South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1878-01-25

I 10 ntre Oninamen 10 work IN The II aHa4h9
coal mines has been abandoned
The number of hogs packed in Chicago
up to the 18th inst. was 1.350.ell. "a
gainst l,24s,644 for the corresponding
period last year -. In December A.
$4,000 bushels of grain and 469, 900
barrels OF flour were received by rail in
New York city. -.St. Louis produces
more wealth TO the head Of population
than any other city i'll the Union.
Eighty-three murderers were hanged in
the U. in 1877 This State receives
S4o,ooo OF the Peabody Fund just half
as much as last year 49,. All babies
born in the Oneida IN. Z Community
are taken from their mothers at their
birth and handed to other women TO
rear. No child, therefore, will ever
know its own mother, for they are all
owned In common Mrs. Virginia
Head. wife of Capt. G. II. Head, Mayor of
Leesburg, died on Saturday Of lockiaw.
and was buried on Sunday. The disease
was caused by sticking nail in her
foot. An excursion train running from
the Moody and Sanlley meetings, in
Hartford, Conn, went through small
bridge into small creek, about thirty
ieet below, on Tuesday night of last
week, instantly killing twelve and wound.
ing about forty other persons
The population of California increased
by Immigrants last year, $4,000 the
classes OF immigrants most needed are
farmers and stock raisers The
Boston Post says that Beecher has left
hell out in the cold Iii is sail
That the expenses of the Permanent Ey.
hibition Company OF Philadelphia last
year exceeded the receipts bv $50. 599.
The Liabilities ofthe company are $50.
0o4 assets, consisting OF main building
furniture, machinery, &c, $3.50
The United States Senate has confirm
ed, James NJ. L imunds to I've postmast-
or Of Washington, ID Co.. The L. S.
Government has commenced suit ~ ain s.
the Erie Railroad to recover $67 ,405 Of
alleged back taxes ...If there is no
hell there ought TO he one for the uunish.
ment Of these who DO not try TO pay
their honest debts 49,. Ben. Butler is
looked up to in Congress as 1.-The best
authority on the silver spoons question.
..--lt IS sail tias an e.f1rt will probably
DC made 10 induce DR.. E3c,e3ton, rec :
emily elected rs Bishop OF The Episcopal
diocese OF West Virginia, to witl,d.a w
his declinotion, at least until all the
standing committees have passed upon
the question of his confirmation
Statistics show that the number of sui
cides in all civilized countries is yearly
OH the increase. The wear and tear Of
life is aIse increasing -. They are
about erecting q nlrbIe statue OF ex-
PRESIDENT Andrew Jackson, on the
grounds Of his old home IN Tennessee.
LIN England, the women always pur.
chase the groceries and provision. for
the family; il q man shoull at;cmpt
such thing some housewife woull hin
a dish cloth To his coat tail France
offers 100000 in premiums at her Tx.
position next year 49, More than $50 =
600 boxes Of clothcspins are annually
shippe from this country TO England,
and great quantities 90 New Zealand. The
Sandwich Islands and Australia.
The trial Of Ju igo YeIott, OF The third
Judicial district Of Maryland, at Anna.
polls, on Tuesday last, resulted in his
acquittal On the several counts Of an
indie tmeut for drunkenness while in
discharge Of lis judicial functions
......The Illinois Department OF
Agriculture estimate the total Weld
Of corn in The State 10 1917 ut PCS. 889.
ZAP bushels, and the valuo S7z5G2,879.
In 1876 the yield was pos, tl2.9fO anil
tue value SG2,992,jIl......Thc wife of
John Eston Cooke, the author. fell dead
from heart disease last Tuesday at the
residence finer husband 10 Clarke coun.
ty Va. In The Louisiana Senate n few
days ago, a resolution insLrucling sona.
tors and members Of Congress TO vote
for an investigation Of alleged frauds in
the clectoral,court was defeated by a
vote Of Is TO S.. The South Carolina
Supreme Court decides that circuit
Judges in that State must be elected by
ballot instead Olivia yocc. This Gusts
all The circuit judges elected prior 90
1877 by The republican Legislature, and
retains kershaw and Wallace. elected
last year by the democrats. IL was a
constitutional question. involving the
construction Of the word ballot" Tie
Supreme Court divided, associate Justi.
ces Mciver and Haskell agreeing that a
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