South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1874-11-27
South a3ranell 9ntelliseneer,
RoMNEY, FRIDAY, NOV. 81, 1874.


be, 1T is said, nearly white, printed with
black ink, and the border will be narrower.
GS- But few days moro before the W hees
will turn, that will decide who are the
lucky ones that will secure $50 900, $685.
900, els, OSLO, 600, SIS 900, 50, 500, aud
many other valuable gifts in the Texas Gift,
Concert Association at Denson. The 31st
OF December will soon be at hand don't
forget the date and secure o ticket before
il is TOO late.
G1'THE loss of the Louisiana is th. first
accident of the kind, an account o! which
We gave in our last number, which has &C
cured on the Chesapeake Bay, for more
than so years.
EB GEN. a 7. STEWART, late of The
Confederate army, and West Point gradu.
ate aud teacher, has been elected Chance!.
lor of the University of Mississippi.
Sg The Richmond Enquirer thinks that
the late Bondholder's meeting in that city
was complete fasco, eud says: Now
that We have gotten through with all our
Efforts at finding out some way chow not
to pay it," suppose we try what virtue
there is still left in an honest effor, how
ITO pay what we owe"
ssS-GEN. Butler, recently defeated for
reelection to Congress, intends after the
next session of Congress 20 retire TO bis
professional engagements in Washington.
HIS practice Is ropresen ted TO be very large
and lucrative
ES- IT is reported that the Com mission
ers OF the Freedmau's Bank are now ready
with their report and it is thought that
with careful management they may in the
course OF time pay tho poor freedmen 40
per cent. or less than half of what is lust
iy due them. This bank has been the
most outrageous swindle Of the times.
EXIT is related that CHESTER w.
CHAPLIN, Rspresentative-eect ia the Tbir-
ty-frst Massachusetts, District, received
silver quarter for holding Maj MoRGAN's
horses at Yves field, whom CHAPLIN was
boy attending school, and the Major was
driving stage, 1t is said that Mr.. CuAp-
IN hos kept that quarter ever since, and
that few days ago he figured u2 the in-
tereat, which, when compounded, amount.
ed to more than 500, and with this a.
mount bought Mrs. MORGAN a carpet.
sJ-IN North Coventry, Chester Coun-
ty, New York, reside two bachelors, Messrs.
JoHN and FREDERIoK HAMILTON, who
are now between 60 and 20 gears of age.
They live happily together, keep separate
tables, DO their own cooking, washing and
inendiag, make their own beds, and do oil
necessary work that is done abou. veil
regulated household.
E5-A contemporary says: Whatever
railroad men may think about the compare
tive advantages of the ordinary and narrow
gauge tracks for freigh; exclusively or gen.
eFsl business on great routes of travel, there
is no doubt that roads built on the narrow
gauge principle can be used to great profit
10 new and in mountainous regions where
it would not pay to build railroads on tho
old plan. The Monterey and Salinas CITY
Railroad in California affords an excellent
illustration Of this fact The farmers a.
long the line built the road themselves and
pu' it 10 operation. They had previously
made calculations from which they learned
that the people who would be accommoda.
ted by it were paying s33J,00 per az,
nam for the transportation of their orops
to tide water. They nscertained that for
less than this sum they could build mar
-" gauge road from the Salinas plains to
Monterey, n distance Of ls3 miles, togeth-
er with q wharf at Monterey aud suitable
warehouses;. The result of their enterprise
is 'iat thoy get their grain olrricd to tide
eater for 81 25 per ton Instead Of paying
$3.50 as they bad been doing, which "a a
saving to them Of Si0j 900 lho Grst year
OF the roads existence. The experience of
these California farmers proves tina, uudor
favorable conditions narrow gauge rad
osu DO and has been bull and equipped ~,
less money than would have been paid by
tho people ot the district through which it
ruoa for freight alone 10 o single gear"
cETHE Washington Republican says
"Mr. GARRETT seems to have completely
beaten Mr. Scorr 10 the railroad business.