South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1880-04-30
South 3raneh 9ntelligcnter.
RoMNEY, FRIDAY, APRIL so, 1880.

The British troops have entered
Shuzni after battle in which 1000
Afghans were killed. The British los,
II killed, and lis wounded. This VIC
tory is regarded in India as the virtual
ending Of the Afghan campaign.
So much grain is going down the
Mississippi river on bargcs and boats
that there is great difficulty in finding
storage room at New Orleans until
vessels can be procured TO carry it a
cross the ocean.
The Virginia Republican Convention,
held at Stanton last week, adopted by
reclamation, resolutions favorng the
nomination OF Grant for President,
pledging him the united support of the
Virginia Republicans, and instructing
the delegation TO support him as a unit
while his name was before the Chicago
Convention.
The steamship Strosburg arrived at
Baltimore on Sunday morning last from
Bremen, with 1904 immigrants. from
Germany, Austria AMI Scandinavia. 1t
is said this is the largest number OF i'm
migrants brought across the Atlantic
by one ship in single voyage. Seyen
infants died and two were born during
the passage. The immigrants general
y seemed in gooi health. They left
in the afternoon OF the same day in four
trains, for the States OF Minnesota.
Iowa, Wisconsin and Nebraska.
Colored men in the South are bringing
suits to recover damages from the men
who have induced them to emigrate to
the Northern States. The aggregate a.
mount of these damages would be enor-
nous.
One of the occupations Of young men
who are filling up Western Texas is to
breed geese. One of these has 5000
geese. whose feathers are plucked every
two months. Each bird will average q
pound anil half u year. averagin; fifty
cents pound.
In those Republican Edens, Iowa and
Kansas, the black man and brother is
prohibited from seat in the Legisla-
turc, by the constitutions Of those com,
monwcalths. Such prohibition in n
Southern State, remarks contemporary,
would fire the patriotism of every hypo-
critical Radical north of Mason and
Diyon's line
II is stated that general election
dives down deer into the pockets OF the
members OF Parliament in England.
Last election the sum OF So, ll9,500 was
spent by members. The largest sum
spent in any one county was North
Durham, and the amount was SAL ,010.
TIE RIOT BILL BRIBEEs SENTENCED.
AT Harrisburg, Pa, on the 26th inst
Judge Pearson sentenced VIM. Il
Kemble, f. j. PetrofT, Charles b. Saltcr,
Jesse b. Crawford and VIM. +. Rum
berger, each TO 81 600 fine and one
years Imprisonment at hard labor in
the Eastern Pcnitentiary. The sentence
also includes solitary and separate con
finement at hard labor. The Court
House and streets adjoining were filled
with people. The prisoners, after being
sentenced. were taken to Jail to await
removal to the penitentiary. The Judge
before imposing the sentence dwelt upon
the onormity of the crime of corrupt so
lictation, and it's pernicious influence
upon the community. lie said this
species of Grim, had been a common
thing in the Legislature for years, and
that the new Constitution had stepped
in and intorposed legal remedy which
the Court was compelled to take cogni-
zance Of Petrof and Rumberger were
more culpable than any other Of the nc
cused, inasmuch as they were members
Of the Legislature at the time. Til,
court must issue its mandate in accor-
dance with the law, whether it was il
the case Of man worth a million dol
lars, or q beggar in rags, who stole F.;
loaf Of bread. Kcmble and Rumbergel
made few remarks denying their guilt
The Chicago Tribune says that nails
havo been selling in that city for 81 IS
when the price is fixed in Pittsburgh q
- %; that during this week they wer,
selling at 81 40; that it is understoo,
that the Nail Makers Association IL
Pittsburgh will reduce the price to 5.
80, in which case nails will be sold il
Chicago at SO or 50 70.
In Harrisonburg, Va, the trial o
George W. Woods for the murder o
Jacob Lincoln was concluded on the
afternoon Of Saturday last, the 24tl