South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1870-09-09
NE VS. OF THE DAY.

. MA Is shipping fruit Eastin cars with re-
FolyIug ianS in the roof driven by the mo-
tion-IHE hottest summer for ninety
two years Is that of 1870, by the records Of
ale College -CoLoRADo numbers in its
population l4,32l colonels-A BosToN
lady pias, when she is fully dressed, mum
Der 3OO.-THE Radicals Of Florida have
nominated negro, named Walls, for Con-
gress, FIFTEEN HUNDRED men are en-
ployed IN the Navy Yard at Philadelphia.
-CAPr. JOHN G.. MEEM, Jr., is erecting
on the Mount Airy estate, in Shenandoah
county, Va, one of the finest mills in the
State, outside of Richmond 1t is four
stories high, and Of other dimensions in
proportlou.-Ar Wincherter ROBERT Or
RICK has been designated mail messenger,
service between that Office and railroad, at
ol4o year from September IA PoR-
TON OF the communicable better half of
twill be glad TO learn that the cotton
crop of this season is estimated at four
millions OF bales.-THE Office of the Meth
odlst Book Concern at New York was rob
bed on Wednesday night week of $4,000
by burglars, who have not yet been detect
ed.-kING WILLIAM ia urged by the Ger
mans to declare himself Emperor Of Ger
many.-THE State geologist of Ohio de-
clares that the State has 10000 square
miles of coal deposit.-A MOST disastrous
fire occurred in Chicago on Sunday entailiug
loss of three million dollars, only hale of
which is covered by insurance. "A BOX con-
tanning aquantity of gold coin, of an old
date was, uuearthed by laborer who was
digging upon the site of the old Fountain
Inn Hotel, in Baltimore, on Friday last
The value OF tie coin is estimated at 81
OOO.-AN OLD citizen of Slngamon county,
Illinois, has for many years past been ex-
ceedingly deaf. A short time since he was
struck by Q slight streak Of lightning and now
hears perfectly well.-THE military career
of KING WILLIAM of Prussia extends over
period of fifty five years. His Majesty,
who was born 10 1877, was present at the
battle of Waterloo, and was then but eigh-
teen years of age.-AT Milford, .Pennsyl.
vanla there are seven women to every mau.
The engine attached to tho saw mill Of
Messrs. BERRY * LILLARD, eight miles
from Culpeper Court House, Virginia, blew
up her boiler on Monday, literally blowing
the engineer, Horace PARKER, to pieces,
his heart being found lodged in the top of
tree several yards distant a Mr.
GAINES, who worked at the mill, aud who
had just gone to the engine to get light
for his pipe, bad his head blown completes
~ off his shoulders -MoNsoN, Mass has
a wonderful apple tree which bears promis.
cuously Baldwins and Russets, one twig Of.
ten bearing both varieties. Sometimes an
apple is one half Baldwin and the other half
RuSset.-NEws Of crops from all parts of
In =, I
prides herself upon thirty four charitable e
institutions TIE colored cadet has been
placed under arrest for unbccomin2 con-
duet toward his fellow -cadots.-IT Is esti
ma ed that the amount of State aid granted
to various railroads by the Georgia Iegisla-
ture, in the last two days, is nearly 49,
600 900 a sINuLE despatch published By
the Tribune, on Monday, from it's special
correspondent, descriptive Of the battle Of
Sedan cost that journal over three thousand
dollars gold GEN. MCCLELLAN is said to
now receive salaries from various sources
which make his income aggregate about
$50 900 a year FIX SENATOR NEsMIru,
Of Oregon, describes the United States Su-
Drem5 Court as the one that has the last
guess N a In Grayson county, Tex
a., they boast of - bushels Of corn to the
aero and watermelons weighing So pounds
each.---MAssACHUsETrs, that was the first
IN tho slave trade, is now foremost in the
CJolio spccula;ion.-DEsPATCHEs from va
rious points in Colorado are delayed by the
incouycnjeot habit tho settlers have of hang
Ing horse thieves to the telegraph wires
LrNCOLN tho capital of Nebraska which is
but two years old, has a population Of $500
s'u's.-LAsT year the revenue received
from cotton and opium in India amount
cd TO thirty millions Of pounds sterling
SOUruEHS California aspires 90 become n
separate State - Mn. HINMER s confection-
cry store IN Richmond, and its contents
with al bis household furniture, were dc.
stroyoi By fire on Friday last Loss near
3I0,0u0.-A son Of Rev. Mr.. GREEv FIR,
who lives i'm T9zcwell county, Va, died
two weeks ago from lockjaw. lie had cut
himself slightly on one OF bis fingers with
% sickle Just the Monday before his death
ilisagc was about sixteen years -ATwELL
Howell, a youth aged about fifteen years,
was accidentally shot and killed near Pc
tcrsburr. Va, on Thursday last by his com
panioa, Gr1RGE BLANKENsHIp, whilo out
on hunting excursion THERE is mar.
riod couple out West whose combined
height Is thirteen feet and four inches. -
/ MANY Of the cooks Of the large hotels at
Saratoga, Newport, and other summer re-
sorts, receive from 81 500 to 90 900 for
I the season. Two blue fish united lke-the
Sinmcse Twins have been caught on the
cost Of Long Island.-THE Richmond
/ Wig says, "the most doplorable accounts
OF the drought along the lower Potomac
continues to be received. Not enough corn
for bread will be raised, IL is said "A