South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1883-11-16
South aIransh gntelliseaser.
noINEY, FaIOAY. NOV. &c. 1888.

Coegress will conye1o on tie crs,
Monday in Dccepber
Tue receipts OF the Government dnr-
Ia October were $50. 900. 900 AMI ex
penscs sl5,00o,000.
GA the frs, Of tho month tbare we're
3i5.6SI,0i6 gteenoacks in circulation.
Gen. HAsCocK is row so far recover
Ell from his sickness that he 10 able to
:it up several hours each day.
The Chicago Journal SAYS that 7iihia
the past two years passenger rates in the
Sont'. have been re ,uced from four aud
Ave c,nts to ,hree cents 3 mile On most
OF { 0 railroads, aud the results have
heon an satisfactory tina. it is only a
question ftime rhen three cents mile
will be The inform rare on all tha lead
log 'ires.
or Mexico deb, of $4,000 Gao
Englisbmen hold nbou, s85 600. 600 The
,est Is held in New York. The rzon3
Ee's annual revenue in about $50. OoO,.
oOe, einly from the stamp tax s1d ter
III duties.
On july J, there we-o ll.T5O, oO0
cattle in Ffance aud j,962, 900 in Crest
Britain; there were ?,15O.000 pigs 10
France aud 100000 in Great }gi,aia :;
there were 23.50o,o0o sheep in France
ri 2S,000,0l IN Fog land.
Governor Murray, OF Utah, rsrard1
tho situation as critical, and foresecs in
the failure Of the T. imunis hill anil the
growing power Of the Morm0ns deadly
90 TO Orlo. and goo govcrInen'. His
suggestions that o legislative council
should be appointed in place Of the
legislature is worthy Of tho profound
consideration of cougres,. The Norm
"ns we're never stronger and more inso
lent io"ard Tho fed eral goverumc Mt than
taey ave TO-DAY. How to rid the
c untry of the growing evil OF polygamy
i; ore of Tie most difficult problems or
tc hour.
DIR. j. y. BARHuM OF louisville, who
las ju.t returned from tho wonderful
salt end gas welt in Branie1burg. Ky.
tells "a Commercial rcportnr that the low
Is ~ great rs i. wal az thu lime Of The
dircovery in 1865. The well, which is
$50 feet deep. has been tubed SO as 70
separate The 2a7 from the water. Tho
Doc ot's tests showed an hourly escape
&c 47,l2o cubic feet of gas, viii yol,.
city ~erran,ing q company in laying a
PIPE TO Louisville, forty miles distant. tn
supply The ely with Iigh, and power
DEATH az a; EMINENT MINISTER.
Rev. DR.. j. u. McFpERIN, Of the NJ. i.
Church South, ,!icI in Nashville Team :,
on Wednesday Of last week. He was
one OF he most celebrated Methodist Iii.
vines in lie South. hcsides being hea
of the publishing house there. lie serv-
ed with honor as one ofthc leading chap
lnins in tHe Confederate srmy. and was
anan Of great learning AMI large eSpc-
Renee IN worldly matters. when in the
army hc was always in Tire ;bickcst Of
the neh,. aggravated malaria was the
eau g Of his GcG.H. Dr.. McFcrr,n re-
cejsed he late cx-Presid,u, James x
Poll INTO the church ard oGicia,cd ~
his rua.raI.
Csc i!UXDnED YEARS OLp.--Mrs
Anur NJ. Greene. widow of tie .2;e
Nathaniel Greene. celebrated Ecc ono
hundred'h birthday 1T Newport, Il. /,
Thursday !Ior Husbands father, Gen
Nathaniel Greece was tie friend o.
General Washington. Mrs. Greene Is
in possession OF all her faculties. Her
cyesiGht WAS remarkably goot up to
nbou, four years ago, tu; by the Use of
glasscy she can read ana knit rap;tly.
Her mind AMI men org arc al clear rs
ever. snd sho takes q 2Jeat in,cres. in
the events or lie day. Mrs. GrCiao has
in her possession o handsome piece Of
jeweify Of tho initials OF General aui Mrs.
George Washington, when was pr,so &
el to her fa,her-in-low by the Father of
lis Country Inter woven in tic init.
ais is 'och Of hair from the heads of
tho donor and his wife. Slio is in cx.
ccl,cut Lca'tt.
y possible topic y, tue coming session
Of Congress will be the Cheyenne and
Grarahoc indians Lease q Sly 500
acres Of grazing land - tao Ceut3 nn