South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1873-02-21
N E " S OF THE DAY.

FIFTYsdOllars foe is the penalty for US
ing postage stamp second time THERE
were 1872 persons killed on the Ohio rail-
roads last year, aud twice as many injured.
---.A CITIZEN of Hartford Connecticut,
has lost bis FIVE children BY scarlet-fevcr
within a month. d. In the House Of Rep
resentaiives on Saturday last a bill Was
passed removing the political disabilities
ofex-Goverror SMITH, of Virginia. "A
number Of Mormon "saints" are leaving
Utah, very unwillingly, in order to props-
gate their doctrines in Arizona KAN
sAs is blessed with Represeu taiive named
ToUGH aud with a Senator named Moon
LIGHT. II turns out that of $500, 600
expended on the court house ia New York,
s45O,OOO went into tho pockets of the ring.
IA SWISS mouse catcher captured H.
3Sl last year "A KENTCcKIAN petit
lions the legislature to change his name
from GRANT to JEFF DAVIS. In Balti-
more three widows are claiming dover on
one mans estate, they all declaring that
they had been married to the deceased,
/ when be was living,au each been acknowl-
edged by him as his wife :. {. TIE election
of CALDWELL cost SSS,000. How did be
expec. to get his money back ?. JAMES
TYLER, aged l05 years, was fined IS re-
Gently in Chicago court for beating his
own son, aged 80. "A CHARLESTON man
boasts of having read the Bible through
in sixty-five hours, fact which accounts
for his telling the story. >. DICKINSON
county (KaE) farmers are disguised with
corn, and ore going to try sheep raising.
OVER twelve thousand cigar manufactu-
l toI hy 49,
hundred workmen, keep this country sup
piled with domestic cigars. BRAZIL has
a population of 10 10000, including p
600, 900 of slaves and $50 900 Indians.
Tue Postmaster. General has issued adver.
tlsements for bids for the new penny postal
cards IL is the intention of the Depart
ment to have the cards ready for issue by
May. THE Republic Of Spain has been
established with Senior FIGUERAs as Pre-.
! sident of the Council of State. "A
YOUNG ladies' debating club in Paris, Ky,
decided lately that "bpchtlors are a nui.
sance, to be abated as quickly as possible
IA CORNER in pork was recently made
in Chicago by some Canadian spectators.
1t Is matter for coDgratulation that the
"bottom fell out" aud that 100000 of
the constructors money went through.
GAIT JONI Frey, special agent of the
Pos,Ofice Department, few days ago, ar
rested &. G. BANKS, at Bland Court House,
Va, for robbing the mail :. "A BILL has
passed Congress relieving from political dis
abilities, Hon. Il. NJ Il. HUNTER, of Vir-
GINA. Two Newport (Ky.) lawyers got
into fight 10 the courtroom the other day,
and the Judge stepped down an threshed
them both -. KANSAS now claims a pop.
ulation of Cos, 1893. THE gold products
OF the various mines in the United States
and Territories last year amounted to S62-,
100000. A HUSBAND in North Carolina
can strike his wife "three ticks with a
swi'ch"--that is what the Judge calls it
and escape punishment. Now that must
be quite n comfortable law for husbands
who do not care to exceed "thres licks."
Whether the consequence Of "four ticks"
Is moro serious Is not known. ."FAT
wOMEN's BEND" is the classic name of a
village on the Missouri river . . ABOUT
/ htty Chinese damsels were recently import.
ed to San Francisco, California. They
were bfough: over TO be sold TO the young
heather bucks, for wives, and each brought
a good price. Horace +. CLARK, VAN
DERBLr's son-in-law aud right bower, war
one Of the most eloquent lawyers One
day, being poor, be went into WANDER
BILT' 5 Office and said, Commodore VAN
DERBILT, | like your daughter, and she
likes Inc, want your consent to my mar
rying her :" "Ah :" said the old man,
cyDicaIly, ''yOu want ny money, do you p
CLARK turned toward the door, and said
"Oh, you and your money be -" "Say
youngfellow. shouted Vanderbilt, "come
back here, ycu can have her :" So he mar.
ried the girl, left law, went into Wall street,
and Is worth twelve to fifteen millions.
IA FEW nights ago, WILLIAM SMITH,
formerly Of CulpePer county, was murder
cd near Hamilton depot, in Loudouu couu-
~, Va. lie was shot through the breast
with ball and slugs, discharged from pib-
tpl. 1t is supposed be was shot By CO.
Iored man with whom be had bad a differ
euce. The difficulty is said to have origi-
mated from jealousy, and the man suspect
cd created an excitement sometime ago By
beating bis wife, on SMITHS account
His tracks we're seen behind tree, where
be had evidently been lying in wait for bis
victim Mr.. SMITH was about so years
Of oge. "A BILL has been introduced in.
10 tho Indiana Legislature forbiddiug the
marriage Of white TO coloIod persons an
other proposed bill makes two years resi-
dcnce in the State necessary TO obtain
divorce. a LADY Of Miiwauk ee while 10
church and intent on singing a bymo 10
which occurred the lines, "Strip me Of the
robe Of pride, robe me ia humility" bad
several hundred dollars worth of lace olin.