South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1879-10-24
South Branch Jntslli9snesr.
RoMNEY. FRIDAY. oCT.2i 1879.
The President and Mrs. HAYES and |


CALEB PINK has accepted the nomina-
ton of the socialists for Governor of
New York.
The amount of gold coin received at
New York by European steamers during
last week was s3,660,OO0, making SAL.
100000 since the lst of August.
Senator MCDONALD, of Indiana, saws
There are three things, in my iudg-
ment, tending TO the general result in
Ohio-the cry of solid South had a
tendency to revive the old war feeling
secondly, many would not vote for Gen.
Ewing because of his soft-money views;
and lastly, on a full vote, which was
brought out, Ohio is largely republican"
1t is claimed that more than fifty per
cent. Of this years cotton crop-in Mis-
sissippi was produced by white labor.
The Milwaukee Sentinel, which Is o
republican newspaper OF the straitest
sect. charges the responsibility of the
Ute outbreak, not like Mr.. Hsyes upon
Democratic Congress, but upon the
'impotent officials Of the Indian Bureau
Congress Blackburn, OF KY. who has
favored Senator Thurman's presidential
aspirations, thinks the Ohio election has
effectually disposed Of the Senator'S
chances, and Mr.. Blackburn says he is
now for Mr.. rilden if he can carry New
York, which he thinks he can.
The school population OF Virginia
contains 2S0,340 white ana POP $50 CO.
lored children.
Capt. James NJ. Stewart, postmaste.
OF the United States House ef Repre-.
sentatives, was stricken with paralysis
at the Tontine House, in Alexandria.
Va, on Monday last, and lies in pre-
carious condition.
Wheeling IuteUiyencer While this en-
tire country has been baskng in u mid
summer sunshine during the first half
Of October. the weather in Central Eu.
rope has been cool for the season, and
in Austria-sn almost unprecedented
occurrence heavy and widely extern
ded snow storm is announced as hav-
ing prevailed Friday, the fall in some
places being to the depth OF several feet &.
During August last the petroleum
products of all kinds exported from the
United States amounted to 46,397, 776
gallons. valued at S3,63O,ll2.
The report from New York Of last
weeks exports shows them to have en-
ceeded the figures of any weeks bust
ness in the history of that port, being
50, 900. an increase of $3l6,0 GOO o.
yer the previous week, and of 81, 878,-
600 over the cores ponding week oflast
year. The shipment of wheat amounted
TO $l,3o6,205. There were nearly ,00O,-
600 pounds Of batter and l,75O,OGO
pounds of cheese.
Gen. Merritt * Command returned TO
camp on White River, Col. 3 miles north
Of the agency, on yesterday week, orders
from Washington being TO suspend opera
tions against the Utcs & await orders Ell
Their at White or Bear River, as ncgotia
tons for peace are in progress, it being
understood that the hostiles have agreed
to surrender the warriors engaged in The
recent depIedatiOns, On this point,
however, there are conflicting opinions.
In the event Of peace being established
il is altogether probable that apermancnt
military post will be constructed either
at Bear River or the agency. Advices
from Los Pinos 10 The l4th instant state
that q council of chiefs Of The Southern
Utes was in session there, and that tho
Indians were encampcd around Chief
Ouray's house; that the women nnj
children are safe, but probably will not
be given up until after matters are ar
ranged with the "peacc, commissioner
or special agent expected from Wash
ington.
Notwithstanding the large payment
of standard silver dollars, thero are now
in the Treasury 5I.5GO,OO0 Of them
The stock or hand slowly accumula'e,.
or standard dollars and fractional silver
there is now in the Treasury vaults near
ly $48, 800 600.
American orders for 10000 tons or
English iron ore have been sent over.
notwithstanding the mountains OF West
Virginia are full Of ores AMI only await
capital for the Development Cu1,a
torn Free Iyess.
Miss Arabeila Baker a very pretty
and highIyrespected young lady, living
near Old Sweet Springs Monroe county,
this State, was outraged on Monday las,
by supposed tramp. She was out
milking COWS when assaulted and ,l,r,r..l