South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1881-12-23
NEWS OK ri1r DAY

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the Stalwarts want Gaileau sent 10 an
insane hospital. There we're ninety
nine deaths from small pox in Chicago
last month Tine Garfield National
Bank Of New York City began business
on Saturday last. Mississippi stands
alone "a the only State in the Union
without national bank -. Counterfeit,
Eve and ten dollar gold pieces bearing
date Of 1880, are reported TO be plenti.
full Tho average annual crop OF an
orange tree is from six 10 eight thou
sand oranges. Rev. Isaac >. Tinslcy,
OF Virginia, at one time chaplain OF
| Congress. 10 dead. IL is said Mrs
LINCOLN has measuraby lostrthe use OF
her eyes. Oregon produces four, Eve
six and seven-leaved clover -. DR.. IS,
AAC I. HAYES. the distinguished Arctic
explorer, died at his home in New York
City on Saturday last. Two thou
sand persons were yaccinated in one
day, recently. in Chicago. Mrs
Charles w. McGuilln's residence, in
Augusta county. Va. was burned few
nights ago. LEWIS MARSHALL, Uuit.
ed States Consul at Shanghai, suicided
October goth, by severing an artery in
the arm. -. At Montreal on Saturday
last Bishop FABsE ordained % young
Americans as priests. Twenty years
| ago, In Indiana, a man of seventy mar
| ried girl Of sixteen, and he still bids
fair to live twenty more. II tina. girl
expected soon to DO rich young wild
ow, che was badly fooled. - Thirty
boys have deserted from the flagship
New Hampshire. OF tho United States
naval-,raining squadron, at Newport,
X. l., during the past few days. "A
Mr.. GIBSON, living near College Mound.
Macon county, Mo, Is said to be the
Oldest living peraon in Missouri. He is
now 10 bis ll5th year. and bids fair TO
live several years longer :. Pres ID ent
ARTnUR announces that he will not APP
point women to important Offices.
London was in complete darkness the
whole day of the 9Th instant, owing TO
a fog 80. WARDEN CRocXEI; has receive
Ell number of anonymous let:ers ad-
vising him 20 remove the prisoners
from the wing Of the jail iG which Gut
teau is confined, SO that in case of u
dynamite explosion no life be endan.
gered except Cutie aus The Hun
tington Advertiser records the death
OF Henderson Cooper, of Cabel! county.
this State, aged LA years -. An i'm
mense stave ZACHARY is going up at New
Market. Shenandoah county. Mabel
Morley, few days ago, was compelled
TO attempt her usual daily feat of walk.
ing tight rope TO the pole of u circus
tent O. Athens. Texas. though she lie.
ciared sue was dizzy from illness. She
Tell amt was killed. The people in
fernando county, Florida, are eating
watermelons, tomatoes, new Irish pota-
toes, squashes aud other veget ables.
IA six weeks old child died in ALE.
ghany City The other night on accoun.
OF having boen vaccinated too Young.
80. Many immigrants are pouring into
Arkansas, and lands are advancing in
price. The bride and bridegroom of
a wedding Mt Latrobe, Pa, were run oy.
er and killed on their way from church
TO the railway station. 1t is estimated
that there will be built the coming wear
in the United States, twenty thousand
miles OF railroad &. Tho number Of me.
tails nov known is seventy.seyen. a
coll'eFy explosion in Belgium, recently,
caused the death OF sixty-six persons.
-. yellow fever is raging at Havana.
....Small pox in Cincinnati is spread
ing With alarming rapidly. There were
ltty-three cases reported last week
All the members were present at the
Cabinet meeting on Friday last. MI.
BLAINE took official leave Of his asso-
ciatos.... New jersey makes Two nit
lion dollars year off her berries. which
IS berry good income. a merchant
of Sperryville, Rappahann ock county,
Va, has shipped from that place during
the last three months seven thousand
bushels Of apples TO Washington.
Europe is said to use up annually So
9lj tons weight OF wood in matches 4.
lone. Germany burns more matches
than any other country; German -
economist ssys, because Of the prevalent
habit OF smoking 1t is said that four
barrels OF water from the great Salt
Lake will leave after evaporation nearly
barrel Of salt - -Four cases Of small
pox are reported at Weverton, three
miles below Harper's Ferry d. d. Senator
Wade Hampton says his daughter is not
going to make her debut on the theatri.
cal stage, as announced, but her d ebut