South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1880-04-30
NEWS OF THE DAY.

Il he bill providing pensions TO sotd-
iers and sailors or Tue Mexican war has
been defeated in the house Of Represen-
tntives .--.-A new York woman has
obtained a verdict OF 81 500 against a
wealthy widow FOR alternating her hns-
band from her The steamer Europe
an. which recently sailed from Balti-
moro. lost forty head of cattle IF
II. Littell. an old citizen and former
merchan. OF New Market, aio,, there
suddenly on Friday afternoon last.
There arc 6. silk mills in New Jersey,
with an annual product Of Sl4,000.0 900
in value The most brilliant sold
Ter that ever graduated az West Point
Stonewall Jackson had 10 borrow
money TO get there The fly is said
TO be playing havoc with tobacco plants
in some sections OF Virginia. 49, Out
or an attendance Of 32S students at the
University of Virginia there arc six
from West Virginia Over in Eng
land, when anybody has complaint
which puzzles the doctors, they lay it
TO American beef. Old Mount Plea
SAINT Church, in Prince Edward county.
Virginia, was burned to the ground last
week -. Hundreds OF young women
are going to join the Mormons. Their
salt teass will perhaps add to the extent
OF the great Salt Lake, or perhaps make
a new one -. Pasteboarl shutters are
now made in imitation of wood. This
is merely Tor q blind $3.50. Miss Lettie
Gray, n girl Of New York city, is aston
ishing people in her State with her
marvellous whistling. 49,. 1t may be new
however, to many to know that oysters
are born in precisely. the same way tho
shad and other fish come into the world.
A well-educated lady oyster will lay
about 125, 600, GOO eggs. Prof. Da-
vid a. llollinghead, principal Of the
Western Female High School, in Balti-
more, died on Saturday last. w ash
ington ard Adams, after their terms Of
the Presidency had expired, acted os
justices Of The peace in their respective
| localities 1.-THE japanese doctors
cure with herbs and roots altogether,
and their charges are so low that it is
cheaper TO be sick than we'll in that
| country ..-..T The Rochester Express
complains that the mornings get up too
| early Butter continues scarce in
Romncy The sixty first anniversary
of The introduction of Odd Fellow SHIP
into this country will I've celebrated on
Monday next, all over the United States.
"A Baltimore man was severely Bit
ten by a muic the other day, which is 9
sure sign that the mule had rheumatism
in his hind legs ...--- Mr.. Jacob Mar
kcr's little hoy, Caudy, received n Sc
we're burn in his face about week ago
lie accidentally ran against his sister
who had vesse, containing boiling va
ter in her hand, and caused it 10 nc
thrown in his face .----.A leading New
England journal says that section o!
the country has room for one million
immigrants There is talk of Penn
sylyania sending n double healed del
alton TO tho Cincinnati Convention
Mr.. Tildon has male second
donation Of $1,000 to the Irish Rciiei
Fund The Kelly motor stock seems
below par in New York -. Barnum is
20 years Of age and is said to be worth
| $2,000,000 "A patent vas granted or
Monday laqt to Peter IIerdic, of Viii
Transport, Pa, Tor Improvements in run
ming gears for vehicles, which, it i,
claimed, "wiIl revoiutionize the present
system OF local personal transporta-
ton" 80. One hundred and twenty Nor
mons arrived in New York ON yesterday
week from Liverpool, and at once start
cd FOR Salt Lake ty....Ask you
neighbors TO subscribe for this paper
80. Rev. Justin Fulton is our authority
for tic statement OF Frel Grant, enc
Id niger should ever graduate from
Wcst Point" ...... Confederate Memo
rial Day was celebrated fuc5lay il
Mobile and ether Southern cities, will
the usual ceremonies .... Charles b
Boiling, colored, has been convicted il
Hanover county, oc outrage upon {
white child Of FIVE years The jury
consisting OF ten white and two coore,
men, decided that his punishment SHOULD
be death. .Chas. Bohn was drown
cd in the Ohio river, at Parkersburg
w Va, Saturday, whilst attempting {,
secure some floating lumber. ..Th,
construction Of the extension Of The
Shenandoah Valley railroad from Shep
Lcrds'own,to IIargerstown, Nj, is being