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Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1883-06-12

The Paris Ne,os, is responsible for
the following item: "There are twin
boys in this city named Richardson
who are so much alike that it is hard
to tell 'tOther from which. One OF
them joined the Baptist church here a
days ago, and rumor on the town
says that he gave the other a dime to
be baptized in his place"
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1883-06-12

The Young Women's Christian
Temperance Uuion of Providence has
obtained statistics showing that the
clergy costs the country annually &c.,
900, 600; criminals. $1,000, 900; to.
bacco, s4O,OOO,OOO. and rum, $780,
100000. New York city spends dali
ly $4,000 for cigars and $500 fol
bread. A man chewing two inches Of
plug of tobacco daily will in fifty
years consume more than half a mile
Of tobacco one inch thick aud two
wide and costing 1900.
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1883-06-12
Accented TIE Loan.

A benevolent looking gentleman
stood On the steps Of the Continental
Hotel the other day, chewing tooth
pick in a contemplative manner. A
small boy, attired in pair Of trousers
turned ur at the bottoms, a very dingy
shirt and a pair of shoes that we're ev-
identity made for the Chinese giant,
approached him, and with u piteous
whine besought the benevolent. looking
man to bny a newspaper from small
bundle he carried. alleging that he was
"stuck wild EN-" The gentleman re-
moved his toothpick, and remarked
in a voice full Of human kindness, 81
should be glad to relieve your embar.
rassment, hut | haven't cent about
me-"
"If you haven't a cent, responded
the ragged boy, with inehable scorn in
his tone, an lend you one" at the
same time extending the coin in his
dirty paw. The benevolent gentleman
reached for it, looking at it a moment,
and then remarking; "rhank you,
my lad" dropped it into his pocket
and disappeared within the hotel,
leaving the newsboy prey to rage
and stupefaction. II Phila. Press.
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1883-06-12

The late Bishop of Oxford prided
himself on being able to identify in
dividually all the clergy ofhis diocese.
But on one occasion, when DIR. Will
berforce was dining with number Of
them, he observed one clerical brother
whose name he did not know. I'm.
willing to confess his ignorance, and
too cautious to make inquiry, the good
Bishop approached the unknown, and
by way of a fee.er, remarked to him;
81 forget how you exactly spell your
name;" to which the somewhat dis
committing reply was Jones"
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1883-06-12


HALF A DOLLAR WORTH ONE
THoUsAND.-When Mr.. Oscar Taylor
was in town few weeks ago he show
ed me a silver half dollar for which he
has already been offered 81, 900. 1t
is one of four halves cast by the
Southern Confederacy when the mint
was seized in New Orleans. On the
Liberty side the die is the same as on
the present half dollar, but on the re-
versed side was substituted seven bars
and seven stars, surrnounted by a pole
with the cap of Liberty. A1talk Of
sugar cane and a stalk of cotton are
shown, around which are the words
Confederate States Of America" On
ly four of these coins we're issued.
Mr.. Taylor purchased it from man
in Ozark, who parted with it for the
extremely low price of s1OO.-[Merri-
weather Weekly.
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1883-06-12

One Of the forthcoming June wed
dings will be up on the lordly Hudson
at rural church not far from a his
toric locality. The rectors residence
is near the church, with a sort Of lit
tie garden lawn between. The bridal
procession will form in the rectory
and will walk to the church. The
groom and best men will meet the
bride at the ALTAR Harper's Bazaar.
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1883-06-12

A man breathes about eighteen
times a minute, and uses 5000 cubic
feet a air per hour.
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1883-06-12

The bravest boys are not always
those that are ready To fight. Here
is the story of one who showed the
right spirit when provoked by his
comrades:
A poor boy was attending school
one day with large patch on the
knee OF one Of his trousers. One OF
the schoolmates made fun Of him for
this, and called him "Old Patch.
"Why don't you fight himS" cried
one of the boys. I'D give it to him
il he called me so.
"Oh." said the boy, "you don't
suppose I'm ashamed of my patch, do
your For my part, I'm thankful for
q good mother to keep me out of rags.
I'm proud of my patch for her sake
This was noble. That boy had the
courage that would make him success.
full in the struggle OF life. We must
have courage in our struggle if We
hope to come out right.
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1883-06-12

