South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1879-08-01
Letter from Washington.
WAsurSerox. July %. 1879.


\ MR. HARPEK During the confess
between McGarrahan an I I! New Idri,
Co. the latter. IL Is said, has drawn some
Sl2.O0O.0 600 from the land in controver
sy. Secretary Schurz has just announ.
ced his decision, which is wholly agains
McGarraban. Tho case will go TO the
Courts and Congress again-perhap,
many times. II seems 10 be endless.
Up at Saratoga. at tho meeting Of the
Bankers Association on the 9Th 7th and
9th Of August next, already mentioned
an effort will be made TO show that own
ers Of National Banks are more heavily
taxed on such property than their bust.
ness can afford. The meeting will be
large, and Of great interest.
Ex-Governor Pinchback, OF La, says
OF the new Constitution of that State
about TO be submitted 20 vote of he
people OF that State, that it effectually
guarantees in every particular the civil
and political rights OF the colored citi-
zens of the State. All attempts TO dis.
crlminate against them by liking an ex-
cesslve poll tax or by requiring the own.
ership OF real estate as perquisi,e for
suffrage were voted down. So also was
the educational tost. In the matter OF
the support OF the public schools Mr.
Pinchback says the co!orcd people get
full recognition.
While such aid as can be given TO the
people of Memphis at this time, can be
best given by the Government, and Mr..
Hayes has shown disposition to do
What is necessary. it is equally certain
that the fever will soon assume larger
proportions there and will extend TO
numerous other localities, and that the
individuals and associations will be able
to deal more efficiently with it than the
Government can DO.
Few members OF the Cabinet are now
here. They are in pursuit OF pleasure or
political advantage throughout the coun-
try.
Our want Of instructed Military lead
ers at the opening OF the rebellion, has
suggested the need Of greater facilities
tor military instruction than West Point
furnishes. We are liable to wars at all
times, and it is wise TO prepare for thom
in peace. Besides, there arc many seek
ing military instruction who do not de.
sire to go into the regular army directly
as the West Point cadets do. These
things produced the law Of Congress
authorizing the President to furnish in.
structors anal implements 10 certain
State institutions that promised to sup
ply the demand. Colonel J. S. Rogers,
late of the Army, organized the Michi-
gan Military Academy, at Orchard Lake,
on that line, ami it has proved such
success that proposition comes here
to make it primary school to fit cadets
iof West Point. the graduates being en-.
titled TO that honor. Colonel Rogers is
q competent and pains taking instruct,
and manager. General Sherman has been
up there TO examine the institution and
comes back favoring its works and
recommending its aims for the future.
At the last Cabinet meeting Secretary
Thompson said that two naval surgeons
bad volunteered TO 50 to the West In
dies. or other ports infected with yellow
fever under the direction Of the Ma
tional Board Of Health for the purpose
Of inspecting vessels bound for the u. S.
Under the present system the Amo.i.aA
representatives are compe led 20 rely up-
on the local medical officers to perform
this service, and as il has been careless.
ly done it is proposed 10 have the med.
icGl officers OF this country stationed
abroad. Ap;opcs of this, 1t is best to
keep in mind the recommendation of The
Board Of Health in favor ofthe Gamgce
disnfeCting vessels, which would be
sure protection against the importation
of the disease. They ought to have
been bnilt. The demand for them in the
South 10 now very apparent, and even
were The plan nero experiment il
would be worth good deal
MEMO.
EPIDEI!C YELLOW tEyER.-
has been expressed that The yellow fe-
yer OF bicmphis has not yet been decIar.
eel epidemic, but thus FAR the deaths by