South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1883-04-27
Letter from Washington.
From Our Regular corresps.dent.
WAsHnsros. ID. O. Ami. %.


tons concerning the result. The pro-
section is very confident of convic.
ton, while the defense Is in high glee
over the certainty OF acqu.ttal. The
Judge has seemed to lean heavily late.
ly towards the defense. which has
greatly surprised his friends. Certain
It Is that Brady aid Dorsey are in ey.
cellent spirits, and they are already
planning ID begin big law suits a.
| gains: The papers that have slandered
them. The first suit. they SAY. will
be against the New York Times by
Dorsey, and his damages will be laid
at half million dollars. He will
engage the best and biggest lawyers,
and although he has had to raise mo-
ney on his valuable property, he will.
so he says, spend lot Of money 10
punish the Times. Brady anhoun.
ces that nc intends 10 make the gov
eminent pay him large sum of mo-
ney for defending himself against a
prosecution for doing what the law
required him to do. All this plan
ming for revenge will come to naught
if 1t should happen that these gentle.
men are called upon TO reside few
years IN private quarters ut govern
ment expense. 1t 3 hardly worth
while 10 express an opinion as to the
result. A pretty strong case has been
made out by the prosecution, but it l.
hard to tell how the jury may stand
nevertheless. The defense have
fought tooth and toe hail to keep all
the evidence ont they could, aud a
! good deal has been ruled out on tech.
nic2l grounds that would have thrown
much light on the case This Is the
full investigation thesc defendants
professed TO conrt when first accused.
Mr. Lilley, the old man Of seventy
whom Dorsey kicked ont of his house,
has brought suit against the latter for
! $1,000 damages for assault
There is small breeze over the
displacement OF Peter Collier, chemist
OF the Agricultural department. aud
the appointment OF Prof Riley 70 the
place. From what can be learned ii
Is case OF refractory condnct on the
/ part OF the chemist. 1t ia understood
that for eighteen months he has cho-
sen 20 far TO emphasize his ditfer.
cncc with the Commissioner rs to re-
fuse 10 speak to him, and it became
intoierable. The original point Of
departure waa s0rgum. Mr.. Collier
had the lie Due theory about 1t, and
he somehow got the Academy of Sci
ence on bis side. Perhaps, at its
meeting here, it will again take upthe
matter. President White writes from
Cornell university that his college
losses and tic department of Agricnl,
ture gains by the removal OF Prof.
Riley TO Washington 1t is known
that Commissioner Loring is well sus-
tanned. And now tie Agricultural
bureau is busy prognos,ica:ing the
I yield FOR wheat, most OF which has ne
/ yer been sown and tie rest OF which
Is not yet out of the ground. In or
der TO get this ridiculous nonsense the
/ government has - pay the travelling
I expenses OF half - dozen agents ira.
Yelling over Minnesota and heaven
knows where. Last year, besides the
tact that nobody knew or cared one
/ copper cent about these absurd wheat
estimates, clerical error of hun
! dred million bushels WAS discovered
IN the bureau of Agriculture This
bureau Is really rather 6 useful thing
! when II is managed on common sense
/ principles. and does not aspire TO
know III February how much whea,
will be harvested in July.
The country rests easy under the
absence not only OF the President. but
four ont of the seven cabinet officers.
Mr.. Chandler, OF the navy, is still
with the President, though he has not
fallen out OF a wagon for several DAYS.
Mr.. Lincoln, of the War department.
/ Is away OH the Dispatch. Sir. Brew.
! Ster, Attorney General. is somewhere
out OF town, probably in Philadelphia.
but he goes and comes with such sud.
denness and frequency that nothing
Is thought OF it. Secretary Folger Is
reported rs absent q. Seneca. y Y.
where his son and daughter a. both
very III. They have consumption in
~ most threatening form. and though
one has been travcl.ngiu Florida and
the other in Minnesota, they cannot
get relief. The rumor that MIR Fol-
ger vii, resign is revived. The COS.
sips say that when tie discourag:ug
condition of bis children was made
known to him il had the effect of lead.
ing lin to determine on a return TO
private life. Added to his Own IL
ness, il bad q very depressing effect.
The Princeton Giee Club gave a con-
cert here one night last week. and
were afterwards entertained at sup
per o. tie White Uousa by Young All.
len Arthur and Mrs Haynesworlh.
who Is at the White House during tie
Presidents absence. Young Arthur
came over presumably to DO the
handsome thing yy bis colleee.matcs.
They were received in to Blue
Room and half a dozen young girls
invited 10 meet them. The BOYS had
supper widi plenty Of wine and a
hilarious time after the manner OF
college youths. which was Ken, M M.