South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1883-06-22

bly, the greatest stock growing region
in the United States. It 10 said that
about l.000, coo cattle arc now feeding
on its plains, tho es,imated value OF
which 10 sbou, $50, 600. 600.
Since the beginning Of tire star route
trials the Government hes paid the fol-
!awing sums 10 attorneys: To Bliss
up 70 March ea, 1883. s4s.2os Is; to
Brewster up to January 4, 1882, IS, 900;
10 Cock, February 4, 1882, $6.949 is;
TO Gibson, February 6. 1882. $1,000;
10 Ker up to May Is, 1888. s27,s72,-
As; to Merrick to April %. 1883. s32..
600. Allan A. Pinkerton has been paid
S2,s4S ~, the whole making grand
total Of $l25.o79 -. To these pay.
usents many otters must be- added. for
instance 500, 900 for witnesses. The
total cost to the Govern men. since tho
prosecutions began will be near half q
million OF dollars.
Wheeling Inteliyeneer The rain fall
IN the last two weeks has been unusual /.
~ large and has covered On Immense
area o. country. extending from the
East to Kansas, and from the lakes to
the Gulf. Such widely extended rains
and 40 continuous in their character
have seldom. occurred. aud in conse
quence OF them the crop outlook has
esnsibly improved over the last es,i.
mate Of the Agricultural Department (
at Washington. It 10 now said tina,
winter wheat may turn oat to be on Az.
GRACE crop in Kansas. whereas the re-
ports a month ago were very discour-
aging. The reports from Virginia and
North Carolina for wheat, corn aud to-
bscco arc very much improved. Pres.
ent indications point 10 o yield O. corn
largely 10 excess or last year, whereas
wheat, while as yet loo, GOO. Oos bush
els behind last year, is every day cut
ting down this N argin Of difference.
WEST Va. UsIyEhsIrY Tho resis.
nation OF the Hon. W. 7. Wilson as
president OF the University Of West
Virginia has been accepted, sad Prof.
Berkeley of The faculty, has been des-
ignatei TO discharge tie duties during
the ensuing year Mr.. w. =. Wiley.
son fex-Ssnator w. I. WILEY. and
late an editorial writer on the wheeiing
Register. has been elected professor O..
history and moral aud mental phlo.o-
ply in The University.
LIGHTNING IN TIE LURAY CAvEnNs.
during heavy storm on the 18th
INST. and while guides We're shoa ing
large party through the Luray cav.
erns, the lightning struck ons of tho g.
Iectric light wires and was carried in
to the caves, where it RAJ over the wires
from one end to tue other. Tie aec-
trio iighs globes were shivered into fgay.
ments, and the lightning gathered into
bi5 balls along tbs wire and exploded
with loud reports. The scene for sew
eral minutes was terrific beyond de-
scription.. The Lightning flashing long
the wires looked like fiery serpents.-
One bolt shot from the wiras aud shat.
tered to stslactites of the bridal cham.
Der. When it t'isap peared, some of The
party were left in total darkness.
In the State Of New York q new
tax law has just gone iuto effect
which requires that the owner OF ner-
sonal property, wherever eiluated.
snail be taxed where that citize re-.
sides. An aged and wealthy resident
OF WarsaW is one Of the fra. 20 feel
the effects Of the law lie is ortiz a. |
bout ore million dollars, and niue
tenths OF his money is loaned ia Yves.
tern States, where it is taxed also. ri
he continues to reside in New York
1t will cost hin twenty thousand dol. |
lars year for extra taxation. lie |
naturally considers his citizenship in
that State too expensive luxury, aud
Will therefore remove TO Minnesota. +,
1t seems rather an odd law. even !
though it be a iust one.
a robbery occurred on the mAil !
train from the west while standing IN !
front OF the Michigan Central depot. !
at jackson, Monday afternoon. A !
nau famed J. %. Crow, from Union
City, entered one Of tho coaches. bot !
before no had advanced three feet lac |
was seized by two men, vino threw !,
him oyer seat aud picked his poclc. !
cts. The robbers hen ran the entire
length OF the coach, jumped off in tho p,
crowd, and could not be identified !
The car was full Of passengers at the !
tune, but thoy did not Interfere or
give an alarm. Crow lost all his mo.
ney-- f5o-but had ticket TO syria /
cuse, n. Y, and continued his iour. !
ney. lie is rich farmer of Branch
County
Snow Storm. A heavy snow Storm
prevailed thrOuVhout tho gtata oF ~,