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South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1878-07-05

MEDICAL Uses OF THE TELEPHONE. -
The Richmond correspondent Of the Pc.
tersburg Lnder says that in addition to
many other uses, Drs. McGuir and Tay.
lor, Of that State have demonstrated that
the telephone can be used to detect stone
in the bladder and other foreign sub.
stances in the human body. DIR. Taylor
has prepared an article for the next vir.
ginia Medical journal, which is expected
to attract much attention.
II is stated by the Philadelphia Inqui-
rer that well knowR dentist OF that CT
ty has nearly completed telephone ap.
paratus which can be placed inside the
human ear, and be scarcely perceived
by the observer, which will restore hear
ing to the deaf, and that without any
other means Of cOnDenicatioa than
through the air as medium. He began
this instrument two years ago, and lass
developments. a. the telephone, confirm
the plan and convince him that It will
succeed.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1878-07-05
vwe published in our last n

VWe published in our last numb or
n paragraph stating that threatening a.
nonymous letters were being received
by some OF tho wealthy farmers in Ohio.
The letters stated that If any farmer used
machinery in harvesting his crops he
would suffer for it. a few nights ago,
the Wheeling Register says, "a farmer in
Fayottc county, bought n new reaper
and binder for which hc paid $500 lie
used il one day and loft it in the field
During the night it was burned 10y un-
known scoundrcls and utterly ruined.
This is the opening Of the war between
the honest men OF Ohio and the Com.
munists and tramps"
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1878-07-05

@ LIVE Hoes FOR ENGLAND.-The
Scientific American says: A number oil
butchers and provision dealers in Liv.
crpool, England. have dubbed together
for an experimental importation of live
hogs from this country. They havopur-
chased steamer and had her fitted for
the accommodation Of $500 hogs between
decks, besides large number Of cattle
on the mair deck. If the venture turns
out we'll they propose to- establish full
line Of steamers for this business. Fa.
.cilities have been provided for killing
and dressing the hogs on board in case
OF necessity.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1878-07-05
Demand for Wheat Abroad.

Without war, it is probable there will
be good European demand for wheat.
the crop there being small! With war,
there Is no telling TO what figures it
would rise.
Mr.. Jennings, the London correspond.
ent Of the New York Herald, writes un.
der date of June 8:
This year, understand, you will have
very fine harvest. can only say
that it will be wanted in Europe. Rus
sin has not much more grain than she
wants, and the yield here will be CON-
paratively small. Europe must 60 across
the Atlantic for what she needs 70 make
up her deficient supply OF food. And
then recollect that it is not for grain
only that England now comes with mo.
ney in her hand 10 u. States ports. The
sale Of American beef is simply enor-
nous considering that even when left
New York in 1876 the trade was almost
il not quite, unknown. And now we
pay something like S20,O00,0 900 year
for American beef, and the business is
constantly increasing. So that for the
STAFF and large proportion Of the
meat consumed, this country must now
depend very greatly on the United
States. These arc the facts-draw from
them what conclusion you will. There
is one conclusion which should be
disposed TO draw, namely, that this
state Of affairs must inevitably restore
your long lost prosperity. 1t is an ill
al 81 l.
Foreign capital must necessarily pour
into the country, making up in large
measure of the losses Of the last few
years, and infusing new life and energy
into all department OF trade. This is
rs certain as that tue sun will rise to-
morrow.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1878-07-05
HOwARD'S LICK,
or TIE HARDY
White sulphur SPRINGS,
Nov opened for The RecepiiOs " Tisi,orS

