South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1883-10-05
South a,raneis Sntrllisenser.
ROMNEY. FRIDAY. OCT. 8. ,sss.

hsOt bibs taob MIN LuOusi
nnds Of dollars OF Pittshurgh's choicest
products. the loss it is thought will ex.
coed q million of dollars.
The value OF exports from Baltimore
daring September vas s52is,i60.
The imports of dry goods at the port
OF New York for the week endcl Sat.
urd,y were $2,7os.sll, and the amour.
marketed s2,722 0o4. The total i'm.
ports of dry goods since January l
we're 500. 1924, against Sl05.SI3.7Oi
last year, and the amount marketed
S9G.4ss.l53, against sl03, 7s0552.
The amount OF co,ton.seed produced
in the United States annually is placel
at l7O,OOo.o0O bu AMI average pricl
l3c per bu, equal TO $4,000, 900. In
its conversion into oil is employed $lO,-
100000 capital and $4,000 people.
The October crop report OF the Ohio
State board of agriculture. bnsed upon
returns from COO townships, shows:
"heat-acreage thrashei TO date, Co.,
222 bushels produced for Same, 6,06O..
449; total for State at same rate. "a
5O8,S06 bushels, against IS, $50 600 las,
year. Outs acres thrashed to date
49,, lO4; bushels produced from same,
4,4l2.Q35; total for State at tho same
rate, 27,2l4. 066 bushels. against 49,
$4,000 last year; Corn probable total
about 6s.00O,o 900 bushels, against 90.
100000 last year.
Special telegrams TO the Houston Pos.
from ITO points in Texas indicate tha,
the top crop OF cotton, with few eX-
ceptions, will be a total failure. The
yield this season will fall considerably
shor. OF that of last year.
Three inches of snow fell in the nor
them part of franklin county, Me-, Sat.
utday night last.
IL Is said forty thousand passengers
have sailed from tho United States TO
Europe since the beginning of 1885
Twenty nine steamship lines are en-.
gagged in the passenger traffic bet ween
New York aud various points in Great
Britain and on tho continent, emnlov-
ing $50 iron steam ships. Estimating
the cost Of passage TO Europe and re.
turn at $3.50 per person, the lowest DOS.
sib lie average, and the total paid as pas
sage money is 100000 But this
does not represent the whole amount
Tor the reason that as muoh as $500 AMI
5000 has been pail by passengers. One
OF the steamships contains eleven roor
tor which $500 is aekei and two Of
which can only be occupied for $500
and nearly always these rooms arc taken.
Es';mating that no tourist going abroad
spends less than $500 the sum q $50.
100000 IS found, making a grand total
OF $50 100000 expended this season by
Americans in European travel. This,
1t is Stated. is the largest expenditure
any season has Witnessed, anil the prob
abilities are thai another year will show
large increase over the number that
crossed The ocean this year. With cor
responding increase of expea diturc.
iHE FIRST FIvE-DoLLAE NoTg.-A
curious incident, sIowiYg the unexpcc.
ted turns which fortune takes. came to
light in this city few days 400. In
1860 Mr.. a. @. Sharp, at present Chief
inspector of tho postal delivery depart
jncnt, resided in Chattanooga, Tenn.
lie became the possessor ofno,e No.
series A, Of the five dollar issue of
March IL, 1863. The fact that the note
was the first issued induced him TO
preserve it, and the better to guard u
gainst using 1t, he gave ii TO his wife,
with some gold, to put away. This sue
did. In 1866 Mr.. Shapes house was
robbed aud the gold, together with tho
ive.doIiar note, was stolen by the
thieves.
lie gave NJ all idea of recovering ;he
money and the robbery had almost pas
scd GU. OF his recollection, until he saw a
paragraph in Pittsburg paper to the
N'SNN 'u"' Y o1 iIh1rtl NuuuGt, Oh lGC
United States army, possessed the FIRST
five-dollar note issued by the United
States. The paper contained descrip.
ton of the note, and stated that Mr.
Candee bad been offered $500 FER it.
This is tue identical mole which was
stolen from Mr.. Sharpe in 1856, aud he
has written 10 PAymasler Candsa to that
effect, claiming, and Offering, II noc.ssa.
~, TO prove properly. That the note
should have turned up after seventeen
years is curious.-W AsHINoroN Posr.
II i5 stated hat the general store Of
George Sciople, at Grand View this
State was destroyed by FIRE about mid
night Sunday nigh, last, together with
all its contents. Loss about $500; no
insurance The Gro was Of inc .ndi ,ry