South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1881-04-29
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RoNNEY, FRIDAY, APRIL 30. 1881.
Daring the month Of Marcel ,bere

sl0,75s.l6l in gold and $1,000, 600 in
eilyer.
Sophie Pieoffsky. thslady Nihilist re-
gently hanged at ST. Petersburg for com
plicity in the Cars murder, is said 10
have been pretty an6 refined in appear.
ance and exceedingly well educated. A
near'srelatiye is oide-6e.camp 70 the
Grsrd Dako Alexis.
Tic wheat crop Throughout the West
iroEa all accounts, promises well, sl.
though in backward condition.
IL is believed that the surplus reve.
nue. OF the Govern ment for the current
fiscal year will reach Sle0,000,00O.
The Farrasut monument in Washing
ton was unveiled with appropriate cere-
monies on Monday last. The naval and
military procession presented an i'm :
posing appearance. Senator Voorhees,
and Hon. Horace Maynard were the
orators on the occasion.
Seven thousand people have lost their
homes ard their means of subsistence
in the Upper Missouri valley, in Dakota
Territory, in consequence OF the disas>
trous overflow Of the river. Vast tracts
OF country have been submerged and
swept by the food. Appeals are made
TO the country at large for immediate
help in money, food and clothing.
According to the census West Vir.
ginia hed in May, 1880, twenty iron es-
Establishments, possessing a capital Of
s5.9i3,6l6, employing 4,l2l persons,
paying out S1,54l ,8l6 in wages, and
producing products amounting to &c.
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BILL DIsMIssED.-In The Baltimore
City Circuit Court on the 10Th inst,
Judge DoBB1S filed his opinion and de-
cree in the case OF Daniel II. Erant as.
John L. Ehlcn, ct nj, as stockhol ders of
the Virginia Coal and Iron Company OF
Hampshire county, West Virginia, dis
missing the bill.
1t appears that the bill in this case
was filed against the stockholders, pray
ing for decree to compel them to pay
go much Of the amounts for which, it is
alleged, they were bound as stockhold-
,crs, as might be required to discharge a
decree Obtained against the company in
the Circuit Court Of the United States
for the District OF Wost Virginia, a.
mounting, as therein set forth, to 1928.
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On Saturday afternoon last passen-
gers, coach on the Denver and Rio Grande
train, Which left Denver for Chama on
the evening Of the 10Th, jumped tie
track two miles east of Rock tunnel,
and rolled one hundred and fifty feet
down an embankmcnt. No other cars
left the track. Five men and one wo
man were killed outright, and three
passengers were slightly injured and
three seriously hurt. No employees OF
The road were injured except the fire
man who was riding in the coach.
United States Attorney, McYeagh,
recently rendered a decision on q case
which was referred 10 him By the Post
master General, the priocipol point Of
which was that mail contractor had
made an error in submitting bid for a
Certain mail route, and was duly award
eG the contract. After discovering bis
error, the contractor applied for relief,
holding that tho amount Of his bid was
insullicientto meet the expense OF trans
acting the business. The Attorney
General decides that contract for car
rying m0i!s on given route cannot be
withdrawn or corrected after il has
been duly and formally made and ac-
copted.
a terrible storm swept the northern
part Of Drew county, Arkansas a few
days since, dwelling houses and trees,
and destroying human and animal life.
On one plantation three houses were
blown down, one Of which, occupied by
colorcd man. his wife, and seven chill.
dren, was torn 70 pieces. In attempt
ing TO save one Of the children, the
father was struck by piece OF flying
timber and killed. Two children were
also crushed to death. A colorcd wo-
man was blown into tree top, where
sbo was found dead, with baby 10 rlr
arm9, which vas uuinjured. Two white
women were reported to be dangerously
wounded. Others wore reported killed
or wounded Some valuable cattle we're
killed. Bedding and other clothing
was blown five miles.
Cambridge Chronicle: "Tbe chad
fishermen arc having extra good luck on
the Choptank ibis season. Can't part