South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1882-11-17
SoutI. 9ranell 4ntelliaenstrr
ROMNEY. FRIDAY. NOV. N. 1854


It Is sal tina. Mr.. RoSeft +. Pattisou
the Democratic Governor elcc, OF Tenn.
sylvania. will not be SO years old I'M
til next December. lie vas born in
Maryland, and il the son CT sietho.
dist minister.
In the thirty three States in which
elections were held on Tuesday the 7th
inst. the New York San says. It is es,i-
mated that million men who have hitl,-
erto acted with tho Republican I.arty
voted the Democratic ticket. It is for
the Democrats TO say whether they will
keep these voters with them or drive
them back into tho Republican ranks.
When the Rev. Mr.. Gross prayed
before the last Illinois Democratic State
Convention that they be saved from the
devil from Star route and Other thieves
upon our public Treasury and from
Republicanism,' did he really believe
in his heart that his prayer would re-
ceive such immediate attention rs the
result: OF Tuesdays election indicates?
There are some who believe that this
prayer has been largely answered.
The Nevada Transcript states that
one Of the mining companies at North
bloomfield his just completed clean
up after twenty days washing, and The
result is a gold bar IL inches long, 2
inches wide. ard 8 inches thick. valued
nj about $4,000. 1t weighs about
400 pounds, and Is the largest bar ever
cast in the United States.
Davis OF WEST vIIoiNIA.-A prom.
inent West Virginia politician who ar
rived in Washington City on Monday
last, says Senator Davis. of that State
whose term in the Senate expires on the
3rd of next March, will decline to be
candidate for reelection, owing ID the
pressure Of private business. Senator
Davis is interested in several railroad
and mining corporations, which demand
more OF his personal attention than he
is able TO give them as a senator. 1t is
understood that Representative j. l..
Kenna will he brought forward as Sen
ator Davis's successor. lie will be sup
ported by the present Senators from
West Virgins and the best element of
the democratic party in that State, who
arc anxious to further reward him for
the able assistance he rendered the par.
ty in Congress last session during the
consideration of the contested election
cases. On that occasion he proved
himself 10 be thorough parliamcnta-
rian and n really deba,er.
Our exchanges, recently, wo observe,
omit the name of the well.known states.
man, Hon. CHARLES j. FAULKNFR. of
Martinsburg, as n candid ate to fill The
place in the u. S. Senate of Hon. fIen-
ry G. Davis. Eek. Gov Mathews, Here
ford. our present Gov. jackson AMI va
rious other gentlemen are named for
the position. Yet the claim of n we'll
known statesman. Hon. Charles j.
Faulkner, Of Berkeley, is overlooked
by our contemporaries. A better man.
man, and the equal, If not the superior
of any one named to fiji the place, is
seldom mentioned. The selection.
however. remains with the Legislature.
III the voters Of the State bad the de-
cision Of the matter, without the sbad-
ow OF a doubt, Mr. Faulkner would be
the successor Of Hon. HENRY c. DAVIS.
Two hundred million dollars ana o.
yer will be paid into the United States
treasury by the people this year. all
through the operation of the present
tariff system.
The fact that the Old Republican
hulk is fast going 10 pieces gives Joy
and gladness all over the land.
The issue OF standard silver dollars
last week was 81 1929 as against
$500, 4o4 same time last year.
The next Congress will undou teddy
be Democratic by from so to 75 majority.
Gen. GEORGE II. MCCLELLAN has writ.
ten letter OF congratuIation TO Con-
troller Psttison. the Governor elect OF
Pennsylvonia. Gen. Mcclellan express
es qualification that the government Of
his native State has at length been res
cued from the control Of unworthy men
and is especially grateful that the Of
fee Of Governor has fallen TO one
whose personal and official nntecedcnts
give the surest proof that its duties will
bo so wisely and honestly administered
that all good citizens will acquire per
feet confidence 10 the capacity and in
tegrity Of the democratic party OF Penn.
sylvania, and in 1884 unite in the ef-
fort to retain the Keystone State in