South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1874-10-09
South Branch Sntelligsater.
ROMNEY, FRIDAY, OCT. o, 1874.
cE FoR the frst time in Peposylysnia


EE FoRNEY writes that such a thing as
telegraph pole is unknown in England
The wires are stretched along the tops CT
the houses.
~THE yield of precious metal from
the Pacific slope during the last quarter
century is found from an aggregation of the
various yearly returns TO b, in value ST.
534, 100000. The produc. for 1873 was
IA per cent. greater than for 1872, amount
ing in value TO ST., 100000.
EEs1, 5000 is the amount go far in
volved in the libel suits growing out Of the
interminable BEECHER- TILToN scandal.
BIOGRAPHY OF GENERAL LEE.-It is
stated that at the death Of General LEE
committee Of the faculty Of Washington
College, Virginia, over which institution
be presided, was appointed TO superintend
the publication of mem oriAl volume. The
publication of this work having been delay
ed by circumstances for which the commit
tee were not responsible, they cominend to
the public book prepared and soon to be
published by Rev. J. w. JONES, a chap
lain of General LEES army, and who, sub,
sequently, while minister of tho Baptist
church in Lexington, enjoyed in an uuusu-
al degree his favor and regard. The com
mttee afforded Mr., JONES the fullest ac-
cess to the materials in their possession, land
commend his work to the public as q reli.
able contribution toward biography Of
ROBERT Il. LEE. Mrs. LEE is said to
have read the manuscript of the work and
warmly approved it.
g GOVERNOR KEMPER, of Virginia, on
Wednesday Of last week granted pardon
TO JOHN MURPHY, of Shenandoah county,
who was in 1869 convicted of murder in
the second degree, and sentenced to impris-
onment in the penitentiary for the term of
ten years. Reasons given by the Governor
for granting the pardon: JOHN MURPHY
is pardoned because JOHN CONNER seduced
JOHN MURPHY's only child, aged thirteen
or fourteen years, and JOHN MURPHY slew
JOHN CONNER.
V Hon. j. TOME, of Port Deposit, Co.
Gil county, Md, must be q business man.
He is president of four national banks
Cecil National OF Port Deposit, National
Bank of Elkton, National Bank of Frede-
ricksburg, Va, and the Citizens National
Bank of Washington. The authorized cap
i;al of these four banks is over one million
of dollars.
S4-THE Washington Star states tina.
Mrs. S. w. BRADFORD, the widow of the
postal clerk recently burned TO death on the
cars, near Grafton, West Virginia, has su-
cd the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad com.
pany, laying her damages at 100000.
The MERCHANTS TAN DECIDED TO BE
UNCONSTITUTIONAL the case at Rich
mond, Va, of MOORE & GooDsoN, charg-
ed with violating the State revenue laws by
conducting business without taking out
license, as required by the act of the As
sembly passed last winter, Judge GUIGoN,
in the Hastings Court there, on Saturday
last, decided that the Act imposing
"drummer's tax" is unconstitutional. The
Commonwealth attorney excepted to the
decision, and will carry the case to the
Court Of Appeals.
ESrAN amicable adjustment has been
made of the MALONE, JOHNSON difficulty
at Richmond, Va, through the efforts Of
General JUBAL EARLY, acting for JouN,
SON, and JAMES BARRON HoPE, on the
part of MALONE, General MATT RANSOM,
Of North Carolina being the referee
ES TIE Washington Star says there is
a party Of gentlemen there who are actual
refugees from the State Of Alabama. They
must have had big scare on to make them
run all the way to Washington.
EE The terrible typhoon which visited
part Of japan, Aug 20tb, destroyed l.
OOO houses aud 800 lives. 1000 iunks
were sunk Tho iron clad ram Stouewall
was also sunk
ZEN PART Of KELLoGG's papers, tho
bogus governor Of Louisiana, was captured
by the citizen soldicry during the recent
melee. Their contents sbew beyond doubt
that Senator CHANDLER Of Michigan and
Ben. BUTLER were paid heavy amounts for
their support in Congress Of the infamous
KELLOGG usurpation Mart. Statesman.