South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1876-09-15
NEWS OF THE DAY.

tiiau any OtuSk City cAScpt &>SW a oiA.
-. The merchants National Bank of
Morgantown, has 5000 counter. :. "A
boy named Dolan was choked to death
at Cherry Ridge, Wayne county, Pa, a
few days ago, by bean. which lodged
in his throat. -. The expenses of the o.
hio State Fair this year exceeded the
receipts by about $4,000. -. Slack Wa
ter navigation to Morgantown.th this State.
will be completed this fall--Eight hun.
dred men on horseback recently attend.
cd democratic ratification meeting in
Mississippi. : Three million one hun
bred and sixty-four thousand barrels is
the stock reported in the Oil Regions.
IA fire occurred on Sunday last, in
Fredericksburg, Va, destroying Myers
& Drills large flour mill. Loss $40 900
insurance $4,000 =. There are now
5000 children in Japan receiving in
struction in the English language lIa-
verhill, VT, had sensation, on ycster.
day week, in the marriage of Eben III.
Sawyer, aged 80 years, to Miss Jerusha
Palmer, aged 81 years. "A courier
with dispatches for Gen. Crook was driv-
en- back by Indians few days ago. -
There are $50 journals in the German
language published in this country.
Not q single democratic vote has been
cast in the town of Vergcnnes, VT. dur.
ing the last ten years. On last Tues
day week, however, II were found in
the box Ethan Allen, the celebrated
trotter died on Sunday last ut n Kansas
City, Mo. stock farm, aged % years -.
The Oregon wheat shippers cannot get
grain to load increasing vessels, the
| farmers refusing to sell ut the ruling
rates. a troupe of Sioux Indians are
exhibiting themselves in London. :.
Moses Y. Tilden, brother Of Gov.
Tilden, died, az New Lebanon, y. Y, on
the 9th inst State Tax Collector
Yates, of st. james parish, Louisiana,
has been imprisoned as q defaulter TO
the State in the sum Of $4,000. -. Gil
deon Wellcs, the honest Secretary Of
the Navy in Lincoln's Cabinet. is for
Samuel j. Tilden Last week l76
boats. carrying 20,020.2 tons of coal.
cleared from the port OF Cumberland.
Ten dollar counterfeit notes on the La.
fayette, Indiana, National Banks are in
circulation. All the rights and priyi.
leges Of the Washington Monument SO.
ciety have been transferred to the gov-
ernment. The Cecil, Md. Whiy flies
the name Of j. Morrison Harris ut its
masthead for Congress from the second
congressional district. The City Bank
OF Harrisburg, Pa, has suspended, with
S35O,OO0 liabilities. Assets sufficient
to cover.--.A Michigan Cooper last
wcel. at trial OF skill made 20 pork
barrels in less than nine hours. The
last barrel was made in twenty minutes.
49,. Squire McClung's son Of Lewisburg,
this State, while returning from tour.
nameat at which lie had been success.
fui knight, dropped dead from lis horse
from undue excitement. X circus Gle.
plant picked Up an alderman-nt Ben
nfngton, Vermont, the other day, and
shook $500 Of the city money out. Of the
mans pocket. Nothing short of an G.
lcphant could have done il. The pay.
ing admissions TO the Centennial arc
now averaging nearly $4,000 daily.
Lord John Russell has been member
of Parliament since 1918. lie is in his
8jth year -. Three leading Democrats
were killed last wecl: by armed negroes
in one of the parishes OF louisiana
The Radical papers have not heard of
this outrage at least, they forgot to
make any mention Of It, Arkansas
has gone democratic by $4,000 majority.
The colorcd people voted solidly with
the democrats. .. The rise in silks will
add 600, 600 TO the Stewart estate.
Gen. McCulloch, Of the Pennsylvania
Central railroad, made the run from Al.
bany TO Syracuse, over tic New York
c cntral railroad, in n special train, n
few days ago, in two hours and half.
The distance is about 100 miles =. Cat
tic droyers, from Randolph county. say
they make money by selling outside Of
Baltimore, while many arc losing by
| goin & into 'hc city market . &. Georgia
has forty cotton mills in successful opc.
ration, running fg!l time, and paying
/ handsome dividends -. Mr.. Silas Ma
| gee, n farmer living near Fowlers,
Brook county, this State, recently lost
throc valuable horses in the pasture field.
They were in good order apparently
healthy and all died at nearly the same
time with like symptoms. On opening