South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1879-12-05
Letter from Washington.
wAsH1soroN. Dec. I. is7e


printed in the Northern Radical papers.
are coutradicted by the late Message of
the Governor of South Carolina. Espe
cial attention is asked to what is said of
the public school attendance. The lead
ing points OF. the message are thus brief.
ly stated
Reports received from the circuit
judges and solicitors show that crime
has diminished at least one-third under
democratic rule in South Carolina. The
expenses of the government are nearly
as low as before the war, when the ma
chinery was far more simple For the
Legislative, executive, and judicial de-
partments the cost is sl24S95 for 1879.
against 1881 900 for 1875, which was
one OF the cheapest years Of the Rcpub.
iican Administration. There is sum
of sl75 ,45l in the State treasury availa.
bic for the payment of interest On the
State debt. The number of pupils at.
tending the public schools in 1879, was
1872, 463, consisting OF 58,36S white, and
64,095 colored children. This is the
largest number of children attending the
public schools i'll the State in any one
year. The average attendance of color
ed pupils is rs per cent greater than uu-
der the republican administration"
Who that depends upon the Republi.
can press for his ideas of South Carolina
affairs has ever heard of the gratifying
facts given
AT noon to-day there will be nearly
full delegations in House and Senate,
and. If we may Judge by what MAORI
ty OF the members say, business and No,
politics will have early attention. Fui
one thing vigorous effort will be made
to cut down the expenses of every De.
partment except, probably, the Pos,
Office Department. This is not only de
sIFable, but is plainly practicable. This
success of Mr.. Randall in this direction
prior to his elevation to the Speakership
striking as that success was, did not
touch half the abuses and e1travapauces
which had grown up during the flush
times of the War, and the succeeding
years. 1t may be that the difficulties OF
the attempt will prevent full reductions
at this session, but something will be
done and preparation made for more.
One absurdity, proposed. and which,
regret to say, Democrat intends TIC
commit, is the presentation of bill ere.
ating the Office of Captain General, o,
Marshal or something else of the Army
Ours is the most top-heavy army in the
World now. The position is, of course
intended for Grant.
a National Minin. Bureau" is pro
posed, and the friends Of the measure
argue that, being the greatest producers
of gold, silver, &c, in the world, and
desiring TO find market abroad FOL
stocks in countless mining companies, a
central and reliable Bureau of the kind
is necessity. Those Interested in
the mines of Virginia, North Carroll.
ma, Georgia, AMI Tennessee. are special.
~ anxious for the creation of this Bu-
reau now, but OF its benefit to all the
mining States and Territories there
seems to be no doubt. MEMO.
DEATH FROM BLOOD PoIsoNING. "A
tive.year-old son of Daniel Linderman,
OF New York, died on Wednesday last
from what the physicians called blood
poisoning, the result ofvaccinatiou. The
boy was vaccinated in August, and the
wound rapidly healed. but soon red