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South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1879-12-26
Tho Graduating System.
con TINUED.

ME. HARPER 1t will be seen from
the form OF the report given III last week 5
issue that, by using the report, the pa
pills who have been taught under the old
system may 60 on without regarding the
grades until they Will have completed
the course and make equal progress vi IA
those who are graded, and that those
who enter school hereafter will grow up
with the grades. Is not this organiza,
ton sufficient to meet the wants or TO
obyiate the difficulty of those who can.
not SUIT the classes to the grades! If
not, | should be pleased To hear from
any one who would desire better eX-
pIauation, and, If Ill my power, | will
make it palmer
II viii take hard work to get the sys-
TEN into successful operation" This Is
an argument set forth bv teachers a
Glinst reformation ltor such it is) of a
very defective school system; or rather
aelin,t the introduction of system
where there is none. What, YOU NAV
cx"laim, u man who Is supported by the
society Of which he should he the expo.
ncut and upon the prosperity of which
his own deIcnds, AID one who feasts on
the Fat Of the community that supports
him, and We unwilling to make the pal
try sacrifice of little hard work" as
they call it, to avlncc the inter $ of that
community For what do we 90 into
the school room? 10 keep the boys and
girls constantly boring into their books.
OF a book. hear them say lessons, g
smooth over every slight disorder with
al l. - +.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1879-12-26
CONGRESSIONAL.

In ne Sens'e. o. tue 18th. sper a
lengthy debate Nj Voorhees, reSolu-
ton for the appointment OF commit
tee TO Investigate the cause OF the em-
igration of blacks from The : uthern TO
the Northern States, and 10 report the
same to tho Seuats. Ihe- resolution
was adopted by = vote OF yeas -, nays
y. Me. Hereford Introduced "A biIi
which proposes 10 revive The former
court OF commissioners, of Alabama
claims, in connection with the Geneva
award, with power To eNsm.ne and AL
jndicate OIL certain claims. On motion
of Mr.. Johnston, tho Senate took up
aud passed the resolution reported by
him yesterday from the committee ON
agriculture, originally introduced uy
MIR. Davis, wv. Na.,) reciting that ag-
riculturo is the basis OF nearly all our
wealth; that although about o.e.half
our people are engaged In 1t. and all
other interests are dependent uDun II.
yet hut lutte has bcen done ny the [; ov.
eminent TO promote IL, white other less
| general an Important interests have
been largely aided, and instruciiny the
committees OF agriculture of both houses
10 consider the subject of agriculture.
and report what can or should be done
by the government To better. advance.
encourage and foster agricultural inter.
ests. House bill Tor the payment OF
naval and other pensions for the fiscal
year en- ling June so, 1880. was passed.
| In the House, q resolution WAS adopt.
ed instructing the committee on ayri-
culture To tahc into consideration such
measures as may tend To- promote the
| agricultural interests O: the country.
! The remainder of the session was do
voted 10 debate ON Senate bull for re-
moving tie Ute Indians from Colorado.
Without coming TO vote on the bill
the House adjourned.
In TIE Senate, on the 10Th. he Vice
President Apo ntcd Messrs. Voorhees,
Vance, pcuilctDn. Window ant Blair
as the committee 80 investigate. the
causes OF negro emigration t ON Suu,h.
erh 10 Northern States.
In the House. the Speaker announ,-
ei Tic appointment ot the following
commttcc: On intoroCean'c Canal
MessrS. Kin Of La, SIN. Teton Of II
Whlltiroae OF Pa, Martin OF West Va.
o. Turner OF Ky, Nichols of Ga. lint.
rh'ns of \. i. Page OF Cal, Congcr OF
Nich., Frye OF Me-. Haskell OF Kansas.
Both Houses then adjourned until
Tuesday, January 6, 1880.
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NE WS or The DAY.

