South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1881-12-09
Ssnth Sraueh 5atellissnter.
RoMNEY. FRIDAY, DEC. Q. 1881.
The West Virginia Legislature wi


The West Virginia Legislature viii
meet on Wednesday. January 18th.
1t is asserted that during the past six
years NO have sent to foreign countries
more wheat than durin g tho preceding
half century, and within these six years
our exports OF that simple hsvo near
y trebled. We exported $4,000, 600
bushels in 1876 and about 150, OOO, 900
during tho year ending Juno 80, 1881.
The annual report Of The Director OF
the Mint recommends that the coinage
OF silver be discontinued. He esti mates
the amount Of gold and silver in cir.
culation in the world at s9.4oS. 900, 900.
There is ono big consolation over the
result Of the Virginia election. The
money to secure the reputation Of the
debt OF TINT State was largely subscrib.
ed in the North, and the bonds Of the
State are largely held in the North.
1t appears that among all tho Demo
Gratis Of prominence outside OF old
Virginia, Senator II. G.. DAVIS Of this
State was the only one TO put his han d
In his pocket to help his brethren in
their fierce fight against Malone. He
sent bis check to the Conservative Com.
mittee for FIVE hundred dollars. So
Gays the Martinsburg Statesman.
The magnitude of the cattle.raising
in this country is something that can
hardly be estimated, but the land de-
partment Of the Union Pacific Railroad
Is gathering facts which show it's sur.
prising growth. The shipments Of at
tie over that road this season will reach
one hundred and seventy thousand. oy.
er one hundred and sixty thousand
having already passed through Omaha,
and these mostly from Nebraska. The
best OF the high grade beef cattle pass
through direct to Europe.
SAMUEL w. LYLE, one OF tho Oldest
citizens of Rockbridge Co., Va, died on
Sunday morning last at his residence.
about seven miles from Lexington. He
was highly esteemed by all whosknew
him.
Wheeling hteNigencer: The Su,
preme Court Of Missouri has Just rem .
dered decision, written By Judge Nor.
ton, in which it is decided that a man
VINO knows what he is doing-knows
that he is violating the law-when he
commits murder, must be held respon.
sible. This is good precedent 20 cite
in Guiteau's case.
IL is estimated that the shipments of
wheat from Frederick, Maryland, dur
ing the current year will aggregate three
hundred and twenty-five thousand bush
els, and of flour about fifty thousand
barrels-equivalent to two hundred and
twenty five thousand bushels more.
There were 1850 immigrants landed
at Baltimore during November, 223
males, LAG females.
1t Is reported that the fly has made
sad havoc in the wheat fields of South.
western Michigan. Fully one.half OF
the wheat in many fields has been de-
stroyed within few weeks.
The increase in the revenue derived
by the Government from beer marks the
vast consumption of that popular bey.
erage in the United States. According
to the american Register, ain 1868 the
revenue derived from the tax on beer
amounted to sl,5O0.OO0 only, while in
the year 1881 it will reach fourteen mil.
lions OF dollars, an amount in excess
OF what was required to pay the entire
expenses of the Government somo fiftv
years ago. For the four years of the
administration of John Quincy Adams
the total expenditures Of the Govern
ment aggregated something over S52,.
100000, and were considered enormous,
ly "extravagant." What would the
men OF that day have thought had they
been told that the time would come
when an internal tax on beer would ex-
coed the then "extravagant' annual ex-
penditures of the Government.
In tho Guiieau trial at Washington
on Tuesday last the defense concluded
its testimony. The government will
Introduce expert testimony on the cues
tion of insanity in rebuttal. The Mar
shal OF the District says the trial will
cost 100000 or $4,000.
The Grand Lodge Of Master Masons
in London on the 9th, passed a rcsolu.
ton OF coincidence with Mrs. Garfield.
The resolution was moved by Lord Hen
mixer and seconded by Prince Leo
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