South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1876-05-19
l1The Centennial receipts for the

ITIt is thought that Thurman will
hare msiooty of the Ohio DELEGATION
in the national Democratic convention.
NThe Democratic majority in Texas
this year was only $4,000.
81 New counterfeit $lOs on the State
Bank OF Indiana, at Terrc I.aute, and
SIS Of the First National Bank orLouis-
vile, have been discovered.
VThe entire Electoral vote OF the
United States in the next Presidential
campaign will DO three hundred and
sixty nine, Colorado included.
tVThe Sheriff OF Frederick county,
Va, has advertised the Winchester and
Strasburg Railroad for rent. The rent.
ing will take place on the 3rd OF jane.
III Fourteen Of the Michigan delcga.
ton to Cincinnati are Blaine men. and
che remainder eight are for Bris.ow,
with tendency TO Governor Hayes IA
n compromise.
iS'Itis the belief ut the United States
Treasury that the developments con.
corning the New York whisky ring will
DO as important as those which have
taken place in the Western cities.
sVPresident Grant sont the follow.
ing nominations to the Senate on Mon.
day last: Nathan GoT, to be United
States Attorney, and Hedgman Slack,
TO be United States Marshal, for the
district of West Virginia.
gIn Hagerstown, Md, on Monday
evening last. John Ingram, while pass.
ing along one Of the streets in that city,
on his way home, was struck by LIGHT.
ming and instantly killed. The fluid
frst struck locust tree and passed
from thence to his body, striking him
on the head and passing down his body
lie leaves wife and three children.
" During n thunder storm. on Fri,
day last, the stable of Mr.. BENJAMIN
johnson, few miles from Flintstone
Aiiegany county, Md, was struck by
lightning. killed three horses and set
fire to the building. The flames were
quickly extinguished however.
IVTOn Monday night last two cars
on the Richmond and Petersburg Rail.
road. containing military excursion
party. while returning to Richmond were
thrown from the track by n broken rail
and some eight or nine of the excursion.
lists were more or less injured, but none
fatally or even dangerously.
SEVERE FIGnrING NEAR CAu,rao
MENIco.-A Neps special. dated Rio
Grande, received at Galveston. states
that at day light Oh the morning of the
18th, Escobcdo left with his force. and
1t is reported that there has been hard
lighting near Camargo. tits not known
which side has gained the day. 1t is
reported that 800 men were killed aud
wounded. A she'll struck n church
III Camargo. killing the priest and four
women ut prayers. Four large boats
are landing infantry opposite Camargo
on the San Juan river.
10" Hon w. Fl. Barnum was. ON Tues
day last, elected United States Senator
by the Connecticut Legislature. The
vote in the Senate was: VIM. II. Bar
mum, IL; Henry Il. Harrison. 8; James
T.. English, l. I'm the House Barnum
$50; Harrison, 81 English, 5; Gov.
ingersoll, 2. The election is for the TN
expired term Of tho late Senator Ferry
which ends in 1879.
VMr, Tildcn is perhaps tho wealth.
TEST Of the various candidates named 70,
the Presidency. He is said to he worll
S5,OOOOO0, and is bachelor nj that
~ During tic past four years Meth
odist churches were multiplied at thC
rate OF two per day and parsonapos nj
the rate OF :wcnty-four for each week OF
three per day. The church propert,
ioots mp about 561. 600 900 in value.
gT'Fifty.thrce car loads Of exhibits
principally from Italy and Germany
arrived at Philadelphia on Friday last.
INVENTIVE GIT Toss OF SILVER
Tie employees OF the Pcnnsylyani
railroad will be paid in silver next pay
LAY. An exchange says it will requir
twenty-ci9ht tons OF silver coin TO pa
all. As silver dollsr weighs an ounce
twcnty-eight tons would be 1896. 600
Cumberland BeUs.
TVThe Wost Virginia Republican
state Convention which met at Clark.
burg on the llth inst, appointed tn
following gentlemen as delegates 10 th
Cincinnati convention: First district
Ex-Governor Stevenson, DIR. +. II. Lc
gan and Gen. Nathan Golf: second Iii.
trict, ex-senator Wiley, +. W. s. Moor
and .Tohu J. CcbIc,.. ft,t,1 l.-f.t.. a