"N"A'""N"" N'1'Hch OF h;CntDOnt. ~,
dropped dead on the street o. Friday
last, from apopleXy =. .Arkansas CITY.
Kan, now has eighty acres OF stock
yards The fuel o! the ru,ure-Brm.
stone IL is said that il co sis more 10
feed horse in Austria. Texas, Than il
does to board 4 man Irox ORE min.
eel from the loot Of Lookou: mountain.
on the outskirts OF Chattanooga, Tenn,
are shipped daily to Pittsburgh. Pa.
Urited States Senator Withers is suf-
ferng severely from his old war wounds
IAN Iowa farmer fired at quail
and shot tramp. What Iowa wants is
more quail =. Pleasant quarters TWEEN.
ty-hve cert pieces -. English capital
lists arc investi2 ating in American cat
tle-raising The prospect far ice this
winter Is not, SO for favorable George
Compton Sanfor d, a student from l. u
donn county, die a. the Univ ersi;v Of
Virginia last week -. Turkey in Eu-
rope and turkey in America are bo IA
on their last legs :. Count Dorohofr,
of the German Legation, who was with
""e' tue que c"P'' Is
P,o''"'e" ou'"y VII"
gold watch -. Thousands Ut oranges
trees are dying in Florida from some
unknown blight Uay il selling in
lo' '0'
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NV ''" 'e e"
- I''.N WIN "'' ne
a;..rS. "''' 40 " 'No'' ne
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'PF''S 70 ne no cAecN as yet In tho
'P""'" movement IN "ool.-..A pistol
"'' ''"'' :" IA" -e'onS Whon the own
- 'o' 'o'' 'e" Jay "ou''S pnr
'"''>' W '"e Kansas 'ac'h' has been
'>'.'' - cry "acH-A pay S'cIan
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w NTgcD
1850.
HARPER'S WEEKLY.
STJlATTD.

This periodical has always. 10y its able and
scholarly discussions Of the questions Of the d,,
rs we'll AZ bv is ilustrstions which are pre-.
pared by the hest artists -eX-rtsd a most power
ful and beneficial Influence upon las public
mind
TIC weight ~ i's Influence will always BE-
found on thr side Of morsiitj, enlightenment
AID refinement.
The volumes n The "Wsskly" begia with the
first Sumu,r Cor Jarutry iof each ear when
no ume .s mentioned i' viii he understood
r,4t ihe sris~riher wishes 20 commence With
tie Number next after be receipt OF order
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South 8ranth 5a,elliaeasrr.
RoMNEY, FRIDAY, D,cC, PC, 1879.
A CpAyor.-The mee,,ng orthe Dem.

HE Ike puOiCSn National Executive
Com mittvc have elected Senator Don
Cameron chairman aad designated Chi
cago as the place for holding the next
Republican national convention. which
will take place on The Ord OF June next.
Look cut says the Chicago Journal
for counterfeit coins. They are getting
plenty. There are counterfeit silver
dollars, halfdollars anil quarters; and
recently bogus two and a half dollar
gold pieces have been showed into cir
culation'
Samuel +. Perkins. chief justice Of the
Supreme Court of Indiana, died on tic
18th inst at his residence. in Indianap-
oils. 1t is said that Mr.. Perkins was
one OF the oldest and most eminent jur-
lists in the State and the Xcs:. He
was twice elected to the Supreme Bench.
A reliable gentleman from Virginia
in Washington reports that the Grant
men in that State are working up
movement in fnver of Grant for Presi-
dent and Malone for Vice President.
1t is stated tina, in the West of Ire
land such hunger, poverty and want are
now to be seen as have Meier been
known since the great Irish famine.
Postmaster TYLER-In Baltimore,
on the lS.h inst. suit was brought IT,
in the court of common pleas, by Miss
Mary A. Murray, against Gen Z. b..
Tyler, postmaster OF that city, for 500
600 damages, for assault. II will be re-
membered that during the past summer
charges affecting the official conduct
and character Of Gen. Tyler were pre-
fered, and were investigated by two
special agents Of the Post Office depart.
ment. The investigation extended. over
months; many witnesses were oxamiE.
ed and the evidence srbmitted to
President Hayes. 1t was only on Fri
day OF last week, The President made
public his decision, that, after n careful
investigation Of the evidence he was sat.
isfed there was not sufficient reason Tor
Tylers removal on account Of his con
duct either official or personal Miss
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South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1879-12-26

Eminent German sta:is'iciaus calc.,o,
ct that 'Ac amount Of money expended
10 railroads since tie invention Of D.c
locomotive reaches the vast sum Of Sl5.
e0O,oIo,OoO or nearly SO a hcad ro,
0vcry person ON tEc Llo'c
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1879-12-26
Letter from Washington.
wAsnrSarox. Dec. esnd ls7.