FFNBH SrYtDgs arg siioaied on the eastern sIops
il of the South Branch Mountain, 500 fer,
above tide water, u miles south OF NoOfeheId.
W. Va, and IA miles west OF Orkney Springs
They can be reached via B. h u. Il r. 10
KeJser City and daily stages 20 Mooreheld-
thence livery TO the Springs
ny this route the famous, fertile and pictur-
esqne YAlley OF the South Branch IL trsversed
and from the top Of the South Branch Noun.
iain, over which the road passes, a mag ni6cen,
view is obtained Of the valley and the ranges OF
the Allegbanies for = distance 81 90 miles
By "Orkpey Springa' and the "Sbenandoah
Alum. !" from At. Jackson on the VALLEY Rail.
road leBtFe distance from Nj Jack son TO Tho
White Sulphur % miles, the visitors will pass
over the Shenandoah hountsin, from whose
summit = splendid view Of the celebrated Valley
81 Virginia is obtained, from stanton on the
S0uih 10 Hasper's Ferry on the North and opI =
interrupted ~ The Blae Ridge on the East and
the AleghRnies on the West The waters are
% the parsst Whits sulphur, the deposit being
~ snowy shiteseps Their winter and snmmeT
temperature 10 $40 y. being loo colder Than the
"Ofeeo orier White" and NOT affected BIZ rain
they are found 10 be superior 70 the waters OF
the GFeenbfier White, IN having q large per.
oentage Of Soda instead OF Lime, the other IN.
grealepts being about the same
No liqBoTs will be sold on the place
Tri-weekly mail connects with Moore6eIA
and Orkney Springs, passing iIowsrds Lick
every day.
Terms 81 80 per day $40 90 per wrrA sar
% per month. Children and servants half price
For further particulars address r. = A " s.
ALEA ANDBR, PtoptietorS, MOUre6cld w Va
WM. CONSTABLE Man0qcr.
July ., 1873.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1878-07-05

v Under the readjustment Of sala.
ries, the allowance to the Cumberland
postmaster Is $4,000, q reduction OF
800. Three years ago it was $4,000.
All Postmasters of the fourth class
are now paid their commissions upon the
amount of stamps cancelled, sixty per
cent. on the first hundred dollars worth
of stamps cancelled in each quarter !;
fifty per cent. on the next $500 and forty
per cert. on all in excess Of $500, oath
being made by them to such cancellation
d the system ofpayment OF commissions
upon stamps disposed Of, through which
an enormous aggregate of fraud has been
perpetrated, abolished
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1878-07-05
sS The bark Liberia, which left New

sS The bark Liberia, which left New
York for Monrovia, Liberia, on the 10Th
ult.. with fifty-ninc colored emigrants
and six cabin passc myers, returned on
Saturday last after being out ten days
with her bowsprit gone, her jibboom
and hcad-gea- demolished. She collid-
ed with the Austrian bark Marti in la'.
40 20 lon. ca 81. II is expected that
the Liberia will sail again on Monday.
The emgrants were in no way excited
when the vessels came in collision.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1878-07-05
AN INDIGNANT PosTMAsTER.-W. A

AN INDIGNANT PosTMAsTER.-W. A.
Slcdgc, postmaster ut Lswrenceville,
Va, has sent the following reply to the
treasurer Of the republican national
committee in response to q circular
sent him asking for contribu.
lion for political purposes: II would
like to inform you that am no repub-
lican, and | ask you to stop sending me
circulars and other papers. am a gen.
uine democrat. You think because
am postmaster am bound to have
poked after the republicans after it. /
want no more communications from you
Stop at once
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1878-07-05

UGeneral Mckenzie has returned
TO Texas with four hundred head of hor-
ses, which he recovered from the Indian
harauders that made the raid on this
side the Rio Grande. He had no fight
with tho Mexican troops, though he
chased Colonel Pedro Valdez twice,
but could not ovcrtake him snd his
troops.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1878-07-05

tVMcxiCo las .rPiscd her bristles
She has resolved 20 punish any Amcri.
can troops who shall invade her Terri.
tory, no matter what tho object may be.
There might be a spec Of war covered in
that order, who knows Wtsclipg Stan.
lard
fVTho Color Line survives In full
vigor in the heart OF tho North. A COLI
ored company Of Hartford. Conn, ten
dcred their services the other day as SIT
escort 20 the Hillyer Guards, which had
been on. an escort TO New London, but,
though the offer was accepted they
were finally told there was no place FOR
them in the line
HTThe Board Of Public Works oil
Maryland on the goth ult., received
from the Baltimore aud Ohio railroad
in settlement Of oil claims for taxes on
gross receipts $1OO,54O,64 also $780,
900 in bonds, and $37O56 in cash Ia
payment Of the one fifth part Of passen
ger fares, ON iho Washington Brancl
from April. l~52 90 December 1877
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1878-07-05

GE POors annual railroad statistics
Tor 1877 show, according TO the state.
mont Of contemporary, that the gross
earnings were still falling, amounting
TO S73, 100000, against s526,4iO,OO0
IN 1873, since which there has been IN
annual decline. although the mileage
meantime has risen from $1,000 TO IA
600. The capital and funded debt are
still rising. now amounting to s4.56s,-
600 900 The dividends had fallen TO
sjs,jjG, 900, against s74,29i, 900 in
1879 The higcst point. and $56.4j6, 900
u 1871.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1878-07-05
81, soz: 500 n 1850: 2bo.

