South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1881-10-21

Mai. JOHN W. DANIEL, the Demo
cratic candidate for Governor of wi
cnia. will speak at Winchester on
Thursday next.
Some fine bass are being canght in
the Branch. We heard Of the weights
Of three --one six pounds, one four lbs.
and eight ounces AMI one four pounds
and four ounces.
Mr.. JACOB RsCxLeY. living near Oko-
uoko, in this county, Eel! from plat.
form at Cresaps Mill, Oldtown, on
Wednesday OF lsst week and received
Injuries which resulted in biz death the
following day.
Al Hsrrisonburs, on Wednes lay of
last week, WILLIAM EVANS, who was
held for trial Ivy the State authorities
on tue charge of shooting on the 10Th
OF August last. on the North We
road at Back Creek, Frederick couotv,
Ne. ALLEN Poole, whom he was trying
10 arrest for violating tue revenue laws,
wa. discharged by Judge Rives. it APP
pesring that the State had abandoned,
the prosecution.
Col. MARSHALL McDoNALD, the Fish
Commissioners of Virginia, we unde->
stand is preparing hts annual report
which be proposes to illustrate with a
map.
The attendance AZ the musical enter
isinment IN tho Methodist +. Chucch,
SOUTH, on Wednesday, night last. was
only tolershly good.
The statement recently circulated aud
published in our columns that the GOV,
erumrnt has fixed definite scale Of
value upon coins with holes in theui, "a.
ting tho dollar which has been go treat.
cd At siXty-fye cente, the half dollar at
thirty 1--we cents, aud so on, is entirely
without foundation, and ID correct tho
false impression existins i'm regard to
the matter the Treasury department. has
officially stated that the government has
fixed no valuation upon mutila;ed silver
coin other than the market vstue OF the
silver they contain. They are purchas-
ed st the mints BY weight as bullion
"nd the vslue depends upon the price o;
silver on the day the coin ia received st
the mint.
Ron. y. l.. BUTCHER, Superintendent
u Free Schools, has called Conner .
''on OF County Supcrinte ndents and
Te.chsr, to meet a. Wheeling 2srd OF
November. There will be also NJ tho
ssre time q Teachers Institute which
wi continue four days. Mr.. butcher
IN DIS circulat says nc has secured for
The occasion several prominent gentle
inen TO discuss important questions
touching he duties OF Superin,enden,s
sad how 70 perform them. and tina, SUI
penntendent DeGran of New Jersey
Will conduct the department of Meth
US o. instruction"
DHs. HAmnoSp ATp SINS OF NEW
YORK, on GUITEhU.-Dr. W. A. Ham
hond lays that be has not been sum
moucj a' witness, and that ne would
not testify in any way beyond saying
'bsI had u not been for Guiteau's shot
''e late President would be living to-
Gay. DR.. Hammond thinks that the at
lending ply sicians made q mistake in
'ns'r Treatment, but nevertheless the
o'U killed tho patient, and the main
c'u'e Of bis death vas the wound infict.
on oy Gultcsu. The Doctor further saws
'o' no wants 20 sec Gui,eau hanged,
because he deserves hanging il any man
ever did, and that be would not save
'' life II he could do it By crossing tho
/, Street
pr. Sims, says that he does not care
70 say anything about the treatment OF
'e patent, because az soon as the as
'a's'h'4 bullet struck Gen. Gsrield's
'Pne bis case was hopeless, and no
P'''c'an IN the country could have
saved BIN.
zoe Neyser TRIBUNE learns that PAT
N'SNY' Of Middle Ridge. Mineral coun
~ srrosled some time since and taken
'.arksburg on Crooked-whiskey
images wss found guilty at the recent
'''N OF Court, and sentenced TO pay a
''s '' five hundred dollars and six
" n1-isonmeut in Jail.
y. are selling IN Harrisonburg
9, ';' eon's and apples at Is
Ss' .eats por uusLe,.