South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1876-05-19
NEWS OF THs DAY.


sold in New York the other day for Is
cents apiece. ;. The new City Hall Park
in Baltimore is to cost $500. 900. The
Patent Once at Washington during its
business hours last year, granted patents
at the rate OF one every twelve minutes.
The Centennial exposition was Wis.
tied on Saturday last by between 10000
aud $4,000 persons -. West yirginia's
Centennial Building, at Philadelphia
has been pronounced the finest on the
grounds. Hurrah for West Virginia!
1t is stated that Mr.. A. L. Henkle.
editor OF the Shenandoah (Va.,) Valley.
has just received legacy OF $4,000.
.-.Dr. Rives, a son OF Judge Rives Of
Va, died, recently, at his residence in
Mississippi. :. Colonel n. G. Howard
and Tony, who was formerly his slave
and now bears the name Of A. II. How
ard, are both members OF the South Car
DINA Legislature IAN English judge
has decided that woman CAP keep her
wedding ring and wear il when she plea
scs, bu she cannot give away without
her husbands consent "A woman ut
Lawrence, Kansas. has just been ampu.
tated successfully from a forty.scven
pound cancer - On farm In Lancas.
ter county. Pennsylvania, there arc
chestnut fence.rails we'll preserved,
which were made in l760--ll6 years
ago - "A small party OF sportsmen re.
Gently killed in n days hunt in the
woods near Pruntytown, 76 squirrels.
-. Macanlay conli repeat oil Demos.
themes by heart. all Milton, a great part
Of the Bible in English and the New
Testament in Greek. :. /. Strange as it
may seem, white men are even yet put
on the block in North Carolina, and sold
by public auction. and in some instan.
ces, lately. the purchasers have been
negroes. Liberty and equality |! The
largest pork packer in Cincinnati is q
Jew. The wealthicst doctor in San
Francisco is Chinaman. :. Monroe
county, this State. has o poplar tree 20
feet in circumference. The Harpers
Ferry property is to be sold ia July
1t is expected that the Government will
purchase it,. Post Master JEWELS
daughter is to marry a poor young man.
There are 1899 Odd Fellows in
Maryland, in 105 lodges. =. Mcdonald
and Avery, the retired whiskey ringsters,
are learning the shoemaker's trade I'm
the penitentiary ut Jefferson, Missouri.
Two hundred horses are Mt Louis.
yile ready 70: the races, larger mum.
Der than ever before on an American
course LIN 1875 Rochester, New York,
made $4,000 barrels OF alo and beer. us.
inc. 2l7.339 bushels of malt Brig.
hams son John has but one wife An
effort is being made to form a Woman's
National Temperance Union for the Do.
minion Of Canada DR.. Mary Walker
| 4, -
Francisco were not closely watched,
many of them would marry Cinnamon.
-. Nearly the whole business port ion
Of Darlington, South Carolina, was
burned on Sunday last. Loss 100000.
IA large town has grown up around
the exhibition Enclosure, at Philadelphia,
in which are five hotels, with united
capacity to lodge 5000 people and feed
10000 Some Of the brethren want
Bishop Simpson for the Presidency -.
The reports from the Black Hills are
encouraging; there is about six cents
worth of gold to q hill Colonel John
5. Mosbys wife died Wednesday of last
week. She was a daughter of Hon. Mr..
Clark, formerly Member OF Congress
from n Kentucky district .ExGov.
Fayette McMullen, Of Virginia, announ-
ces that he is q candidate for Congress.
1T is said there are 100 women
preachers in this country :. Nearly all
the newspapers Of Philadelphia and ma.
ny of the clergy are in favor Of opening
the Centennial on Sundays. The Ohio
Legislature has passed q bill providing
for the punishment by fnc and imprison.
mont Of all persons who get on or Off
railroad trains that are in motion An
Iowa witness admitted being drunk as n
lord, but denied being drunk as fid.
!ler =. DR.. William w. Hall, editor OF
Halls JouUndi Of Health, fell in fit in
the street at New York on Wednesday
night Of last week. and expired in few
minutes. DIR. Hall was 63 years of age,
and the cause of his death is not known.
lin n two and half mile race at
, Lexington, Ky, on Saturday last. Arts.
tides won in AN, being the fastest
time on record :. Bristow is said to be
quite rs inveterate smoker rs Grant.
-. Ohio and Michigan Free Masons
} have resolved not TO visit the Centen-
NAL Exhibition unless Railroad fares arc
, further reduced :. Pullman, the palace
car man has built q 100000 residence
in Chicago =. The Berkshire Wooden
= Company. Of Great Darlington, Mass.
] has failed for $500 600. Ex-senator
, Brownlow says that he is going to Gin.
cinnati. He is first for Morton, second
for Hayes Twenty. hundred small
California salmon havo boon recently
put into Wheeling creek Miss Sue
: Ridenour sang in the Caledonia Club
. Concert in Richmond, recently. =. The
! Hagerstown Ne'es says that the barn oil
: Mr.. Grouse. living near Cayetown, was
struck by lightning during the storm oil
Monday last, and burned down The
= belief seems TO prevail in Randolph Co.
y, that Eliza, the murderer, is still at large
- in the Dry Fork country D.. Mrs. Me
: lissa Robinson, Of Wheeling, who was
: indicted for the murder of Pat Oniplan