South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1882-06-30

as United States dist,ict attorney for
this State.
1t was decided by the President aad
cabinet on Friday evening last not Ia
grant reprieye TO Gui;cau, and he will
be executed to-day.
TARIFF CoMMIssIoN.-The following
named gentlemen have been appointed
members OF the Tariff Commission
John L. Hayes, of Massachu sets, (chsir.
NAM: Henry W. Oliver, Jr., OF Penn.
sylvania; Austin III. Garland, of Illi-
nois; Jacob Amber. of Ohio; Robert
p. Porter, of The Distric, of Columbia /;
John w. II. Underwood, Of Georgia ;
Duncan +. Kenner, OF Louisiana Alex.
Il. Boteier, OF West Virginia VIM. II.
McMaht n. Of New York.
Senator PLuMB. OF Kansas, is oppos-
ed TO granting the negroes land for
homes. The Snator for oace. is square
right. This Government would present
pretty spectacle devotins land to lazy
lousy and worthless negroes. ard ma
king poor white meu pay for what thoy
cot. Not much
DESTRUCTIVE SroRMs.-A heavy
storm passed over Sioux City, lows, &.
the northwest portion of the State On
Friday night last, doing much damage
at Pattersonville, Peterson and other
points Pringhar, 8 miles south of
Sanborn, the county-seat OF O'Brien co..
vas wrecked by the storm, and num-
Der of persons injured. Spencer, n STA
ton 20 miles east OF Sanborn. in Clay
county, was badly damaged, about 40
houses being blown down in the county
six persons killed and 40 injured. Hoe.
per. so miles northeast OF Sioux CITY,
had 25 or 30 buildings wrecked, and
the lose in the vicinity is widespread,
the dameee at Hosper alone being esti.
mated at $4,000. The storm lasted
only fifteen minutes.
Rain fell in ell parts OF Mime sofa in
perfect torrents On the same night, do.
ing considerable damage to property.
Findley, Illinois, on the came night was
visited by terrible storm. Three men
named Charles G. Sensenoy, OF Fort
Wayne, Ind, John Wilson and Charles
u. Holmes, were instantly killed by
lightning.
Rockford, Ill.,, WAS Visited ny terri
Die hailstorm on Saturday laet, utterly
destroying the corn fields and fruit in
its course.
At Yankton. d. T., on the Same day
there was violent wind storm, sccom :
panied by rain and electricity. A mum.
Der Of buildings we're wrecked.
A severe wind and hail storm passed
over Nebraska On Monday last, causin 9
$50, 900 damage in Omaha and injury 10
the crops.
From the Agricultural Department
Report it appears that the average con-
dition of apples is so, giving promise
of production, with no unfavorablo fu.
lure conditions. ample for the require,
ments Of consumption. The returns rel.
alive TO peaches indicate a prospect for
q fair crop in the msiu peach regions.
yet not full one.
Dir. JESSIE SLISoLurr, prcsiden. Of
the Commercial and Farmers Bank
and one OF Baltimore's most wealthy
citizens, dropped suddenly dead Of
heart disease in the house Of one Of his
tenants. on the morning OF the goth
inst. Ho leaves several sons. all of
whom occupy prominent positions Ia
commercial! and legal circles.
The distance from TIogers,own 10 Roa.
noke, the 3ou,hern terminus of the
Shenandoah Valley Railroad is 239
miles Two passenger trains are now
running daily between IIagerstowu and
its terminus.
The Marlin Texas Indez reports s.
newly discovered food FOR horses in Falls
county, that State. In tue Brazos bot
tom grows q weed. height Is or 20 feet,
that is said TO be almost IS nutritious "a
corn. 1t is called the blood weed !"
from the fact that when broken there ca.
cnpes juice that is almost os rcd So
blood. Many farmers feed their work
stock but once a day with corn. The
other two meals are made by stalking
on bIood.weed. In many instances the
work stock arc exclusively fed on this
weed.
a use has ct last been found for the
Canada thistle. A Shepherd in South
Australia declares that they furnish
moro and better food for sheep during
a prottacted drought than any plan,
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