South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1874-12-18
South 8ranth Sntelliseneer.
RoMNEY, FRIDAY, DEC. Is, 1874.
HE PREs1pENr GRANT. il is sta,ed has

o'u ocuuhinlabce Oh OURS anU well known By
m,ny citizens Of the town e Mootefold.
Mr.. l. will be succeeded by BENJAMIN
MORAN, the present Secretary of legation
Of London.
@THE democrats now claim MAORI
~ of five in The Florida Legislature, which,
II correct, gives them the senatorship
sSFIvE thousand doll.rs was paid to
BISHOP ALEMANY for performing the mar
rage ceremony of Miss SHARON, the
daughter Of the prospective Senator from
Nevada, whose annual income is said to be
100000 in gold.
rS- BUTLER says in published letter
that he believes that his advoc ICY of Wo-
man Suffrage, cost him 800 votes in his
district, which was enough to dsfea, his c.
lection. Who dare say hereafter Observes.
that hrst-class paper, the FcedericksJurq
Herald, that the Woman Suffrage move
ment has not done a great deal Of g,cd
~GERRETT SMITH says the rcpalli
can party is a fallen party, "bccause i, has
fallen in integrity aud Justice, and has.
therefore, fallen in the sight of heaven.
lie says its fall may not be fiual."
SCHARLEsTON, this State, on the
night of the l0,h irst., vas visited bv m.
other terrible conf grafton, which in few
hours destroyed fully oue-rhrd of the bust
ress poriioa of the place. Tue FIRE orgi.
mated in barber shop on the river bank.
corner of kanawha ana Cur. streets, and
IN few minutes was burning furiously on
both sides Of Ksnawha street, exterdino
up the river. The steam ire engine was
disabled before 1t commenced work, and the
IRE was completely beyond coutrol from
the start. Fortunately there was NJ wind
blowing at the time, OF in al probability
the entire upper portion of the town would
have been destroyed. 1t vas finally check
ed by making a long line fr,m the tow
boa. d. L. Lane, which happened to be w.
log Mt the wharf, fast to frame house on
the river bank, and, the steamer BACKING
out, dragged the house into the river. The
following is lis. of portion of the prop-
erty destroyed: SALDTBERrs hotel. KY
LEss saloon, LowENsTgINs s,l3Icvr
IHwhorn's furniture, Billiards. barber sbon.
SCOTS shne store, SNYDER's law Office.
SHSARER' 5 leather store, MARKINs milline-
~ GosHoRN' S restaurant, BoNHEnr's Or @ :.
~, LAWNS grocery, Stacks dry goods
VOLTS stove establishment, SlNGER's
Sewing Machine Agency, KoHN's saloon.
TELL building, COOP TEMPLARs' Hall
STRAUSS clothing house, KAUFMAN's
building, Cuuoccupied y RIrTER's store,
SrERRErrs grocery, KEIrrah's tobacco,
Mrs. BsAcH's millinery, CARES tailor,
DoDLEY's shoes, SNYDER's dweliiog, NAV.
or's Office and engine house. M,ny other
small stores were burned also, bu. it IS
impossible 10 get All accurate lat at this
time. The total loss is abou! $4,000 ::
Insurance $4,000.
Sss~THE photograph Of child supoos.
cd to be CHARLIE Ross has been received
at Philadelphia from Chester, Illinois, and
II bears so striking a resemblance that one
OF the Ross family has started for that
place to investigate the matter 1t is he
impression of the Ross family that the real
child has been recovered The hair in the
photograph appears to be dark, but bis bar
may have been stained to Disguise his up
pcarsnce.
TIN-CANNED BUTTER The president
q the New York Butter and Cheese Ex.
change lately received, rs stated BY the
.Sc'ootidc american, a package Of Dlnish
butter, which, although i, had been pack.
Cd in tin for moro than II months. was IN
excellent condition. II came from Boliy.
-, where it had been sen. from London.
and was accompanied by n note addressed
10 the New York butter and cheese mer-
chonte, asking if as good quality Of but
Ter could be produced here. II as good
butter could be made here New York would
soon have control Of the trade Of tho South
American markets, as The cost was too great
20 get their butter direct from London.
twas decided that butter ofas good quail.
ty could be made 10 this country. Ar
engagements will be made TO secure the
South American trade, aud ito will be us.
cd Tor packing purposes instead Of wood.
GTTHE Radicals quarrellod with Pre-