South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1879-08-08
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RoMNEY. FRIDAY. AUG. 8. 1879.


insane asylum. he acts with as much
caution as energy.
Senator MCDONALD. Of Indiana nj
though the hardest kind Of hard.mo-
ney democrat, announces his intention OF
taking the stump in Ohio for Ewing.
1t is stated the Dominion COVE rrment
has determined not to renew the order
in council prohibiting the importation
OF American cattle mo the FIVE eastern
provinces. The present order will ex-
phe on the 9th Of September.
We learn from the New York Tribune
that while the salary Of our Minister 10
England is sl7,5OO year. the minimum
and additional expense is placed ut S24..
600 & some Of our Ministers have run ND
their expenditures to $4,000 per year.
MIR. buchanan used 10 get s9,400 and
spend $4,000. 1t is barely possible for
frugal, bee.drinking man to get on
with the present salary.
The Salt Lake City (UtalO Evening
News Church organ denounces United
States Judge Boreman for judicial i'm
pudence and assumption in the Brig.
ham Young executors case. and charg.
es him with 'abominable falsehoods.'
and with being infamous, bigoted and
autocratic.
According 20 the ST. Louis newspa-
pers colored people from the South are
still arriving in That city by the boat
load on the way to Kansas. Two hun
dred arrived in two days, and as the
board organized for their relief was out
Of funds the unfortunate colored PEG.
pie had to lie around on the pavements
of the city and get whatever they could
by begging.
1t is sald that President Hayes has
been the closes: Presiden. the White
House ever held, and has saved it is es-
timated $40 600 per year out of his $780,
600 salary.
The Emperor of Japan celebrated tho
Fourth Of July by giving an audience
to General Grant. II is announced that
the General will leave for America the
las. week Of this month.
Mrs. Ida Benner, young woman on
ly 10 years OF age. living at Antietam.
shot and killed her husband on Monday
last. Benner had abused his wife in
most brutal manner, and approached
her with sharp knife in one hand and
club in the other. swearing that he in
tended to kill her. unless she would con-
fess intimacy with lieutenant who
boarded in the house. In order 20 save
her own life. Mrs. Benner caught mp
carbine and shot her husband dead -
There seems TO have been no cause
whatever for tho brutal husband jeal.
ousy, and Judge Motter on hearing OF
the case released the young woman on
$1,000 bail. She was only married in
December last.
The figures that show the movement
of population to the new farming lands
in the west says a contemporary, arc al
most startling. During the year that
closed with last month not less than
sixteen million acres Of government
lands were taken up by homestead en-
tries alone and fully fourteen million
acres Of new lands were sold to settlers.
1t is estimated that half million peo-
pie settled upon the new lands in 1873,
and the number for the present year
promises 80 be even greater.
Photographic counterfeit fve-dollar
notes on the Globe National Bank. BOs.
ton. Mass, letter G. and Deadham Ma.
tional Bank. Deadhsm, Mass, letter Il.
have made their appearance.
Tbs St. Louis Journal OF Commerce
publishes letters from all sections West
particularly FROM country merchants. oil
Of which note large increase OF bust
ness rapid restoration of confidence
among all classes, abundant crops, gen
erai prosperity. and BRIGHT prosl eo.s FOR
tho future in MI departments Of trade
The Zulu King being fugitive his
kingdom will probably nc divided into
prircipaliIies and apportionel among
Zulu nobility. The ox-Khedive ia said
to have got away from Egypt with sever.
nj millions worth ofmoney & valuablos.
The exports from Baltimore last Sa.
turday we're the largest ever known in
The history of that port in a single day
sggregating in value $G7j, 600. The
principal article exported was grain,
there being 1913 70J bushels Of wheat and
ljt,4S6 bushels Of corn. on change
the grain sales aggregated million
bushels
IT is estimated TINT tho loss by the
fnilnfc Of ne preaent grnin crnn I'm