South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1880-04-23
South 8ranrA 5ntelliernter.
RoMNEY, FRIDAY, APRIL 2s. 1850.
The revenues of the PostofIioc De-

30, 1881, are now estimated nj $50, no.
600. instead OF S32.2l0,O 900, as origin.
ally calculated. This will leave defic.
it to be provided for by appropriation
Of s4.7ss, 900, instead of $685. 900.
The Tiidcn and anti-Tilden democra.
tic State conventions Of New York met
Mt Syracuse on the 20. inst. The form.
or warmly Endorsed their fayorite and
denounced the processes by which he
was suppl1nted by Hayes IN 1876; no
instructions were given the delegates
to the national convention, except to
vote as unit. The latter spent most
of its tine in bitter denanciation of
Tilden, though an effort was made to
harmonic with the Tilden convention.
Uninstructed delegates wcre chosen.
During the late "unpleasantness' a
Confederate soldier named Moore crawl.
cd out under the fire OF two armies in
order TO give relief to wounded Union
captain. Moore was recently notified,
ut his home in Arkansas, that the cap-
tain was 6ead and that $4,000 be-
queathed him was at his disposal.
The New York Sun suggests that if
Gen. Grant receives the nomination for
third term the name Of his Oldest son
should be put on the same ticket for
Vice President, so that the country
could be sure OF the Grant blood by hav-
in a son to succeed in case OF any fatal
ity to the father.
IL is said that the Land Office at
Washington never was SO busy as it is
now. AS much land has been sold i'm
the last four months as was ever dispos-
ed of previously in q year. The pur-
chasers are nearly all actual settlers.
The Commissioner Of Pensions admits
that during the last three years the sum
Of 1854, l45,4l has been paid to fraud
ulent pensioners. That is about the
general style of Radical management Of
tho public money.
If Virginia should cast her vote for
Grant the Mobile Register thinks gorge
Washington ought to come down from
his bronze horse, jefferson break his
scroll TO pieces and Mason cast away
the pen that wrote the Bill OF Rights.
To which the Mountaia Herald adds {:
And Gen. Andrew Lewis club Malone
over the head with his rife.
special to the Wheeling Register
states that q terrible wind storm passed
over Crop Creek townships Washington
county, Pa, on the night OF the 10 inst,
doing much damage. Hay stacks, fenc-
es, &C., were leveled TO the ground ard
trees torn up. On the farm of c.. G..
Rea. the barn was very badly damaged
and n wagon shed, corn crib and sheep
house literally blown away. The con.
tents of the wagon shed, heavy farm
wagon and spring wagon, were torn
to pieces by the hurricane. The tin
roof was blown Off the residence OF
David E. McNary, and carried q distance
Of half mile. The roof OF John John.
sons barn, in independence township,
was carried off by the storm. Mr..
Johnson's little daughter was seriously
injured 10y the roof Of the same building
falling on her in just such storm, two
years ago.
The clark day" in America conmenc-
ed at about 10 A. NJ, May 10, 1880, and
continued until the middle Of the next
day. The Arizona Miner ssys that n
woman living on the Little Colorado
was % years Of age at the time and re-
members The circumstance. She is now
128 years Of age. The darkness created
great CONSERVATION among her people
the Spanish, and tho Indians. The
Spaniards hurried saints and the Indians
took to feasting.
HIGHWAY RoBBERY-As The St.
Louis express train was leaving Sedalia,
Mo, on the night of the 14th inst, Mr..
Jones, large cattle dealer from Color.
ado, en- route for Kentucky to purchase
fine stock, was suddenly attacked by
four men, and before he could give the
alarm they robbed him Of $j,20O in
cash and a certificate OF deposit on the
Drovers' Bank Of Chicago for sI.9s6.
In their haste the robbers overlooked
$4,000 in money and some $4,000
worth of checks, drafts and notes in an
inside vest pocket. The robbers are
supposed 20 have come from Kansas
City, and it is thought they have gone
West with their booty.
As writer Of testimonials says liar.
Pcps Weck,y. commend US to Gail Ham.
iIton. Recently On Irish girl applied TO
tho PrinciroI &c tLo C,.,o ~,