South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1876-03-31

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CiRcUir CouRr.-The April term Of
our Circuit Court will meet on Tuesday,
the 18Th Of next month. Judge james
d. Armstrong will preside.
wwc are indebted to Hon. G. J.
Faulkner for . pamphlet copy OF his
speech delivered in the House OF Repre-
scntativcs. on the 18th inst. moving the
rejection OF joint resolution Of the Sc.
nate. and embracing his views upon the
policy OF giving the consent Of Congress
TO presents from Foreign Princes and
States to Public Officers OF the United
States.
- The bell in st. Joseph's Cathe.
dral at Wheeling. weighs over $500
pounds. without the hammer, which pulls
the scales down 60 or 20 pounds.
70 The very heavy rain and melting
Of the snow on Tuesday last. caused
the South Branch to be higher. We un.
derstand. than it has been for some
years. 1t could not be ferried-conse.
qusntly. VIC had no mail on Wednesday.
1--WE observe that Hon. Henry G..
Davis il the member OF tho National
Democratic Congressional Committee
for West Virginia. As has been observ.
ed, if the other members have the ener.
" and industry that he has, it will be a
working body. Application for docu-
Inents. speeches and other political mat.
ter, and all communications relating to
the business Of the committee, should
be addressed to the Secretary. Hon.
James L. Harvey. 1924 + street. Wash
ington City.
~ A Subscriber in Shenandoah writes
10 the Winchester Times that the state.
ment copied from the New York Sun.
last week, in regard to the citizens of
Shenandoah who were swindled by New
York sharpers in q purchase OF counter.
felt money. was substantially correct,
except that Hutchinson runs 4 store for
Watkins janice on Narrow passage
creek, aud is not Woodstock merchant.
i: seem that Hutchinson and Iloller were
the agents Of ring. embracing some
dozen or more people, who had invested
Gums varying from IS to $3.50. Hutch.
Jason made . full confession, and gave
the names OF his confederates. The ex.
posurs has caused much Indignation in
shenandoah.
WEST VIRGINIA MrNxRALs.-ThsA Al
s1andria Gds.iie says that the mineral
bureau. Of that city, has received from
air. ;. A. McMechen, Of Moorefield,
i!srdy County. West Va. two large an,.
fhe masses Of iron ore, representing
extensive beds Of hematite and fossil
hemstite. which, with nne variety of
Grown hematite, are believed to consti.
tute alnost the entire mass Of what il
KNOWN as Iron mountain near the place
named. Average samples of the hems
fits and fossil hematite examined at the
irerriastcrs' Laboratory. Philadelphia,
we're found 10 contain <S TO IS per
sent. OF metallic iron respectively. The
brown hematite. Of which the bureau has
SID all specimen, is reported by the
same laboratory TO contain So per cent
ct metallic iron. These ores will rank
among the beat in ths country.
LARoK EAGLE kILLED.-Mr. Christ.
man Solomon, living near Franklin. NJ.
Is,rn from the Pendleton NeUs, killed
"a' day last week. gray eagle, which
measured across the wings from tip TO
up seven feet and one inch. and from
'hs end OF its tail to the top ofits head.
Tour feet tive inches. Its foot measur.
cd ssven inches and half. This mon.
s'er Lad for soRe time past paid regu.
lar Visits to Mr. S's poultry yard.
So Ths citizens of Winchester have
contributed $3.50 90 TO the Lee Monu.
Insnt fund.
VIZ you are suffering from Bilious.
ness. Jsundice, Sick Hesdachs, Costiye.
n'''. "DT. Wayds's Liver Corrector" will
cure YOU. Try bottle.
"h'T IN rHE WoRLp.-The snperi.
oFity OF Fairbanks Standard Scales over
al others hs, been attssted in so MANY
quarters that il has become almost gu.
perhnou' to speak OF their merits. The
most learned scientists and the best
skilled judges have pronounced thu,
these Scales excel all other. in s.r.no,h
durability 'nd accuracy. They receiv.