South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1873-08-22
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cAGo claims TO have erected hundred mil
lion dollars worth Of new buildings since
the great FIRE. CHARLES A. MURPHY,
Of Cecil county, had 700 bushels of wheat
from 20 acres; making So bushels per acre.
80. Iowa has 10,500,000 acres of land
under cultivation. THE voting power of
the Changers in Iowa is estimated at 65,-
$50. -. The common schools Of Cincinnati
now give employ ment to Eve hundred and
twenty eight teachers. - SOME Nevada mi
ners who were drilling at depth Of four
teen hundred feet, recently tapped vein of
water SO hot that they boiled eggs in it hard.
"A REPORT is current that METz will be
restored to France through the influence of
Russia. :. Mrs. PARTINGToN says she
bears WISE, the balloouist, is al airy naugbt,
and she supposes be must be, for the pa
pers are blowing about him. BOGUS lard
is extensively made 10 Ohio. A large
quantity of Indian meal is stirred into the
melted lard. 1t becomes pulpy and es-
capes detection. II isn't so good as lard,
but is more healthy. THE Irish newspa.
pers are bewaiiiDg the increased misraticn
of "the respectable, well-dressed, intcllI-
gent ond orderly population who are a
bandoning their native country in countless
nun bers..- FoRREsT county claims to
have the Oldest couple in Penns yvania. The
husband is l0S the wife 106. "A MEM.
PHIs girl was married the other day, and
Immediately sold her piano, bought sew
ing machine, and made her husband suit
of clothes and herself two calico dresses,
and now fourteen young men are seeking
the hand Of her unmarried sister. THE
power of love is shown in the case of the
Iowa girl who went three miles from home
to pasture lot belonging 10 her father aud
there cut the throat of calf, SO that when
the old gentleman heard of the matter he
might hasten thither, and thus give his
daughter counting spell with lover, who
had been warned not 10 appear upon the
premises. Mr.. JOHN NELL, of Savan-
nah, Georgia, with his wife and thirteen
children, are at Saratoga. The children,
include four pairs of twins. "A CERTAIN
FLORA MCFLIMsEY bathed at Narragan-
sett, day or two ago, in a suit of blue silk,
trimmed proiusely with white lace. -. SCI
VEN hundred dogs were killed in a single
day not long SIEGE 10 Brooklyn, New York,
by order of the city authorities IL the
Granger movement succeeds, many on old
politician who has lived 10 clover will 40 to
grass. -. AN Iowa farmer says that CATER
the grasshoppers bad eaten up all bis hop
vines, they gathered in spirit Of m alice
around the denuded poles aud tried to push
them over .JonN Prick, Jr., of.Wash-
ingtOn county, Maryland, was s,uug to
death By bees on Thursday. He was plough.
ing 10 field, says the Daily, wien nest
of bees was turned up, and they attacked
the young man with such effect as to cause
death in short time. THE new State
movement, which proposes to make State
with slices from Mississippi, Tennessee, aud
Kentucky, has proved failure. The PEG.
pie prefer the evils that they have.
THERE are said to be over twelve hundred
visitors ct the Greenbrier White Sulphur
Springs. THE balance in the Virginia
State treasury on Saturday was 1858, G79.
The California mines are queer places. \
Golden State reporter heard "tbe growl of
a bear, the howl of a wolf, the voice of
prayer, the cry of child, aud the clash of
bowie knives" from one gulch A Curl
Gus report comes from Hancock county, Ga.
A negro went out on Sunday morning, re-
comfy, for the purpose of fishing in the
Oconee. Not returning, he was searched
for md discovered on tho bank of the stream
in a standing position, apparently 10 the
net Of batting his hook. On examination il
was discovered that he had been metamor-
pbosed into lifeloss statue. THE long
est railroad in the world is the Pacific rail
road, over three thousand miles in length.
LIN New York the sub Treasury paid
out 100000 gold coin on Monday last on
account Of interest CHARLES SMocK, #
Freehold, N. j., lost i've valuable horses
from oerebro spinal meningitis last week
The disease is reported rapidly spreading
in that vicinity The atmosphere, Of the
oil regions, which is strongly impregnated
with the odor Of petroleum., is said to be
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