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A River Intensely Salt.

1t was very long supposed that the
brackishness of Salt river, Arizona, was
caused by the stream running over bed
OF salt somewhere along It's course. Its
waters are pure aud fresh from where it
heads in the White mountains to within
fifty miles of where it empties into the
Gila. Fifty miles from its junction with
the Gila there comes into it stream Of
water that is inteneely salt. This stresm
pours out OF the side of large mountain,
and is from twenty to thirty feet deep.
1t is very rapid and pours into the Salt
river a great voluSe of water. Here
could be easily manufactured sufficient
salt TO supply the world. All thst
would be necessary would be to dig
bitches ana lead the brine to basins in
the nearest deserts. The heat of the sun
would make the salt. Were there a
railroad near the stream, its waters wouid
doubtless soon be tarned aud led to in-
mense evaporating pends. Il supposed
that the interior of the mountain out OF
which the streams 1ow, is largely com
posed OF rock salt Nevada Enterprise
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The Women of Rio Janeiro.

Correspondence JbilsdeITLis Bullotin.l
The women dress here far better than
in any city outside OF Paris, and at very,
very reasonable prices All the great
Partisan modistes have branch establish
ments here Then, again, this climate
tolerates color, and that is very desira.
Bile thing, as your artistic readers know.
The varied plumage of the birds and the
varied colors of the flowers harmonic
colors, and render them becoming. II
you see one Brazilian woman you see
them all. From eleven to fourteen there
is some appreciative difference, but after
that age they rapidly assimilate, and
become more alike
Women, as you doubtless know, attain
their mature growth at an average of
twelve years, and it is no unusual thing
to see a young man of twenty one with
mother of thirty-two. Within a stones
throw of where am now writing is a
young man celebrating his twenty first
birthday His mother is on visit to
Lisbon, and was born in July, 1916, at
Bahia.
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| She had thrown herself back. and, hold
ing her scarf with both hands. pulled
with desperate energy for her life. The
conflict had begun and one or the other
must perish. The robber was a powerful
man, and made furious effort to get
loose: but in vain. Not sound escaped
from his Hps-not sound from hers.
The dreadful tragedy was enacted in 81
lence.
young man, leaping goasOf carriage that
stopped before the door of the au5erqs
next morning, "what news have you for
me? Has mother arrivsdg'
''Is it your mother?'' replied the land
lady, who seemed quite good natured
after her nights rest. There is a lady
up stairs waiting for some friends; but
she does not speak Fre 'SixS-cnd
seemed sayillesg to h;l 0xiiIl e-
: : ssffsuaee her togo itt
Show me the room i" cried Arthur,
running into the house.
They soon arrived at the door.
Mother mother" cried he, but re-
ceived no answer.
The door is only latched, for we have
no robbers in this part of the country"
said the landlaly.
But a formidable obstacle opposed
their entrance. They became alarmed,
when they heard the shrieks
If the little girl, and burst open the
loOr.
The first object that presented itself
vas the face of the robber, violently
lpturned from beneath the bed, and
With protrudiDg tongue and eyeballs;
he next was the form of Mrs. Martin
n the position we LETT her. She was
till pulling with both hands at the
cart, and glaring wildly towards the
iead of the bed. The child had thrown
IS arms around her neck, and was
rying but she paid no attention. The
error of that terrible night had driven
or mad
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Not a Marrying Girl.