one to reorganze the pension Office an.
other will be fer.a general inquiring in-
tn the business of The Departments, with
view TO possible reductions Of expense
and ane' her to open the Indian Terrific
ny to settlement. l. was believed up to
few days since that the last two would
not tie pushed at this session, owing TO 4
desire TO adjourn early, but the;friends
of the measures urge that both are TN.
terdet for the present as only matters
for investigation, and that, if majority
so decide, final action can he postponed.
Upon the subject of Pension Office re.
organization there is unanimity. For
the protection of the Government, of the
pensioner, and of the pension claimant,
radical change is demanded.
Even man so well grounded in De.
mocracy as Senator Voorhees, NAV slip
occasionally in the application of the.
cries to practical affairs, this he seems to
have done in securing the passage
'e'"''oi' "i'ece'
ing inquiring as to the causes of negro
emigration from the South to the North,
= "'.' VIC chairman OF the
Committee. and his report will be valu d.
able probably, In showing what induces
such emigration. But having got his
'"',' "''''oh' "h"' Can he 90 about 't'
~ van Co"srCSS do' what bus
mess III Tact has the federal govern
mcnt With this emigration, more than it
has with the partisan ouarrcis ia AI,;n.q
These Maine d;s,urh,n.os ,,. H., ,.,..
v,,l so.ua ,h1,r~'I..'',', ., - wy
''' '''o"'s'''es c'''E' A.ie" pas
S'o"''c ''SietS from senators. Blame and
iIdm!!n, few threats OF revolution from
,bcir followers, aud then the ..plaiu p.o.
pl,." of the State win ;no,,;-o into a.,
f,.t, Tho. ~
''0''' : ny" ny! VIII HI" 'hlt the present
demo cratic Governor has donesncthine
that Is not backed by constitution. Court
and radic1l precedent, and that any Re-.
r,,bI;o,r ui,,fr..,
RennbI;c,m Cnnrt ''t'o nave 1t
l. 'ei Co'''l 20 go 10 Tor reire~s,
anu 'he" th'y VIII he ashamed that they
made any fuss at all
The supreme Court of this Distric has
Just granted an injunction against the
Postmaster Goueralin the matter Of bis
refusal TO dcl!v letters to nl,p IN Nrw
Orleans known TO he IN w., I,,.or,.,.
inrss F,cb ;,d;,;.i,,1;n
-. =, :, "a '''' ""''" III
.""'"5 '''o. oS'"iaSt'f General OF the
United States, can Lold unmolcstcd any
opinion he plcascs as to the morali,; Of
lotteries, but this act of the Court i,.di
c,tes tho, not or., sc ,,.. . 49,. ',', ','.' =
not eve, tho po.tno.4or c., 49,
the Mails because Lo b.,;.,o. I,'.,,;
to be immoral Orcop,so ,ho r,,'o.;S.
will eo f. the Snnro,no can. - tLa
Irnj,cJ States vh.ro ;fTn;.,.l.,.
IT,. Judges will hold to The ,;oht Of 80
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Partial Failure of Ourays Mis

~fn (dpUin JuCG sta Uu,Hf.
Los PfNus AGENCY, Coz, be, %
Guray has just arrived from the camu
OF The White River Utes ana announced
10 the commission that he was una le
ia effect SURRENDER OF the prisoners dc.
'nandcd by tie commission. Ouray has
given the y hitc River U;es until The
@6l inst, To deliver up the prisoners.
Ills is bis u!linatum, anu if not G nm
piiei with by that time lie Will cal fer
troops and assist them in n war against
Douglass and his tribe, Ouray says tie
tceIng Is very strong against giving up
the Indians, and h is cf the opinion that
the war fiction VIII prevail Ouray ha,
done all IN his POWER IT, carr, on; She
peace policy 0l The government. and.
having failed, 10 ready 10 assist
the War Department Whenever it sinai,
commence operations.
L"ier --Ouray informs the commits
sion that the Indians have accented h;,
ui!lmalum. Gen. Hatch is ready 10
leave with The prisoners. but is COMPEL.
ed 10 await tie arrival of Sowrrwirk
who is on his way from Grand River. To
accompany the chiefs 10 Washington rs
representative Of The White River
Utes. Jack w:s also selected by Ourav
to represent that tribe, but his lear,
falls him, and lie declines to 20, fearing
arrest, Jacks chance is attributed by
Onray to Mormon influence. Jack has
decided to quit the reservation and
join Sitting Bull. He informed Ouray
that he was man with csr5inc and
plenty OF ammunition, and he propos g
TO Fight. Gen. Hatch will probably
start on the 25th inst. The I:.dian
prisoners Will he under military guard
detailed from Fort Garland.
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Price, 2S Cents.
ConAllllxSl0ncr.E. .NnILcl.


