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South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1873-10-10
South 8ranea 9ntelligeneer.
RoMNEY, FRIDAY, OCT. 10, 1873.
ECTHERr arrived ia New York city d.

hOnNE Il MIA WI. ~, iCl ..
EETHERE arrived il New York city du-
ring last week 1858, l22 bushels of wheat
This is the largest number, by nearly one
million of bushels, tina! has ever been re.
ceived there in one week. There also ar
rived 90, 265 barrels of -four, which ia o
much larger number than usual
S2- CoMMoDoRE WILLIAM JAMESON,
died at his residence in Alexandria, Virgin
10, on Monday night last COMMODORE
JAMESON entered the navy under DscArUR,
and vas midshipmau on tho United States
frigs.e Constitution when she captured the
Guerrero. he has been quite blind for
some yesrs. He died at the sgo Of eighty.
TWO years.
R% Hon. THOMAS K. CARROLL, eI Gov.
ernor of Maryland, died on the 3Oth ult., Mt
HE home in Dorchester county, Nj. He
was Governor in 1929 and has ever been
held 10 the highest estimation throughout
that State for the many virtues which has
sigualized his entire life.
EFTES STATES will hold elections by
the 4th Of November. OF these Penusyl-
vaniA, Ohio, Minnesota, Iowa, and Wiscon-
sin will hold general elections on October
Ia. On November 4, Massachusetts will
will bold general election, end on tho same
day New York will elect State officers and
members of the Legislature. Texas votes
on tho 3rd Of the Same month.
EyIT appears that Farmers bsrbeoues
and pic MICS nre the fashion out west. Al
one given near Patt6burg, Missouri, there
were elk beeves, ten sheep sod thirty fge
hogs roasted ond devoured ~ toe multi
tude in Attendance
ETWE are furnished with continued c.
violence of the growth Of he country. A
mong the last significant indications is the
fact that the number Of money orders is
sued during the fiscal year which ended
June 30,h last, exceeded those of the pre-
viou- fiscal year by 100000 that the az
gre2ate excess IN money on orders issued
and paid was s9,0O0.000 aud that ,hc
sale of stamps and stamped envelops fur
the last fiscal year exceeded the previous
year by Gl $50 600 When it is added that
the postal railway service is extended year
ly some 5000 or 10000 miles, some idea
is gained of the rate at which we are pro-
crossing as a nation Wheeling Int.
ssS- The Washington correspondent Of the
Baltimore San states that the forty -four
millions Of reserves was drawn upon on Sl-
turday last 20 the extent Of about TWO aud
a half millions, and again on Monday to the
amount Of about fifty six thousand doIiars.
1t is thought to be not improbable that the
reserves will have TO DO again drawn upon
from time to time for some weeks 10 come
and it is intimated 10 official circles that
the amount Of outstanding circulation will
not probably De again reduced to the limit
Of three hundred and 6fy-9iz millions be-
fore the meeting of Congress.
Eg Financial and commercial matters
are greatly improving, and business foems
to be rapidly gaining q healthy and pros
porous condition in sections affected by the
late financial crash
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1873-10-10
FIRESIDEma11s I'M ssG s.n.s

FOX sun ChiMNEl $, made nv PLuMES
ATWOOD, produces the largesi light. Gao
used on any coal oil hmp For sale D, N
lamp dealers ="
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1873-10-10

ASorI1a BALLOON EXPLOIT. The
transatlantic J.ll5.n s,orlei from the Capt.
ains grounds, brooklyn, New York, at 0
O'clock, on Hordsy morning last, taking a
due c-a'.r|7 crnpe. lie daring occupants
ore WAsnINGroS II Donaldson, GEORGE
AsugoS LUST, son r the W II known edi.
Cor and author, GEoaGs LUST, Of Boston,
and ALfufp Ford, writer for the Daily
GrnnL.-
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1873-10-10


NV HAYES. Oethrf As near ne
cor {. l.srnrl 30 ibi' cry ~ present, the
Fr41hi~ lilrnr reached Conan, about
eighty miles 5.tsrt, b. the northeastern
corl OF d.. ue, ~ J 25 p NJ, whore
30 was ctueh. 10 violent storm f,r y frw
minutes l} nrc uat time 1t had been
near ito csrb DoNALu.oS and FoRD
jumped aa' LUST was c,ueht IN some
trees tu fraiy .uccocdri 10 reaching the
ground uuNUr. The balloon cscapo3, snd
bad not been p'urcd % las' accounts. -
Letter .n the sf,mnrn ihs storm visited
ihis ci.y, sud vas exceedingly violent The
balloon wts traced through Stamford. Be.
ic', Brjg ror, Now Haven, Argonia,
WaoTfoao. Ws'crbury and Litch6eld.
WIScuCsTER, Va, oct. 7-Ouiug to
The Indictment weather Yesterday tho ope-
uirg of tbs fsir # TIC Shenandoah Valley
Agricul'ursl Society 'o'day Vas postponed
until Tomorrow.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1873-10-10
Cancers Cured.

