South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1870-10-14
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ar" now one hundred and ten convicis in
'he Peniien'iary at Maundsville.-Loco
MOTIVES in the United States use annually
1000 600 worth Of wood.-A cor~roS
mill has been established in New Orleans
the irst IN that city.-ONE S,ra,apa ho-
tel cleared $4,000 last summer.-Ir is
stated that there are % Apple Brandy
Stills IN operation ia Augusta, county, Va,
tins year, sglinst three last year-
PIANO making Is the third manufacturing
interest in volume in this country.-THEY
toll a bell IN Winchester, Indiana, every
hals hour, as q signal for the inhabitants to
take their quinine WRIT county. this
State, has population of 1881 THERE
are 10000 acres Of land under improve.
meut IN Kansas, an increase Of 10000
acres 10 one year "A REGION of salt ten
miles square and covering the ground
like gravel, has been found in New Mex
ico.-THE population Of Berkeley county
is 1907, of which Martnsburg claims
I ,SGl.-THE mother of Gen. b f. BUT
TIER died in Massachusetts on Wednesday
OF last WHILE the Rev. Mr.. AID.
OLSON JONES, colored, was preaching in
stanton, Va, on the 4th inst, he dropped
dead in the pulpit. He was supposed to
have died of heart disease Nh WEARE
WESTON, very enthusiastic Democrat,
who lately died in New Hampshire, left a
Will and testament In which he enioined it
upon his executors to have him borne TO
his grave by "six true Democrats" and 10
pay six dollars to each Of the bearers. lie
also directed that no funeral services should
DC performed over his remains, unless a
clergyman could DO found "who had never
preached political or war sermons" The
result was that such minister could not
be found 10 the ncighborhood, and the OBJ.
stiuatc old Democrat was buried like Pa
gan In New York The Cold exchange .bv
a unanimous vote, have appropriated 81
OuO Tor the benefit Of the sufferers in Vir-
ginia by the recent food The astrono-
ners are taking notes of the new eruption
ct spots on the sun. The side of the sun
now turned towards US is covered with
/ hundreds of them, of all sizes-THI Pop
ulation of Harrisonburg is 2,O4O-malcs.
9G2; females, LOIS; whites l,427; col
ored, Gl3 -FROM the observatory at Mar.
settles q comet has been discovered. moving
with great velocity from the "Whale" tc.
ward the Cram. In Richmond, Va,
there are thirty-four white and thirty-six
cOlored schools Tue woman who wore
tho largest diamonds and spent the most at
| Saratoga this summer was the wife of q
New ork Soap-fat mau.-THE French now
make "ariicial India rubber" which is
said to be as good and much cheaper than
the real article.-THE populaiion of Kama
wha county is stated at -, 500 THE loss
of life between Harper's Ferry and Staunton
by the i'od ia reported nearly one hun
drcd TIE hostile Indians in Arizona have
recently burned some of their white cap
tives at the stake "A STEAM mitraIeuse is
the latest war engine boosted by the French.
-PATRICK WOODS, imprisoned for as
saulting Congressman Porter, was discharg-
cd on yesterday week, having served his
term -DR. W. ii. JONES, n promincu
physician Of Cleveland. Ohio, was shot and
instantly killed Saturday, by Dr. GALLAN-
TINE !or alleged seduction of the latter's
wife ELLA +. BAEsLow, school teach
or IN Cantor, Mass died on Saturday last,
from brutal assault with stones made up
on her, on the previous "Wednesday, By
four OF her scholars, who have been arrest
ed for murder Ar n recent Wisconsin
far, young woman with white hair and
pink eyebrows, and able to see in the night
as well rs in tho day, was the great attrac
tion.-IN English hotels the women ser
wants carry up the baggage, while the men
carry up cards and run on errands -
A NEW cattle plague has appeared in
Jersey county, Ill The victims are seized
with stiffness Of the joints and slowly
waste away Ar Baxter, Kansas, on the
9th instant, while NJ. SALUrA, a clothing
merchant, with his clerk, MAX JORN was
unpackiug goods, doublc-barreled gun.
which was hanging overhead, fel to the
floor. Both barrels were discharged. and
both men were shot and instantly killed
On Friday last ARCHER HINES, a colored
man, was executed at Prince Edward
Court House, Virginia, for the murder Of
ANDERSON FOWLKEs, also colorod The
murder had It's origin in an Illicit amour be-
tween the wife of Fowlkes and the murderer
+ CERTAIN Newark manufacturers are about
tomanuiaclurc substitute for WOODEN cloth
from bamboo cane THOMAS p. BEARD.
n colored man, has boon nominated for
Congress by the Republicans of the Fifth
district Of Georgia Mn NATHAN HALL,
Of Durham, n. II in 1868 thanked God
that he "Iived in billy country where il
was impossible to build railroads" To
day The cars of the Air Line Railroad run
through the door yard Of bis place, between
bic house and barn, AMI within four feet Of
his side door-A TERRIBLE and fatal az
fray occurred at Columbus, Ky, on the Sth
INST Five men who bad q difficulty "a fort.
night ago met 10 The town and proceeded TO
settle tho matter by a free fight, with the
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