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South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1875-10-15
"A. =. '1szaers Ten Tnoasand
Dollar Carpet.

Among TIE msny treasures owsed nv
the merchant prince" Is . nfa2uifcef,
carpet, which was once Intended TO grace
the halls ofroyAlty. having been srisru
fa3tdred for the Emperor Nsp6leon.-
Its size isabcnt forty feet square. The
center.piece. it's most prominent object,
occupying nearly one-half Of tho whole
area. represents a be&ntifal uval-s shaped
picture. set in xgold ffasss, and suitably
hung. would at y dislaGAee b easily mis-
taken for an eletAiA painting.
The picthfe Skows l6e Eafb6t. castle
and Surrounding c6dntfy &c Afarseilles.
France. In the fosueround. one IN
charmed by the BE- water and the state
ly ships st anchD; further back 'the
harbor and ancient ea6tie. risin9 grand.
ly in its magnificent Wilderness against
the green foliage envelopinS the base of
tho mountains which form the back.
ground and ilih their heads Into a blue
sky, faxed with Aeecy clouds, Napo-
Icons coat Of arms surinounts the pict-
ure, and a Latin motto. wrought in gold
on blue ribbon.like ground, lies hslf
unrolled at the base.
Immediately Surrounding this lovely
picture, in bed Of rich brown. is gar.
land Of beautiful flowers, much larger
than natural size, but SO brilliant and 40
delicately and accurately represented
that it seems rs If one might stoop and
lit the petals one from another. Out
side Of this garland and serving as bor-
der to the carpet is wreath formed of
overlapping oak leaves and acorns, also
in natural colors. their various shades of
green and brown blending in exquisite
beauty.
1t is quite impossible to give an idea
or this wonderful fabric, which was
made with the needles Of poor women,
who wrought it in sections & set together
after the manner of the, camel's hair
shawls. Its texture is as delicate as a
sillSen robe, and no painter could por.
tray color or detail with greater skill
1t actually cost $4,000 TO make it. Mr..
Stewart saw it at the Paris Exposition
and purchased it as novelty to exhibit
to friends who visit his uptown store.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1875-10-15

SCARED TO DEATH BY BARNUMs Ell
EPHANr.-Oh Saturday week last. rs the
wagons containing the crchs and me.
nagerie Of Barnum's show were on the
way from Morgantown to Backvillc,
this county, the elephant scared to death
a horse. 1t seems. that n man by the
name of Headley was riding spirited
horse, and meeting the elephant on the
road, near Gassvillc, the horse became
frightened and threw Mr. Headley. So
great was the fear experienced by the
animal that it was frightened to death
The horse stopped to the ground. utter
ly helpless. upon seeing the elephant,
and died within q few minutes.-Hor-
gd,to,Cn Post.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1875-10-15

The Transactions OF the. Indiana State
Medical society. 1875, contain . report
on trichinosis, by DR.. George Sutton, OF
aurora. likaisna which contains, die fol.
lowing alarming observations:
fron microscopic examination of
pork killed in Southeastern Indiana.
we have found from three to sixteen per
cent of the hogs affected with trfca,iua.
the number Of hogs diseased VARYING
greatly in different localities.
''Ftrat over FIVE millions of hogs are
slaughtered'and packed In the We stern
States, not including those which are put
up for family use by the farmers; that
IL four per cent Of this pork is' discussed,
which We believe TO be low estimate,
we have two hundred and twenty.one
Thousand four hundred and eighty -four
diseased hogs put annually upon the
market; or, at,an average of two hun
dred pounds to the hog. forty four mill.
ions two'hundred and ninety-six thou.
sand eight hundred pounds of diseased
meat. every ounce of which. under "a.
vorabie circumstances, is capable ofpro-
ducing disease
THAT from the cases or trichonis that
came under our observation, and the
post n,orten, examinations, and the effects
upon the dog that was fed on the
diseased meat, we have come to the con.
clusion't hat ninety per cent of disease
produced from eating trichinous pork
appears either rs, gastro-entiritis, or rs a
diarrh9a or dysentery, and not more
than ten per cent as Che fully developed
form of trichinosis. in which the muscu.
lar system becomes affected.
That rs diarrhGa, dysentery, and en-.
teritis rank high as causes of mortality
in the United States. these diseases
causing tliirty-one thousand and fifty.
three deaths in 1870, as shown by the
last census reports; and as we have
seen that q large amount of trichnous
pork, capable producing these dseas.
es, is among the principal articles of food
in our country; we think it more than
probable that trichina have n much
greater influence in the etiology of this
class of diseases than has been recogniz-
ed by the profession.
That it is highly probable that when
the fact becomes more generally known
that so large percentage of pork is
swarming with trichina, capable of pro-
ducing disease, it may have an effect MP
on the use of this. heat, and consequent.
ly affect the sale, to some extent, of one
of the principal articles of commerce in
the West"
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1875-10-15

