South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1875-04-23
ROMNEY. FRIDAY. APRIL 2o. 1878.
WThe specie shipments to Europ,

IL The specie shipments to Europe
from New York on Saturday last were
$4,000.
WThe San Francisco .Bsllefin esti-.
mates the damage TO the fruit crop Of
California by the recent frosts at two
millions Of dollars.
EV-The Governor Of Virginia has up.
pointed Alexander Moscley, Of New
Kent county, and II. L. d. Lewis, of
Clarke county, fish commissioners of
Virginia, vice General Fitz Lee, Of Stat.
ford, and Z. NJ. Tidball, OF Winchester,
resigned.
1t Is said the Interior Department
is advised that the Sioux Indians will
take 3, 900, 900 and relinquish their IT,
tic to their lands in the Black Hills. A
delegation Of these Indians will shortly
Visit Washington.
TERRIBLE Orr THE CoAsT.-Within
two or three months seven vessels, with
their entire crews of about ninety men
have been lost from the port OF Glouces-
ter, Mass. These vessels were all first
class, and the young men active, ana
probably all under 40 years OF age.
VA Joint resolution recognizing the
Kellogg government in the Legislature.
Of louisiana, at New Orleans, was adopt
cd with but two dissenting votes. Dur.
ing the day large number OF reform
bills were introduced.
VThe closing exercises at Union
Theological Seminary, Hampden Sidney
College, Farmville, Va, took place on
Wednesday Of last week. Twenty five
young men are now added to the minis.
terial force of the Presbyterian Church
in the Southern country. So great is
the demand in the different States, it is
said, that the applications for their seri-
vices exceed their number.
svT Tons of postal cards, it is said, are
destroyed every month throughout the
United States, because the people write
their messages first, and then forget to
address the card. Always write the
address first; then the card will be sure
90 go, whether the message is written
or not.
W-A contemporary says that the
gates OF the "Grangers," have been clos
ed against all not actually engaged in
agricultural pursuits. The step as Ia
ken at the recent meeting OF the Nation
al Grange, Charleston, S. c. Those
who are in are to remain in the fold, but
hereafter producers from the soil arc to
be tho only persons to whom the Grange
Halls will be opened.
Cosr OF SENDING MONEY ORDERS
Tho following table shows the rates of
commission charged by the Post Once
Department for money orders, which
may be Of interest TO our merchants and
others On orders not exceeding $40,
cents; over $40 and not exceeding
$40, 10 cts. over $40 and not exceed.
ing $50. Is cts. over $50 and not ex-
eeeding $40, 20 cts. over $40 and not
exceeding $50, % cts. No fractions of
cents are to be introduced in an order
United States treasury notes or nation
al bank notes only received or paid.
~ Mr.. George A. Ahrens, Jr., part
ner OF the well.known firm Of Sterling,
Ahrens & Co., of Baltimore, committed
snicide on the 18th inst. shooting him
self with pistol in Druid Hill park
No cause is assigned for the suicide.
@It appears that the work Of with
drawing the fractional currency has been
commenced, and already one hundred
thousand dollars OF it has been CANCEL,
ed. This withdrawal will be continued
until it will cease to circulate, and silver
coin will take the place of the filthy rags
The coinage of silver money is now go.
ing on at the Philadelphia mint. with q
view 10 its substitution for the currency
I-5 Mr.. John Sherman has retired
from the banking firm Of Sherman and
Co, Washington city. which, however
continues business under the remaining
partner, II. d. Cooke Jr., with whom. il
is stated, Colonel f. ID. Grant will be
shortly associated
~ The invention for making paper
-four barrels was patented about six
months ago, and there are two factories
now working, one at Winona. Wiscon.
sin, and one at DEBORAH, Iowa. the lat.
tor turning out sixteen hundred barrels
per day. Their strength is greater by
four times than wooden barrels. and OF
only half the weight, costing twenty per
cent. tess.
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