South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1879-02-07
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iloS. y. +. JONAS (Dem has been e.
lected Unitcd States Senator from I.,e-
isiana - succeed Mr.. Enstis.
The inng AMI bitter contest ever the
New York cnstom-house appointments
was decided in the Senate las. Monday
ariev seven honrsexecutiye session by
the confirmation OF Edwin A. Merritt, o
&c collector of customs. and Sias ".
Bart, 10 Ire naval officer for tbe port OF
New York. The vote stood for Merritt
SO to 2t--and for Burt 81 TO 10. Both
of the West Virginia Senators voted for
confirmation.
The venerable poet and cssayis., RIcu-
ARD IIEyEY DANA, died at his residence
ia Boston on Sunday morning last. aged
% yesrs.
q bill for the repeal OF the VALLEY
Railroad charter, unless certain condi-
tons are complied with. has been pre-
sented in the Virginia House of Dele
gate, by Mr. Burger.of Bote,ourt county.
The Census bureau computes that
two million dollars, under the new pen
sion law, will 90 to Kentucky, West
Virginia and Tennessee.
Net increase Of coin in the u. 5. Trea-
srry for January is S200,742. Coin oh.
legations paid during the month, S32,.
IIs ,G07 including $l,57l,725 in u. :.
notes redeemed in coin.
1t is yelated OF Widow MARY HoL.
BROOK, who died recently in Brockton.
Mass, at the a9c of 90 Seara, that She
made $6,0C0 after she was rs years old
by the sale Of tides in Boston.
Delaware is the banner Democratic
State in the Union. Ithas not single
Republican in its Legislature or in any
State Or county Office within its Dor
ders.
y rice plantation near Charleston,
South Carolina, which was once valued
TT $4,000, was sold 1T auction The 9th.
or day tor $4,000
Coy. HAMpToN's CONDITIONAL Co.
lumbia IS. c. letter, dated the 3Oih nit.
says: Gov. Hampton has abandoned
his proposed trip 10 Florida. lie has
not been doing quite so well during the
past few days, aud it is not thought ad
vsable for him 10 overtax his newfound
strength.
JAMES Ii. IIENRY, second clori IN III,
ci!cc OF the second auditor OF Virginie.
died suddenly in Richmond on Saturda,
last. Ele was native OF King AID
Queen county.
FNANCIAL CoNDITIoN OF Kansas
The financial condition of Kansas is de.
cidcdiy prosperous. rhe States bond
cd debts but @l,l82.00O, against which
there is $46S,o in the sinking fand
The total receipts last year exceeded
tie expenditures by $3lI,00O With q
permanent school fund Of @i,450.0U0
and school property valued at $4,527,-
600, Kansas can fairly be elasscd among
the most prosperous OF States.
HE United States Commissioner Of
Agriculture suggests an experimental
farm OF one thousand acres near Wash.
inglon, with five experimental stations
in different sections Of the country
Tie Introduction and preservation Of
the best breeds Of domes;icalei animals
and the iomestication Of some or the
native wild animals OF the country.
among them The buffalo. is named among
the objects OF this prajec'.
The case Of the Lee heirs ys. the Uni.
ted States for ownership OF the Airing
ton estate las been decided in Two. Of
The plaintiffs. 1t Is SAID that Congress
wili.probabiy purchase the property, rs
% rood portion Of it is occupied as M.
t'sHa cemeteries.
IN argument was made before tho
louise appropriation committee in
Washington on the Slst ult., by Repre-
scntativcs Tucker. IIuntor. and other
prominent Frgiiiaus in advocacy OF an
appropriation surll:icrt to pay tie inter.
CIT on money loaned the federal goy-
criment rs the State Of Virginia dur
ing the var with Great Britain En- 1912.
interest has been allowed ON similar
loans from 'he States Of Maine. Massa-
clusctt5 and Maryland The object is
20 have Tie amount embodied in the
s1ndry civil appropriation Din. which is
now being prepared hy Che committee.
= nb-committcc, consisting Of Messrs.
hwham. Hewitt au Baker. was appoin-
q TO consider he proposition.
The Page Copties referring to the
plit in Tie tluo Ridge Jays &c. *.
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