South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1883-05-18
South 9saneh Sattlliseaetr,
ROANRY. FRIDAY. NAY 10. 1858.


The election 10 the tAira Congrsss-
iousl District Of The State o. Tsssday
last resulted In ~ election Of gsYSxn,
Democrat, over BAowx R4pablican by
. majority Of from 1000 TO $500.
Ono huAdrsd aad thirty.two ss.ioasl
banks hav" besSa bssisess within The
Last SIX mouths, With capital agsrega-
sing eiA.9:s.300. The hasiasss Of
banking on the rational plan scene to
30 good.
Last week Yeanxstosa. (O) con-
Germ sent large consignment Of NOE
ers and rsspers 10 Scotland to al On
order. The same oopcsrn are packing
and shipping 200 machioss . day to al
orders from all parts OF the country.
THE ARLINGTON EsTArr. The AZ.
torney Generai At washinyson. o. tbs
I4th inst. rendered an opinIoa tAss the
title to the Arlington estate (the Nation.
al Cemetery Is good. and ,h0. the -
mount appropriated by Congress ias'
ninter to satisfy Judgments In favor OF
thu Lee heirs against The Governueas
OF Sl50, 900 may be paid TO those heirs |;
hut that $4,000 should Be- iuposn isd
TO await the decision - 70 the validity
OF unpaid taxes nos charged againa.
the estate cn the asse sauent rolls.
Tho Cumberland Times Of yesterday
vsek states that it Is roughly estimated
that the Baltimore and Ohio railroad
has los. about $4,000 in freight.
this season on coal by the large Eastern
Contracts, which mostly have been d.
vcried from tho Cumberland coal region
to tie Clcarfeld region, and TO carry.
ing contracts captured by the Pennsyl-
Vsnia railroad. Whether the Pennsyl-
van!a Company has cut the freight rates
or allowed large drawback to divert
this trade from the Baltimore and Ohio
Is more than the coal companies csn an.
swsr. though many operators intimate
that rates must have heen cut.
May frst. there was the largest move.
ment IN manufactured tobacco. at Lynch
burg, Va. ever recorded In the history
OF the city, Nearly $50. 1000 worth of
new stamps were sold, and thirty six
car loads cs manufactured tobacco were
shipped A. Louisville. KY, sl26, OG7
worth OF new stamps were sold on the
same day; at Richmond, Va, $l65, 900
worth; at Petersburg. Va. $3a.Sl2
worth and at San Francisco over Sl25..
600 worth were sold.
a new case of un.erfeiting las heen
discovered that will Involve new legal
points and tee, the efficiency OF the sta.
tu.es Gu countcrfciting. 4 concern
calling Itself tho Fac Smile Company.
or Canton, Mo has been unesr;hcd by
the United States authorities, that are
engaged in making bogus twenty-five
and Atty GER. gold pieces. There be.
ing no legal gold coins Of those demon.
'nA.ions. II is a fine question whether the
concern is ernenabie to the law or not.
Quincy (Mo Herald There was
time. probably, when the Republican
party was controlled by some sort OF
principles. But that time has long since
passed.. Now |. is for anything and
everything, aud consorts with all sorts
OF political bawds, if b. tha. manner 1.
sees any opportunity to retain It's mold
on some Of the spoils OF Office. The
administration organ At w sshington ia.
vors Mahoneism, one Of tho worst Dim
pies on the body polite, in Virginia, re.
quotation in Tennessee, Chalmerism in
vi ississippi. 1recnbackism In goath Ca
roira and Texas, haif,breedism in Ohio
and slalwartsm in general throughout.
other sections. IL is all things to IL
mcr. II only thereby IL may keep pos-
session OF the political flesh pots which,
Ut 1r Republican rrlo, have become SO
full Of substance. 1t will be a hsppy
day for this country when tits party of
poiltlcal expedients and the Representa-.
tive OF the worst spells system which
ever disgrsced Guy Country shall be dis
placed for party which will have some
regsTf Ter nc people, for an honest ad
ministrat.on Of tho government and for
the political principles upon which a
Democratic 8overnuen is founded.
Governor Blackburn Of Kentucky
on the l0th inst. pardoned James SIG.
more. sent &c the penitentiary from Cloy
county in 1880 for six years charged
With murder. IL is ssid sl9mora mad o
10 defense His brother. a mar with
large family, bong the real criminal,
he voluntarily took odium and penal,y
or himself FOE the sake Of bis brother
aud family. Tic brother, dying. made
4 declsration OF his guilt and gave such
an rnEistsksble proof o. the truth n
HE confession. that the Governor is.u.