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

OF ninety-iive i'm Schuykiil county are in
operation. and out OF S,0S1 miners be-
longing TO the Miners Union. about goo
are at; work.
During the quarter ended March 81
there arrived 1T New York u. 40 immi-
grants, including S.32s males and Asl2i
females, 1858 being chiidrcn. From
Germany there.wtrc 1859. England s.
232, Ireland 2.0S6 Scotland 6S4. Wales
81, France 535, the rest representing al
most every other nation. They all re-
present about 500 different occupations.
1t Is related that the Postmaster of
Monticello, Ca, recently performed the
feat of reading letter without hearing
its contents. An old woman who had
never been to school got letter one dav
and asked the Postmaster to read il for
her. She did not want him TO hear il.
so she took n wad of cotton ont of her
pocket and stuffed his ears with it.
She then had him read the letter in a
low voice, and was perfectly satisfied
that the reader could not hear a word
OF it.
They have got a patent horse de
tacher in Louisville, kentucky. Your
horse runs away, he reaches the brow
of a bill, you touch spring, he and the
shafts go dashing down the street and
leave your carriage at the top. You sit
there and placidly gaze at him running
over everybody and into everything that
gets in his way until he meets stone
wall.
p. I. Barnum promises to visit Illi-
nois in June with his great Roman Hip
podrome, to build wooden structure
in each city capable OF seating $4,000,
and to run cheap excursion trains to all
the smaller towns. II there are no rail.
roads, he will build few.
SANDY" Claggett, an old colored
man, died at Cumberland on Tuesday of
last week. Whilst talking to his wife,
in high humor, about an incident that
pleased him very much, he fell dead
He was slave in his youth and man
hood, having belonged to the late Hon.
Michael Sprigg and subsequently to Col
Lamar. by whom he was taken South,
and after beng emancipated returned TO
Cumberland.
BY the burning on yesterday week
of the residence ofMrs. Lucy Blackwell,
at Shelbyville, KY, the library of the
great naturalist, Audubon, was de-
stroyed.
Mr.. Dallas, once vice President of
the United States, Nhiis practising law.
was counsel in case in Philadelphia,
and Nr. Scheerer, noted politician,
was called in rs witness. The follow
ing questions were put by Mr.. Dallas !:
MIR. Scheerer. were you in Harrisburg
| last June?" Last June, did you say,
Mr.. Dallas?" 'Yes, last June; don't
repeat my question, but answer it," Az
ter some minutes of study, the answer
came: mo, Mr.. Dallas / was not in
Harrisburg last June" "Were you in
| Harrisburg last July?" Here he reflect
ed again, end slowly said. "No. Mr.
Dallas, | was not in Harrisburg in ,Iu-
~" "Were You there in August, Mr.
Scheerer" The witness again meditat
ed, and said, 'No, Mr. Dallas, ] was
not there in August Were YOU there
in September" Here Mr. Scheerer re-
fiected longer than before. and replied.
NO, AIr. Dallas. was not in Harris
burg in September" Mr.. Dallas be-
came tired OF this barren result. and,
raising his voice, said, "Mr. Scheerer,
viii you teilthe court when You were in
lIarrisburg?" "Mr. Dallas" said Mr..
Schecrer, II never was in Harrisburg in
my life
WoNDEEFUL.-A cow belonging to
Mr. VI. X. Fultz, near this place died n
short time since, from having eaten lau-
rel, and on dissection being made by
Mr.. Vim. i. Sheets, eighty-six nails,
most of which were eght.peunies, were
found in the stomach. 1t is supposed
that she had swallowed the nails about
n year ago, at which time q new roof
and other repairs had been put upon tie
Stanton Spectator.
"A negro man named Dan White
attempted 20 ravish widow lady living
near Raleigh, Shelby county, Tenn. on
Tuesday OF last week, on whose planta-
ton he was working. Her cries attract
ed the attention Of her son. at sight Of
whom tie negro fed, but was afterward
captured and taken to Bartlett TO await
trial. On tho night Of the 9th ult., he
was taken from the jail by a party Of
disguised men, carried TO the woods and
hung 90 q tree.
The expenses ofthe proposed visit
Of the Prince Of Wales % India are csti-
mated at G3j0.0O0 S1,750,OOO) for tray.
cling expenses. and for presents 10 be
given 20 the native princes, 100000
lSl,jOO.OOO) moTe-total, So, 100000. A
handsome sum for pleasure excursion,
but those that enjoy the luxury Of kings
and princes must expect 70 pay for II.
and they do pay for it roundly
John Andrew. the cologed preacher.
who murdered his wife on Sunday night
the 10Th nit, ~ Georgetown, Delaware.
was arrested on the following Thursday
morning. lie was found in the attic Of
the church Of which be was pastor, and
said, in answering 10 an inquiry. that he
had been secreted there ever since he
committed the murder. From his hid.