South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1879-12-12
Sauth alransh Jntslli9snter.
RouNEY. FRlD w. DEC. IL. 1879 :.

Senate.
The Indians in the Northwest Terito.
~ Of the Dominion are getting very
Troublesome. They appear in war paint,
say they are starving, and have threats
ened TO take Fort Mcleod. The Cow
ernmsnt will have TO fight or feed them
Mr. Blackwell, n North Carolina to-
bacco manufactures, pays tax OF $780,
600 a year. $4,000 week, or 81 ,42s
81 per day. lie is the greatest tax.
payer in the United States.
Congress proposes TO create com
mittee OF nine members of the House to
whom shall be referred all matters in
troduced on the subject Of woman suf-
frage.
Eminent German statisticians Cslcu-
late that the amount Of money spent in
railroads since the invention Of the loco.
motive reaches; The vast sum cfSl5, O00,.
100000 or nearly sl5 a. head Tor every
person on the globe.
Stuart Coyner, a student or Washing.
ton and Lee University, who shot and
killed young Johnson. OF Texas, anoth-
er student, has been fined $3.50 in the
County Court OF Rockbridss
1t will cost at least $4,000 10 fur
nish the MANNED Confederate soldiers
of Georgia with artificial limbs, as con-
templated b. an act OF the last Lcgisls-
ture.
Eighty seven colored emigrants from
North Carolina arrived il. indianapolis
on Thursday Of lest week, were quarter.
ed in q church, and were on the following
day distributed III Putnam and Wayne
counties.
1t is said that an additional circula-
ton OF S63 $40 has been issuei to the
National banks OF West Virginia. from
June Goth, 1874, up 20 November lst,
1879
a VALUABLE CRor 1T is estimat ed
by competent judges that the tobacco
crop Of Lancaster snd Berks counties,
Pa, this year will sell for $4,000. 0oO.-
This is better than grain-growing.
Thos. J Miller, of Washington coun-
ty. Md, stumbled snd fell in his field, a
few days ago. cornsla!k running in
his eye and destroying the sight Mr..
Miller had been blind in one eye for
some time, and now the other eye is dc
prived Of sight. rendering him totally
blind.
Probably the most singular accident
by which man ever lost his life &C
Cured recently at Paris, Ky. a man
tied the feet together ola cshly dress
cd hog that he proposed to steal. and
putting his head between the legs, car
ried the hog on his shoulders. In climb
ing fence the log fell on one side
and he on the other, and no was found
in the morning dead. The weight of
the animal had pressed his throat tight
against the fence aud his feet could not
touch the ground. lIo choked to death.
The Boston PoH declares that Gov
Holliday'ssnessage to the Virginia Leg
islature "brcGthes a spirit of honor and
patriotism worthy Of the proulest days
of that venerable Commonwealth"
Hon. w. w Katcham. Judge OF the
United States District Court Of the Wes
tern district OF Pennsy ivania died Of 2p
oplexy Mt St. Charles Hotel, in Pitts
burgh on Sunday ast. He was Rppoin.
ted judge Of the United States District
Court in 1875.
Mr.. BarrIngcr, the maker up in The
treasury branch OF tie government
printing Office has been discharged.
The Washington Star says there we're
strong suspicious Of him III connection
with the sale OF the Presidents message
and Secretary Sherman's report. While
il was not proved during the investiga-
ton that he was The guilty party, cir
cumstanccs weresdeveloped by tie ex-
animation which were deemed sufficient
to base discharge upon. Public Prin.
teriDefers made the removal.
William II Vanderbilt now holds. i,
is stated, about $lG,OOO,OO0 Of United
states 4 per cent. bonds the annual in g.
terest on which fools up some $780,
600.
Col. Noshy'S charges against Consul
Bailey, At Shanghai. seem to have had
their effect, "a he vas removed on the
9Th inst. and man named Denny,
from Oregon, nominated in his place.
There are now - new Presbyleriar
churches in Dakota Territory, where
two and half years ago there vas only
o.e.