South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1881-10-28
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RosiNEY. FRIDAY, oCr. 2s. 1881.
Advice is given in several OF our ex

Forty thousand dollars Of a new issue
were stolen before being signed by the
officers OF the bank.
lu the Criminal Court for the District
OF Columbia, on Saturday last, Judge
Cox assigned Mr.. LEIGH ROBINSON, of
the Washington bar. as assistant coun-
sci TO defend Guiteau. Attorney Gen.
eral MAcvEAGH has engaged Mr.. WAL
TER ID. DAvIDGE, Of the Washington
bar, to assist the District attorney in the
prosecution.
The Southern cotton crop for the
year ending September !, 1881, reaches
6,5SO.239 bales. This is an increase of
$4,000 bales over the crop Of last year
and .5l5. 900 bales over that of the year
before.
THE WESTERN FLOODS. While in
this section we are suffering for want of
rain. our friends in the western ccun-
try are suffering from too heavy rains,
especially along the Mississippi river.
That river is reported higher now than
1T was during the high water Of 1851.
The water on the levec at Dubuque is
up TO the curbstone, and boats cross
without paying any attention to the
regular channel. At Quincy, Illinois,
burlington and Davenport. Iowa, great
portions OF these cities are under water
aud the damage is already about meal
culsble. At Burlington the stream is
eight miles wide
Louisiana has a school population Of
29O,O36. OF this number 1869 are
colored.
IMPORTATION OF CABBAGE.-Among
The cargo Of the Steamer Leipsig. from
Bremen. which arrived at Il altimore on
The 2ord inst, there were 5000 heads OF
cabbage from Oldenburg. This, it is
said, Is the first importation OF vegcta-
bles at that port, and is due to the high
prices Of home cabbage.
England and Russia are reported 10
have come TO an understanding with re-
gard to the Asiatic boundary.
IMMIGRATION STATISTICS Since Jan.
uary last 368, 054 immigrants have been
landed at Castle Garden, New York. rs
against 27o,S56 during the correspond
ing months Of 1880, being an increase
of 1869 over last year OF these G err
many loads with 1870 .S02, whilst 81, 800
come from Great Britain and Ireland.
According TO the figures of the cen sus
the vast estates which existed at the
South before the war are being broken
up at rate that in the course of ten
years will give the South almost rs
large number Of landed proprielors
as any other portion OF the country. In
Georgia, for instance, there were at the
beginning OF the war only 62 900 landed
proprietors. To-day there are more
than twice that number. The same il
true of Alabama, Arkansas, Florida and
Virginia.
A. G. MCNEIL and TuokAs PATTER-
SON were on Saturday last appointed
guagsrs for the fifth district OF Virginia
and the first district OF this State. re-
spectiyeiy.
Drs. Lunn and Andrews, OF Chicago.
whom Gaiseau wished subpGnaod in his
case, say they have expressed no opin-
ion that would justify Guiteau in sum
moning them to Washington. The pris
oner expected to prove by their testi-
nony that President Garfield was killed
by malpractice.
The rise i'll Confederate bonds In Eng.
land is probably caused by holders try
ing to get the eleven million dollars de-
posted in the Bank OF England by the
Confederate Government The gold
says the Washington Star-bclongs to
our Government and, drawing interest
for IL years, the Secretary of State
should look after it.
The yorktown Centennial had an au-
sPIcious opening on Tuesday, the 18Th
inst. a contemporary says: Tho
monument was laid with imposing cere
monies. Tsc spectacle upon land and
water was superb. Gov. Holiday de-
iiyered y brilliant and eloquent address
vi welcome, and was followed by Sena-
tor Johnston in one peculiarly appro-
PIRATE. President Arthur was there and
received distinguished consideration.
The Governors Of thirteen States with
'heir respective staff richly uniformed :;
Scnators, Congressman, Cabinet, Army
sud Navy officers Of distinction. The
distinguished French and German
guests. thousands Of military, masons.
&C. and other many thousands of citi.
ze1s made up tho grand concourse.