VI,bUI 10Y ~ $sJJ, JU2 81
Tbs Aneuns Of coupons reported - having
sesR rsesi~sd - rsvenos 70 lsss the TAI there.
ea, md tfis TAX amodnsiHg 10 about $50. 900
per Anuudh. With the coupons sbsmseiNes. ID 10
clddsd In the Total Reeeipu." - sss ~ oxbsr
nsshs paia iaso the Treasury efce % Temporary
loAns.
Here We ind 'bs, b.sfSts paying over $780,
900 Of interss, Of ,fS State dsb,in sigh, months.
We have received into the Treasury in actual
money over oss million eight hundred thousand
dollars. and tho tour months ye, to come 10 70
complete the year otgss 10 miss this TO nearly
a million more. We think this . splendid
showing for our Treasury, % rsospay seyo,tes
bankrupt.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1878-07-05
The Indian Troubles-Fighttng
in Oregon.

SAN Francesca, July. "A Port
land dispatch states that Gov. Chad
wick has received tho following tcle'
gram:
Canyon CRY. Oregon, June Sour
scouting party is surrounded by Indians
and are fighting. on the south fork OF
John Day river. Tho militia force is
not sufficient to protect us, and IL In the
rear OF the Indians. There are no
troops in our valley; We have but few
arms and but little ammunition. Or
der the State militia iomediatsly 70 oar
assistance. Forward arms and ammu.
milton, with an escort. to arm our citi-
zens. Raise them 1t Dalles il you can.
Time is precious. +. G. SEls.
Capt. Grant Co., Home Guards.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1878-07-05

SALE OF TuoRoUGuBREDs.-T an
nual sales of Kentucky thoroughbred
colts and FLIES was begun ut Lexington
on Tuesday, with those of Messrs.
James a. Grinstcad and A. Keene Rich.
ards. The prices realized, considering
tho breeding OF the stock, indicate n
marked decline in prices, which is at
tribuicd TO the hard, times The aver
age price for the "A head sold was 1913
40. The yearlings by Wavcrly aver
aged 500. A bay filly by War Dance,
dam Flora, was purchased by T. B. Da-
Wis, Of Keyscr, West Va, for S505. The
sale of Mr.. II. A. Alexander thorough,
brcds took place at Lexington, Ky. on
Wednesday. Twenty two yearling colts
and tillics brought S7,9lS, an average
Of $500. G.. l.. Lorillard bought n colt
by King Alphonso, dam Matte Gross
by Lexington. for $1,000, and FLY by
Australian, dam Queen, by Lexington
for SLOTS. L. B. Davis, Of West Vir,
GINA bought colt by King Alphonso,
dam Penelope, for $3.50. and another
by Glen Athol, dam Lady Barry forS 100.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1878-07-05
CAMP MEETING NOTICE.

The members Of souih BrAsch CireuiL ". y,
Church. South, purpose holding q Camp as.,.
ing, peHr BurIiagton. commencing the second
week in August 1873 -.
~ Tent-hOlders will meet the Camp Nesting
COMMITTEES on the ground, on Saturday, JnAy
18th, to select sites.
SS-A cordial invitation is extended 10 other
charges 4 other denominations to tent with ne
c. a. JOYCE, p. G.
J4y ,. 1878.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1878-07-05

IV One Of the items in the general
appropriation bill passed by the late
Congress is $4,000 for investigating
diseases Of swine and contagious dis.
eases 70 which all other domestic ami
mails arc subject.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1878-07-05
ROMNEY, FRIDAY JULY 5. 1878.

