South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1880-05-21

The President sent the following
nomination to the Senate on tho 18th
inst: Nathan Golf. Jr.. or Clarksbure,
TO be United States attorney for wcs-
tern Virginia.
A Western Republican paper sage il
"isn't opposing Grants nomination"
but merely calls attention TO the fact
that he was the head OF the worst gang
OF thieves known in history.
1t is said when Senator Bayard was
approached by a Louisiana Congress
man and warned that, il he spoke In
favor Of Kellogg, ho would get no sup.
port from the State in the Democratic
National Convention, Mr.. Bayard turn
cd upon him and said ''Sir, when it is
aquestlon Of doing my duty US Sena-
tor. count neither gains nor losses"
1t appears that TIE window glass
manufacturers, ut their meeting last
week at Pittsburgh, made reduction
in prices OF ten per cent. The cause
for this was stated to be that glass was
being imported from Belgium in large
quantities, the imports for the week
ending May 9th being ia soc boxes.
The municipal election in Cumber,
land on Monday last passed Off quietly.
Nearly. 800 votes were polled. J. d.
Walton, democrat, was elected mayor,
receiving 9l2 votes; G. +. IIetzel, re.
publican, receiving S27. J. w. Shafrer,
republican, was elected clerk, over L.
r. McCardell, democrat, by 52l maj ori-
~. The council elected were j. w.
Cook, j. A. Millholland, Levi Shaw, G.
5. Coulter, Edward Shilling and Alex.
McFerran, all republicans except Nc.
Ferran, who is q democrat. The ordi-
nance authorizing the water works i'm.
pIovement was carried by q large vote.
The fight between the railroads entered
largely into the election. The mayor
elect is regarded as new or Pennsyl.
vania railroad man, while the council.
men elected are thought to be about O.
qua'ly divided between the Pcnnsylva.
MIA and Baltimore and Ohio roads.
SANFORD L. CHURCH. LII. D., Chief
justice Of tho Court Of Appeals of New
York, and a leading lawyer and politi-
clan Of that State, died on the 14th. az.
cd sixty-fve. Judge Church was an
eminent jurist, a native OF Otsego coun-
ty, and always prominent in the coun-
ellis OF the democratic party. He was
the favorito of the country democracy,
and acccptetras their leader in opposi-
tion 10 the followers of AIr. Tilden.- He
was LcutehanJ-uUyeT1Ur OF tnc-~State
in 1850 and in 1852, and in 1857 was
elected comptroller. In 1870 Governor
Hoffman appointed him chic: justice. =
lie has several times been put forward
by his New York admirers rs, their fay.
orite for the presidency, but he has not
latterly taken an active part in politics
lie was clear.hcaded. able jurist and
speaker Of great force and eloauence.
In smaller community than New York
the character and abilities of Judge
Church would have made him much
more prominent.
The Hon. Charles James Faulkner
Democratic candidate for Governor
and the Hon. Dan. Lucas, candidate fol
Congress in the End district, on Monday
last addressed the people OF Preston
county, at Kingwood
Says the Savannah Democrat: awe
are for the nomination OF the Cincinna
u Convention, no matter who he is or
where he halls from" Them's our sen
timents.
The Boston Post also puts grea,
deal of Democracy and sense in a shor,
space when it says that Freedom to
discuss nj candidates "before the Gin.
cinnati Convention and absolute. hear.
ty, Ghd cheerful acquessence in the
choice Of that body after the Convention
is its motto. 1t is platform wide @.
nough for the whole Democratic party
from Maine TO Mexico to stand upon.
Mai. Absalom Koiner, TIE Stanton
Spectator states, has concluded to try
the experiment o: raising Angora goats
whose wool is quite valuable. He has
purchased few for a commencement
which no will place on lis mountain
farm.
Tue Lexington (Val Gazete says
that Thomas A. Scott, who has Just re-
tired from the presidency Of the Penn,
sylyania Central railroad, has just sent
TO the treasurer of Washington and Lee
University the sum OF $4,000. being the
balance Of q subscription OF $4,000
made short time ago to the endow-
ment fund Of the University.
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