a FAMILY consisting II widowed mo-
Their, three sons, and TWO daughters we're
all married at once ia Cincinnati Last Fri.
day That Is sensible family 49, Louis
UiHs Journal
lffaui' must he found. sivsys 10 % kindly
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1873-10-10

such as Merinoes, Reps, Empress Cloth, Alpa-
cas-. Mouslnes, Calicoes &c Brown and Bleach
ed Muslins, Ladies and Gents Hats, Lares and
Edgiugs. &c. Also,
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1873-10-10

TYPHOID FEVER AND INPECTED MILK
Frequent mention has been made within
the past week or two in the cable dispatch
as Of the ravagos Of typhoid fever in certain
districts Of London. The cause Of the dis.
ease hos been clearly traced to infected
milk The question Of the dependence of
typhoid fever upon the use Of impure and
contaminated milk is now deeply ogita,ng
the citizens Of London, aud 10 fact all tho
cities of Great Britain. In support Of this
assertion a writer in the Philadelphia BH.
Istin says - Baltimore Sun
II may mention tho fact that two recent
successive numbers Of che British Medical
Journal, which is tho organ Of the British
Medical Association, contained one, six, and
the other nice, articles on this single sub
ject. The case with which mik absoyh7
uoxiouS eifluvil Of any kind is only too well
known . housekoepers The presence Of
wooden shelf 10 refrigerator will often
impsri 80 disagyeeabic 90 ol0r aud favor o.
milk which has been Kept 10 il over night
that children, 20 whom ills rfsred uifhou,
tho disguise ~ ten or coffee sill rcjsc. 10
a. once. It's capacity for pbug up per.
nicious and infections material floating 3D.
tho atmosphere, and SO introducing a dead
~ poison, is not lees well established"
THE "LANE DUCKS Among tho con
sequences Of the late Goarcal crash in VOL
street is said TO be tbc withdrawal Of many
persons we'll known by their long continued
presence there. Tho necessity cf tLc co..
casion has forced them % pursuits other
than speculation. The I,me soys "ibo
greater rumbcT Of Wall street hojrurs have
been clesued out" Sprcuatori who wer.
worth bun lrods Of thousands II dollars o.
few days ago, u.s. thc terrible fail 10 stocks,
aud BY The locking up Of their funds in
broken and suspended institutions, ere bow
left without money 90 settle their board
bills. One operator, who was worth 500,
600 before The panic, was trying 20 borrow
enough money the other day 70 settle bis
Brooklyn broad bill which had agcumuls-
tod since the beginning OF the financial dis.
aster. He said be VS. tired Of speculation
add intended TO "g2 west
Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1873-04-27

The Truckee Rey ey,s5lieaa says the
first tourists this season from the
East to Truckeo are II. P. Harrison
and daughter. And goes on to re
mark that Mr.. Harrison is blind.
We conlt not help thinking. when
readi.g that item. how Abe Edgiug-
ton would enjoy travelling with Mr..
Harrison across the Sierra Nevada.
Last Winter. about,the time all the
passengers had got themselves scrub
bed, brushed. tooth-washed. and all
that, and every body was looking out
for the breakfast station, Abe came
out of an upper berth with one log
in his pantaloons and . bottle or
Blue Grass in one hand. locking
mighty sour. Judge Mesick asked
him how he felt. .as aas.r ! "
Feel He'll = says Abe, I'd feel
we'll enough. il I'd got any sleep. II
ASwish it asould be mgApck t9 qQE4e
over this, road some time there's a
blockade on the. o.. P,,ys 30! there
xonldn't be q pack .sof id-n fools
from the East jabbering lbopt the
grand scenery - soon as elt'e !daE.
LIGHT !''--.Ne,o EssRo,cnss,st.
Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1873-04-27
LATEST TELEGRAMS.

