South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1876-02-25
NEWS OF THE DAY.

claims to have spent Sis, 900 in his de.
fence - Chicago claims that her whole.
sale grocers sold $62, 500. 900 worth Of
goods in 1875. The fourth Of March
falls on Sunday next year. and the
new President will be elected on Mon.
day. This happened twice bcfore-to
Mr.. Monroe In 1921 and to Gen. TAYLOR
in lS49. - Strawberries are selling at
81 per quart in Jacksonville, Florida
a young lady named Leah Loche,
Of Neville, Pennsylvania. last week
committed suicide by drowning herself
in cistern. She was only Is years OF
age, and religious excitement is said to
have been the cause Of the act "A
jawbone sixteen feet long is to lie ex-
hibi;cd at the Centennial by Massachu-
sets. "A Ripley, Ohio, horse raiser
lately passed through Cincinnati. on his
way to Boston, with drove Of thirty
horses, averaging 1000 pounds apiece.
and worth in the aggregate, $4,000 -.
Reverdy Johnson's life was insured for
500, 600 - Buffers famous Dutch G lp
Canal has been widsned aud deepensd
by Government aid, aud will soon be all
ready for use. II cuts of heavy bend
u
Of seven miles -. A mau died recently
in Jalaps, Mexico, at the age Of 100
years. lie leaves a widow OF the same
age -. San Francisco, California. thea.
tres have been giving benefits for the
churches The question OF the remo-
val of the capitol Of Pennsylvan from
Harrisburg 10 Philadclphis is under dis.
cussiou hy the new spapers of that State
-. Talking about appropriations-if
the President could have the terms he
wants, he would be the centennial G rant
-. Charlotte Cushinan, the distinguish.
CT actress Died at the Parker House in
boston, on Friday last 1t takes seven
hours for the Sultan Of Turkey to kiss
I'll his wives. -Four wives in Virginia
City celebrated New Year by christen-
ing their babies. and fifth wife being
present, cried herself into Mysteries be-
cause she had no baby with which to
celebrate A petrifed girl has been
discovered in an Arkansas cave :. Ca
ieb Gushing becomes. by the death Of
keyerdy Johnson, the oldest cabinet
minister living in point OF years and ap.
pointmcnt Two hundred and Sfty
thousand galiona of beer are sold in
London daily The Missouri State
Grange has $4,000 in its treasury -.
The kansas Senate has passed a bill
allowing counties to give = premium Of
81 hushel for grasshopper eggs. and
sixty cents bushel for unGedged hop
pcra Ths Kentucky Legislature has
eiactea Mrs. Bush State Librarian :.
San Francisco now manufactures fire
~ q f
China The Emperor and Empress Of
Russia weer pretty good clothes. The
latter has red velvet mantle lined with
22S sable skins and valued at about
$4,000. The Emperor has a cloak Of
blue fox skia worth ga, 900 q. Ia a
speech recently delivered in ] hi!ade!.
phiA. Wendell Philips nominated Grant
tcr third term, ami Frederick Doug
lass for Nics.Presidsnt =. A short time
ago little girl na;nad Sarah Ann lobe,
aged seven years, daughter OF Mr.. David
lobe, OF Cumberland, while whiting a
stick pierced the ball of the left eve will,
a knilc.Olaie that had been use % cut
tobacco. The wound was serious one
in itself, but was greatly aggravated by
the action OF tue nicltine poison on the
have the wounded eye removed :. j.
u. HutcainIs. of Yosemite, has discov.
cred in the heal waters OF Kern river.
1880 feet above Tie sea, new and
beautiful Gsl, which lie named the "gcl.
den trout It's color was like that OF
the gold fish, bus richer. and dotted with
black spots quarter OF an inch in Iii.
ameter, and with black bsnd along its
sides ...Pennsylyania on the 10Th pass.
Ell law, requiring the teaching oil draw.
ing in all the common schools OF the
State .-.Ihe Pittsburgh Post say Jud &c
Jeremiah :. Black is the choice Of the
Pennsylvania Democracy for the next
Presidency :. Mrs. Staubus. one of the
victims OF the recent Augusta county
Va, tragedy, IS not dead az reported.
but ON the contrary there are hopes OF
her recovery The grand jury Of She.
nandoah county, Va. recently found i'm.
dictments against Mary NJ. Fognet and
Amanda Jenkins for the murder of their
inlants-the former living near Stras.
burg, and the latter in Woodstock
Governor Hayes is the favorite Presi.
dental candidate among the republican
members Of the Ohio Legislature
| The oranges are taking the money pro.
blem ia hand, demanding that ~ all
debts we're created in paper currency.
they should be 50 paid There we're
/ only Gity.three marriages in Hardy
county last year. 81 recorded by tho clerk
Of the court o.. The debt Of New York
city. according 10 the la1t report. i
SllIS26. S50.77 Winslow, the Bos.
ton clerical forger and deraulicf. was
arrested in London n fc1 days aro go.
IN tho Oregon mountain the snow is
five feet deep, while in the valleys the
grass and wheat arc Irccn Tile New
! Urk Uerud considers Mr. Blaine the
great American mocl>ing.bird. WHO imi.
tatc5 oyerYbo Is. bat whom nobody il
anxious 10 initiate DR. Peterman, tie
German geographer is satisfied that the
Ophir Of the Bible from which King Sol.
onion conveyed gold, IVORY and precious
stones for tile construction ofhis temple
are the diamond fields OF rimbave. At
rica. he ruins Of extensive piles Of
buildings OF remote gntiuuity arc still