South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1881-10-07
South a.rancls 9ntelliacnftr.
RoMNEY, FRIDAY, OCT. 4. 1881.

interest al per cent. and the interest
ACQUIRING thereon is TO be paid annually
ID Mrs GARFIELD during her life. A,
her death the money is TO be divided
equally among the surviving children OF
JEmes A. Garfield.
The Garfield Republicans have very
decided majority in the New York Stat e
Republican Convention now in session
in New York.
The memorial medals having the
hoa Is Of Presidents GARFIELD and LIN
coin on opposite sides, are to be sold
mt the following prices: Large size in
gold, So; small size in gold, 81 so !;
large size in silver, 60 cents; small size
in silver, 70 cents. Similar medals
have also been authorized, containing
the head Of the late President Garfield
on one side and wreath on The other,
anil vii! be sold to The public at .hc
same prices.
Qacen VICTORIA has requested Airs.
GARFIELD TO send her photograph Of
her husband
Wheeling Lealer: GUIrsAu has been
hung in cfii5y in all Of the larger cities.
but until he is hung in propriu persona,
the great American hemt will not be
satisfied.
Congress will, it is presumed. by the
Baltimore Sun, give to Mrs. Garfield a
sum equal to the Presidents salary for
full year as was done in the case o.
Mrs. Lincoln, Mrs. Fillmore and Mrs
Harrison. BY an act passed February
1866, all letters and packages carried
10y mail to and from Mrs. Lincoln are
exempt from postage. and in 1870. an
act was passed directing the Secretary
OF the Interior TO put her name on the
pension role, and pay her $4,000 q ear
during life.
The Chicago Inter- Ocean SAYS: Ac.
cording to the rule heretofore governing
1t, that fatal epidemic. the Asiatic chol.
era, will be due in America in 1888. /,
Is raging with virulonco now upon Rus.
sia and Austrian territory. The facil-
lies Tor transfer are now greater than in
former years, and there is a possibility
aud even probability, of its reaching our
shores a year earlier than its usual sey>
cnleen-year period. 1t first visited this
country in 1882, again in 1919 and p
third time in 1866.
The st. Louis Globe. Democrat under
stands, from q well.inrormed source,
that Postmaster General James is dis :
couraged at the prospects of the Star.
route prosecutions. lie thinks that
while he has already made out case
against the conspirators he cannot con
Wet them in the Courts, because Of GER
tain legal technic.lities.
Two new counterfeits have been dis
covered, namely: fve~dollar notes of
tho Leicester (Mass.) National Bank
and fve-dollar notes OF the National
Bank of Johnsbury. Vt. The notes are
said to be poorly executed.
a lot Of seyenty-six beef cattle were
sold at the Chicago yards on Wcdnes-
day Of last week averaging 1871
pounds. The price was Sc 81, which,
considering the number, is the Highest
figure received this season.
Tho arrival OF emigrants at New
York from January lst up to Septemb Der
29th foot up 342,9lG, or 9O,2l5 more
than for the same time last year.
During the last three months IL. 85j
Immigrants arrived ct the port Of Balti.
more.
Tho shipments of merino sheep to
Texas, Colorado. ami other Western
States and Territories. the Wheeling
I"tetl'yeacer states, is large and rapidly
Increasing. There seems TO be n grow
ing tendency TO improve the grade Of
wool III these sections, and Gne wool
sheep growers are c0rrespondlngly en-
Outraged. Prices rule high for first
class merino rams. several sales having
boon recently made by Eastern parties
at 81 500 and 81 600 EACH.
Hon. Mark Alexander, OF Mecklen-
burg county, Va, claims to be tho old
est living Congressman. He il now 80
years Of age and was member Of Con.
gress from 1919 to 1913. he is also
the cole survivor Of the celebrated yir
glnia Convention Of 1529-3O.
IT "a curious fact. remarks tho
Wheeling S"dJy Leddcy, that The cen
tns OF Utah makes the number OF fe-
males IN that land OF many wives but
69'f}6, OF less than the number of males
by ''O35. IL tho census be correc,
There is but n fraction ~ Finale ..