South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1879-10-10
South 3ranth 5ntellissrwer.
ROMNEY, FRIDAY. OCT 10. 1879.

Inc coinage OF the United states Inlnts
during September amounted TO Sl,s60..
l20 gold, s2,396. coz 80 silver. and sli.
946 so in minor coins
John +. Green has obtained SIS. C33
damages against the old Colony railroad
Massachusetts,, for the loss OF leg in
the Wollaston disaster.
The supreme court OF Pennsylvania.
has decided that the county Of Alleghe
ny pittsburgh must pay the bill of loss
es of the riot Of 1877. The sum is
something between two and half mil
lion and four million dollars.
The earnings Of the b. & o. road for
August show an. increase of $l97 200
over the same month Of last year.
The total amount OF 4 per cent. bonds
sold by the United States Government
foots up S74o,847,95o.
A light but general rain prevailed
throughout California on Tuesday last.
In the mountains il was showing.
Senator Zach, Chandler was introdu-
ced at political meeting in Ohio, a few
nights ago, no the man who saved the
nation from Samuel J. Tilden.
Great Britain, il is estimated. now
holds Sl3O,00O,G0O Of United States
bonds, and Germany, France and the
rest of Europe about 100000.
The plague Of wild beasts and snakes
in India is extraordinary. Snakes alone
in 1877 killed nearly 1900 persons.
tigers, elephants, lcopards, & other wild
beasts nearly 5000 more.
Judge Stuart, ofthc Corporation Court
OF Alexandria, Va, on the 9th, refused to
admit Mrs. Belva A. Lockwo to prac.
tice as n lawyer in his court. lie said
II was contrary 10 the spirit and policy
Of the State institutions for woman to
hold public Office, and lie would not adj
nit them unless the Legislature, in ox-
press terms, or the Court OF appeals re-
quired it.
Indiana claims to he the banner wheat
raising State this year. The crop there
is placed at So. OCO, 900 bushels, which is
about. 90, 600, 900 more than Minnesota is
credited with. This immense crop is
duo not so much TO largely increased
acreage as to the fact that the average
yield has been from 20 to 80 bushels
per acre instead of IL to Is bushels,
which hes been about fair average in
previous years.
About two weeks ago David Long, 81
poor man, living near North Lebanon,
Pa, died of what was pronounced ty-
phoid fever. As it now appears that
there was abou. SEE 600 insurance up
on his life in various companies held by
number of citizens, a suspicion Of an.
other Raber murder case has arisen, and
his body is to be cxhumcd.
The bushes Of exporting beef cattle
on the hoOf shows remarkable increase
this year. The report for eight months
OF the present year aggregate $S,293,-
200.
The largest sum ever paid fox a horse
in England was $4,000, given for Dom
caster by the Duke Of Westminster.
Three romantic Kentucky girls recent
~ hit upon q better device for securing
husbands than by advertising. They
lived on the banks Of the Ohio River,
and agreed each to set bottle afioat
containing paper on which was writ
ten her name and promise to marry
whomsoever should find the bottles. One
OF the girls has married recently the
man who found her bottle far down tie
river. the second is engaged to the ore
who found hers ct Natchcz, Miss, and
tho third is in correspondence with the
finder Of hers, who also lives at a great
distance from the point where the bot
ties were launched
The brisk little lady Of ~ summers
Mrs. Myra Clark Gaines, hes arrived in
Washington. She tells the Pat that
she will cndeayer TO reform Congress - n
startling suggestion, truly. Her plan
is to equip large hotel in Washington
where the accommodation 4 prices will
encourage the Congressman TO take their
wives and children to the Capitol with
them. Should tic Congresmen have
their wives with them, thinks Mrs.
Gaines, they wouldn't be so wicked.
On Friday night last, near Springfield,
Mo-, Rev. George Long, a Baptist preach.
or, and Frank Gaddy were driving hcayi.
ly laden wagons in opposite directions,
aud each refusing TO give way, fierce
fight cnsued, in which the latter had bic
abdomen ripped open with large pocket
knife in tie hands OF tic preacher, and
died several hours after.
Tie news from tho Robinson. Kelly
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