Catarrh is the seed Of consumption, and
unless taken in time is very dangerous
disease. Halls Catarrh Cure never fails
to cure Price 75c Sold by Penny 4 Nc.
A liatar
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1883-06-12

Hampton Institute for the instruc'
ton Of negroes and Indians opened
fifteen years ago with 10 scholars and
2 teachers. There are now 600 color
cd students, 100 Indians and 90 teach
ers. Their school property, at Hsmp
ton Roads, Va, includes wors "a
and farm, and is valued at $3.50 900.
The boys and girls receive good edu'
cation, are taught trades and are fitted
for teachers.
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1883-06-12

The crew of the life-saving station
at Spring Lake recently discovered in
the undertow near the station house a
huge fish, which they succeeded in
killing. The fish which measured
over 8 feet and weighed 800 pounds,
was sent to the Smithsonian Institu
ton. Prot. Baird states that the fish
represents a specimen never before
seen in the United States or even in
the Atlantic Ocean. Ii belongs, the
Professor says, to a group Of small
sperm whales characterized by the alb
sence OF permanent teeth in the upper
jaw, and is one of the greatest aequisi.
tons to the National Museum.
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1883-06-12

In Georgia there are sixty-fve
thousand negro voters; in Virginia
the number reaches one hundred and
thirty thousand. In view of the fact
that Georgia's population is quite as
large as that of Virginia, and in adj
dition that ii is a cotton State, THU
discrepancy in the negro population,
as proportionate by the ballot cast, is
difficult 10 be accounted for.
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1883-06-12

At fashionable wedding in New
York the other day the ceremony
was performed under floral umbrel-
la. This was probably little sugges.
ton of the brides mother, who want
ed the groom to understand by the
emblem that he ought to put up some
thing for rainy day.
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1883-06-12

One Of our best citizens would say 10 the
public that he has tried Halls CatarrhC Cure
aud il Is all that Is claimed for il. Price
Zoe per hottie, at Penny 4 McAliaiers.
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1883-06-12

All diseases resulting from seli.abuse, as
nervous debility, mental anxiety, degrees
Ion Of spirit and functional arrangement Of
nsr epystem, cured BY German Inyigo-
n sse advertisement. For sale by
n McAllster.
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1883-06-12

Sir Boyle Roches fight of oratory
in the Irish House of Commons-"I
smell a rat, l see him floating in the
air; but will nip him in the bud"-
has been nearly approached by an
English legislator declaiming against
the game laws. what" said he,
"could be more iniquitous than that
tenants should not only be obliged to
keep the rabbits for their landlords,
but even to preserve their eggsH' An
oviparous rabbit must be a strange
beast.
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1883-06-12
Another Electrical Bosoer

The most astonishing claim yet
made in behalf Of electricity is that it
has been proven possible to convey by
il vibrations Of light, so that it is
practicable not only to speak with a
distant friend, but to see him. Ac'
cording to the Otago Times, DIR. Guild
rah, Of Victoria, has invented an ap
paratus, called by him the electro.
scope, which accomplishes this. Thepa'
per in question says that's public test Of
this instrument was made in Mel
bourne in the presence Of some forty
scientific and public men. "Sitting
in a dark room, they saw projected on
large disk Of white FURNISHED metal,
the race course at Pennington with its
myraid hosts of active beings Each
minute detail stood out with perfect
fidelity to the original, and as they
looked at the wonderful picture thro'
binocular glasses it was difficult to i'm
agine that they we're not on the course
itself and moving among those whose
actions they could so completely scan. "
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1883-06-12

The portraits on the new postage
stamps are as follows; 1-cent, Frank
lin; 2-cent, jackson; Scent, Wash
ington; scent, Taylor (Old) and Gar
field (new); 6-cent, Lincoln; 7-cent,
Stanton; 10-cent, Jefferson; 12-cent,
Clay; 15-cent, Webster; 24-cent,
Scott; 30-cent. Hamilton; 90--cent,
Perry.
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1883-06-12

