South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1883-08-31
South ssrantk @ntell;senter.
noMNEY FRIDAY AUG. 81, 1888.

Tolerate Soldiers OF Pancake's Whit
Sc'phur Spring, neat Wednesday.
The Kentucky Legislature will stand
iis Democrats, 10 Republicans and 9
Independents. Proctor knott's msior,
i,y for Governor is nearly $4,000.
On tue Bed Of October next a rote
worthy convention will b, hold in
Pbiladelphia--that Of the Protestant
Episcopal Church OF The Uoitsd States.
There will be present CO bishops, 81
500 ciergymcn aud noarly 1000 Lag
delegates.
II nov appears that the ne8 tariff
docs not decrease the revenue. The
total receipts for July Of custom duties
we're S20.909, 290, an increase OF nearly
one million collars over las. year.
j. j. Gardner. wealthy citizen of
boston, recently deceased provided by
will that large sum Of money. bonds
and other securities, nggregating in val.
no 1891 600, SHOULD be turned over 70
the United States treasury, to be used
in helping TO pay the national debt
The bequest has been received OF tho
Treasury Department, and by direc-
ton of tue register placed to the credit
Of patriotic donatious.'
American competition is breaking
down the landed aristoerncy OF the OLD
world. The Lon Ion Times says that
fully 0,O03 900 OF real estate in ,ha,
kingdom is in the hands Of agents for
Gale. and this is in consequence OF the
suspension Of rents. Their aristocrncy Is
built on the ownership of the soil Tbs
cheap food we arc sending across TIE
ocean i doing the common people there
good in more ways than one 1t fur
nishes them with cheap food, and it
brings down tho price OF land. ana en-
ables some of them 20 procure homes Of
their own.
Califorria's wheat crop for the pre- g.
cnt year ia estimated to be worth Co..
100000. Onc-third OF this will be
retained in the State for home consump-
ton and sced, and the rest Will he ex
ported 20 foreign countries. The wheat
product Of the o'her Pacific coast States
and Territories will be worth $4,000,
900 moro. making the value OF the to-
Ia, wheat crop Of the Pacific coast $50.
100000, which is more than the entiye
value Of all Tie precious metals mined
10 tho Unlcs States during 1892.
I'll csc figures show tho monstrous folly
OF which the people Of the Pacific coast
were guilty in past years whoa they
pinned their faith and their hopes Of flu
turo prosperity upon their geld and sill
yer mines, and in great measure ig-
norcd and neglected their far more val
liable agricultural resources.
1t appears that the tobacco rcceipta
last week reached tue enormous figures
OF l,i53,720 pounds, aud so far for thQ
year tue receipts have been ever %. =
100000. Prices keep up well however,
and tie farmers ere taking home a good
deal Of money from Lynchburg. The
banks 30 far have been able TO supply
the dealers.
Thirty years ago, in tho hoyday of
the slavery regime, remarks tho Coium.
bus Georgia Enquirer the total value
OF the Southern c,ops OF cotton, tobacco.
rice, hay, hemp and sugar,cane was
Sl59, 605.723 The census report OF
1880 shows the Southern farm products
were, in the last census, ycar valued at
S760,000000, one-third of which was
tho value Of tue cotton product, which
rema;ns the great staple Of tho South,
whose standing in tie markets Of The
world has not bean affected by the East
md West Indian the Brazilian and the
Egyptian cultivation. Instead OF send.
ing all the cotton to New England and
Old England, the South is looming up
rs tho seat Of great cotton manulac4
turing interest, so That the cheaper or
coarsor grades or cotton cloth orc read
lily made for home consumption, aud
we arc competing with the New Eng
land mills successfully.
The number Of persons killed by the
cyclone at Rochester, MINI, lac, week
hn account of which is on our frst PAGE
Was 81 and the number ininrc 100.
The financial loss fals mainly on the
poorer classes OF PERSONS. IN appeal
for aid has been issued. It is proposed
to rebuild Ivy public contributions tie
houses owned by tbo poorer persons.
On fifty farms ia Dlms'ci county every
house sud barn vas demolished TIE
loss 10 farmers is no, leyl than $780,
600
In The state Of New York foreign.
crs cannot hold title to real estate
The Now YorI; Herald advises that
such laws be made IN every State and
territory if they do not already exist