South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1868-04-03
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+" ALTERATIONS have made their appear
anee IN Jackson, Missis.ippi -HALr the
Drt,ish revenue Is from liquor and tobacco.
"A LARGE number of new buildings are
about to be erected at Cumberland, Nd
ihkf call the carpet bag politicians in
LOUISIANA, "slubberdegullion. "-Ir has
been decided in England that's stamped fac
ssi"i'ie OF signature is as valid ss q written
one.--LE toLLET mentions rumor that
large oonnets are coming into fashion a.
gam '-liooP skirts are now restricted 10
street wear IN Psris-BY a machine for
making pins, recently completed by firm
IN Hartford, Conn, il is said that tetveen
eighfy and ninety million pins can be made
10 cay or ten hotrs.-A FRESCH physi-
clan, who has examined the statistics of the
births OF many countries, states that one
} hundred and six boy. are born to every
hundred girls, but more boys die before
reaching one year than girls-lr is esti-
mated that emigrants are going to Missou-
ri ut the rate of thousand week, although
the season has scarcely opened.-J. &.
PuLLEN, prominent judge in Giles coun-
ty, tennessee, committed suicide on yes
terday week. IT is understood that ex-
Senator FOSTER has accepted the appoint
ment Of Judge of the United States Court
of Claims, to succeed Judge WILMor, de-
ceased -WM. VI. ESTELLE, a prominent
lawyer of Mississippi, WINS assassinatcd on
the night of tho 3Sd ult, at Jackson =
The NATURAL bridgv, in R6ckbriige coun-
ty, Virginin, together with the farm on
which it is located, is to be sold at auction
on the 10Th Of April II BRAptEY's
case (eSpulsion from the bar.by Radical
Judge IS to come before the Supreme Court
OF the United States -fIoLpEN, the trai-
tor, was hung in cffigy in Raleigh, n G.,
the other day.-JouS EsrEN COOKIES Gu
gagged in writing sequel TO Surry Of Ia
gle.s Nest WESTERN papers profess to
( believe that the blondiest Indian war on
record"will CONNIE nee about the middle of
tins month -THE mount expended ty the
/ frecdmcns' Bureau in Virginia, for the e.
rcction, repairs, and rent of school-house
for the blacks, since the lSt of July, 1867
has been $40, 900 Mus coleman, daugh-
ter of the late JouS j. CRErENDEN, of
Kentucky, is engaged in preparing biog
raphy of her father THE House Of Rep
rescntatives of New Jersey has passed the
bill Withdrawing the consent Of that State
to the ratification Of the fourteenth article
ot the constitution oyer tie veto of the
! Governor "A New York piper says that
the lace dress worn by lady at q recent
birthday ball in Boston cost 1920. 900. II
was purchased at the Paris exhibition, and
another of the same description was pur-
/ chased for the Empress of Austria The
remains Of General JONI MORGAN, now
buried in Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond
arc to be removed to Kentucky during the
/ present month.-DIcKINSO College, at
/ CtrIislc, gets City thousand dollars out If
the centenary collectioRo Of Philadelpha NJ
Il. Conference.-TuEs London mint, it is
stated, recently coined 10000 sovereigns
/ for Mr.. PEABODY President has as
signed General HANCOCK To tho new De-
partment Of the Atlantic, with headquar.
tiers at Washington.-ABIGAiL COLEMAN,
of Preston, Connecticut, a lady of eighty
I'VE, has third set of teeth just appearing.
Hon. 4. II. STEPHENS has returned TO
his home in Georgia rates Of Dos
/ tage on letters seLt to Canada has been re.
/ duced to six cent,.-rnE Colorado mines
arc producing about. $40 900 per mouth
/ -THEY have in Rockingham county kind
! of clay that makes beautiful stone china.
IT is stated that the New York Central
Park has already cost over S10, 0OO, 600
! MoRE than 10000 head of stock were sent
to market from Harrison county, this State.
! during tho year 1SG7.-TnR New York
: Express thinks tie young ladies have sud
: denly become musical, "a each carries
( brass band on her hcad-MR HENRY
RuHR offers lis services as "water-witcb,"
. or wizard, to the people Of Jefferson coun-
~, engaging to locate paying wells with
ease aud accuracy A PHYSICIAN in Ger
many announces a case where child was
born with smallpox, the mother herself moi
being affected at all. She had accidentally
come into communication with severe case
az smallpox about six weeks before the
birth Of the infant.-DUBUoUE Down pa
pcrs speak q Tie warmth there at this ear.
- season, linen coats being frequently met
with "A GANG Of Yickshurg negroes re-
Gently exhumed bodies from the Jewish
graveyard, 10 that place. aud cut of the
fingers q the corpses for the sake of the
rings they wore PRESTIGE says BUTLER
isn't doing much now, but when he wn, in
New Orleans be bad his hands full GEO.
II NEWMAN, q Woodsiock. Virginia.
Will ON n visit 10 Lexington, attempted to
Kill himself with pistol, on the I9h ul-
timo. lie wa. lab0fing under alteration
IF mind, caused by love affair, says the
Lexington B1Hncr -THE Ohio House "
Representatives h1s passed bill 70 exclude
colrcd children from the common sch ,ols.
-IEi~H>A has appeared 8, Hampton, III
and 5000 ~ the worms were found in one
cubic inch Of muscle -BAYARD Taylor says
that only ons mcerschau in ten made in