
which the people are now suffering, we
believe it is therefore the only political
organization through which relief can
come to the people
The End Resolution was then offered,
when q motion to lay all the remaining
resolutions OH the table until after O
nomination of Senator is made prevailed
On motion Of j. w. VANDIvER, tho
Chair appointed an Executive Commit.
tee for the 18th Senatorial District, which
committee, so appointed, is
For Grant, w. +. Dyer;
Hardy, James II. Heiskell;
Hampshire. Samuel L. Flournoy
Mineral, John A. Robinson;
Pendleton. +. A. Cunningham.
The Convention then proceeded TO the
nomination or Senator, when Col. ASA
HrETT OF Hampshire, placed in nomina.
ton WILDER r. DYER, Esq, Of Grant
county, and JAS. r. HEIsKELL. Esq, OF
Hardy. nominated CHARLES WILLIAMS,
Esq, OF Grant.
Upon motion Of Mr.. SnERRAaD it was
ordered, that the person receiving ma.
jority OF all the votes cast be dec! ared
the nominee OF the Convention. The
Convention then proceeded to ballot for
candidate to represent the 18th Sena.
torial District in the State Senate, with
| the foll0wihu ra.ulk
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Rheumatism i. Disease of the Blood.

80
The blood in this disease 10 found 70 contain
an excess Of form. vegetine acts by converting
the blood from Its diseased condition to heal
thy circulation. vegetine regulates the bowels
which 10 very important in this complaint One
bottle OF Vegetine will give relief, but {, effec,
permanent cure IL must be taken regularly,
and may take several bottles, especially In cases
OF long standing. vegetlne Is sold by al drug
gisls: Try II, And your verdict will be the same
as that OF thousands before you, who say,
81 never found so much relief ~ from thu use OF
yegetine," which 10 composed exclusively OF
Bdrks, Roots and Herss.
"Fegetne," says Boston physician, 'ihas
no equal - blood purifier. Hearing OF its
many wonderful cures, sitter all other remedies
Lad failed, visited she laboratory aud convin.
ced myself Of its genuine merit. II Is prepared
from oarks, roots and herbs, esch OF which 10
highly elective, and they are compounded in
such manner ~ TO produce astonishing re-
Suits"
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Stop * Read.

A IL forms Of Kidney and Urinary diseases,
N Pains In Che Back, Sides, and Loins are
positively cured by
The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1878-11-30
Baton Rouge vs.. New Orleans.


Our esteemed contemporaries, the Ad-
rocate of Baton Rouge and the Demo-
crat of New Orleans, have watched
with much interest the result of the
vote regarding the removal of the
State capital from the latter city. We
see that Natchitocbes is placed, 10
the compilation ofthe vote, 10 the col.
umn-"For New Orleans" We SUP.
pose this is done from the fact that We
voted "against lst amendment" We
write this for the purpose of correct
lug what is evidently a mistake on
the part of our New Orleans friends.
Natchitoches voted - ''against the
amendment" in order to condemn the
system, sought to be inaugurated BY
tho last legislature, Of framing a fun.
elemental law for free people. Our
purpose was not to cote for either
Baton Rouge or New Orleans such
hsiDg our intention We must insist
Sote shall be 60 counted.
~ Constitutional Convention
$500 c,o,semble decide the locality
~. 'ue o'a'e eital and W. will be
pr prepared 70 e'p pro- opinion there.
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u. 8. Marshals.

