South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1884-05-09
south 9rantl. 9ateliisenrer.
ROMNEY. FRIDAY, MAY ., 1884.


During the present Congress 6.s5s
bills have been introduced in the House.
In the last Congress during the same
period the number Of bills introduced
Was 6.o2l.
An indianapolis paper Gifted by col.
orcd men. complains bitterly because 70
negroes have been elected delegates to
tho Chicago convention by the Republic
cans Of Indiana.
1t is said that the number of swine in
GERMANY has increased enormously I'M.
der the stimulus of the laws against
American meats. A possibly exagger-
ated statement figures up the German
hogs at $4,000, 600.
In the Supreme Court of this State,
on Saturday last Judge GREEN rendered
decision affirming the judgmen. Of the
Circuit Court of Mineral county, in i'm
posing fiue on the B. & .. Railroad for
running freights on Sunday. The rail-
road company was found guilty in the
court below. by jury, and q fine was
imposed. The road obtained a writ Of
error, and insisted that the act of the
Legislature, denoun ;ing penalties on a.
ny who should pursue their regular a.
vocation on Sunday was unconstitution-
al in 80 far as it applied to carrying
freight from this State into another
State, because it was q regulation of
commerce and violated the Constitution
Of the United States.
The Court held, Judge Green deliv-
eriDg the opinion, that the act Gid not
pretend to, and Was not regulation OF
commerce, hut was the mere exercise of
police power which was reserved to the
States, and was not therefore unconsti-
tutional. I his decision was on the stat.
ute as it was when the judgment was
rendered, bat it has since been repeal
ed by the Legislature.
STATE CoNvENTIoN.--The Republican
State Convention met in Mar,insburg Oh
Wednesday Of laat week and elected
four delegates'at-largs to the Chicago
convention. John M. Mason was chair.
man, md there was the usual number of
vice presidents aul secretaries. The
Elaine men swept the platter, and after
lard and bitter fight succeeded in hav-
ing instructions passed for Blaine. The
following delegates we're elected: Cap
tain Dovener, Of Marshall county w.
NJ. .. Dawson, Of Preston; CO.. +. l..
Buterick, OF Kanawha; Warner Miller.
Of Jackson. Alternates-J. l.. Lewis,
(col.). of Marion county; c. A. Payne
(col), OF Fayette. w. c. Styles, OF
Wood.
The Second District Congressioua al
Convention was a. SO held in Martins
burg on Wednesday, ard elected the fol-
lowing delegates to Chicago: A. C. Sher.
er, OF Grant county; j. G. Powell, OF
Marion.
The frat District Congressional Con-
ven,ion met q. Moundsville on Tuesday
and elected G. d. Thompson and #. P.
Jacobs delegates TO Chicago, and in
ssructed unanimously for Blaine.
The Washington National Monument
at Washington is expected to be COM
pleted 10y the Fl st of November next,
aud Congress will arrange for fitting ce!-
ebralion Of the event.
A WESTERN CYCLoNE.-A cyclone
struck the lower end of Davenport, Iowa
on Monday last and leveled number
of buildings. One person was killed
and Eany were badly injured.
That afternoon..a cyclone swept across
the southern end Of Rock Island, carry
ing everything beforeit. Three houses 4,
one of them two story structure, were
completely demolished, half dozen 9th
ers were unroo:ed and many barns dis
appeared. Four persons were more or
Jess seriously injured.
SERIOUS RAILROAD ACCIDENT "A
donse fog prevailed over the southern
portion Of Chicago on Monday morning
last when the Chicago ond Eastern IL
lnois suburban train left Auburn with
passengers coming into tue city to bus
mess. A stop was made at South En-
glcwood, and just az the passenger train
was pulling out heavy locomotive of
the Grand Trunk Road, which enters
the city over tho same tracks, plunged
into the rear OF it, splitting the last car
and telescoping the other two, pinning
the passengers in the broken .imbers
md flooding the interior vita steam
from the engine boiler. Two persons
were probably fatally and about twenty
Others seriously Toured.
MABoNB the irrepressibo rebel, has
hoistcd his true colors at last. The
readjuster convention passed long
string OF whcrcases. aud wound up by
declaring themselves simon pure repub.
licane. They are tor protective tariff
and for anything and evcrvtb;n,, a., o..