South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1879-06-06
NEWS OF THE DAY.

to pension the survivors OF the Mexican
war .-.. According To- Governor 81,
JUhn, OF Kansas, out OF 5000 colored
einlSrants TO that State, 2.OUO of them are
paupers.. Mr.. Webb Powell formerly
oil Loudoan coaaty. Va..ana hrother-in-
law OF the Hon. j. Randolph Tucker,
was recently sho, and killed by from
uersman in Montana. The man
who doctors Robert Bonner's horses re-
ceiyes salary of 81, 500 a year ....-.
An exclusive slate quarry is being de-
veioped on the Valley railroad. near
Staunton. Va. Six thousand Chinese
arc at york on the Texas Pacific Rail-
road -.Twenty-seven daughter bright
en- Cleveland, \. C., homestead with
their prattle 49, The Zulu word for
war is .jiggerwsy.' The more jiggerway
they have the less they feel any other
way Tho Pennsylvania Leg isla,ure.
In the opinion OF the Cincinnati Enqui-
rer. Is So corrupt that rotton egg
smashed agsinst tue speakers desk
smells like bed OF viole's. -. In
some places in Georgia, when u notori-
ousiy lazy man is caught ut work they
say he is meddling with industry a
little girl was poisoned at Rockford, IL
ilnois, few days ago. by drinking milk
IN which spider had fallen. IL lived
but ten minutes after drinking the milk.
IA contemporary recording the re-
cent medical conventions bel | in Allan.
Ia, Ca, said doctors were so numerous
the little children put their tongues out
whenever black coat was seen coming
down the street ..... Englis ladies in
nigh life are usually allotted $4,000 o
year Tor pin money. - Ehon ). lnger
soil, Representative in Congress from
Illinois, and brother Of Robert Ingorsoll,
died in Washington Saturday last -.
Giass Baskets are the latcs. undertake
ing in the funeral line Gross adult
terations OF medicines arc complained OF
by physicians in many parts oil the coun-
try $3.50 VI massachusetts, has the reputa-
ton OF being the most moral State i'm
New England Three children at
Toronto, Canada. were burned TO death
last week. playing with fire &. Silver
Spring, Florida, is one hundred feet
deep. covers an acre, and SENDS stream
60 to 100 feet wide eight miles 10 the
Ocklawaha river. There were only
ninety one deaths in Baltimore last week
the smallest number in seven days for
many years. -. More suicides are
committed, in proportion 20 the popula-
ton, in San Francisco. than in any other
civilized city. IA st. Louis paper OF
May % reports two cases Of genuine
yellow fever nt Vicksburg, Miss, this
week. The Chicago Journal wishes
all the gold coin under 81 called i'm and
Kept in, as inconvcnientiy small Three
citizens of Weston drew prizes in n late
drawing OF Louisiana Lottery Dur
ing the month o4 April 80 foreign YES.
sells loaded with wheat in the river Pla.
tn for Europe, and it is not uni kelly
that the Argentine Republic, South
America, Will yet become formidable
rival OF the United States for the foreign
grain trade. Capt Boynton is i'll in
New York, from the effects or his voy.
age down the Mississippi. =. The deer
like calf ut Grantsvillc. Md, died in its
infancy some days ago-thc common
fate of monstrosities James Logan.
4 private detective, who has spent much
time on the Charlie Ross case, claims TO
have in his possession positive evidence
that the missing boy is alive and well
at this date, and predicts that the mys.
terry or the abduction will soon he solved.
lien. Bradley L. johnson has sold
his residence in Richmond for the sum
of 10000, and intends removing to
Baltimore IA FrenChman naturalized
in the United States has been expelled
from France - The New Orleans board
OF health having investigated rumors Of
the appearance Of four cases Of yellow
fever there, pronounce them unfoundcd.
I'D. Jenkins, OF Cumberland. n woun.
ded soldier Of tho late war, has lust
drawn $1,000 back pension In Lon
don, on the 3OLh ult., TIE American horse
Parole won the Epson gold cup and
Wheel OF Fortune the Oaks stakes.
Twelve thousand dollars is the lar.est
sum ever found in the Dead Letter Of
lice ut Washington Norfolk is soon
TO have lace and silk factory. The
factory will be supplied with the most
complete machinery Weighing about G5..
600 pounds The Bridgewater. Rock.
ingham County, Va, EnierDyise says:-
Our old friend at tho toll-gate relates
the following remarkable incident that
occurred u him: lie set snare for the
purpose Of catching a rabbit. but when
hc visited it he found an owl attached 10
the end Of the string. il having swallow
ed IT. On pulling The string from owl's
throat ground squirrel was found at
the end Of title owl having swallowed
tho little animal, and being unable TO
escape was found as above stated
Some men never lose their presence OF
mind. In New York man threw hi.
mothcr.in-law out Of the window in the
flth story OF burning building. amt
carried feathcr.bed down stairs in his
arms. ...A man Of letters-the postmaq-
cr..-.Mr. G.. II. Sewers shipped from
Winchester last week $40 spring lambs
averaging in weight G pounds 70 the
head LIN Baltimore, up to Saturday
last, more than one thousand tickets
bad been sold for the excursion 90 Win
chester OH Memorial Day .....F. r.
Snively. Of Shady Grove, Pa, injured i'm
the HagerstoHn fire died on the 3Otb
......RepubliCan economy has brought
the great State Of Pennsylvania TO the
verge OF bankruptcy. 1t bias robbed