South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1883-11-02
Saa:h a.ranth Jnte.|isenerr.
ROMNEY FRIDAY. NOV. 2. 1883.


elected in Massachusetts, Maryland,
Minnesota and New jersey, Elections
will nlso occur ON the Same day in Con
necticu', Mississippi, Nebraska, New
York, Pennsylvania and Virginia.
In 1883 the highest gold production
of the United States was reached. the
entire total Hgures being $50 900, 900.
There has hccI q steady decline ever
since. The & lures for 1880 we're $50. !.
100000. Tho production Of silver in
1853 va, $50 100000; 1892, $4,000.
600.
Co. James Tulli., Special govern
nent land agent, who hes been inves,;.
gazing land frauds in Tic territories.
says he has discovered more crooked.
ness AID rascality in land entries than
Tie most imaginative mind could con-
ceive of.
Inc following is the estimated rail.
read mileage of the world January /,
1858: United States, $4,000 miles ::
Europe. 100000; Asia, 5000; South
America, 1000, Canada, $500; Aus.
tralis. 5000; Mexico 2.loJ. Grand
to,a', $4,000 miles.
John Gu ncy Adams received n salary
from tho United Safes government for
sixiy-nine years, and tic sum total nus,
have amounted to 100000. At the close
OF his presidential term he had ffty..wo
years Of office-ho!ding, and lis salary had
aggregated 1925, 900; still he had seven
teen Years of Congress after this. and
died Mt the Capitol NJ congressional
session. AT the age of il he went 10
hu'sia as tue private secretary of the
American legation, and he was in offer
years minister to England. GERMANY,
Portugal. Russia, and the Netherlands.
III is sald that glass is gradually be
ginning to take tic place of wood 6 iron
'h The &C Instruction OF bridges iu Enylapo.
Tue inventor makes blocks Of glass.
which he hardens by special process
Ia sol!dity IL. is said TO leave no,hinu to
be desired. The experiments already
made have given surprising results, and
Ike cost is below that of bridges OF .o,a
or i'or. Moreover, ,bo glass cannot he
injured by insects like wood. or rusted
like iron.
HE ltVN
l.. d .. RAILRoAD.-Tbe terrible dis
aster near Brooks's Junne', on the Bal.
tmore aud Ohio Railroad, near Coullu-
encc, Pa, last Sunday morning, resulted
In the instant killing o! five men. TIE
railroad company has been strengthen.
ing and widening the tahnol, ard come
distance out sido a magazine had been
erectoo in which was stored 200 lbs.
OF dynamite 10 lie used for blasting. A
freight train had just passed through the
tunnel and was sidc-.rackel u alloY ap
overdue passenger train to pass. -Four
of the crew Of tho freight train walked
back to the vicinity Of tie magazine and
were engaged III conversation with the
Waterman when the people living in tile
vicinity were startled by terrific con-
cussion. Houses for fiitcen miles around
were shaken 10 theic four dations, and
windows for q distance O. seven miles
were shattered. Upon Investigation il
was found that th9 dy Mantle had ozplod-
ed with fearful olTtct. Everything in
the vicinity gave evidence Of the terrific
force OF the explosion. Trees were up
rooted, huge rocks were torn asuuder,
and telegraph poles for half a mile wore
Frustrated. Nothing remained Of tho
magazine, and the men who stood near
II just before the explosion were miss
Ing. Portions OF bodies, including legs.
arms, bands and heads. have been pick
cd Up BALI a milo distant, but go badly
dishgurcd as 10 TIC unacceptable. The
names of only three Of the victims are
known, namely, George Rcynol1s. Ike
engineer; Ticc. q brakeman. and Ham
mon1, sou OF {. Y. Hammond OF Cur
tor'and. Nj. tho vatcbman. Not Ear
from the scene q gun vas found. and it
j. supposed that ono Of the victims 4
charged it, causing The dynamite to ex-
plodc.
a writer Sho describes Tie Indian
schools in Albuquerque, and who saws
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