South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1871-02-10
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uoo miles of railroad, while there are ], 1872
additional miles 10 course Of construction.
Tue amount in the Virginia State Treas.
ury on Saturday morning last was $780,
O00.-THE cattle trade of Va, for 1870
amounts to 50 600, 000-GEo w. CAR
TER, formerly of L,udoun, has been elect
ed speaker of the Legislature of Louisiana.
"A BILL has been introduced in the New
York Senate for the prohibition of the em-
ployment of Chinese coolie labor.-THE
combined capital Of the Rothschilds bank.
ing house in london, Paris, Frankfort. and
Vienna, is $500, 900, 900. -THE loss of
Prussia In the present war is estimated to
be about 100000 men ONE of Chicaco's
clcrgymen owns aud drives one Of the fast.
est teams Of that fast city. A NORWEGIAN
woman, with twenty children, recently ar
rived in Milwaukee, The children were all
her own. -NASHViLLE shipped over 900
rabbits one day lately Ray Dr. SKIN
NER, Of the Presbyterian Church, died in
New York, on yesterday week, aged rs
years. Two United States senators have
been refused board at one Of the leading
hotels Of Washington, this season, On ac-
/ count of their habits-'rHE South Wey.
mouth (Nlass } National Bank has a woman
for assistant cashier.-INTENsE suffering
prevails in Paris, aud hundreds are daily
! dying Of starvation &c EuRGIA calls its vot-
ing negro citizens suffrage singers Gen
SHERMAN gives it as his opinion that the
krupp system of making guns of steal, u
dopted 10y the Prussians, is the best known
ALL efforts to repair the ocean cables
have been abandoned till spring.--THE chol-
era Is raging III some parts Of Russia and
! PolaDd.-THE Russia that sailed from New
DIRK city, on the lst inst, took out over
81 100000 in specie -MINNEsoTA has |, :
OS7 miles Of railroad in operation, aud all
built since Gl.-TwENrY per cent. Of
the army deserted last year -DR. GALEN-
TINE who shot DR.. JONES in CIeavelund
o, for improper intimacy with his wife
has been found guilty Of manslaughter, and
sentenced to the peniteniiary for ten years
/ New ORLEANS raised $4,000 by a tax on
dogs last year.-BRIMsToNE mostly comes
( from Sicily, for the use of the world-about
100000 tons annually Miss ELECrA
SMART, who formerly lived near Medina
| Ohio, has recovered I verdict of $40 600
from wealthy farmer named VIM. Brough-
ton, OF Livingston county, ILL.,, for scduc
ton and breach of promise. Broughton's
first wife was Elccta's sister.-TuE micro.
scope reveals the fact that a speck Of pota.
to rot the size of a pin head contains two
hundred ferocious httle animals biting and
clawing each other savagely.-THERE are
l,J3I German pupils in public schools of
Clncinnati.-ONE hundred aud seventeen
new Lutheran churches were dedicated in
the United States during the year 1870
beng fraction over two every week
oRED children have been admitted to the
New Orleans public schools A Mrs Mich
Ell, Of Egg Harbor, n Y, became insane
on Thurs lay of last week aud seizing her
two young children, threw them into well
and jumped in herself Al were drowned
1t appeared Mrs. Michel tried to drown her
son, 10 years Of age, but he escaped -
WOLF breeding Is becoming good business
in Wisconsin, as ten dollars bounty is paid
for the scalps.-AN Ohio farmer whose pet
bear last week Rugged his little boy to
death, refused to kill the beast, but finally,
after much urging, did consent to put him
up to he shot for at the price Of Sl00.-THE
Raleigh On. G Progress says the pos tmas-
ter at tlillsboro, in that State, was recent
y cast in a suit before the United States
court, by a citizen who had presented a 81
bill, United States currency, considerably
mutilated, in payment for stamps The
postmaster refused to take the bill, and the
citizen sued him Cor two dollars damages.
! The court gave judgment against the post
master for the damages claimed, and costs,
amounting to about $50. 1t was proved
that the post office depar mcDt had issued
orders that postmasters should receive mu-
tIlated currency for postage when offered
the court besides held that all departments
of The government were bound to sustain
the currency Of The government and the
fact Of bin being more or less mutiated
was no justification for ITS being refused ly
any official Of any department If the gov
eminent During Tie siege Of Paris several
soDs Of the TeaitLicst citizens were shot for
descrtiou IN tLe presence of tho enemy
NOta single one If them could obtain par
don, although 30 was permitted, as a favor
Co the SON Of general who was killed iu
the present war. thlt bis execution should
Doe private. Or Of two car loads Of hogs
shipped from Lafayette, Ind 10 Iudmnap-
Oils, only Zen arrived alive, oll tbc rest be.
ing frozen 10 death -SOLuBLE glass j.
coming into use DO Europe f0r 'wnxiug'
floors, aud is found to answer the purpose
aimimoIy-A WEsrEuN gentleman lately
put h'u 10 20 bed ou the steps Of church.
and trying Go fold the snow fakes around
hlm, declared every time bee graspcd a hand
il that tha darn . sheet. always tore 500.
-TuE c1et barracks at West Point were
partially burned on Saturday morning las'.