South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1883-04-27

"atueu 70 the reno Northwest
A remarkably rich vein OF ore has
hcen strucx in the Gold Valley mine.
in RYAN county, North Carolina.
An island'in vermilion Bay. on the
coas: OF Louisisns, has . solid mas Of
sal, at . depth Of twenty fee. so hard
,hat j. requires 10 be miaei With dyn.-
mite an. ground in steam mills. About
200 tons DAY are taken out.
AT Ar. Samuel Jswet,'s sheepshear-
Jog in Jackson county. Missouri, l20
nsrino ewes yielded an average Of o.
Yer fifteen pounds each, and one ram
81 pounds.
The story abOu. the fall Of q nam
moth meteor in Texas published In our
last number. turns Out TO have been
pure fabrication. IL Is supposed to
have been psroetra,ei by some political
dispatch writer who wants to get his
hand in really for tho campaign OF
1894.
fores, fires OF 1871, has just been H.
sued by the signal service bureau q,
Washington, d. c. l. shows a total OF
3,4s7 buildings destroyed. p property
loss Of s2,OO3,390. and l25 persons
burned 10 death.
FRED DouoLAss advises hi. coIored
brethren 20 sssimilate with the whites.
and sets them an example ~ marrying
Ascend wife considerably lighter than
himself.
Tue GreCnbrier ladependeM states
that Mr.. JAMES NJ. MASON. an attorney
OF Charleston. this State, is in Richmond
ou'iiy engaged with an accountant IN
examining the books and paper. in The
second auditors oliico, his purpose bc.
In 20 pr pare statement Of the debt
Of Virginia OF the dismcmberment of
ter territory.
The CHANGE IN ONO. -Republican
politics IN Ohio, remarks the New York
Sun, seem 10 be in an extraordinary
state. Among the We,,era y a,es dur.
ing tho last two Presidential canva ses
Ohio decidedly held The Leading place.
She furnished the candidate for tie Re
publican party in 1875 and again in
1880. and since then her citizens con
nected with tue Government have been
numerou, and prominent. Ohio has
been moro full OF budding and ambition.
statesmen than any other State, and the
aspiranis Tor her Governors hip-a posi-.
ton from which they nigh. bc bro into
clearer view "a nvaiiab!., for n nopina-
h1n for the PresijeScy--have been al
mos, unlimited.
Ihess is an election approaching for
Governor OF Ohio now, but apparently
no one Is anxious 10 De the Republican
candidate. Honest JONI SHERMAN, who
Tor many years has been looking toward
The White House, has been consulted
WITH regard to tue nomination, but he
says that lie does not want 10 be n can.
didats. Eyea Gov. FOSTER does nc.
seem 20 be particularly active ia strength.
enng bis Claims.
What - the mater with the Ohio Rs.
publicans? Are they all tired OF poll
tics? Or do they think that the con-
often OF parties in their State is such
that the chance for The Republican c.n.
dida;e being elected next fail does not
make 1t worth Will, for any one Of them
10 leopard wdatsve- cool fortune lie en-.
joys at present
a STORE ASD FosToFFfcE ROBBED.
Tue store Of rH-NAs HISE.. in which
the po'toiilce was kept, at Rodmers,
near Cranbs;ry, was entered Nv thieyes
On tho night OF the 2lst inst. and rob
bed of goods to the amour. o. 1850
including $40 10 postage stamps. Tie
front door was forced open with q rail.
road pick The robbery is supposed
10 Ie tue work OF tramPs. The post
masters and merchants in that section
have been notified to be On The lookout
Tor parties Offering postage s.smps for
sale.
fLTEE CoorEE.-We sgree with tho
Stanton ItHdieaior that 'one Of the
best biographies that could be pub
lished for tie benefit OF the generation
OF Americans nov on the stage OF lie
Snd those just coming on Houli b, The
LIE Of PETER CoorEn, written bv
competoD, hA.i.' PsTEn Coorrr. va.
truly an American nobleman. His pat.
ent OF nobility was earned ~ Lis owl
honest hams aud meri:ed Gy his Own
generous heart lie was a working
man. Who made bis millions without a
stain upon his soul, whose charities
were worthy II bis great fortune AMI has
grad nature, AMI wboss nams shouli
be Transmitted for all time tbrou,boy,
the length and breadth or this country
as a name meaning more Of honor than
any NEE title OF o1i'e. though %.
ktaIcas IN the I.-I