y
Not a Marrying Girl.
They were seated together. side By
side, on the sofa, in the most approved
lover faalsis-ss lsi- sruass sElsircsSfss iles
taper waist, etc
" Lizzie" he said, "you must have
read my heart ere this you must know
how dear love you.
q Yes, Fred you have certainly been
very attentive" said Lizze.
"But, Lizzie, darling. do you love
me viii you be my wi'e?"
q Your wife, Fred OF all things, no
No, indeed, nor any one else's.'
q Lizzie, what do you mean %
Just what say, Fred. I've two
married sisters"
Certainly and Mrs. Hopkins and
Mrs. Skinner have very good husbands
believe"
&" So people say but / wouldn't like
to stand in either Mays or Nelrs shoes
that's all"
Lizzie, you astonish me-"
Look here, Fred; I've had over
twenty five sleigh rides this winter,
thanks to you and my other gentlemen
friends.
Fred WINGED little here, whether at
the remembrance of that unpaid livery
bill, or the idea of Lizzie's sleighing with
her other gentlemen friends l cannot
positively answer.
How many do you think my sisters
have had? Not the sign Of one, either
of them. Such pretty girls as May and
Nellie were, too, and so much attention
they used to have!
d" Now, Lizzie, L"
I am fond of going 10 the theatre
occasionally as well ss lecture or con-
cert sometimes, and l shouldn't like it
if ] proposed attending any such en-
tertainment to be invariably told that
times were hard and my husband couldn't
afford it, and then to have him sneak of
alone"
'' Lizzie, Liz e"
"And then if once in a dogs sge lie
did cendescend to go with me anywhere
in the evening, shouldn't like to be LETT
to pick my way along the slippery places,
at the risk of breaking my neck, he
walking along unconsciously by my side.
Pm of a dependent, clinging nature, and
1 need the protection of strong ann
- bszzfey tins rs All nonsense-
"Pm the youngest in our family, and
perhaps I've been spoiled. At all events,
Iy l' isit.:;s IS ,Ssuld break my heart to have
which be conceals from the world on my
defenceless head"
"But, Lizzie, promise you that I"
Oh, yes, Fred know what you are
going to ssy-that you will be different;
but Mary and Nell have told me time
and again that no better husbands than
theirs ever lived, no, Fred as a lover,
yeu are just perfect, and I shall hate
awfully to give you up. Sill, you are
bent on marrying, there are plenty of
girls who have not married sisters, or
who are not wise enough to profit by
their example, if they have. And don't
fret about me, for I've no doubt can
find some one to fill your place"
But before Lizzie bad concluded, Fred
made for the door, muttering something
I" unmentionable to ears polite"
There I" exclaimed Lizzie, as the
door closed with a bang. I" knew he
was no better than the rest That's the
way John and Aleck swear and slam
doors, when things don't go just right
He'd make a perfect bear OF husband,
but I'm sorry he came to the point so
soon. for he was just splendid beau
r New Brunswick FREEDMAN.
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the MussuIman will revolt or not viii lde-
pend upon the attitude of Turkey, Pne
that the natives are dissffeeted to Brltisn
rule is evident from Lytton's acton
against the native press, suspended for ~
denunciations of British supineness ID
the Turkish question, and if the COM
mander of the faithful should next appear
in the quality of al ally of the Car, =.
will not need the presence of a Russian
expeditionary army to make the situa-
ton Of British influence in HindostaH
extremely critical
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Miscellaneous Items.

An Indian, brother of Little Grow, q
sioux chief, says that at the Spotted
Tail Agency lie met three Ipdianss, ,tzIse VIZ
sion, s and Tstnrnnd nu.. IN snRssir t9ld hunting
!, e,s.s -. a. sa1anss they were determined
5. i, against their white brethren. They
;tdy that Sitting Bulls people are treated
very badly by the English, and that
Sitting Bull has expressed determine
tion to return to his own land and there
die rather than submit to such treat
mont
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CURRENT PARAGRAPHS.
Southern News.

New Orleans had eighty-one cases Of
smallpox in March.
Americus, Ga, has just lost $50, 600
worth OF property by fire.
The southern game protection associa-
tion has been organized in Savannah.
The state of Texas holds over forty
nine million acres of land free of liability.
Louisiana state bonds advanced when
the legislature took favorable action on
the bell punch.
The Texas express trains are all heavily
guarded. The railroad authorities are
conferring with the governor.
Rev. DR.. Hoge, one of the leading
preachers in the south, has taken to plain
speaking against dueling and lynch law,
aud delivered strong sermon against
both in Richmond last Sunday
Dallas Herald: a case of miscegena-
tion occurred at Houston this week. A
Degro named Dering and young white
girl named Fannie Mcclure, of Walker
county, were married. Tuesday the
negro was shetland killed, the contents of
fifteen sbot-guns being emptied into his
body.
Rockford (Ala.) Enterprise La almost
every county of the state there have been
found some valuable minerals. but it has
been reserved for Coosa to furnish one of
the most valuable and probably the
rarest known to the scientific world |
We refer to the mineral known to scien- |
lists as tantalite," which has been |
recently found on the farm of Judge |
John S. Bentley, two miles west of Rock
ford
Nashville Ameriean.;---kize-e energy OF
many of the business men of Ciarksyille
was equal in proportion to that of the
Chicago sufferers. Several stores were
rented before daylight Sunday morning,
aud one man whose front was consider
ably damaged had it ali repaired and
ready for business by o'clock the same
morning. Many were negotiating for
new start in business, and in less than
week a majority of the business men
burned out will be re-es:ablished.
New Orleans Democrat: The man
ayers of several towboat lines in this
port are bringing to light an extremely
story, and we think the pub
ic will insist on knowing the whole
tory. There Is no doubt now that
unriyaled in its villainy was
N foot among the towboat managers to
interfere with the jetties by grounding !
uge ships on the bar, either for the pur-
Ase of venting some spite against the |
stty, company or forcing vessels TO pur- I
lie the former route to sea.
Raleigh IN. O. News letter: Where $
My few months ago the denizens of /
he forest could scarcely force a path, I
here human foot never trod, and where q
pread vast jungles never penetrated ex- 4
ept by the scourge of the lambent u
ames, now is heard the busy hum of i
Ibor-the Ak, the saw and the hammer, C
nd the whiz and roar Of machinery. b
handsome cottages and commodious "
ores and mammoth mills have sprung "
ito existence almost like exhalations a
ON the earth. Such is the field opened I
= English capital for North Carolina a,
lterprise. W
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The VALLEY MILL.

