South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1880-08-27

on the 23rd inst, took $50 head of
cattle.-The Mineral county Repub-
lican convention has been called to
meet on Saturday, September A.
The population Of Illinois foots up
1888, 326.-ln Clarksburg, this State,
John Dakin, son OF Joseph Dakin,
accidentally shot himself on the 22nl
inst. The ball passed up the right
noStll TO the brain, which caused
death instantaneously-A California
farmer named Farwell raises $4,000
acres Of wheat this year and expects
that the crop will measure about 9Oo.-
GOO bushels.-Ihe young ladies' of
Trenton recently gave leap year pic
nc. They procured buggiea and es-
corted the blushing young men to a
grove where they compelled them to
don aprons and spread the festive
board.--A serious cave is in progress
at the Planes, near Wilkesbarre, Pa,
OF the surface over the mines of the
Delaware and Hudson Canal Com
pany. Several buildings havo alrea-
dy been injured at the mine. Five
houses are in imminent danger OF de-
struction, and about three acres of
ground have sunk from six inches to
two feet, The people ere much o.
larmed.-For the week ended on Fri
day las. there were forty deaths from
yellow fever and four from smallpox
ia Havana, Cuba. Ten persons have
died there during this month from the
eontagion Of glanders.---It is tue
hardest thing IN the world to find a
man to run for office in Turkey. Tho
government has nothing to steal
Indiana will roll up majority for
Hancock OF not less than 10000, go
say the bost informed Democrats In
that State. In San Francisco, Aug.
II, John II. Clemotshaw, who was
convicted Of perjury for having sworn
that Charles De Young fired first at
young kailoch, was sentenced TO IA
years imprisonment N the State pris-
on. Ciemetshaw's counsel asked for
y delay Of & week in order to prepare
bill OF exceptions, but Judge Free
lon denied this request for want of
probable cause.-It is said that there
arc ! 500 visitors at the Greenbrier
White Sulphur Springs.-Potato bugs
took entire possession of q church at
SandOral, Illinois, on q ecentSunday
evening. Windows, doors, and seats
were swarming with them. Ladies
screamed and the services came to
q sudden end.-It cost the New York
Herald over s 500 to watch Tanners
long tast.-Three hundred thousand
dollars in specie were shipped from
liavre last week for New York.
a Now York correspondent tells an
Interesting story about -four women
who so TO dinners and receptions to
talk and 10 help the hostess entertaiu
Der guests. The price for their SER
vices II $50 an hour--h man in
Kentucky has just married his sixth
wife. Assuredly ho bears charmed
lite,---Tlc death Of Ole Bull is an
nouncod.----The Governor has so.
pointed William l.. Hearn, J. n.
Camden and John =. Robinson IS
Commissioners on behalf Of the State
- attend -. one A0uarcGth anulver-
sery Of the tr9Aty or peace and The
recognition oi American Indepeud-
enoe, T. be held IL New York in
l's3. -Risl. Rev. J. J. Koane,
Bishop Of the Catholic diocese of Vjr.
gina, confirmed - persons IL the
Catholic church IA Winchester receut-
iy.---Fitty ladica arc struggling Cor
medical Aalers in Paris On the
10Th ine- William lucas, q dentist
1T Corsica, Pennsylvania, had his
RIGHT ann iora terribly by an oxpIo-
son otEis 7ulcon,z.rg appartua.--
vanderbilt; ao~ owns tae famous.
trot'o" - Jn..A.l. lie paid $50 900
tor the animal At least the assocint-
cd d'spatc'. says ho did. Another
one from the same source also states
that Vandcrbilt's profits from his rail.