South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1883-07-06
sSaNth 3santh 9ntellisenter.
R9MNEY. FRIDAY. JULY 6. 1883.

depth Of 6ve inches. Growing crops
in the storms track we're destroyed.
Information from havana states that
at officer Of tie military administration
wa recently sent from Manzanilla TO
Santiago With $ll. 900 in gold belong
ing to the administration. While the
officer was leaning over tire rail OF the
steamer the strap OF the sstcbel which
contaired tic money broke. ADD the mo-
ney dropped into the sea.
Trz VIR0INIA DUEL The contem-
plated duel bet ween two Richmond Edi.
tors. BEissE and ELAN, which has been
asi.s,ing the country for q week past,
came OF on Saturday last about two
miles west OF the town of Waynesboro'
in Augusta county, Va. The ground
where they fought is in a grove no. far
from miiidam. In the grove is slight
depression in the ground. and in that
depression the meu we're promptly pla-
ced, facing each other, At six o'clock
sbarp. Al the first fire Beirne received
brl! through the skirt OF his sack coat,
and Elan was untouched. Beirne de-
manded another Shot. At the second
fire Elan was shot in the fsshy part or
the thigh Elan turned 10 his surgeon
and remarked, Il am struck Beirne
then said he was satisfied. The parties
then left the ground. Beirne WAS driv-
en- TO Crimora Station, on the Sbcnnn-
doah Valley Railroad. where he took
The train going North. Elan was help.
cd to his carriage and was driven back
to Alr. Lewis house, in Rockingham
He reached there safely. The bullet
has been extracted and he is doing we'll.
Els wife, who was telegraphed for i'm
media'ely after the duel, arrived in
Rockingham Saturday evening.
Mr.. Richard f. Berne is twenty. Sc
ven years old, is six feet in height and
'weigbs-227 pounds. He was educated
at Randolph Macon College. Virginia,
and at Heidelberg, Germany. In 1877
bs.boaght a half interest in the Rich
mond State, and since the death Of the
late j. u. Cbamberlayne has been its
sole proprietor. In 1880 a meeting was
arranged to take place between himself
and Senator Riddleberger. but when
they got 10 the ground it was found that
the percussion caps had been left be-
hind. Mr.. Beirne has a wife and three
children.
Mr.. Wm.C Elan is AZ years Old, and
was born liz Fayetteville, N. G.. He
was trained for the law and served in q
Virginia battery in the war;. lie is
Small, near-sighted and prematurely
gray. lie is On old journalist, and was
at one time the Richmond correspon-
dent Of the Baltimore Sun. Since 1873
he has been controlling editor Of the
Wing.
A dispatch from Harrisonburg dated
July !, says: wv. C.. Elan is at tue home
Of Lieut.-Gov. Lewis in this county.
Mr.. ewis's son Arrived at his homo
here this evening. lie Gays the ball
WAS cut out Of the inner side Of Mr.. E.
1am's left hip. and that un' less blood
poisoning occurs Mr.. Elan will recover
STANTON, VA, July 3.-Intelli-
gence from Mr.. Elam received last night
states that lie had a chill yesterday.
The present symptoms of Mr.. Elan
are such as are common TO gunsho:
wounds. No official action that is yet
known has been taken by the county
authorities relative to the violation of
the law by the duelists.
PoRT REPUBLIC, VA, July 3.-Mr.
John T. LOWS, a. whose house Mr. Elan
is staying. saye that he is doing we'll.
If no new complications appear. it is
expected Elam will be in condition TO
be taken TO his home 10 2 week or ten
dsvs.
The first section of ccal train to
wlich was attached q passenger car
containing fifteen persons. broke in
two on n heavy grade on the LIST inst
on The Rochester and Pittsburgh rail-
road, near Bradford, Pennsylvania, and
seen Of tho cars rusbiug back down
the grade ran into the second section.
smashing TIC cars 70 pieces. Six DER.
sons, including the conductor anu >
brakeman, were killed aud the others
were wounded moro or less severely.
3,642 PACKAGES OF INPUnE TgA-
JAMES II. DAVIES, United States An
praiscr OF Tea, has been for several DAYS
inspecting cargo OF tea which was
brought to the city Of New York from
China in the chip Flintshire. He re-
ported 20 Collector Robertson that lac
had rejected 3. 100 packages. somo Of
these teas, he said, were mixed with