South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1874-01-16

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loo CnoigRA.-Mr. CHARLES HARmsoS, re-
sling on the Branch, in the vicinity Of this
lace. we regret to learn, hss lost within few
5,rz some IS or ls hogs from Cholera.
--welnd pleasant call last Tuesday from our
rr,rJy county Dir. s., at present, is au assis-
,,s, 10 the editorial department OF the Moore.
isl 4dreT'''sr
The January term OF the County Court Of
Mineral County commences on Tuesday, the
OH inst. All The Justices are required to be
rtdent
The New Greek TriLsne appeared last week
, an enlarged form-an additional column TO
each page We arc gratfed to observe this ev-
il,nce ofiis prosperity.
Story FOR YiRG,xlANs. We take pleasure in
directing the attention Of our readers TO the fact
ila, To-Day" the popular illustrated weekly,
i,row publishing the first chapters of a story of
Virginia written by Virginia author, and IL
lustra,ed by Virginia artist. dustin Harley
tie story in question, is 10y Mr. John Rsten
Cooke and il promises to be his best work. The
no, laid in the old colonial times of Virginia
rcriod with which Mr.. Cooke is especially IN.
miar The story is elegantly illustrated by
Nm L. Sheppard, OF Richmond Every Virgin
ha should read il. See advertisement in ano,h-
cr column.
Tile Baltimore Sun says, in speaking Of
B. ,g
witch will require the presence Of Attorney Cen
rn' S,e,,er, that "Mr. Syester has to be in Cum.
lcreui on the 2lst Of this month to attend to
tie prosecution of young Resley for the murder
q Lloyd Cisry, late editor Of the Times of
Ga, ci:y
I1e American says it has been Informed that
i.n. lyman Tiemnin, member of Congress
for New YORK, bas been retained as one OF the
prisoner counsel. 1t will be remembered that
N- .emsia did the heavy work in the Stokes
coz,
Tile iocr season, which closed New Year.
hr ic4as. from the Moorefeld Advertiser, to
0"a leon very successful in "The Trough,
a---s seventy have been killed by different
H-s' SAD a rumber Of others more or less
'a'' made iheir escape Among tho mos, sue
""'a hunters were Dyer Carroll, who killed
r.-e' VIZ Fellows eighteen, and Col. w. Il.
.a-ar-s. sixteen.
Tile Baltimore and Ohio Railroad reduced
h '.,.- 'ase from Philadelphia to Pittsburgh to So
| o.. Tie tickets ovor the Philadelphia wilEin
| Eva ana Baltimore Road to Baltimore are sold to
| '.s pubic at 81 -, but information from the
! inside gives H. that by the arran cement between
's railroads the rate over the Philadelphia, Viii
nak'.n aud Baltimore Road (as paid by the
a.norc and Ohio 3ond), is only s. 60 This
-'a' a baltimore and Ohio Railroad ticket
."n Baltimore to Pittsburgh cost the Pennsyl-
van Hai,rood "a 90 SO that in selling the
's.e'" at - 30 they actually make sixty cents,
vile under selling the Baltimore aud Ohio Rail-
't fly cents On their own ticket. Those who
hckUS 10 Harper Ferry, Mar,nsburg Cum
''I'd and the other points named in the pos
e' al. receive tickets to Pittsburgh.
II y. Euno (colored )shcriG Of Alexandria.
Vs. and Rev. K. :. Laws, colorcd preacher and
.-aa have both been indicted for PERJURY
.-! legal voting.
-Ilc nominatIon OF L. l.. S Lewis has been
....'~el by the Senate as district attorney for
.-. .se'n district Of Virginia.
mas II Benton left two daughters be-
4 Ers FREMONT. One of these, Madame 3oi
". "a now living in Paris, her husband being
soa FOR bic part in the FL Paso Railroad
Wo other, Mira Cary Jones, is teaching
% Ere ole
The Petersburg Sl1,s Journal states that
we're presented to the Legislature OF this
F n t.s late session petitions with 1900
'a'a''g for the repeal Of what is known
4aor law, and there were circumstances
J names against its repeal.
'.''ss Fanny Paorrnry The Attor-
e'" O.. '1e Doj'cd States has fled in the
Court for ,ho District Of West vir-
q" Jermcu' 70 compel tic geti-
i.'.rond Company TO vacatc the
property Of IIarrers Ferry now oc-
tracks The bill Il fled in behalf
a'a'os snd Of Francis G. Adams.
.nca-'y 40 Of Washington City)
'e Iarrers Forty Water Power
0s Company and sets fo;th the
property, aud 'Ie details Of the
iug some curious facts.
p'ny claims the right Of oc.
"' grant ~ Louis MeLane. its
'Famter, l73s, by Secretary Of
.'aad tishe,d that neither abe
"'r Nor ue President Of the INIT.
'0f authority to gran, the COM