South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1875-04-09
EAfter ten wears of successful de-

through the camplines, he shot and kill
ed COL Butler, who was endeavoring TO
capture him. Since that time he has
lived an outlaws life, has never applied
for pension or 4 foreign mission. aud
even now does not care for notoriety.-
He is in Pittsburgh Jail.
V-Judge Ward. of the ninth judicial
Circuit Court. OF this State. has granted
an injunction staying the removal of the
capitol 10 Wheeling. The capitol will
remain az Charleston until the courts
hare an opportunity to pass upon the
validity of the act of removal, which it
is claimed is unconstitutional.
t1SA Missouri farmer, after a long
calculation, presents the following facts
concerning dogs: In thirty-two counties
1O,6O2 sheep have been killed by dogs.
He estimates the number of dogs in
these thirty-two counties to be 462, 900 /:
that hog will thrive on the food neces-
sary to support an able-bodied dog, and
at the end ola year weigh 200 lbs; there
fore If the food for these 100000 dogs
went to the hogs it would make $4,000
900 pounds ofpork, worth at six cents
4 pound ,520,000-nearly twice the
value of all the school houses in the
State, and more than twice the amount
used by the State for school purposes.
INCIDENTS OF THE GEORGIA CYCLONE.
Among the incidents Of the Georgia
cyclone was the destruction Of house,
one inmate of which was 4 little child
who was blown into cupboard OF all
the furniture in the house that was the
only piece not broken into kindlingwood
A Clubhouse wheel weighing four hum
dred pounds was carried half 4 mile
In McDufiie county the face Of every per-
son who came in actual contact with the
cloud was blackened. The house of
Mrs. Watson in that county was in the
direct centre of the track. The storm
approached within one hundred wards
destroying every tree in its wake There
it jumped over her house and came a.
gain to the earth twenty-five steps the
other side and recommended its work of
demolition.
~ Imam address delivered by Rep
resentative Harris, of Virginia, before
the members of the tobacco exchange at
Richmond, that gentleman, after CRITICS
ing uufavorably the new tax law as be-
ing retroactive on tobacco and not on
whiskey, congratulated his audience on
the fact that another party was march
ing with measured tread to power, which
would see that the Virginia staple was
properly protected"
GvThc United States steamer For.
tune which has been surveying in the
Gulf of Mexico, and along the coast OF
Cuba in enroute for Washington, from
Key West via Havana. The new head
stones in the national cemeteries in the
South, are nearly all in place and the
inspection will commence next week.
There are 255, 900 in all, los, 900 of which
are for unknown graves. All are of
marble, except those at Fredericksburg,
Va, which are granite. Part of the
Sl50,000 appropriation for repairs, due
TO the national cemeteries will be ex-
pended in enclosing those now surround
cd by wooden fences. Brick or stone
walls will be erected around those at
Seven Pines and Glendale, this summer.
I=g' At the municipal election at An
napolis, Nd, on Monday last, the entire
Democratic ticket was elected. In the
afternoon disturbance occurred in the
3rd ward between whites and Blacks
Shots were fired indiscriminately on both
sides. Several whites were wounded,
but not seriously. Eight negroes were
shot-one killed and one other not OK
pected TO live.
CISCISNATI REFLECTS A DEuocRAT-
&c MAYOR AND DEFEATS OLD Jory Ro.
the Cincinnati municipal G.
lection on Monday last the vote was the
heaviest ever polIed. There was con-
siderable disturbance, but no serious re.
suits. The Democrats elect their entire
ticket by from one TO six thousand ma
jority-Johnston, for Mayor, receiving
the heaviest vote.
HOPES STATUE or SToNEwAIL JACK
SOFA meeting Of the commissioners
on the Hope statue of Stonewall Jack
son was held in Richmond, Va, on Fri
day last. The commissioners elected
Gov. Kemper president Of the board.
and selected Rev. Moses y. Hoge as the
proper person to deliver the Grafton
when the statue is received.
IVA little girl only nine years old
Travelled alone from Pennington, Mimi,
to Searsport Me-, her only passport be-
ing letter from n Masonic lodge stat
ing that her father was n mason and she
an orphan. Asked how she got along.
she answered: Everybody l met was
a mason"
SWIFT AID STERN JUsr1cE IL DELA.
wAHr.-Le0is Robinson went from New
Haven. Conn. to Wilmington, May 18th.
in the morning. At noon he attempted
TO commit q rape on little girl, on Mar
ket street, between Sixth and Seventh :.
was arrested few minutes Afterwards
and committed TO New Castle Jail. The
next morning he was Grroigucl Cor trial
and convicted and sentenced about five
o'clock in the afternoon tho time be-
tween the commission Of the crime and
conviction. being just twonty.niue hours.
lie was whipped with thirty lashcs on
Saturday Aio- FfL r,fIigri~I on. l,rt,r