South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1880-03-12


seriously mcditating his withdrawal
from the canvass for the Preside initial
candidacy.
Judge Rives. in the United States
Court at Danville. Va, on Wednesday
of last week, remanded the Reynolds
negroes to the sheriff of:Patrick county.
in accordance with the recent decision
Of the United States Supreme Court.
The General Assembly OF the Presby.
terrain Church in the United States will
meet at Charleston. S. c.. on the third
Thursday Of May. 1880.
Hon. b. w. Lacy. Speaker of the vir.
ginia House Of Delegates. was on Satur.
day elected Judge OF the eighth. judicial
circuit in place Of Hon. II. l.. Montague,
deceased, receiving all the votes cast.
1t appears that tho balance of trade
AFTER being in our favor for some time
has turned against US. No sooner was
the prospect Of better times firmly
grounded than the orderssfor foreign
goods went abroad as fast as the steam.
ers could carry them. AS result OF
this our imports during the month of
January exceeded the exports by ten
million of dollars.
George William Curtis, elitor OF Har.
pers Weekly, says: What. we need is
not the government of strong man. but
of a strong people; that is, of:a people
strong in their loyalty TO law. strong 10
their faith in free popular institutions,
strong 10 maintain every bulwark OF Ii.
berty and the republic, which the ex.
perience Of century and the example
of our best and wisest patriots have e.
rected. Our Government cannot be
stronger than it is,Iwithout ceasing to
be popular Government
The UTE NEGOTIATIONS CLOSED
The Baltimore Sun states that the ne
gotiations Of the Indian bureau with the
chiefs of the Ute nation were concluded
on Saturday, and only need now to be
ratified by the tribe itself and by Con-
gress. as they doubtless will be. The
settlement requires the surrender OF oil
Indians implicated in the murders at
the agency, and breaks mp entirely the
present Ute reservation liz Colorado.
In lieu thereof every head of family
receives one hundred and sixty acres OF
farming land and the Same Of grazing
land, in fee simple, with no taxation,
and an inalienable title for twenty five
years, half this quantity being set apart
for single persons. The present annui
ty of 100000 per annum is to be paid
to the tribe in cash, and further annu,
ity Of $4,000 is TO be allowed them
as pay for their lands. AS this is the
first treaty made with the Indians In
which the tribal relations has been ig-
nored and they have been treated with
as individuals, the results Of the ex-
pertinent are anxiously waited for.
The famous Comanche chieftain. Vic
toria, with his followers, has disappear.
ed from the northern frontier Of Mexico,
having been closely pursued by the Mex
lean troops. He has apparently return
ed to his old hiding place in the Black
mountains. The United States troops
are also following him up.
DECISIONS OF TIE u. S. SUPREME
COURT The Richmond Wing says that
the decisions of Monday Of last week by
the Supreme Court Of the United States
in the case sfrom Virginia, West Virgin.
Ia and Tennessee, asser! the complete
supremacy OF the Federal Government
in our internal affare, and that under
the 18th, 14th, and 18th amendments
and the statutes passed in pursuance
thereof, our State courts may he directly
coerced. punished, aud in some cases,
wholly superseded. We are glad to
note, however, that from these extreme
and contralizing views Judges Field
and Clifford strongly disseated. There
is hope in their dissent dissent sure
TO be backed strenuously by the pro-
tests of States and people as they shall
feel each in turn, the heavy and humilt.
ating hand Of Federal power fall upon
them.
One thing Is certain: if these decis-
ions shall be adhered to-if the princi-
Piles and policy which they proclaim
shall he persisted in--the States are de,
graded, made impotent, and put com
pietely at the mercy of the central pow.
et at Washington. II is a prospect
Which should cause serious reflection in
men Of ali parties, for none know into
what hands that central power may fall
Counterfeit one hundred bills are in
existence on the following banks: Ma
tionsl Revere Bank. o. Boston Pitts
Geld National bank, Of Pit4sfeld Bier,
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