South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1880-05-07
South 3ranell AntelliAcnter.
RoMNEY, FRIpAY. MAY Z. lsso.


RoMNEY, FRIDAY, MAY Z, 1880.
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TIE decrease in the p95l,c Dc bt since
June so. 1879. is sos. 500 ,55b-s5. and
for the month Of April, s2,o7s,o7o.5o.
1t predicted that Tie cQaipg sSason
will be one OF the bess'snown for eosdi
prices in wool.
Judge SpoGord, the contestant Tor
Kelloys's seat in the. Senate, isylying
very ili'ac his home. IN New 6tleans.
AT. an election IN aarrfsonsury, Va.
on Monday last for delegates 10 The
Richmond democratic convention the
readjnsters refused to participate /
Prof. w. H.sIsell, a leading colored
man of Missouri, saystllc coioree voters
will demand the nomination or either
friedrich Douglass or Senator Bruce for
Vicc-President by the Chicago couven.
ton. ~ ,rf1r1 ffes fltf = sft ficd q
The New York Evening Post says, in
regard to the West Point case, that
credible reports fyom several indcpen-
dent sources indicate that the hand
writing on six specimens submitted to
the experts correspond, in the opinion
OF those gentlemen, with that OF the my.
sterious note. and this. they are in tho
handwriting OF Whitaker. s1aq leE
DURING the month Of April the fol
towing was the work Of the mints
Double eaglcs. $4,000, eagles, $3.50
half eagles, 463,52o-to,al gold pieces
S46.S3O; -value, $3.50, 700. Silver
dollara, 100000; cents. 1920 600
total eoinsge, 5.266,s3O pieces-yalue
S9,I3l 900. ao7 leia.Ios.o -'iN '
1t is said that IL costs from 81 toSL2
TO produce bushel Of wheat in Eng.
land. In Minnesota wheat has been
produced at a cost of4O cent per bushcl
Secretary Sherman reports to Con
gress that the cattle exports from this
country in tho past six years have a.
mounted to nearly s2s,O00,o0o. @ +
l. is reported by Washington CORES.
pondent That Judge Mackay, of Sou,l,
Carolina, favors the denomination of ex
PRESIDENT Grant because, if elected. he
will create war with Mexico in order
70 extend the territory of tue United
states and add new States, to ihe South
The Judge says. further. with pri n,
humorr That with what the Sonthcrr
whites. have learned from the CARPET
oasgers tloy will be, able to carpet,bao
INTO these new States apd make, New
hngiapd'grit it's teeth by showing villa;
can really be done in the way of clear
ing out-a conquered tcr7itory."
Il. NJ. Nottsingcr was hanged in
Gainesville, Texas, on Friday last 70,
the murder of Willis Cline. The two
were visitors of the same young lady
Ci'nc married her. and Noitsinger mur
oered him in his bed. The murIere,
was native Of Botetourt county Va
The body was given to his father, 10 be
sent home for burial.
a WOMAN AND FIVE Cuunpr,.
BURNED TO DEArH.-At a late hour on
sunday night last colored woman
name not given-at Christiansbnrc
montgomery county, Va, locked the
door of her house and set it on fire
burning herself and five children Il
death.-ihe building was totally con
Sumcd. No cause is given for the act
GooD.-Thc New Orleans Tines saws
we arc not looking for a hero. or an
iaoi, or paladdin, but for a man who
can unite the Decorate party in every
section of tue Union. lead it TO victory
and rc-establish the government! on De.
mocratic principles"
TIE report comes from WASHINGTON
as weh as Parkorsburg that Hon. j. N.
Cam'en viii decline to be candidate
Tor Governor. This virtually leaves the
held clear to Mr.. Faulkner, though the
friends of Judge Brannon and Hon. 7
NJ. Bennett. of Weston are pushing
their claims.
y GROWING INDUSTRY is esti.
mated that the lumber business OF
Georgia for this year will amount to
9VO,ooO,Oo0 feet, and will exceed in
value S5,o0o,O0O. No industry in the
state has assumed such proportions in
tie same period as has this in the ms,
four years.
The Whitaker investigation is still
dragging its slow length along at Yves,
Point. and the stalwarts are in DESPAIR
that they can't saddle tho "outrago" on
the South.
Rev. DR. NJ. d. Hoge, OF Richmond
who is travelling in Palestine, was re.
gently rchIoI ,c s1oo g. a.,