South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1882-05-19
South 33raRtl' JatelliaeRccy.
RoMNEY, FRIDAY. MN 10. 1882.

Sinallpox in AtisDta, Georgia, the place
OF meeting Of the Southern pfost y.erian
Ccnsrsl Assembly vas changed 10 CO..
iumbrs. in TIE ssina Stat. Yesterday
vas tho Gay for tue meeting Of the As.
scubiy.
The resale OF The Washington and
Chic Railroad. which MAS 10 have come
o1 st Alexandria, On ru esday last. has
tcen postponed until ElidRy next,
The 26.h inst. The posipolemcut, a.
stated, was granted at the instance o.
the representatives. of the Baltimore,
Cincinnati and Western Railrond, who
have deposited six thousand FIVE hun
dred dollars IS an earnest o. thoiF inten-
tiop7. They are 10 lie allowed 20 make
good he purchase OF the road upon the
terms Of tsC fret ssle The road rune
from Alexandria Gfty-dyo miles vest
wardiy 70 Round Hill. IN Loudcua ooun.
y. The purchasers say.they expect 10
complete It at au early day 20 Berry
nile. IN Clarke couaty. Hon. JAags
Q. BLAINE, director in tho West Viz
GINA Central Road, has said his com
pany will be a bidder. The Saenan-
toah Valley, Il is estimated, may also
ngAin be among the bidders.
CbaTlcetown Free Prees: Duols Of
late years Lave boen so harmless shat
they ought to be encouraged rs a pleas.
ant means of settling difficulties. Fisti.
cuffs is bloody nose, black .eyc. he au-
p~iupairinr, uresthetic method that
should be daeouutenanved.
Hon. g. c. WAsHBURNE, ex-memher
of Congress and ex-Governor of WIS.
consio, died at Eureka Springs. Ark,
on the 18th inst, Of paralysis aad
Brighrs d:ssaec.
The steamship City of Montreal sail-
ed from Sew York on Saturday lss: for
Europe With $2l2,5 500 in silver bars.
ADD the steamship IIoloDatauaeu took
$500 1000 in American geld coin and
forty ouserd dollsrs il Mexican ell
yer.
SAX PACK, GEORGE Cole add JAMES
M'rcmLL Of Raleigh county,this State,
have been arrested for counte1reiting.
when caught they had in possession n
lot Of imitation gold pieces, which viii
Go IN evidence against them Tie colo
IS no! vary excellent likeness. except
ia size.
Five thousand European killed Ia.
borers Under contract with AmerIaaa
capitalists arrived in New Yor& CITY
last week
At the meeting Of the Two auditors
ana trrasurers Of Virginia. lela . fov
days ego, il is unieJsso al that Kendall
* Co. fearing litigation in regard T.
The matter OF printing the yireiuir
state bonds demanded $1,000 in ad-
vance "heseapon the committee anaul
led the contract
GALES AT SEA AND CYcaaxs1 az
lAno.-Jho Baltimore San Of Nnpday
laat says: There aas heavy north-
east gale alogg lAs Atlantic coas,
Thursday night q last week. doing
some damage 60 Slipping and wharf
property AZ exposed points Tie gales
~ sea have beoa accompanied 5y DO
siruc,iSe Wind storms On baud. South
ern Virginia was yisitcs 90 Wednesday
Of last week 10y a Cyclone which did
great damage % property. The -csi-
dsnea OF farmer ia Braaswick count,
was blown down, tie family barely es
Gaping alive, ANA al tao authoeses on
lle farm OF John Cl.pgol', 10 D:nvid
dic county, were aaept away. The
large aaa valuable sranary Of John
CRUDE ia Chesterfield cuuaty. was
struck by lightning AMI entirely COM
samol The cyclone YES acc5maauiad
b. bail, uhiea did serious fuiaries 10
wheat, corn and fruit. Ga roLce City.
south Of hlayayide, Kansas, was visited
NY cyclone within tho last cge DAYS
sna 700 persons killed. ana ,h.rlgen
wounded. The town was nearly do
molishea losing !or,y Lonso5. ON Fri
Gay lssl six inches oS Snow fell o..
Washington, Iowa. srasUy dansging
tLa -ut
The remains @. Ileu.euau. DlLoso
s"3 Gen companions frozen rs hard 81.
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