A special to the San Francisco
Ch1'onicts SAYS.
In rHk Lava BED. April 23--9 P. NJ.
1T j. now believed that the Modocs
have fed from this point and sought
another location. The Warm Spring g
sconts. inst in. bring the intelligence
that none appeared for water this
morning. and that the movements of
the troops and the Warm Spring
Indians in cutting them off from
water has caused their rem oval; this.
however, may be bnt conjectural.
They may be in ambush IN their
caves. To night We shall know
whether they Lave fled. If they
have, the troops will at once be after
them. There is said to he water
three m lies further over, but that is
doubtful. The balance of Colonel
Wright's men are on their way here.
His company has been very small
and he will be glad Of their arrival.
Another dispatch. dated the 24th
rays that preparations are making
for an attack on the enemy's sup
yosed new position. It is thought
there are bnt about fifty Of the Mo-
docs left, all told. ...
A San Francisco dispatch says:
Lanra d. Fair announces that she
will appear in recitations at Ma
gnire's Opera House this evening.
The arrangements have been very
quietly made and no one but Mrs.
Fairs conf ential friends knew any
thing of them until yesterday after
noon. when the hand bills announc,
ing the proposed entertainment were
distributed about the principal ho-
tells and on the streets.
Regarding the much mooted. mo.
mentous question OF Charley De-
Longs resignution San Francisco o
telegram says:
A dispatch from Washington says
the resignation of Minister DeLong
has net been accepted as yet. No
action is Ole taken u1til after the
return of the President two weeks
hence 1t.Eis not improbable that
Mr.. DeLong will be retained rs the
bsst way to dispose of the large
number of strongly backed appli
cants for the Japanese mission.
There is no charge against DeLong.
and if he is displaced it will be to
satisfy political element which 10
too powerful to be resisted or ig.
nored. |
Gold, l17H; greenbacks, S6h@ |
HZ.
Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1873-04-27

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Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1873-08-07
A Michigan Lumberman.

Dr. David Wards great wealth rests
in his immense amount of cork pine
lands in Michigan and Wisconsin,
amounting to over 150, 900 acres, every
forty acres of which he has been over
himself, making a careful estimate of
the number and dimensions of the trees,
and noting all the characteristics of soil.
His land was nearly all selected from
close observation years before most
people had an idea of their ultimate
value, and the very best taken location
upon streams and facilities, for running
the timber to market were carefully con-
sidered, SO that to-day he owns the finest
tracts of really available and valuable
cork pine in the United States, and the
most of it. His pine lands may be sum-
married. as follows: On the Saginaw,
10000 acres; ON the Manistee and Au
Sauble, go, 900 acres on the Chippewa,
in Wisconsin, 80, 200. Total, 100, 900
acres. In addition he owns 20, 900 acres
of the very best hardwood timbered
lands for farming in the central and
northern part of the State, besides all
his valuable property in Oakland county,
and 100000 feet of logs afoat
Placing the same valuation upon his
pine lands alone, as other persons are
selling detached tracts in the vicinity
of his, and it aggregates the sum of
Sc, 500, 900, and we may here say that
that amount of greenbacks stacked up
would not obtain the deeds of his pine
property alone. The difference in pine
land is very great, as between cork and
other qualities, and acre by acre the
cork nets more than three times as much
as any other variety. Pontiac Gazette.
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1873-08-07
Perils of BallOOning.

Mr.. La Mountains terrible death by
a fall from his balloon, on the 4th of
July, near Ionia, Mich, recalls to mind
some of the fatalities which have here
tofore happened to balloonists in their
perilous undertaking. What caused La
Mountains calamity was described in
the Ledger yesterday. 1t was simply the
result of utter carelessness in securing
the rope gearing of the machine. This
was so loose and unstayed that the gas
envelope or globe was left free, to turn
upside down, and it did it with the most
lamentably fatal consequences to the
unfortunate balloonist himself. Since
1854 about twenty-five lives have been
lost. OF the most prominent accidents,
the first occurred in 1876, when De
Rozier and Roumaine Laine attempted
to cross from France to England In a
hydrogen balloon, to which a small
nongolfere" Cor hot air) balloon was
attached. After reaching height of
5000 feet the balloons took fire, were
quickly burned up, and the voyagers
were precipitated upon the rocks of the
French coast and crushed to jelly.
Mad. Blanchard, the wife of the cele-
brated balloonist of that name, assumed
his profession, and in 1919, while MAX
ing an ascent from the Tivoi Garden, in
Paris, was dashed to pieces in conse-
quence of her balloon taking fire from
the fireworks discharged in mountebank
style on the occasion. In Italy, several
years later, a Venetian nobleman and
his wife having made several successful
ascents, finally fell from a great height
and perished on the spot. 5 In the
year 1924 Lieut.. Harris. of the British
navy, was killed by the too rapid de-
scent of balloon near London, and in
the same year Windham Sadler, skill
full balloonist, who had successfully
crossed the Irish, channel, was thrown
from his balloon and killed by collis-
ion with tall chimney in a descent at
Liverpool. In 1868 an amateur aero
naut (Chambers) was killed at Basford
Park, England, by the rapid descent of
a balloon, his death being caused from
the effects of the gas he inhaled as much
as from the bodily injuries he received.
In 1887 a. fatal :" parachute" descent
was made from height of 5000 feet,
by Robert Cooking, the apparatus be-
ing detached from Green's balloon,
which rose from VauxhaH Gardens. The
parachute, unable to resist the pressure
upon it, collapsed, and, falling upon the
body of poor Cooking, the whole came
laundering to the ground from height
of 1,500 feet, killing him Instantly.
Compared with the number of balloon
ascents, the number of persons killed
may be considered small, but the NOR.
talfty, compared with the fatal results
from any other pursuits, will be found
to show a percentage quite large
PhiL0deLa3Ita0 LedgeT.
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1873-08-07
A New Golden Land.

