South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1882-02-10
cseath assufl Sntslligeneer.
ROMNEY, FRIDAY, FEB. 10. 1852.


per pound.
The total expenditures of the govern.
ment during the past ten years amounts
to $4,000, 800, Os49T.
j. appears that in the production of
wheat in Virginia, Augusta ranks as the
FIRST county in the State, Rocklngha IN
second, Loudoun third, Shenandoah
fourth, Clarke fifth, Fauquier sixth,
Frederick seventh and A!bemarle
eighth.
The proposition is suggested and is
being actually considered in Washing
ton to appeal to Congress for al appro-
ptialion Of twelve thousand dollars 10
give each juror in the Gpiteeu case one
thousand dollars.
Gov. Blackburn, OF Kentucky, indul-
gcs in this boast: 81 never spent a
cent in tho campaign, l never treated
mae, l never told = slangy story on
the stump, and i never bribed Il man to
vote for me.
The PENSION BUSINESS. The Amer.
lean Register, published in Washington
City hits the nail square On the head
when it says: The pension laws, end
especially the provisions allowing ar
rearaees of pensions, have startled
some persons having o prudent regard
Tor the public interests, because Of the
enormous depletion OF the Treasury Gu.
thorized by Congress, and. that, too.
with unlimited liability TO frauds. The
drafts on the revenue ere estimated at
from four to Eve hundred millions. with
continued drain sfteTward. These
unwise aud uuguaried provisions in the
pension laws are the result OF demarog-
ing III Congress for the soldier vote at
the election. Politicians vic with each
other rs TO which sinai! out demaeogua
tue demsgogue. Most unwise and
short'siShted policy Aud when called
upon to revise this profigate sad i'll
advised legislation, will it he done in
the same spirit ? We hope for better
things. Before an intelligent people
capable OF maintaining free govern
ment, nothing is gained by n sycophan-
tic. dcmngoging courae of policy 10 on !.
public men.
Not solitary bushel of grain was
transported to Europe from New York
in an American vessel during 1881. yet
seven hundred and twenty million BUSH
els left that port for European coun-
tries.
The Riddleberger Debt Bill passed
The Virginia House of Delegates on the
9Th inst, by vote Of SO to 80, and
now goes to the Governor for the an,
probation which it is certain to receive
Ellis BILL which was introduced in the
Senate on the llth of January, enlbrs-
COS substantially the provisions of the
original Ridd!eberger bill, the varia.
tons in figures arising chiefly from &C
cumu!ations Of interest since the latter
was passed. The bill passed by the
Housc of Delegates Tuesday 6xes the
present total Indebtedness Of virginia.
including interest, Ut $2I.035,357I5.
and, except in some unimportaat par
ticulars, has been unchanged in its pas.
sage through the two houses of the
General Assembly. The interest offer.
cd 10 be paid on The amount named a.
bove is three per cent. The refusal Of
the Readjuster membors OF the House
TO permit the bill 70 be submitted to the
popular vote for ratification vas defeat.
ed--yeas i, nays 7l--shows that the
advocates Of the measure arc no, alto
qe,hor sure of public support in tbs
matter, and do not care TO appeal often.
er than necessary to the people of
Virginia.
Tie particulars that have transpired
Of The murder on the night Of the 2nd
Inst. Of Mr. =. i. ATKINSON, u mer-
chant at Sycamore Station, on tho Viz
giria Midland Railroad, pittsylyania
county, Va by W. II Yates, develops
degree OF 'eprayity almost phenomi-
nal TIE parties had been intimate
personal friends, and when Yates was
married, The night before the murder.
Atkinson stood with him 81 his best
man. It seems Chat Yates vas drunk
on iAi7 occasion. Thursjr, night
Yates after falling in several attempts
TO on;rap Atkinson, asked him TO walk
ont with him in tho peigbborbood If tie
station. When they were n saro die.
tanc" from Atkinson's store and other
a1Janonl houses Yates shot his friend
through ,he head. stripped his BODY OF
al the money and other yaluablcs u5oo
-, even TO the watch and rags on the
IanH man lea .,T ...f