South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1880-10-01
NEWS OF THE DAY.

Inc golden stream continues to
flow. The steamers Ameri1ue and
Wirneburg landed sl,O25, 900 at New
York, yesterday week.-The old man
Townsend, who defended Whittaker's
ears, got 500 for it, or $3.50 per ear.
-General Thomas Ewing is i'll in
California OF malariai fever contract
ed in ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS @. Toll
burt, colored lawyer of Goshen, In
diana, and heretofore q prominent
republican politician, has declared for
Hancock and English-Colonel Jno.
Kee, a prominent citizen of Lewis
county, West Va, is dead
presents given 10 a newly welded
couple at Newport, recently, were
transported to New York in seven
teen dry goods. boxes. ..and were valu-
ed by the express company at 5000.
Jim Blaine OF Maine, is the great
American ''sick man" The fusion
lists did it with their little votes.-
The fashionable sleeve grows tighter,
and even clings closely about the
wrist. The. cuffs worn with it are
very deep.-A Dallas, Texas, CORES
pondent OF the Canton Press says ::
"TeXas can't hold aslight to Missouri
rs farming community."-An $500
diamond ring floated away from La
fayettc, Ind. a child tied it to the
string of toy balloon and let it go.
Seven eclipses are TO take place
this year, four of the sun, two of the
moon, and one OF the Republican par
ty on Tuesday, November 2nd.-It is
said that Henry Hilton, of New York,
has. given $4,000 to the. Democratic
campaign fund.-It was really unkind
for the Chicago Times to say that
"Mr. Garfield will swear that he did
not take any stock in Maine. lie
will ask to let il go rs n loan" On
election day Mr.. oliver Bradcen, so
years Of age, walked from Limerick
to- WATERFORD Maine, a distance of
six miles, and cast his vote for Gen.
Pia!sted.-A church was commenced
recently ina rural district in Barren
county, kentucky, but tie building
fund became exhausted, the house
changed ownership, and is now occu-
pied by distillery.-Thc Sabinal
and fNeuces rivers, in Texas, over
flowed their banks last week, severe
ly damaging crops and sweeping a
way. fences, houses and stock. A
Mexican was drowned on the Sabinal.
This Is the song they sang in 1870
o, have..you heard the news from M.ine,
| Moi,o go.
She wen: hell.bent for .Covernor Kent
- With rippccanoe and Ty!,c too
For with them we can beat any man.
-TcXas produces elder from toma-
toes. 1t sells for one dollar and TWEEN
ty-fivc cents per gallon.-Jacll Ever
man, bank burglar, left five thou
sand dollars at his death, in Philadcl.
phia. He made no Will, and his nat
ural heirs refuse TO touch the money,
because it is the proceeds OF robber-
les. The legal question arises whoth-
er, there being heirs, the State can
take the propcrty.-The Kansas city
Times, speaking Of the Younger Bros.
in the Minnesota jail, says that Jim
| Younger is reading law, Bob is stnd-
ying medicine, and Cole amuscs him
self sometimes by preaching to his
brother convicts. The boys are al
lowed to talk to each other only once
a mon,h.-A St. Louis man was
out late at night. A policeman ask
ed him what nc was doing The man
said, "None ofyour business" The
policeman dubbed him. The police
man is now III the Pcnitcntiary for
six months and had to pay fine of
fifty dollars.-Spurgeon says that an
Englishman, before starting on q for
eign tour, orders the most ridiculous
suit of clothes that it is possible for
anybody to wear.-England has
nearly 10000 gypsies, and most of
them cannot read or write. -The
republican candidate for railroad com
missioncrin Missouri, Howard Barnes.
is the first colored man placed on n
State ticket there. He was born q
slave, but bought his freedom before
the war, and has accumulated q prop
crty of fifty thousand dollars b. keep
I NY lIStt-Ha Ait az JelltISOD CllD,
Missouri.-B. b. Stout, OF Harrison
county, this State, sold this year 81
400 worth Of peachcs.-Immonse
swarms Of grasshoppers have appear
ed near Jacksborough, Texas, and
are devouring the corn and cotton
stalks on the farms thercabouts. -
A gold watch has been plowcd mp on
the battle field at Chickamauga, and
with slight repairs will be a good
timekeeper again.--A picllerel caught
in Brill's lake, Mich, the other day,
was found to have a gold finger ring
stuck in his throat.-Kansas has q
female dentist. Not content with
working her own jaw she wants to
work everybody clsc's-At Manor