South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1882-10-06

party are cordially invited to attend.
Romney, Oct. 6, 1882.
The cane crop Of Louisi ma and south.
eru Texas is unusually good, and the
prospect is that the crop Of sugar is 90.
ing TO be very large.
The London Times gives out that
England will hereafter regard the Suez
canal as an arm of the sea not to be-
controlled by a corporation.
The iron manufacturers OF the Wheel.
ing district few days ago adopted a
resolution expressing their willingness
to start their mills aud pay the wages
that were in force on June /, provided
the workmen would agree to accept the
same wages that arc paid in. the Pitts
burgh district after the LIST of June next.
The men have refused to accede to this
proposition. and l26 nallers and feeders
have gone to Chicago to work in the Cal.
umet mills.
Heavy frosts are reported in Minne-
sofa and throughout the northwest, but
it is stated that as the corn il pretty
much all matured, the damage will not
be very great.
JOHN WHISTLER & Sons have sold
their iron furnace, near Edinburg, Sue.
nandoah county, Va. to Northern capt.
talists for $235,OOO.
SENATOR BAYARD ON THE PoLrrIcAL
SITUATION. Senator Thomas +. Bay
ard, who has Just returned from visit
to the Yellowstone region, has been in
terviewed in regard TO the political out
look. lie expresses himself very hope
fully in regard to the prospects of the
democratic party. lie thinks there has
been sentiment within the republican
party working for long time OF pro-
nounced dissatisfaction with the meth
DDS and the measures used and the
class Of candidates which have been
forced upon them by the machinery of
the party, and that the sense of self re.
spect Of very large body, comprising
the best element of The republican par
ty, has long been disposed to revolt at
Tue supercllious and corrupt dictation
Of handful Of official leaders, Mr..
Bayard believes that the time has at
length arrived when they intend to e.
fnancipate themselves and follow their
conscientious opinions in political mat
ters' Mr.. Bayard says his anxiety
now is that the democratic or OPPOSE
ton party shall comprehend the true
condition Of affairs and realize what he
hopes will be On enduring fact, that
there is political conscience among
the people, of the United States which
can and will break the power OF any
party organization which threatens to
become dangerous TO the character and
welfare OF society.
Let every Democrat Of Hampshire
county be at the polls next Tuesday.
and cast his vote for the Democratic
ticket. Every Democrat in the county
should consider it his duty 10 turn out
on The day OF election, TU ESDAY next
and vote the democratic ticket at the
head of this column, viz: A, G. shy
DER for Judge OF the Supr, me Court Of
appeals; WILLIAM l.. WILSON for Con.
gress; GEORGE f. PmoE, for the State
Senate; HENRY y. GILKEsoN, for the
House of Delegates, and DAVID Pceu
and JONI +. VANCE for County Com
missioners. The Democratic ma;ori,v
In this county is not less than from
700 to 900, and whenever itfaus below
that IL is owing TO the indifference on
the part OF some Democrats.
A volcano named Sheramino. in tho
center Of Japan, which bad been silent
for seventy years, broke out ia eruption
on August G. A severe earthquake
shock was felt in Toxic and Yokohama
on August 10.
BERNARD and john N. keller. of
Bucks county, Pa. are twins, and 90
years Of age. They are both bachelors
aud lived on the farm where they now
reside and were born, all their lives.