Holmcs Conrad
John n. B1c%, &c.
Vim. \. At inson's Admir-.
j. n. Buck, &c.
VIM. Atkinson's Adn'r
rs.
] y. Buck, &c.
The,ahove eaiilrd cnu7rs wing been recon-
united So nc - Special Com fnis siorrr by the
Circuit Court 81 Hampshire Cont, W VI. ~
rs September term, ~ o TO settle the account
htiWfen the pnTin'rs Of the frm al Rirards
Buck Ila<euoTr, from The time he reaort Ut
Cumni ssICuer Turner, aciirg under the orders
OF the Circuit Court Of Warren county, Va
was made cut, ticking said 'epOri pTimtftc IL
correct and correcting any errors thar may Le
'hcsn 20 exist therein, ttkirg "ccuHut Of
The rents OF the property sine" thnt time chow
ing by " HON received ard row p-id SLOWING
Dos bin q LHtroue for ans pay mcuts made by
them for Insurance or for the piCscryaiiCn % saij
property since ;he report o. said Turner va.
msie ont. and stating any other matters be may
deem l'Tiinen', or ans prriy may require
John y HEck VIM. VI Buck " T. tuck
james X Eiraids 1hyma7 l. Blakcmorp Thorn
a. Ashby, aud George Is Dorbin S u
B. Lairu6e. Trustees Gil's Cock. Trustee, md
James II. Williams. f. II Be, d ard : + Tur-
ne. Trustee aud eli other parties interested
in til ele CGUsC5 Ti!l
TAKE NOTICE.
That will proceed to execute lhe said De
cree at my fice in Romuey, v Va, on The
10th day Of JaIuory, 1880
II. u. GILKESON,
Special Commissioner
Dec. 10 1870
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SAnFoRD's RADICAL CURE

rot criy promptly the corrod,ng discharges In
Catafrh. but hy symp athletic action n .ni
hrslth al the Of the hcsd that have become
sNcctc BY - ALL exhibit sny Of the folio wins .ec.
tons
Defective EycsiEAt, Unframed and Nat.cry
Eyes. Painful and Wstery Ey.s, Los. OF
Hearing. Esrachs, Neuralgia of tn. Ear.
Discharges from tho Ear. Ringing Noi.es
In the Head, DIZZINESS, Nervous Headache,
Palma in the Temples. Loss OF the sensas al
Taste arsi Smell, Elong1tion OF tho CVuia,
Inflammation or ihs Tonsls, Pctrid Soro
Throat. Tickling or Hacking Cough, BroH-
ehitis, and BIccdin:. OF The Lungs.
Zach package contains n. s.nfords Improved II.
eAlnx tube. vii ful and Carefully
ior use IN all CASES. Preesi. foT sale by all whots.il
snl rctni druggists and dealers throughout TIE United
tf-trs and aa1s'sS W Eks = POTTER. General
Agents AMI wholesale irrgs'sts. Boston. Mass
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PANCAKES

Sc 3 il l. = Ia ny ndveT'lsgm7rt -uf
November Tih | predictti.A
general advance in prices
and cnuIis.rd all who " Inlt
- ~ > be IN need Ct goods tu mhe
large purchases AZ our bu-
firess has bccd very hesyT,
-r,,r.c ] hove re-sun to believe m
\ N i. - ny have acted upon my SUE
gc5tion- and they have dona
we'll, ~ prices are sip .Ih.
OAK ecinE tvry day. O1r eSh,.
biliDn oi Christmas go"di be.
gins Saturday mo'uinS, ~.
,nibtT 20. assortment gs.iel
oak E'@ RTd SXtOusiye.
DUri"g the last i::'"on
~ NKi.S dGs have made come lat
pu' CtiasCs in several of ugr
drpat.m his, Fnd " ~ eahiOit
tb'tughoUi the rema i.g
,CAk r. lev Hrtks of the year, m ~.
tr"c itc stock al low piic,s
CAKES Ever since the failure Of
jay locke struck the cclntry
hte b"mbFteil, pStal,z ,nE
trade End depressing value,
- Nix f'S business ~ Hli kinds hiss been
At stsid sail, until ABOUT
siS'y OF niueiy days ago the
cuu1uy began to revive, tyt-
sc i T. y > ~ department. e business re-
suILod new ilie pricps have
iu-htd up. and I, day the
-,.Ur.e. AmeiicHn fig is waving un-
v y n J. : der blgLt.r skies Our e1-
hiOiiIUu If Christmas Goods
includes much That is useful
and ururmcntSi, JeweirJ car
ktts, Japan boxes Glove box
IS, Cara toxes, " all pockets.
japan T.. Xec with siik tops,
liSEd ,Gchief tOKcs 4 knife
Likes.
4 large lot Of I.5dies lin-
: ! y II T.. = ca cuIiarU, new nud if,sh, sc,
iintn aud lace collars 81 lOc,
iew ladies Cutf3 i.it 81 7Go
NC.Ur,c embroidered tts 10 10 2Cc
- II - - lfce tics Toe. -Four. lIsmtg,
Hair brushes DO. SPECIAL al
ituuou called ~ CIR large
BrOcuce six liHrckSfCEiefs,
NJ 80 & large stU'E Six
lirnGktrchio's ri % 4 35c.
Our display Of "LBfftmss
\CAkE'S &c, Cs 80 think, viii sur
pass AL our ioimer ,1Oris
aud Wi positively b'gID On
SNtulduJ uCIrIug DtC. 20.
Corseis-s some idea OF our
Cofsel business can be gath
SrAt-I.c cred nom the fict that Hs
- - q have suil left On hand after
immense sales this TALL seven
t. eve Ne have many tE.
ECAKE'S elusive brands that Canhot
bc Obts med elsewhere and
would very tspCcIaiiy recon-
mend ga inspection " lbem.
: y Is US OLf Christmas opening bs
glue saturday morning Th,1
Ve shall exhibits very asiy
,,,. line Of goods.
= uuJurgs celebrated Gsr'
rIao Colo. nes, Extracts sni
NCAEES CniifUfLm NAier, pot ~ 10
different sizes ard attractive
syie. cod % probably ne
6utst CCCcs o. the sind ever
NCA X j. = LfOu. 10 bis mayt e..
Cur Cotton is EI,g
b. put ~ 10 600 yards fpoos
SC y Is J. = all hammers lO 10 80 %
o!srN brown ard White sad
sOij 20 iho low price Of o.
20 Dtz Ilbus ---
Touei sosp % 81. ~ b ~
s,cotd az t,ttuce Boglt
aod good article io' 'a'
price.
our STOCK of ChldfcrA
NDH N LIS Gaj IS aud Gents uudsfs'af
"a we're frrua made ~ coca
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HnLucL|S PcriOdicnLs.

