South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1836-07-30
FROM KEY WEST.

FROM KEY WEST.
The u. 8. transport schooner Motto,
Capt. Armstrong, arrived from Tam
pa Bay on Tuesday, 28th June.
We received letter from our cor
respondent at Tampa, stating that there
was no news TO communicate. About
800 troops are stationed at Tampa du-
siDg the summer.
II has long been predicted tina. the
1ndisns would repair to Cape Florida.
There they manufacture the coonty or
arrow root in abundance, as this arti-
Gle 10 to be found no where else on the
coast. It's very nutritious, and forms
an excellent article Of food. This pre-
dietion is now being fulfilled. Consid-
cradle numbers have been seen passing
in that direction from towards Cape
Sable. They have even encamped SO
near Indian Key that their hres we're
visible all night. ID.
The Louisville Journal states a re-
port received in that city, by way of
New Orleans, that Santa Ana had
been tried by court martial and shot.
The report is not generally credited.
Whatever the monster may have de-
served at first, such step as his exc
cntion at this late day would be pro-
,ductive OF no good, and would tarnish
the Texan character.-R ich. Comp.
DECATUR, (ALA.) July 6.
Lightning - On the 28th uit. 10
Limestone county, Mr.. Thomas Gray,
while sitting 10 his house with his fam.
lily, and child in his arms, was struck
by Lightning. The fluid entered the
house from the roof, and passed down,
coming in ceatact with his right arm,
above the elbow, which 10 scorched
quite severely, then, coming off to bis
hip, melted the case Of his watch on
Its passage, which was of silver, SO
thoroughly as to weld the two parts
OF il together, and passing down his
leg, which il burnt considerably,
tore the vamp from the shoe on his
right foot. Fortunately he was not
mortally injured, and none Of his fam
lily seriously. 1t 10 said he will soon
recover. The shock was very severe {,
and the bedding in the upper part Of
the house, as well as the house itself,
was set on ire, but was soon extin-
guished.- Observer.
Lieut. Wheelock, who was in the
same battle in which Colonel Heilman
distinguished himself, died by bis own
hand, as we learn from the ST. Angus
tine Herald. His exposure broue ht
on fever, and in moment of deliri.
um he shot himself with a pistol.
Fecnndity.--A SOW between the
Berkshire and Sussex breed, belonging
TO J. Snow den, Esq. Of Upcott, near
Bristol, had at three filters between the
14th Of March. 1885, and the I4th Of
the same month this year, the aston
ishing number of62 pigs.
-.
GREAT SPEED. The steamboat High
lander left New York on Saturday, at
/. A. M. and reached Newburg, dis
lance of 90 miles, in 3 hours and IS min
utes.
Tine Monmouth IN. J.) Enquirer
says, the lovers Of peaches can this
yaar,rgoice in anticipation Of an a
bundan' supply.
.We.heard the following beautiful
:aoastreviyed al a social board few
days ago:
y dinna ken about politicks-here's
Friendship in marble and Injury in
DUST Eastern paper.
1he Rains.-Mr. r. l.. Cooke,
Principal of tho Female Seminary at
Staunton, in communication to the
Editor Of the Spectator, upon the SUBJ
ject Of the Wet spell, states that "The
quantity of water that fell during the
months Of May and June was fifteen g.
three-eighis inches. The averag e annu-
al fall of water in Staunton, as ascer.
tanned by accurate observation fol
three successive years, is about thirty
inches, SO that one half of our usua
annual allowance of water has fallen
Naring the past Two months. II We
au d to thus the amount that fell preyi
GUS to the first of May, " hich is twelve
and quarter inches, we find that WI
have already received twenty sever