South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1882-07-28
SOUTH 8ranth Sntelligrneer.
RoMNEY, FRIDAY, JULY rs. 1882.
m lLe war wi,h EgYpt is nrotracted

Several cases or Yellow Fever have
nnde. within few days. their appear
nnce at New York quarantine, most OF
which are on board vessels from Havana.
There is rumor anoat that Mrs. Gar.
field has received letter OF assessment
from llubbclrs committee assessing her
for = per cent. Of the late Presidents
salary.
The Hon. WIN. l.. WILSON has for
merly accepted the Presidency Of the
West Virginia University, TO which he
was recently elected. DIR. ALLEN will
also accept the chair of the Melical
Department.
There was no fighting in the vicinity
oil Alexandria tho present week. Tue
Egyptians fell back about 1000 yards
and the English advanced half that dis
lance. The attack on Arab Pasha's
Entertainments will not he made until
the British have brought some heavy
guns from their ships and put them in
position. Arab himself i, reported TO
have gone to Cairo.
This extravagant Congress has done
one good thing almost without knowing
1t. 1t has refused, a contemporary
says. TO appropriate tho money asked
Tor carrying on tho operations Of the
so-called National Board of health
Tha! prepostcrou, institution will now
subsde, and the health Of the country
will struggle along without the aid OF
The six-moni hs-old statistics periodic
ally issued from the Governmcn, Print
ing Office.
a so-cailed duel with pistols took
place st Christiansbnrg, Va, on the 25th
inst, between Capt. John S. Wise, re-
:djuster candidate for Congressman at
large, aud JonN S. CRocKETT, Common
vealth's attorney for Wytho county.
At the first round both fred at the word
without effect. AT tho second round
Crocketts pistol exploded premsturely
After reloading his weapon both COM
batarts came TO time for second, which
resulted in Wiso's pistol missing fire,
and Crocketrs fire being again harmless.
Crockett, who was the challenging par
ty, expressed himself satisfied, and the
fight terminated.
DR.. T.. A. HEALEY. ono of Cumber.
lLnd's oldes. citizens. died on Tuesday,
last in the 9th year Of his age. lie was
a native OF Ireland, and had practiccd
medicine in that place nearly 40 years.
He was surgeon in the second Maryland
regiment during tn, war, and recently
received pension for his services lie
leaves widow and three children.
1T is said that com can already bo
purchased at Camden county, Missouri,
for fall delivery, at % cents per Lushel.
The building purchased for the de. .
partment Of Justice at Washington, W rs
offered to private parties for SlT5. 900.
Our generous Government gave $780,
900. This, contemporary says, is the
way the peoples money goes.
MURDER As a CURE FOR SMALL Pox.
In the upper end Of this county, re-
marks the Georgia Citizen, last week n
negro, whose name VIC failed to learn,
appeared with small pox. When il be
came known the citizens Of that section
quarnntinol him in cabin isolated
from other houses, ard warned him to
there remain until the disease had sub
sided, the patient then btirg in state
OF convalcscence. But when the ne
groos at work on the Red Clay and Oo'-
tcwah connection, now IN progress Of
construction, learned tbata case OF 81 all
pox was near by. several lawless and
heartless scOundrels, fearing spread OF
tho disease, armed themselves few
nights ago, and proceeded 10 tho pa,
tents cabin, and as he lay in brd shot
him through the window, fred tho house
and literally cremated the poor victim
The wrotches then made their escape
We return thanks TO Secretary Sr4L.
NAKrR for copy of the statutes Of
West Virginia authorizing the formation
Of corporations aad joint stock compa-
MES.
Mn. FAULKNER At KivGwooD.-Two
addresses rero delivered before the
State Teachers Association in session
here by the Hon. Charles Jsmcs Faull,.
ner. The first. on Tuesday afternoon
was scholarly and statesmaniko pre-.
sentation Of the great subject Of popu
lar education. The second was doliv-
cred ON Wednesday afternoon AMI wa,
Of rare historical merit and interost r.