South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1882-01-27
ROMNEY. FRIDAY, JAN. %, 1882.

marie county. Va, on Monday last.
aged 80 years.
The board OF health OF Richmond,
Va, reports only two deaths from small
pox in that city last week. There were
thirty five new cases during tho same
period.
There were % dc from small pox
in Philadelphia last week, an increase
OF IA as compn ed with tho preceding
week.
IL appears from Governor jacob b.
Jsckson's message 10 the Legislature,
that there were confined in the penten-
tiary during the six months ending No.
vember SO, 1881. 236 State ard IL Fed
era! prisoners. During that period, 25
State prisoners were discharged, l.
woro parioucd, md G died. Three
Federal prisoners we're discharged and
one died, leaving totai number in prison
December /, 1881, 207.
The executive CON ni,tee Of the Ma
tional Board Of Health has declared
smallpox 10 be epidemic in the United
States.
The lumber rate from Chicago to
Now York has been reduced by all the
railroads from SIS to 20 cents per hun.
drej.
Very neat, this. and characLsristicaily
Western. The verdict OF sn Ellsworth
jury that sat on q lynched party: The
deceased came TO his death by strangu-
lation through his own cxsrticn and the
assistance of parties unknown
J. physician says that many people
catch colds when, with open mouths,
they go from a hos room into a cold one
or outdoors. When going from warm
atmosphere into cold one, they should
close their mouth and breath, through
the nose.
Guiteau says that II convicted he will
send out statements that Viii nstoand
tho world.
Hon. CLARKsoN n. PoTVzR died at his
homo. in New York city, on Monday
morning last.
According to present prices, all tho
loss from snort crops fall upon tho con
sumner; the producer gets as much for
eight bushels this year SO he did last
wear for ten.
Tha United States Senate Committee
on the Rights OF Wonon gave hearing
on tho 20.h to iarge delegation Of the
members Of tho National Wonan's Sal
frage Convention.
Forty-scveu Thousand thrse hundred
aud egh,y-four inmigrsnts arrived ct
the port OF Baltimore during tie yea;
1891.
The bill FOR the admission OF Wash
ington Territory rs a State is streru-
ously opposed by ths people OF Idaho
living in portion which it - proposed
20 incorporate in tie new State. They
will probably succeed in defeating the
bill.
At Wilmington. Ohio, q child died
= few days ago from What was sup
posed ut tho time to be CHICKEN
pox. The funeral was largely attended,
aud as consequences, there are over
fifty cases OF viru!ent smallpox in the
town.
Nearly ten million dollars Has taken
from the minOs OF U'lh last year, and q
bullion product OF thirteen million dol
ars ia predicted for the pTessnt year.
The Iora legislature, On Wednesday
Of last week, elected JAMES F. WILSON
and J. W. McDmL, United States Sen.
alors for tho long and short terms re
spsciively, Both gentlemen are natives
OF Ohio.
According TO the csnsus throe.iourths
OF the peops of tho United States burn
wood.
Tie Court OF Appeals Of Mary land on
tie ] 9th mss reversed the ruling Of The
lower court 10 the case Of Mary i.
Murray against Postmaster Tyler,
aud rcmanlod the cause for new
trial
A bill hes been introduced in tho
Senate for the issue OF sixty millions OF
dollars in fractional currency, in de-
nominations OF 10, % md 80 conts. It
directs The Secretary Of tie Treasury 20
have the plates prepared within sixty
days
Good authorities esyimate THAT The
popuIs'i,n Missouri was.incre5sej by
immigration from 300 900 to SOC 600
last year
LITILEro1 OwESs, colorsd member
u tho Legislature Of Virginia, has in-