South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1870-08-26
NEWS OF THE DAY.

lhh N1tu3 OF exports from Baltimore Tor
the week ending on the 18th inst, amount
ed to 1915, 382.-THE population Of Cal
ifornia is estimated a: 500, 000.-A YOUNG
man in Illinois has eloped with the second
wife Of his own uncle -AMERICANs are
said to be the greatest swearerS Of any ma
ton in the world.-THE Woodstock Her.
Gtd states that SEVERAL very fine Cows,
belonging to Doctor LEW. TRIPLETTE, of
Mt jackson, died from eating night shade
EIGHT cents Ia the regular fee Of Greg
ular' Chinese doctor.-TuE catalogue Of the
University of Virginia for 1SG9-70 shows
40 students during tho last scssion.-A
DEAR creature at Saratoga a few days ago
appeared at one Of the hops wearing neck
lace Of sapphircs and diamonds valued at
SlO,OVO. --PnILADELPHIA parties have
brought lfy thousand dollars worth Of pro-
Pcrty near Shippensburg, Pa, for the pur-
pose of carrying on fish culture on a large
scale HANDSOME Chinese GIRLS sell for
Eve hundred dollars in San francisco. An
Indifferent article can, however, be bought
for three hundred dollars.-TuE last sur
viyiug member Of a consump,ivc family, at
Lowell Mich, Is said to have recently at.
tempted to cure himself by roasting the
heart aud liver of q sister, lately deceased,
aud inhaling the fumes.-G ENERAL SPIN
EER Is called "tbo man that writes a name
on tho grceubacks that looks like a string
Of cells. some one has made the estimate
that there are twelve deaths from coal oil
explosion each day in tho United States -
WILBUR MERRILL, Of Charlostown, n H.,
recovered his hearing during recen; thun-
der storm He bad been deaf from childhood.
Mn. S. w. STOREY, Of Illinois, has in
vented an adjustable last, which, by the
turn Of n screw, can be made to suit the
most misshapcn foot without tho usual
leather patches WILLIAM BAILEY JONES,
Esq ono Of the most enterprising and sue
cossful merchants of Richmond, died on
Friday morning last-AN Independent
political party has been formed ia Massa-
chusetts with WENDALL Phillips at its
bead as a candidate for Governor CAN
YAM City, Oregon, was destroyed by fire on
the 18Th instant, only one house remain
ing. The loss is $3.50, 000-NEw YORK
has pane Of English glass seventeen feet
long and ten feet wide, which cost $500 -
BELGIUM, a little kingdom of | $50 square
miIes-about the size of Marvland-cives
comfortable support to over 600, 600 peo-
pie or about 800 TO the square mie.-THE
CITY Of Brussels" sailed from New York
on Saturday last with $4,000 in specie
for Europc-A 5000 ton haystack is an
nouuccd as an agricultural wonder in Hi
nois --PETRoLEUM has been found near
Quincy Missouri Hon BALLARD SMITH.
died at his residence near Lewisburg. this
State, on the 18Th inst, in the STth year
Of his age ENERAL LEE is at the Hot
Springs for tho rheumatism. There is a
man in Ice, y. H., who has managed to
live for cigHty-thrcc years without having
once consulted physician. lIc is still in
good hcallh.-THE Richmond mills use
up some 10000 bushels Of wheat every u
hours.-ON tho 18th inst, s 600, 600 was
paid out for the payment Of pensious.-THE
italian government has increased its army
and negotiated an extraordinary war loan.
The population Of Georgetown, ID. c ., is
II ,3S5.-OVER Sl85, 900 has been saved
to the Government by the partial destruc-
ton and wear of fractional currency, that
amount standing to the credit of the cur
rcncy fund, and has accrued mainly from
torn notcs.-THE population Of Clarke couu-
ty,Na., is 6,200.-JUDGE BOND, of Baltimore,
the new judge, presided at the late term of
the L. 5 Court at PurkersLurg, this State
TIE Clarke Courier says: ga spriug colt be-
longing to DR.. WIN. NJ. Page, one day last
week, fell down a we'll forty feet deep, and
was rescued with only few scratches. The
well was walled up and had rocky bottom,
with very little water in it"-AcCoRDIYG
to Gladstone the wealth Of England increas.
cs $500, 600 every year-AT the late
election in Kentucky, the Democrats car
ricd the State by over fifty thousand major
Ity "A kENTUCliY priest, sixty-Gyo years
Old, Is cutting jaw tooth that replaces one
he lost ten years agO.-PUlE BOWLEs, q
well-kuown cotton merchant Of Memphis,
while undressing on Monday night, let
pistol fall which discharged a ball, striking
him IN the temple, causing instant death
Five women preachers are now firmly
settled 10 pulpits IN l'nivcrsalst churches
IN this country .--REMITTANCEs overland
from San Francisco 90 New York during
the last week were $4,000, principally
In gold bullion -FRENCu peasants arc pol
souing the wells in Alsace.-SoME Of the
omnibus routes Of London are fourteen miles
long -IHE first now crop Of Carolina rice
Wa. received at Now York on Tuesday last.
Tho earliest arrival on rccord.-TuEY are
manufacturing Ice by machinery iu New
n .rk Tho outside Of the machine being
covered With boar frost half ard inch, and
tho thermometer a few feet of standing at
go, go lrsamau who saw this sight pro.
claimed 10 the work Of the devil, aud con.
tray Co tho viii Of Deity, and would not af-
forwards approach the place. The machine
can make two tons on hour-SAMUEL
was nominated for Con.
gross 90 London, O ON Tuesday last. by