We understand that a United States
Marshal with batch of afidavits and
warrants arrived on Wednesday even
ing, and not liking the looks of things
hereabouts, called for a hack and de-
parted before night.
When the arrest of any citizen Of
this parish is attempted, under law
which tho Supreme Court pronoun-
ced unconstitutional, and which is
null and void, We desire to state, in
language of Governor Jackson, of
Missouri, to General Lyons, "They
will have a d-mned lively time do
ing it!'
The sovereign people of these
States are to make stand some
where, and at some time this, we
conceive to be as favorable an oppor.
tunity as will probably ever occur.
Our State is to be ruled in but two
ways; either the PEOPLE must do it
or the SWORD!
We acknowledge that Mr.. Hayes
and his crowd of mercenaries and
tyrants are pursuing = mo't insid-
eous policy to destroy all civil liber.
ty in this country. They are cloak
ing their efforts beneath the "forms
of law" We have warned our peo.
pie against this from the very hour
we first had the honor of represent
ing their views. Let them beware
of such an effort. Charles I, Charles
II, George III, and Napoleon Bona
part are examples of those who built,
or attempted to build their own
greatness on their country's ruin,
through the "forms of law" And
let it be remembered, that the great
legal luminaries of those days, Coke,
Blackstone and Mansfield, sustained
Nth all their porer the tyronts in their
efforts to overthrow popular liberty.
We make the assertion, that now, as
a precedent has been furnished so
marked and fragrant as the usurpa.
ton of Hayes in the Presidential con-
test, all the danger to our liberties
as people lies in, the stretch of the
legal prerogatives.
Beware, Americans, of tho "forms
of laww
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The SenatOrship.

Our contemporaries throughout the
State are casting about for a success
or to J. B. Eustis ESQ.,, to the United
States Senate, and many favor his re-
turn. If our people would pay as
much attention to home reform as
they do to the election of Congress.
sional and Senatorial officials we
think Louisiana would come nearer
being redeemed. What we want is a
clean Democrat of the now and Wig
orous school some one like Moncure,
of Caddo, or Jeff'ries, of Rapides, in
the Senate, but we want an honest
Constitution much worse.
Let US beg the press of this State
to keep down to the redemption of
Louisiana When that is an accom-
plished fact, then We can afford to
deal with minor subjects.
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DOTS,

War in Afghan is now a fact. Eu-
gland has invaded the Ameers do
minions.
Arrests in South Carolina and New
Orleans for violation of election laws
continue.
Sherman says he is ready to re-.
sumo Oh LIST January next, az the law
requires.
Hayes has recanted the bloody
shirt, and now, since he has got over
his mad fit, is not 10 favor of giving
the South HI.
The following from New Orleans
will be of interest to those who con-
template visiting that city:
A short time before the cessation
of the epidemic here a number of
German emigrants arrived by the
steamship Frankfal. Not one of
these emigrants had been attacked
with fever, and during the last week
those who we're bound for Texas went
to Houston. Ten of the latter had
been lodging in a house where there
had been, early in the epidemic, ten
malignant cases of fever and four
deaths with black vomit, and not a
s'pgle one was taken sick. This
shows that all sporadic cases are of
those who have had the germ of fever
absorbed in their system some time
ago or relapses, and that the air is
free and has been 80 for over month
from fever poison.
Albert Leonard, ex-White League
leader and founder of a Society to
kill every Radical in the State, is
whetting up bis little hatcbet in or.
der to scalp his former friends, the
white men of North Louisiana.
The merchants and business men
of New Orleans" are in favor of a
National quarantine which will pro-
tect them in their "banana and orange
trade"
Baton Rouge had 200 cases of VEL
low fever, and 2l3 deaths; OF. about
8 per cent.
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Not Called For.

There is large amouut Of unnec-
essary talk INDUCED in about "Mar'
sbals arrests" and "Govcrnor's in
vestigatiops.' Neither OF these
events disturb the placidity of the
ordinary citizen. He has done moth
ing but what he considers right and
proper, and what be would do again
under like circumstances. He knows
of no authority which has the power to
arrest him, other than the Courts of
his State. He is ready there to an
swer all charges. He has no fears of
this so called Investigation" He
questions the authority for such pro-
ceedings and utterly repudiates the
very idea that he is responsible to
any man or set of men, or to any au-
thority, beyond the Courts Of this
commonwealth, for bis conduct. 1t
being the business of no one save
that Court, he moves on the even
tenor of his way, unterriied by the
threats of either arrest or investiga-
ton.
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SHERIFF'S SALE

