South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1876-09-01
NEWS OF THE DAY.

menccd work on its world ialr Tor 1873.
-. Cumberland Coal is worth Si4 10
SIC per ton in California. -. a Chinese
epicure afiirms that rats hams are per
fectly delicious. - Brigham Young has
reduced his stock of wives TO eighteen.
AIR. Ross has spent 100000 in liant.
ing for his son Charlie, ami seems TO be
rs far from finding him as ever. There
was an earthquake shock on'yesterday
week at Macon. Georgia. The shock
was felt by number of persons. and
lasted few seconds There are J62
churches in Philadelphia "A rattle
snake G. feet long has been killed in
Jackson county. this State. . One hun.
dred recruits to join the army of Gene.
rails Crook and Terry against the Indi-
ans LETT New York on Sunday night last
Tor Cheyenne, via Pennsylvania railroad
49, Philadelphia now has debt of $50.
| O0O.OOO 1t is said that fruit was ne.
yer better or more abundant in New
York than it is the present season.
Ei9hty-two car loads OF peaches arrived
/ IN one day last week Manufacturing
is quite brisk in New Hampshire, con.
sidering the general business depression.
The mills of Manchester, Amoskeag.
Nashua and other places are running.
..-.Thc negro Robert Williams. who at.
tempted TO outrage Mrs. Ann Bridges,
near Augusta, Georgia, on the oath ult.
and inflicted injuries from which she
will probably die, was taken from Jail.
on the 10th by a party Of men and shot
dead. The body was badly mutilateG.
The gates leading to the jail were bro.
ken down with axes. The mob was com.
posed Of men from the country. vii.
liams was about 90 years old, and Mrs.
/ Bridges, whom lie assaulted and attempt.
ed 30 rape, is married woman, aged 10.
1t IL rnmored that Mckee chief editor
of the 1t. louis G lobe. Democrat, ra
dicai newspaper, is very soon TO he par.
doned out OF the pcnitentiary. lie is
probably wanted TO work for Hayes c.
lection. 1t is estimated that there are
, 10000 women in New York without the
employment necessary for support of
themselves and those who arc depen.
dent upon them.-- Grasshoppcrs are
still very thick in the vicinity Of Omaha
doing good deal Of damage TO vcge.
tables and corn planted late Cora
IN Arkansas is quoted az 2j cents a
bushcl. No danger of starvation at that
price Now mothers arc putting up
pickles, while daughters arc putting
thcm down. Commodore Vanderbilt
WHO it was supposed has been ut the
point of death FOR some time past, is
now declared TO bee improving, and the
probabilities arc that he will be in rood
condition for business in a few DAYS
The North Carolina papers express
fear OF The importation ut the next cleo.
lion there OF fraudulent negro voters
from South Carolina and Virginia.
u is said that the negroes Of Wnchcs-
ter Will shortly erect q Hayes and Wheel.
or polc.... Out west when group of
citizens has horse stcaler under con
sIjcrotlon, they generally drop the sub
jet after short discussion IA Tildcn
pole goes up at Springfield, in this coun.
t., on tomorrow .. Five or six thou.
sand cXcursiUnists were at IIarpci's
Ferry OH Thursday OF last week. They
came frouI Washington, Baltimore, etc
-. Within two years past Judge Brown
OF Jackson county, this State, has sold
100 farms 20 citizens Of otLcr States and
The population OF the county has thus
been increased by 800 The pcniten.
tiary OF this State contains Ia convicts.
The fatal disease, murrain, is making
cad rayagcs among Tie cows in certain
sections Of Pennsylvania - Mr.. Kerr
is the first Speaker Of the House who
has died while in office. The grang-
ers' estimate Of The surplus wheat in
California tlis season is 100000 tons
..-. Ex-Governor Austin Blair Of Mich.
gan is among the new recruits for Til
den. The constitution Of twenty light
OF the States recognize the existence Of
God a practical man must bc the
Rev. i. A. Nordell. OF Lee, Massachu-
/ sctts. Tic spends his vacation in ire
scoiug hi church, and they say he's no
, dauNcr, C!thcr....Dr. VIM. French,
prominent citzcR OF Point Pleasant, this
state, died at his residence on yesterday
week. Of appoplcxy Minnesota has
an insect which dcyours grasshoppcr
cggs....A Londoner had his eye put
ont the other day by the flying cork Ola
ginger beer bottle Judge John w.