South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1876-09-08
NEWS OF THE DAY.

orange crop IS reported TO be unusually
large. -. The mother OF Lieutenant
Sturgis, who fell with General Custer in
the Sioux massacre, has became insane
from grief. He was her only son -.
Thirty millions OF rabbits are consumed
annually in England. The fur is large.
ly used in the manufacture OF sifk hats.
The new Presbyterian church. at
Portland Cranberry SummiD West yir-
ginia, Rev. John A. Scott, pastor. was
dedicated on Sunday last. a boy ten
years old named Nelson CLANCY, Jr.,
living or South river, six miles from
Annapolis. Md, on the 30th ult. shot and
instantly killed his cousin aud another
boy ten years OF age with shot gun
The boy-murderer was committed 10
Jail. His parents claim that the killing
was accidental. :. The trotting match
at San Francisco. Cal. on the 2nd inst.
between st. Julian and VOORHEES,, mile
heats, best1hree in five, for a purse OF
$4,000, was won by st. Julian winning
the second, third and fourth heats in
2.25l. 2.30i. 2.29}. Dan VOORHEES, won
first heat in 2.26t =. An Englisl, yelo-
! cipedc rider recently rode COO miles on
his bicycle in six consecutive days. :.
Yes" says the Detroit Free P-ess, 1.-The
! soldiers should he concentrated in the
South. f they fool around out West
any longer the Indians may hunt some
of them. "A fine carriage horse be.
longing to Judge Edmond Pendleton, of
Winchester, died q few days silcc from
being over heated. {. u. a. Tauber, an
old and highly respected citizen of c um-
berland, died on Friday last, at the adj
vanced age OF ,3 years The Ameri.
can Free Dress League is now in ses-
sion at Philadelphia, debating the prop
osition that '.woman's garnenture
should be Of dual form for the legs rs
well as the ariIs' 49,. Mrs. Crowl, living
near Martinohnrg, who has already los.
n horse and five hundred bushels of
wheat, last week had two more valuable
horses shot by probably the same mis-
crcantS. -. he summer packing ut Chi
ago IS estimated ut 80 .OOO TO ACC. 600
hogs. Miss Thurman, % years old,
living near Black Rock Station, Bach.
mans Valley railroad, Pa, was bitten
! 10y a mad dog abou: eighteen months
ago, and last Friday died. Of hydropho-
bia.-. VIM. y. IIigst, an eminent law
yer, Of Philadelphia, died at Bedford
Springs on the 30th ult. The Rev.
VIM. =. Cornell, OF Freedom Plains, y.
Y, hanged himself because he had lost
his voice, and was compelled TO stop
preaching - The verdict Of Kansas
jury in case of domestic infelicity :
Died of q kick in the stomach from his
wife, ana lie never knew what killed
him IA heavy northwest wind over
Nebraska Territory on the 1st inst. did
II heaitliGul and chcery work in carrying
OF The immense army Of grasshoppers-
Withdrawals is not stated The Gov.
ernor and council OF Massachusetts. by
a vote Of five to three, have committed
the death sentence of Jesse Pomcroy,
tic boy murderer, to Imprisonment for
life - Four Spanish spies watch the
movements Of Don Carlos in this coun.
try 80 Experiments lately made in
France show that air laden with coal
dust il highly explosive. Several cases
Of explosions in coal mines have been
traced to the action of suspended coal
dist when no tirc.damp was present.
One hundred years ago VIC were fight.
Gg for liberty. Now we arc fighting for
bread aai butter While running n.
cross the railroad track at Shamollin,
Pennsylvania, a few days ago, Henry
Gcist was knocked 10y q train and killed.
Ills head was cut OIL and rolled down an
Cmbankment distance Of ten feet
One hundred and twenty clerks
were discharged from the War Depart.
mcnt, Saturday last. - Firtecf houses at
Mansfield, Allegany county, Pa, includ.
ing tic American Hotel and Burgand's
bank. were burned on Monday last loss
$7j,00O..-.A bridge to cost $j,0O0,0OO
is TO lie thrown across the Hudson river
| at Poughkcepsie The work is to be
commenced ut once. =. Pennsylvania
produced 3G,3iGG15 OF the jO,507, 175
tons Of coal mined in the United States
last year. Tile Democratic State Con.
ycn'iou or Colorado has nominated Ec
ia y Hughes for Governor and r. W.
Patterson, for Congress Tile Indian
/ Department bids arc marked II. s. ]
/ D."-U steal, Diyido"-oh?...D Dur
ing tic past year 2,0l5 French Catholics
rcnNnnccd Tho Catholic reliaion i'm Mon