South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1874-04-17
South 8raneh 5ntelligenter.
RoMMEY, FRIDAY, APRIL IL, 1874.


cendiary.
EFI II will be seen from the congress
sional proceedings in another column that
the House of Representatives on Monday
last By two-third vote passed the bill of
the Committee Oh Postoffices and Post roads
for the free circulation through the mails
of newspaper exchanges, and for the free
circulation of papers in counties where pub
lished.
Ey RECENT bail storms have caused Sc
rious destruction to the crops in the West
Indies. In Bermuda the carly crops of
potatoes and tomatoes, both of which found
their market in this country, have been oil.
most wholly destroyed.
GETHE oppression of the South, re-
marks the Richmond Enquirer, has been
so terrible that even the mountains grum-
bic and their stones rise up in mu,iuy.
EFTHE Hon. II. NJ. T. HUNTER was
on the 9th inst. elected by the General AS
sembly State Treasurer Of Virginia, vice
MAYO, removed. The vote stood HUN
TRR III, p. G. THOMAS, II. Mr.. Hunt
Err was elected to the United States Senate
In 1847 by combination of Wings and
Calhoun Democrats over Gov. VIM. SMITH,
the nominee of his party.
B@-THE debts of the great civilized ma
tions of the world now amount 10 about
S24, 000,000,000. In 184S they amount.
cd to $500, 100000 The increase is
attributed to the unprecedented develop.
ment of the countries by expensive public
improvements, but more especially by the
main tenouce of costly and destructive wars
EyTHE amount of the sales of hOwe
in NewY ork city and Brooklyn used as deco
rations OH Holy Thursday and Easter Sun
day is estimated by the florists at nearly
$4,000.
sD~THE Petersburg Ne,cs asks what sill
yer and gold represent. At present, the
Richmond Enquirer regrets to say, they
are almost forgotten representatives of the
glorious past
ESTHERE is great excitement 10 Full.
ton, Arkansas, by the discovery of rich
gold deposits on the north bank of the Gu
achita
TROUBLE OVER A LOTTERY PRIZE. -
SOLOMON ToABE, a boot and shoe merchant
in Memphis, Tennessee, won $4,000 of
the capital prize in the Louisville lottery.
His partner, LOUIS MARKS, has filed bill
enjoining ToABE from collecting the prize,
and claiming half as partnership transoc
funds of the firm. The firm has dissolved
in consequence.
GT LANCASTER county, Penn, has be-
come a large tobacco raising district. Du.
ring the last three months over ten thous
and cases Of tobacco leaf have been sold by
the producers, realizing 100000 in cash
They have at least Us much more on hand
though a large part of last years crop was
sold last fall. A good portion of the crop
was shipped to Germany.
EE PROBABLY the fastest train in the
world is the express train on tho Great
Western Railroad which leaves London,
PaddiDgton station, at ] 40 A. NJ. and ar :
rives at Swindon Junction, rs miles, at
i:l2 p. NJ, at an average rate Of $50 miles
per hour. Few of our American "light-
ming express" trains keep up a speed Of
thirty milcs an hour.
EITHE Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Company has declared a dividend of five
per cent. on the stock Of the main stem for
che half year ending 3lst March, payable
on aud after the 1st Of May, proximo -
Also, a dividend Of FIVE per cent. on stock
Of the Washington Branch for the half year
ending 3lst March, payable on to-day.
RsrJ. r. BREcKENRIDGE, a student at
law school in Nashville, Tennessee. and
son Of tho late Dr. r j. BREcKENRrnGE,
was shot aud mortally wounded on yester.
day week by JOHN J.. ANDERSON, son Of
DR. j. NJ. ANDERSON, mayor Of Lebanon.
II appears that young BRECKENRIDGE and
some companions had been drinking during
tho day, and a seemingly playful dispute
arose between BnEcKENRDGE and JonN
ANDERSON, about the possession Of an um
brella belonging to BBEcKENRrDGE This
was finally quoted, end BRFcEENRIDoE
asked the party TO drink. While they we're
leaping over the bar ANDERSON suddenly
drew DsrriUger, aud placing it at Back
ENRinoE's head Grod, tho ball penetrating