South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1880-06-11
South 9raneh 5ntellisentw.
ROMNEY, FRIDAY, JUNE IL, 1880.

met in Chicago on the 2nd inst. con-
cluded its sessions on the 9Th, when
JAMES A. GARFIELD, OF Ohio. was nom.
mated on the seth ballot as their can
didate for the Presidency. The vote
stood: Garfield 500: Gen. Grant 800 ;
Blaine Az; Sherm an and Washburne
5. Mr. Garfield having received the
number Of votes necessary TO q choice,
he was declared the nominee for Presi.
dent. His nomination was then made
unanimous. The next thing in order
was nominations for Vice. President
they being made, a call of the roll of
the States was then begun and resulted
as follows: Wash burne,of Illinois. 1913 /;
Jewell, OF Connecticut, "a; Settle. of
Florida, /; Maynard. of Tennessee, 80 ;
Arthur, OF New York, 4G8. Mr. Frye,
in the chair. said that Mr.. Arthur. hav-
ing received a majority OF all the votes
cast, was the candidate for Vice. Presi-
dent. end inquired, "Shall the nominal
ton be madc unanimous?" Mr.. Hay
mond, OF California, moved tina. it be
made unanimous. Adopted. =.
A number Of buildings were blown
down and several persons were Killed
by tornado in st. Louis, OH the 4th
inst. The wind lasted but q few mo.
mcnts. and was not specially observed
in the busin ess portion Of The town.
The exports of domestic produce from
New York during tho past week was
S8.O42,S22, and from January 1st to
date, sl57.6l9, 094. Last year the fig
ures were $G.7sl ,o3s and Slss, 1897 800.
respectively.
The Martinsburg .Gatesn,aa says: The
canvass for the Congressional .nom!na
ton in this district may bc fairly stated
as follows: Martin will 60 into the
convention with larger vote than any
other single candidate. Hoge, Lucas
and Bradford will have considerable
strength, but neither Of them sufficient
to he nominated on the, first ballot
Their combined strength will be more
than Martins, which will also prevent
his nomination on tho fist ballot. The
result OF the ballots will not be known
until they are cast and counted.
Col. Blanton Duncan. the acknowl-
edged leader of the Greenb lck party in
Kentucky, for several Jelrs past, SAYS
The party is too weak TO exist and do
good, and that it SHOULD dishand as an
organization and its members join the
Democratic party.
In Winchester, Glra broke ont at
1870 p. NJ. on Sunday last on Market
street, next 10 The Hart Hotel, in Mr..
John Il. Elmunde's grocery and feed
store. 1t ragged fiercely for ten minutes
before the fire companies started out. -
This was due to o joke that ha,l been
about disk by giving false
alarm of fire This scheme was con
coctcd during the day and put into ex-
ecution in order to see how soon the
could reach tho ground, and
when there was need for prompiness
they imagined it was second test a.
larm. The buildings totally destroyed
were John r. Edmunds's grocery anil
feed store, u. Murphy's grocery end lia-
uor store, Reese Yearkley's dry goods
and notion store. The Hart Hotel was
several times afre, but Tue flames were
without serious damage.
Three men wore badly burned by the
explosion OF q coal oil barrel in Ed
store. Their names are John
r. Edmunds, John Jefferson and Mr..
Cain. The fire was extinguished about
twelve o'clock. 1t is supposed to have
been the work Of an inccndiary. The
buildings were owned by Dr.. James
Conrad, and were insured. The total
damage is $4,000 or $1,000. John Jof
ferson, one OF the men burned, v as bad.
ly injured. Mr.. Cain was one of the
fremcn.
John G. Thompson, Jr., son of the
sergeant'at~arms OF The United States
House Of Representatives. was shot and
dangerously wounded by Beaumont
Buck, Of Texas. at Highland Falls, n.
Y, on the 4th inst. They we're attend.
ing preparatory school. IA candidates
for admission 20 West Point, anI Buck
who had been hszed by the other stu
dents, was enrfged by remark Of young
Thompson, hence the shooting. Buck
gave himself up.
Hon. a. =. German, on the 9Th inst.
was reelected president of the Chesa.
peake and Ohio Canal, with Col. James
G. Berret, NJ. Bonnon. John Humbird
Z. IIammilI, II. ID. Faruandis and Thos.
+. Morgan as directors, the only charge