egThe River and 'Harbor bill as
passed by the lato Congress, gives, for
the improvement Of rivers in this State,
as follows: Great Kanawha river 1922.
600. Little Kanawha river $4,000. Elk
river $1,000. Guyandotte river SO 900,
Monongahcia river Sl2, 200; total $685..
600.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1878-07-05

THE CONSUMPTION OF TOBACCO
Last year 100000 pounds of tobacco
and nearly two billions of cigars were
smoked, snuffed and chewed in this
country, an increase OF about 8, 900, 900
pounds Of tobacco and 50.OO0,0 900 cigars
as compared with the year previous.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1878-07-05

lVThc Board Of Commissioners. OF
Garrett county, Maryland appropriate
$1,000 for county printing and adver~
Using, while Taylor county, West Wire
ginia, doesn't have anything to 10 with
such foolishLc5s as making public the
transactions OF It's officials GroJton
Sentinel.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1878-07-05

II Whenever and wherever dissas SEES
of choleraic type prevail, or sEeTe Re
cause TO apprehend visit from them.
the system should DO toned, regulated
and reinforced by course of Hostel.
ter's Stomach Bittors. Perfect diges-
ton mad q regular habit OF body are tho
best safeguards against such mslsdies,
and both are secured by this inestima-
bio tonic and Alternative. The Bitters
are also extremely scrviceabie in vose.
dying such disorders. II promptly tn.
ken in bilious collie, diarrbGa and choI.
era Dorbus. the disease Is usually frus-
trated. 10 diarrhnt cssos, il is only
necessary TO restore the tone OF the ro-
Taxed bowels. aud this is one OF tho spc.
citic effects Of this medicine. Wind on
;re stomach, heartburn, bliousnoss, nau
sea, headache and other symptoms of
disturbance in The gastric and hepatic
regions are also speedily relieved by
this excellent romcdy. As n family
medicine it is invaluable, since il prompt.
~ and completely remedies those all.
ments which are Of most frequent occur.
renee. July Sim.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1878-07-05

EV Dispatches received at Washington
from General Howard, dated near
Camp Curry. Oregon, June %, state
that the hostiles increase as they al
vance. AT the beginning Of the out
break the Bannocks formed junction
with malcontcnts north Of them, thcr
with the Piutes. Some OF the Klamaths
have joined them, and some Of the U
matthias have also succeeded in forming
q junction with them. They evidently
intend moving north to gather up Other
malcontents. Forces have been dis
posed with view Of cutting them Off
Demands official report OF bis recent
fight states his own loss ut three killed
and six wounded, and estimates the In
dams killed variously from ten to fifty
with many wounded.
Tambiago, the Bannock Indian. who
murdered Alex. Rodcn at Fort Hall,
Idaho, was hanged in the peni,cntiary
yard near Boise City, Friday. lie beg
ged for another days respite and said
he would willingly die if he could have
"one more sleep" On the scaffold he
bore himself like the stoical savage
that he was. his only regret being that
he was going without seeing any Of his
people. His brother, who is in prison
for shooting three teamsters, attempted
suicidch is request to be allowed TO Gie
with Tambiago being refused.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1878-07-05

PLENTY OF HossT II rms TRlAsuav. We
copy the following explanatory statement Of the
amount Of actual money and coupons paid into
the Treasury Of Virginia 10 the past eigb,
months from the VINO, as furnished that paper
by Xr. Colstou, the first clerk of the Treasurer (:
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1878-07-05

can make a.oney iastsr q, work fof us
than ~ anything else. Capital not re-
quired-we VIII staff yos. SD per day 81
home made by tie industrious. Men, women,
boys aud girls wanted everywhere % woIA TO
ua. Now Is The time Costly outfit and terms
free Address TRUE 4 co. Augusta. Na.-
NIJ,baJ, I6-5 -iv
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1878-07-05

Ia Washington. on Saturday last. a.
bout fifty employees, Tue majority le.
males, were discharged from tlc Treas.
~ DllA-.m-n-
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1878-07-05

p9-Thc decisions OF the first suits
growing out OF tho Pittsburgh riots
seems TO make it sure that Allegheny
county must pay for all the property
destroyed.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1878-07-05

tV'The Public Debt statement for the
month ofJune shows decrease in place
Of an increase OF S2,149,38l
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1878-07-05
PLANK /!