There are great many times, truth
fully says one of our contemporaries,
when glue pot in the house is a
"well spring of pleasure" and is an
economical investment, especially
when one Of the kind here described:
Buy at tin shop one small tin cup,
costing five cents. and a larger one,
costing about ten, in which the small
er one can be set; five or six cents
worth of glue will mend a great ma
ny broken articles, or will fasten the
things that have become unglued.
Put the glue in the small cup with a
little water; put boiling water in the
larger one, and set the glue pot in il;
in few minutes the glue will melt
and be ready for use.
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1883-06-12

Luther said that he had learned
more about himself from his worst en-
imies than from his best friends. That
is all very well for Luther, but it il
no pleasant task TO sit down by the
side Of II man who hates you because
you got the better of him in bargain
and invite him to free his mind and
tell you just what he thinks Of
you, because you want to improve
yourself. In the warm summer days
the temper is moi at the freezing point
when it might be safe for any one to
tell you just exactly what kind of
fool he has always thought you to be.
When you become a corpse your
worst enemy may, with IMMUNITY, sit
up all night with you and say what
he pleases, but for the present he had
better keep still, or he will suddenly
feel as though he had fallen of the
BROOKLYN bridge.
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1883-06-12

The Yale Record has the following
umbrella vocabulary: ITO leave your
umbrella in the hall means Il don't
want it any more To purchase an
umbrella indicates Il am not smart but
honest To trail your umbrella on
the sidewalk means that the man be-
hind you thirsts for your blood. To
lend an umbrella indicates Il am a
fool To put a cotton umbrella by
the side of a nice silk one means lex.
change is no robbery To urge a
friend to take an umbrella, saying,
Obi do take it; I'd much rather you
would than not, signifies that you are
lying. To return an umbrella means
never mind what it means. Noone
ever does that.
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1883-06-12

Coon VINEGAR.-As many house
keepers find it difficult to make or
get good vinegar, l will send my re-
cipe: Take gallon of good sorghum
molasses, pour over it enough hot wa.
ter to dissolve it. stir well, then add
enough cold, soft water to make FIVE
gallons of liquid. Take two table
spoonfuls Of -four, make it into thin
paste and add it to the liquid; also two
tablespoOnfuls of good yeast; set in a
warm place in winter; any place in
the house is warm enough in the sum
mer, as it must not be kept too hot.
An open cask or jar is the best to make
it in. 1t will be fit for use in about
three weeks and improves with age.
Tie piece of mosquito netting over
the jar or cask, to keep out intruders.
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1883-06-12
AT the bank: Cashier "Excuse m

At the bank; Cashier; Excuse me,
madam, but your account is rather
overdrawn." Mrs. Maltravers Whose
husband is of on business and has left
her check-bOOk); "Oh, Mr.. Cash.
ierl that cant he possible; I've got
lots of checks left yet. f"
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1883-06-12

Lswyer-"You say yOi made an
examination of the premises. What
did you find?" Witness -"Oh, moth
ing of consequence; a beggarly &C.
count of empty boxes, as Shakespeare
says" Lawyer-"Never mind what
Shakespeare says. He will be sum.
moned and can testify for himself il
he knows anything about the case"
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1883-03-23
pU.a 4'ran.A 5jnteligenter.
noMNnY, FMDAY. NAroa .. s..


