South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1875-03-12

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Misunderstanding to the returns OF
the United States Agricultural Depart.
ment for the year 1874, there was an in
crease of acreage Of two millions five
hundred acres Of land sown in wheat o.
yer that OF the year 1873, and the net
increase of bushels for 1874 over 1873.
is three hundred million bushels.
!SThe steamer Argosy with 1900
barrels OF salt on board belonging TO Tie
Hope manufacturing Company, was
sunk by the ice Friday morning about
ii o'clock, at the Newcastle Ferry
Landing, just below Middleport. Dam
age cannot be ascartained until the riv-
CT falls. The crew andpassengers were
all rescuod.-Poi.9 Pleasant, Hest ~,
Register. Na-ch 8.
ONE HUNDRED LIVES LOST AZ SEA.
"A dispatch has been received in Lon
don in regard "a. the loss of the steam
ship Gothenburg. She was wrecked on
FurneauI Island in Bass strait, between
Van Dieman's Land and Australia. She
had on board crew OF thirty-Gve men
with eighty-Gve passengers. many of
whom were women and children. The
total number OF saved so far as known
is twenty-five. The ship had a large
cargo, embracing three thousand ounces
of gold.
n SLEEP WALKER.-A Martinsburg
man, who IS accustomed to perambulate
the street and do many other things i'm
his sleep, arose few nights ago, went
down the stairs for tie shovel and clear
ed all the snow from in front of his
neighbours door. When told of his ex-
ploit he began to ''cuss'' his innocent
neighbor and even making threats offs u-
ing him for one nights work hdepen-
dent.
Lrsrs NATURE.--A eve sheep belong
ing TO Mr.. James Strong, OF this county,
on Friday of last week gave birth 90
lamb Tor lambs?) having two bodies with
four legs TO each, and but one head
We leave it to naturalists to determine
for what wise purpose these two lambs
put their heads together CaGrlesto,cn
Free Press.
10 just as the train started out on
the Great Western Railroad in Detroit.
the other day, woman leaned forward
and called to her husband, who was ten
feet away Say, Simon, did you wash
your feet and change your socks?" NO.
by swan forgot all about It, he re-
piled. We'll" said she, IS she leaned
back, II feel it in my bones that there's
going to be a smash-up afore We get to
London, and if you arc killed III just
purtend 1 didn't know yc.
ly'The late Ilon. Sam. Galloway. Of
Columbus, Ohio, was n remarkably
homely man. On one occasion, while
dining with personal and political
friend i'm Chillicotbe thc six o. seven
year-old daughter Of his host. who had
been intently Studying Galloway face.
said loud enough 20 be heard by all az
table: MA, didn't that mans mamma
love children mighty well?' "W by. co.
my dear?" asked her mother. ooh, just
cause she raised him"
I7VPause! young man. You want
to get married. and IL Is about time you
did But recoilect that unmarried men
don't have 90 sic up all night once q week
with shotgun, watching the clothes.
line.
va Montana editor bc1aoans the
calamitie5 Of 1874 in the following
touching strain First, that Beeclicr
business; then the grasshoppers then
tho democratic victories, and now on
increased tax on whiskcv What is This
poor country coming to-
80 The Baltimore Conference Of the
Methodist Episcopal Church. South, adj.
iourned on Tuesday evening last We
have not, rs yet. received the appoint
ments. Winchester was selected as the
place for the next session of the Con-
ference
81" We regret TO state that our wor.
thy Postmaster VIM. H. Cookus. ESQ.
is lying dangerously IN with inGamma-