TnE undersigned has on hand and Zoe
sale, large Tumber Of building AMI
fencing plank, which he will sell on fair
terms. These wishing to para5aso
will call on Mr.. H. G.. IIousoI. opposite
The Courthouse in Romney.
EDWARD light
April 49, 1873.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1878-07-05

cE Tobacco was named in honor Of
its discovcrer, O. G. Cabot, brother
Of Sebastian Cabot They just spelled
his name backward
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1878-07-05

~The Baltimore San says that in
New York. on Wednesday. OF last week
100000 acres OF land in Mcdowell
county. this State. represented "a hcavi.
ly timbered white oak and mineral
lands, was sold at public auction. The
lands were sold In lots Of 1000 acres
or more to suit purchasers. One-hali
Of the tract Was knocked down 70 G. p.
Conner & Co.. at half o cent per acre.
The balance was sold mostly to Ger.
mans in lots Of from 1000 to 10000
acres at from onc-halfa cent to cen.
and a.half per acre. The average price
realized for the entire tract Was / CT.
per acre.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1878-07-05
Or. EDGAR p. PARSONS
ID d II IT'S r..
49,

From the Penn's. College Of Dental Surgery.
NAN be found 81 Dr.. Luptoa's ONies, Rom.
" sey, from July 9Th, where No win perform
any dental operation entrusted to him, tHororRh-
ly and at reasonable rates
July b 1873
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1878-07-05

[Wsftsseh co., - e p, ~ Isyoly ss-sssk
~ - = 49, r..-.sF'g go NasBrHc Teau NA
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1878-07-05

EYIt Is easier TO see smail faults
than large virt6e6
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1878-07-05

EVTho contract for building the new
Court-house at Petersburg. G. rant county,
has been awarded 70 Messrs. Anderson
& Strait, of Keyser, their bid being sbe
lowest, $3.50.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-03-14
LOOK OUT FOR CoUNTERFEITs

The public are cautioned against another coun.
eriei which has lately made it's appearance, called
". B. Farrells Arabian Liniment, the most danger
Gus of all the counterfeits, because his having the
name OF Farrell, many viii buy it in good faith,
without the knowledge that a counterfeit exists,
and they will perhaps only discover their error
when the spurious mixture has wrought it's evil ef
fects
The genuine article is manufactured only by II
G. Farrell, sole inventor and proprietor and whole
sale druggist, No. II Main street. Peoria, Illinois
to whom all applications for Agencies must be ad
dressed. Be you get it with the letters H. G.
before Farrell's thas-H. G.. FARRELL'S-and his
signature the wrapper, all other counter
feits.
Sold by all druggists and by regular authorized
agents throughout the United States.
EE Price IS and 50 cents, and 81 per bottle.
AGENTS WANTED in every town, village and
hamlet In the United St8tss, in which is not al
ready esta blshed. Address H. G. Farrell as above
accompanied with good character, responsibility
etc
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-03-14

The latter expressed ironical sympathy
for Ohio. She had the president. general
of the army, lieutenant general, chief
justice, an associate justice of the supreme
court, minister to France and the secretary
of the treasury, but still she was at griev-
Gus disadvantage, and therefore Mr. South
ard had proposed three presidents to give
her a chance.
Mr.. Keefsr said there had been a COM
petitive examination for generalship of the
army, Laughter and Sherman got il, and
the same was true of Sheridan and likewise
the president.
Mr.. Springer moved to strike out the
consulates to Ming Po and Chin Kiang in
China, Rejected.
On motion of Mr.. Duunell, an amend.
ment was adopted making it the duty Of
consuls to make quarterly reports as to the
amount of exports and imports of the
countries to which they may be accredited
On motion of Mr.. Latarop, an amend
ment was adopted making it the duty ot
consuls to make annual reports as to wages
paid for labor in the countries to which
they are accredited,
The committee rose, and the bill anC
amendments were reported to the house
All amendments we're concurred in anC
the bill passed.
Mr.. Wood, of New York, moved tt
take from the speakers table the senate
bill to aid in the polar expedition designed
by Jas. q. Bennett. After a brief dis
cussion, during which some objections wert
made, the bill passed.
| Adjourned.