South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1879-11-21
South aransh 3ntellinencer.
RoMNEY, FRIDAY, Novs2l.. 1879.

tat Prof. Proctor prclicts brilliant me.
seoric displays to take place on the
evenings OF the 9th aud 27th, Monday
and Thursday next.
Under tire new law of Texas all
strips OF vacant land,.in organized coun.
ties can be bough, from the State q, 80
cents en- acre.
Taking the election returns OF the
country as whole. the grecnback vote
this year is only about one third OF what
IL was in 1878.
During Tic last year 10000. 600 acres
of public land have been disposed Of by
the government for homestcads.
Within the past five years the acre.
oge OF cereals in the United States has
increased from 1000, 600 to % 900. 900.
Of the 100000 of voters in the Uni.
ted States 100000 are farmers.
Recent floods in Jamaica have done
an Immense amount OF damage TO the
roads of the country, which it will take
months TO repair. The coffee crop has
suffered heavily, AMI nearly hundred
lives have been lost, chielyuat The cGs
tern end Of the island.
Roswell Bcardsley, postmaster at
North Lansing, New York, sis the old
est poster in'thc country. lie has been
in the service 81 years.
FLOUR FOR THE QuEgN.-Twen,y =
five barrels OF the finest American winter
wheat flour, made by the newly -palen-
ted.procoss, were sold in New York, on
Friday last, on the door Of the Produce
Exchange 10 fill an order sent direct
from the household OF the Qucen of Eng
land. The price paid was 50 per barrel.
A Lard Firm in New York, which
sells exclusively in Europe, reports
having orders for 800. 600 Lierces Of lard
this year. while last year the order.
we're for only 10000 ,ierces. This is
regarded as Il remarkable evidence of
the increasing European demand for
American provisions.
The Indian school a. Carlisle, Pa,
has just received an addition OF Two
more girls amt six boys from Dakota aud
Wisconsin. The total number now there
is 1873 and the school is getting along
finely
Two hundred and CITY pcrsons left
Vermont in one day for settlement in
the Western States, ana the next Gay y
party OF three hundred left Maine and
Canada for The same purpose.
IMPORTANT posrAL REGuIAr1oHs.-
a postal regulation has been in force
now for two months, which is not well
known among business men, or ii would
be moro generally awaited. We refer
TO the fact that statements. bills, etc.
can now be mailed in sn uuscalcd en-
yeloPo with cent stamp. Thus the
many monthly statements which arc
made ont by wholesale ana retail deal.
ers each month can be mailed for one
cent, bit no writing other than tie lie
climate bill can be placei upon the state
.Inent. No such words a. please re-
nit can be,noither can bill! rccoip.cj be
sent. If it is necessary TO have Tie wo,ds
please remit onthe statements or hills.
they can he printed as port Of healing.
Publishers OF newspapers have the right
TO enclose bill, Cor subscriptions in their
papers, and also rcceiptcl bills for the
same but not 90 write tho words please
remit which, however may I've printed
on the bill without infringing the Law
W@bHgion Star.
LorrGE1r' t.,o TIE MAI1s.--Pos'-
mas.er.General Key has finally decided
that lie has power enough, under the L..
nitcd States statutes, to prevent the de-
livery Of letters addressed to the mana
gers Of lottery concerns, upon tic gencr.
al ground that they are schemes TO dc.
fraud the public All lciters so al,
dressed VIII consequently DO detained
By poslmasters and returned to their in.
itial addresses to Tie dead letter Office.
This order applies more especially 20
money.oTIor letters and those Which arc
registered, and fho order ia made spc-
ciGc by tho fact that tho depar,mcu, in
it's order, isu1,,s certain firms Of .ot.
terry dealers aa amonsst those employing
fictitious firm names in the pursuit.. Of
their enterprises.
tn. large Touring mill of Al. webb
Son, at Ca.vertou ia Baltimore com-
~, was burned on the 18th inst. Loss
from $4,000 TO $4,000. Insurance
$4,000.
The Official vote cf Maryland shows q
Democratic majority OF 22.157- Nr
Hamilton having received g0.1G7 votes
to G5,GlO for Mr. Gray.
Ton inches Of snow felI q, whitehall
N. f,.a Tuesday last, eight r.l.s ut
Port iHe.ry. q. 90 pIqff.iur,b ~ s.