South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1883-08-03
South Sramth Satslliseneer.
RoMNEY, FRIDAY. AUG. 3. 1883.

Tue Postmaster General has been
compelled 10 issue formal general or.
der in which he desires that the prac.
ticc OF reading newspapers and period
icals passing through the mails bc dis.
continued wherever il exists
Gov Hamilton of Mary land las M
pointed Hon. Josiah II. Gordon Judge
in the fourth judicial circuit, in place
of Judge Pe1rrc, deceased.
Within short time OF each other
the two most famous kings in Africa
have come TO their dcath-King Gerry
wAro of Zaluland. in the southern part
OF tho African continent. end King
MTEsA. tho Lord OF the Lakes, the
kabaka OF Uganda. the foremost man
Of Equatorial Africa Tho first was
removed as warrior, tho other labored
in his later years to civilize himself.
1t is doubtful if King CErYwAYo's
death will bring peace to Zululand, and
it is believed that King MTEsAs death
will bring civil war to >Ug snda.
THE EARTHQUAKE ported by CT.
BILE gives a browning horror to a
year noted for sad disasters. The
town o!Cisamicciola, near Naples, was
destroyed and several other towns sus.
tained damage. Ono thousand people
arc reported killed and nearly rs many
wounded. What with devastation by
flood, death by Wholesale from railroad
and steamboat accidents. panics in
crowded buildings, wrecks on the sea-
coasts and disasters Of greater or less dc.
greo in other ways, the past six months
have been made memorable. will such
horrors never ceasc2' is the Grst and
the last expression suggested by such
terrible succession OF calami.ies.
The latest reports from the island of
Ischia. near Naples. say that 1000 lives
wero lost by tho swallowing up of the
town OF Cisimacciola on Saturday last
FDIToETAL CnAnaE.-Mr. ID S
Eichelberger, editor of the Martinsbure
CIV. Va) Statesman, has retired, and
will be succeeded by Capt. w. B. Col
st1n.
Hon. MONTGOMERY Blair, of Ma.
ryland, died on Friday last, The
death of Montgomery Blair removes
the last Of President Lincoln's original
cabinet officers.
Captain Matthew Webb. the noted
English swimmer, persisted in an at
tempt to swim the Niagara river whirl.
pool rapids Tuesday afternoon Of las.
week. His body was found floating in
the river n short distance below Lew
iston, N. Y. on Saturday. AN inquest
was held Immediately, and verdict Of
found drowned was rendered. The
head had apparently been cut open by
rock. This wound was considered
sufficient in itself TO have caused death,
and it is thought that the Captain sank
immediately after receiving it. Tie
body was sent to the widow in Dos
ton.
In the Virginia Democratic Con
vention at Lynchburg, last Wednes-
day, Hon. John S. Barbour was cho,
sen Chairman of the State Central
Committee. The resolutions adopted
declare the State debt settled, favor
The abolition of the internal revenue.
tariff for revenue only, the support
OF the free schools, opposition to mix
ed schools, strict economy in all
branches OF the government, real civ
service reform, opposition to boss
Ism, and arraigns in strong terms the
administration of national and State
atfalrs, and espc tally condemns the
corrupt bargain between the Presi-
dent and Malone. The proceedings
throughout were characterized by
great harmony and enthusiasm, and
the result is regarded as placing the
PARTY in better condition for an nc.
tive aggressive campaign than it has
occupied since the detection of Ma
hone.
A Romantic Meeting When the
steamer British Crown arrived az
Philadelphia on Monday last from
Liverpool n nervous old gentleman
ran eagerly up the gang-plank. On
the deck was an old lady anxiousIy
awaiting him. They had seen each
other long before the vessel reached
the wharf, and the recognition was
immediate, though they had been sep
arated for twenty eight years. Tue
old lady was Miss Bcnedicta Price.
Oh years Of age, and the old gentle.
man, who is 20, was her lntendc :
husband. Thirty cars ago they he.
came engaged, but they were not a..
bic TO be married, aud the gentleman
set ont for America to make his for
tune. Tho lovers had kept mp n regu.
lar correspondence ever since. and the
lady had at last come over TO be
married.
lTcuISO Plies SYMPTOMS AND CCrE.
The symptoms are moisture, like per-
sPiration, intense itching. increased by
scratching, very distressing. particular