The running stream, and the busy miilI
In fancy think hear them still;
And the old gray walls seem now in view,
Beyond the bridge that so well knew;
But sweeter the charm that brings them near
For the friends who met by the green bank here
The wheels and the burrs go humming round,
And oil the vale with pleasant sound
While clear ami strong oa the breeze without
Ieatch the tones of joyous shout
As a loving hand gives welcome there
And my boys bright face is balm for care
The mill goes on, and the wagons wait
Bat a strangers hand is on The gate;
The waters fall as they did of yore
And he grist still siands on the or ken floor.
Bat the traders row whO come and 90,
Are rome Of the people we used to know.
The quaint old mIii Is to me thrice fair,
4 nd my spirit loves TO linger there;
But the vision oft Is dimm'd by tears
For heavy shade On the SCI ne appears
For the sweet young form see no more
With the miller's dress at the open door.
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WAITS AND wHISIs.


Tho Loysls Choice.
Here are roses. iei and aaliev-
"Tbanks. dear
Nature punts tien al 100 bright"
is itsoi
"Well, then. take this liiy's iace'
Chill II SEEMS.
Frcai ils ealn apa ptetsly grlea
Coldntsa gleams"
"lOok-blue vioiets. yoa said
They we're swee,n
"Best their sw eainess Beemeih shaf
At our feet"
Heliotrope. the dearest flower
On the eaithp'
may. i fades before an hour.
Little worth"
"Hearts-sale-thatyoulisurdy keep
II you might
Lay Il on my spirit dee
Out Of sight"
80 I e,nnoi please your seals
You iniplore
One fair gift 70 ocirTysheuce,
One-n nIore.
"Yet each choicest bud l.ring,
You rsfusci
''Sweet, FROM out their t'cssoming
Let me choose
"KRee.ing- like loves humblcst slave.
DO not starii
Can yss.u gueas whleh sos. er crave
fNary Aipge De We're.
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be that knows not when 10 be silent,
knows not when 70 speak.
80 He that can compose himself is wiser
than he that composes books.
Thereis hardly any circumstances
that may not have been worse.
The suspicion is beginning to dawn
on the public mind that the memory Of
Commodore Vanderbilt is not cherished
by bis descendants.
"In selecting husband, said Mrs.
Puffer, "above all things choose man
of cultivation" This remarked narrowed
the girl TO such an extent that she went
of and married farmer
80" George has had n good many pull.
backs in lile," said a young wife TO
friend And when the friend said,
Yes, saw him with one, yesterday"
the wife got mad.
Generosity during life is a very diff
ferent thing from generosity in the hour
of death the one proceeds from liberality
and benevolence, and the other from
pride of fear.
1t the breath exhausted in a two
hours speech on the tarif If was compressed
it would pump out forty-one gallons of
water from a well twenty>nine feet deep.
= Free Press.
Two little girls were comparing pro-
gress in catechism study. 81 have got
to original sin" said one. "How far
have you got ?' Oh, have got beyond
redemption" said the other.
The weather is hourly growing
warmer; the willows are paling;
hyacinths burden the air with their
odors; peached eggs are becoming delici-
Gus, and country saussges are flying
north.
A correspondent OF the Scientific
American wants to know chow human
skin can be tanned He must have
been remarkable good boy when he
went to school not to have learned that
among the other branches.
.."Thats the sort of umbrella that
people appropriate, said gentleman to
a companion one morning, holding up 10
his gaze very handsome silk parachute.
+" Yes, rejoined his companion quietly.
esI Thoughts so.shen saw yoasholdipg
it," IN rrompriy to ~,
c.;ia,t ,,at;e,,t % claims, orERny bus
:, ,ssAi N Ia the counties Of r
cot labor accon, surrounding counties
strength. rEssy. -
The lumbermen on The fWisoongll -
river have no hops Of getting their logs
out the river is so low, unless the last
scheme works. They are now peeling
the logs and greasin9 them, and they
will try to slide them cut. If this fails
look out for bankruptcies.
j." hlirtation-Phairsst Phlora I"
billed an amorous youth, "phoreyer dis
miss your phears, and phly with one
whose phervent phancy is phixed on you
alone. Phriends, phamily, phather
phorget them, and think only of the
phelieity of the phuture Phew phel-
lows are so phastidious as your Pher-
dinand, 80 pheign not phonduess if you
pheel it not. Phorego phrolic, and ans
swer phinally, Phlora.' "Oh, Pher-
dinand, you phool," she cooed.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1878-02-15
ATTEMPTED TRAIN Ro,pEnY

