South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1879-08-22
South 3raneh 9ntellieenter.
ROMNEY, FRIDAY. AUG. 22, 1879.


Iowa will hold their elections, on She l4th.
The steamship Scythia. which arrived
from europe, on the 18th inst, brought
500 900 in gold bars d American eagles.
GEN. Thomas EWING, it is said. pro.
daces figures TO show that the Democra.
tic party has reduced the expenses Of
the government sS4, 10000 during the
past four years.
An organized movement has been be-
gun in England against the importation
OF American beef, the effect OF which has
been to cause glut in the market, and
the sacrifice, through a forced sale, Of
large amount Of stock.
Official returns to the Secretary of
State OF Kentucky from fifty.eight coun.
ties give BLAcKBURN's majority for
Governor at something over 10000
The official returns from the entire
State, it is said. Will show Democratic
increase Of between eight and ten thou.
sand over the two preceding guberna-
torial elections.
Among the recent applications Of Q.
lectricity is an attachment TO street let
ter boxes, so arranged that il an attempt
is made TO rob the box an alarm will be
instantly sounded at the nearest police
Station.
Mrs. NELLIE GRANT SARToRIs Nor
DEAD.-London Aug. 1S.-The report
published here Of the death of Mrs. Sar.
toris, the daughter of Gen. Grant, is de-
clared to be unfounded. The mistake
arose from the death Of Mrs. +. w.
Sartoris, formerly Adelaide Kemble.
The wheat crop of Illinois this year
amounts TO 42,O4l ,252 bushels. an ave
rage of 1913 bushels per acre, and is val
ued at 37,266,757, an average Of IS
cents per bushe in the producers hands.
1t is considered the largest AMI most
valuable wheat crop ever made in Hi
nois. The total land sown in wheat was
2,137. O63 acres.
The Baltimore Gazette says. that the
growing virulence Of Brights disease
OF the kidneys is attributable TO tho i'm.
moderate use Of ice water and cold
drinks in this country. The Baltimore
druggist cites the fact that the people of
this country use ninety per cent. more
ice IN their drinks than the people of
any other country. and we have seventy.
five per cent more of Brighrs disease
Philadelphia Record Nothing short
OF war. famine or pestilence can galvan-
ize the greonl ack cause into vigorous
life again
AoINIry IN .GUr lion TnApK.-
Though it is now midsummer, usually q
dull season in the iron trade, the de.
mand for iron IS great and prices are
tending upward The intelligent secre-
tGry of the Iron and Steel Association
OF the United States predicts that the
product this year will be the largest the
country has known. He also believes
that the activity which prevails to-day
IN al branches of the iron AMI steel
trade will continue for nj least a yea
to come. Nearly all the fayorably cit.
uatcd rolling mills are in operation,
and numbers Of these mills. rs we'll a.
furnaces and stee. works, have orders
ahead for several months. The truth is
tie iron industry has been so !Ung TN
Der cloud that the actual need OF iron
throughout the country is enormous
Scientific Amcricdn.
The iron works Of Pcnnsy lvania are
so fully occupied in filling orders for
rails that the contractors Of the Shenan.
doah Valley Railroad have been obliged
TO send out to England for some Of the
iron required for track laying, and yes
sci is now daily expected ct Baltimore
with thousand tons of iron for our
road MqherdNoton Register.
On Monday Of last week, Lorse be-
longing 70 Mr. G.. Smiley, employed at
the brick yard Of S. II. MoTett & Co.
at the Il. & o. Depot in IIarrisonburg,
pulled its tongue out by the roots. and
was shot by his owner to stop its suffer
ing. Tie horse, the Reyi,,cr states, was
hitChcd 10 a post, and tho hitching
rein was so arranged rs TO draw on the
the bit when the animal wcud pull back
The train came into the yard, frshten.
ing the horse very much and n some