South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1882-03-17
Sautl. 2yanslt :Jntelli0enees.
RoMhEY, FRIDAY, NAncu II, 1852.

NeW Il ofa a. % 10 % cents per Ouskel.
Twenty.eigat hundred miners in .he
Cumberland coal region inausura.ed q
s;Iike on TUESDAY last.
According to the papers, JAY GoULD,
on Monday last made an exhibit Of bis
holdings, and among Other things i, APP
pears lie ia the owner o. $50 900 shares
OF Western Union Telegraph, worth at
par S23ocO,C00.
Serst. MisoN, OF The second United
States artillery, who fred shot TITO
Gui,esu's cell while he vas stationed a
guard st the District of Coiumbia
jail, has been sentenced by the court
martial before which he was tried 10 be
dishonorabiy discharged from The army.
with loss Of all pay and allowances now
due, AID TO he imprisoned Of hard labor
for eight years. Gen. Hancock has a,,..
proved the sentence, and designated
the albany pcni.entiary as the place Of
confinement. 1t is The opinion Of some
OF the officers 81 the barracks, most Of
whom have very kindly feeling for
Mason, thu. political influence vii! be
bTouyht 10 bear 10 secure Mason . par
don, aLG that the members Of the court
martial who Felt compelled - sentence
him found sclace in . confidence that
Executive eiemeRcy would 10 extended
&c tic prisoner.
loth lcusCt OF the Ohio Legislature
OF TUESDAY last adopted a resolution
requesting TIE President TO pardon Ser.
gaant Mason 4 restore him to the army.
TIE VIRGINIA STATE DEnr.--Jn re-
gard to West YirgiEias position OF The
pctlic debt OF tho SIste 81 Virginia, the
Hon. HENRY G. DAVIS. United States
Senator from West Virginia, - quoted
by an interviewer in the Wheeling R-q.
lister as saying: al believe il would be
the proper and right thing, aad place us
right before the world, for the present
Legislature to pass resolution express.
ing its willingness to meet Virginia snd
adjust the debt between the two StgLos.
own none, nor have any interest in
any Of the tonda Of Virginia, or what
arc called the deferred or West Virgin
~ certificates, but | have an intereat in
The welfare prosperity and good usme
OF our State; and although when tie
debt Is determined ! shall, iG common
with Others, have 10 pay 10y proportion
OF taxes on what property uay owu,
Jet believe it will greatly advance the
value OF that and all other pTopertf In
the State to do SO. have seer and
heard enough OF what tho people out,
aide OF the State think O. US with refer
ence 20 the charge OF reputation, and
think it would he good deal hotter
that We all fairly end squarcly meet the
question and pay our equitable aud just
proportion 81 what little we may DO
found 70 owe than to have the slightest
etain OF dishonov or reputation on our
fair escutcheon. The State would then
be free from suspicion, and We could
point With pride 10 our States financial
record.
Gen. B +. BUTLER says that the a.
tack upon his surveyors III West Yir-
ginia, as noted in our last Number. eyi.
aently arose out OK Misunderstanding,
and that so far from driving OF the pco.
pie who IRE in possession, The company
will give them deeds for their lsuds.
And what is more he added, we will
give to any person Who will 90 there
and live deed OF ono hundred aud
sixty acres, only rescrying ;hs privilege
OF having access to any mines that May
be discovered. We want tire farmers
there to raise foot for the miners 10
live uron, as the proPsr;y IS said to a
bound in uioeral wealth. Only shout
one.thiriie,h part Of tbo purchase, it
appears is I'll FOR agricultural purposes
Potato -four, of tbo dried pulp Of the
potato, is attaining considerable mpor.
taucs IN The srts--ao much 90, in fact.
that in Lancashire, England, eouo 90
600 tons Of 10 ars sold annually, and
is market value is stated 70 5s much
greater than that Of what nour. Tie
article is extensively uscd for t;z.n-
AID other manufacturing purposes, aud,
on being ptccip!tated With acid. is con
vertel into starch. After lay,ng been
calcine' ], 10 nsci with advantage Is