KIDNArINe A JUpaE.-NEw ORLEANS
October 9.-Two weeks ago F.. J.. Stokes,
Judge Of the 6rant Parish Court in this
State. while in this city,, was kidnapped
by city detectives, placed in n row boat,
taken aboard q steamer in the stream,
and taken to Texas, in obedience to a
requisition from Governor Coke on Act.
ing Governor Antoine, for the body of
+. j. Stokes, charged with dcfalcation.
Upon arriving in Texas, he was at once
released. not being the man wanted
Stokes reached here yesterday and o.
pened court. After clearing hi, docket
he will come to the city and institute
proceedings against his kidnappers and
the chief Of police, hhder whose orders
they acted. His account Of the arrest,
and the effort of the detectives to pre-.
vent his consulting his friends or obtain.
ingia habeas corpus, are startling.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1875-10-15

a SHowMAN'sIIE- There is funny
sideto even so sad case rs the atduc.
ton of Charley Ross. The father of the
lost boy tells the story to a reporter Of
the Philadelphia TINES. While in Can.
ada recently. he saw circular of a cir
Gus manager announcing wax figures OF
the Ross family, together with an offer
from the manager himself of q reward of
$4,000 for the discovery of the boy. Mr..
Ross went to the circus and saw figures
of himself and wife, aud Charley, none
OF which bore the least resemblance to
the originals. Without making himself
known he talked with the exhibitor, who
told him he was = frequent visitor to the
Ross household, and that all Of the fig
ures were striSingly accurate likenesses.
When Mr. Ross made himself known,
the man was dumbfounded for a moment
but Immediately expressed his deep sym
patty, declaring his willingness to pay
the $4,000 reward, and offered, in case
the boy was found, to give the father
$1,000 week for 80 weeks, for the priv.
ilege Of exhibiting him
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1875-10-15

~ In the Court of quarter sessions
at Philadelphia on Saturday morning
last Judge Elcock sentenced Westerve!t,
charged with being implicated in the
abduction of Charlie Ross TO years in
the Eastern peBitentiary to solitary con.
finement, and fined him 81. II was not
generally known that he would be sen.
fenced to-day and when Westervelt was
brought into court but few persons were
present. In sentencing the prisoner
Judge Elcock said:
The court has fully considered vonr
case, both rs to the law pronounced ND.
on the triad and the evidence submitted 10
the jury. | have given it calm, consci.
entiousreview, and am fully satisfied with
my ruling upon the law, & tho conclusion
arrived at 10y the jury. II is suck q verdict
as | would have joined in had ! been n
juror. | need not dwell upon the enor.
nifty Of the ofrense Of which YOU have
been convicted. You have had full time
TO realize its darkness and your own
fate. bad hoped ere this should have
been appealed TO for light sentence by
some merciful cry revealing something of
the fate ofCharley Ross. but / have heard
not even whisper. nor beheld ray Of
hope, x ifthe knowledge Of his cate rests
with you then you become your own ex.
ecutioner Justice calls loudly for
your severe punishment"
Westerveltreccive his sentence calmly.
To Hon. Samuel +. Dimmick. Of Hous-
dale, Pa, Attorney General of that State.
died in Harrisburg on Monday night last
Of pneumonia. lie arrived there on the
5th inst. to attend the sessions OF the
board Of pardons.
WThe Citizens Bank Of Chicago
went into liquidation on Monday last.
les capital stock Is $4,000, liabilities
$4,000 II has been in operation three
years, and went into liquidation not from
necessity but for reasons Of policy
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1875-10-15
ERRORS OF YOUTH.

