South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1883-09-21
South a;ransh antelli9enfer.
RoMNEY FRIDAY. SEPT. 81, 1893.


There are aow 45,0i9 posi-ofisces ia
the United States. OF which uunbe, O.
l78 arc presidential Offices and G,273
N )uey order Offices. Since the year
1876 the nanbcr Of post-of1ices have
been increased 10 per cent
Here is an item that America rs can.
not road Without feeling or humilia-
ton: OF imports into the country
during the late fiscal year ending June
80 $i3s.0Oo. 900 were brought in Amer
lean vessels. aud 1894 IT'S 900 in foreign
vessels; and OF our exports, sl0i.si4 !.
600 were taken abroad in American
vessels, and Sssl. lS6. 900 in foreign.
The total exports an4 imports by water
amounted to sl.4s4. OoO, 900 s23s COO
600 carried in American ships, and ST.
245 100000 in foreign. So that foreign
vessels carried nearly six times as much
OF our own commerce as American ves-
sells carried.
The New POSTAGE SrAMrs.-t is
stated that the PostofIice Department
hogan the distribution Of the new two
cent stamps on Saturday las. and the
requisition upon the contractors was tho
largest In number Of pieces and value
ever issued in one day. The order was
for 81. s79,8 postage clamps. 7,l3l-
$50 Stamped envelopes, (nost of these
articles being Of the two.cent deuoni-
nation,) and 5,9s3,0OO postal cards.
The aggregate value of the articles or
dered was $950.00 Postmaster>gen-
oral Gresham is reported rs saying that
the reduction!in letter postage will cause
a loss 10 the government OF over 81 OOO,.
600.
Tho OHIO crop report for September
estimates the wheat yiold at "a. 900, 900
bushels, which is but little more than
half crop. OF oats there will be 30
100000 bushels, against 100000 last
year. Tho present condition Of other
crops. compared with last year at the
same date. ia as follows: Corn, SO per
cent. potatoes, 1I2; tobacco, rs; sor-
ghum, 80; clover for seed, So; apples
26; peaches. Sc; grapes. ~ The hay
crop was very large, and pastures excel
lent till within two weeks, but they arc
now drying up.
Parkersburg STATE JOURNAL: Tue
consumption Of matches in this city
since the tax was lifted has increased 100
per cent. Every merchant in town is
now selling two boxes whore they sold
one in the spring. 1t seems almos. ridicu.
lous TO ask the price OF a box of matches
and have tho grocer reply one cent.
One firm received yesterday large
cases Of matches, they came 10 G It. 4
1T. tin boxes made water proof and dir
tight. Smokers are not so constrain cd
to steal matches from hotels and gro
co'ies as they were when they had to
pay ten cents for box.
The comet discovered by Prof Swift.
director 0: the Warner Observatory,
although announced on Saturday morn
ing, was really discovered on Tuesday
the Ilth inst, It's motion is scarce.
~ perceptible, owing to the fact that i! is
coming almost directly toward the earth.
and hence il was impossible TO verify the
discovery until the time named. The
announcement that there had been Il pre-
vioUs discovery was evidently o mistake
UNDOUBTEDLY Dakota will eventual
ly be divided into several Statos. but
this cannot be done in hurry. nnd
wlIilc the people OF the Territory are
lighting over the debt question. AS
illustrating the immense size of the Ter
rltory, n correspondent says that En-
gland, Wales. Scotland and Ireland
could be laid down inside its borders.
and there would still be room for an 9TH.
er Ireland. Perhaps it will seem lit
tie moro forcible to say that thirty one
States the size Of Connecticut could he
made ont Of IL, and there would be land
enough lett Tor couple OF Rhode Is.
lands
SUICIDE OF JUDGE RoBERr MAYO
Judge Robt Mayo, Of Westmorolana
county. Virginia, committed suicide on
last Saturday morning by shooting him.
self with pistol. The tragedy &C.
Cured on board the steam packet Vir-
ginia opposite Point Lookout, ut tho
mouth Of tho Potomac Rev. Beverly
ID. Tucker was on board. lie vas 40.
prehcnsivc from Judge Mayos manner.
and warned the captain Of The boat to
watch him, which was done. lie did
not think that ho had pistol. The
Waterman lad his hand on Judge Mnyo's
shoulder when the shot was fired lie
tied instantly. Judge MAYO was nged