South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1870-10-21
VS. OF THE DAY.


WALKER has received from the Depart
meut OF the Iu'erior. at Washington. land
warrants for 500 600 acres Of the public
lands, that being Yrgiuian's quota undor
tho act appropriatiug laud4 70 The various
States for tho endowment Of agricultural
schools and colleccs.-Ex Gov. Foorr. If
Tennessee, IL writing history Of "Vcuicc
aud the Vunetians '--TuE corn lost np5
damaged 10 Shenandoah county, by the r..
cent flood, is estimated hy tho Edinbnre
B1Re', at 10000 bushels. The loss of
fencing Is more scrious-CPoN tho reoein,
OF ho news Of che death OF Gen Lyr. in
Richmond. all places IT business were ejos-
90, tie bells were to!lcd, and the citizens
manifested tie lgeres. sorrow.--A ceNpR.
Al court martial convened on vester,lav ~
West Point, of which Gen O O Unw,ra
Is president, TO try Cadets Jamcs " Smith
colored, John w Wilson, VIM. S. Davis
and Geo. c IIoyle, of the United States
Military Academy Smith mentioned A.
bove Is the colorcd cadet Who lately nref.r.
red charges Of III treatment from white ca.
dets.-lr is stated that the health If Chief
Justice Chase continues very precariouS.-
n LARGE am unt.of the recent Parl,ars.
burg railroad forgcries have been settled
for at eighty cents on tho dollar AN Off.
clol decree has been issued by tie French
O"vernm cnt ordering the silver Mate Of the
piiace 20 be Gained Two THIRDS Of the
inhabitants OF liamden, Conn, are beinp
nursed by the remaining bird for fever and
ngue.-TuE Baltimore Sun save that At
;orncy General AcLcrmau's decisions nrc
neither "Judical mr. judicious. A YOUTH
named JESSE REESE, aged Is years, shot
screen negroes nj Mountain Can, ia Lou
doun County,ou Sunday last Some of the
negroes Were seriously wounded. Reese
only fred once with "A musket. with which
he was armed One Of the Looms in IN,
new velvet factory at Franklin, Kansas
turns cut $50 yards per day-PENNsY1,
WANNA has 1900 uniformed and olson
lined militia CRAZE vine In California
SAID to be seventy four years Old i, nine
teen inches thick ia the trunk and Yields
annually from six thousand 20 eicht tbou.
Sand pounds Of grapes "A MAN excused
himself for marry ing by saving that his
friends declared hc drank too much for =
single man" The total number Of deotbs
from yellow fever in Now Orleans Til, sea.
500, up 10 O'tobcr lst, were 225 "A GRO
GER Of Dubuque, iowa, WIN had crea,
demand for vinegar recently, discovered
iuat he had tapped a wrorg cask, and had
sold a barrel of old Bourbon whiskoy NJ Ten
cents quart An immigration pariv f,r
Kansas Is organiz in Writ county this
S'a.e.-Gov STEVENSON, during his Re.
cent visit to Jefferson, changed the Board
"t tag's'r"tion FIR that unity firicc in
twenty icnr bcurs.-A SENSITIVE youtL
IN ONO lately had fair msel arrested for
kissing hIm too hard. TIM German arm.
lee now IN France arc said 10 lie attended hv
2.iUU surgeons. In Europe thcv are build
iug two story railroad cars --PLUM wine
- the latest novelty in Wisconsin. SHEEP
are affected 10y the cattle plague before
No'z aud Paris Minis GENERAL Hous
Ton i deed -DALLooNs were emnlovcd in
warfare 10y TIC French 10 I79i.-Tup Ia
test Masonic returns and records show the
s'r'nRih OF the order ia the United Stt'es
TO be 4G8.456 Tie lodges number over
1000 -HUNAS hi, To- the value ~ So
$50 was entered at tic Boston custom-house
Tor the week ending October 7th. 1870
SURE way 60 mako tn imurcssion-f
~ the mud -IUG returns e The Post.of.
bee Department. snow decrease If one
million dollars ia tie deficiency Of the
present year over that of last vrar.-TuF
largest pumpkin 30 The Ohio State Fir
weighed 100 pounds -J0ny ". Gentry.
Of Indiana. raised 100 ears of corn tba,
weighed 100 POUND, Ting castor bean
crop OF Illinois averages u bushels to the
mere --IHEGE were three deaths from vel
Iow fever in Now Oscaos Monday. Cur.
chGo.s latest novelty ira "palaco, stock
err Now la.k out f1r ralace sewer.
ger 8 cart-lT India thc ro,aI artillery now
wear cork helmet -CE>srB is the tex
nan pays Co thr public far bcinu tmincut
- LADIES trains arc reported coming In
fashion aElin in New York --Tug yellow
fever o. quito bad 90 Mobile TIM Sab.
b1'h schools # The United Sta'cs have
UJbVUJ tco-lers aud 100000 scholars
inns d. The season Tor big fqussbes. aud
Maine gives rhe challenge wish ono Of 300
p'un5a.-luE peach shipments from one
county " rior lin Illinois, this ycqr.wil
[ react uNUUUO boxes NO more yellow t.
yer DO Ga.vc,fou -EJNogs u an armistice
brir3fn lrauca td Pru De arc cuer NJ in
N'w York banking circles, and stocks arc
advancing TUE rlI.iag of every Demo
cratic ,uto ip Ore State .rak,s joins j
JACOB t.m next Governor -Tur latest ca.
lection returns indicate large gains f.r tao
D.w",IaNc ticket iu1una goes Jv ur
words % 600 mj .ti.y. To PlnnJ ivan.
DO We gam use Coma r.s-mcn, aud probably
% ln oui. -I.e Convention 90 nominate "a
Conservative candidate fur Congress boo hc
Dfh district r..t. .ulIll ia III 4rrts,t ,t,., ,,