a GENTLENAS Who suffered for years from
IA Nervous Debility, Premature Decay, and
all The effects Of youthful fndiscfetion viii, for
The sake ~ suffering humanity, seud free 10 ali
VINO need u, the recipe and direction for making
The simple remedy by which be was cured SUI.
iefers wishing 10 profit by the sdvertissrb tr-
perlesco can dc 80 by Addressing in perfect con.
adenre.
JOHN Is. OGDEN,
20 Cedar st., New Fsrt.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1875-10-15

The DISORDERS IN MIssIssIpPI.-The
latest reports from Friar's Point report
no more fighting. bat everything unset
tied, and the agricultural interests para
lyzed. The negroes there threaten TO
hang Brown. the Sheriff, and Smith, the
candidate for Chancery Clerk, if they
return, for having caused the disturban.
ces. Brown was still at Helena ut last
accounts. and Smith at Memphis. Ma
ny negroes from Coahoma county are in
Helena. Gen. Chalmers is endeayoring
TO surround Pease and capture him if
possible.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1875-10-15


The CHESAPEAKE & ONO RAILROAD
TURNED OVER TO RECEIvER.-Judge
Bond. of the United States Circuit Cour:
ut Richmond, has appointed Henry Ty-
son, of Baltimore, receiver OF the Chesa-
peake and Ohio Railroad under the ap-
plication of creditors for foreclosure of
the first mortgage. Gen. w. c. Wick
ham, vice.president, has issued an order
to all agents of the road in conformity
with the appointment.
The order Of course displaces all the
present officials, except so far as they
may be retained by Mr. Tyson. The
official Court paper sets forth that Mr..
Tyson is appointed receiver of the tolls,
incomes, franchises, and all the property
Of the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad
Company, with the usual powers of re-
ceiver according to the course and prac-
tice of courts Of equity"
The Bond of the Receiver is put at
$4,000. with three Baltimore men as
sureties. Mr.. Tyson is himself Bal
timore man, and was at one time Master
of Transportation on the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1875-10-15

IYDr. VIM. Baker, formerly OF Mar.
tinsbnrg, died suddenly in Philadelphia
on Thursday of last week. DIR. H., at
the time of his death, held the position
Of chief physician in the University Hos.
pital of that city, and was universally
acknowledged by the profession as one
Of the most skillful practitioners Of his
age in the country. To his professional
talents were added those Of great social
amiability. lie was q wears old.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1875-10-15
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April 30, ls1S--6m wv" iat
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1875-10-15

NICKEL VEIN IN MARYLAND.-It is
said that very extensive vein of rich
nickel has been discovered in one of the
lower counties Of Maryland. The own
er of the property says the vein is twelve
feet thick and extends for an indefinite
length.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1875-10-15


tY Col. Thomas j. Randolph died at
his residence, Edge Hill, about six miles
from Charlottesville, on the Tth instant.
Deceased was the son Of Gov. Thomas
Mann Randolph aud Martha Randolph
daughter or Thomas JefTerson.) and
was born in tho county Of Albemarle ON
the It'll Of September, 1892. Most Of
the years Of lis boyhood and early man
hood were spent Mt Monticello in the
company Of his grandfather. who super.
intended his education md bestowed
upon him his fullest affections. Mr..
Randolph iinbibed the political orin.
ions OF Thomas Jefferson in a very large
degree, and to the last hour delighted
TO talk &C JefIerson's private and public
life and services.
WA bill offorec!osuFe OH the Chesa.
peake & Ohio Railroad Company on the
first mortgage was fled Tucsdsy week.
IN the u. ). Circuit Court at Richmond,
Va, and 30 identical bill has also been
filed at Parkersburg. this State.
t5We never knew a scoidin1 person
that was able to govern n family. What
makes people scold? Because thor can.
not govern themselves. How can they
govern others! Those who govern we'll.
are generally calm. They arc prompt
and resolute, but steady and mild.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1875-10-15

Drunk ny ABsoRPTioN.-Con
man Cox tells in Harpers Monthly that
Sargent ). Prentiss was once i'm public
discussion tainted with his habit of
drunkenness. Prentiss retorted wittily.
lie first described in classic style the
utilities anG inspirations Of wine and
whiskcy. Then he pictured the glug
glug-glug Of the jig, az the politician
tits it and pours from its reluctant
mouth the corn juice so loved Of his soul.
There is no music dcarer 20 his ear un.
less it be The same glug.glug.glug as il
disappears down his capacious throat.
Then turning TO his opponent, his face
all shining with fun, he said Now,
fellow citizens, during this ardent cam
paign, which has been so fatiguing. /
have only been drunk once. Over in
Simpson county vas compelled to sleep
IN the same bed With this distinguished
nominee, this delight Of party, this won.
derful exponent Of the principles OF the
unwashed Democracy, and i'm the morn
ing | found myself drunk on corn whis.
key. l had lain too close 20 this soak
cd mass OF Democracy. and was drunk
from absorption"
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1875-10-15
A Tragical Execution.

