South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1881-08-19

The Committee on the Review of the
Laws, composed OF Senators f. BoYp
FAuLKNEE and ROBERT +. DENNIS. and
Delegates JAMES +. FERGUSON. ALEX
AMBER MONROE anil WILLIAM tiuBBARp.
ubo have been working on tho Code for
month or more, Of the White Sulphur
Springs. adjourned on the 9Th inst, TO
meet on Monday, the Goth day of this
month in Wheeling, to finish up the
work on hanl which, is, we. understand,
nearly completed.
II g. DAVIS, President OF the West
Virginia Central & Pittsburgh Railway,
gives notice in the Cumberland Times,
inviting proposals for the grading and
masonry for twenty miles of the extern
sion Of the railway from its present ter
minus at Deep Run. The profile and
specifications will he ready for examina.
ton at the Office in Piedmont on and
alter Tie lst proXimo. Bids will be re.
ceiyed for one mile or more, the work to
he completed on or before the LIST of
June next. The time for receiving the
BIDS above referred to is limited TO IL
o'clock noon the 10th day OF September
next.
Wheeling is to have C new paper. 1t
$50 lie an evening paper, Independent
inpolltics, with S A. Kepner at its head
to be cslled the G0<et,e.
We learn from the Winchester Neu,
that The stable Of Mr.. Isaac Krehs, in
rear OF the Hart Hotel. and occupied as
livery stable by Major Hart. va, burn
ct on last Saturday. The horses, har-
ness and vehicles were saved. A quan.
tly OF hay and feed were destroved.-
NO insurance upon the property. Cause
Of the fire not definitely settled.
Il IS said that the new comet can now
tie seen with the naked eye between
three and four o'clock in The morning.
IL can he found little under and iii.
rectIy north of the bright star Capella.
in almost the Identical place where the
inst come! made its appearance.
Robert Lamb committed suicide q
iew miles from lIarrisonburg on Tues
cay last by shooting himself in the
breast. 1t is stated that he told his
sweetheart that if she did not 90 with
Tim 1t would he the last she you'll see
c' him alive. Upon her refusing, he
walked about fifty yards away and shot
hin'cH, sixteen buck5hot entering HE
l''a,; and tearing his hesrt in pieces.
CHARLES WILLS, Of Shenandoah coun.
~ Who in fit of alteration OF mind.
attempted 70 commit suici lie in Win
a.",.,-, some DAYS ago, 10y shooting
"'os''i 'rlpagh the head With pistol,
p. a,. accounts was doing as we'll az
could he expected, with probability OF
recovery.
The corn and also The buckwhesi crop
j1 his county will be utshort owing 20
me scycta drought No rain has fallen
here for several weeks past and much
OF i.s corn is jus. in silk.
At midnight on Wednesday Of last
week there ives a disastrous fire a, Frost
Na's Gross & Njckels furniture facto
t.n.srIc two-story frame building. vas
H0-'r'lci, with It's contents, e)n sisting
OF machinery, finished stock and valu
able lumber The estimated loss ia
$4,000 There is e. 900 insurance. a
'"'-s'ory frame building, owned and
occupied by Juh1 Pressmau as dwell
ing and saloon was also destroyed; es IT,
H4'cj loss $4,000, insurance 81 600
i.s frame Dwellings o. w. II. Kock &
'."s7 ICCanu we're each damaged 10
extent olsboat $50; no insurance. The
OF Edwin Duffy was also burned,
..I H- .oss abou' $500 no insurance.
I.a hron Band occupied room in the
''."a. story % ihc furniture factory,
'1a lost over $500 in uniforms and in
monte. Tic Gre started in portion
q" ..o .Ra.orv remote from the engine,
A.' 'a1e bad been no light in tue build.
't tyr several hours. It is generally
.'.t''ci 20 be the work Of incendia-
PES though nothing definite is known.
'.a Tire department worked we'll and
..pa' 'hc progress Of the fire, although
water supply vas very short to-day
"e call attention OF our renders Ia
advertisement in another column Of
-. Nou'h.Wc-tcrn Immigration Co.
'.a ou'hees'en states are racting
"..'h,ion Of immigrants in all parts
'.. United States and Europe.
HN.IoNs IsCEEAsED.- See card oil
'|At & Co.. in another cJluusn
o' ore reliable and prompt.