South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1881-09-02

ne Oh lnoDlas JeHcrSon.-Ihe pres
ent season at the Virginia springs has
been the most prosperous of any with
IN the memory OF man.-The drought
In Switzerland has been broken BIZ n
succession of terrific thunder storms.
Many buildings have been destroyed
by lightning. The Agricultural De.
partment estimates that four per cent.
OF the acreage of Texas can produce
enough cotton to supply the whole
Notwithstanding to DIR. Gun,her
there are seven thousand species of
hsh now known TO men of science
Krupp, the German cannon maker
employs thirteen thousand men.-An
earthquake at Tchcsme, Asia Minor,
opposite the Island of Scio, has caused
great damage to property.-Whitta-
ker, the colored cadet, wants to ex-
hibit his ears on the lecture platform
for three thousand dollars season -
Checkers is the oldest game recorded
in history, il being four thousand years
Blanton Duncan says the world
VIII come to an end next year.-There
Is considerable agitation in Indiana
over the wholesale destruction of fish
by means of dynamite cartridges and
similar explosives.-The latest Amer
lean Consul at Vera Cruz died oe vel.
low fever within one week after his
arrival and there has been no appli.
cants for the vacancy. England and
France are making an effort to break
up slavery in Egypt.-Paul Sigel,
son OF General Sigel, has been arrested
on charge OF enbczzlcment, in New
4ork.-A Pottsville, Pa, barkeeper
claims to have seen mouse killed by
the opening of n champagne bottle.
The mouse enawed the string off, and
the exploding cork killed him.-A
deaf mute at Raleigh, n. c., has in
vented n hat fam, which turns on the
inside OF the hat, and is said to keep
the head rs cool as cucumber
Navigation is virtually closed on the
Ohio river. None but little Cumber-
land ana kentucky river boats are
running, and but few OF them. The
river business is suspended. Gen.
Stoneman, who was a noted cavalry
officer during the war, is spoken of as
a possible candidate Tor the next
Democratic nomination for Governor
OF Cal.-lt is estimated that Austria
will have one million five hundred
thousand quintals of wheat for export
and two million quintals each of rye
and barley.-Friday night last Laz.-
rus Dicks, q colored factory hand.
while in the act of robbing n corniicld
few miles from Danville. was shot
and instantly killed by Logan Yancv
coiored man living on the farm
Charles Stewart, q negro, killed his
wife with Ratchet at Bay St. Louis.
Miss, and was taken from jail and
lynched. lis father in law PRAYED for
him and then helped to hang him
There. are fourteen hundred doctors
IN Philadelphia, and yet the rate OF
mortality is lower than in several 9th.
err Citles.-Tte property lett by the
late Dean Stanley has been sworn to
as under ninety thousand pounds
John +. Hobbs, Young farmer OF
North; Hampton, New Hampshire,
and his wife were ell route for Niaga.
ra Falls on their wedding tour. At
Amsterdam, New York. he incuutious-
~ put his arm out OF the window of
the car and it was struck by passing
train. lie was taken from the car
and the arm amputatcd, but he died
soon after desperation. The Rev.
George w. Williams, member of
the. Ohio Legislature, is IL negro. A
year ago he twas suing a Columbus
hotel for refusing to board Kim on
account of color. Now q Columbus
hotel keeper is suing Williams for
failing.to pay board biIl.-Georgia
is going TO work her river beds for
gold, which is declared to exist there
in large quantities There was fall
ing oft ofnearly twelve million dollars
in the value of the exports of Iomes-
tic breadstuffs during July of this year
as compared with the same month in
1S8O.-Mr Holloway, the maker of
pills, is reported to- have given mp
ward of three million seven hundred
and fifty thousand dollars for philan.
thropic purposes during the last five
or six years.-Mr Dennis lenton has
been taken from the Jail in Winches-
ter to the asylum for the insane at
Richmond.-At latest accounts it was
stillrainingin England-It isreported
that the order of 'Mollie Maguires,'
under various names, is being reor.
gained III the Pennsylvania coal re.
gions. The murder Of John Sheridan,
at the Pennsylvania Coal Company
works at Pittston on Saturday last, is
credited TO this secret organization.
Great trouble is apprehendod from its
ival.-Rev. Geo. Granville Brad-
ley, succeeds the late Dean Stanley
as Dean Of Notwithstanding Vir-
ginia Post, paper published in Alex
andria by colored men, comes out
al