South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1882-12-08
SOUTH 3rantl Sntelliaenter.
RoMNEY, FRIDAY. DEC. s. 1882.

Il
MAS A. HENDRICKS continues TO i'm
prove. but very slowly.
The mercury along the Hudson river
New York, on the morning of the 4th
inst. Monday last, was three degrees
below zero. The river from Catskill to
Albany is filed with new ice. which in
many places is fast. In Hartford. Con.
necticut, on the same day. the thermom-
eter ranged from 50 to l0o below zero.
In the outlying country the mercury fell
l2' below zero.
Tho G arfield monument fair at Wash.
ington city clos ID on the night OF the
End inst. II is estimated that tue re.
ceips will reach $2l. 900. and perhaps
$4,000. This will givs net profit Of
several thousand to the fund. Tho fund
before the fair amounted to Sl5,l92.
The United States Supreme Court on
Monday last decided That the title TO tie
property known as tie Arlington estate
was of RICH. vested in tue heirs Of C en-,
Robert Il. Lee. The government had
brought suit for possession of the prop.
er,y because of default in payment OF
taxes. The case was brought before
the Supreme Court by writ of error to
the Circuit Court OF tue United States
for the eastern district Of Virginia. The
judgment Of the court below. which was
favorable TO the restoration Of the prop
erty to the Lees, 10 sffirned. The case
has leen long pendir &. and was one in
which the people of the South naturally
let strong interest. lie decision
will doubtless give pleasure to all who
prefer that right should prevail over
wrong clicked under legal forms.
Honorable j, T. Updegr aft, Con
gresham elect from the Seventeenth
Ohio district, diel from stone in the
bladder. on yesterday week.
Judge LINDSAY of Kentucky, is said
to MAKE more money than any man a,
tho Ky. bar. A. the close Of the war
he swung blacksmith's hammer. Eff,
teen years ago no was struggling
young lawyer. lie WAS elected TO the
State Senate, made his mark, ana was
elected Judge Of the Court of Appeals.
Aflei serving one term lie resigned and
dropped into an Immense practice.
The gross earnings OF tie Baltimor e
ard OHIO Railroad Company for The fis-
cal year amounted to SlS.3 1888 SIS. aud
It's net revenue shows gain OF $780,
OOo on last year. Two semi.annual
dividends Of per cent were declared
during The year, and The company has
surplus fuEd OF S43 .9OI.65
Il determined effort TO admit Dakota
= as State will be enc Of tue leading
= items in tho Republican programme of
The approaching session Of Congress.
Two additional Republican Senators
and three Presidential electors make
up the grand prize tcr which he contest
IS to be waged.
AT Durango, Colorado, on the night
of tho 2nd inst. about ii o'clock while
DIR. ii. a. CLAY. a pioneer physician
and one Of the most eminent citizens.
was sitting in his Office his partner. DR..
+. EvETzKY, entered and without warn.
ing fred several shots at CLAW, thon
blew his own brains out with the same
revolver, dying instantly MIR. Clay di-
ed the following morning. They had
been par, ners for several months, doing
thriving business. No difficulty in
known 10 have existed between them un-
til yesterday when DR.. Evetzky recciv-
ed severe cowhdiug from a Mrs.
Moore AID Miss Hawkins. who accused
him OF talking about them. Evelzky
was under the Impression DIR. Clay bad
something to do with hiI beng cowhi-
ded which it Is thought led TO the ia
tai shooting.
Two cases Of small pox wore dscov-
cred Saturday in Cumberland, Mary
land. The diseose is sail to have heen
brought there from Keyser. A physi-
clan was employed 20 take charge OF
The cases, the CirHian says, md tue
house was boarded up. As 1t is isolated
1t is thought tho disease can be condn-
cd to one house. The cases ate those
Of a mother aud child, the latter being
convalesccn,.
The transit Of VEINS took place n.
cross the suns disk on "Wednesday
last. Many OF our citizens, through
piece Of smoked glass, claim o have
witnessed it. The fret contact took
place at S.57 o'clock a. M; the sec.
Ond contact ~ minutes later; the
third contact at rs minutes of two o.
clock, and the fourth at 255 o.
clock. No one now living will have
an opportunity TO witness another, as