South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1883-10-12
South Branch Sntelliaenter.
RoMNEY FRIDAY, OCT. 12. 1883.

on Tuesday last The returns received
from Iowa are extremely meagre. In
Ohio the vote was large and close, bu.
the latest information was tina. the
democratic candidate for Governor has
been elected by small majority, the re.
esl,, however. depending largely upon
Cleveland aud Cincinnati, whcro the
count had not been completed.
The cost Of the free mail delivery ser.
vice for the fiscal year ended June 80,
1888, was So5.24 in Baltimore, $780,.
$50 in Washington, s522. ss9 in New
York, and $533,l58 in Philadelphia.
The LONDON TINES states that Sta.
tisticianS have pronounced the United
States 10 be not only potentially, but
actually, richer than the United King.
dom. Counting the houses, furniture,
manufactures, railways, shipping. bulls
lion, lands, cattle crops, investments,
and roads, II is estimated that thsre is
grand total in the United States Of $40.
770OO0,O00. Great Britain is credited
with something less than 1000, O0O,-
600, or nearly $40 200. 900. 600 less than
the United States.
Tho Growth of Texas stands az a
miracle. The increase in her taxable
property last year was $50. 00O, 900, or
nearly half the entire taxable property
of Georgia. Las. year GO new counties
were organized. giving 200 counties in
all. Besides there is territory not
yet carved into counties twice as large
as the State OF Georgia. In extent, as
IN resources, Texas is superb empire.
The Receipts of the Brooklyn bridge
during the nineteen weeks since its open
ing TO travel have been 500 1888, and the
expenditures S5l AIS. The average rev.
enue from foot passengers and vehicles
for the nineteen weeks ending October
was trifle less than $500 daily that
from tue cars for the seven days that
they have been in use was 1862. This
shows daily passing Of l,240 peo-
pie, while there have been, on the aver
age, 10000 persons daily crossing on
foot. Considering the veXatious uncer-
tainties in the cars, the Now York Times
regards this as q considerable showing
According to the census report, IL
linois pays out more money for fences
than any other State in the union.
Pennsylvania comes next. There are
in the United States 6,000, 900 miles Of
fence, and it has in all cost something
over 100000, 900. During the CEN
sus year alone SIS, O29. 900 was expcnd-
ed for fencing purposes.
VENNoH's PREDICTroNs.-Ba prcpar-
cd Tor an carly cold wintry snap in Oc-
tober- but remember that winter is not
yet
Christmas will probably be green
and wet, and the New Year OF 1884
balmy and open.
The entry CT December will be very
cold; It's exit, just the opposite, with
scarcity of snow IN majority of sections.
Earthquake shocks are not improba.
BILE in portions Of Canada and the North
ern and Middle United States.
The editor of the SPIRIT OF jefferson
Was shown, on Friday last. by Capt. II.
IL. HeiskOil, half dozen or moro young
shad, taken from the Shenandoah river.
They were about SIX inches in length,
and were evidently Of last springs
spawn, large number OF which were
placed in the South river, n tributary
OF the Shenandoah, at Waynesbo Va.
Numbers OF them, we understand. have
been passing through the fish-pots. and
down the river for some time past
There seems TO be q prospect, therefore.
Cf the iish-way nt the great Falls Of tie
Potomac is completed shortly, and the
fish enabled to return up the river, u hat
in the course Of year or two shad fish.
ing will DO as common in our inland
waters ts bass-iishing ia now. On the
day previous, the same editor was shown
German Carp. which Mr. VIM. II.
Moore had taken from his pond on his
farm and presented 10 Hon. Andrew
Hunter. The fish shown was beau
tifnl one, measured 10 inches in length
with girth Of l2i inches, and weigh
cd threo pounds. This fish was only
two years old and Of the others in the
pond Mr. Moore is satisfied there are
some which will weigh from four to i've
pounds. They ere said TO 90 elegant
food, and will thrive finely in any OF
our ponds, feeding and fattening upon
most any ordinary hog food Our far.
mers who have ponds should mako az j.
plicaticn TO Congressman Wilson with.
out delay for young Carp. with which to
stock their ponds. as they can be sccur-
cd from the government, with very lit
Ito attendant cref