South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1879-09-05
NEWS OF THE DAY.

phia. .All branches OF trade in Eng
land are reducing wages. The ex-
Gees OF exports over imports OF merchan-
disc during 1879 was S263.572,O S9..
Sweden has 21l Baptist churches, but
only LOG have places OF worship. Sir
Henry Bessemer's new gigantic tele.
scope cost 100000. From Lon.
don the startling figures are given out
that the trade OF Great Britain fell of
| during the last year f28,
Edison has introduced his telephone in
France ..-.. The cholera continues vir-
ulent in Yokohama, Japan. Thus far
this season there have been $4,000 Ca
ses and %, 900 deaths a 5000. 900
breach OF promise suit excites the peo-
pie Of Henderson, n. c.. WIN. Il.
Michael. Of Perrymansville. Nd. died
from the effects of oak poison commu-
nicated six weeks previously. Nun
| son, the Advent preacher who married
himself to lady in Massachusetts, re
Gently. has been arrested for bigamv.
Saturday night last peaches sold in Bal.
timore at five to fifteen cents peck -.
Philadelphia will be Gen. Grants future
home, 1. G. il he don't get in the White
House. 1t is said that wheat is be-
ing shipped down the Mississippi fir ON
| ST. Louis TO New Orleans, for five cents
Q bushel. -. There is more gambling
this summer at Long Brapch than AT
any other summer resort ......In Tex
as there are $4,000 white children over
eight years Of age who cannot read.
Seven thousand workmen are out OF
employment ut Q:ebec. :. Large gangs
Of tramps infest the country about Win
chester. Eight OF the States now ad.
NIT women to practice in their courts.
-. There are nearly two millions OF
manageable girls in France -. In
Carleton county, n. B., Donald Mcleod
Yves employed by James Paige TO atch
his orchard from depredations by boys.
Late on Sunday evening last, son of
! Mcleod passed through the orchard to
shorten his walk home, and was fatally
shot by his father. "A snake 81 feet
long was killed near St Louis last week
Ia Partisan claims to have discov-
cred process by which an absolutely
perfect imitation of silk may be pro
duced from flax fhers and il is report
ed that Lyons manufacturers have pug
chased the process for 5000, 900 francs
There are six men lying in the St.
Louis Jail for numbering women. .....
Senator Ben Hill is Methodist class
leader. The farmers of Pamlico coun.
ty, n. c., are getting mad because the
bears arc eating up their corn crop
Cuban patriots are reported TO have sur.
prised and captured an armed govern
mcnt convoy on the road from Manza-
nilla to Bayamo, the plumber consisting
nf in, Il IN tntn ln1 e.
soldiers arrearages Of pay; 10000 car
tridges, 500 rides, several kegs OF pow
der, and large quantity OF clothing
provisions. etc. The barn Of Mr.. Die
man, near Martinshurg, was destroy ed
by ali incend!Gry fire on Monday night @!
last week =. The Methodists OF Bangor
Maine. last week refused TO allow the
Rev. DR.. De La Matyr to preach in their
church on account of his greenback pro
clYi;ties. The 3. & @. people say that the
local shipments OF wheat this year have
been greater than the whole aggregate
for ten years past. James Day was
shot and killed by his son Jesse aged Is
years, 1T West Liberty, Ky, on Satur-
day last. There had long been unpleas
antness between the two, and the father
was passing his son and throwing stones
ut him, when the latter fired 1--WE
Mcriden men are in trouble over The
ownership OF ladder and are taking
steps FOR lawsuit. The Danbury Ne,ss
says the result OF this will be that one
lawyer will get the sides and tie other
lawyer will got the rounds leaving the
holes to the ltigants. Almost Il
famine prevails in the west OF Ireland
10 81 -, 4
must now take back seats. The Cincin-
natl Enquirer tells of - bcd-bug that
was caught in country boarding house
the other day that had the legend C. ~
1873 cut on its back The Lon
don Times Berlin correspondent says
the Russian national debt bearing inter.
est is becoming enormous One billion
one hundred and tbirty-two million one
hundred and twenty-five roubes in pa
per money is now in circulation $500.
l. NJ. Lake. OF Frankfort. Mineral con
", killed very fine deer last week. =.
In Richmond. Va. on the night OF the
End inst, the iron foundery OF James C.
Mcintyre was destroyed by fire, togeth.
or with its contents. Loss SO, 500. Nc
insurance -. The steamer MOsel. which
arrived at New York from Europe, on
the lst inst. brough! 100000 in gold
bars. The Page Courier saws that
more than 500 PERSONS have visited the
Luray Cave during the last two weeks
... Kinder Furguson. the oldest man in
Indiana, died in Scott county. in that
State, on the 9th ut lie was born
August %, l77l, in Montgomery coun-
ty, Va. and consequently lacking ter
days OF los years. The date OF hi.
birth was well authenticated He was
4 moderate drinker all his life, and new
er belonged TO any church until be was
20 years of age, when he joined the NJ
+. Church. lie was an uncompromis,
} ing democrat all his life long, and never
fniled 10 vote his continent nl nanl