South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1875-08-20
By Yesterdays Mail.

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IVA fire occurred in Staunton, Va.
on Sunday morning last. destroying the
Foundry and Machine Shops of NIcssrs
Eylcr. Cooper 4 Co.. and several lenc-
mcnt houses. The saddest feature about
1t is, that 1t seems to have been the work
OF an ilccniiary. the fire having orisi-
mated in n part Of the building where
there had been 10 fire used. Loss over
100000.
ET'The body Of y. s. Grimwool, who
assembled with donaldson in his bal
loon. was found on Monday last, on the
beach OF Lake Michigan. near stony
creek. The body was fully dressed
with the exception of boots. Letters
belonging to Grmwood and notes of his
balloon trip were found on the body full
~ establishing its identity.
Snow on TIE l2ru OF AroUsT.-
There was fall ocsnow on Pixies Peak,
Montana Territory, Oh last Thursday
afternoon, with tie temperature of SO
degrees. The elevation OF this Peak is
1887 feet above the sea.
IIProc. II. l.. Davies, one of the
leading teachers in Virginia, died near
Lynchburg on Tuesday last. lie was
graduate of the University Of Va. and
classmate OF Il. NJ. Il. Hunter and Ed.
gar Allen Poe,
| t:V' Andrew johnson, four years ago,
said Of Brownlow: death has already
laid his icy fingers upon you. And vet
you sit, poor galvanized corpse, and
laugh i'll the face of the King Of rerrors '"
And now the shriveled parson. in tolcra-
bic good shape, sits and listens at the
clods rs they fall on Andys collin
-ithu.ts Ueruhl.
CHESAPEAKE AND Ono CANAL.-The
report OF the president of the Chcsa-
pcalic and Ohio Canal Company for the
month @! july Shows tie receipts for the
month to have been S12,9l5.43; nj in
crease Of $3,90G.l5 over the correspond.
ing month Of 1874. The expenses on
all accounts were S27.4l4.93, showing n
net revenue Of 81, 50G.50, being an in.
crease Ssl3.SS over that ofJulv, 1874.
The amount OF coal shipped from Cum.
hcrlaI,d was l32, 0i2 tons, al increase OF
li.?io tons over Tie corresponding pc,
riol Of last year. The balance Of casl,
on hand being Slll.G57.50, tie prcsi
lcnt recommends the payment Of the
overdue coupons OF july 1862 on the
preferred construction bonds.
ANeycd Fi,ndiM brutality to a Youn.
H"mnm
| Philadelphia, August ia we'll
known wealthy married IMAM. named
John l.. Hates, was before a magistrat,
to-day, charged with q liendish assault
on Miss i'enbcrton. 1t is alleged thai
Hates *c,luccd her when she was about q
years CID and she claims that he has hel,
he: i'll y l:c OF scnli-slavery ever since
Recently she attended u picnic withou
his permission, and when she returned
he charged i:er with infIclity, knocked
her down, beat her in brutal manner
and then tore her clothes Off her pcrso,
and alter pouring burning fluid all owe,
her set fire - her and cn.leavored t
burn Eer alive. Interference Of some o.
the people in tic house prevented tn,
consummation OF his design. On Fri
evening LAST h. whipped her in bruta
manner, and s"oro that he would dis
lgurc her so 'oat she would never he a
bic to SO out. Great efforts were made
by interested parties to keep the details
OF tile affair from the public. Hates i,
held i'll 1920 bail fer al .arauce a
court.