South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1876-01-14
NEWS or TIE DAY.
There are 1883 blind racn in and 8


IS transformed into aae-loolsing and fair
tasting cigars :. The yield or he Ohio
coal mines this year viii exceed 5000
I GOO toms. -. LogaBsPor!, lad, has lost
4.O00 population in - moBths.. The
income in tho value OF tie taxable real
estate of Alexandria, by the late assess.
mont, amounted 10 $Te0o00 Tho
debt OF the city of New Orleans is over
! tweuty-ope millions OF dollars. An ei.
I fort is soon to be made to compromise
/ with the bondholders at sixty cents on
the dollar 1.-The Mcrgmtown Post
wants to make . PRECEDENT out of OK
Senator Wiley. Is that So: C en-.
I Forest the famous Confederate cavalry.
man, Joined the Presbyterian Church at
! Memphis, Tenn., last Heel, =. Mrs. Ma
~ Lynn, of Danrillc. Va. was horn.
| married and buried on the 22nd of De-
! cemSer. The total value ofIeal estate
III Staunton, IS made by the new assess
ment, is Sl,7l0,810, IN increase OF Sl97,-
400 over the assessment of last year
! The population OF Minnesota IL made
up of $4,000 persoas native, and 2l7,-
/ 429 foreign born. Total. by the recent
! State census, 59T,A07. Charles Il.
Rouss, the live merchant, is confined in
the toIubs 1t New York Heit, a Ger
man. proposes 10 erect Que hundred GEN.
tennial lodging houses III Philadelphia.
-. The cruptions of Mount Vesuyius.
which is again active, amounted, accord.
ing 10 the historians, TO nineteen from
the first TO tho scvcntecuth century. when
twenty-tErec occurred. Inthe eighteenth
century twenty-thrcc took place, aud in
the present century thsTc have already
been twenty-five, or one every three
years.. 4 bridge in the coarse oferec-
ton ct Meadyille. Pennsylvania, fell on
the 9TH inst, killing J. Price, and severe.
~ injaring five others. The news Of
a terrible Christmas disaster reaches us
from Switzerland. In the midst OF
chil,lrGn's festival at the VILLAGE OF Hi
likon, in the Canton Aargan, the Goog o {
the building where The audience WAS con-
gfeSated gave way. aud eighty were kill
ed, while almost an equal number were
injured In New FORK last week =
woman fell into . trench male by the
Aun!clpai oxygen gas co;npauy and re-
celved iniaries from which she died.
The eoroneTs jury returned verdict
declaring that the death OF the lady was
CEASED by criminal neglect on the part
"a TIE gas company -. \ wife in Nyo-
ming walked eleven miles 60 buy her
husband = crochery spitt3on painted
cIue. and when size got home lie licked
her for rot having n clean shirt ready.
- he Chicago Iyiju3s saws tie 70.
cent mild wealherLas been very bal for
the corn in cribs in tie country. 4 good
tuGal Oft Is spelling. and will never make
q n ~ Ia
It Is r0ttiDg 80 badly THAI it cannot oxen
be used ;cr feed on t.ie farm. Tic !.
owa State census has just been pa1lj54-
e3. and indicates 3 population OF / 8 90
81 souls The following persons OF
prominence have died darinr the asst
year: AndrewJoi!nson. Henry Wiser.
4 Governor 8ramlette, William II. A>pin-
wall, JOAN G. BrecLiEgidgr, Jesse d.
'ri9ht, Prank L. Blair, Lady Jane yrauk-
I'm, han Ct,ietian Anderson, Henry H..
Blow and William =. Aston .BisEap
Haven, who nominated Grant Tor 2 third
te'in, believes il Nero aai white
woman iutc,magTYiug. Comment is Ul-
necessary -. i farmer i'm Cambria cou4-
~, Penn vlvau.a, having tic deed ofhl-
farm in his vest pocket. hurry tho rat-
uaHt on the fence H.ilc at n1rlc In his
6-ii, and @ cow coming alouy. ate part
o. iAe yct; and t.e aacd. Tie question
IN taat vicinity uCv Is, is tlat cov q
i;teao!+e-, % -He tit!o CT She land WAS
Guly vested in her e.. .Babc0ck's saiarv
as an officer Of the army il less Chan
$1,000, bot IL i5 alleged that Within the
last Sax years lie has been able TO accu-
nliate fortune o. half g million 60.
Maid weather prevails throughout Cana
da. Tie farmers have c5inDonccl pllE-
. iag and the ice IS disappearing. The
ilarAor Ct Buffalo is clcs- Of ice, anal
. shipwan's ofErain are going forward by
river and canal 60 fir. Lewis Tav. 1r.
living ue2r Pur-ellWile. Louloun cauu.
~, from ei}'i measured acres o. ground.
gathered cue HWrIyeJ 0ai ei9k measured
barrels Of corn. one acre. the best OF
the lot. m,-;surcl out 5ereWesa barrel
o.. Boon 5Sor9 cen boast OF the smart
est boy in this or any other couu,v.-
On Christmas eve he cut off tho tail OF
his colt TO make false viii slcgs and jaus.
tachF, in order 90 complete lis outfit Tor
running Bcl5nicac. He'll soon be Gt
to sent to the Maryland Legislature.
.--.1 There was q fire nc liGrrisouburz on
the Zjd ut. Which destroyed the tim
shop OF y. l.. Criner, Gas8m7n's bard
ware store. Lewi's Grocery ana one
or two other buildings The property
destroyed was situated on Last Market
near Main. Loss about $4,000. In
surance $1,000. a hawk bullasted with
rat trap was shot IN Berks county.
Pennsylvania. recently. ... Gardner, Mas.
eachuse'ta. now manufacture cane for
chair s-sts o.. 10 carry cure to bed H.
90 sleep with pack ON your baci, ....
iliHcr !. Charles. Use young man who
committed arore Oh dirs SiFihawl whiio
e5cor;.rr Der o. Che house OF her Tc!1.
lives SO Warsaw, Indiana, three weeks
ago, has been sentenced TO si.tecu
years imprisonment. a woman iu
Sew Haven recently bought at 90 auc-
tiln sale, Cor = few ccuts, $500 In