cents u Ds sea. - ANY par, % tue
county Cor the charge of one cent, the
repeal octhe two cent stamp tax on hatl
cheeks; lac reduction OF letter postage
20 two Goats, all especially The repeal
of the IN ,,ch tax.
GA ruesday Of la5. week, al the res.
iicuca &c lion. W. J. Green, ncar Fay
ctte,i'i". y. O., Judge DN.tD DAVIS
was rnarrci to Miss ApDIE BvEa.
The wedding wa3 quiet one, with hut
few gurst-. ihe hri &C. i. described as
Is piaa'an' in; ,.oc,p.! loo',jpg woman.
about lhrf,y five ,cars old.
Tie New York He,oW Gays there is
hardly defalcajion Ga record in con
reeiioa with banks, TIC detail Of which
10 not show hat tie long continued
dishonesty hoi been PLAINLY ~ri.,en
upon nc hDoks OF tue coucern rlr
/. on h before 4. w.s ACCIDENTALLY DTS.
covered. Ihi'. 1t holds. c IN oul, hap
pen hy The failure OF hose charged wiki
the examination or The accounts 30
make prop, scrutiny. H. advocates the
pas:acs u lay +, mako "a. .y,mio.
INC directors inli.iinsIlv res,o,.,i,,.
f.. every d,!s9 lost throuyh i,l,e en-
tries upon the books which they arc
supposed 10 examine.
A Yankee .,oroIeea.r who ha3 boon
MISSING sum. OF ronr, from tho c..h
,-,,.,o,;.. ..,..,o,.,,.. -,
door in lAe 40. So .ae thief would dro,
through. rae gcx. mofni,, m. wife
,n.soui him. aai OF searching ,hr,u -
tho cellar luu.l 4!la lytnx across n n
barrel with L,. ba.il limos, broken. H.
was : ,o.n.amnul It, ana hud been in
Ia. hali, OF roDnn, hjm7cl H. has
~ recollection vi yhr. he / WITH ,he
money. bu. after thorough search $2I7
were found oecceteG - al Ga Do1. IA
the garnet.
'Iue stockholders Of the Virgin:a
Midland t;liroad CDnpany met st
A.ctaHdlI" on TIE 10 d INST, accepted
the 'cs'. .ous pt all cept Que OF tue
ba.-in''e directors caos:n last Do1em-
Der Gnd 0!a,;~~ IA 'Leir places the fol-
Io"'"5 ne" Jnvcto.s: William Ike,
scr AAd o@l? 'tA " ',lncf. Of Baltimore
". /. 'Y"e' ). y. Rutherford GuL
81 J. C1!tiHs' o. New York, J,4.,o
Sf} a. OF Redmond; C. q Holland, ..
D''' me- ana .. " -"'<e, OF Alex
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1883-03-23

NHE following ia list u taa fiucis ric,
/ Whose accounts aic before ,ne f.r g,,l,.
Dtcol.
H''"s Il Patterson Gu-rdian of esr,b Z
!'e y, i.is Sarsh h ii-,nras L Auaer.
aon hdm!nirirafor Of Amos Anderson 4 =
DAVIS admsnis'rHt.r OF rAiiIp Swishsr I'm
u Powell, i'is Sh-,iT OF nS.up,hiye County
-ri ss Sueh Committee AduiGi.ir, tor uF Sar,E
Ihf0'e. i - Powell late Sh.iiii Of llan,p4hif.
r'tii( SUD a. SUCH Committee Acninisir,tor
OF sarah Ann G.Ue 30 bG97 Dna with the viii
annexed. JUEa houlor Sh.iiV Of uamosiire
County, aud Gs such Cp'uaIligs AGu,i,,i.i-n-
tor CT co" Myers G.. !! leItsui.nus hy,c.
Hi"r -: y. J.. i'citCuirHT' Si,Irr Al
s!fti"r ot Sn, 3e- with he viii AN
u'Rtd Imsa and lraac rarsL ndou ia;e gxec.
uj3fs ot Thomas N,rskt!on Frederick 81 rrre
Administration uf FreIssi,i Clrd-r john !,
irv'ce : Gnimistt.'rr De boni3 uu OF Henry
Kelley Job. / Tcrics ADMINISTRATIVE OF !
IhCmpsnU Nellie. iiiaE Michel Cua.5t,,
60 g. /. NIrb te'. tn L,r,.at t:utr,l;.r 81
Anrs Laura Groves. Benjs,ct Shnu..., md
Jones :. bir--s han'insitatt ,rs OF Nathan
wilson S,m'fi T.. F'oarooy Ai,niai.:, ,.r
"ih liz viii annexed 81 ,a.u.sI l. Len,o,
and j n W05i.ou GGsrai4u fDr M,r, q
cois0u
Given auGs, ny hand Ills goth IN, Of
&arca !sS;
JAMES A. G42&o.;
Commissioner OF Acenunts.
Mach % tSE; -
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1883-03-23
Letter from Wash,n yton.
Fran Or ',e5't''s~ C,-- sp,e'rs,
WAsnxGIox. ID. g. March, -.

