South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1868-04-10
South Branch antellisenttr.
RoMsEY, FRIDAY MORNING, APRIL 10, lsos.

a<D-JoHN SMrra has eleven hundred
namesakes in the New York City Directory.
Ting Washington monument has reach
ed height of la feet, az a cost Of $780,
600 and is TO De further elevated 3I4 feet
AN AUSTRALIAN lady gives public notice,
by advertisement, that If her husband does
not turn up in three months she means to
marry again.-ANNA DICKINSON, it is said.
prefers Cofax for President. Mr.. C. il
widower.-WHES you hear man say Life
is but dream" tread on his corns and wake
him up. Life is real.-A New FAN.-A
very ingenious contrivance has made its
appearance in New York city 1t consists
Of round pointed stick about six inches
long and two-thirds of an inch in diameter
"a string protruding from one end, which,
being pulled, causes fan to fly out of the
other, for which the stick serves as han
die. One can thus carry fan in very
small compass The pulling of another
string causes tho fan TO double up ia
seconds time and disappear within the
stick. Large numbers of men and boys arc
hawking the notions about the streets, and
dispose of thousands of them.-TuE Spring
field Republican hints at hugging x kissing
among male and female members of Lodpe
of Good Templars. This is embracing the
temperance cause ardently The EMpE-
RoR NAPOLEON makes a note of everything
he wishes TO remember in his memoran
dun book. AS soon as lie has filled up
page OF ii he tears it out, reads it over
and then he tears il to pieces. He says he
never forgot anything noted down and
read over in this manner.-ONE of those
things that no fellow can understand The
female heart.-A FASHIONABLE party is
now called a laughtercultural show.-Wo-
MAN S influence is powerful--when she wants
anything in looking at the faults
of women should shut their eyes.-A SIN
GULAR Casa MAN STRUCK DUMB ON
THE CARs.-A gentleman who resides in
Wilkes county and was returning home
from Augusta on the 10th ult., entirely lost
the power of speech soon after the train left
Augusta. We heard him attempting to
talk soon after he got on the train, and in
few moments he could not artculatc a
word. lie was in the possession of all 9TH
or faculties, but his lips were literally seal
ed. His distress was very touching, and
he wrote replies to questions addressed him
10y the passengers and tried to bear up un-
der the terrible visitation. lie said that
he had been on spree. lie hoped it was
only species of deirium, and would wear
'ft with rest and sleep. He said he had
once been partially deprived of his speech
before, for short time, in Virginia. His
case attracted much attention among the
passengers, several of whom knew him and
were satisfied that he was not using decep-
tlon. HIS case was most forcible illustra-
ton OF the summary and terrible manner in
which nature sometimes Furnishes viola.
ton Of her laws, says the Athens GA Ban
ner-lN Western village a charming.
well-preserved widow had been courted and
won bya physician. She has children; a
inong them crippled boy, who had been
petted, and if not spoiled, certainly allow
ed very great "freedom in debate" The
wedding day was approaching, and it was
time the children should know they were to
have new father. Calling the crippled
boy, she said, George, am going to do
something before long that | would like to
talk about with you" DWELL, ma, what is
it?' 81 am intending to marry DR.. Jones
IN few days, and" "Bully for you,
ma ! Does Dr. Jones know it IN JEFF
ferson county, Georgia, two months ago,
negro outraged young lady named PAR
kER. lie was captured, tied to a stake,
md burned to death, men of his own color
taxing an active part in the proceeding On
Friday last a squad Of soldiers visited the
locality, and arrested eleven white men.
charged with aiding in that affair. They
have been taken to Atlanta for trial
WASHINGTON papers assert that the i'm
parchment trial has revealed the fact that
many OF our noted men have weak lungs.
We fear that it has revealed the fact that
some Of them have weak heads as we'll
Moss, OF Buckingham, spoke in favor Of
disfranchlsement, on the Goth, in the Ore
construction Convention at Richmond. He
said when he used to play marvels, that ar
boy whar spoke de mocst, howmsoever. much
nc sed, tux do marvels. lie couldn't acc
how men whar wus whipped aud tied can
expect TO be free. lie wanted rebels TO do
IKE SINNERS has done since Adam sinned
IN dc gardin,' and fore God, il be don't
iess what he have done, let him stay out
whar he ar.-AT n Radical meeting of the
colored people Of Richmond held recently.
lIUNN1cUTT was unanimously nominated
for Governor Of Virginia. by law Of
kentucky, recently enacted, the legal rep.
Tesontatiyes OF any person killed or injured
ny the careless use Of firearms may have an
action Tor damages against the person who
commits tho dced.--Iy KEyTrcKY. il is
reported there is much resistance man
liesting itself to tho enforcement Of tho
revenue laws, and troops have been asked
for by the Government officers 10 enforce
the laws.-AN immense cave has been dis
covered near Bentonyile, Ark. Il has
been explored nine miles.-A YOUNG man