South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1871-04-07
NE WIS OF DAY

States Senators are natives of PENNSYLVANIA
A New YORK gentleman owns a 81 600
knocking bird RRAM is said To
have commenced new work, entitled "sad
ness" 1t will represent Gen. Grant listen.
ing to despatch from New Hampshire
AT the last election IN Nevada. Mr. John
CARRIER, was elected Judge OF the Supreme
Court there, with the salary of seven thous-
and dollars year in gold Judge CARRIER
rs native of Staunton.-THE scouudrcls in
New York who are engaged in swndiipp
people by sending them offers TO sell coun-
,erteit money, are being captured and sent
tojail COMMISSIONER Plcssanton decides
that persons whose gross income during
1870, estimated in United States currency.
did not exceed $4,000, are not required 10
make any income returns -CHAHooN wa.
on yesterday week, carried before JUDGE
Guigon 90 writ OF habeas corpus aud bailed
10 appear Cor new trial in the SUN of 81 =
600. Ex-Governor Wells is one of his
securities.-IT is alleged that in Newark
cockroaches are used very extensively in
the manufacture of delicious wines, whicA
are made there from cider, poor vhisky.
lngwood and other Nominations IN Sge-
den black ants are introduced 20 give favor
to brandy .-THE New Haven woman who
recently got married, and took her wedding
tour IN horse car, wrote to friend the
next morning saying she was Just as well
satisfied "a though she had trav, He'd around
the worli.-Two men, named Chas. ROB
inson and Chas. Stevenson, got into Gght
over game of pigeon-hole, at jacksonville.
a.
one Of his thumbs in his mouth, Wherein
on Robinson seized Stevenson nv the throat
and choked him to death Robinson was
arrested. -lNDIANA juries haze an orig
nal way OF agreeing on verdict. Ia
case of Sllnder in the town Of Bedford. the
jury assessed the damages by each mem Der
Writing SUN upon separate slips of paper,
adding the sums together, and dividing BY
twelve, thus striking an average, which
proved to be 81 ,4OO.--A WOMAN named
Elizabeth Mas, who died at Florence in
1856 had been married to seven husbands.
al Of whom she oulived She espou-t9
he last at the mature age Of sixty When
on her deathbed she recalled the good and
bad points 10 each Of her husbands, and
having impn7tially weighed them in the
bliancc, she singled out her fifth spouse IS
her favorite, and desired that her remains
might he inferred near his.-C0LoNFL AL
bert d Smith, formerly chief payma-tcr
ct the southern and western Confederate
armies, and before the war n prominent
payma~ter in the United Sta ;cs army, died
on March 18Th, of t. phoid fever, ia Nash
vile, Tenn. whore h. resided since the war.
Col 5. was a native OF Norfolk, Va, TIE
reduction Of the United States deb; dnr;uu
the month Of March was $ll. OlI.25O 65
-PosToN and GRAVES, the Kuklux mur-
dorrrs Of Mississippi, will be hung on the
10th If May.-THE Paris Daily Uniyer,
costs hfty-eight francs; to which two ci-
postage has to be added, on each number.
that must be paid in France. Counting in
Sreepbacks, and difference Of exchange con-
s'dered, 1t Is so 80 year. The London
Times cost about the same we believe
KANSAS City reports Indy as passing a.
long The main street Of that town comgo--
eddy EuthDg . cigar, while her husband, a
meek looking parsonage, walked behind
carrying the baby. The Irish emigration
to America, formerly 80 extensive, Is report
ed to be now rapidly on the decrease. Eu-
gllsh and French emigration is Increasing
while that from Germany is The largest. -
Tue police q New York on Saturday riyh,.
made another descent upon gambling es-
adjustments and arrested many propIietor-
and patrons --THE splendid Epi-copsl
Church Of the Messiah, in Brook lyn, n. !.
was burned Oh Saturday nisht, entailjng
a loss OF not !ass than one hundred thou
sand doilnra.-IT IS worthy Of note that
there will be full moon in the irat week
Of each Of the first seven months of the
present year IN July there will be two
foil moon, 2d and 3lSt, and IN the remain.
ing live months the moon will beat The full
ou The last day IT cach-THe steamer q" Ar
cadh' sail. from New York, on Sltrraa-.
with s63J,JUO worth of arms and ,ar ma
terlal for Frucc -SoMFB0DT L.s d:scoy-
cred that 40 forty years snua-.aker de-
votes twenty-tour hstoblOw.ughisnoee.
MUTUAL FHerd5--K Kerosene aud corn-
rers.-lr is said thirty per cent. Of the
hfes in this country are caused b. the de-
p'Ht Of ashes 10 wooden boxes or barrels.
BY tha explosion ola boiler In McCAI-.
d COS. disuiiory IN Brown county. Ohio.
"n Friday SIX persons were killed and nine
severely injured Tx UyrED States Soma.
Tor AcoB VI HOWARD, whose term expired
on March 3, 1871, died Of ap.plexy, at
Z a VI the BUD iust-TuE Gilbert Clock
company s entire works, IN WIusjosi, were
burned on Che 2nl inst LOSE, goo, 900
INSURANCE, $50, COO.-THE LovnUW, .Iour-
"Hl speaks Of Congressman BOwEN a. "Inar.
red go three women, and thirty four States
siri Co bc heard from -MAssACursl7.f-
has machines which are said Co represent the
labor 81 % hundred million Of mcu.-SINcE
q Kansas vigilance committee held neck
ue party, eight horse thieves arc MISSING