South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1880-03-19
South alranels 3ntsllisenees
RoMNEY, FRIDAY, MARcu 10, 1880


The Philadelphia medical and dental
colleges have turned on. this year 6l1
graduates, against 500 last year.
A dangerous $50 counterfeit treasury
note has appeared at Chicago. 1t is of
the series Of 1873, letter c. and is prin-
ted ON imitation 6bre-paper. The sha-
ding under the words United States"
is darker than in the genuine.
Grain exports from Baltimore On Sa-
turday last were 163.605 bushels corn,
and 29.799 bushels wheat.
Burlington Gazette: For the last
seven years the steal Of the school fund
in Iowa has been at tho average rate Of
$4,000 year. Iowa is the banner re.
publican State.
The negro exodus is not looked upon
SO favorably in Kansas as ut first. 1t
has dawned upon the negrophilsts of
that State that the cxodusters fed
from the South to avoid work, and do
not intend TO take up the shovel and
the hoe in Kansas. Some few Of them
have reluctantly consented to do light
and "genteel" work in the cities and
towns, but none Of them are willing 20
labor on farms. They say they had
"nuff Of dat down Souf"
ANOTHER TERRIBLE INDIAN MAssA-
cRE.-The Denver, Col, Republican, of the
18th inst, has received o letter, dated
Silverton. Col, March z, containing the
following: 1--WE have news of terrible
Indian massacre near Blue Mountain
Joe Laceme, Joe Chanes, Pat Kane,
Bill Trinboom, Dave Stockhammer and
several others were killed Several
bodies have been found and buried
Great excitement prevails in the Ames
valley. The above named parties were
in the locality Of the massacre, having
gone recently on prospecting trip,
therefore the names of those killed are
undoubtedly correct"
The scandal sent over the country
tho other day in regard to Senator
Benjam in Hill, has since!becn effectual-
ly exploded by the lady in the case
herself, she having made the statement
that there is not the least foundation
for the report.
1t is stated as one Of the incompre-
hcnsible secrets of commerce that n
good many articles manufactured or
raised in this country IRE sold cheaper
in England than here. The Atlantic
anu Scribner's Monthlies can be bought
cheaper there than here; so can Amer
lean butter, cheese and beef By some
occult process American beef that is
made to cost the common people in
this country Z cents a pound, is shipped
to England and sold to the people for
5 cents pound. Probably the same
kind of logic that makes it appear that
the people are benefited by the opera
ton of tariff that compels them to pay
few manufactures an exorbitant price
for every thing they buy or use, can
make it appear that they also are bcne-
for beef than the same can be carried
from this country and sold for in Eng
land So. Louis Times.
Great Britain draws $4,000 900 in
terest money annually from foreign
countries. Russia, Italy, Spain, Portu-
gal, Asia, Africa and America are hcav-
Il % Dill
Germany, Holland and Belgium. These
five nations, with an aggregate popula-
ton OF about 1lj 100000, are the great
international capitalists, or Mt least
have the great bulk of the surplus CAPT
tai, which must seek q market elsewhere.
They have an annual rent or interest
charge upon other nations amounting to
not less than $75O,00O,OOO a year
Wheeling Int
VIM. f. Taylor, late auditor Of public
accounts OF Virginia. was found dead in
bed on the morning OF tho 18th inst,
having died during the night of heart
disease, aged 67. He leaves q large
family, including his mother, now 90
years OF age.
The New York Tribune inquiries :
Can any one doubt that, if respecta-
bic Democratic candidate we're nomina.
ted, thousands Of Republicans would
conclude that IL was, on the whole, SAT
est for the country to cast quiet vote
against Gen. Grant!
TIE WESTERN WHEAT CRoP.-The
Chicago Times declares, after a careful
and extended inquiry il eleven Western
States, that the increase in the yield Of
wheat in those States will be 60 per
cent. il no harm befalls the growing