South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1835-09-12
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SATURDAY. SEPTEMBER 10, 1885.

CT The Circuit Superior Court ofLaw
and Chancery for this county, will COM
mence its session in this place. on Mon
day the 14th inst.
The Cholera has subsidized ct Yer
SALES, KY. Ia six days, seventy per
sons were swept off by the disease.
G A paper Of the Isaac Hill school.
published in the Granite State, the New
Hampshire Gazette, says: "Daniel Web
ster never can be great mamie has
not the bottom for it--and had he the
talents necessary, his gross venality
would effectually prevent IT..
The writer of the above sentence is
deserving not of anger or contempt,
but ofpity. Boston Mer. Journal
Pity! Nay, MIR. Journal, you wrong
the man. No doubt he is one Of that
class whose notion the ofsuprems good,
is to be or TO do something different from
the being or doing of all other men; &
in this instance, be has most assuredly
succeeded to his hearts content. Fools
have walked the world ere now, but
never such a fool as he.--N Y. Com.
Ady. s-.
The Governor Of Maryland, after
fairly examining the Militia law passed
a, the las. session of the Legislature,
has refused to afiix bis signature to put
iiinfor It's said the Governor will
refer il to the next legisature.-Met.
A man named Michael Duffy, OF Phil.
adelpbia, a few days ago, being drunk
threw large pair OF shears at bis wife,
which missing her, entered the brain
ofan infan. which was lying 10 her lap,
and killed his babe upon the spot.
This hideous wretch is too bad for
hanging. He should be locked up for
life, with the infsnts coffin in his CELL
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STAUNTsN, September s.
We have just heard of a most dis
tressing circumstance which occurred
on Saturday last, on the South River,
a few miles above Port Republic. A
man named John Brown, in a state of
mental dsrangment, killed bis own
nephew, Lowrey Carthrao, son of Mr..
Chas. Carthras, by beating out his
brains with the butt end of gun, and
afterwards cut his head off They
were out, at the time, on hunting ex
cursion. Brown, we understand, is
from the county Of AlbemarIe, and his
mind was thought to be unsettled be-
fore he left home, though perhaps no,
very seriously. He is said to have
always manifested particular afec-
,ion for The poor boy whom he killed.
The only explanation afforded Of the
hallucination which induced the lios-
rid act, is the fact that he cut his dogs
head OF also, alleging that che, too,
had turned against him.! Brown is
in confinement Spectator.
Mr.. HOBART the 9ronaut, made his
second ascension from Lynchburg, Va.
on the 2lst ult. snd narrowly escaped
with his life. He assembled, "a he SIM
poses, abou, &c, 900 feet, q. e. nearly
five miles which is 900 feet higher
than any other person has ever been
known to ascend. From his great eleva-
ton he found it extremely difficult to
breathe, and attempted to descend by
Cooperating" upon the safeiy.yaive, but
rent occurring near the top, of about
20 inches, he descended with greater
velocity than was agreeable. Fortu-
nately, his fall being broken by pine
sapling, he escaped without serious in.
jury.-Mr. II. has lost $500 by his
Two ascensions.-In order to do a
business Of this kind it is necessary for
him to have capital, or he cannot
stand it long.
MIR. CLAYTON also, had a narrow
escape, his balloon having bursted, du-
ring his recent ascension from Licking
ton, Ky. when at an altitude OF two
miles. He descended part Of the dis
lance with the velocity of a stone, when
his rapid descent was little checked /;
and, afrer being whirled through the
air for some time, he reached the earth
about fifteen miles from Lexington,
Sustaining no injury worth mention.
Gen. of Lao.
Female presence Of Mi.d.-I yester-
day came from Louisa Court House,