South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1873-11-28
South a9raneh antellioeneer.
RoMNEY, FRIDAY, NOV. %, 1873.


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g-IT is stated .ha. 35 zoe tons Of
railroad iron belonging to the Northern Pa
cifc railroad has been attached in New
York city.
TEN million dollars in gold have
been shipped FROM London aud Liverpool
to New York since the September panic.
EFTHR London journals generally ad-
NIT that the Firginius massacre must bring
about the annexation of Cuba to the Uni
ted States.
cS DEsEaTERs are said to be returning
to the Newport Ky barracks a; the rate
OF four per day, taking advantages of the
pardon held out by the President in his
proclamation TO q l who return to the service
by the FRS, of January.
sSrTHE Cincinnati Enquirer thinks we
can have Cuba in ninety days, panic or no
panic.
EVTHE President says: T>is govern
mens will take cara that tue national flag
shall be everywhere respected, aud Ameri.
can citizens everywhere protected in all
their rights.
LIZ SINCE tho establishment Of the Gov
ornmsut 1t has given away 74,052 800 A.
cres OF laud to soldiers, making 10 all half
million farms Of 100 acros to each.
ESTnE Board of Public Works of this
Slate, III accordance with the bill recently
passed by the two houses Of the Legislature
calling upon them to certify to an election
Tor members of Congress, have decided TO
forward certificates to those elected on the
4th Thursday of October, S72,-viz-
WILSON 10 tho First District, to MARTIN in
the Second, and to HEREFORD in the Third
@ ACCORDING to the London .Specta-
tor, the homes; Chinese "have discovered
that tea leaves mixed with dung, iron filings,
aud other substances, all powdered foe, suit
the English market, and are sending com
pounds of this sort over in huge MISSES"
S-THE manner in which the United
States Government experiments with the
peoples money may be learned from the
proceeds of the sale OF the gunboa, Nevada
which was sold at auction a; the BROOKLYN
Navy Yard last week. This guuboat, the
New York Observer states, coat the govern
ment 81 100000. She was built with n
view to run down the pirate Alabama, and
had capacity only for coal and crew besides
her machinery. The hull cost 500, 900,
and the machinery 100000. The hull
brought at auction S25, 900, aud the ma.
chinery brought SAC, 900 The navy has
been famous for such costly experiments.
A MEAN THEFT People who travel
with money in their ovcrcoat pockets will
learn lesson from the following which we
find in one of our exchanges: About 10
days ago, as the eastern bound train was
passing Gaithersburg depot, in Mon.go emery
county, Maryland, a sneak thief suatched
the oVercoat of gentleman who had vaca-
ted his seat for moment, sprang from the
train, and ran to tho woods with bis booty.
In the pockets Of the overcoat we're 1925
IN money and gold watch. The overcoat
was Iying on the genIlemau's seat
s&5-The chief of the Tammany ring.
WIN. NJ. TWEED, VITO was convicted in the
New York Court OF Oyer and Terminer, on
the 20th, Of the preparation of the grca.
frauds gu the treasury Of that city, which
have made his name infamous, was arraicn
ed in court 90 Saturday last, and sentenced
to twelve yeirs' imprisonment, and fine
of twelve thousand dollars.
a GIGANTIC CHEESE Tho steamer
Denmark, from New York for london, No.
vombcr 20, took out cheese weighing Q.
300 pounds net The choose wa made at
the Oriskany factory, at Whiiosboro', One
dia county, New York. It was made from
q 900 pounds Of milk, and measure, taen =
ty-four inches in height by fifty -fJur inch
es 10 diameter. I, is intended 81 a Christ
mas show in Merrio England
E-yTnE Wheeling HteHiyencey OF Mon.
day last contains Message Of Governor
JAcon, to the Legislature, in regard to tb,
Pablo Printing. Tic message vaa sen
TO the two houses Of the Legislature 90 .h,
goth instnnt Governor JAcoB shows iba
HrNEY s. WNEER has drawn from ID,
Public Treasury since tho month Of March
in the year 1871, eigbty.Gvs thousand Elk
hundred and one dollars and seventy two
cents, and that during the last fiscal year
he hes drlwn thirty Didn't thousand tHc