South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1880-03-05
South aIransh 9ntelliseneer.
RoMNEY, FRIDAY, MARCH 5. 1880.

Capt. Morse's company OF the six
teenth infantry and several detachments
OF other commands have been ordered
to Cofecyille, Kansas, to prevent the
threatened invasion of the Indian Ter
rtory.
Rowland 4. Trowbridge. OF Michigan.
has been confirmed A commissioners of
Indian affairs.
Information received at San Francis
co, on the goth ult., from Silver City,
Iiaho, says: .Tho recent severe storm
has resulted in great loss of stock on
the Maiheur, Jordan Reynolds creek
aud other winter ranges in Idaho and
Eastern Oregon. II is estimated that
the loss already in these and adjoining
valleys reaches nearly 10000 head, and
the losses still continue"
In Danville, Va, at Bankrupt's
sale, on the 2Sth alt, $4,000 acres Of
Patrick county land, containing iron and
other ores, were so!d to Harry G. Black
we'll for $4,000.
The authorities at ST. Petersburg
have received notices from the Nihilist
committees informing them that they
ncei not trouble themselves to make
arrangements fer an illumination on the
occasion of the Cars anniversary, as
the Rcyolutionists are preparing such
an illumination as haa not been since
Nero burned Rome
LATER The Car had his aniversa-
ry ON Tuesday last withoutthe intru-
sion OF the uawolcomc guests. He has
celebrated the twenty fifth annual re-
turn of the day OF his accession to the
throne without an explosion in his pal
ace, without o corlagration in his CAPT.
tai, and with the comforting conscious
ness that Vera Sassulitch was not on
hand. The nihilist illumination, there.
fore, did not come of.
An Eastern Shore paper says that q
flock OF wild geese, supposed to contain
half million, roost every night on o
fiat in Chincoteague bay. Their cack-
ling keeps the people awake who live
along the Shore Cumberland Nc,cs.
The Virginia Legislature on Monday
last, passed the readjusters' bill for the
settlement of the State debt on a basis
of S20,000,000 at per cent. The Ham
ilton bill, which was brought in compe-
tition with it. failed to obtain the repub-
lican support expected for it. The bill
rs passed will, it is considered certain,
be voted by the Governor, in which case
II IS not thought likely 10 pass over it.
The Legislature also passed bill re-
pealing tho Moiictt bcll-punch liquor
law and re.establishing license sys-
TEN, which is TO go into operation May
l. The vote was nearly unanimous.
The jury at Washington. in the case
OF Babe Bedford, Sandy Pinn and Eds
ward 5ueenan, negroes, charged with
the murder of George 7. Hirth, on the
evening Of the 9Th of January last, BY
striking him on the head with stone
tied in handkerchief and kicking him
after lie had fallen. came into court on
tho lst. inst, and rendered a verdict Of
guilty as indicated.
As every one must have noticed, the
number of defaced coins in circulation
is large, and seems TO be constantly i'm
creasing. Out OF five dollars worth OF
silver change, a contemporary remaTke,
two or three coins will generally have
been clipped, bored or otherwise mutt.
lated. The nuisance has grown so great
that the government has Instructed its
agents not to accept imperfect coin,
which is in example that every ono viii
DO we'll to follow. In no other way can
muulated coin be driven out OF circala-
tion, aud the operations OF the petty
0winaIcrs who bore and clip The silver
currency be checked
a Washington correspondent OF the
Baltimore Sun says: The Senate com.
mitteo on the Judiciary OH Monday last
decided adversely on the bill providing
Tor an extra session OF the United states
courts for West Virginia, 90 be hello at
Martinsburg. The committee inIicat-
cd q disposition to report in favor or
authorizing O session IT Martinsburg il
those interested should be willing 90 ds-
penso with a session at one Of tho pla-
cos now prescribed by law, Wheeling
Clarkshurg and Charleston, bat !: ic
understood That consent will not be Civ
en- 70 This
The ST. Louis RlpaJlrea mentions an
other shipment OF IN immense quantity
Of grain from st Louis 10 New Orleans