South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1871-08-04

PCNIsuED.-A pleasant piece of poetic
justice is reported from town in Oregon.
One morning n man called upon the editor
Of the only paper in the county and asked
permission to look at the files Of that paper
for 1869. /, was granted. While the cd
itor was in bed waiting ill his wife could
wash his shirt, that young man carried a
way the file, nor wls it ever seen again ua-
ill his lawyer offered il in evidence during
the trial Of an action for s. OGO damage.
for an alleged libel, which that young uan
brought against the editor. IL is gratifying
to learn that the plaintiff recovered SIX aud
quarter cents damages, and was arrested
hy the editor on a charge of stealing books,
convicted and sent to the poni'eniiary for
seven years --LHchLUrg l'yipiuB.
SAGAcIous AGHIcULruRIsr Not ma
ny miles from Boston certain farmer own
cd a contrary horse. While driving home
with load Of hay some time since, the
horse concluded not 10 move any further;
whercuPon the farmer pulled out a small
quantity Of the hay, placed it under the
horse aud set fire to it. The fire had The
desired effect, for il Obliged the horse 10
move. lie started forward just enough o.
clear the flames, and the culro load
with tho wagon, was destroyed, the farmer
having as much as be could DO 20 clear the
horse from the wagon in season 20 save his
.itc.-- Boston Tr0tlLr
BoLD ROBBERY On the 18th uit., on
the road leading from lees Ferry, two men
attacked Mr., O. Z Lyle a Young man
who was employed du,inga huzt.r wagon
Tor l}r0wuieII aud Feuher He was first
approached by "a .u,ly -ollawar. asking him
10 bee could get 20 ride with bin down o. the
Ferry When Mr H. said ho could, he
got iu and rode about two hundred yards,
when nc looked around behind the wagon,
aud seeing bis mate coming Immediately
struck n blow knocking Mr. Lyt,c out Of
the wagon lie was then approached ny
Che outside scluuIr'l, and stabbed iu the
right arm. leaving him in % disabled c0udi-
ton They then demanded his pockct-b5ok
and threatened 20 take bis lie ,fhc refused
They succeeded in getting 81. containing a.
bout SO. The young man succeeded ia
taking charge OF bis team, aud came down
,o Mr.. Doves, which vas about thrco miles.
aud bad Dds wound, dressed. OIo OF The
robbers has been arrested and is iu the Nor
sant'wn jail -Tics'oa Cuuty Jwp,L
WHAT radical RULE Cosrs.-As an
evidence Of rHo manner in which tho State
of Mississippi is pIuuIoroi by The Hadi-
GALS the Holly Springs Reo1rty notes The
fact that The cost Of running The State gov
crmout under Democratic rule was about
s5j0, 600, and that at a time when the
property Of The State was valued 40 six
hundred m lions Of do.llrs Now that tho
property Of The State has been reduced b.
tho results IF tho war, and by the r.btar-
les Of tho pluudcrors IN power, to one bun
drcd and seventy millions, the cost of koop-
ins its machinery 10 gear is estimated at
The enormous amount of one million three
hundred thousand dollars.
S>ow -Iogu NWGry1A Tho War
rem .NaJ Saf'ad learn, that snow '..l TO
tuo depth 0t threc inches ou tb8 might af
tbe l1th instant at Eams Gap. H4ara-
naa.e. county, Va WHAT .ys tns rc
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