South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1882-09-01
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Possibiity-
A statement OF the disposal OF the
public lands during the fiscal year end :
Ell June 80, 1882, has been propa cd at
the general lani Office, and shows that
The total number OF acres disposed OF
was l5,699.Sis, an increase over last
year OF about 100000 acres. The
cash received FOR this land amounts la
the aggregate 10 about s8.36l.O9i.
The vast extent Of Tie canning busi-
ness may be gathered from The fac,
that nearly one hundred million cans of
tomatoes are annually sold, WORTH SIS.
100000. The value OF the canned
peaches is s2,500,00o, aud Of salmon,
$1,000, 600.
A permanent line between Baltimore
and Barrow, England, has been estab-
hshed IN connection with the Balli-
more and Ohio RAILROAD TO make Balti.
more the great cattle shipping port for
tho United States, and two new steam.
ers OF the line are now in the por, there
for 'cargocs.
At IL O'clock Sunday nigh, last u
Freight train on the Baltimore aud Ohio
Railroad ran into the rear of another
freight and cattle train at Yough bridge,
three quarters of mile west of Oak
land, causing a bad wreck and killing
number Of cattle. Jacob l.. Sellers.
a drover, from Washington Court House
Fay CO., Ohio, who was in u caboosc
III the rear end Of the first train, was
caught under the locomotive Of the Sc.
cond train, and lay there over an hour
before being extricated. lie was taken
to Oakland Hotel, where he died the
following morning. lie was about 40
years old, and was we'll known among
cattle dealers.
An Eastern exchange says ~ lady
who lives in central New York near the
Lakes. and who has high family con-
ncctions, and who is known in the best
society in Washington, employs her
Time In summer in preserving and pick
ling small fruits and vegetables. at
which she has great skill, and her sales
reach $4,000 year
Mrs. {. G. CRAsrLET. OF Des Moines
Iowa, is nov said to- be the only heir
10 the Hedges eststa-S25G 900 900
now in the bank OF England. Her mo.
Their was Mrs. Sarah Hedges, and sue
IS In possession Of documents aud fam.
lily effects to establish idcntify, besides
AN old family Bible by w!rie.. she can
establish her lineage.
A Convit says he was sent 10 prison
for being dishonest, and yet Ao is com.
pelIcl every day TO cut out pieces Of
pasteboard, which are put between the
soles OF The cheap shoes made there,
and palmed off on the innocent public
as leather. - Philadelphia Nc,es.
Judge Richard G. Il. Moncure,
president of the Supreme Court of
Appeals of Virginia, died at his res.
idence, in Stafford CO., on the 25th ult.,
after long and severe suffering from
cancer, aged "a years. He was cleo
ted Judge of the Court Of Appeals of
Virginia in 1851, and through thirty
long years has honorabiy served his
State III that capacity. Of spotless
integrity, noble impulses, impartial
Judgment and brilliant intellect
stored with legal lore, the late Rich.
ard G. L. Moncure w0s q man emit
nontly qualified TO grace tie ermine
he wore so honorably to himself and
to the State he loved.
Gov. Cameron on Monday last az,
pointed Lunsford J.. Lewis to fill the
vacancy in the Supreme Court of APP
peals caused by tie recent death of
Judge Il. g. j.. Moncure, president
of that tribunal Mr.. Lewis was c.
lected by the Legislature last winter
10 succeed Judge Moncure at the ex.
piration of his term, the 1st of Jaru-
AIRY, 1888. Judge Lewis is n half
brother of Lieut.sGov John T.. Lew
Is, and was for several years United
States attorney for the Richmond dis.
trict, which position hc resigned when
elected n member of the Court of
Appeals lie will sit on the bench
at the next session Of the court. which
IS to be held at Stanton September
the tenth.
1t is stated that at the bottom Of a
copper mine at the foot of Kennesaw
mountain, in Cobb county, Ga, a pc
culiar liquid of deep wine color is
constantly collecting. The color, odor
and taste Of this fluid, though strange
enough, are not its most singular char
actcristics. 1T has been found that
when a few drops ofnut gall are added
to 1t, the fluid turns Jet black, and at
once becomes ink Of the best quality.
Jadgc llammott is authority for the