South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1876-04-14
NEWS OF The DAY.


end Germany, Of whom l,48l we're fe-
males. The Changers OF the United
States have over SIS. OO0, 600 invested
in their enterprises. T. j. Megibben,
of Paris. Kentucky, has just lost the
shorthorn bull Second Duke of Oneida,
for which he paid $4,000 at the New
York Mills sale. The COW, the Duchess
of Oneida, for which he paid 81, 200,
had died previously An order has
been issued for the removal OF army
headquarters from st. Louis back TO
Washington city :. :. Potatoes are QUO.
ted at Ia cents q bushef ut Girard, Erie
county. Pa. A letter from George
Washington brought sixteen dollaIs at
Boston auction the other day :. Tom
Thumb is going to Texas to live, and
the Chicago Times thinks that some day
we shall hear Of Tom being wayfaid and
abducted by Texas grasshopper :.
The Albany Argus accuses the Republi.
can officials at Washington Of NEST.
hiding" or feathering their own nests.
"a clergyman in Robertson, KY.
chose his brothers wife with whom to
elope- =. The Queen OF Madagascar is
enforcing an order to free all the slaves
imported during the last nine years. :.
A panther was recently killed near Hum
tersyille, feet inches long -. Olive
Logan thinks that woman don't say G.
nough in their own defense. Mercy OH
US !. Two hundred and thirty thou.
sand cubic feet OF the best pine are used
in making the 10000, 900 matches
which the United States annually pro-.
duce California's wine product in
1879 is stated ut eight millions Of gal.
Ions. The supply is greater than the
demand. The makers have, in conven.
ton. decided that two.thirds Of it might
be pro1tab!y made into brandy If the
Government would reduce the tax.
Rabbits have SO. increased in Kentucky.
that hunting them down has become an
absolute necessity The y. S. Senate
in executive session on the 9Th confirm
ed the nomination Of Hoffman Atkinson,
Of West Va, to he Secretary Of legation
at ST. Petersburg. vice Gratiot Wash.
burne resigned -. a Mrs. Joseph Jones,
of Nermillion county. indiana, is the
mother OF three bouncing boys, who
came to her a few days ago. There
wouldn't he much in this if it were not
for the fact that the mother is q spriyht.
u young thing OF seventy five butterfly
summers. - Mr.. John G. Trieber. an
old and well-known citizen OF Cumbcr.
land, died ut his residence, in that city,.
on Tuesday last, ageG So years &. . Gold
smith Maid trotted against Golden G. ate
1T San Francisco on Friday last, the
latter to run mile and $50 yards. The
Maid won in 2.l9a. beating Golden G. ate
three seconds. III. L Babcock, late
coiner in the mint at San Francisco, has
been discovered to be defaulter in the
sum Of S2S, 900. -. 1t is said that Bel.
KNAPP will ask two weeks from the 18th
for preparation - Mrs. Edwin Forrest
complains in the papers that Of the S64.-
600 she recovered from her husbands
estate in the courts her counsel, OCon.
or, kept $50, 900 for his services, and
then had the effrontery to accept silver
tea set from her friends as recognition
Of his disiDterested labors. -. A Texas
paper says: A negro. known as Uncle
Ben" has been found on the Filous
plantation. eight miles from Chappell
Hill, in Washington county, Texas, who
says he was good sized boy, blowing
the bellows in blacksmith shop in Va,
at the time of Braddock's defeat in 1854.
He lost his eye-sight at about sixty
years OF age, but in the course Of about
twenty years it returned to him. he sees
as well as anybody now. His hair
turned white with age, turned back u.
gain, and is now white second time
He now masticates with his third set of
teeth. lie now has had fourteen wives.
is the father of eighty-iive children, and
is hale. hearty, and active. From his
statements he must he 140 or $50 years
Old. The Centennial can have him if
they want him :. The establishment of
Lord & Robinson. in Baltimore, dealers
in wooden and willow ware, Nos. SO aud
~ Lombard street, was partly DESTROYED
by ire on Monday afternoon last. Loss
nearly 100000. Cincinnati has about
hundred building associations with nm
aggregate capital of $4,000, 900
Colfax has made $4,000 by lecturing
since last SKINNER :. The Scotch her.
ring fisheries earn S7.500,O00 yearly.
and the English fisheries do not fall
much below that figure 4. :. The last three
governors OF Illinois have pardoned
altogether eight hundred and twenty.
four convicts The body Of the Hon.
l.. II. Chandler was found in the cistern
attached TO his dwelling house in Nor.
folk, on Saturday morning last. During
the day previous to his suicide he was
laboring under alteration of mind
caused by recent troubles. His fate is
a very sad one. lie was a man Of very
bright talents and attractive social traits
- Thirty four Governments will be
represented at Philadelpha II has
been discovered that John Fl. Sell. teller
and book-keoper Of the recently suspen.
ded Security Savings Bank, New York,
IS a dctaulter to the extent Of $4,000
Sell has disappeared. &. e. Prof Robert
Dabney, OF the University of the South.
Sewannee, Tennessee, died last week.
OF pneumonia. lie was a native orPow.
hatan county, Virginia An exchange
says the Jacob Zouaves," Of Piedmont
propose to march to Philadelphia during
the Centennial e. The Presbyterians