South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1880-04-02
, FRIbA /, APRii. ;. 1850.

IN tho United States Cour: 1t Lynch
targ, Va, on Monday last. in the case
Of Ju't@c G.'ili.n, OF Roanoke. for rcrus-
'nI to pa: nes-oos on jur;es, the Jury
faxed 10 agree and were discharged.
Iii addition 10 its other woes. Russia
is threatened with shcr. mhea. crop
y telegram from London states that
winter wheat in South Russia has suf-
lercd greatly from frost.
It is state I that thirty years ago there
was but one pottery in this country
making white and yellow ware. and not
a mill to grind material All the flint
and stone required was imported from
Great Britain. Now there are eight
hundred rottcries in tue United States,
representing 3 total capital Of over &c.
100000. The pottery craze of the past
two or three years resulted in the cree
ton Of thirty new kilns in 1879.
Deputy Sheriff Latham shot and kill
cd soldier Of tie twenty fifth infantry
at Fort Davis, Texas, on Sunday even
ing last, while trying to arrest him
Latham claims that he used his pistol
as club, when i: exploded, tile ball
passing through the soldier brain. The
public discrcdit this statement. Latham
has been arrested.
A DARING BuRGLARY.-A bold rob
berry was committed on the oath ult, at
Bradford Pa. Mr.. Charles a. Thilo,
minufacturer Of band wheels. has oil Of.
flee on Davis street, which was entered
by burglars while Dir. Thlo was asleep
They first bored hole in the wall back
Of the bed large enough 10 admit of the
pas sage OF an arm. Through this aper-
turc The sleeping man WAS chloroforned,
Two holes we're bored through the door,
around the lock- and entrance effected.
Ihilo does not believe in banks and al
ways carries his money on his person.
a wallet containing $4,000 was taken
from under his pillow. No clue TO the
thieves has as yet been obtained.
There was large number Of coIored
persons in Charlottesville, Va, on Mon.
day last, to spend the holiday. Numer-
Gus rows took place between colorcd
citizens and students from the uriver-
sity. One colored man was slIot in the
jaw and another through the wrist. By
the mayors order Several Of the disor-
derby parties were lodged in jail and
the streets were cleared by the police of
Of all who seemed disposed to create
disturbances.
Boston HoGM: The speculative ma
MIA is having bal effect upon the
country. 1t is not only drawing mil
lions Of dollars into unproductivc
schemes, from which the money will nc-
yer be returned to its owners, but it is
putting up the prices of all sorts Of mcr.
chandise. "a the. THO ~; sss,,.tI
becoming tho best to sell n AN" D'ne
wo-s. to buy in. The eSect Is seen IN
ovr FOREIGN comrsrce. Our imports
,;, I'D our exports are de-
Week, it is said. the exports at
-.cw York were only S6,s00,000, while
the imports were 100000. the ex-
cess agains! US being 81, 100000. lfthat
rate should be kept up for year, $780,.
100000 in American gold will have to
be sent across the water to settle.
TIE New RAILROAD. -The Washing.
ton correspondent Of the Alexandria
Gazette says: The syndicate which
has contracted for the extension Of the
Shenandoah Valley railroad, which OBJ
taincd character Mt the last session
Of the Virginia Legislature for the Bal.
tinorc and ST. Louis railroad. and which
is now applying to the Legislature Of
Maryland for q similar charter, will, it
is understood, if they Go not buy the
Washington and Ohio railroad, tap it
some distance from Alexandria and d.
vert all its trade TO Baltimore. One Of
nc reasons why an early decision in
case of the Washington and Ohio
road is desired is that other parties
~ this syndicate referred can take
hoit.f the road and extend it at once
W thelampsnirc coal fields and hey ond,
winch rould make it benefit Alexandria
70 'hc extent hoped for By its original
An exchange saysa New York whole.
sale merchant has long made it u rule
that when he sold a bill of goods on Gre
dit, to Immediately subscribe for the TO-
cal paper of his debtor. So long as his