South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1867-12-06
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Ma longer IS the test oath administered
to Missouri jurors.--According to proph-
ct in Taunton,s Massachusetts, there are to
be thirty-fcur severe snow storms this win
ter.--Therc are thirty-two persons after the
position Of commissioned OF agriculture
BRIGHAM YOUNG has City more wives than
the Sultan of Turkey. The internal reve-
nue. inspectors seized 81, 100 900 of prop.
erty in New York in two weeks.-General
HANCOCK has arrived al New Orleans. and
assumed command Of his military district.
The Democratic majority in New York is
49,S69.-Of the $50 600 school teachers
in the United States, 100000 are females.
The Richmond Wing says, ga gallant
Major in the United States army during the
war was, on the 9th ult, summoned as a
grand juror, but refused TO serve with col.
ored grand jurors. Two female practical
jokers frightened young married woman
into insanity, at Milwaukee, the other day.
by telling her that her husband was dead.
-THAD. STEVENS says all he wants is JUS
tce. If he gets it, he will have n har,
time hereafter.-Rev. VIM Ii. GREEN, the
Litchheid, Connecticut, wife poisoner, has
been sentenced to be hung at Iitchfeld.
Connecticut, on the 4th day of December,
1868, one year hence.-General w. II. +.
LEE, son of General r. + LEE, was mar
ried in Petersburg, Virginia, on the oSlh
ult., TO a daughter of Colonel G w. BoL-
LING.-It is stated that hollow coins are We
~ common in England, and that they are
gcnuine.-Oberlin College, Ohio has gain
ed suit which confirms its title to nearly
10000 acres of land in Doddrige County,
Virginia. The suit has been pending for
SIX years "A. L. STEWART brought from
Paris 81 900 carpet for his housc.-The
official maj nrity for the Democrats in New
jersey is l6,354.-A susceptible youth
says he would rather go to church to see the
hers than to read the hymns.-A vegetable
gas has been made in London without odor.
which can be manufactured by every fami-
y for itsclf-There are seventy thousand
slaves in the Portuguese colonies, one mil
lion III Cuba, and two millions and n half
in Brazil Elk Chancellor WALwoRTu died
at Slratoga, New York, on tie 2sth ult.,
agel sevcnty-nine years 1t is suggested
by Pennsylvania paper that church pews
be placed on pivots 50 that the occupants
may not be Obliged to strain their nccks ev-
cry time somebody comes into the church
Deaths from base ball violence number
about one per th.-IIow to take cen
sus of the children Of a nci shborhood. EN-
ploy an organ-grinder ive minu,es.-The
receipts for tolls on the Chesapeake AMI o.
hio Canal for y )vcmbcr amounted to SIG
S9U II-London furnishes living for
$4,000 street peddlers Tin Der in France
is dyed by liquid dyes poured upon the
roots of the trees j EFF. DAVIS bail bond
is Autographed, and for sale in Richmond
During the month of O.tobcr the value
of cattle sold at the Union Stock Yards.
Chicago, aggregated 1922 ,260. Stones
aud idle words are things not to be thrown
at random.-A successful Australian dig
ger had gold collar for his horse. Anoth
or sh1d bis horse with gold = Cre hundred
and forty stands of Italian bees were shipp-
ed north from South Pass, Illinois, last
Tuesday "A young lady in Texas, who
advertlses for a husband, says she can talk
philosophy as we'll as rock the cradle.
She's all right .-Indana has paid ST.
500 on the piincipal of Der debt. du-
ring the past year.-EDwARD w. Dun
BAR. preacher of the gospel in Alinneso-
ia, has been convicted Of poIygamy Miss
MARY JANE HAYNES recovered n indr-
ment for ten Thousand dollars against Isaac
HARLoN, in the Clinton county, Ohio
Common Pleas Court last week, for br ach
OF promise of marriage This is one Of tie
largest ycrdicts ever obtained in Ohio for
breach of promise are to-day, in
Massachusetts, 5000 more women than
men.-The negro who committed an or
rage on Mrs BAKER, at itrccton, In llama,
was caught the same nght lie malc a
full confession Of the crime. lie was then
seized by tue mob, stabbed, shot aud beat
en- until death. His body was then drage-
ed through the streets r a. ALExAN-
DER, tic celebrated importer Of bloodcd
stock, died in Woo6ford county, Kentucky,
on Monday last.