A startling announcement comes from
the Argentine Republic, which, if true,
bids fair to rival the brightest days of
California, the golden dreams Of. Aus
tralia, or the diamond glitter of South
Africa. In the lovely valley of Falnatina,
situated in the Rioja, fertile only in
spots where the soil is subjected to irri-
cation by storms, came a Thoughtful
German. He had dreamed of gold amid
the mountains of the Velasco, and like
a hardy pioneer he wended his way, un-
checked by disappointment, until he
had reached the happy valley. Sure of
his discovery he purchased one league,
two leagues, and shortly thereafter near
ly the whole region. The secret spread
like wildfre. Gold, rich gold, lay in
virgin heaps upon the soil, and Buenos
Ayres, for some years falling into the
backward track, opened its eyes, and
saw again prosperity at her gates. Mes
sengers have sailed for England, and
the enormous sum of 800, 900, 900 in
currency has been paid for the lands.
Everybody eagerly awaits the report of
the engineers, who have been sent to in
vestigate. Should the result be favora-
BILE, the hungry seekers after wealth
will no doubt strike for the La Plata,
and the land of silver be hereafter known
as the land of gold.
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1873-08-07

The number of miles constructed in
the decade ending in 1910 was 3, ,515 !;
in that ending with 1850 it was 8, sos !;
in that ending with 1860 it was 81, ,614 /;
and in that ending with 1870 it was
%, 764. The greater number of miles
constructed In any one year was in 1871,
in which 2, ,453 miles were opened. The
progress of railroads, as will be seen by
reference to the table, was seriously in
terrupted during the war of secession !;
for during the four years of it's con-
tinuance only 3, 3,273 miles were opened
4, ,180 miles less than were opened dur
ing the year 1871. .It-....s- ...f.,,a.ys
A glance at the above table further
shows that the progress of railroads in
this country was very backward till the
gold discoveries of 1948. At the close
of that year we had less than 5000 miles
in operation, of which 1,276 were in
New England, 2,51S miles in the Mid
die, and 1 1928 in the Southern States,
and but 679 miles in the Great West /;
while the Pacific slope had not mile
of railroad. By the close of 1860, just
previous to the beginning of the war,
the mileage had increased more than
fiyefold, or to over &c, 900 miles, of which
II, ,O64 were in the Western States and
% in the Pacific. And in eleven years
more, notwithstanding that four of
them were spent in the war, the mileage
of railroads in the Union just about
doubled, the Western States by this
time having in operation more than
1000 miles of road.
The following table gives the distribu-
tion of railroads through the various
sections of country at four decennial
periods
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1873-08-07
The New York Mater.Morks.

The water-works of New York city
now have a storage capacity of $780,
OO0, 600 gallons, as follows Distribut-
ing reservoir at Forty-second street,
20, ,OOO, 900 gallons Central Park reser-
voir, ], $50, 600, 900; Croton reservoir, or
lake, 500, 900, 900; storage reservoir at
Boyd's Corners, 8, 900, O0O, 900; natural
lakes, 1900, ,000, 900. At the introductio
of Croton water in 1842, and until 1848,
the daily demand never exceeded 49,
OO0, 900 gallons. At that time the city
had only 100000 inhabitants and in
1872, with population of 1000, 900, the
quantity required each day by thirsty
Gotham was $4,000, 900 gallons year.
From April 1, 1870, until April 1, 1871,
the actual supply was "a, ,OOO,oO gallons
day, and from the 1st of April, 1871,
to the 1st of April, 1872, it averaged 8s,
ply averages 95, 600, 600 gallons, indi-
eating almost an alarming increase eth
er in the use or waste of the water.
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1873-08-07
HUMANE TREASON.
story of an Aged Jurist

