South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1880-06-18
South alranels aatellissaesr.
RoNMEY, FRIDAY, JUNE IS, 1880.

IN n message vetoing the marshals' bill.
The Democratic National Convention
will meet in Cincinnati on Tuesday next.
Hon. SHERRAIsD CLEMENS. once &
member of Congress, from the first dis
trict OF this State, but moro noted for
having fought duel with o. Jennings
Wise and received wound that disabled
him for life, died last week, in st. Louis.
He was an able, but erractic man.
Senator Bruce, the first colored man
10 preside over the Senate of the United
States and national convention, has
been successful, not only in politics,
but in business. He owns two large
plantations on the Mississippi river,
and is currently reported to be worth
100000,
In response to the Senate resolution
OF March 8 Offered by Mr. Kirkwood,)
Secretary Of the Treasury on tho 18th
inst, furnished TO that body an estab-
iishcd rate statement showing the ex-
penses of the government on account OF
the war Of rebellion from July /, 1861,
to juno 80, 1879, inclusive. The state
mcnt exhibits the gross expenditures,
the ordinary expenditures and the ex-
pendturcs growing out Of the war in all
The various branches of the service eth =.
or directly or indirectly affected by The
war. The grand totals are as follows
nXnnn1isnrnc
ordinary expenditures, 5000, $40, l24;
expenditures growing out of war, Sc
1S7,243,SS5.
a cyclone passed over Petersburg,
Virginia, on Saturday last, unroofing
houses and factories. In Chesterfield
county huge trees were uproo:ed, fences,
barns and telegraph wires blown down,
and immense damage done to wheat and
fruit. The new residence of Hudson
Hughes, near Hallway Station, on the
Richmond and Petersburg railroad, was
completely destroyed, the occupants
narrowly escaping with their lives.
Three years ago the deb. Of the Pres.
byterian Publishing house amounted TO
$4,000, but DR.. Hazen's report this
year shows that it has been reduced to
$4,000.
In Washington City, on the 18Th
inst, we observe in letter from that
city, that three dead babies exposed on
lots and IN sewers, has been found by
the police within the past twenty-four
hours
DISSATISFIED WITH ARTHUR The
German American Independent Citizens
Association OF New York City has de-
clared, by resolution, that though salts.
fled with tho defeat OF tue third-termers
by the nomination Of Garfield, they re-
gard the nomination OF Arthur ao dis.
reputable concession TO the evil ele-
ments Of his party.
Charles a. Hill lawyer of st. Louis
was arrested in that city on Friday last
for countcrfciting. lie was taken in
lis Office in the act of transforming 81
grecnbaclls into $40 notes. 4 complete
countericiters outfit was founG in his
eleeping room. a man named Buck
ingham, who was in Hills Office at the
time was also arrested.
Part OF the Pacific delegation TO the
Cincinnati Convention arrived in Chi
cago on the / til inst. All declared to
newspaper reporter that, with q GOOD
nomination by the Cincinnati Conven-
ton the nomination Of Garfield by the
Republican convention would give the
Democrats California by from ten TO
twenty thousand majority.
TIE READING RAILROAD FURNACES
&c.-The Philadelphia Telegyuph OF Sat.
urday says: With view 20 carrying
out the policy, of dropping the iron in.
teres!s. tue following furnaces, which
wero in course OF construction or near
completion, and two Of them running
under the management of the Philadcl-
phia and Reading Company, have been
closed: st. Clair, Palo Alto, Port Car.
bon, Ringgold, Swcde and Emaus. The
large furnaces ut Danville are TO be held
until certain contracts can be carried
out. Work on tho Shenandoah road.
built in Virginia 70 carry orc and iron,
has been suspended. The company
owns q number Of furnaces in the State
which arc under lease. The lease hold.
crs take all their coal and orc from Che
Reading companies, ard IN return gave
them half Of the profits on the metal
Under Che management of The receivers
cash must be paid for everything. In
consequence Of the small profit On iron,
their suspension is q question Of very