South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1879-10-10
Letter from Washington.


OF Virginia, has issued proclamation TO
The people of that State inviting them to
JOIN In celebrating the anniversary the
surrender of CORVALLIS OF Yorktown.
but as the anniversary falls this year on
Sunday. the 10Th of October. lie appoints
Thursday, the 23rd, as the day on which
the celebration is 10 take place. The
anniversary observance this month OF
the event in question, is simply prelim-
mary TO the grand national centennial
celebration which it is prop osed to hold
at Yorktown on the 18th of October
1881. All over the country interest is
expressed in this Centennial" / have
seen no suggestion Of any intention Of
inviting representatives of other coun-
tries TO join in the celebration. That
subject will come up for consideration.
no doubt, at the earliest meeting after
The preliminary observance, this year.
The capture Of Yorktown was almost as
much French as an American achieve
men', and it would seem to be eminent.
~ proper that that fact should not be
overlooked.
General Rice tells . Washington news
paper man that the Democratic State
ticket will be elected in Ohio. The
Generals head is as cool as IT, was in
battle, and his opinion is entitled TO a
great deal Of weight. The General be-
cause of the magnificent labor he has
performed in Congress in behalf Of his
old comrades, should have the Yote of
every Ohio soldier on election day.
Tho'e who have Charge Of the work
Of lighting the capital are confident that
before long the only light in use in the
building will be the electric Expert
mcnts are being constantly made, and
the dome, rotunda, and other spaces
will be SO lighted before Congress meets
in December.
There is something very curious in
the recent reported Interviews" with
Hon. Samuel j. Iildcn. | suppose no
man in tic cou"try, Democrat or Re-
publican, who has an intelligent idea of
current events, doubts the ability or
cultivation OF Mr.. Tiidcn. Yet ic these
alleged interviews are genuine the man
is not only a block head but very ig--
norant person indeed. The material OF
one Of them is supposed to have come
from Mr. Merrick, of this city. one OF
the Democratic counsel before the Elec-
toral Commission, and the other is known
to have come from the editor of the Post
Democratic, Of this city. Both should
he good authority. but ono of them evil
IDENTITY is not. Mr.. Tilden will proba-
bly,, consider it proper TO publish, over
his own signature. his views upon the
Southern question, the principal point
OF variance in the two alleged interviews.
he is prominent candidate for the
Presidency, and both his interests as n
candidate and the welfare Of the party
whose sufIragcs he will depend upon
demand such statement. MEMO.
MINERAL CoUNTY.-Itcms from the
Keyser Echo:
The United States Court now sitting
at Ciarksburg has disposed of the fol
lowing cases from this section: Edward
Mcbride, q 81 900 fine and mprison-
mcnt for one year. This is the Hamp
shire county moonshiner who sometime
ago resisted q couple OF deputy marshals
from Keyser. William Kline of IamD.
shire, for Illicit distiIling, $1,000 fine
and sixteen months imprisonment.--
John Thrush, from near Ridgeville, for
selling without n license, released on
payment Of retailers license, $2j. with
fifty per cent. added, and costs ef suit.
Solomon Biser, from near Burlington,
for ceiling without q license, released
payment Of retailers license with
rty per cent added.
In Frankfort, on the 2nd inst, about
4 o'clock in the morning, a fire broke
O in Colonel Robinson's house now oc.
Cupiod by Mr.. Frontman. Fortunately
the flames were discovered before they
made much Roadway, and were extin.
guishcd by the citizens without much
damage TO the building. The fire orig
mated from the kitchen stove pipe.
The United Brethren will hold pro.
tractcd meeting at the Cabin run church
! commencing October 25.
kLLEcAEY County, Mp. DEMocRAT.
&c CoNvENTIoS. The following nomi-
nations were made at the convention
hold in Cumberland, on Tuesday last:
Clerk Of Court B. Humbird.
SLoriff-ilenry IIannekamp.
States Auorney-T. +. Gender.
House OF Delegates Patrick Carroll.
Peter Cordial +. Mcrtons, DR.. I. l..
1 RObOsson.
County Commissioncrs-A.J. Clarke.
y. Halle, Sr.. James Wilson, Frank
I Oarkey, Martin Rouscr.
Judges ot Orphans Court-W. O.
Sprigg, John Coulchan. WIN. platt.
Surveyor G. L. Widcncr.