South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1876-04-14
Swift a'raael, gatrlligenser.
RoMNEY. FRIDAY. APRIL IA. 1876.

the contraction OF the currency during
1875 arc 500, 900, 900. which is scarcely
the result which the last uongress anti
cipsted from its financial bill.
THE VIRGINIA TRAGEDY.-The Camp
bell county, Va. shooting case has re.
suited fatally in the case of one Of the
parties. Lieut.. Robinson .iiei on Mon
day night of his wound. Mr.. Mitchelrs
condition is favorable, and there is q
prospect of his recovery.
~ bill is pcaiing in the House Of
Repre- scntatiycs which makes six per
cent. the interest for money all over the
United States, and it makes second
violation OF the law felony.
IV'It is asserted that the population
of San Francisco is now about 100000
The number. of buildings erected last
year was nbout LOO. ota2
We regret to note in out recent
exchanges that Father Ryan, 1.-The poet
priest" is lying dangerously i'll at Mo.
bile OF congestion of tl.e brain.
lT' 1t appears that Ames was tender.
ed the Executive Mansion at Jackson
rs long rs Ire desired to remain in Mis-.
sissippi. but he declined the offer and
left at once for Massachusetts.
~ Bishop John Johns. OF the Protes
tant Episcopal diocese of Virginia, died
at his farm known rs. Malvern, adjacent
to the Theological Seminary, near Alex.
andria, on the night of the 5th inst, a
ged eighty.
~ On the night Of the 4th inst, the
Benwood nail-works, at Benwood, near
Wheeling, were completely destroyed
by fire. together with about 5000 kegs
Of nails. Everything belonging to the
works, including two factories, forge,
cooper shops and store house, were de-
stroyed. Five hundred persons are
thrown out of employment The loss
reaches about 9250,cOo, on which there
is an insurance Of $50 900, The Works,
it is said, willat once be rebuilt
10 The Independent says that the
diphtheria prevails to a considerable cx-
tent in Martinsburg.
sdS \ fire broke out in Baltimore on
Saturday afternoon last, supposed from
combustion, in the wholesale drug store
of Vim. II. Brown & Bro, No. % South
sharp street, which destroyed the build
ing and stock. Loss on stock estimated
at $4,000 and on building $4,000
Damage to adjoining buildings S25,
Insurance 100000. Six or eight iiremen
were injured, but none seriously.
~ The centennial exposition at Phil.
delphia will open on the 10th Of May.
The managers have agreed that the
the price of admission to the show shall
bc 80 cents, and that half-dollar is TO
be paid with 80 cent note, and moth.
ing else. Ten 10 cents notes will not
secure your admission, any more than
Will q 81 note admit two or a 50 note
four. Fifty cents will have TO be paid
each day that you visit the exhibition.
The Treasurer of the l.. S., on the 9th
INST, forwarded quarter Of million
dollars in fifty cent notes to the Fidelity
safe Deposit Company Of Philadelphia
oE account OF the centennial board of
finance. These notes are to be used as
tickets Of admission TO tho centennial
exhibition. This singular mode OF pay
ing for admission has created consider
able complaint, bat the plan has been
tried in other countries, ut worlds fairs,
and is said to have succeeded admirably.
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The PUHIfC DEBT. The statement
Of the public debt shows I'm increase
since March !, 1869, OF $14,870,359 in
legaltender notes outstanding, $5.823,.
$40 in fractional currency. and s17..
100000 ia national bank notes-a total
Of 49,, G93,735. The specie in the trea.
sury has decreased in the same time
%25, 546,j0G. and the currency in the
treasury has decreased $1O,sS7.9O3. To
Offset these changes some $4,000 900
three per cent. currency certificates have
been paid off, The bonded debt has
been reduced since lst March 1869
S4l2.s1G.70O, giving an annual saving OF
interest OF s29,653,49I. Tie net de.
crease Of the debt for the past nine
months was $1G9G9,2s6, against So.
453,963 in the same months Of the pre-.
yious fiscal year. Bit. Sun.
iVAt West Liberty, Iowa, the third
series Of sales Of short horn cattle took
place there few days ago. Among the
sales Rcd Lady, to Ely < Son. Andclu.
sia, Illinois, FOR 81 600 Emma the Third.
20 Mrs. Kimberly, Of West Liberty. ST..
600; Duchess Of Gloster. TO J. X. Shell.