GALVESTON, October 1.-The Calves.
ton NepS will contain details of the
hanging OF Nelson Mitchell for tile
murder OF two men named Truitt Of
Hood county, and the death of Jeff.
Mitchell, who was trying to convey poi
son to his father in Jail. Although eve
~ effort was made to secure the com.
mutation ofthe sentence Governor Coke
was firm in his refusal, and ON Friday
last the officers proceeded to put the
sentence into execution. Mitchell, who
is man OF eighty years Of age, made Sc.
veral attempts to commit suicide We'd.
nesday night by hanging himself with a
Chain he had wrcnched from the door, hut
his heart failed him. He spent the night
in cursing Tire sheriff and officers, and
On Thursday night a guard was placed
in his cell TO prevent destruction. On
Thursday night the guard about the Jail
discovered an armed man crawling to.
wards the Jail. and, not knowing how
many others there might be. fred. In
the morning the lifeless body OF JEFF.
Mitchell. youngest son Of the doomed
man, aged about twenty one was found
on the ground, the whole top Of his head
blown off. He was armed with donb.
le-barrelled shotgun. had brace of
Colts revolvcrs bhckled around him.
and all heavily loaded. In his pocket
was found n large val Of laudanum.
wrapped in rags, which e vas evidently
conveying TO his father. The old man
asked that the holy be brought into the
Jail, that lie might see his son, and was
much affected. Near by his horse was
hitchetl, his hat and shoes tied to the
saddle. The execution was attended by
five thousand people. A little after one
o'clock the wagon containing the doom
ed man, seated on his coffin, proceeded
to the gallows. the. rope was tied and
the execution gone through with.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1875-10-15

The new Methodist Episcopal Church.
at Elk Garden. will be dedicated to the
Worship OF Almighty God, on SUNDAY
the 2ith OF October. The Revs. J. n.
Davis and J. G. lIagey will offlciate
Morning meeting at and public preach.
ing at II 4. "
4. II. oFFNER. r. E.
oct. 8. 1875.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1875-10-15

10 Chicago the largest grain market
In the world, handles about 10000 900
bushels Annually, and has now in opera
ton eighteen steam elevators, with a ca
pacity OF tT,3500OO bushels or more
than the average product of .o0O,0 a.
cres Of the fertile whsat.pfoducihg lands
of the continent.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1875-10-15

Charlie Ross father says that he
has spent all his property and has in
Cured debts besides in endcavoring to
find his lost boy. His brother.in. law has
also aided him to the amount of several
thousand. Mr.. Ross says that $4,000
have been expended in the search
through Pinkerton's detective agency.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1875-10-15
Tho Aiexandria .Lottsry-Thc
'Froud Detected, o,d .Erposed.