Writ of Fl. Ia. on Twelve Months Bond.
QY VIRTUE Of a writ of Fl. Fa. issued
- by the Hon. Parish Court of the par.
ish of Natchitoches and to me directed.
issued on a twelve months bond of Am
broise Deblieux and Marzelie Deblieux,
aided and authorized by her husband
Alexander Deblieux, in favor of Aaron
H. Pierson, Syndic of the creditors of
the succession of Jean B. Cloutier, ST.,
decd. l have seized and will offer for
sale to the last and highest bidder at tho
door of the courthouse in the city and
parish of Natchitoches, on
Saturday, the 2lst day Of Dec. 1878,
the following described property, to-wit:
!. A certain plantation situated about
seven miles below the town of Natchito-
ches, on both sides of Little Red River
and containing about 476 superficial Ar.
penis and being the same acquired from
}. }. Lambre by public act on the GOTH
November, 1927. with all the BUILDING.
and improvements thereon.
T. Another tract of Land on the r;obt
bank OF Little River descending con.
tanning about 2ll 44.l00 srpents boun1-
ed below by the tract above described
ana above by the land described in No.
8, the following tract, with all the i'm.
Provements thereon, the same acquired
from }. b. 0. Buard by public act on tho
18th February, 1862.
T. Another tract on the right bank des-
cending said river next above the tract
described in No. 2 above, containing
a aGGut III sS-loo arpents, more fully dss }
cr'oed in the inventory, and tho same
acquired from Joseph SolAini by nubIic
act on the gid December, 1858.
Inc above described lands will bs sold
as the plantation. W ''''>
Terms Of Sale:
Cash in ready money without the ben.
chit of appraisement.
NJ, 49,, D H. BouLLr, JK,
N'o' Ao''us' Sheriff.
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Iyp. Hertzog in the rear by Lot No. 3,
in front by lot No. ], all of which was
purchased at tho sale of the property of
Francois Gassion Metoyer, in the. suit
entitled Flavic Metoyer ct. ais. VS.. Jo-
Seph Z. Dupre, fills ct ais No. 804l on
the Docket Of the District Court, by the
said vendor, to satisfy the sum of Five
Hundred Dollars with 8 per cent inter
est fromldatc until paid, to-wit: Decem-
her :'1St, 1873.
Terms Of Sale.
CaSh-with the benefit ofappraiSement.
D. II. BOULLT, JK.,
Nov. 80 Sheriff.
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IMMENSE AUCTION SALE.
Rare Chance to Invest Money,
Splendid Chance for Debtors,

THE undersigned Agent and Assignee
L will sell at Public Cutlery on
Saturday, 2oM day Of December, 1873,
at the Court House door, in the town of
Natchitoches, without limit or reserve
all the Notes, Accounts, Judgments,
Mortgages, Liens, and other rights aud
credits, and Goods, Wares and Merchan-
disc, transferred by the late Col. R. T..
Burke to his creditors by contract of as
signment, dated the 18th day of June,
1872, duly recorded.
Also the undivided half interest former
ly owned by the said R. E. Burke in tho
glastonbury place. Said place consist
ing of about 200 acres, most of which is
highly improved, situated miles below
the town of Campte. on Red River,
Also the undivided one fifth interest in
the Lac DIES Mures plantation, situated
on Red River, above Campte.
Also the undivided one fourth interest
in the Harrison & Levy plantation, on
the Bon Dieu.
This sale will be made to enable the
Agent aud Assignee to wind up the af-
fairs of said Estate, and settle with tho
creditors thereof, and offers a good op~
portunity for those who are indebted to
it to settle up at a discount. The As
setts can be seen at my Office in H. A.
Walmsley's store, at any time from now
until sale day, and any information will
be furnished on application.
c. L. WALMSLEY,
Nov.2. Agent Il Assignee.