South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1876-04-28
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ying dangerously i'll of brain fever at
Mobile. is fast recovering.
gvTbc Moody and Sankey Hippo.
drome meetings in New York closed on
tho 10th mat. About two thousand per.
sons have professed religion during the
revival. Mr.. Moody. il is announced.
viii begin revival services in Augusta,
Georgia. on Monday next. to continue
ono week.
gW'It is stated that a. Frederick Co.,
Virginia, dairyman has made contract
with hotel men in Philadelphia to fur.
nish them butter for the Centennial
season at 81 per pound.
VFranklin kearfoot LoutLan, son
Of TIE late Walker Louthan, Esq OF Pal
myra, Mo-. formerly of this co., residins
at North River Mills, committed suicide
a few days ago. in California, by throw
Ing himself across the track Of railroad
train. tine locomotive passing over him,
severing his body nearly in twain.
Frank" the Palmyra Spectator says,
"uas generous. kind. hearted and brave,
possessed a fine address, good clear head
and indomitable energy. In business
operations his star seems to have been
evanescent. and results often varied.
His separations were extensive and heavy.
in the last Of which, il wonld seem from
the California papers. his disappoint.
ment and losses were SO excessive as to
overwhelm him in distress, and drove
him to the desperate alternative of self.
immolation.''
sV Major Lyttleton W. Gambill, OF
Harriscnburg, one OF The oldest Freema-
sons III Virginia, died ut his residence
on Saturday morning last. aged Sc
venty-six years. He had been i'll for
some months. He was for many years
County and Circuit Court clerk of Rock
ingham, and was universally esteemed
as n highminded, honorable gentlem an.
Gse The year of our Lord 1876 is to
be q crowded and busy year-flled with
attractions. The BOSTON Copri,e- re-
marks: We are not only to elect =
President and celebrate the one hun
dreth anniversary of our national exis.
tencc, but all the dirty linen of the Grant
administration--the untidy and unthrif.
ty accumulation Of eight years ornation.
nj housekeeping-ha to be overhauled,
washed and hing out TO dry.
i-Y'The Indiana Democratic Conven.
ton on the 10th inst nominated Hon.
James ID. Williams, of Knox county, a
member of the present Congress from
that State. for Governor. The names
of Hon. Franklin Landers and Hon. S.
Holman were several times presented TO
the Convention, but were finally with
drawn. Isaac Z Gray, of Randolph
county. was nominated for lieutenant
governor. The platform starts ont with
resolution favoring gold and silver in
n general way. and ends with an enpha-
tic demand for ''greenbacks" and plenty
OF them. Gov. Hendricks was Endorsed
"a the first choice of Indiana for Presi-
dent.
~ Take care. 1t is said tho old is.
sues of ffty.cent stamps, bearing the
heads of Lincoln, Spinner, Robert J.
Walker, Washington and Stanton, have
been largely counterfeitod.
To Thousands, observes the New
York Observer, were frightened from 90.
ing to the Paris Exhibition OF 1867 by
the reports OF high prices for board and
lodging. Thousands and tens of thou.
sands will stay away from Philadelphia
for the same reason, unless the reports
now going abroad are contradicted. We
are told that fabulous prices are already
demanded for rooms, and that many
propriotors refuse TO name any price,
holding OH to get the highest possible
figures.
DEcLINE IN CALICoEs.--Thc Phila.
delphia Chronbie says that calicoes are
selling ~ the uuprecedently low price
Of 81 cents--a lower figure than they
reached in the darkest days Of 1851
One house acknowledges the loss OF
$4,000 on a sale Of less than one thou.
sand cases.
w The California grain crop pros.
poets are reported very fine and an an.
precedented yield is anticipated Fruit
also promises we'll, though 10 some dis.
tricts it has suffered somewhat from
late frosts.
STRIFE AND Rror.--A strike And riot
by two hundred men occurred at the
Kanawha river Improvement works on
tho goth inst. Negro men were employ.
ed hni rrere driren nsrav liz lLn .rhitn.