Harpers Magazine Oae Year z 90
Harper Wee... IS, Og
81 rpcfs Htzar, 90
TIE THRER above-name6 publications,
q re wear u on
Any TWO above named, One Iear, O0
lWpfrs Young People Dne 5 ear 30
~ Postage Free fc I'D subscribers in fbe g..
nit,d States or Canada
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they had their usual evening Guarre
~ 50 the Hearth On one side
lav quietly blinking dog. ard on The
o,h'r a pnrring cat, and the Oil woman
Pleaded with her growing husband !;
"1ust look Mt dat gat und toy they ne
yer gwarrcIs uut fgh.s like rs " Yah"
said the Old srowlcr. L knows dot bu.
yu't tic lem toged!er one dime, und
den you see wOt =
w - H'rEcD
sherman Co, Mrshd ~, Mich. want an
agent Ia this cOsnty Ct once n q salary a
Sioo per month and expenses paid For nlI
particulars address "a above Dec >. 20. -ly.
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25 u. S. Senators retire in 1851.
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Dec. 1870.

Ia ny ndver,issm Mt 'of
November 7lh ! predicted. -
general advance in prices
aud cnulis.rd all who " inli
be IN need 81 goods tu MD
large purchases. IA our bu-
firess has bccd very hesyr,
hove re-sUn 10 believe m
ny have acted upon my suI-
gcstion and they have don9
well, - prices are stDn .ih
ecing ,v,ry day. or e1h,.
biliDn OF Christmas Ro"d b..
gins Saturday uo,uing, ~.
6, nlbtT 20. assortment 20. .e!
REd CXtIusiye.
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7. IT. c. PANCAKE.
Rooney, Dec y, 1879.
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Gen. Roberts propose 10 settle affairs
in CGbul when Cen Cough Joins him.
Chief ScCococnIs town in South Africa
bias been captured hy lho British. SIR.
staff rd Norlbco'c defended Jbc British
government policy in a speech az Leeds.
Relief movements are afoot for the suffer.
ers by famine in Silcsia ard the distress
in Ireland. Negotiations between Ger.
many and the Vatican arc about 20 CO ke
new departure. The French ministry
has resigned. Riots arc becoming ire
quent in Madrid Mohammcdaa refu-
gees from Bulgaria arc starving Five
more Burmese ptincesscs have lately
b,cn murdered - 7h Sun Dn %
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our stock II Ppog Ni'
lias. Shining Strips Fa
ut3. kugs Caaim0ai
Boots Rud Sh0es C.0i0ins
aud in tact almOsl ever!
thins else, has been OoaEl
at 90 prices aod sill Be 'o''
accordingly
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TAKE NOTICE.
GID AID RELIABLE,

Dec. 70. 1870