South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1881-08-12
South Granth 9ntclligrnter.
FRIDAY. AUG. IL. 1881.

State. thus regulating population, and
nominated Hon. JNo. w. DANIEL. OF
LyncLbnrg, for Gov; JAS. BARBoUR,
OF Culpeper. for Lieutenant Governor,
& PHILIP w. McKISNEY, OF Farmvillc.
for Attorney General. The ticket is a
strong one, is received with enthusiasm
throughout the Stlte, and Cannot fail 10
secure decided victory at the coming
election.
Secretary WINDOW and Collector ROB
EKTSoN intend to take The New York
Custom House out Of politics as much
as possible.
DAVID DAVIS announces his intention
TO retire to private life on the close of
his Senatorial term.
There are now more British troops in
Ireland-30. 000-tban there are men in
the United States army. In addition to
these regulars, there is strong force OF
armed constabulary.
Reports from several Western States
represent the corn crop in a failing con.
dition on account Of the dry spell of
weather.
California has on hald the largest
amount OF wheat ever carried over, it
being estimated by tho San Francisco
Produce Exchange in excess Of twenty
million bushels.
a bill declaring wife n competent
witness against her husband, where he
con nits al assault upon her. has pass
ed the Georgia Senate. Likewise, one
TO make it a misdemeanor To carry in
toxicating drinks to any public gath
erIng.
The Cincinnati Commercials sugges-
ton OF one cent contributions to nav
the fine OF Z. A. Cook, who slapped
Morrisons mouth for saying he wish
Cd 10 God that Garfield would die"
took like .wildfire. The fine and costs
only came to 1872, but $50 was received
the first day, and now, it is snid, con-
tributions aggregate nearly $1,000
1t seems TO be generally expected
that if the Post Office Department be
comes self-sustaining this year, as ii is
likely TO, letter postage will be reduced
To two cents.
The instrument by which Prof. BELL
found the location of the bullet in the
Presidents body is n modification of the
telephone. When two small plates in
connection with coils of wire peculiarly
arranged, are passed near metal Of any
kind, the instrument gives off sound, ,
which is produced by the vibration of a
diaphragm in a tube held TO the car, ve-
ry like the telephone. In fact the bull
let is made TO speak its presence, very
much rs If it said "helo!" through the
telephone.
The first year after the war closed
the government paid for pensions to
disabled soldiers. Sl5,6O5, $40. while
last year, sixteen years after the close
OF the war, the enormous sum Of $50
777,l74 was paid. II the bill continues
TO grow at this rate, a contemporary dc.
sircs TO know how long it will take TO
bankrupt the country
The general opinion seems to be that
the colored Cadet, WHITAKER, has
been found guilty Of mutiIaling his own
ears.
The Democrats of Mississippi have
nominated Robert Lowery for Cover
nor, after 81 ballots. lie was nomina-
ted by n concentration Of all the oppo-
stiOn to Governor Stone, the present
Governor, who was candidate for
third term.
Tie Indian department at Washington
has received information from the Rose
bud Agency OF the killing of Spotted
Tail by Crow Dog. 1t ia believed that
Spotted Tail was killed through some
difficulty growing out of his expected
trip TO Washington. lie had been or
dercd by the Indian bureau to come to
Washington with the Indian delegation
due there on the 15,h inst
Spotted Tail was coming as a reprosen-
tative Of the Sioux Indians, and Crow
Dog was jealous Of his prominence and
influence. Crow Dog himself wanted
to come to Washington. Spotted Tail
was 60 have started to Yankton to leave
for Washington on the very day was
killed. Grow Dog was captain OF the
Indian police al RoscLul.
It's stated that tho Chesapeake &
Ohio road expects TO complete, next
month, its track from Ashland to Sier-
ling, KY and to run through trains
from Covington TO Richmond W Octo-
Der
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