South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1881-07-15
South alvaatl, ijntelligcneer.
R9INEY, FRIDAY, July Is. 1881.


Tae public debt statement shows a
re laction for las, month Of over twelve
million dollars.
During the three months ended Jalv
i.24,3S3 Immigrants arrived at tue por,
Of Baltimore from Europe.
The Irish Presby terrain General As
sombly has, by a vote OF l5i 20 100. for.
hidden the use of musical instruments in
tho worship OF its churches.
Seven hundred and finy.fve Mormon
converts. from England, Scotland and
Wales, arrived in the steamship Wyo-
ming. a. New York, on Friday last.
At meeting of the Republican eau.
Gus, mostly "half.breeds." at Albany,
on Friday Evening last, Mr.. Depow
Withdrew from the contest, and after
several ballots Hon. Warner Miller was
nominated To succeed Mr.. Platt and
Hon. Z. @, Lapham for the Couk ling
vacancy.
In the ballot for The senatorial yacan-
ciei at. Albany on. Tuesday last Mr..
Conkiing still held his 32 "stalwarts"
to their allegiance. The vote for the
Conkling vacancy was as follows: Pot
ter so, Lapham GO, Coniling 50, Fish / =,
Woodford /, Evarts 1. The vote for
the Plat vacancy was as follows: Ker.
nan 50, Miller 20, Wheeler 81. Adams
2, Chapman =. Fish 3, scattering G.
Miller lacked 8 votes Of an election.
by vote Of SO yeas 10 20 nays the
convention adjourned.
Gov, FosTEH, of Ohio, has sent telc.
gram TO Gov. Plaisted, OF Maine, propos-
ing, IN the event of the recovery Of Pres
ident Garfield that the Governors of all
The States issue proclamations setting y
dry for Thanksgiving and praise to AL
mighty God. The Governors of Penn.
sylvania, New York, Kentucky and Ma
ryland are named as committee to fix
the day. A dispatch to the same pur-
port HIS been addressed 10 the Govern
ors Of all the States end Territories.
The Baltimore, Cincinnati and Yves.
tern Railway Company have been ma.
king inquiries in Baltimore, the Sun
ststcs, with view TO purchasing from
the Canton Company Il acres OF land
and 900 feet of mos desirable water
front at Canton for the eastern depot
and terminus. The same company, it
IS reported, vii! use the Cincinnati Rail.
road Companys tunuol, tracks and de.
pot in Cincinnati. Hon. II. W. Tuoyr-
sDN, ey.Secretary'of the Navy, has been
elected president Of the company. The
route Of The proposed road is to be Ly
way OF the South Branch Of the Poto-
mac and Elk Rivers and tho Great Ka.
nawha and Ohio rivers. The company
has been incorporated in the States OF
Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia and
Ohio, with special acts in Mary land, Vir-
ginia and Ohio granting valuable rights.
The estimated cost Of bull ling and G.
quipping the road will be about 500
100000, Of which SIS 100000 is for
building the road. The total length of
the road will be, If built as originally
designed, G0l miles, along which arc 200
towns either on or near the line. The
incorporators are Allen Bowie Davis,
TclEair Marriott and +. y. McConkey,
OF Maryland; John A. Shank, VIM. II.
Shoenberger, Thomas l.. Young and
Charles T.. Erty, OF Ohio. Tie capital
stock OF The corporation is $4,000 shares
of$io0 each. Along the proposed route
are timber, coal, iron, petroleum, besides
agricultural resources.
The annual mortality in the city Of
New York is y little more than 10000
in excess Of the births, showing that
that city annually destroys moro Of hu-
man life. than it produces. The birthrate
il London, since 1861, shows n whole
some majority over the deaths.
"Tho people Of the South" The VIII
mington Star says, will join with the
people Of the North in forvcnt wishes
and earnest prayers that President
Garfield may live in spite of the assas-
Gins bullet, and that be may serve his
four yoars'with credi. and honor to him
self and with blessing TO his country
and the wOriu."
Secretary BLAINE received in his mail
on Monday last a poslal-card postmarl
ca 81. Louis, Mo, but without a sigma
tu-c, upon which The writer stated that
he had carefully watched the reports
relative to the President, anil should
not be satisfied with The simple incar-
ccraticn Of Guiteau 10 an insane asylum
or fnra ION, Or rrarl IN IN rn--i. nrtin-,.