South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1836-05-21

sons attacked by the disease nevehy
sweat. Mr.. Biasson is so fully per-
suaded of the efficacy of his fsmedyI,
that he intends at the earliest opportu.E
nifty, to inoculate himself with this ,
frightful disease. "a PHILADELPHIA
paper informs that SIT has been deci-
ded by competent tribunal, in NsyF
Jersey, that the price of kissing Lady,
against her consent, is two dollars."I
Too much in many cases !---Mat-L
thias, the imposter, is said to be prea.
ching in the vicinity Of Wiscasset. Wei
should think he had enough OF thisI
business. 1t is matter of surprise
that in this Lynching age, he meets
with no interruption, whatever.-I,
The Farmers in Ohio county, Va. i
represent the prospects for an album
dant wheat crop, as very promising.Ie
Owing to the scarcity Of provis-
ions, board is now as high as 8 andE
$40 per week at Chicago. OwiGgf
to the length and severity Of the win
ter, such is the scarcity of p. ovenderk
for cattle and horses in the interior of
New York tina. hay is selling at Utica
for $50 ton.---'Do you take d
newspaper, neighbor? dyes" "Whaq
one I" "Take! why take all cam
lay my hands on. ''---Mr. Isaac Orr,k
of Washington city, says he has kep,|e
his parlor comfortably warm the whole
Of the past winter, with less than fveb
dollars worth of wood, by means Of
an air-tigbt stove Of his own invenlion.k
THE Sultan's eight hundred wivesb
employ five hundred cooks, and, ID
Mr.. Willis, the penciler be believed,
consume two thousand five hundred
pounds ofsugar daily.--Mr. Birney,I
of Kentucky, Of abolition memory, was
recently pel.ed with eggs during AMI
address he was attempting to deliver at
Xenia, Ohio. a N. Y. paperI
| it appears that many wealthy 81 fash
ionabIe families of that city are prepar.
ing to remove to the West, in conse.
quence of the high price of living where
they now are.--A certain senator
had INDUCED habit Of shaking his|
head when any one was speaking ia0
| opposition to his sentiments. sNeve1
mind it, (says the speaker though he|
shakes it, there is nothing in it,
The New Hampshire Mechanic AS
sociation have adopted resolutions de- |
claring that they will dispense with lhe|
wearing Of mourning apparel on the
death Of relations as useless and ex.
| pensive custom.
The Prussian soldiers, when they
have to march a large number oil
deserters, meet the dilemma of the in.l
equality Of numbers by Sitting the
waistband Of each mans breeches, andE
taking away bis braces, W hich compeIsI
the fellow to hold up his small clothes
and efectualIy pre- vents him from ma
king an attack or running away.
WASHINGTON RAcEs.-The races O.
YER the Washington course have been|
remarkably spirited the present season!
We notice the result of Thursdays race.
Tor the Proprletor's purse, $500, three
mile heats, IN which two Of the colts oil
Mr.. Belle horse. INDUSTRY, participated.
The result was as follows, and proves
that this excellent stock of horses are|
rapidly bringing themselves into notice
.. s. Halls bl C Cippusiby In
dustry, II
T. r. S. Boyce's b h Joshua, by
Gohanna, 2
J. B. KeDdalls br m Kampsi-
del. by Industry, 3 8
Col. SeIdens CHI Rebel, by IT.
mclean, S dis.
c. Thompson's b C Sadi, by
Star, A DR..
VIM. H. Minge's b c Nick Bid.
die, by Tlmolean, dis.
r. Ghlselin's Haidee., dis,
Time, s 03, 6 o..
Winch. Virg.
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