South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1835-09-26


convicted Of robbing the Mexican on
the high seas, was executed at Bostony
on Saturday morning, between 10 and
II O'Clock. He was accompanied to
the scaffold by the Marshal, Deputy
Marshal, Roman Catholic priest &
few other persons. On his way from
his cell to the platform he chanted
farewell hymn, in,he Spanish languages
When the rope was adjusted, he be-
trayed no apparent agitation. After
the drop fell, his struggles were unu4
sually long, continuing nearly four
minutes. He protested to the last that
he was innocent Of the crime attribua
ted to him. -
LONG EARS.
We find the following in the Lexings
ton (Ken.) Observer:
The CharIestown [va.) Free Press,
expresses some fears that the COWS id
that region may suffer the ensuing wins
ter for the want Of nubbins, the corn
having grown to such size as to rem.
der it impossible for COW to get the
ears into her mouth. We can inform
our brother that hereabouts the ears Of
corn have grown SO large, that the
farmers talk very seriously Of making
fences Nth corn cobs instead of rails
as herstofors!!i Let US now hear
no more Boosting Of Virginia corn.
A young woman lately died ID d
Paris hospital from what was supposed
TO be an inexplicable cause, but when
her body was opened no less then 6I7l
cherrystones we're found accumulated
ia her intestines in which they were
confined by cancerous contraction.
supreme court Of Pennsylvania, tile|
principle was laid down by Judge Fox,
that an assignment by partnershipI
firm Of a part Of their property for|
the benefit Of their creditors, and which,
stipulated for release as an equiva.|
lent for the assignment, was fraudulent
and void even though the properly
was the private property Of assigndfS.
The following will shew what oul
country may become when the spare
labor of our women and children shall
be devoted to its cultivation
The quantity of raw silk nanufac2 !
tured in Europe is almost incrsdible.-
In France, though large quantities arr
produced at home, yet they annually
import raw silk to the amount of 80,
100000 Of francs, equal, to S., 400
900. This is supposed to be about one
third of the amount manufactured.-
Though the Climate Of England doe
not admit Of the growing OF silk, AMI
they are dependent on other countrie
for supply, yet the amount manu-
featured is astonishing. A late anthem
tic work on The silk trade, states Their
were imported from 1921 to 1875
24,l57 1858 lbs. ofraw silk, at COZ
Of $3.50, 7S7,56s. OF this great ia
portation, $59,S8I,2Ss was frod
Italy. With such aforeign market d
England alone, addition to hom
consumption of $40, 100000 annualf
need the American culturist fear oveI
doiags
Sounds made By Insects. NO iissc
have the power of producing sound D
the mouth; they do not breathe thsoug
the mouth, and consequently have
power Of producing sonnd by that o
gan. The sounds are produced eitht
by the quick vibration of the wings,
by beating on their own bodies or OH
er hard substances, with their mand
bles, or their feet. The sound of ii
bee is produced by the vibration Of
wings ia the air.-The cricket, whe
il is disposed to be merry, beats tim
with its mandbles against its head al
horny sides in the same manner as
human being, when in good spirits
idle, drums with his fiagers on the Il
table. THERE'S sound which has O
ten struck terror into the souls Of Il
superstitious, and which is frequent
heard behind the ceiling, called Il
death watch. This has been asce
tanned to be caused by a small so
cies Of wood beetle, and most probab
in the same way as the cricket prod
ces its sound, by beating with Ns' fe
on the wood.