South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1875-05-07
By Yesterdays Mail.

~ liz S1tksAAcE tir0c t3Ol0 on the Bat-
ti'nore end Ohio Railroad will 80 into
effect III two or three weeks. The tirnc
OF ali the trains. IL is sAid. will be quick.
ened
~ Hon. D. d. Pratt, ex-United States
Senator OF Indiana. has accepted the po-
sition OF Commissioners Of internal reve.
nue. rendered him by President Grant.
Ii i. thoaght by Mn Douglass friends
that the President will appoint him to
Judgeship soon 60 be made vaoant in
Pennsylvania by the retiracy on account
Of age or the present incumbent
~ Eight ocean steamers LEFT New
York for Europe last Saturday.
9They were enjoying sleigh.ridirc
il Jackson, Me-. on the 30th ult.
VrIt is announced from Washington
that novel and remarkable invention
OF an entirely new motive power has
been made. It consists in the genera.
ton Of "cold steam from water and sir.
which, it is claimed. will entirely do n.
way with the necessity OF coal and wood
in generating steam, and thus revolu-
tionize the present system Of motive
power Wheeling hteliigencer.
TIE FIRE FIESD.-The losses by fire
In the United States last year are esti.
mated at 5000, 900 OF dollars.
IVric!.st holders IN the late Louis.
willie (Ky.) lottery have placed their cou.
pons in the hands of Blanton Duncan, to
bring suit against the managers for
breach of contract.
10 The Union Pacific Railroad earn
ed Si,062.9 52.65 last month
a correspondent OF the Baltimore
Gttze,te at Annapolis writes that under
the recent decision Of the Supreme Cour.
Of I'll. United States the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad is indebted to the State
about $500, 900.
10 y Pcttsville, Pa, dispatch states
that it is generally thought the miners
strike will not last longer than May 10
or June ]. Business in the mining re.
sions is very dull, and many merchants
who have been trusting the strikers are
on the verge of bankruptcy. The Sher.
iii has the properties Of many in prin,
and prepared TO post them for public
sale, which can only be avoided by a
general resumption. Affairs are gcner-
ally quiet, with the exception that trains
are occasionally stoned and policemen
assailed.-B Baltimore San, My 5.
w Seven children of one family were
buried together in Rensselaer, county. y.
Y, few days ago. having died almost
simultaneously Of diphtheria.
10 A pneumatic tube is to be intro.
duced into the Palace Hotel, at San Fran
cisco. TO convey letters and newspapers
from the office to every floor above. On
each floor box will he placed for the
reception OF letters. These will be shot
down to tho Office through the pl.cumat-
ic tube.
CoLD BLooD,:D MURDEa-A dispatch
dated Norfolk, May, lst says: James
Baton, of Princess Anne county. was
murdered this morning by two negro
men who attacked him on the roa I eight
miles from NorfoiS.r Baton was asleep
in his wagon, and lis little son was driv.
ing. The boy escaped. and returned
when the negroes had left, and found
his father dead.
iS The Clarke Courier learns that an
eve belonging to Mr.. d. c. Snyder cave
birth to u lamb this spring that has but
three legs. Where the other ought TO
be there il nothing but foot. The
lamb seems to get upon its feet with
perfect ease, and skips about as lively
~ any Of its four.leyged companions.
iy HALLS VEGETABLE SIcILIAN Ii All,
RsNEwER now stands among the first,
AID at the head Of all articles for sim
liar purpose. The testimony OF our
physicians is conclusive as 20 It's value /;
and we are personally acquainted with
scores OF cases where il has been used
with the best of results. II will restore
gray hair TO its original color, and leaves
il glossy, and in q healthy condition !;
while. for heads troubled with dandruG.
or any disease Of the scalp, iracts like
charm in cleansing them. Try it. and
you will net be disappointed. LotreE
Courier. Fry ?, 1868.
MAGIC REtKF,-The Parkershurg
Inquirer says: Cox. Jacob has written q
long letter in reply % the writ OF in.
junction issued by Judge Ward, II re.
strain him from moving the seat OF gov
eminent TO Wheeling. 1t is in moder.
ate but firm terms, and should satisfy
by its clear and sound arguments, that
the issuing Of the injunction was very
foolish thing on the part of Judge Ward.
The Governor says, that by the act OF
the Legislature, which is clearly consti.
tutional, the scat Of Government passed
20 Wheeling despite any discretionary
power on his part to take il there or pre-
vent its going. OF course he cannot o.
be- the injunction in q matter ia which
he is powerlcs3.
Asparagus AND BEANs.-rCut the ten
der parts Of asparagus into quarterback
lengths. boi! in Au equal quantity of "a
ter, adding about OH equal amount Of
wcll cooked Lima beans. Cook until
the asparagus is tender and serve warm.
Instead OF the beans, the asparagus may
DC thickencd with -four or with cracker
umbs-JOVnol II Heath.
IVA PittsJurgh glass factory is said
to have been usirg oil for fuel With
success.