South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1885-05-08
SOUTH 8ranth 5ntellisentsr.
RoMNEY. FRIDAY. MAYS. 1885.
One hundred families OF Russians,
direct from Europe, will settle in Nc
Pherson county, MIMI, this Spring.

uu0Ct iIOIu HutOkc, VIII 6cttte III NC
Pherson county, MIMI, this Spring.
Latest War News.-There 10 a
feeling of relief in London at the
prospect of a settlement Of the affair
with Russia. The newspapers, how
ever, observes the Baltimore Sun of
"Wednesday last, express disappoint-
inent at the manner in which the set.
Element was brought about. Sir
Peter Lumsden and Col. Stewart have
been summoned back to London.
where tie future negotiations will be
conducted.
1t gives US much qualification, re-
marks the New York Sun, to hear,
through the Boston Journal, that Dir.
Wm.Evsrett appeared at aDemocratic
dinner last Friday and told those pres
ent that he had burned his bridges
and was with the Democracy
Mr.. Everett is man of much learn.
ing, considerable elo1uence and true
Mugwlmpian ardor, valuable quail.
ties in public character. 1.-The should
now devote them to tho cause Of gen.
uine Democracy, he would become a
useful member Of the party, and per-
haps gain glory for himself. 1t is a
good thing for any man to be a Dem
ocrat; but Mr.. Everett 10 chiefly to be
congratulated on having finally eman-
cipated himselffrom the tyrannicai and
eaptious censorship Of the Mugwumps.
A real Democrat among the Mug
wumps must feel like sunhower in
n Scotch mist.
A BLACK CHApTER.-England du-
ring the last twenty years, says the
New York World, las spent ov or
$1,000, GOO, 900. She has to show
for this money one of the finest ma
vics in the world. France has ex-
pended during the last twenty years
something over Slo0,O0O,OO0 more
than we have. She too. has first
class navy. The United States with
the great expenditure of ) SOC, 900 900
have nothing. We have to day not
one vessel capable Of engaging with
the weakest of tho war vessels of the
humb!est OF the civilized powers. II
the United States were to be invol-
we'd in war tomorrow any one of
The minor war vessels of the princi.
pal foreign nations would he suffi.
cient to route every vessel on oul
navy list. According to the lowest
Dir. Robson employed $50, ooo, ooc
in the construction and purchase and
repairing of ships. Congress gave him
that amount o. money to DO used for
that purpose. Yet each succeeding
year Of Mr.. Robssons rule there
were fewer vessels upon the navy Hat
lie threw away and divided with cor
rupt contractors the price Of sixty OF
the finest Of the great ironclads OF
the modern British navy. AT the
close Of his administration the navy
was ruined. There has been moth.
ing done aimee his time to retrieve
its lamentable and disgraceful condi'
ton of affairs.
George Washington ought to be
pretty good authority on what is best
and good in political matters, and
hele IS what he says about appoint.
ments TO Office: "I shall not, " lille
| have the honor TO administer the
government, bring a man into any
office OF consequence knowinglywhos;
political tenets are adverse to the
measures which the general govern
ment arc pursuing, for this, in my O.
pinion, would be a sort of politisa
suicide. That it would embarrass it,
movements is most certain
The Hon. John Goods OF Virginia
who was appointed Solicitor @ eneta
on Friday last to succeed Mr.. Phillips
who resigned some time ago was {
member of the Forty fourth and For
ty-ffth Congress from the NorfoIL
district. Since his retirement from
Congress he has been practicing law
He was born IN Norfolk in 1929. III,
was member Of the State CONVEX
ton which passed the ordinance o
secession, and served in the Confcde
rate Congress during the war. III
was q member Of tho Democratic Ma