South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1883-01-05
Soath alyaneh gutelliaenter.
ROMNEY, FRIDAY. JAN. 5, 1888.

unwilling To follow Senator Malone in
to the Republican ranks.
immigration a: New York for the
year just closed did not reach the fiy-
urss Of half million anticipated, the
exact Rsures, exclusive OF Sunday last
being 455,0l9, against AL ,O64 last
year. Tho immigration, however, is
the largest yet reached at tie port OF
New York.
The Fish Commissioners of the Uni
ted States predict that the muIlet fish
cries OF Florida are destined to become
as valuable as those for Goldfish of Nea
England and New Fourdland
Alabama has over 100000 acres
OF Govcrnmc mt land subject to entry
under homestead and presumption
laws.
There 10 more money in the country
than there was two years ago yet there
~ general complaint of unusual
s'ringency. why q contemporary
lsks. lis this?'
TIE INFLUX oE FoREr0N CApiTAL.-
a: no time in the history Of this coun.
try, say the Age Of Steel, was there av-
or such an influx OF foreign capital as
there is to-day. Representatives OF
foreign capitalists are swarmng over the
Southern States and Western Terrific
Tics, purchasing almost every thing in
Sic ut. 10 the South pine lands, mines,
End mill and Factory sites are most ea-
gerly bought, ard in the West stock
ranches, and mining properties Each
day brings news of purchases made by
Scotch or English syndicates ia the
IVES. and South, the sales aggregatipy
millions Of dollars.
EXPENSIVE CHINESE WIVES. ia
announced n ON Victoria. =. c., thai,
forty Chinese women arrived at that
port recently, thirty Of whom were sold
TO Cinnamon residing in the United
States. They were taken before the
chief just &c on writ OF habeas cor
pus by two Cinnamon, who. wanting
wives, ALLEGED that they were forc;bly
detained. The women, however, were
true TO their lords by purchase. and
swore they were free agents. The
Veterans in attaching Importance TO
tie transaction seem TO have forgotten
that there are not few countries where
custom hes happily made the cost o:
marriage antedate tue nuptias
1t is stated that Colonel MosBY. OF
cavalry fame. and now American Com
sui A. Hong Kong. will return to Vir-
ginia next year and take the stamp a.
gainst Senator Malone.
VINO WILL BE PGEsIDgsT.-As the
Paris (Mo) Mercury says, the cous,i-
tuition OF tie United States pr oviGes for
Filing vacancy IN the olii,e OF Presi-
dent by devoiviug The duties Of that
position upon The Vice. President. Cnr
ing the present administration this hiss
already been lone. aud Mr.. Arthur is
filing tie vacancy accustomed by the
death oil President Garfield. If another
vacancy should occur, by the death, &C.
sigustion. or removal OF acting Presi
dent Arthur IL would have TO DO filed
by the President pro lem of the Senate
assuming the reins OF government, or If
the Sena o should have no President
pro tom, then by the Speaker of the
House. And here the coDsti ution stoos.
it being assumed by the trainers Of that
instrument that IL would never happen
that ell these officers would die. resign
or be removed between Tie sessions O
Congress. 10 illustrate: President
Garfield died and Mr.. Arthur took his
place. Now suppose Mr. Arthur sho1Jd
die o'dhy. Then Mr.. Davis, President
pro tem. Of the Senate, would become
PTesident at once and If he should die
Tomorrow Speaker Keller, of the House,
would succeed him. Ills all works
very well but suppose that Mr. Arthur
should live until after The 4th Of mex:
March and then die before Congress
meets IN December following. There
would thon be no enc TO succeed him
Tine Senate will have no President pro
TEN, for the term Of Mr.. Davis of H..
rs member OF the Senate will end on
March Sd, and when is term as sena-
tor expires Gis Office as President pro
tenn OF the Sena te dies with It. Neither
"ill Tie House have a Speaker, because
Mr.. keiier's term as speaker ends with
the present Congress. So that, after
March ith aext Mr. Arthur's life will
be oil that is left between this country
.-anarchy. TO remeAY The naAtcr N