South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1873-08-15
South Branch gntslliseneer.
RoMNEY, FRIDAY, AUG. Is, 1873.
The first iustallment of the new City

1920, 900 postal cards were distribu-
ted last week, which was about two mil
lions in excess OF aoy previous week.
The election in Kentucky which took
place on the Alta inst. resulted as follows
Senate, 30 Democrats aud 6 Republicans.
House of Representatives, 81 Democrats
and 10 Republicans
-CoLoNEL MosBY not relisbiug The
ticket nominated by the Republicans r'
Lynchburg, it is said, will support the nomi-
nees of the Richmond Conservative Cen
vention.
The number Of Claims presented to
the Southern Claims Commission at Wash
ington is 22,9C6, invoking s56,0OO,OOO
Nice sum.
"A very remarkable phenomenon is now
presented by the relative price of hay and
corn in Buffalo. Germ can be bought at a
bout SIS ton, while hay readily brings
$50 ton. y pound Of hay sells fer twice
as much as pound of corn.
TIE Buffalo Commercial Advertiser
says that tho largest shipment of live stock
ever made in one day over any railway in
tho world was made on "Wednesday Of last
week over the New York Central and IIud-
son River, being 255 cars. An idea of the
Importance Of this trade, which is yearly in
creasng, may be gained from the fact that
the estimated value of that days work is
1922 500.
Tho sub.Treasurer in the City of New
York paid out on the 9TH inst, Sl92, geo in
gold coin, on account of interest, and sol :
900 for called bonds.
VICE PRESIDENT WILSON Nor So WELL
AS REpoRTED.-T Washington CORES
pondont of the Cincinnati Commercial as
serts that the officially published deDials
regarding the health of Vice President VIII
SON are of diplomatic character. He says
there is the best authority for the statement
that his physicians contemplate the appli-
cation Of a seaton In the base Of the brain
as the only possible cure for his disorder,
and it is also certain that his most intimate
friends have tho gravest apprehensiona Of
the result. II ia stated that the applica-
ton has been delayed in order TO pcrmi,
Dir. WILSON to so rer~is Is general health
that ~ may endure the radical treatment
with more safety.
Governor WISE 81 JUDGE FULTz,
OF V1RaINIA.--~Ex-Go Governor Henry A
W,sE, las writtera letter to Judge FULTz,
tho republican nominee for attorney gene
raj of that State, demanding whether or
net be used language credited to him, 10
purported interview published by the Staun-
ton Nndicator, 10 which the political re.
cord of the Ex-Governor is criticized Sc
verely by the Judge, who characteIizes the
Ex-Governor as ga miserable follow
The Judge replied by abusing the inter
viewer for betraying him into confidential
conversation and then printing it, and as
suriug the Governor tina. he was very much
mortified of the idea that he had been in n
ny way instrumental in doing him injustice
The representatives in Congress from
this State, according to the statement of
the New York Tribune voted as follows on
the "BAcK-PAY GRAB" a. FOREMAN
voted five times against the back pay Drc,c
Il. HENRY G.. DAVIS voted four times
fox it and once against it Dyc,o Il. JouN
} iDAVGs voted once for it, six times a.
gaiust it and once failed to vote Drc,c II.
FRANK HEREFORD voted once for it, four
times against it and three times failed TO