South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1882-01-06
NEWS OF THE DAY


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Since 1865 the University OF Virginia
has received rs donations from it's
friends $40. 600. lin Uvslie county,
Texas, thirty-four men own over two
million sheep. Goldfish skins are DOW
used 10 the manufactures OF light gloves.
..-.Shoes 20 be fashionable must taper
TO rounded point at the toes. Sir
ISAAC NEWTON, the great astronomer.
VAS born December 25,h, I642-239
years ago The to,a, cost of mail
transportation last year was $685.
SS9. .DELsoSrCo the well.knosn Nav
York restaursteur. died on the 19;h nit.
.--.Small pox is spreading 10 an alarm.
ing extent among the Indians OF the
northwest. English spsrrows hsve
,briven 30 well in South Australia that
now Government commission recon- .
mends reward for their heads or cgys
.-..About Atty per cent. OF the area OF
Kentucky is in primitive forests.
1882 commences and .nds with Sunday.
This country eats forty million CO.
cosruts-. e. IA. TAPER, prosperous
merchant Of Hammond, indisna. died
on Tuesday OF last week in 4 dentists
chair while under the influence of chlo-
reform. THE yellow fever is said to
be spreading 10 an alarming extent in
Mexico. Anger causes us often 10
condemn In one what we approve Of in
another. -. Thirty Indians With their
chief, who constituted the r.mnan. OF
Victoria's band, have heen captured by
Mexican troops =. There are wigs tina,
sell ss high rs two hundred dollars. and
yet none OF them chine az brilliantly az
bald head. - .Tbore we're many crimes
and casualties in all parts OF the coun-
try on Christmas Henry b. Comfy
LIED in Philadelphia last week from hy.
drophobia caused by the lite Of dog
three years ago. The State Entomol.
ogiss Of Illinois thinks that burning the
stubble Of q wheat fell after harvos,
Will be protection agaiHs, the Hessan
~ for next year -. II is said some OF
the Russian varieties OF apples introdu
cod into this ccuutry arc proving 10 be
good Keepers. TIE trees are OF slower
growth but less subject to blight than
native trees. A Missouri doctor has
been convicted Of veccinatin. patients
with New Orleans molssses, aud there
il hope Chat the jury wont bo sweet on
him. -. VI hen San Francisco bank
cashier disappears sith one million dol
arg. a gold mine and another mans
wife, they call it Pacific slope
SALLIE WILLIAMS, an Ocrgon girl OF IS.
shot man TIE other day FOX patlinc
her on the head Oregon il no place
Tor n man TO feel filEcr!y "a woman
caused c0mmotion AZ WaIons, Mino.,
by willy chasing biz 1os AMI cry
ing: "Siop him ! lie has swallowed 3
Lwenty-do!lar BILL" An obliging butch.
er promptly caught tue beast, killed
him and recovered the money. When
RIcuARp, tho lion hearted. west to the
Holy Lan!, one OF the Laws he made
for his troops vas :hit if any enc; haul I
he convicted Of theft, boiling pitch
should be poured over his hea, and
pillow full of feathers shaken over it
IA noted hirt of Akron, Ohio. is
said TO have all her love. letters bound
IN volume for her pcflor- table A
breach Of promise case in Illinois will
present move! question for legal docis.
ion. The plaintiff wac good looking
girl when tue engagement was made.
Two years OF oourt-ship passed. Then
small poZ disfgurcd her face, ana the
defendant declined to marry her. H..
claims that, in view of her deterioration
n personal appearance since nc made
.he promise, he is not In law or honor
pound 10 keep ..Of Mrs. LIECoLN.
ho Spring Geid (lllinOjD Journal says
hat "ske is hypochoniriac as TO her
ieaith, and monomaniac on the sub
ect OF money. The trial of Nor
nonism made by Mack Johnson and
us two wives, in Kansas City, ijissou-
!. was q failure. lie married one wo-
nan there and one in Wyaudotte. Ills
'igemy was soon exposed. but the two
'iyos agreed TO compromise. by which
e was TO live . week with each 10 al |
orDaiiou. THIS arrangement lasted IN
IL be oyorsiayed bis time With the Kan. !
az City wife, for which offence Tic Wy !
ndot's wife shot him The Shoe is
n the other foot in Chicago. The 9th
r day Judge Gardner WAS disposiag Of |
dozen divorce cases, abou. half OIL
hem being those 10 which husbands |