scene eight years ago 10 .eappea,r now
IL mefnbcr-ciect OF the Forty eighth
I Congress. Luke L. Poland. of Yer.
mont, is the man. HIS brown. mas
| Log,my.colored face. set in lines OF
! the most rigid austeritv. il set oft by
aa encircilug ring OF snowy-N hite
side whiskers. winch neatly meet un.
der lis chin. His hair is equally
white, though thinner y stranger
looking at him would say, What u
grandll good Old man BE- must be,
and the pious would be inclined to
i.llcn the rim OF White about his face
unto q halo. Then L,5 locality, the
land of iron clad virtue, helps Mr.
POLAND $ appearance. Il Is a.! N the
appearance, however. The OLD gem
2 'leman has i par Of very wicked
blaca. brown eyes, with briEh; star
of ardent feeling N TIC bottom Of
lheirvc!voty depths when be,ray h'n..
IN every seusc OF The word Grandpa
roland, "a lie Is sometimes alice
tionatciy called, Il what Is HnoH'a IN
'hl7 sHd world as one OF the boys. He
can sit up later and drink more chnin-
ua9ne without showing = effects the
next DAY ihan almost ANY man that
ever came 10 Washington Thcn,
too he has 4" t"hincs5 tor the ladies'
unsurpassed oy ANY youth IN the Land.
he grace "nI deX'erity with which
t".S old gentleman can chuck rret-
D ~ Il Il 4
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1883-03-23
NEWS OF THE DAY.


reached I5.C6U tons. New Eue land
reports, 30 Ia, the coldes, Mach on
cDrd Last wear i,0l7 persons died
or throat ami lung diseases in Chicsgo.
... The cobstituiionali,y of the Tariff
Act is !kely to he tested by the United
States Supreme Court. Mr.. Jacob
Miller, living near Berkeley Springs,
one day last week, killed a very large
wild cat. IL was duvouring rabbit when
he shot IT,. Onc tenth OF The foreign
immigration to this country in the year
1881 ssttlcd in pcnnsyivania "A lad
has just died Of hy'lroph 3bia III New
Yolk, resulting from tho bi'e OF aspltz
dog received two years and a half ago.
-. Near La Psz, ", A.co, Ian, been dis
coveted tue largest pearl the world has
ever known. II is sight IL color. oval
in form, one inch in length and three.
quarters OF an inch ia its small1S, diam
etcr. its value Is so 900 -. bEY VIII
son was Tie only penlA cr o! the Yves;
Virginia delegation who voted for the
TniT bill - A. Scott county (No.)
wedding on the 22nd OF February, The
br,ue was 81 and tie groom 21 Tae
thlrd day after the wedding The groom
left and has not been heard of since -.
Mr. Edmund Yates describes Gladstone
as au old, Old man, with scanly gray
hair and i lie tRce, half concealed III
euormous sa.rt collars Next year
wall be leap year, anG old bachelors
will have 10 look uut ThIity-tive
counties in i>;utlc.ly a-J without news.
papers There Is an alarming In
crease Of lawyers n ElsIa,d One
hund:ed years ayU lhcIo were "a few
i,Ss than so. aad AT the beginning OF
he present century there were betYccn
GUJ sud 100. Nov III ere are neari,
.UoP- .Nrop ,'rpspecs In En3 land are
scry o.Jou:: - Ger two u 10 oi ba:r-
pins are made daily uy the factories in
this country. NV, you know where
the 'nome! goes 80. 4 t loi Lunc line Ea-
been established between Cleveland,
Chic. ani Nrw I5Ik, distance % 7Ui
miles, w.;h entirely sati,t!cto7y rO;u,ts
-. lie s...hC statistics of tho orient
are Startling. DIrlns the year 1891
snakes are sail to have destroyed 10
go human lives in lndia. besides k,!!.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1883-03-23
The Virginia Debt
TIE Q.es,i,n 81 -ae Validity Of ;he
h'tIr,i C3lponS to ., Tested.


