South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1879-08-15
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ROMNEY. FRIDAY. AUG. Is, 1879.

frightened q. the decline in wheat caused
BY imports from America.
Exports from Baltimore on Monday
last were 1875 bushels OF wheat. So.
55S bushels of corn. 49,, $40 gallons re-
fined petroleum, with some assorted car.
goes. ali valued at $236.S23.
The Grand Lodge OF the United States
OF the Indep pendent Order OF Odd FELL
lows will meet in Baltimore on the third
Monday in September.
We pnid nearly millions 10 foreign
orange and lemon growers last year, and
nearly half a million duty on the same.
All this money ought to bo saved by
growing them in the United States.
Hannibal Courier: A Marion county.
Missouri. farmer offered his farm for
sale At 500 per acre. Failing to find a
purchaser he put it in wheat, and the land
has now paid in this one years crop
$3l.45 per acre.
During July 1910 immigrants arriv-
cd Mt New York, against $3.50 in july
1873, during the twelve months ended
July 81, 1879, the number OF immigrants
arriving at New York was 93,245, a..
gainst 74.139 in July, 1878.
The New York World asserts tho re-
mains OF A. L. Stewart have been recov-
cred, and that $4,000 was the sum
paid.
Hon. VIM. L. Hamilton, of Washing
ton county, has been unanimously nomi-
mated for Governor by the Maryland
Democrats. II is considered strong
nomination.
The San Antonio Express III dishes
nm account of the discovery Of silver
bonanza in Mexico, about 400 miles
southwest Of San Antonio The orc as
says so per cent. Of pure silver. The
vein is 80 fee. thick a town of 500
Inhabitants has sprung up in the last
few weeks.
The recent State election in Kcntuc.
KY, resulted, as was known, in the cleo
ton Of the Democratic candidate, Black
burn for Governor. The returns receiv-
cd indicate some Republican gains in
the Legislature. An unusual apathy
prevailed among the Democrats.
1t is said that the negro immigration
into Kansas does not exceed seven
thousand so far. The increase OF the
States population by immigration for
this year is estimated at 250,O 900.
The Washington correspondent OF the
Baltimore San says that the colored ex.
Congressman. Jerc Heraldson, Of Ala
bama, arrived there n few days ago. He
reports that ct least ID 900 negroes from
his district alone-the Selma district,
known as tho black belc-intend mi.
grating West next fall. He is opposed
TO the exodus, but finding that his peo-
pie are determined TO go, he has gone to
Washington TO prepare the way, and to
provide against suffering and disaster
Internal Revenue Con missioner Raum
tells him that he thinks before the year
is out 500 families can be settled in
Southern Illinois, and as many more i'm
Indiana and Ohio. 1t seems certain
that the Republican politicians intend
utilizing the exodus for political pur.
poses. The scheme is TO use the crea-
ter portion Of the funds raised by the
Campaign Committee at Washington 20
the colonizing OF negro emigrants in O..
bio and Indiana this autumn, so that
they will be able TO vote Mt tho next
Presidential election. They think they
con settle n sufficient number Of negroes
in the two States named TO make them
safely Republican. They believe it to
DC the best use the campaign funds can
be put TO.
1t appears that the idea of organiz-
ing the -religionists Of the United
States into political party was favora-
bly, considered last Friday at n meeting
in New York of few members OF the
National Liberal League. and il was vo.
ted TO call Congress Of Infidels at Gin
cinnati on tho 18th and 14Lh OF nc xt
month. Colonel r G. Iugersoll, Elizcr
Wright. James Parton and others are
identified with the movement.
Gov. Jesse II. Drake, Of Tarboro. N.
O., died, few days ago, and in his will
bequeaths his whole property, about
twenty thousand dollars, TO three for
mer slaves Calvin Drake. Aaron Drol,o
and Judah Drake. IIc says "ihey have
been my faithful slaves, and remained
with INC since freedom, nursing me in
my old age, and desire to show nv
gratitude"
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