South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1876-04-21
NEWS OF THE DAY.

n hundred and one sheep, valued nj
S42S 90. were killed by dogs in Angus.
Ia county. Va. during the past year
The decline or the granger movement
in the Northwest is partially attested
by Its condition i'm Iowa, where there
are seventy-hye fewer lodges than there
were one year ago. The old Greeley
mansion in the woods Mt Chappaaua was
totally destroyed by fire on Friday last.
49,. General John Echols, of Staunton.
recently married Mrs. Reid, wealthy
and accomplished lady OF New York
city -. The family Of Mr.. w. T. Hur.
ley. oil dorchester county. Nd. is sorely
afflicted. Three children, aged respec.
lively one. niue and twelve years, died
within twenty-four hours. of di ,,htheria,
ana were all buried in the same grave.
---.fitty-seven years ago Senator Cam.
eron, now "a years old, edited the
Doviestown. Pa Demo; rat. The
annual tobacco crop ofthe United States
IS about 3O0.O0O,000 pounds, worth to
the producers Mt least $4,000, 900
W hen 1t costs the Government 800 600
10 repair vessel whose first cost was
SiS2.O00 it's about time for some one to
howl There are 1926 houses in
Philadelphia. as shown by late census,
-. The baby farming business, as car.
rIed on in Montreal. Canada, is attract.
ing considerable attention. 1t ia said
that out of 7l9 babies received at the
Montreal Gray Nun Hospital last wear
only IS survived, and that 42l of the
iliegltimate children belonged to Mon.
treal, and AZ were sent from the United
States. Treasurer New has agreed to
withhold his resignation until July l..
II he Philadelphia landlords are run.
ming up their prices in shameful way.
Already tirst-class hotel charges 50
per day, and sccond-class houses char.
gcs 81 sfor a room without meals
Potatoes are selling in some parts of
ONO. at II to 1G cents per bushel, to be
shipped east The cost Of Governing
Great Britain is about $5i5, OOO. 600 !:
the cost oil governing the United States
Is 1904 100000. There is Young
lady In Falls county, Texas, who sheds
her Tiger and toe nails once year.
Wheat is four feet high in Texas
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Com.
pany have declared semi.annual diyi.
dend of five per cent. on stock of the
NAH line, payable May Ist John Ii.
Summers. OF Pine swamp" Garrett
county, Md caught four rcd foxes and
two raccoons recently Ultra sulphate
oil copper (copperas) has been discovered
on the north side of the Kanawha In
some parts Of Australia the wild horses
have increased to such an extent and
no so much damage that the settlers
have TO shoot them as they do wild
beasts -. Rev. Mr.. Milburn. the blind
preacher, is estimated to be worth 500.
Ooo. At Cincinnati, Ohio. the United
states detectives on the 10th inst, ar
rested Bell Mills. Roman Lahter, David
Kohl and Charles Riley. counterfeitcrs.
considerable amount of fifty cent
counterfeit notes and dies for manufac-
turing nickles were captured Benin.
min Franklin Butler, OF Dutch Gan no.
torlety, Is about to visit the golden
shores OF the Pacific. or silver he has
plenty, and now for the gold d. f. Among
the treasures recently brought to light
In fompeii Is silver altar, on which
were placed two silver cups and spoons
the latter precisely like those now used
49, Mooreheld is soon to have n new
Episcopal Church =. Nineteen Of the
thlrty.seven States have Democratic
Governors. -. There were six suicides
in New York OH Sunday last The
nnnnai revenue OF the English Church
is reported Mt S25,00O.0O0 out of which
the Archbishop OF Canterbury alone
gets $4,000 =. Cincinnati has about
hundred building associations. with an
aggregate capital of $4,000. 600
Mineral county, ia organizing q cavalry
company "A mammoth steer WEIGH
ing 900 pounds, and measuring four
leet across the back has been sent from
Franklin county, Pa, TO the Centennial
.--.At the funeral of the millionaire
merchant, A. L. Stewart, in New Yorl,
last week, $4,000 were spent for flow.
ct5. The funeral Of Mrs. Roxcellono
heyser, the widow or the late Ernost
hcyscr, al eccentric millionaire tool,
place from her residence in New York
on yesterday week Her sister assumed
charge or the funeral. There worc
eighty carriages in the procession; the
hcarse was drawn by six black horses
ana SIX Of the carriages were drawn by
iOGs horses. The casket was modc or
oak, lined with white satin. and covorcI
800 '''-~'A 'NAfNg NOotlllI I'll n N1rI
1t was covered with gold fringe, and had
a solid gold plate and six chaste aold
handles. The cost Of the casket was
$4,000. The floral decorations were
superb and cost nearly $4,000. and
1t was necessary to convey them TO The
grave in large wagon. DIR Georgc
W Wayt, n popular young DENTS, Of
hiehmond, died on Friday last. orblcc1
ing at the nose -. Mrs. Ann Mimic
OF Rockbridge county, Va. fell dead ON
VIC l2th inst, at the residence Of Mr.
John Dryden, while dressing butter
General Santa Anna. now over eigL,,.
yesr5 Of age, and his wife, aged fny.fvc
SUI reside in the City OF Mexico In
the Circuit Court az Wheeling ON Tpes.
day last, four prisoners were sentenced
to the Penitcntiarv in one hour. A
cargo Of over one hundred bushels Of
oysters were sold at n wharf Mt Alexan.
dria OIL Monday last, says the Go.et,c. at