South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1879-11-28
south 3raneh gntellisenter.
RoMNEY, FRIDAY, NOV. %. 1879

Philadelphia is the largest wool man
ufacturin2 city in the world, and on
Philadelphia looms more yards Of car
pet are manufactured than in the Uni
ted Kingdom OF Great Britain and
ireland. The importation Of r6rciyn
carpets declined from s6.OOOO 900 in
1873 to 1895, 1884 in 1879.
The cotton, tobacco and sugar crops
OF the South for this year are worth
about s5o.0OO,oO0 more than ia any
previous year. it is said
Army officers at Washington are moi
sanguine of success on The part of the
Ute commission in its efforts TO ascer-
tain tue murcerers OF Agent Mecker
and the instigators of the attack on
Thornburgh's command. 1t is believ
ell really now that the Indians are sim
ply seeking TO gain time in the hope
that military operations will be proven
ted by winter, and that the guilty ones
may scatter.
1t appears that ct the recent election
in Mississippi the Democrats elected
iour-ifths OF the State Legislators and
three-fourths Of the State Senators.-
This does not seem to indicate q break.
ing up of the Democratic party OF the
Sou tn.
AT the annual meeting OF the stock
holders of the Baltimore ard Ohio rail
road, on the 18th inst the old officers
we're reelected. The annual report
shows the net earnings Of the main stem
and all the branches and divisions to be
S6,502,384, an increase of 81 ,2S7 600
over 1878.
TIE OLD Man GorNo TO MEXICO.
"A passage for General u. s. Grant
has been engaged on the steamship City
of Alexandria, which sails from the
port Of New York on the 9th of De
cember for Cuba and Mexico. DrexcI
x Morgan, to whom the General sent
TO have the passage engaged, have re-
served the two bridal chambers for tie
party. Grant has long desired 20 visit
Mexico, the scene OF his first war ex-
pcriences. He has spoken with great
warmth OF the climate, in winter espe-
cially. The trip will last well on toward
spring, 1t Is said, although the Gener-
ais plans fer return are not fully ma
tnrcd.
GOOD ADVICE FROM TIE PRESIDENT
According to Washington dispatch
to the New York Tribune. delegation
oil Virginia republicans waited on Presi
dent Hayes Friday last, and met with
sharp rcbuke from him. he lecturc] them
severely for having aided The rcpudiator~
III the recent election. He urged them
to adopt new policy in Virginia, TO co.
operate with the dcbt-paycrs, and IT,
declare that the rel ublicans wEO nc.ci
with the readjusters should cease to be
considered rs in good party standing.
VoTE OF New YoHK.-Thc Official
vote Of the State Of New York at the
recent election has been made public. -
The vote for Governor stool: Cornell,
rep, 1854; Robinson, dem SO, 1852;
Kelly, Tammany, 1850; Lewis green
back, 2O,25i; Dears, prohibition, /, iOl.
Thus il will be seen that the combined
vote Of Robinson and Kelly is 3i,76S
greater than that received by Cornell
whilst the entire combined vote against
Cornell is 1923 greater than that cast
for him. The majority for loskins. rep.
for Lieut.. Gov'r., over Clarkson y. Pot.
ter, is only l78, whilst tho majority for
Seymour. dem., for canal commissioner,
over Soule, rep, is li,051. Tue largest
republican majority is that or Walsworth
for comptroller, who beat his democrat
ic competitor. Olcott. 1927 votes
Gen. Butler says he is going to have
Massachusetts, congressional represen-
tation cut down. it having three more
members than il is entitled to, because
fully 100 600 voters arc disfranchised
by tho educational and property quail
fication laws, Who arc counted. nevcrlhc.
less. in getting at tho ratio for represen.
tation
Gov. Seymour says IL is q falseidea
for any party TO hOll to men instead OF
principle. II party is not strong o.
nough Of Itself TO carry an election With
out regard to She particular man they
shall put forward, then it is an admis-
sion that their principles will not com
mnnd majority vote. Parties are
based on principles for which partisqns
fight and only on these grounds should
they win. When men ARE put forward
instead Of principles, then something
is wrong with The members Of the parry.
Just 90.