South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1877-01-05
NEWS OF THE DAY.

Thirty me'nbers OF the South Carroll.
ma bayonet Legislature cannot write
their own names. :. Mr.. jefferson Davis
left his wife and daughter in Europe.
.-..Mr. Patrick Beirne, died at his home
in Lewisburg. this State. few days ago,
in the s5th year Of his age. !. !. In Spain
there are 10000. 900 fine wooded Merino
sheep-tended by $4,000 shepherds and
guFrded by $4,000 dogs. -. 1t is said
that there are i've thousand persons in
Washington who are dependent on char.
tiles for every meal 49, The enrolling
clerk OF the Colorado House Of Repre-.
senta.ircs is woman "A New York
undertaken has his show window bright.
ened up By gas jets made in the shape
OF coffin. John Smith died in Phila.
delphia, few days ago, aged 104 years
aud Ii months -. San jose, California.
put up le9,O00 cans OF tomatoes last
season. -Chestnuts are as low as one
dollar per bushel in Pennsylvania
The Australian dog and the shepherd
dog Of Egypt never bark -. They bag
forty pound possums in Texas The
title OF the next President, If the wrong
man gets in. is to be, the newspapers
have agreed, His Fraudulcncy, Return.
ing Board Hayes For ten ceuts u
negro has killed his brother in Colum.
bus. Georgia. His name was Lip Mott.
1.-The Springfield Republican humane.
~ conjectures that If Grant had dyspep.
STA he could not set more like s. nail
human being IA Buckhannon, this
State, hunting party killed 16 deer and
cat IL OF them before returning home.
.--.Captain McNelly's rangers have, in
the last few months, captured or killed
about seventy.fvc of the worst despcra.
does in Western Texas. "A suit con
corning an $50 horse out in Oregon has
so far cost the parties to it $500 in court
charges. to say nothing Of counsel fees.
Women may hold all Offices in Iowa
except those Of member Of the l.eg;sla.
ture and judge OF the Superior Courts.
The democrats have n majority Of
in each house Of the Florida Legisla.
ture... John Hahn, the father Of tue
famous Baltimore quartette ofbabes was
burned to death by n kerosene lamp
there, few days ago. &. . Senator Ste
phenson, Of Ky, thinks the investigating
committees will make the election Of
Mr.. Tilden sure. .. Two popular preach
ers in the West are reformed cenvicts
-Four clergymen who OBLIGATED at
wedding in Now York the other day
were paid $3.50 each in gold for their
services IA Massachusetts, firm has
21,000 barrels Of fish in pickle for Ger.
many -. Confederate bonds now sell in
London at about SIC. on the dollar d. :.
There are several Large Mormon settle
ments in Sonora, Northern Arizona -.
There are 100 religious denominations
scattered throughout the United States.
-. Louisiana guarantees to supply.
this year, one eighth OF the Sugar re.
CURED for consumption in the United
States-200,000 hogshcads 1.-The East
Indians wear shirts and coats made of
pine apple leaves The entire coffee
crop OF the world Of last year was 900,-
100000 pounds, of which the United
States imported one.third j. +. Spen.
Ger, n shoemaker, has been arrested
charged with the murder of Christopher
Slower, in Augusta county, Virginia,
about eight years ago 1t is now said
that Helmbold is all right, and will re.
sumo the drug business The Tusca-
loosa Times says that there is on exhi-
bition in Marion, Alabama, q child born
Of negro parents, whose body is one.
half white and the other half black
The white portions arc white as alabas.
ter, the dark part black rs the ace of
spades. One.half of the scalp and bair
is perfectly white. a four legged girl
in Du Quoin, Illinois, advertiscs for an
engagement with a side show Seven
young men from Utopia, Ohio, were
drowned while skating on the river near
Louisville, on the 29th ult "A man
who was to pay All election wager by
taking ten mile walk and carrying q
pig with him, is becoming anxious lest
the pig will soon bc too heavy for him
to carry The mineral exports from
Utah Territory during the past year
we're little over six millions in value.
Joseph Carson, one Of the most EN-.
inent physicians and scientists Of Phil.
adelphia, died on Saturday morning last.
800. In the year 1924 there were but
$4,000 Baptists in the State Of Georgia.