South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1873-06-27

as the wheat CROP Mr.. TINsEY, an
English capitalist, has bought 2,274 acres
of land 10 the vicinity of Waco, Texas =.
a CALF without eyes is the property Of
Sumter, S. c., gentleman WISCONSIN
raises superior quality of tobacco. 49,
DEATHS from heart disease have increased
% per ceutin 20 years AN Iowa coun-
ty realizes more money from eggs than
from all other staples -. EARL Russell,
now in his eighty first year, is the oldes,
living Statesman in Europe. :. THE trial
of SUSAN i ANTHONY, at Canandaigua,
n. Y, for illegal voting has resulted in
verdict of guilty. This is not favorable
presage for "woman suffrage" The lat
est compiled returns Of the wheat crop of
California show an estimated yield of over
thirteen millions ccntAls The surplus for
export will doubtless be fully a. large as
last year. .OLD Mrs. CoTToN, of Nor
folk, Va, is the proprietor OF venerable
mule that has been an inveterate chewer Of
tobacco for many years. Whenever he be-
comes obstinate, as mules occasionally do,
it is only necessary to give Lin q chew,
when be becomes perfectly kind and gen.
tie. BEN BUFFERS son, who is at West
Point, is said to be checker than the old
man. SEVENTEEN factories in East Xii.
! ingiy, Conn. have stopped work, owing to
Tho Drevolanrn of In p,nllooy
CASE of Cholera is reported as having co.
CURED in, Georgetown, ID. G., on Wednes-
day Of last week. THE Mount Vernon
cotton duck mills, WM. KENNEDY, presi-
dent, miles from Baltimore, were burned
Friday morning. Loss 100000. TEN
persons in family of eleven persons died
within a week in Dallas county, Texas, re-
Gently. The survivor was baby. Mr..
CORNELIUS CnILDs, Frederick county, was
instantly killed last week while loading a
saw log He leaves n wife and two chill
dren .TAMA county, Iowa, by vote of
her supervisors, returns her share Of Con
gresham Walden's back pay. TIE Charles
ton Courier tells a sad story of two young
men on Cabin Creek by the name of Cole,
who have been Frustrated on their beds one
for 20 years and the other for fifteen years
They don't suffer any pain, but seem to
have lost their physical power. aud energy.
Ia la CROSSE man who com mitted SUI
icide, wrote a note for his wife which said
az m going TO a country whore red-headcd
women are never seen." She was 50 mad
that she wouldn't attend the funeral 49,.
| THERE has been more rain In Florida du-
ing May and June than WAS ever before
known there at tho same time Of year.
The Stanton indicator says disease
like meningitis has appeared among the
horses in that county. One farmer los;
five out Of six horses in a few weeks.
THE SHAH Of Persia is said to wear mil
lion dollar overcoat. a DISASTROUS fire
occurred at Burlington, Iowa, on yesterday
week, which destroyed thirty five buildings
The total loss is 100000. . THE brother
of Gen CANDY, who recently became in-
sane, died in Missouri, on the 18th instant
Mr.. JOHN SNYDER, aged 76 years
one of the Oldest and wealthicst citizens Of
Jefferson county, died at his residence on
Thursday evening, the 18th inst i. MORE
men have been hanged 10 Kansas for horse
stealing than for murder. AN insane
woman in Iowa got all Of her teeth pulled
out, and told the dentist to send bis bill to
General GRANT. "a SHOWER Of frogs,
which darkened the air during a recent
rainstcrm, and covered the ground for q
long distance, is the topic of discussion in
Kansas City, Mo- The local paper def
niiely describes tho animals, as "yarying
in size from that Of a piece Of coal to n
lump Of chalk THE earnings Of the
Choaapeahc ond Ohio railroad, for May a.
mounted to 1926, GOO GEORGE FIELDS,
negro, assaulted LIZZIE Koch, a young
German girl, near Augusta, Mo OH Sat
Grdly morning. Fields, was soon arrested
by the Sheriff ne Labadac, and taken to
Augusta, where he was hung by a mob
Egrythi1g 81 quiaf...THE region around
the rcd river Of The North raises four
splendid crops annually ice, water
AID mo.qutoes. Mn. WALTER STEELE,
n prominent and vell-known merchant Of
Deer Park, Garrett county, Md, attemp pied
ujcdo on Saturday last. Financial EN- BAR
10. mont Is said 20 have been the cause