South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1880-06-11
NEWS OF THE DAY.

The rain falls on the just and the uu,
just. But not on the man who has jus,
stolen an umbrella IS. p. Ruggles
the inventor Of presses for printing in
raised letters for the blind. died at Lis
bon, N. H., last Friday 1t is rumor-
ed that Cuban Administering expedi-
ton has sailed from Montreal. Canada.
.--...Charlss Leasing, the German
| printer, is dead Illinois builds
one-half OF the farm machinery OF the
United States :. There are three men
to one woman in Arizona. There
are nineteen bache lor farmers in Wal
nut township, Pike county. Iowa. who
are farming and doing their own cook
ing. .Iusurgent chiefs, lately land
ed in Cubs, End little or no sympathy
from their old comrades ..... An i'm
mense gold lode has been discovered III
New Jersey. in the foot hills near Plain.
vile. ..Downey, the poet Of Congress.
congratulates himself that his verses
sold 5000 extra copies of the Congress-
ional Record. ...-.A loaded revolver
was discharged in trunk which was
being handled by reckless "baggagc
smasher," in Council Bluffs. Iowa, the
other day. The bullet whizzed by his
ekr. lie lifted the next trunk very ten.
derby ......A little Cincinnati. Ohio,
school girl, who was playing PUSSY
wants corner" and who had in her
mouth the tube Of toy whistlipg bal
loon. in calling to companion drew the
balloon into her throat, and was strang.
ied Ii three or four minutes 800. The
will OF the late Don L. G. Peters be-
qaeaths $4,000 to his niece. the wife of
Col. Frank IIuger, and the balance OF
the estate, estimated at $3.50, 900, TO his
brother, Col. w. T.. Peters, OF tho Uni
versity OF Virginia. The Empress
OF Russia died on the 3rd, after pro-
tracted illness :. .There will be more
grain and cotton raised in Texas this
year than during any three previous
years ......It is now thought that an
explanation of the fall OF :wo houses i'm
New York the other day may be found
in the vibration Of the walls, caused by
the incessant passage OF elevated rail-
road trains near the walls anil founda,
dations. Cracks are showing them
selves in houses all over the city, due 10
the same disintcgrating force d. -. For
wrccking train On the Andelusian |
railroad, in Spain, recently. Is persons
have been sentenced, TO death and IS TO
imprisonment for twenty years. $50.
California workingmcn are for Thur |
man for President. 900 iron work
ers arc out Of employment in and a
round Pittsburgh on account Of q strike |
on the part of the puldlers. ,. .Rava
ses of the phyllo2cra einsthe French
vineyards are becoming more serious
daily &c. w. SchuGeld, importer OF |
iron and steel rails in New York, failed
on Tuesday for about $4,000, 900. -
Adviccs from Fort Walsh, Manitoba, re-
port trouble between the American and |
Canadian Indians, which may lead TO
bloodshed. Several slight conf cts
have already taken place Til,
April returns Of the Agricultural De-
partment show an increase in Tho area
sown in wheat OF IS per cent, and in |
the area sown in rye decline OF per |
cent. II raiEcd fish near Kokomc. |
Indiana, the other day :. They dress
most expensively who go TO the lawyer
for their suits ..... Woman is called |
mans bett-r half, and Hans says EFF
ry man had better Lalf one.' ......
1t is WILL c ough to hit the nail on
tue head provided the rail is not tie |
one on the end of your finger ......
The West Virg MA. Medical Society
will hold their thirteen annual meeting
in Wheeling on the 2ith and 18th OF
June ....The army worm is reported |
to be devastating the wheat, corn and
timothy crops in portions OF Ocean and
Monmouth counties, New Jersey. The
posts appeared suddenly. anI, in sc me
Instances, destroyed acres Of whea: aud
grass in ono uigh:, before they were
discovered.
WOMAN'S WISDOM.