South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1867-11-15
South a}ranfis Jntelligenter.
RoMNEY, FRIDAY MORNING, nov. -, l5c7.

has directed the return Of $4,000 worth
of arms to the Fenian agents, the same seized
during the Canadian invasion last year
The head ofan unhappy family in Liverpool
is now under arrest for wife murder. \ few
days before bis wife had cut one Of his eyes
out Of his head, and the quarrel which led
TO the murder arose out Of dispute about
the funeral expenses of one of their chill
dren who lay dead up sales.--future are
renewed fears expressed in the South Of
distress during the approaching winter, c.
peeially among the colOred population. 1t
is said the negroes will need wintersupplics
of clothing and food, and have not the
means topurchase them.-A Radical spread
eagle orator, who recently addressed meet
ing in New York State, wanted wings tofy
TO every village and hamlet in this broad
land, there to tell the story of Andrew
Johnson's perfdy to the Republican party
lie wilted, however, very suddenly, when
anaughty boy in the audience sang out ::
"Dry up, you old fool you'd be shot for
goose before you flew a milc." "a cheer
full temper, kindly heart, and n courteous
tongue, cannot be too carefully or too Sod
ulously cultivated -The Indians of Ore
gon and Idaho continue their depredations.
The deepest guano deposit issevoniy feet.
humboldt says an inch in depth would de-
mand lapse Of eight hundred or uine hun
dred years. This would seem to prove Il
long succession Of ages in time past, during
which birds must have existed. In Peoria,
Illinois, the insurance companies have DC
termined to forbid smoking in all buildings
insured by them, where the risk is decided
TO be extra hazardous The blood is = pcr-
fcctly colorless fluid, pcppered with lit
tie red disks. 1t is hard to believe it till
one sees 1t through the microscope.
rick Jones, Conservative colorcd man, of
Lynchburg, is out in card il the Virgin
ian, in which he says: | desire to say.
through your columns, thatI, Patrick Jones,
voted the straight-out Conservative ticket
at Terry's Precinct, in bold relief, and !
want every man, woman and child to know
that did SO, without being influenced By
any human being, and because I thought it
TO my interest, and that Of every colorod
man to do sc.--Mr. Hutchinson recently
read paper before the Medical Chirurei
: cal Society in England to prove that the
form Of nervous blindness known as amau
rosis is most frequently produced By excess
In tobacco smoking than from any other
cause.-Burrel II. Lecke, who was a prac-
ticing lawyer at Cassville, Georgia, for sew
eral years previous to the war, and who has
been residing at Cedar Keys, Florida, since,
was killed at the latter place on the 18th
ult. lie became involved in a difficulty
with DIR. Hodge, practicing physician
there, and in an alteration which took place
DR.. Hodge kicked him in the stomach, from
which he died in three hours. DR.. Hodge
bciugthc only physician in the vicinity, at
tended him after the injury, and did all in
his power to relieve him. lie was with him
when lie died Nj Lcel,o leaves LARGE
family.-Goycrnor Gcary has issued his
proclamation officially announcing the ma
jority for Judge Sharswool ut OLA vo-
~ successful breeder Of short horns, in IL
linois, has realized the sum Of 81 800 in
rromium5 awarded to his herd at State and
County Fairs this season.-Portucal wheat
is seeming into this country for sccd.-It IS
said that The use OF postae, stamps is TO be
discouraged by the Department, which viii
issue in future only stamped envelopes
a German, living near Racine, Wisconsin,
killed himself few days since, Ly apply
ing kerosene oil to an ulcer On his hand.
Great swelling and pain cnsucd, followed Ly
death in two days-Thc cost Of the ogjei-
nal capitol at Washington city was 81 ,400,-
COO. The additions, now nearly conplct-
Cd, will cost 81 200, 600. Tho pu5c.. met
al is produced from the hottest furnace, and
tho brightest thuudeIho}; from Tie darkest
storm.-Youth writes hope upon TIE audi
and oca advances like tie Ca aud wipc-
them out.-Au mr9ito fill at Gardiner
Ne, one evening JAS. week Isl1oaodlik
a largo globe Of fire and Of Eaoar,ek-
ct in its descout-Jrsu c1amin;ue th.
spot where it fell, g sa...nu.. resembling
starch was Couud.-Ile official majority o.
gaiust negro suffrage 30 Ohio 5. 5O,Gg2.-
The largest oz in America j.. ir, died 10
Manchester, Now IIamp.Li.e il, was so