South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1875-06-18
South Branch 5ntelligenefr.
sRoMNEY. FRIDAY, JUNE Is. 1875.
T.Va-The Cumherland Ne,os states.that


IS-The Cumberland Neacs states-that
Hon. S. Il. Elkins. of New Mexico, who
lately married Miss Halle, daughter OF
Hon. ii. G.. Davis, hasbeen renominased
by the Republicans as delegate in Con.
gress for that territory.
E0-It is said that an important con-
ference took place in the city of New
York on Friday last. in which Col. Tho
mas a. Scott and A. j. Cassatt. of the
Pennsylvania Railroad Company, and
John King, Jr., Of the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad Company. participated,
the result of which is that n basis of a.
grcement, designed to settle the pending
~'war," will be submitted to the directors
OF the respective roads within the next
ten days.
IVA Gulf cable dispatch conveys the
startling statement that an earthquake
has recently occurred in New Greneda.
10y which sixteen thousand lives were
lost. The scene of the calamity is in
the valley of Curcuta, on the Venezuelan
frontier. The number Of victims. as sta.
ted, seems improbable, and further in.
telligence will be awaited with interest.
1T may be stated, however, that the De-
partment Of Bogrea in which the valley
is situated, is one OF the most populous
in New Grenada, containing over half a
million inhabitants.
tS The stockholders Of the Baltimore
land Ohio Railroad Company, on the
18th inst, by vote Of all the stock re-
presented, accepted the terms upon
which Baltimore city agrees to sell her
interest in the Pittsburgh and Connells.
vile railroad to the b. & O. Company.
E1'We learn from the Noblesville
Indiana, Leclger, that on the 1st inst.
that section was visited by a very de-
'structive storm ofthunder. lightning and
torrents of rain, in which the growing
crops, &C., &c, suffered severely. The
loss to the people of Hamilton county
who have been affected by this terrible
storm, it is stated, will not fall short of
half a million of dollars.
The present stock of gold in the
world is estimated ut $5,135, 900 ,OOO.-
This estimate is based on the assumed
value of the total gold out of the mines
in 1S4S, as S2,740,0OO, 900. In 27 wears
the product has been $4,000 and the
Ass by wear and tear of the same period
is estimated at the rate of $13,OOO,OO0
annually, or an aggregate loss of $685.
OOO,0oO-leaving the figures above,a ms the
estimate Of the present stock in exist
ence outside of the mines.
DEATH OF GEN. DUFF GREEN.-The
papers announce the death of Gen. Duff
Green, at his home in Dalton, Georgia,
lately, at an advanced age. Gen. Green,
was Virginian, once the famous editor
of the Washington Telegraph, a powerful
writer and thinker of extraordinary bril-
liancy and genius; remembered more
particularly in this part of the country
AS one of the pioneers in developing the
Coal Region.
GTThe earthquakes which recently
took place in Asia Minor were more IA
tai than was at first reported. In one
village nearly all the houses were de-
stroyed, 81 persons killed, and II injur-
ed. In another village 2S5 houses were
destroyed out of 500, 100 persons kill
ed, and 10 wounded Other villages
are also said to have suffered in the
same proportion.