a.par,e isr tas oAlu a. ore saa
i"e question o.. nc validity Of the
tnatured coupons "a Virginia cons obs
and lOi0s lG paving State taxes is a.
bout u be practically tested in view
of the fact that the United States Su-
preme Court. in its late decision on
tue coupon-k!iler case, reassertcd the
opinion that the State is bound 10 iakc
the coupons in payment OF taxes and
State dues.
The tests IN manner different from
any prJce edings heretofore taken or
outlined, and Is the result OF cores
prudence between Mr.. j. s. Lem
mon, OF the Baltimore bar, ami gen
tIoman OF position in Virginia who is
large taxpayer. As a first step in
the matter the NIiginIan has ten Tered
the amount OF coupons necessary to
cover his taxes, which have been re-
fused. and he thereupon has the cou.
pons identified aud kept subject to
the order OF the collector, aud lie now
awaits tic onset
The following sketch OF the pro.
.ecdings and the expected result, un.
dor the previous DECISIONS OF tue SUI
preme Court. is taken IN cX tract from
the correspondence mentioned. Tie
c,'laen Is debtor II MS Stale Just as le
MAJ be debtor to any other citizen.
and u legal tender OF the amount due
Is all the law requires OF him and as
Oh the one side he cannot compel his
creditor 10 accept payment. the credi.
tor cannot, on tue other, pat him 10
any Legal costs h? sunL him. The
debtor can bring The mouey rendered
INTO court, show the tendcr and throw
al! cost, upon the creditor
The tax payers protection arises
from The fact that no sale or seizure
OF his property can be lawfully made
or justified Tor the nuupayment of
taxes, the amount whereof he has al
ready rendered in gold or It's cquiya
!cut--coupnns.
No purchaser at such unlawful
sale can acquire title 10 ans property.
re-. or Personal, which would protect
ms possession against the outraged
taxpayer, and no State Official could
make such seizure o. sale without cX.
Posin.; himself 10 damages.
IN my ogluioi the result oi the
hrat conte@ VIII settle the debt quos
t'oh tcctulily in manner following
suppose Smith, in the pavment Of
t"Neo. tenders 1000 in coupons, and
the collector, after refusing 10 accept
tie same, seize, am sells smith = cal.
.ic lor the $1,000 10 Jones, who takes
20 session and paws ,hc purchase no.
!ey. smith thsrenPDu gives bond
ahd rcp'ev'e' his cutie. leaving Jones
his money, which has Deun APP,
p"ei IL Sm,tA'a taxes, rs well Is with
out the cattle In selfirfeuse Jones
mnrt sue Smith on ;I4 bon |. AMI the
validity o. the soizlre and ale is 50
brought before court and carried I'LL
liihately To Washington. where the
Supreme Cont. 1aving before il the
one simple q iestion OF Smiths right
to pay his tAtos in coupons, affi rm2.
tn" vallliiy'ot the i<nder and sets a.
side the sale, hayiNg already said that
the right to pay IN coupons Is :nviol
able and no longer open in that
court
such do,ision, being based on the
affirmative right Will rcnd.r useless
both the present anl all future 'con,
wh'ch seek - take away
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1883-03-23
The Asylum Horror.

The mystery Of the sad death OF the
six patients N the Western I.unatc
Asylum is as great ROW rs ever
Though DR.. Mallet's testimony clear
" establishes the tact that aconitine
was The poison administered, yet the
important question, BY whom was 1t
administered iSno nearer Al solution
than at first. The physicians testify
that they have never known of any
aconi,inc being IN tho Dis2ensary at
the Asylum. This fact, the scarcity
Of the drug, and lis very high price.
still more tend TO shroud this fatal af-
fair IN almost impcnetrable mystery.
The coroner's Jury have not adj
journed, aud seem disposed, not TO do
go until something more ilas been de-
veloped and every means has been
exhausted TO ferret out the guilty par.
". 1t is to bo hoped that they may
lie successful. for until the secret is
unravclcd this cad affair will hang
like pail over the whole State. and
will be the source OF all sorts OF wild
speculations and groundleFs rnmors.
Stanton Spectator, March 20.