South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1875-04-02

George Van Velsor, the clerk who, in
May last, assisted by a companion nam
ed Isaac Baxter, stole $50, 900 in green.
backs from the Office of the treasurer OF
the y. York Central and Hudson River
railroad, was arrested in Denver City,
Colorado. about two weeks ago, and has
arrived in New York in charge Of detec-
tives. Van Velsor gives a graphic &C.
count of the adventures Of himself and
companion after leaving New York
They first visited Washington city,
where, missing the train which they had
expected to carry them South, they star
ted West on foot. They buried $4,000
Of their money and the clothes which
they had formerly worn at certain
point in Maryland. After walking fifty
miles they took train on the Baltimore
and Ohio railroad, and travelled thence
to Southern Kansas, where they bought
some wild land and went into camp
In July they returned to the spot where
they had buried the money, when they
found that $4,000 of the buried treasure
had been ruined by mildew, and this
was buried. After five months illness
Van Velsor divided the spoils with Bax
ter and the latter disappeared. Van
Velsor in the middle of February left
his ranch and went to Denver, Colorado,
where he led fast life under the name
of Frank Reed, spent large sums OF
money, and was betrayed to New York
deputy sheriff by saloon keeper uam-
ed Scharf, after the latter had failed to
extort any more money from him, and his
arrest was the result. Bakers wherea-
bouts yet unknown.
EHr Mr.. George Grant, the great stock
farmer of Kansas, feeds his sheep on
stormy days on an allowance of crushed
corn, which costs about one cent per
day per head. In Difference to his head
Shepherd, who was advocate Of hay, Mr..
Grant divided flock of $500 young
sheep, feeding one-half on hay and the
other half on crushed corn. The death
rate was "a to ], in favor of those fed
on crushed corn. One man can easily
provide the crushed corn and put it into
the bins for 10000 sheep per day, while
it requires five men to feed hay.-Fred-
erickS5u,y Herald.
A BUTTER MACHINE.-We will wager
largely that Gordensville possesses the
most extraordinary COW in Virginia.
Mrs. III. b. Partlow owns her and sells
weekly more than seven pounds of but
ter, all made from the milk of this one
COW; or sometimes sells two gallons of
milk daily, and from the residue sells
twenty pounds of butter, besides using
it in abundance ut home. This is fact,
and we challenge GordonsrWe
Vd.,) Gazette.
EVCol. Walter w. Wood, Of Halifax
county, Va, having removed to the West
and resigned the appointment of Com
missioner on the part Of Virginia to the
Centennial Exposition, Col. +. W. NJ.
Holiday, of Winchester, has been nom
mated to the President by Governor
Kemper as his successor.
10 In the Virginia Senate, on Satur-
day last, George w. Graham was ex-
PEELED from his seat in that body on ac-
count of his completely in the sale of the
Cadetship Mt Annapolis by Stowell mem
Der of Congress, to DR.. Reattie--all Re.
publicans. The resolution to simply
reprimand Graham was lost by vote Of
ayes 8 noes Is. The resolution of ex-
pulsion was adopted, n yes "a; noes Q.
The President of the Senate in announ-
cling the result, said in conclusion ::
Therefore, however painful the duty
may be, it is incumbent upon the Chair
to pronounce that George W. Graham is
expelled from the Senate of Virginia.
and is no longer n member thereof"
tYA mob Of miners in state Of
frenzied excitement went the rounds Of
the collieries at Buck Mountain. Eckly,
Jeddo, Ebarvale, and Hazelton, Pa, on
Monday ,disarmed the special police sent
from Philadelphia. stationed at Buck
Mountain, shot one policeman at Jeddo
and badly beat two others, and forced
miners at work 20 go along with them,
with the determination 70 make them
cease work. In Hazelton, Father OLA.
"a, n Catholic priest, exhorted the mob
TO disperse. and at last accounts they
were doing so. Should they repeat their
outbreaks it is Beloved the operators will
call upon the Governor for troops to pro.
tcct life and property.
HIDDEN TREASURE learn
from the Page COuyjey that. during the
war, TO prevent it from being taken by
the Federal soldiers, Mr. ID. G. CofTman.
who lives about three miles from Luray
in Page county. took all OF his silver
table ware, consisting Of one dozen
forks, one dozen teaspoons, one-half
dozen dessert spoons, valued at about
$3.50, and boxed them up, and took them
TO an old blacksmith shop which stood
near his house, and there hid them.
When the war was over. he could not
remember where nc had concealed his
ware. Since the war he sold that part
Of the farm on which the shop stood to
Mr.. Martin Warner, who, last week.
whilst blowing over the ruins Of the old
shop, plowed up tho hidden treasure and
returned il to the owner.