South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1882-02-03
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ROMNEY. FRIDAY, FEB. 8, 1882.

III railway accident, sues and RECEIVERS
damages, then dies, that bis family can
again sue the company and collect for
his death.
II is understood that Senator David
Davis will vote for TIC admission OF
Southern Dakota as . State. His vote
viii ENABLE the Republicans TO pass the
bill through the Senate, 20 that the
measure has good prospects OF becom.
ing Ian.
Ths Washington end Ohio Rajlroad
vas sod by auction on Tuesday last al
Alexandra, Va, to psriics understood
70 be ID iAa interest Of tue Baltimore,
Cincinnati and Western Railroad or
gauizallon for $4,000. This sue, will
realize about 80 per cent FOR the bonds.
GuIrrAU occupied tie day after his
conYic Lion, yesterday week, in ~riti01
another address TO the american poo.
PIE" which We publisa Oh the fourth
page Of to.day's paper. lie appeals to
tie public for money 20 enable him 10
employ eminent counsel TO srgus bis
case before the court in bauc. The YER
dict rendered by the jury is indossei
ny public opinion, both st home and
abroad.
II the Criminal Court at Washington
on Monday last Judge Cox Get Friday,
to-day, for hearing argument on the
motion for new trial in the Guitsau
Gaze. Mr.. SCpyILLE makes pathetic
spool to tho public for money TO eua-
h'e him 10 carry on the contest. He
saws that his means are exhausted, snh
If re receives no assistance ho will be
obliged TO abandon the case. Undo,
al circumstances we think he would Dc
sct'ng uisely to ID so.
Tire postofIice appropriation bill, a.
reported 70 ho House, appropriates tue
sum Of $i3, $50 500, being 500. 500 less
'han The amount asked for by tho esti-
mates, and S2,68l Csc in excess OF the
amounts appropriated for the cur
rent year.
About thousand million dollars Of
Gun natlonnl debt have been PAID since
tho var ended. France hiss now nearly
t. cole our Debt. and Great Bri,Aia more
than double. Evon Spain las bigger
deb, than that which remains Of oars.
Nevada used TO send out wealth nov
II IS taking it in. All the mines 10 the
state yielded during 1881 about g..
100000 less than enough to pay the
cost Of operating them,
The great increase in the production
OF silver in Mexico hiss caused the gov
eminent 10 indefinitely postpone the
coinage Of nickel money, for which ar
engagements had been Eade.
1t has been definitely decided that
the ealogy upon the late President GAR.
FIELD will DO delivered in the House of
Representatives GA Monday, February
z7,h lust, by ex. Secretary BLAINE.
Il is sscertsined that Of the 50 mem
bers Of the new Legislature Of U'ah, 81
are high officers OF the Mormon hierar-
chy, aud 70 live in open defiance Of
the Federal Law against polygamy.
4 Bridgeport Conn., Nauufsetur-
ingcompany has received an order from
the United States Government fos $500
buffalo overcoals for the use Of soldiers
on Ihe plains, and l. turning them out
at The rate or forty day.
It appears the world now uses $4,000
barrels Of petroleum per diem, Twenty.
five yosr5 ago it did not consume 4,OC0
barrels year.
Perhaps the most magnificent private
residence in this country is that Of WV.
h NASDEEPILT, Of Nov York. which
bas just been occupied by himself and
family An idea of the cost may bo
obtained from the fact that about seven
hundred men were employed upon the
interior doe9r.tiona for a yosr and hslf.
sky foreign caryers and scuiplors we're
euI Dyed for two years 80 so pe7 week
cach. Ills gorgeous residence of tho
railroad nabob coat over two millions of
dollars. and equals iu grandeur the pol
Geo " Aladdin.
I. apFear that tbcro is syud.ca,e
On 'o9, Ia Baltimore and Richmond ..ty
% buy up the West Virginia certificates
io7ncd By Firgni, as the West Viz
r.ri4 t.-.t ,I f.. r.ft 70 a. ,,,. -,