South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1874-09-11

ever, be elected the District would be well
represented in the next Congress.
EETHE republicans of the first distric.
of this State have nominated General Ma,
THAN Corr for Congress.
EE The Pilot Knob Iron Company have
recently sunk shaft on Shepherd Noun,
tain, Iron county, Mo, and have now pass
cd through 70 fee. of almost solid ore
s@ACCoRDING to the Rich mond Wig
Virginia has had the most uufavorable sea-
son for tobacco known in tina. State for
many years.
EI ACCORDING to q statement recently
made by Professor MANSFIELD, 100000
head of cattle, 100000 sheep, 1000 900
hogs, 100000 barrels of -four, S0O,O0
barrels Of corn and rye, with milk, fish,
fruit, vegetables, and groceries to CORES,
pond, are annually required to feed the peo-
pie Of New York and the adjacent suburbs.
@ BEECHER has written letter to the
Louisville Courier Journal disclaiming the
authorship of the sermon which is being
circulated purporting to have been preach
ed by him in which he advised the hanging
of JEFFERSON DAVIS. He says the ser
mon is an unblushipg forgery.
@The gtasshopper plague in Kansas
has become 80 serious that Governor Os,
BORN has called an extra session of the l. eg-
islature to meet on Tuesday next, the 18th
inst, to devise means for the relief of set,
tiers whose crops were destroyed by the raw
ages of the insect. A lady writing from
Marshall county, in that State, says: "The
grasshoppcrs ate the tops of vegetables,
then the root, leaving a hole in the ground
10 the absence of other fruit, We had be en-
counting greatly on the peaches, but the
trees stripped, only the stones left hang
ing on by the stems"
s9-Judge JOHN r. HARRIS has boen
nominated for reelection by tho Consorva-
tives Of the 7th Congressional Diet. of Vir-
ginia. The Convention was held in Staun-
ton. There was but ono ballot taken on the
nomination, and the vote stood-HARRIs,
100; scattering, 5.
s9-THE Alta California says erals.
ing cork trees seems to be an approaching
industry in California. They are said to
grow very rapidly among the foothills At
Auburn there are number of trees or
years old that have bark thick enough for
any ordinary cork"
A Stupendous Transportation Scheme.
1t is reported that large combination Of
capitalists, grain dealers, bankers and rail.
road men is being formed for transporting
grain from the West to the Atlantic sea-
board and Europe, and protecting tie sales
of wheat in London on commission. Pre-
liminary articles of agreement were signed
IN Now York on Saturday last. Il is said
the intention is to tako advantage Of the
opportunity for doiDga large grain business
with Europe and to relieve Western farm
ers By bringing them iuto communication
with buyers and consumers in Europe
Contracts have been entered into with rail
road and steamship companies for cheap aud
uniform transportation. The Office will be
in New York, with agencies in Chicago,
ST. Louis, San FranCioo, and other Amer
lean cities, and London and Liverpool.
All business will be done by telegraph.
ORRvILLE GRANT, Tie Presidents brother,
is said to be one Of the oslensible promoters
and other friends Of the government stand
ready to support it with large capital
ETTHE State Treasury is in better
condition than at any period since tho for
nation Of the State. There is more money
IN It's vaults than has ever been there be-
fore at this season Of the year.- Carks.
burg Sun.
81 MOSES GRASTHAN, of Berkeley, was
nominated at the Senatorial Convention at
Charlesiown, on Tuesday Of las. week, for
State Senator from tho district composing
Jefferson, Berkeley and Morgan counties.
ADAM SMALL and j. II. GErrINeER arc
the democratic nominees for the House Of
Delegates from Berkeley.