South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1882-06-30
NEW - OF TEaE DAY.

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Tertiary last year we're college grade.
ates The total loss in Iowa from
the recent tornado is estimated a. from
$4,000, 900 to IS, goo. 900. Capt. JSo
+. SEeAR, promincnt citizen, died
near Hampton, Virginia. 4 few days ago,
- In New York city s26. s66 900 ci-
CARS and 100000 cigaretts are
mace annually, and $4,000 persons sre
engaged in the manufac' ufe. :. The
wheat crop OF the world promises to be
the largest by far that has ever been
harvested. IA son OF ID. c. BENNA.
MAR, OF Rockingham co.. VS.. shot him.
self through the head with toy pistol,
and died in few days from lockiaw
.--.WM. WEEKS and son, living near
Riverside street, on the Shenandoah
Valley Railroad, were strack by light
ming on Friday last while in q field near
the house, and both instantly killed.
N. +. BioELOw, receiving teller OF the
National Bank Of the Republic. Wash.
inston,D. e., has disappeared with S.
GOO OF the banks funds. One feIi
OF wheat on the farm Of Col. c. r.
bARKsDALE, in Pittsylvauia county,
Va, which has been harvested, will
yield 1000 bushels. .Ex-Goy. DEN
NIsoN. OF Ohio, died at Columbus on
the 18th, aged 81 years. IA Florida
paper estimates that there are les 900
orange trees in that State, AMI the pro.
duct this year is 100000 oranges.
That is one for each inhabi,snt OF the
Union. AN extraordinary incursion
of prairie dogs threatened the corn and
oats with destruction IN soEe parts of
Texas Col. G. II. BRgCKiNRIDaE. g
son OF the late Vice President John G.
Breckenridge, has been nominated for
ConSressman-at-large BY the Demo.
Gratis of Arkansas. Tbs Delaware
peach crop Ia now reported as showing
o finer prospect than ever before
There is nov no negro officer in the
Unitsd States regular army. IL. Flip
PER. who enjoyed the sole distinction
of representing his race in official mill
tary circles, has been dismissed from
the army for stealing government funds.
80 Nearly $4,000 of consciouos money
from a single unknown party WAS paid
to city collector Taylor, Baltimore, u
few days ago. 1t came through tho
hands of Presby terrain minister, 10
whom the delinquent was unknown.
The boom IL confederate bonds some
months $50 ia said to have been the
work of q Charleston gcnias who made
$50 900 out Of it In cutting into a
hollow tree into which he had chased a
rabbit, Riley Donaldson Of Mcrriwe,har,
Ga. found Two rabbits, two squirrels,
nest of owls, aud r swarm OF bees,
with nine gallons Of honey The
Readjus,sr and Republican Coalition
State committees, of Virginia, have
nominated Capt. John S. Wise for Con-
gressman-at-large IA Detroit bride.
aged %, died q few hours after the
marriage. The receipts at the patent
Office FROM January l, 1882, to June 2G
amounted to $685. $50 So. .Ofthe l.
$50 convicts in tho Ohio penilen tiary.
but II are women. At l'hiladelphia
Monday, Mr.. Robert Steel sold the trot
ting stallion EIwood Medium, record
l.2i3, for $li.000. and j Il. Philipa
sold the trotting mare Belle Oakley.
record 2.24i, for $1,000. Both were
purchased for G. Segauti. Rome Italy.
.---A more distressing accident than
that which happened OH yesterday week
near New York city, on the Harlem
Railroad, is very seldom reported. Five
children OF ages from four to fourteen.
were walking on The track when train
On me along, and they s:eppcd ssdc TO
lei 1t pass. Unhuppily another train
travelling in the opposite direction dash
ed up at the same time, sni the how'll.
dered children, loosing oil presence Of
mind, failed TO get cut Of the way and,
we're one and all killed. This sad TRACE.
dy is deopenod by the fact that the
children wore al brothers and sisters,
and that the engine which caused their
death vas driven by near relative
II would not be easy to imagine a more
harrowi Dg tale. -. There is no change
in the labor trouble up to this ume.-
The strikers sill holding out. 4. Since
1870, up TO date. the river and barbor
appropriations by Congress aggregate
s94, l02, 875. II is said that Alabama
has had bat four Governors who are IA.
tives Of the State. The Stanton Spec.
fdtor says: The reason why several Of
the teachers ut the D. D. & b. Institu-
ton we're not re-elected at the recent