South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1877-12-21
NEWS OF THE DAY.

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w. Garrett has been chosen President
of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad for
twenty consecutive years :. The Union
Theological Seminary ofNew York city,
IN forty years has sent out l,235 clergy.
men, l24 of whom are foreign mission
aries. Queen Victoria's crown is com.
posed OF 1868 brilliant diamonds, l.
2i3. rose diamonds. and 14z table dia-
monds. one large ruby, seventeen sap
phires, eleven emeralds, four small ru-
bies, and 227 pearls. ali set in silver and
gol M. Theirs entire fortune is
valued at S5,200,000; ne made $500 900
by his history "A phenomenal oak
tree in Watansa county. n. c.. put out
bright yellow leaves last spring, and
now, when the foliage OF its brethren
IS turning scarlet, these golden leaves
are gradually becoming green. There
are 5000 lakes in the surveyed portions
of Minnesota, equivalent to 1900, 900
acres of water - -Twenty-three persons
were poisoned ut White Haven. Pa, last
week, by eating liver pudding which
had been boiled in a copper kettle. 1t
is believed. however. that all will recov.
er.... AT Paterson, II. j., on the 18th,
n coal oil Car on the Erie railroad took
fire, the tank exploded, the burning fluid
| Hooded the street q commune ted with
> or houses, some Of them half mile
away. Three oil cars burst in success
sion, illuminating the city with the
flashes which shot up hundreds of feet.
Several other cars were destroyed. Some
! Of the blrne out familicslost everything.
! Many persons were slightly injured in
the stampede for safety. All trains
were delayed. The loss of the Erie
road is about $1,000 - Phillip Il. Ty.
son, the well known geolgoist died in
Baltimore on Sunday last. lie was one
of the founders OF the Ii ,ltimore Acad.
! emy OF Science -. Our representative,
! Hon. l.. +. Martin, has been made
| a member of the committee on War
! Claims in the House VIM. Merrill,
postmaster at Newtown, Worcester coun-
! ty, fell down q stairway last W Wednesday
and was instantly killed : There are
/ ten men TO one woman in Southern Cal.
! ifornia' The annual production Of but
ter il the United States is estimated at
! $15o,000,000. That OF cheese at$G0, 000,.
! 000 The production of butter in
! France in 1876 was estimated at Sl3,.
| 100000, a. its cash valuc - Scotland
has eig htyei ght blast furnaces - Near
| ly twenty seven million Of postal cards
! were sold last month -. Ground Hog
| City is the name OF town in the Black
| Hills "a ST. Louis widow has had
| three husbands. She has on hand a
lawsuit to break the will OF the first, an
/ other 10 recover the insurance money on
! the life Of the second, and = third to obs
| tain alimJny from the last. OF course
/ her nets are ont for NJ tor breach of
/ promise slit -. DR.. Albert Bledsoe,
! editor Of the Southern Review. ard for.
merly q Professor OF the University of
| Virginia, died 81 Alexandria on Satur.
day last of paralys The Emperor
VIM, will celebrate his golden wedding
next spring, and Queen Victoria is one
/ of the crowned heads whose presence is
expected There are four things that
the average Indian loves: Whisky, to-
bacco, poker and scalps. 49,. 1t cost the
Duke Of Norfolk 100000 to have a
wedding, and it will take two months,
income to make it up. The superin-
tendent Of the Dead Letter Division, in
Washington, is making preparations for
a sale of articles received whose owners
cannot be found. The sale will take
/ place during the present month. "A
lady in Maine boasts hair feet and one
inch in length, and that she had refused
an offer Of y, 900 for it. Mr.. Witten
the member OF the House Of Delegates
from Tazewell county, Virginia, is only
fOrty-threc years old, but is the father
Of sixteen children, his wife having had
five pairs oftwins The telescope C
be p escnted TO tho Washington Lee
. University by Mr.. l.. j. Mccormick is
the largest in Che world -. Mr.. RoBt.
Coleman, Of the Kanawha Valley Bank
has shown tho Editor Of the Charleston.
/ lW.VaJ Conriej, piece Of money coin
ed in 1878, consequently, it will be 800
years old the first Of next month. II
bears the roIlowings inscription. Au-
gustus ID: c.: Dux. Saxo. Sa. Roma
....A Curious Complication has aris-
en- in Georgia by reason Of the adop.
ton OF tie new constitution. This
must Of course 90 into effect "a soon ~
the governor announces its adoption