South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1881-09-02
south 8raneh Snteiiigrater.
ROMNEY. FRIDAY, SEPT. 2. 1881.

md half esgles.
The standing armies OF Europe num-
Der over 2,lcO.bJO nen.
aAe steamship aslbe, of the North
German Lloyd, which left New York
on the 18th, has arrived at Southamp.
ton. The trip occupied 8 days and 10
hours, which is nearly as fast as her
previous voyage from southampton to
New York. The Elbe is now acknowl.
edged to be thu fastest ship that sails
the seas. She frequently makes over
400 miles in n single day.
Indian. attacked the town of Eureka.
New Mexide. few days ago and killed
all The citizens. said TO be about 20 in
number.
1t is r3w estimated that the loss Mt
New Ulm, Minnesota. by the tornado,
will reach $3.O06,000. The Germans in
Nev York are raising subscription to
aid the sufferers
The salt product Of the United States
in 1880 was 29.sO0,29 bushels. In
1870 it was l7,606,l05 bushels.
BY the recent sales of agricultural
lands the funds of the Missouri State
University are enriched to tho extent of
100000.
A duel was fought near Warrenton,
Va, on Monday evening last, between
JAMES G. SooTr and RoBEnr Il. CAMP.
BELL, young lawyers OF that place, in
which the former received wound i'm
the hand. The meeting grew out OF
politica! dispute. Campbell is the son.
in-law of Col. John S. Mosby, and
Scott is son Of Maj. John Scott, Com
monwealhis Attorney OF Fauquier
county.
From the extraordinary increase OF
revenue FROM cigarettes the Washington
Republic properly infers that the num-
Der of youths who should be taken a.
cross their mothers knees AMI soundly
Spanked has increased during the last
fiscal year at least quarter Of million.
1t is estimsted that there arc 1868
miles of steel rails in the United States
which have cost $751; 000,0 900.
The Senate Of Georgia has passed. an
unti-hormon bill. 1t makes it a felony,
punishable by imprisonment at hard la
Dor in the penitentiary, for any person
TO attempt TO mislead or influence any
ore to commit the crime OF polygamy.
The bill declares that it shall not be
lawful for any person In the State, in
any address to public or private assem-
blages, TO counsel, advise or cucour-
age in any way the violation of the laws
forbldding bigamy or polygamy.
King Cotton has achieved another
triumph. IL has been discovered that
the oil from its seed is preferable to
lard used for cooking purposes. and
the oil costs only about half as much.
he San Francisco Chronicle boasts
that California for period contributed
bountifully to the gold supply of the
world; next, she tried her hand at feed
ing England with her immense crops OF
wheat, and now she promises TO be the
land to which the people of the East
will look for their supply of fruit.
A letter received in London on the
oath ult. from Bangkok, Siam, dated
July ., says: "Asiatic cholera is rag
ing here. It's variously estimated that
from 100 to 500 natives are dying daily.
Very few foreigners have died several
have fled to Singapore and Hong Kong.
Every one feels as though he were living
in graveyard"
a conductor on n Georgia railroad
elected passenger from one of lis cars
the other day for taking Off his coat in
the presence OF the ladies' and refusing
To put it on. Times have changed
since the Georgian's approved costume
was only shirt collar and pair of spurs!
Tho perpetual motion inventors are
not yet all dead. There Is one near
Botts'ord, Ca, who says he has ma
chine that has been running continu-
ous.y for five years.
DR.. WILLIAM II. MURRAY. Of Albany.
has horse that cannot be stolen. lie
will stand on The street where the doctor
leaves bin, and nobody can coax or
drive him from his post until tho doctor
takes tho lines.
An eminent foreign physician has re-
ported n case Of chronic lead poisoning
resulting from the use OF matches con.
tanning chromatc Of lead 20 light pipe.
The Kansas City Times says: United
states Senator iSoALLs now handles lis
lOth baby Mr. Ingalls, Is diminutive
man from a Senatorial standpoint hnt