Our District Court was in session,
and in the evening, during the recess, q
small party of us were assembled in the
private room of the presiding Judge, a
man fully up to three-scere- and-ten,
with but one guiding Light while upon
the bench-justice, strict and impair
tial and to while away the time, he
told us story, as follows:
&c Years ago was Prosecuting Attor-
ney for my judicial district. I was
young then-a little more than thirty
but had worked hard to instruct and
improve myself in my profession. When
became District Attorney meant to
do my duty, and as I felt myself, in a
measure, pitted against the whole bar,
1 gathered my strength, and prepared
to marshal all the forces at my COM
mand.
&c At length came what had long de-
sired-a capital trial 1t was a case of
murder, seemingly of the most atrocious
character. The Attorney General came
down to attend, but when he found how
well I understood the case, and how
thoroughly 1 had prepared myself, he
did not propose to bother himself. He
would leave me to conduct the prosecu-
tion, holding himself in readiness to
render assistance, or offer suggestions,
in case of need.
"The case came on, and I presented
the Governments complaint, and the
grounds therefor. The prisoner at the
bar was Charles Ashcroft, a young man
of fve-and-twenty- and
handsome and about the last man in
the world one would have selected as a
murderer. Yet he stood thus charged,
and the evidence was overwhelming
against him.
"The facts, as elected in evidence,
were these Ashcroft had been a
teacher in the academy of the town
where he resided, and where the killing
had been done. He had waited upon 8
young lady, named Susan Lattimer, and
had evidently loved her very dearly; but
it seemed that Susan was not inclined to
be constant. A wealthy suitor present
ed himself for her hand, and she cast of
the poor pedagogue and accepted the
newcomer.
6" One Saturday afternoon Susan Lat
timer went on foot to visit an uncle who
lived two miles distant, and to shorten
the way she took the cart-path through
wood that stretched down between the
two sections of the town. Shortly after
she was seen to enter this wood, Charles
Ashcroft was seen to follow with 6
double-barreled gun upon his shoulder
Susan Lattimer went to her uncle's,
but finding only servant of the family
at home, she started back at once by the
way she had come.
8" In the wood, on her return, she was
met by Ashcroft, who stopped her, ani
upbraided her for her desertiou of him
Two girls-one fourteen years of age
and the other year younger-who had
gone to the wood for the purpose O
gathering beeeh-nuts. passed the twail
while they were conversing, and heart
Ashcroft saOeariasg terribly as the,
expressed it, at Miss Lattimer. The.
heard him declare that he aOoult
as lief die as not > and they heard he
say, Don't Kill me p At this point tn
alteration frightened them, and the
ran away.
"Charles Ashcroft returned to hi
boarding place, pale and agitated, wit
both barrels of his fowling-piece empty
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1873-08-07

Tons OF RAIL TO MIE.-Railroad
men and iron dealers can ascertain the
number of tons of rails to mile by a
simple calculation. By multiplying the
weight of the rail per yard by II, and
dividing by 7, the correct number of
tons required to lay one mile of track is
correctly and quickly secured. AS an
example, take a rail an-,T weighing gbd thirty y
by 7-471 tons. The rule holds good
for iron of any weight, and is one OF
those singular mathematical workings
which puzzles us to know how they
were ever discovered.
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1873-08-07
Newspapers i'm India.

From returns lately published, we
learn that there are in India 315 different
newspapers, of which 6S are English, 36
in the dialect which passes as English
among the natives, and 211 are in the
native language. One among them, sold
at pice, or farthing, is perhaps the
lowest priced newspaper in the world.
The number of readers of India is very
small, and it is the practice for crowds
to asseble and listen to one reader, and
in 4his way news is dispersed with re.
markable rapidity. At the beginning of
the present century there were not more
than five newspapers in India. Cham
ber's Journal.
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1873-08-07
Grand Total. 8,585 1O.982 1926 6O,s52

For the figures which we have thus
far given, we are indebted to Mr.. Poor's
Manual. The RGit,Oay Monitor, IN its
estimate of the status of our railroad
system as it stood on the 1st of January
of the present year, varies slightly from
these figures, as it gives the mileage of
railroads in operation at the end of 1872
Ga year later than Mr.. Poor's figures ex-
tend) at 70, 17S miles, of which 2,083 are
in the Territories and Indian country.
This that journal states to be an in
crease of 1913 miles in the year-rather
less than the increase of 1871, which it
puts down at 1878. but more than the
increase of 1870, which it places at
7,433. The Monitor further states that
43, 900 additional miles of railroad were
in various stages of preparation at the
beginning of the present year, which,
when completed, will increase the grand
total to over 113, 900 miles. l-,