South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1875-07-30
By Yesserday''s Mail.

HLate Information from Prof. Jan.
ney to the Interior Department respect
ing the new discoveries inethe Black
Hills confirms the previous statement.
and shows that not only II gold found
there in paying quantities. but the coun-
try Itself IL q e1fden spst. and that its
chief value. in NAct. lies in the fertility
OF its soil. IL US N
vThe improved prospect for the
English and Russia crops reyives hope,
and the millers are not buying freely at
the advanced prices.-Buit. Sun, July %.
tV'Commodore Cooper .eleyraphs from
Pensacola, Florida. that the yellow fever
epidemic at Fort Barrancas is fearful.
It is supposed that the epidemic owes
its origin TO local causes, aud an inves.
tigation is to be made.-D.
II Financial circles in Now York
were astoundcd on Tuesday last BIZ the
announcement ofthe failure Of Duncan.
Sherman & Co.. bankers of that city,
and the intelligence wherever sent over
the wires created equal surprise. The
house was one of the best known in the
world, and enjoyed excellent credit
The liabilities Of the firm are estim ated
at S6.O00,000. and the assets are believ.
ed to be much below that figure. The
causes OF the failure arc attributed i'm
the main to unfortunate cotton and rail-
road speculations. The losses. Il is
stated, will fall mostly. upon. corpora.
tions and others who are able to stand
them. 1t is stated that three.fifths of
the debts of the firm are held i'm Europe.
ANOTHER FAILURE.
NEW YORK, July 2S.-!rhe CONNER
cial Ware house company have failed
cause heavy advances on Cuban crops.
which early rains destroyed. The house
also advanced largely on railroad sccu.
rites which deprecated.
Later.-It is reported that the liabili-
ties OF the Commercial warehouse COM
pany are Sl,500,00O.
"William III. Vandivcr, young
man about % years of age, committed
suicide on the 23rd inst. i'm Baltimore.
byjumping from the fourthstory windo "
OF the cast wing of the Fountain Hotel.
on Camden street, near Howard The
window is about fifty feet from the
ground. In falling Vandiver's body
struck large box filed with earth, in
| which flowers were planted and his head
struck the pavcmen: in the yard in the
rear OF the hotel. crushing his left side
and dashing out his brains, killing him
almost instantly. Mr.. Chandler aud o.
theirs at the Fountain Hotel do not be.
lieve that the unfortunate young man
committed suicide, but that he mistook
the window for the door. His body was
sent to his friends at Zansoville, Ohio,
on Sabbath morning last.
EV'Col. George w, Boiling died a
his residence in Petersburg, Virginia, on
Monday afternoon last after brief i'll.
ness Of inflammation of the bowels
! Col. Boiling was an old.line wing, and
was power on the stump in the good
old days OF wings and democrats. In
1914 he was an elector on the Clay pre-
sidontial ticket. He ran for Congress
twice, but his party being in the minori
ty in the district he was defeated. lie
was the father-in.law Of Major General
w. +. III. Lee.
tV'A difficulty occurred in Barbours
vile, West Va. on Monday, between
r. w. Peyton and j. B. Baumgardner
in which Baumgardner received three
dangerous stabs. Peyton is the son-in
law of Baumgardnor, and q man Of 2G
years. while Baumgardner is man oil
SO years.
V-The National Bank note compa
ny Of New York supplies the internal
revenue stamps to the Treasury Depart
ment for the next year at nine cents pei
1000. saving of $4,000 over last year
ES-Ths City Fathers OF Wheeling in
tho building Of the capitol have fell out
on the very important question of press
ed" or Impressed" brick. They are all
in muddle over it and tho capitol lags
--MrrtinSburg Stdtesmto.
tVGold in New York on Wednesday
last was 114i.