South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1875-04-09
NEWS OF THE DAY.


During 1874, Lyons, France, sent TO this
country S9.o0eo0o worth OF silks, vel
vets, ribbons, gloves, sc. - Sermons are
heard in the English, Latin, German
and Hebrew tongues in Richmond, Va
1.-Two colored men in Alabama went
to law about an old rooster. Results:
Costs, SIS, exclusive OF lawyers fees.
and case not settled vet 80 a colored
citizen, through the Chicago Times adj
vocates the intermarrying of the races
as the Only solution OF the Civil Rights
question Total number o. hogs pack
ed in the West from November 1. to
March l. 5,o57.000, against SAC, 200
last season :. There were 50 deaths
in Wheeling last month. 4. :. The work in
the Penitentiary of this State for last
September, by tho convicts, amounted
TO $500 more than the expenses. f. /. Rev
Joseph {. Stiles, a weli-known Presby-
terrain divine, died in Savannah, Ca. a
few days ago, aged 10 -. The great
Geyser quicksilver mine suit in Nevada
has been decided in favor of the defen-
dants. Judge CARRIER, of Stanton. Va,
was counsel for the winning side and
received n fee of S25, 600 -. w. c. Me-
Donald, former deputy postmaster in
Kansas, was arrested in Lock Haven.
Pa, on Friday last, on the charge OF
embezzling public moneys and the con.
tents oflctters. The accused, who is
brother of United States Senator Nc
Donald. of Arkansas, was released on
| $1,000 bail Wheat is selling Mt
Georgetown at $l.23 TO S1,31 There
are six hundred building associations in
Philadelphia, with capital of one hun
drej and fifty millions Mrs. Cheney,
| mother-in.law OF the late Horace Gree
ley, died at her home in Litchfeld, Con-
nec;icut. few days ago. -. A new Bel
ford, Massachusetts, company is making
butter ct a cost of four cents 2 pound,
of course, the butter is healthy and
STRONG. - Beecher refused to kiss The
Bible in attestation Of the truth Of his
evidence on yesterday week. The
dogs of this country cost the people
Sl0,000,000 last year; the preachers.
only $4,000, 900 The Japanese Min
lister at Washington is rejoicing over
the birth of n daughter, the first Japa-
nesc child Of japanese parents born in
this couatry -. Andy Johnson is sixty.
six years OF age-hale and hearty -.
The Unitod States pays twice Gs much
in pensions as any other nation in the
world =. 1t is estimated that every pau
per in San Antonio, Texas, owns about
seven dog5.. In Dubuque it is the corr
rect thing for gentlemen escorts to car
| ~ their fair charges across the muddy
| cross-streetS. a Rhode Island woman
says that she'd rather have the night
mare seven nights in succession than tell
her husband that the flour barrel is emp
! ty.- Affairs in the Pennsylvania min
| ing regions have assumed q less threat
ening aspect, though there still exists
much apprehension Of trouble Gov
llartranft issued his proclamation on
Saturday last. waning the rioters to
dispense. - PinchbacE's full name is
Percy Byche Shelly Pinch6ack, and he
is worth thrce-quarters Of million Of
dollars The Senatorial excursion 10
| Mexico has been abandoned. Col. T.
a. Scott, however, with few O.: the
guests of the party, took the mail steam
er, on Sunday last, and will 20 through
with the programme. =. One hundred
consecutive days OF sleighing is what
the people OF Franklin county, Pa, claim
! for the past winter -. Referring to the
extensive and murderous mobs in the
Pennsylvania coal region, the Washing
ton Sunday Chronicle says: This dis
| turbance south of Mason and Dixon's
| line would be used for some political
purpose, sure. Governor Hartranft re-
fuses TO call for federal aid =. The col
ore1 Members Of the General Assem-
bly, OF Virginia have issued an address
10 their own race calling for q Conven-
ton Of colored men in Richmond in An
gust next. The Wig infers that this is
n movement 20 establish n party organi-
cation altogether free from any white
element. 4 horrible instance Of "a
nntiCsm is related from Cuba, where n
woman took ont the eyes of her son and
afterwards attempted TO tear ont her
own under the pretense or hallucination
that she was acting under orders from
the spirits .. General Sheridan is If
New Orleans, probably on account OF
Mcxico-Texas border troubles. -. A col
ored congregation in Dayton have deci-
ded TO forgive their clergyman for bet
ting on threc-card monte and losing $50
Of festival money. One OF the deacons
remarked: "Wcis all human. and de
game is very exciting -. Smiler Col
fax has made SCI lecturing this sea
son. That's better than dabbling in
| Credit Mobiiier stock o.. Lancaster Co..
Pennsylvania. has twcnty-thrce candi-
dates FOR Sheriff in the Geld E.. During
the stallion show NJ Paris, Ky, on Mon
day lsst. Goldsmiths Abdelah was in
stantly killed. While going around the
track lie was met by his full brother
John Bright, and the shaft OF the sulkey
entered bis breast and came ont near
the top Of his shoulder, causing death in
few minutes. His loss is greatly dc.
plorcd as lie was considered one OF the
! best horses in the United States. lie
was valued ~ $4,000 THERE'S % be
n foot-racc no Dayton, Ohio, shortly be.
tween gentleman OF eighty and lady
ofcjghty-one Frisky children :. The
AVERAGE yield per acre of corn in Vir-
gina for 1874 was 20 bushels The