South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1881-06-24

When Mr.. s., very mu:h frightened
rode home in great hurry, and entered
the house exclaiming that he had just
killed mar short distance up the
rold. Together with several other gen.
tlemen he went back to the place where
dc had lett him for dead and found him
sitting there tryinc to stop up the flow
o! Blood from the wound in his breast,
which was bleeding profusely. He did
not attempt 10 escape, but went very
quietly back to the house with them
After remaining short time he made
an excuse TO 90 out, and has not yet
been heard from. lie was an Irishman.
about middle age. and supposed TO
weigh $50 pounds.
How TO PREVENT pEowYING Mr..
Harry McCormac communicates TO n
London scientific journal the results OF
some careful investigations Us TO the
hes. means Of preventing droSnins. AS
the season for sc aside Bathing is at / and,
which means for many the drowning
season, Mr.. McCormac's study OK this
81 ject is timely. TIE great resource
nf any one getting into water beyond
his depth who cannot swim Is to initiate
tie m,tions OF dog ant Other b.u'ca.
which, not even ihn h)uschol car OK
certtd, take 10 water or occasion and
SUSTAIN themselves perfectly well WI hcu,
any prior experience wha:evcr. TIE
brute ii tie w.teF,' says tbs writer
continues 10 20 on all fours an : she
man who wishes To save lis he and can
40. o,hergisc swim must ID so too, str-
king Alternately o:e two, onc-tHo. Int
without hurry or precipitation" Tbs
Ercat peril Of pcreo S unajlo TO s9;m
AL su@ 'ealy entering dep walcr il
paralysis Of nu,c,.l.r power from fci.h'
and Mf. M,UU,ma1 ia az lar ,s,m Tie
truth when lie says: "Eo.h.nG j, less
li.iicu.t whether for man or butte, t,.aa
10 tread water, eyoa r,r Ia, first tine ;"
The mere kro"icile 81 this i,lc, might
in some cases inspire .hJsc wholly lack
ing III na.atsri.!exps,i'nae With iha, con.
iideoce which is one @! t,A hes, s..y-
guards agiiass dfo"n.uL. Tpy rule 10
tread water whom yoU i III yolrs, Il b.
yond your drp'h" and - : 'at 0hcn
yol arr tired IS 9 .tlinly Simple enough
and practicable enough to DC tned-in
an cmergcacy.-N y. Ier,lt.
Baltimore. juno 2l.-Ihc heovics,
rain and wind storm OF the year visited
this city yesterday afternoon, acc2mpa-
niti hy ihaH:cr and lightning. The
reoorl showed the rain fell to 1900
ncLCs in ten minutes anil the toll fall
mo O than to incha5 during the stjrIn.
"hic'l continued about ba,f M Ii IA.
Tie velocity Of the wind was thi,ty
mics. The temp era'urc fell from 81 10
So degrees in enc hour. The Cvtrs OF
he ely il m'ny places burs', aud The
ST els were torn NJ. TIo-e most com
i-'S-'" 81 ~ 30 tfNl al y lilt 3 * ~ ll-
d,vijuals AMI iirin5 ~ s. .Q0) 10 5000.
a BAD DlsaA-E.-Thc F.irn,nt h-
9sr Eat Information To Tie eT Ct that a
|'sk in disease resembling thc i;ch, has
broken olt among the horses il the
nciglborhool Of Moorcsvi'lc, Monon-
gi'ta cpuity, This SAFE. IN disoa-e is
80 % -rayaling That the animals cratca
On j ;hcy rub The SKIN OF. IL .is all
to hc very contagious, an III commu
nic.le itself {, human beings who come
u contact with it. II our information
80 correct every p-c,oution Should b.
taken % prevent The 7prcal Of lhs dis
case"
ID mt ask lot the Ivan " Your ncis h.
bofs pspc: People dislike 20 refuse
such seemingly small rav9rs. but never