South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1876-10-20
NEWS OF THE DAY.


more aud Ohio Railroad earned. in Sep
tcthbcr. 81 sos. sl7. 80. An offer CT $780,.
600 FOR the great racer Ten Broeck has
been refused Forest leaves are now
sold in the Wheeling market at five
cents bunch. ...A gentleman took
raw oyster into his mouth ut Fair Ha-
ven. Connecticut. few days ago, and
found it full OF seed pearls, numbering
thirty six. :. General Braxton Bragg's
life was insured for $40. 900. "A Turk.
ish Pasha's dinner consists Of thirty
courses. ...A Georgia tcrrapin raiser
will SHORTLY ship 5000 to New York
city ;. On the lst inst, there wore l.
O99 convicts in the Virginia Pcnitentia.
ry. Mr.. Harrison peck, OF the Gray
sulphur. Va, who had his eyes injured
last harvest by a beard OF wheat. and
has suffered from the effects OF tho inju.
~ SO much since, had his eyes taken
ont last Wednesday -. The owners CT
guns paid into the British treasury dur.
ing the last financial year nearly $780,
900 in the form oil license taxes -.
Twenty-nine thousand dollars have been
received from Virginia City Nevada
gambling saloon i'll one year in the way
OF license. The money is collected
monthly, and gambling is not restricted
ut all....&n upright clock never runs
down-its ncighbors. :. The steamship
Ncckar, which arrived at New York on
Saturday last. brought from Europe
$3.50. 600 American gold coin :. A mag.
from Australia, is exhibited by New
York florist. The intermarriage OF
two families in Maine is remarkable
One consisting Of four sons and one
daughter, has married all OF n ncighbor's
children, four daughters and son..
Remains OF fourteen victims OF the re.
cent Indian raid near Frio City. Texas,
have been found. Many think the raid.
crs were white men in disguise Ten.
nessce is now sending about fifty emil
grants per day into Texas The He'll
Gate excavation is not General New.
tons first great work. lie built the "a
NOUS sea wall nj st. Augustine :. The
Hing OF Siam has sent two hundred and
eighteen cases of exhibits TO tho Cen.
tcnnial. and presents them to the United
States Government for the Washington
museum. The cash admissions TO the
centennial exhibition on Saturday last,
numbered 1922. There were also 6S
Mt half fec and 89i TO the live stock ex-
hibition IA few nights since two
masked men entered the Office Of the
county treasurer at Knoxville, Iowa,
and. drawing revolvers. forced him to
deliver the contents Of his safe. $4,000.
The robbers told the treasurer they were
the James brothers, and that they want
eel to make raise to effect tho release
orthcir Mortified partners :. :. The dead
body OF Henry Shairer, cattle dealer.
was found near Pittsbnrg on Friday
last the head being crushed ont Of all
shape. Henry Linkncr, pastner of
the deceased, has been arrested on sus-
picion. -. Edward =. Stokes, the muir
dcrer OF Colonel James Fisk. will be re.
leased from the New York State prison
on Saturday, the 2Sth of October. His
time expires-tliat is. the three years
which lie has scrved-on Sunday, the
Doth, but convicts are not discharged on
Sunday. and, therefore, Stokes will
leave on Saturday morning. His sen.
tcncc was for four years. but owing to
the communication, he has had year
taken of his time :. An opium eater IN
Providence, Rhode Island, few months
ago, ate one hundred and twenty-five
grains OF opium in twcnty-four hours,
and n woman drinks coffee cup full of
laudanum without harm Within two
years about twenty four young men
from Martinsburs have gone to Califor-
MIA for permanent settlement The
oldest Free Mason of Allegheny county.
Maryland, l.. VI. jameson, died ut IVES
ternport, last week, aged "a lon
Tuesday morning, the 10th ins:., tho
Peoples Bank at MANCHESTER, Michigan.
was entered by burglars, and over So
600 IN currency taken from its vaults.
The burglars drilled into tho safe door
and introduced nitro-gIycerine cart
ridge. which was exploded and the vault
shattered TO pieces =. James Myers,
son Of the Sheriff ofJeFcrson City. Mo.
shot and killed George Bacchus. feeble
old German, on Monday last. 1t is Al
legged Myers had been too intimate with
n daughter OF Bac chus. who forbade him
the house. Myers called. an alteration
eusned and Myers put fourteen buck
shot in the old mans body. Myers was