South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1877-11-09
NEWS OF THE DAY.

1ASS"Ouisi CONFERENCE resolves not to
admit any clergyman who uses tobacco.
-. The first snow storm or the season
prevailed throughout the province of
Ontario. on Monday last, the snow fall.
ing from one 20 eight inches deep. The
weather was cold and stormy The
value OF recovered goods stolen during
the riots in Pittsburgh, is over $50, 600
Ia handful announcing negro
picnic in Tennessee. requested persons
attending To leave their pistols and ra-
zors at home George W. Carter,
formerly well known Methodist min
lister in Va. has been appointed score.
tary of the u. ). Senate Committee lie,
yes. Pennsylvania furnished 654 pc,
cent. OF the whole Unitel States coal
productions last year. Jennie June
says that Anna Dickinson has hal an
offer OF marriage from Gen. Butler.
a snake measuring thirty-one feet in
length, and its body, ten feet from the
head. thirty inches in circumference,
about the centre OF the boiy forty-two
inches in circumference, was killed re.
Gently near SIR eveport, La. A cat
race is recent Belgian novelty. The
40 animals which were entered wore,ta.
ken four miles from town and let loose.
and the one reaching home first took
the prize. 1.-The appearance in The
Senate OF Democratic successor 10
Mr. Morton will reduce the Republican
majority to four, when all seats are rolI
- The parents of Gen. n. B.. Forrest
tho great cavalry chief. who died ro.
Gently, emigrated from Western Yiryin.
Ia to North Carolina, where the general
was born Rev. Il. L. Berry, WELL
known minister Of the Presbyterian
Church, died in Winchester, Va On
FriIay OF last week -. The apple Gro y
III Montgomery county, Va. was never
larger than it is this year Zine apples
are selling in Christiansburg at twenty
hVe cents busLel. : Owen Wright
coiored who brutality outraged a white
married lady = month ago, near Crov.
lord, Ala, was taken from tho iail bv =
party of one hundred citizens. who car.
RED him to tue woods and. il ia sai1
burnt him. His victim fully ilentjlod
MN -. There are 175 lawyers in the
house OF Representatives Tho Pros.
ident's reception at the capital OF Tho
OId Dominion, last week, was in kooo.
ing with the time .honored custom Of lie
Motaer Commonwealth. JUDGE Marc
d'ih made the reception speech. in
which he rendered the freedom, Of flo
city to the Executive head ortho gov
eminent. The Presidents reply vos
'ehuer' consoling, thankful. and kind
All oil Richmond were present, and \
large number from the country ropnd
"oo"t. 1t was gala day for the Vir-
Sihlans. The number Of miner. killed
IN the anthracite coal regions OF Penn.
sylvanta in 1876 was 228. and tho mum.
Der OF wounded 1872 VIM. NJ. pnr.
veil has been appointed register of tho
'ahd-oiiice at New Orleans. Mr.. Bur
well Is from Bedford county, Virginia.
ana Tor many years represented that
county in the Legislature. He has re-.
sided in New Orleans ever since Tho
war. Austria publishes SIG periodi.
Gals OF all kinds, OF which 59I arc in
German. The Chicago Inter. Oesaa
states The annual sales OF the bool,.els
iers IN Chicago at 100000 Tia
standard dictionary of the Chinese Ian.
guage, according % Morrison. contains
about 10000 characters "A RI,c,
itiIle coach was robbed Wednesday
night OF last week, near Cheyene. w ~
~ Two armed men. There were seyc,
passengers on the coach. amopr whom
were United States Marshall Svaezy
The robbers took everything of value
Lieut. Chaisc, with detachment OF third
infantry. started from Wyoming ON fine
4lh IN pursuit OF the thieves. Anaro
1--we miles chase the robbers were cam
Vu'e'' one OF them is identified as
" ehater the murderer OF a deputy sheriff
....On Wednesday Of last week. whilst
at work in tho ore banks at Salisbury
Iron works in Botctourt county. five
white men were buried alive by the cav.
ing 10 OF one Of the tunnels. Tho
name Of the family ofthe late Senator
Morton was riroskmorlon. The grand.
father Of the Senator dropped the
- AFocl" ....Sinco 1871 the Ecpubi-
cans have lost sixteen Senators. not in.
GLIDING the seats now in dispute.
Almanacs for the year 1888 are out
..-...Thc buckwheat crop is not
very good During the State Fair a.,
Richmond last week, the pickpockots.
as usual on such occasions, were busy
in roObing persons Of their money and