Demonstration has proceoded to \
comparisono or tbs boDks With: the drawn
numbers, and The fscti is nov Hisclosed
that every eune OF the prizes was virawn
by~sosre ticket sold or Uretendedtto be
sold by. the NewiYork oiilee. or corrsa
tire inference cannot be avoided, that
the wheel, at tive time of the drawing,
only contained those numbers. A por.
ton ofthe numbers in the new quilts were
examined, and among them were found
some Of those sold in Afexanlria, and, it
10 supposed that before the counting
commenced, all the tickets sold were re.
presented. But the appearances strong.
ly point TO itlre conviction that the Al.
exandfia solditickets, and all others not
underline charge Of the New York Office,
were definitely set asi,ie. and not repre-
sented in the wheel. The opinion is al.
so held that not more than thirty thou.
sand ticketswere originally in the wheel,
though the labor of counting was not
undertaken.
The committee are perfectly satisfied
that no suspicion OF dishonesty attaches
to the officers here. Their mistake has
been in the confiding Of the manage
through them AS the instruments perpe.
trated gross and general swindle.-
They do not claim, we believe, that they
can escape the legal responsibility Of
their misplaced confidence, but it will be
seen. from the account we give, that they
have been shamefnlly victimized them.
selves. and the very fact that the man.
ner of 1t was such as to make detection
unavoidable. precludes the supposition
that they could have been. in any way,
committed knowingly to the fraud
We feel deeply for the unfortunate
position into which they have been
drawn. and we deprecate it the more
for the rumors and misstatements in re-
gard to it. Mr.. Barbour has not .sold
his name for q big sum- in this case
The compensation he has received as
president has been the merest "ttifie. He
coniided in the management of the gen.
tleman appointed to consiuct the bust
ness. whom he knew as worthy Of conf.
dence. The chief of these is a gentle.
man of retiring habits and life, and being
himself guileless was the more reality
dipped. The association was chartered
for worthy purpose. Finding that
they were not progressing rapidly, they,
in an evil hour entered into their con.
tract with the New York men. in which
they had all to lose. whenever it suited
the purpose of the sharpcrs.
Whether there will be anything saved
to ticket-holders remains to be seen, but
there is little probability OF it. About
$4,000 only remains in bank here, the
expenses having been all paid. even that
of the New York Office out Of tie re-
ceipts here. A check for s. ,OOe, part of
this amount, and which had been sent
on Friday to the order ofthe agent there,
was stoppe in the First National Bank
here on hlonday by Judge Williams i'm.
mediately on the discovery of the fraud
in the wheel. Aierandriu Sentinel.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1875-10-15

~ The Board of Trustees Of the Pea
body Educational Fund was in session
in New York last week. The contribu.
ton to the public schools OF West Vir-
ginia this year, il S7,l00. The board
states that the fund did not hold out
sufficiently last year to give our State
its due share. 1t therefore receives
more the present year. Mart. Statesman.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1875-10-15

a WEAK Rio COFFEE MARKET.-Tbere
are now here in first bands and to arrive
within the next GO days. in round mum
bers. FIVE hundred thousand bags Of Rio
coffee. There arc here in second hands
about two hundred thousand bags. and
IN Baltimore about sixty thousand bags !:
or in all the ports at least eight hundred
thousand bags Of Rio coffee for the next
sixty days supply. Hence, there are
plenty of sellers, but no buyers.-N Y.
Americm Gsocer, OCT. 2.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1875-10-15

HEKo1sM.-The following incident is
related in continental paper as having
occurred in Prussia: A switch.tender
had just taken his place to change the
track, in order to turn train which was
in sight, so as to prevent collision with
another train from an opposite direction.
At this critical moment, on turning his
head, he discovered his little boy play.
ing on the track of the advancing en-
CINE. He might spring to the rescue
and remove him safely, but then he
would not have time to turn the switch,
and hundreds of lives might be lost
through his neglect. In an instant his
resolution was taken. Lie down ~ he
shouted to his boy, and the child, hap.
PLY accustomed 20 obedience. promptly
threw himself on the ground, and the
whole train Numbered over him. the pas
sengers little dreaming how much their
safety had cost that father. The trem-
bling Inau rushed forward. fearing TO
find only amanglcd corpse, but no words
can express his joy at seeing his child
alive and unframed. The next day the
Emperor, having heard Of the circum.
stance, sent for the man and presente
him the medal of honor for his bravery.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1875-10-15

VThomas Il. Sharp. master OF trans
portation Of tic Baltimore 4 Ohio Rail
road, on the 29th Of September issued an
order to conductors requiring them from
and after October to refuse 90 receive
lay-oyer tickets for passengers, and TO
collect the usual tariff rates from persons
offering such tickets after the expiration
OF fifteen days from their date Of issue.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1875-10-15

wGold in New York Wednesday
last was ll6t
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1875-10-15

DsYcBoMAsCY. or sottL CHARMING
l. How either sex may fas,inats spd pain the
love aud affections OF any person they choose
INSTANTLY. This ar; all can possess free. by
mail, for % cenis together with n Marriage
Guide, Egyptian Oracle, Dreams, Hints TO Ia
die' etc. 600, 900 sold. A queer hoax Aa.
d'ess T. WILLIAM co Pubs, Philndci pbia
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1875-10-15

Sugar \ Country cured Hams, shout
der n side Bacori, self-sesling Jars, &c,
on hard and for sale, by
GfLkESoN, PUGH & VANCE.
Romney, July 80. 1875.