South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1881-12-16
NEWS OF THE DAY.

'ots- - ne MUNGER OF imprisoned sub.
J6c $ in Ireland 1t the present date is
356.--. On Georgian Bay, Canada. a
Few days ago. the propeller Jane Miller
went down with all OH board, TWENTY
I'VE persons, including sixteen passen-
gers. .Diphiheria is raging in some
portions OF AlleAny county, Md.
Four large Touring mills a. ST. Paul.
Minnesota, were burned on Sunday OF
last week. involving loss OF 500 900.
1.-The FIRST printed newspaper was is.
sued Ia England in 1922. AT Green :
castle, Mass. recently. FATHER McCAs.
TY VAS fatally shot ut the door Of his
residence by man whose wife had ia
Ken refuge at the parsonage. The
Acting Astorney-General estimates the
expense of tue United States courts for
1867 at 80, 005 ,000.-. The potato crop
OF Utah is excellent. The yield was
large and the quality very superior.
speaker hEIFEn Is the owner OF MANY
thousands OF acres or valuable land in
Nebraska. -GEoRGE Law. who died
on the Znd inst, started life as q hod
carrier and ended life one OF the wealth.
lest and most influential mon in New
York City. The cashier of broken
bank at Caldwell, Kansas. was request.
cd to pay off deposits or be hung in II
hours. .Stereotyping was introduced
ptn tka TTritoj
RIsoN MCKINEEI, who resides near the
preston county line, captured seventeen
wild turkeys one day last week
France now allows the importation Of
American pork. The total value of
the lumber exported from Ottawa to the
United States for the eleven mon,hs en-.
ding November 80. was $2,069, 1859. "a
considerable increase over last year. :.
Whlte robin was recently captured n
Gray sporS, Ia. It Is stated that Col.
onel John 5. Mosby on his return from
Chan, will lead to the altar a we'll
known society lady OF A'exandria. Col.
oneI Mostly is widower Whole ar.
mies OF squirrels are crossing the Miss
lsslppi river, coming from he interior
OF Arkansas. They are caught in great
numbers by men IN skiffs. Mr.. WM.
L. HOOKER, an old aud esteemed citizen
OF Lynchburg, Va, died few days .,o.
after lingering illness, OF cancer in the
neck Willie, Joseph and Johnny.
sons OF Jno. johnson. of Mnnitowoc.
Wisconsin, aged 8. 10 and IL years.
broke through the ice on Sunday altar
noon last, aud all three wero drowned.
a search for the bodies proved fruitless.
---.At The village of Morita, in Japan,
held OF nine hundred yards SQUARE
was swallowed up during all earthquake
ana turned into deep lake RECENTLY
-. Considerable excitement prevails in
franklin, Vcnango county, Pa. over
the alleged raising of the wife Of Rev.
Benjamin Lloyd from death by PRAYER.
49, Two Philadelphia mechanics claim
to have discovered device for running
street cars by series Of powerful steel
springs. Al the end OF each trim the
car is to be wound up like clock
HE Potomac river is full of wild ducks
ana sportsmen are bagging good many
OF them. SO says the Shepherdstown
Register. General and Mrs. GRANT
Will visit Ar. ARTmUR at tho White
House about New Years Day. They
will remain month. "Birds of fea,h-
or will flock together. Miss CHLOE
ANN YloLErr Of Alexandra, Va, is
starving herself to death under the hal
Inclination that it is in obedience TO
command OF God and that she will there.
by win her way TO realms OF glory. She
has been fasting about forty days and
canuot be prevailed upon to eat. She
spends her time in prayer, meditation.
and reading the scriptures Major
Il. i. McoRg, who was connected with
tic Second National Bank Of Cumbor-
land, n few years ago. died on Sunday
last. at bis home ia CharlostoGn. On
the night Of the 10th inst. while the
l@st tTaln from The North was passing
Rocky Mountain Station. on the vii,
mington and Weldon Railroad, pas.
seuger coach, with baggage apartment
took fac from the stove and vas entire.
~ consumed. Baggage valued al 81 500
was burned. The passengers escaped
without injury The reduction Of
railroad rates on grain and provisions
from Chicago has become general, the
rates now being: To Baltimore. twelve
cents; to Philadelphia, thirteen to Now
York, fourteen, and to Boston, twenty
cents One hundred convicts have
been received at the Ohio Penileutiary
during the last month Col. John II.
Timberlako, a prominen, citizen OF AL
bemarle county, Va, was thrown from
his horse Saturday Dtubt last and kitIc1