South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1871-08-04
n E VS. OF THE DAY.

black votes in Virginia MINNESOTA
has zen railways in process OF construction.
49, HE Cincinnati cotton trade amounts
TO i've millions year. - BRIG. GEN. j.
/. BoGLE died suddenly Of apoplexy, at
louisville, Ky, on Friday last, aged %.
---- 4 MAINE farmer collects a bushel of
grasshoppers daily for his hogs. Scalded
they make an excellent soup that tue swine
swallow with relish. LIGHTNING kill
ed cat in Quebec girls isp, and didn't
SINCE the girl NINETEEN ilayiians have
been arrested in Port-au-Prince for csDni-
balism. -. Seven stores were destroyed by
hire on Main street, Kansas City, Mo, on
the 9th ult. Loss $4,000; insurance
$4,000. The FIRE IS supposed to be the
work OF an inceudiary Mrs. EMMA
BARTLETT runs a large Saddle and harness
business in Chicago. a well-known book
says, ga bride for the ass, bit for the
horse, what for our unruly husband -
lr Is reported that Ex-Governor Holden is
shortly to start, at Washington, Repub-
lean campaign paper in the interest of the
present administration SPONGE paper
IS new article, recently patented in France.
1t Is SAID to be made of sponge ground in
to pulp, aud made into sheets, like ordin.
airy paper. Its absorbant power is very
great, and as dressing for wounds i: Is
highly spoken of The barn Of Gideon
kester, in BOtetOurt county, was struck by
Lightning last week, and entirely cOnsum-
cd. Two hundred bushels of wheat, just
threshed out, one wheat drill, wagon, and
one horse, were also burned -. lr is re-
ported that the King of Spain has issued
proclamation forbiddiog the further impor-
tation of Coolies into Cuba. This, if SO,
will only send more Of them as emigrauts
to the United States. CAPTAIN DAVID
IL TODD, formerly of Lexington, Ky, aud
brother of Mrs Line In, Died at Hunts
VILE, Ala, on Monday night last, of con
sumption NEwBURG, Preston county,
Is being scourged with diptheril- NEAR
LY one hundred Witnesses have been exam
incd by tho Ku-Klux Investigation Com
mlitec at Washington RICHARD GREEN
and William Henry johnson, were cxecut-
ed at Prince George Court House, on the
18th u't., for the murder of Charles Friend
on the 24th of March last AT the last
session of the Pennsylvania Legislature au
act, taking immediate effect, was passed,
p oylding that IAN action may be maintain
cd. by female, whether married or single,
to recover for words hereafter spoken, i'm
putting unchastity to her, and it shall not
be necessary to al'ege or prove special dam
ages IN order 10 maintain such action In
such actions a married woman may sue a.
lone AMI any recovery therein shall be her
sole and separate property . TIE aggre-
gate cost Of the five largest hotels In San
Francisco was Si,S00,000. Their annual
receipts are reported at $1,000, 000....
THERE are 10000 Post-ofiices Ia the Unit
cd States A MAN in Wisconsin has APP
piled for 4 divorce on the ground that his
wife is unable to work on the farm as she
usei to do A BALE Of new Texas cot
tou-the FIRST Of the sessnn-was sold on
Friday, in front of the Exchange in New
lork, at l5 cents per pound. EIGHT
hundred new buildings have been erected
IN Now York City since January. THE
Secretary Of the Treasury has not decided
The Kentucky war cain set, anu the pros
pect now is moro favorable to the State
that IL was last year. IL Boston they
cal foundting hospitals asy lums for anouy-
nous infants, and in Chicago they style
them institutions babies born on the Eu.
roPean p1n.--.AN Oregon toast, over
glass Of ardent: Heres what makes us
wear old clothes There are in New
Hampshire % savings banks, having an
Jgre-alo capital Of over SD 900, 900.
AC.JEDING to the Congressional Globe,
tho cost Of the white House last year was
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