South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1883-06-29
South 9raaeh Sntellissnter.
ROMNEY. FRIDAY. JUNE %, 1888.


Tns population Of Montana 10 now
estimate d a. SO.C0c.
An ARRAY occurred at Richmond, Wa.
on Monday last, between DR.. w. r.
Csatch6sld and L. r. Mason, in which
the former was stabbed four times
The physicians say lie canno. live
The difficulty was the result Of An old
feud. DR.. Crutch6eli 10 ~ years old,
add single. Mason is about 40. the
son OF Charlotte county minister. and
stands we'll there. The wounded man
10 son Of George X. CrutchGeld, q re
tired busipess man and ex-nember Of
the Legislature.
Gen. James Conner, o dis,inguisbed
citizen OF South Caroliaa, died in Rich.
mold, OH the 23rd inst, aged s.. lie
was distinguished lawyer and was G.
lected a.,orney.general Of South Car
DINA on the ticket with Gov. Wade
Hampton in 1876. but soon after enter.
ing upon the discharge OF his duties re.
signed the Office aud devoted himself
to the practice Of his profession. lie
was a gallant Confederate officer and
was wounded at the battle Of Mechan
icsville. After recovering from that
wound he returned 10 his command and
participated In tie battle OF Strasburg,
where he was again wou. ded and lost
leg,
An exchange says: Some very re-
rarkable changes occurred between
the 18th and tho goth, in the groups
OF spots which are now visible on the
sun, and whose xistence can be detect.
ed with the aid Of no greater magnify.
ing power shan that OF an ordinary ope.
"a glass. One OF The groups which on
Tuesday consisted OF four conspicuous
black and jagged holes in the shining
surface broke up in few hours into n
great number OF small spo,s, which wero
arranged Monday in the most s.n1u-
lar shapes, anil spre cad over an area far
exceeding ia extent the VT ole surface
CT the earth In another group cnor.
NOUS white bridges we're thrown across
a black central chasm as broad az the
Atlantic, and in . third group vast
depression, resembling shsdowy veil
drawn over tho glowing photosphsrc,
was developed around q cluste, OF dark
pits. All around those wonderful
groups the glowing surface OF the sun
appeared in the telescope covered thick
with white specks like the hally part-
cies In mass OF butlermilk, and here
and there appeared intensely brilliant
cFinLling lines. marking the spots where
spouts and jets of fiery hydrogen gas
were bursting forth from the suns in
terror. When will the astronomers be
ablo TO tell what Causes these tremen.
dous outbreaks. whish wax and wane
IN periods of eleven years, ad occasion.
~ make their power felt across ninety |
o"d millions o! miles Of space by set.
ting the earth's atmosphere aglow with
electric ligh, and playing strange freaks
with the telegraph wires now seaGing a
magnetic torrent rushing through them
with the speed and strength of light
ming. and again striking them power
less ?
MRs. GAINES AND HER MELLIoYs.--
Very strong feeling, apparently almost
amounting to excitement. has been a.
rouSed in New Orleans by the Gecis.
Tor OF Judge Billings, OF the United
States Circuit Cour', says the B Baltimore
Sun, directing tho issue Of a mandamus
compelling the city council to levy and
collect special tax for the purpose Of
satisfying Mrs. Gaines's judgmen, OF
nearly $4,000 600 aga inst the city To
secure an appeal 10 The Supreme Cour,
Of the United States the city will have
to give bond OF nearly $4,000 900,
which, it appears, the representatives Of
New Orleans find some officially in do.
Ing. Judge Billings refuses to suspend
execution until The city can give secu-
rity and &c: the case before the higher
tribunal, a.d insists upon immediate
with his order. The pieas
oil New Orleans unite in advising re.
s'stanco TO the enforcement OF Judge
Biiiings's decisio', and shou' no com
promise be reached. the famous litira-
lion which has been in progress for so
many years is likely &C. all 10 is many
interesting phases q stubborn struggle
between the municipal authorities of !
New Orleans and the judicial authority
Of The United States.
DISCOVERED GoLp.--Thc gold fever
has broken on, in Upshur County. a
Wheeling exchange says letters received
IN that city from reliable parties in that
county tell OF tie discovery there Of IN.
mistakable gold-boh ms quar- The