South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1882-07-21
South 9saaek Sntelriseneer.
RoMNEY. FRIDAY, JULY p, iss2-

IL - stated that long continued rains
have greatly damaged the crop pros
pccts In Ireland. - ~
Senator HrLL. OF Georgis, is worse.
He bal to take his food through tn be
Sunday. Hh death may occur q. any
moment, and great anxiety ext ,ts.
The Egyptian army evacuated Alex
sndria on Wednesday night the 18th
inst Before leaving. the Egyptian COM
mander released the convicts from the
city prison. and the European quarter
was. given up to plumber and slaughter.
The Number who perished in the massa-
ere Is not known. Tie best portion o.!
the city has been burned. Thursday
Admiral Seymour landed detach noe mt
OF sailors from the feet and took possess
zion OF the city.
The situation at Alexandria, at last
accounts was gradually improvipg-'rhc
khedivo says that POS Europeans have
been killed at Karf-el.Dewar
1t is understood that President AR
THUR, has served formal notice upon
whom II may concern that no shall ap-
point no more women to office.
Mrs. ABRAHAM LINCOLN, widow OF
the late President, died at Springfield.
Illinois, on the night of the 10th inst.
She has been in failing health ever since
the tragic death Of her husband, and a,
one time was supposed TO have partially
lost her reason. She spent good deal
OF time at various European health re.
sorts, but Of late has been living with
her relatives in Illinois.
The Governors Guards, of Columbus,
Ohio, one OF the crack corps OF the Ohio
National Guards. under command OF
Capt. HARDY, arrived at Deer Park on
Sabbath m1Eing last. They number
officers and men. about seventy Ave, &
with them fine baud. They wore
met at Oakland by several officers in
uniform OF the second Maryland battal-
ion Of Allegany and Garrett counties.
DIR. NICHOLAS N. De MENIL was one
OF the Oldest and most successful med
zeal men in 81. Louis. Yet, when ia
ken seriously i'll. lie said that he would
die on July 10. as he was convinced tina.
h, could not survive a change of the
moon. The physician in attendance
wondered at his surerstition, and won !.
dcrcd again when he died the 10Th.
Wheeling hrteUigencer: During the
las! fiscal year the reduction Of the Ma.
tional debt, less cash in tho Treasury.
was SOL 1854, 35l. The reduction OF
the entire debt, including interest due
and unpaid matured debt and other
debt bearing no interest, was $l57,758,
247. The reduction Of the principal of
the interest bearing debt was sl75,757,
$50. The am cunt of bonds actually re-.
deemed and destroyed was $l66,220,
4l0. This is The most remarkable show.
ing that has ever beon made In the a.
rancial history Of tho country, and, ow-
ing to the success Of Congress in find.
ing ways,o spend money. probably none
like it will be made again very soon.
A contemporary Gays that a man o.
verburdened with time and weighed
down with nothing to do, has discover.
en that a gallon OF salt water cont aims
four ounces Of salt That is not so re-.
naIkable as what follows: IL the salt
in the ocean was obtained, there would
be 100000 cubic miles, or block OF
salt 100 miles wide and 600 miles long
and thirty miles high. II would cover
the United States and Territories with
"a block OF salt one mile in thickness.
The banana tree Is q shrub. But
one bunch of tho fruit Is produced on
single stalk. which is usually cut with
the fruit, the latter being rarely permit.
ted to ripen. II the stalk is left it dies !;
but the root throws up new ones the
next season. The fruit grows in sin.
gle season from the root.
BY census bulletin just issued it ap.
pears that the total population OF Viz
ginia is l.5l2,565. OF which 1897 500
are native born, and 1896 foreigners
The whites number sl6 ,4o6, and the col
ored people 618,62s.
1t appears tina, there are but Eve
States in the Union that have lower
death rate than West Viginis.
At last account twenty eight bodies
had been recovered from tho ruins OF
the buildings demolished by stroke of
Lightning at Texarkana, Ark An nc.
count of which we give in another COL
umn.
A letter from Dos Moincs, Iowa, to
the Chicsgo Journal dated June Goth