South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1874-09-11
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ped in cans to Persia BEEcHEH's friends
are to make a purse for Mrs. TILToN.
ACCORDING to the GaIcestoR Neios the eli.
mate ofTsxas is particularly adapted to the
cultivation Of almonds TIE mushroom
crop in AugloSoy was so heavy this season
that for three days the London and North
western Railway Company were obliged to
run special trains for the convey ance of the
crop to the English market. "A Boy was
shot dead at PorTsvILLE, Pa, on the 2Sth
u!t, for stealing fruit. The murderer went
to Jail to escape !ynching. WITHIN the
past years over 100000 worth of sheep
have been destroyed by Kentucky dogs
a PROPOSAL was recently made in EDIN-
BURG, Scotland, to license drinkers as well
as saloon keepers. LII is said that the
type.metal monument TO be erec ted over
the grave of Horace GREELEY will be in
| position before the end Of the year.
One Saratoga hotel uses 1900 tootbpicks
per day. THE Mississippi cotton crop is
poorer than for the last % years. No, half
crop will be realized The widow of
General "SToNEwALL," JACKSON is living
at CHARLOTTE, N. c. She is not yet 80
years of age. In Texas justice ia some
times almost as quick as lynch law. A
man named BLYTHE committed murder on
June l6. was arrested June Is, indicted,
June "a; found guilty, June % seu,en-
ced, July ; hanged, Aug L.. THERE
are now 80 prisoners in the Allegany, Md,
Jail for trial at October term of court.
AT recent Cape May juvenile ball two
Phiadelp hia misses exhibited between them
S25, 600 worth of diamonds. They were
sisters, and their mother used to take in
washing. THE State of Florida furnishes
the cedar for every cedar lead pencil made
whether it be American or foreign made
"A PORTLAND man has o suit of clothes
SO years old, which he has worn at each Of
his four weddings TWENTY tons of meat
from America were destroyed by the police
al Liverpool recently. Ii was sailed meat,
Gin barrels,) and the brine having decom-
posed, the meat rotted. "A TERRIBLE
punishment was that inflicted upon man
in Delaware, who was found un,ying anoth-
er mans horse at midnight, by two men
who made him kneel on the barn floor and
pray his level best for seven straight hours
THERE is said to be q wonderful girl
in Ohio who, when blndfolded, can tell
colors by touch Mr.. HENRY HEIsK ELL,
near Stemmer's Run station, Baltimore
county, the Sun states, has raised a crop
of corn this year that has s good ears of
corn to each stalk, and of each ears are
II inches in length. D.. THOMAS A.
NORRIS, senior bishop of the NJ E. Church,
died in Springfield, o., on Wednesday of
last week, oged 80. BASIL HARRISON,
nephew of President HARRISON, died in
Michigan recently, aged 104 years. -. "A
FRENCH physician announces the theory
that crying is healthy for children. Here.
after try spanking instead of pills g. VIM,
b. AsToR, the New York millionaire, paid
S57 900 for personal taxes last week ..
LEWIS OATES, a negro, who was in Mich
oIasville Jail, Kentucky, for outraging
Miss STRANGE, was hanged on Saturday
last by mob. = IT has not rained at Ell
Passo, Texas, for 365 days. IT is
said that the Hon. JAMES LYON has pub
lShed letter announcing that he will sup.
ort GRANT for a third term :. BEN BUT
LER wanted Kansas to name town after
him, but they wrote back they had hamlet
called "Hellville," and couldn't think Of
blasting that State further i. ."OF course
we couldn't have him roaming around here
and putting on Congressional airs" says
Nevada paper in explaining how horse
thief camo to his end .GRAssHopPgRs-
said to be of the same sort as those which
produce such havoc in the West-have
made their appearance 10 large numbers
10 the country opposite Alexandris.
The Supreme Court Of California has de b.
cded that under the State law twenty.three
women who had been imported for purpos-
es as prostitution from China, must be re ,
manded to the steamer Japan, which bro t
them over, to be returned to China You
have not fulfilled every duty unless you
have fulfilled that Of being pleasant to those
about you. Two hundred and twenty
one buildings were erected in Richmond,