South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1880-04-16
South 3raneh 9ntelligemtes.
Grand Democratic Rally.

Hon. IL. ID. VANCE, Oh NOrtn CarOIina;
Hon. J. G. s. Blackburn, of KY,
Will address, the people on the great
National Issues involved in the coming
Presidential Election, at Winchester, on
Monday. May Ord, 1880. All the people
are invited to attend.
The total coinage Of the government
miuts during the month OF March last
amounted to s7,475,000 of which ST.
$4,000 were dollars Of our dads.
Notwithstanding 10 Washington
correspondents of the Baltimore Sun, Pres.
ident Hayes stated in conversation, with
reference to the rumors Of Col. Mosby's
removal, that he had no intention of dis.
tlrbiny Mr. Mosby, Notwithstanding that
he thought Mostly had written most too
many letters.
It is the opionion o: coffee importers
that the opening of Mexico by the Cen.
trail Mexican Railroad will be followed
by great development OF coffee cult
ure in that country. II the Mcxicans
will also increase the number of their
sugar plantations, they will be in po
sirion to compete with the Cubans aud
Btazilians for share OF our enormous
coffee and sugar purchases.
Glen. Hatch with part of his command
attacked 800 Mescaleros Apaches in the
San Andreas mountains, N. NJ, q few
days ago, and after six hours fight for.
tel them to fly, leaving their dead aud
large amount of stock on the field
Capt. Henry Carroll, of the ninth cav.
airy, and seven soldiers were severely
wounded.
Three little girls who were gathering
Howers in the woods, near Durham, N.
H., on Friday last, discovered the head
less body of young man, nearly nude,
lying face downward at full length The
town authorities were informed, and an
investigation was begun. The right arm
was found severed at the shoulder. The
coat, pantaloons and vest were found
some distance away. In another direc-
ton were the collar, necktie and shir,
bosom, which had been torn from the
shirt, the remainder being left on the
body. Three gold studs were still in the
shirt bosom. The top part of the skull
and the murderer's clab were found in
another place near by. Tho body was
identified as that of Peter Duval, a
Frenchman, of New Market, n. III.
The successful growing Of the coffee
plant in South Florida seems to be now
established beyond question. and the
commissioner Of agriculture has award.
oil the premium offered some time since
foc the FIRST pound OF coffee grown in
the open air.
At the West Point Academy on the
morning Of the 9Th inst, Johnson c..
Whitaker, q colored cadet of the class
Of 1876, was found in his room at the
Barracks, bound hand and foot, with one
ear slit, piece of the other cut off,
and his head badly bruised. The out
rage was committed by "Three masked
men" who entered his room some time
hitCi All IUVeSlIHhllOn Is
being made by General Schofeld.
The National Republican League Of
Philadelphia has issued an address
against Grant which concludes as fol.
lows Gin view of the peril which threa-
tens the nation, it becomes imperative
on all patriotic Republicans to declare
unequivocally that, if driven-to the al
tentative, they will even prefer third
candidate to third term"
THE Philadelphia North american
thinks there is nothing in the fall which
has taken place i'll the price of iron which
calls for either surprise or regret. Every
one knows that the price has been arti.
fcially forced up to such figure as
could not possibly be sustained, and
that break WAS unavoidable was clear
ly foreseen. 1t is just as well that il
should have come when il has, for the
longer the unhealthy initiation lasted
the moro severe must have 6cen the
reaction.
The increase in receipts from the to-
bacco tax for the first six months OF the
present fiscal year, a. compared with
the corresponding period Of the last rs.
cal year, was S776,79O The New York
districts especially show a decided in
crease.
IT appears that during the month Of
March, which is a season when few care
30 encounter the hardshrs and pcrils Of
sen voyage, nearly twenty-five thous-
and immigrants landed at New York
or1 p,1t;v,cro