South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1883-09-28
NEWS OF THE DAY.


Twelve hundred dollars have been suo-
scr:b-d Ia caicsg, Tor ibs sulfs rers 10y
The earthquake IA isehia, Italy.
There IS rejoicing ia Ireland ever the
good promises OF a Gae crop Of POT a,ocs.
Twelve locomotives .srs shipped & ON
Pbils''elphia for Brazil las, week.
Thursday morning. Of las, week the large
barn of Phi!ip McAndrews, near Graais-
vile, Garrett, county, Md. vas entirely
destroyed by Gre. together with his en-.
tife crop OF grain None OF The stock
was injured. Tn, loss, which is heavy,
is partly covered ~ insurance.. The
| origin Of the Sire is unknown. be
Florida Times Ua.oa estimates the or
ange crop this year to be Tn grea,
er tlan last year. I; is now beginning
to ripen, and il the October gales d. no,
prove damaging there is every prospec,
OF large pr, fits for the orange growers.
Tho town OF Butler. Pa, uses natural
gas for Illumination aud Tor fue.. The
whole Town is supplied by one well.
80. The reunion OF the Army Of West
Virginia took place at ironton, o.,
yesterday week. About Is, 600 visitors
were present. Ex-Prcsident Hayes,
Gov. Foster. Of Oaio. and Gov. Pier
point. of Yves. Virginia, were among
The guests. Rev. DR.. T.. f. Hatfield.
late Moderator Of the Presby terrain Gen.
eral Assembly, is dea -. The GERMAN
army is tho most perfect military a
chine IN existence. Each corps Is con-
atructcd Sd as 10 form in Itself a com.
pieto little army that can wilhou, incon.
veniencc be at auy time detached from
the main boiy. During peace eyery-
III ihg IS kept ready Tor mobilization in
case OF war. Ii the decree for rnobili-
EATON were to be wired tomorrow from
Berlin, the whole field would DC rondy
in ley hours TO march. a Texas
oupie-tho groom fifty and the lride
Twelve years OF age-have recently been
mar. iod... The trial OF Frank James
cost ten THOUSAND dollars, the trial of
Dorsey cost more than ten times that
am ,unt. 1t is estimated that NJ leas,
Zeo.poJ visitors attended tbs recent
O:ioie festival a. Baltimore and spent
on al average $40 each, making the
nice little SUN OF $1,000, eco placed in
circulation IN tha: city. 80. 1t is sal,
that Tie government printing offl:e at
Washington employees two thousand
priutsrs.. Il Nes York lumber dc.lcr
recently imported, from the Pyrenees
Mountains walnut log which is twelve
feet long anl nine fee, in diameter and
weighs twentY-two thousand pounds
IL is es'im aied 10 be worth $4,000 rs it
lies' snd when IL is sawsr! into venccrirp
IL viii Yell siXty-six thousand fee,
which wil be worthless 600. IA cor.
respondent OF the Philadelphia Press
no.ing Vie sudden rise and rapid growth
OF to"as along the line Of the Northern
f'citic Railroad, Gays: 'Ten years ago
there was hardly hut on the long lin.
through Dakota Tie great majority Of
settlers came on The railroad, no, as the
mrs, pioneers. The pioneers OF TO-DAY
cross the Alleghanics AMI the Valley OF
the Mississippi with all their Eastern
civilization IS thoroughly developod a.
at homo. The ladies dress in the fash.
ion Of the day. Their chnawarc and
glassware are fine, and they eat with si,.
YER forks. Some piano fortcs have al.
really arrived, and orhe:s are COMING
80. Missouris cotton crop will bo an
average this year, it is sisted. punk.
I'm county viii raise between nine
Thousand and ten thousand bales
Friday last Greensboro, North Carol;na
was thrown into Consideration by :bp
shock Of on earthquake. At CAS- o.
clock heavy rumbling noise vas heard.
an" instantly IL was followed by severe
shake Of the earth, lasting about one
minute. The shock ives unmistaD;able
In The western part &c the town. Tho
houses shook as il there had been an
explosion near By. Some alarm was
caused, but i, quickly subsidized, and no
damage was sustained IA Marylan1
farmer and wife several years ago gave
penni!ess stranger n ri. hts lodging
AMI continued thar Hospitality for sew.
eral months. lie, su ldenIy received a
cable message AMI left them To-,
days ago they received check for go.
700 from him - &. Wood, VITO
keeps hotel at Bristol, Team, i, said
TO DC The f.ttess man in The State.
weighing five huoircd pounds. L. is
Impossible for lin - cross bis leo.
.nd nc broke a horses back in altem .
tag to ride him. The horse died
Over three hundred and fifty three
thousand immigrants landed ut Nov
lork IN the year emitting June 20.