South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1883-01-19
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ROMNEY. FRIDAY. JAN. 10, 1883.

In the Osn2-e, i. u. FAESSwORru was
clicked President; JoHS ALpRHsoS
Clerk; c. H. VANpivrR Of the keyser
Tribune, Scrgean,.at-arms, aud ID. o.
KELLY 'soor-keepcr. In The House, J.
j.. WooDs OF Wheeling, was elected
Speaker; j. Is. PsyroN Clerk; GEO
p. SERoEASr Sersean,-a,-arms. and
JAMES T.. MEALS door keeper.
This is tho last time the Legislature
will meet in Wheeling. as the sessions
ore biennial and tho permanent cspi,al
will be removed TO Charleston January
/, 1888.
On the nigh. Of the l6;h inst the
democratic caucus Of the Legislature
net, and on the third ballot nominated
the Hon. JoHN l.. KKNNA Of Ksnawha
county, to succeed The Hon. Henry G.
Davis, who declined renomiuatiou
Tie election takes place next Tuesday,
wi en- the action Of the caucus will be
ratified.
German carp 10 Georgia, it is said.
heyo done remarkably well. In the vi
entity OF La Grange there are are carp
three years OH which are believed to
weigh eight or ten pounds.
L1uisisna's crops OF sugar, rico and
cotton arc enormous. Some Of tho au-
gar plantations are yielding three hoss-
heads of sugar aud six barrels OF mo.
lasscs to the acre.
DECISION BY a RaADJUsIER CoURr.-
Tho reG;ijuster Supreme Court Of Vr.
Sinia on Monday last, in the contested
case for seat on that beach between
Judge Burks an linton, decided in fs.
vor Of the latter. Judge Burfs was e.
lecied TO I'LL vacancy on that bench
several years ago. but, in conformity
with decision OF the Court of Appeals
on n test case. claimed to lie elected for
the foil term OF t." Give years. The re-
a'jnstcr Legislature al its last session
decided that all the Supreme Court
Juda2ships were vacant, and prccel ded
TO eject fivc judges, Mr. Drury A. Hin
ton, of Petersburg, being elected to sac
cecil Judge Burks. The latter, az sta
ted, claimed 10 hold over. but lA.t week
the other four readjlster judges heart
argument, and on Tuesday decided in
favor OF Hinton. Judge Lunfcri T. Lew.
is, the only republican on the bench,
dissenting. In the argument last week
Judge Butk's counsel sought to lave
the case heard by special court, on
the grouu tAat tie new court was pre-
JUDGED in favor OF Iliu,oo This was
refused, and the cart has now. With
raro unaAini'y 40 far as tho democratic
read asters CD the bench are concerrc.l,
reversed an opinion delivered by the
coGr, when il was composed OF somo o.
the leading jarists Of tho Sac.
The FRAUp-cLAp MONITORS The
Members of the so-cll!ei Advisory
Board report to Congress. through
Secretary CHASDLER, thas the cost of
completing too four celebrated monitors
will be "a follows:
Alnphtrite. ,29t 30
Sonadnock --.....-...-.... ,43i .439
Puriia1- ---....-..-....-. 1868, 1926 |
Terror ........-... ,29i, 220 |
II is less than year since Secreta.
~ Chandler submittsd To congress the |
estimates prepared by his own suhor-
dinates for thl completion Of the same |
four vessels. Tho monitors were then /
in the same condition OF hopeless use
lessness as nov. Here are Chambers
figures, submitted Msy 4, 1882:
Amrhi'rite .......-.....-.$l 49,, 500 !
Wonadnock ..-....- S1S, 700 /
Puritan. ...-.............. l.Jo3,VOD /
Terror ................ ,557, 800 /
Here arc yaristions Of from one to |.
nearly six hundred thousand dollars in !
tie estimates for the scvGra! ship. -
Who are right, Secretary Chambers
Chief Of Bureau or Secretary Chambers |
naval experts?
Tue true arithmetic OF the matter is |
'haJ ''OAy', o'cDr, Harlan Il ilOlIInZs- +.
worth, nnd tho Cramps csn and will
spend upon these fraud-clsd bu.as just
s5 much money as Congress can be
brough. 70 arpropriatc-M Y. SIN,
TIE l'ncGnoldcr4 oc the West Vir.
gin.a Central and Pittsburgh Railway
C1n'r&ny, st their recent meeting in
Gov lc'k elected the following di
rcctor7 for the ensuing year: Alex
Shaw, james c. Blaine, Augustus
Shell, = y. Elkins. WIN. Keyser. J
vi. Camden, + Stickely, WIN. II.
Banum and Thos. Il. Davis. The
officers are President. II G.. Davis.
aud vice.prcsident, S. B EIkins.
1t is stated that through the efforts
OF Senators Davis aud Camden. the