ATTEMPTED TRAIN RoBBERY.-It ap.
pears that daring attempt to rob apas.
senger train on the Atchison, Topeka
& iSante Fe railroad occurred on the
morning Of the 9th ult. Between three
and four o'clock. five armed men enter
ed the station at Kinscly. Kas., captur.
ing Kincaid. the night operator, who
was ordered to open the safe. This he re-.
fused TO do, altho' lis life was threatened
The westbound express arrived at this
time, and the operator by desperate eff.
fort broke loose. ran to hotel near by,
arousing the inmates. A volley of pistol
shots was fired into il, and rs the train
stopped. the Conductor. j. w. Mallory,
was met by two Of the robbers, who pre-.
sented pistols to his head and ordered
the conductor into the baggage car. He
stepped in and closed the door Instant
ly, starting the train by pulling the bell
cord. Mallory and the baggage master
then armed themselves with the carbines
carried in the car, and then stopped the
tain after running about nile
from. the station. They went back into
the coaches with their arms, but found
the robbers we're not on the train, and
that the passengers had not been dis
turbed. Immediately after the train
started. the robbers REPORTED to be ten
or fifteen in number-mounted their
horses and rode off rapidly towards the
Arkansas river.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1878-02-15

VAnderson Of the Louisiana return.
ing board. was convicted at New Orleans
Thursday last. the jury. after an absence
of fifty minutes. rendering verdict of
guilty. with Recommendation to mercy.
Wells is still in Jail. rot being able to
furnish the bail demanded.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1878-02-15

A Protective TARIFF DEMONSTRATIONS.
The demonstration in Pittsburgh. Pa,
on the 9th. inst, Of the friends Of pro-
tective tariff,it is said, was tremendous
affair. Large delegations we're present
from. many towns and cities, and the
workingmen of this place and operators
turned out in large numbers and joined
in the procession, which marched thro'
the streets with banners flying and bands
playing. After the procession speeches
were made by number Of prominent
men, advocating protective tariff.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1878-02-15

E>OR SALE In Central and Western Missouri
IL and Southern Illinois, at less than the
improvements are worth. Those places have
been purchased af.forced.sales during the hard
Times OF past two years, hence can afford IN.
sell them al very loo prices Oh time 10 suit buy
ers, with moderate rate OF interest TILES per-
feet, and possession given at any time. send
Tor fnll descriptions. w. +. LEONARD, 52g
Pine ST., ST. Louis, No.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1878-02-15

~ The Liberian Exodus Association
Of South Carolina report that 100000
colored persons have sisnified their de-
sire to emigrate to Liberia.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1878-02-15

t-V.In n speech in the Senate, Dec. 81,
1886 Daniel Webster said: Il am cor-
tainly Of opinion that gold and s7pc,.
at rates fixed by Congress. constitute the
legal standard Of values in this country.
and that neither Congress nor any State
has authority to establish any other stan.
dard oy 10 disDlgce his
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1878-02-15

EVFrom the Baltimore SIN NO learn
that Miss Emma Davenport, the lady
who was arrested on charge Of robbinp
the mails at Goochland G. H., was tried
before the U. s. Circuit Court on YES
terday week, plead guilty and was per.
mitted TO return to Goochland on ray-
ment Of fine Of 500 and costs. She
was most respectfully connected and. the
papers say, she borrowed the silk dress
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1878-02-15

