South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1879-07-11
NEWS OF THE DAY.

there are more colored children than
| white children. The prospect OF fine
crop oil corn Was never better in Alaba-
ma.--..- The cattle trade Of Arkansas
Is increasing greatly. :. Ten millions
barrels OF lager beer are now consumed
4 yearly In the United states. A
large lot OF diseased shee, from the
United States were slaughtered. At Liv.
erpool on Monday last Great dis
tress is reported in the West or Ireland
on account OF long-continue,l rains
Henry L. Sheup and Joseph Burkhalder,
well-known citizens Of Rockingham
county Va, died last week All
agricultural interests in Louisiana are
In healthy condition, and it is said,
farmers were never 10 more prosper.
Gus conoIt'on than now. The acreage
OF the Arkansas cotton crop will be 4
per cent, larger than last year Out
OF the nineteen window glass factories
in Pittsburgh, fifteen are. in operation.
Last week ten .acres Of wheat near
Oakland, Nd, owned nv w. W. Ashby.
were destroyed by Ere communicated
from brush-iircs IN strengthening clear
ing: There are twenty-three wire
works in Chicsgo .ss. Capt. Thomas
Summer. OF the barge kchs. lying iin
East river. NewrYork.) died on Saturday
morning last, suffering from hydropho.
INA, the result. it, is said,, of cat bite
inflicted last March. sd &c oldenbergs
Baltimore retail merchaut, gave awsS
| 1880 straw hats ou'ysjAerday week
Mrs. Mary A. Gilman. smother Of Dir: W
s. Gilman. tsceutiy appointed 10 amin.
portant olerkshiP inthe United States
Senate. died in, Staunton, Va, on r6es.
day OF last week -. There nre $4,000
persons in the State of Missouri engaged
IN teaching SCHOOL,. Eight OF the
states now admit women to PRACTICE m
their courts.. .I9se viii of the late. Ba-
ron Lionel do .Rothschttd is understo God
to be sworn under 20, 700, 900. :: There
were 43 deaths in Wheeling during. the
month of June Two Pennsyivania
young women have started, to walk TO
Leadville. Song OF the drv-yoods
clerk-swinSing in delaine - The re.
cent State census shows that the popu-
lntion Of Nebraska is about 536 400, or
nearly 100 times greater than it was %
years ago. AT Elkton. Md. recently.
CT small ducks Of = flock OF 10 died
from eating 'blossomss Of the ailan.hus
tree. and neighbor lost 20 Young
ducks from the same cause Jeffsr,
son county, w. Va, has issued So35,5OO
OF her. bonds to the Shenandoah VALLEY
Railroad. Her whole subscription is
$25O.OOO- AT Easten Md, OF, Wednes.
day week, one small colored girl struck
another over the head with the heel of
her shoe, and while, screaming from
pain, she broke into a fit Of coughing
having the whooping cough } which
hroke n b'ood-vcssel, and size tliei: i'm
about half IN hour, afterwards. "A
Michigan College has recently conferred
the title Of LII. ID. on Zach. Chandler.
The Baltimore G"zette says this prob.
ably means Lover Of bong Drinks"
Wilcox county, Ga. girl sheared
thirty sheep in thirtS -ninc minutes by
the watch the other day. brunswick.
ga, claims the champion rainfa!l-ten
and one-half inches in'cighteen hours.
-. A lot Of American :corsets shipped
to Moxico were supposed to be O new
kind Of saddle. and thcS were returned
ms not giving satisfaction :. The boys
arc shocked at tho report that Edison
has invented "a lightniRg-roa for schools,
.-. Mr.. James Dean, of Hartford coun-
ty. Md. had three cows killed by light
ming few days ago. Loadvillc pro-
duced more silver Fast year than any
county in Colorado. . 80 Tramps attacked
an aged farmer named Samuel G.. Lewis,
Of Allegany comfy MIDI, last Friday,
knocked him senseless- and robbed the
house OF all the valuables it contained.
--..Cn Friday last Capt. Appleton Oak.
smith. with four daughters and one son,
embarked in small boat from Fort
Macon for Beaufort. N. G. When about
half way across the sound the boat filed
anil sunk, and the eldest daughter was
drowned. Passing boatmen rescued
the balance of the party in an exhaust
ed condition, and the three girls died
the same evening. ..0ne,. style of
hats for ladies is called the "IInzza."-
That is because it isso cheerful for the
husband who pays the bills. Since
paper napkins were introduced By a
manufacturing firm in Wisconsin, a year
ago, one Boston firm alone has sold $50.
QUO OF them Wool growing 10 be,
coming leading industry in western
Texas. -Phosphorescent paper, for
writing or printing, which can be read
in the dark, is the substance Of late
European invention :. Germany has
more colleges exclusively for young
women than any otlfer country :. Mort.
Lee, negro, who outraged q lady in
Fay cite county. this. State. was hanged
by mob Of 1000 men. at CoaIburg.
on the 9Th. He Mas taken from the
hands OF the sheriff, who had secured
him in ParkersbuFg .--.A German in
ventor proposes 20 make boots that will
never wear out, lie mixes with water.
proof glue suitable quantity OF clean
quartz sand, which is spread on the thin
leather sole employed ne foundation.
These quartz soles sfo said TO be fe XII.
bic and almost indestructible. while they
! enable tue weary to walk safely over
| slippery roads. They have had mob
riot in Rio Janeiro, but it was suppress.
eel by the military -. a quick piece Of
railtoad work was ACCOMPLISHED on tho