South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1867-10-25
NEWS OF THE DAY.


Ohio.-Firewood brings $50 cord in Col.
orido.-HuNNIcUrr voted for the ordinanc.
of secession in 1S6l.-It is reported that
Gen. SHERMAN is writing book on the
war, to be published posthumously. One
hundred and forty-two Smiths have gradu-
ated at Ia.e.-Vermont has twenty eight
thouFand German Catholics The Cover.
nor q Chic has not tie veto power. So
the Rev Legislature is independent of him.
Since midsummer sugar cured hams
have advanced in the Wheeling market
from 10 to 2j cents per pound, Wholesale.
--En5ldud and Ireland, during the first
eight months of 1867, sen; abroad l,7S9,-
l1O,f0G yards Of cotton piece goods, or
more than million miles, thus giving the
world something to wear. Sunday is ne
iualy the important market day Of the
week in the cattle yards Of Buffalo Niue
colored men are still living in New Orleans
Who assisted AZ its defence under Jackson.
An eccentric recently died in England,
who, although in perfectly good health, had
not risen from lis bed for forty mine years
lad There been congressional elections
this month the democrats would have gain
Ell nine Congressman in Ohio ard fyc in
Pennsylvania, according to the reported
majo;it;es in tAe dis,ricts.--Ap Oaioan from
the far West won $40, 600 On proposition
that the negro amendment would be defeat
ed in Obio.-General SuERIDAN's rec2p-
ton IN Boston cost that city $4,000
1t is reported that Mormouism is inereas-
ing in England In Texas there is - 'sour
lake." whose water tastes like lemonade
without sugar.-New York State contains
i3G,9S4 widows.-Coru sells in Okaloosa,
Iowa, at eight cents u shel.-Saturday
week, difficulty occurred at Monterey,
Highland, between Mr.. Stephen Reynolds
and a man named Woodson, in which the
former was terribly cut by Il Luise in the
hands of the latter. Woodson was ares
ted, but subsequently made his escape
THERE'S talk Of game Of chess to be play
cd by means Of tie Atlantic cable by rlay-
ers in New York and London An En-
glsh artillery officer in Canada tried TO de-
sert BY disruising himself as 4 negro. He
was bandcuilcl and carried before his COM
rades. The derision his appearance excl
ted, was punishment considered sufficient
An Ohio Democrat came home all he vav
from Chilli, :. \ TO vote the straight lick
e. He Is rcwardcd-Ihe now grass so
rapidly spreading in the South called Les
pidasa came from japan. The Charleston
papers unite in pronouacing il the great
est blessing IN the form cf grass THAI bas
ever been bestowed on the South Hon.
Burton Craige, the author Of the secession
ordinance OF North Carolina, las been mar
doned ty the Prosideut-Nr. d lcreuy, 9
Frenchman, residing in New York. ha, in
vented an arrangement to he attached 10
carriage or buggy, which in o moment re-
leases the animal from tn carriage in case
Of runway or other accilcnt.--John b.
Cough Is fifty years old and % years So
berthe tobacco crop cf Buckingham,
county, Va, has Icon very seriously i'll
jrred hy the late frost5. The Mayor Of
Norfolk resigns because bis pay is too poor.
Ia dis instance, ii is the want Of money
that makes the Mayor 20 --Goyc.nor
Brownlow, of Tennessee, has written O. let
ter announcing himself candidate for the
United States Senate, 10 succeed Judge
Patterson Goal has been discovered on the
farm OF Mr.. Granville j. Kelley, in Eau
quIcr county, Va The prospects for full
attendance OF scholars this session at Ran
dnlph Macon College are very flattorng.-
William George Taliafcrro has been acquit-
ted Of tie charge Of homicide, shooting a
negro, by tho county court Of Caroline
An aged Democrat of Concord, n. H., who
died recently, gave strict orders before his
deceaso that none but Democrats sh1uld
oiicIate as pali-5elrsrs, a. Ills funeral, and
that no minister who mcddicd with politics
should conduct religious services over III
remains Ills wishes were strictly obsorg-
cd by his fdmiIy.-StcPs are about being
taken IN Na| York, through cooperative