South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1882-07-14
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R0NNEY. FRIDAY. JULY u, 1882.
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Ex-senator CoNELfSa, rnads an al
oress a. Utica, New York, on Tuesday
nigh. las; in which bel referred 20 the
ten dency to nx;tavagance in public ex-
pend.,uros, and said tho country has.
moro need Of The brake than OF steam
jasI now.
WAR. IL EGyrr. -BoMsAsDNESr OF
ALexASDaIA. The British feet, under
hruirsi Seymour, attacked the E2yp-
iian Notifications at Alexsndrla at o.
clock on Tuesday norniuq last. Bv
noon most Of the Egyptian batteries had
lecD silencei and tic bombardment
practically ceased. The Egyptians
ought with some presidency ILL their
guns were dismountei by the terrific
sc f-om tue feet, Tho British llss was
3 killed and % wounded. at the last
adyices the Egyptian commander was
still holding out. and the object Of the
hombardment had not been accomplish-
"a. Admiral Seymour expected 10 re-
sumo the attack on Tue following morn
ing. Turkey protests again II Che action
"f Eng!and in beginning hosii!ities, and
las advised France that she will seed
10 troops 10 Egypt.
The assessed value OF property in
Texas, ia 1868, 600, 0o0-an Increase OF
$40, 100000 since 1880.
There are in Virginia one hundred
and seventy-two tobacco factories. which
consume annually over forty-eight mil
lion pounds Of leaf tobacco.
Wheeling lateliigencer Adyices from
London indicate poor crops for England.
Continued irosts and cold nights have
had damaging effect. Grain was
higher Saturday q! Chicago.
Now York San: IN some parts OF
New England, it is said candy is sold
80 strongly saturated with liquor as to
Intoxicate ladies unaccus.orned TO the
leverage. This invention might. per
haps, have commanded sale a., the
White House between March 4, 1877.
and March 4, 1881, and to considera-
bic extent might have supplied the place
OF oranges filed with rum.
As long as thore is dollar in the
Treasury more than is needed for the
actual expenses Of tho government, il
seems thsro will lie hand there to try
to steal it.
Tho mountains of Swain county, In
Western North Carolina, are said TO he
o! solid marble, red, pink, plaided and
black.
OVER 400 MILES a DAY.-The Guion
steanor Alaska has agaiu beaten her
best westward record. She LEFT Liver
pool juns IL. and Queonstown az, noon
no next day. She arrived NJ Saady
lioot at 9 rs on the morning Of the
z5th, hcT corrected time for tho ran be =
ins Z days hour so inmates. On the
END the distance run was 43O milcs.
lhe average for the trip was over 400
miles o day.
Cioohona trees from which q1iuine is
obtained, are growing vigorously Oh
Mcunt s.. Helena, California. We ne
Yer before heard OF this tree growing a.
ny where except on the Cordillera NOM
fl}nS I'm S0ufh kuo,;cr
1t appears tha, duriug the laat fiscal
year Uncle Sam sold 100000 sores OF
his farm. The various railroads and
states parted with ct leas. 10000 8.
crss, aud most OF it was sold TO actual
settlers. That means wealth and pros.
pority IN the future. 1t is not the mon
IA the cities, bat those on the fertile
acres that Loid the key ;hat will open
tho vault Of the world.
In tbe Supreme Court Of Appeals at
Wheeling on Saturday last, in the cause
Of WILLIAM hDANsoN against JouN L.
FIERCE, Preston County-two oases.
Opinion by JOHNSON Appeal 10 one
case dismissed. and in tho other jndc-
meni reversed and petition dismissed.
The Court adjourned on that day to
meet at Chsrlestown on the 2nd Of Au-
gust.
Southern boys carried OF the houors
lhi5 year both at West Point and An.
napolis j, seems that at the military
Academy, Of The FIRST four graduates.
Two were from Missouri and one from
Mississippi and at the naval academy
the cadet midshipman vino graduated
NJ the head Of hio class was Mr. Lewis
Nixon Of Virginia.
Je.cds SVthigs 4 man in The north
writes us 70 know II there il really a
grecnback party 10 Texas. Why. GER
,a'nly there is. We arc reminded Of The
gentleman who asked German neigh.