South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1878-04-26
NEWS OF THE DAY.

exploded. i'm anothsr the professor will
go up on horseback, AMI in the third
there will be horse and carriage, with
seats for family :....A gold mine has
been discovered on the North Anna ri.
yer, near the line of Spotsylvania aud
Louisa counties. Tie lands have been
purchased by a Northern company -.
NJ. Dion. chief engineer Of the paris ex.
hibition, is dead 49,. The estate OF the
late b. +. Wade il valued at $50, 900.
Coinage Of the new silver dollar
has commenced at the San Francisco
mint. Within the last three months
2OO,OoO American clocks have been
shipped 10 Australia West Vir-
GINA contributed s2OO,29 20 the Bible
cause during the past month Wild
cats have been attacking the lambs in
the eastern part Of Augusta county
..--..A Maine man claims to have read
the Bible through 159 times, thus aver.
aging little more than twice q year
during his life. .--..A man died at st.
Louis recently, and in his will. after
stating that he never forgot u favor
left $1,000 to an individual who ten
years before ran away with his wife.
$500. About four thousand quarts OF
Strawberries passed through Richmond
Tor the Northern markets. They were
from South Carolina, and were shipped
in patent ice crates. The berries were in
splendid condition, fresh and solid.
Austin, the capitalof Texas, has one
hundred and thirty eight lawyers
Another pest, il form and color some
thing like the potato bug, has alre ,t;y
put in an appearance in tile gardens at
Leonardtown NJ L.. Baltimore has just
sent man to the penitcntiary for two
years for attempting 10 vote illegally
-. Whilst Richard Tweed, son of the
late Boss Tweci, was attending his
fathers funeral, on Wednesday. his
house was entered by burglars, who were
fortunately frightened off before they
succeeded i'm thoroughly accomplishing
their purpose. They got,- however, jew
elry TO the value OF $500. ...TheG or
louisville tVa.) Gazette says that with
in memory of the oldest agriculturist
there has not been snch prospect 70,
an abundant wheat crop i'm that section
as is seen in the fields this spring
ES-United states Senator John 5. Car.
Isle. Of w. Va, is dangerously i'll
Miss Mary Deyo, of Ellenvillc. Ulster
county, N. Y, recently found large
and very handsome tearl in an oyster
She has had it set in ring and the
jewel is not only beautiful, but valla
bile. $500. There is Colonel Devil in
The French army The innocence
Of Charlotte Harris, the colnred woman
hanged by mob in Virginia on the
charge of instigating the burning of q
barn was fully established Tie la
test caprice OF New York bride was TO
wear lace vail heavily embrojdere |
with pearls. This was made i'm France
especially for the occasion There
is regular h)w Of negro emigrapts &c
Africa from the Southern States
Three hundred and fifty left Charleston
South Carolina. on the steamer AZor
Thursday Of last week Old lime
black silks, with watered stripes, arc
again fashionable q. Instead of clasps
flowers are used 10 fasten necklaces and
bracelets. 49,. Over one Hundred color
ed people were immersed on the 14th
inst, in Mountain Run. Cnlpeper equity
Va ..-..I Hon. VIM. orion, president OF
the Western Union + telegraph Company
died in New York on Monday lot, oil
apopleXv ..-..At Tahiti. in the PACT
fc, hurricane destroyed much proper.
ty, and about 40 people were killed
$500. Bowen, the republican sheriff OF
Charleston county. South Carolina, has
declared himself in favor of the re-clcc-
ton of Governor liampt on and the 9th
er democratic State officers The
fishermen on the Potomac River are
Respondent. The results of their efforts
thus far are almost an utter failure. not
only in the shad and herring catch but
OF rock, perch and catfish all Of which
are becoming scarce ION Satur,
day night last, Mr.. John T.. BoIls, oil
Detroit, Michigan, was robbed Of a hand
trunk. containing about $50 worth oil
clothing and samples Of goods. while
passing on the through train south from
the Philadelphia, Wilmington and Bal
timore railroad TO the Baltimore and
Ohio railroad depot, Mr.. Bolls, left his
trunk inside and stood on the platform
of a car,until he had passed Light street
when he re.entered snd missed his tfunk
which has not been recovered