EB The cure for the hard times lies
IN return TO farming. lf the surplus
age or citizens in the towns and cities
would move TO the country and 90 to
tilllng tho soil, they would have plenty
to do and plenty to eat, and would be
independent OF everybody and every
thing. Imitation would then be unneces-
sary, and the country would be filed
with peace and plenty" The soil is
the only true friend TO man. When one
cultivates his own broad acres, and has
plenty Of wheat and corn for his own
use and to spare, he is prince indeed.
Is it not strange that people will not
see things in their true Light Wheel-
ing Standard.
"A LITTLE BoY KILLED by LITTLE
GmL.-A Cincinnati Cymmerci1l spec.
ial from Clyde, Ohio, February 8 saws
About six weeks ago Grant Rogers, n
boy eleven years old was hit in the
eve by stone which was thrown by
little girl The Inflammation which fol
lowed was subdued in short time, but
was followed by paralysis Of the optic
nerve, causing blindness then ensued
a semi-comatose condition, during which
the boy died. To-day an autopsy was
held which revealed the fact THAT the du-
"a mater adhered to both the skull and
brain, and that a watery serum had form
ed, which pressing down upon tho optic
nerve, had been the direct cause Of death.
STATEMENT or THOMAS LORD. Jr.-
Tue New York WoyH publishes a state
ment from Thomas Lord, Jr., in which
he charges that his fathers estate has
been so greatly depleted by the exorbi-
tant demand for money made by Mrs.
Hicks IN che past years that its income
is reduced from $4,000 in 1870 to
100000 in 1877. lie charges that the
old gentleman loaned her in one check
100000; in another Sl09,0 900. and ia
one year S2i0.00O. and that she owes
him, principal and interest. 5000 600.
Bonds amounting to $4,000, the prop
erty Of the oldest daughter. who has
long been insane, which were placed i'm
his charge, cannot be found The chill.
dren had nearly perfected arrangements
to have the property placed in the hands
OF trustee, without involving the fam.
lily and its head in unpleasant publicity,
when he sprung The marriage apon them
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1878-02-15
EEThe winter Of is2o-3o surpasse

ETThe winter Of 1829-3O surpassed
Che present one in mildness. Farmers
plowed every month Of the season, and
no snow fell until Feb. 2. II was fol.
lowed, however by cold backw ard
spring, with snow-storm in May whicD
killed the returning swallows. - Drover's
journal
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DESTRUCTIVE CYCLONE IN GEORGIA


DESTRUCTIVE CYCLONE IN GEORGIA.
Augusta. Ca, February Son the
evening Of the 9TH inst, about O'Clock
the city of Augusta was visited with a
shower of hail, followed by rain storm
accompanied by thunder and lightning,
and the rumbling and tremor of an earth.
quake. This was followed little after
l o'clock by a cyclone, which struck the
city on the southwest, near Center street.
and demolished many houses. The
lower market house was literally lifted
and smashed into atoms, and several
brick and wooden buildings were wholly
or partially destroyed. The cyclone
travelled from southwest to ..,aortheast.
overed a space Of about three hun.
81 yards wide. Some casualties are
reported.
The Columbia railroad depot is total
wreck. and some damage was done to
the Contra! railroad depot. Many priv.
ate residences were injured. Charles
Dives and wife, colored were found dead
in the ruins of their house. The track
of the tornado blazed as if on fire.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1878-02-15

~ Hon. Charles NJ. Conrad, former.
ly member Of the II. :. and Confeder
ate Congress, and Secretary of War uns
der President Fillmore, died at New Or
leans, on Monday last.
The deceased was native Of Win
chester. and first cousin Of the late r..
y Conrad
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1878-02-15

70 In Winchester on Monday last,
according TO tho Times the best VIII eat
was quoted a. ~ ~. Corn5O cents ner
bushcl, and oats so cents
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1878-02-15

tS The coffee crop in Porto Rico ia
reported to be 80 per cent. below the
last crop, and coffee Is quoted at $40
per quiutai.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1878-02-15
GF 1t is said that duri

c% 1t is said that during the month
of January, there we're 12o failures. sus.
pensions and assignments in New York
City, in which the aggregate liabilities
are S7113,O39 and assets S1,433, S39.
The merchandise liabilities are greater
than in the last month of the year 1877,
IN which the total was about $4,000, 900
but the latter was swelled by the failure
OF banks, trust companies, and defalca-
ions to the amount of over $4,2OO,OOO.