South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1873-09-05
South 8ranrll 9ntelligsnfer.
ROMNEY, FRIDAY, SEPT. 5, 1873.


day las. states that two deaths have occurred
from Cholera in that city since Saturday.
JOHN MORAN who was we'll at four clock
on Saturday evening, was suddenly taken
and died about ten o'clock that night. Con
RAD LUKEHART was taken about three o.
clock Sunday morning and died at ten.-
One was, therefore, dead in Eve and the o.
thor in seven hours after the attack.
EF EIGHTEEN deaths from Cholera &C.
Cured a, Milersburg, a small town near
Paris, Ky, on Monday last.
THE FORTUNE OF CAKES AMEs. 1t is
asserted by the brother and executor OF
CAKES AMEs, who is now engaged in set
Ting the estate Of the deceased, that the
amount remaining after the payment of
debts and obligations will be very much
less than has been generally supposed no.
exceeding two millions of dollars in place
of six or seven, at which Mr.. AMEs's for
tune was estimated at the time Of his death
The net pecunary result of all his Pacific
railroad operations and speculations turns
ont loss, aud he died less rich than if be
had neve- engaged in the enterprise.
Sas THE New York Journal Of Commerce
prints figures from the books of the Trea.
sury in advance of publication which show
that the total receipts of the Government
for the year ending june 80, 1878, were
1888, 73S, 204, and the total expenditures
s290,345, PAS. The total debt on the LIST
of July, 1873, deducting cash in the Urea
sury was 50, ,SlS,713. The net reduc-
ton of the debt during the year was 49,
G67,6
Two MORE RAILROAD ACCIDENTS
The second Atlantic express train on the
Hudson River Railroad ran into the rear
first Atlantic express train, on Friday morn
ing last, iDjuring three persons-the engi-
neer badly. Cause lack Of vigilance
Another express train on the Detroit and
Milwaukee road, being disabled by the loss
of driving wheel, was run into on the
night of the 2Sth ultimo by freight train.
Four women and child were killed, and
ten persons injured-all immigrants.
ESIN Virginia, the Conservatives say,
they will make HUGHES the Republican
candidate for Governor, as unhappy as
cat in beo gum before the canvass is over.
We hope sincerely it may be the case
Let true Virginians toe the mark and in
the coming election decide whether white
or black is to rule.
York Graphic announces that its great
transatlantic balloon, if the weather proves
favorable, will ascend from the Cspitoine
Grounds, Brooklyn, New York, on Wed.
nesday afternoon next, September TO-
Mossrs. WISE aud DONALDSON, the aero
nauts, will be accompanied by a reporter
of the Graphic and ar experienced seaman,
who will manage the life.b boat attached to
the balloon 10 case the party have to ex-
change air for water. The balloon is de-
scribed as 1l6 feet high, 335 feet in cir.
conference, and will contain 100000 Gu
bic feet of gas, with power of $500 pounds.
The eronauts are confident that from eigh-
ty to one hundred hours travel will land
them in Europe.
ES'Tho New York Sun says; at
is an interesting fact that the imports Of
dry goods at New York during the month
Of August which ended Monday have
been a million and half less in value than
in 1872, and four millions and a quarter
less than in 1871. Our total imports since
the beginning of the year are nineteen mil
lions less than last year, and eleven mil
lions less than the gear before last. We
arc lot running in debt abroad as fast as
VIC we're"
WAR IN M1ssoURT-Tho Adjutant en-
eral Of Missouri has issued an order to the
military authorities OF St Louis county 70
ascertain a, once how strong force Of mi
litia can be mustered for service in case Of
emergency It is understood lhat Cover.
nor WooDsoN apprehepds that trouble wil
grow out Of the Galloway county lyncbiuf
affair, aud the search now 10 progress fcr
the Iowa train robbers, and the Governor
wishes to be prepared for any emergency
that may arise.
Eay ELSEWHERE will be found an article
from the Parkersburg Journo', charging
dire corruption upon some State officials