South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1879-10-03
South Branch 9ntslligeneer.
ROMNEY. FRIDAY, OCT. 3. 1879.

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Six counties Of Pennsylvania have
thus far given instructions to- their ,,el.
egatcs To the democratic State conven.
ton to favor delegates TO the national
convention who will vote for Mr.. Tilden.
The United States Supreme Court
meets October 18th. The case Of Tay-
Tor Strauder. involving the right OF West
Virginia To- exclude colorcd men from
juries, will come up a, this term.
The Spanish steamship Federico, for
Liverpool, on Monday last, took l2O
live beef cattle on deck.
An important trade has been opened
in Montana by the Northern Pacific. -
Two thousand fat cattle in 90 cars lcf,
Bismark last week for Eastern markets
New Orleans advices state that The com
ing crop OF sugars AMI molassos will fall
not far short Of last years production.
Elihu b. Washbarnc says that General
Grant has never told any one that he
will not be candidate for u third term
Wheeling Register: The relief commit
tees of Kansas are calling aloud for
somebody TO turn the expected fall exc.
dus into some of the older States, where
there is more money TO relieve the
wants Of the negroes.
Dennis Kcarney callc at the Palace
hotel, San Francisco on yesterday week
and sent up his card to Gen. Grant, but
the Generai declined 10 receive him.
Wendell Phillips pcremp,o rally dc.
clincs to remain upon the ticket as nom
inee for Lieut-Gov. Of Massachusetts,.
The deadly shotgun is still busy in
Ohio. The Cincinnati Enquirer pub
fishes the particulars of thirty-two hor-
rible murders committed in that State
in one week.
The price OF pig iron has advanced to
$50 per ton. -Four months ago it was
offered as low rs SIC and no takers.
America raises wheat two thousand
miles from her ports of export, conve S
1t by rail to the points of shipment.
transports it over three thousand miles
of ocean to Great Britain, and sells it
at shilling a bushcl less than it costs
the English TO grow it.
VIM. Hester, OF Easton, Pa, a young
married man, aged q, attending shoot
ing match nj the Fountain House. lust
outside of Easton, was accidentally kill.
ell on Sat urday afternoon last. Some
birds got out Of the trap and Le climbed
up on shed, intending TO shoot at
them. The gun caught on board and
the lock struck post in swinging back
and discharged the contents into his
heart. Death was instantaneous and the
body Eel! to the ground.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Morris. Valiuia
township, Cass county, Mich, were muir
dered on Sunday might last, it is sup
posed by person or persons with the
object of obtaining the money received
from large sale OF wheat recently made
by Mr. Morris. MIR Morris's body was
found on the back stairs of his house on
Monday morning last, wi,h two bullet
holes throuoh tho neck Tho ho1y or
his wife was found in u bedroom closet.
She had been shot four times in the
breast. There ia a, vet no cline to tho
perpctrator Of the deed.
pro.iiort n;ou,. no..o ,,
cred to the Mexican Congress- ON the 1G,b
ult. II saws that the foreion relations Of
the country are Of Tie mos, oricoI,Io
character and sbova ,ba, oy.- ca ,,i1os
of railway have boon built during the
year. There has also been an increase
in the number Of schools and Of pupils.
lie declares himsclfagainst 81 re election
and is opposed to repeal Of tho prohib.
itory law.