South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1874-02-06
NEWS OF THE DAY


Tertiary siuce 1862. This should certain
IL en!i.le bin to seat in tie Senate. -.
WAYNE county, Pa factory turns out
$4,000 clothes pins, each day a TER
RIBLE outrage was porpetrared by a negro
aged %, upon a white girl aged seven, at
Springfield, Ohio, on the night of the 25th
The negro was lodged in jail under threats
of violence. - SLEEPING in Pullman cars
is said to induce pulmonary complaints -.
SEVEN person, in Aurora, Indiana, are at
the point of death from trichnosis The
average farm in Ohio contains Ill ceres.
IA SUIT involving half million is
being tried in Wy;he County, Virginia,
aud among the counsel are U. S. Senator
JOHNSTON and j. RANDOLPH TGCKER.-
The case involves the Stuart salt works
THREE foolish young ladies' of Farmont
advertise for correspondence with number
OF young gentlemen. NAT RANDOLPH,
eldest son Of Msjor BEVERLY RANDOLPH,
who left Clarke county few years ago to
reside in Florida, died on the 3rd instant
aged % years, from Wounds received in en-
deavoring to reacue a eun belonging to
friend from a crowd of ruffians. REV. j d.
j. LATANE, rector of the Episcopal chu ch
at Wheeling, has joined the reformed + e.
| piscopal Church. DR.. LATANE was form.
/ ely rector Of the church in Stanton.
IT costs 100000 annually to sweep out
the treasury buildings in Washington
| FLORIDA already rejoces in green peas aud
new potatoes. -. TWENTY SEVEN Nashville
ladies' determined to practice economy :;
vowed not to wear anything more expensive
than calico dresses to church aul they
stuck to II, as none Of them have attended
church since. ELLIOTT, the coored Re-
preventative from South Carolina, was bern
and educated IN Eugland THE greatest
oil well ever struck is the EVANS, on the
/ DoUdHE8rY farm ear Pttroli., which pro-
duced the first twoniy-four hours 500
barrcl'.-.. EVERY member of Congress-
J from Minnesota was either born or spent the
early part Of his life ia Maine. .SrArN-
TON, Va, is excited over boy seventeen
years old, who is preaching eloquent ser.
mons..-.A LADY in Troy carries a saw.
dust baby when she rides 10 the horsc-cars,
thereby fOoling the gentlemen and gettiu 9
sent every time. "A MACHINE wLieb
performs the operations of rolling, sowing
and narrowing simultaneously, has been iu =
: in Dablin Twenty men CT.
ga III oaapPsng wood near Fort Rice,
DAkc eta y, were murdered by siouz
Indi2tA ~ to- O. y
McYEIaH tsgis 49, possession OF som
Of bis Alexandria property has com menced
suit against the former occupants for back
rent..-. BARNUM is picking up new me-
nagerlo IN Europe, and shipping home ele
plants, camcls, os;riches, elauds, zebras,
reindeer, monkeys and goats By the cargo.
.-..THERE were twen,y-six deaths in
Wheeling during the month of January.
Mr.. JOS. CoNNovEB, of Western Branch
township, Norfolk county, owns nine
hundred pound sow, which recently gave
birth to litter of pigs. a WOMAN 81
Fort Laramie has sued paper :or saying
that she murdered three husbands. when
the truth Of the matter was that only two
Of them died under her treatment, the
third escaping with broken rib He
LEN md JUDITH, HUNGARIAN twins were
united in manner similar TO tho SGAAIFsF
twins. They were born in 1901, aud lived
twenty two years. VIXEN the Jury re.
turned a verdict Tint JOHN JACKSON OIL
Green Bay was guilty Of burglary, Mr.
JACKSON rose up and said, OH bet hun.
drcd dollars aia't 20. LONDON bas117
squaro miles, 100000 houses and $3.50.
600 inhabitants. .GEy. s. i. MAxEY
has been elected United States Senator from
Tcxas....IN tho short space Of ono week
Mr.. 3. i. FAULcoSER,of Gordorsyille, Va.
Loss three children by dipthcria A Sir.
LOUIS paper s!aics lh,t during eleven
m9alhs Jest gear four hundred employees
oi q single railroad were killed or severely
bur. while coupling cars....A LITTLE boz
living near Kaukakca, Illinois, was anus.
ing bis brothers ull sisters By twisting a
towel are nod Die neck in imitation Of hang.
inr, when ia turning around bis feet slipped.
lie fcl tho length of Tic towel, which wa.
luu'y attached q a roller. His neck was