South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1877-03-16
NEWS OF THR DAY.


Ben Wade is spoken OF - the success
sor OF sherman in the Senate I. Sixty
thousand bushels Of potatoes have been
imported into Philadelphia from Eng
land. Ireland. Burmuda and halifax,
during the past few weeks There
arc said to be only twenty ex.confeder-
at.s-including Jefferson Davis and
Robert Toombs-skoe abilitics have
not been removed. >. During February
thirfy.threc failures, involving liabilities
OF $i,433.9lS. occurred in Chicago. :.
A baby girl was baptized in Washing
ton on Saturday last. who has the Gu.
phonious name or Hayesiana- Some
one said Of an English lord that he
dresses not wisely but to swell. A
London choir has secsred the services OF
a. professional whistler. Tax 10 paid
in Great Britain on million aud a
quarter OF dogs. being a licensed dog to
every twenty-five inhabitants. =. The
Farmers and Merchants Bank OF Char.
lottesville. Virginia, suspended payment
last week. It was a surprise. and great
distress is occasioned. 80. The city Of
Cumberland is sued for $40. 900 damages
by Thomas Troxell for injuries OF his
son, eight years old. by alling on n
broken wooden sidewalk In that city.
-. The proportion OF Roman Catholics
to Professionalism Ireland is nearly three
and half to one. young woman
in Rochester. New York, has sued for
damages man who kissed her. A man
wto can't kiss q woman without dam az !,
ing her ought to pay for his awkward.
ness. 1t is said that the demand for
ivory in England causes the death oc
$4,000 elephants annually !. During
the year 1876 tie United States yielded
42o,000.o00 pounds Of rosin Rich
mond's population. MS estimated by the
school census lis now 72.50O--whitc,
4l.40O; colored, $1,000. ~. A horse di.
sease, resembling tile epizocty has de-
veloped in various parts OF our country
recently, DIR. George K. Hest, of
Winchester. is preparing to locate in
Shepherdstown.e From what we learn
the doctor is q number one Dentist :.
Advices have been received mt Washing.
ton of tie arrest Of the noted guerilla,
Harrison Barker. and OF sixty.fve dis.
tillers, and OF the destruction OF twenty.
one distilleries and thirty thousand
gallons IF beer and mash in the north
eastern portion Of G eorgia. Barker shot
a deputy marshal some time ago. He
has been arrested several times, but es-
capped. and has been aiding the illicit
distillers -. A Western paper says that
hogs are the sheet anchor OF western
Hayes is ffty-fve years
old. and Wheeler ffty.seven ;. 1T is
stated that Generals CT. Beaurcgard
and 1ubal Early. arc to institute and
conduct series Of mammoth lottery
drawings in New Orleans :. :. Hon. John
I. Harris has appointed j. A. Patterson,
OF Charlottesville. cadet to West Point
from the eighth congressional district.
The Homeopathic College in New
York graduated So pupils last week /.
On Friday evening q week, at From.
Royal, Willie Richards, aged Il, years,
son of William G.. Richards of Alexan-
drin. a1d ncwsboy on the train, in
attempting TO get OH the engine when in
motion, fell TO the ground and the tender
ran over his leg and injured him so Sc
verely that he died in short time
The number OF new doctors who have
graduated at the Philadelphia University
this Spring aggregate All. Of whom l02
were dental graduates IA woman in
Rockport. Massachusetts, who supports
her children by hard work. was asked,
several days ago, by fellow workman
in the mill, to aid in making purse for
''poor woman" She had only sixty
cents left 10 carry her through the month,
but shegave twenty-five cents. A little
later the person returned and told the
woman the purse was meant for her, and
handed her S25....Goy. Mathews has
appointed Sobieski Brady to the position
of Secretary Of State :. . Rev. Mr.. Ham.
max OF the United Brethren church died
suddenly fheart disease on the lst inst,
ut the residence OF his Authoritarian,
Mr.. Abram Huffman, near Stribling
Springs in Augusta county. Virginia.
lie had, on accoant Of his want Of health.
as stated by the Staunton Spectator. given
up preaching, aud bat recently returned
with his family from Maryland 70 the
home OF his father-in-law A few