South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1883-08-17
South 2rsnth 9ntslllgeueer.
RomNEY. FRIDAY, AUG IT, 1883.

hat the troubles have been adjusted,
and ,iia, peace will henceforth prevail.
Dr.. JouS ALLEN, OF New York, died
Friday last. aged 80 years. lie lad
lived q retired life for many years, and
IL vas not known until after bis death
that he bad ever been married, when a
lady appeared and claimed his body.
stating that she Was his laugblo.. Ear
ly IN the var Or. Allen had charge Of
the steamer Kickerbocker. engaged in
transferring soldiers between Baltimore
and the James river. Afcrward when
DR.. Bliss had charge OF tho military hos.
p,tals in Washington, DR.. Allen was
employed IN hospital service and it was
while so employed that he attended the
performance at Forts Theatre when
Wilkes Booth killed Presiden, Lincoln.
DR.. Allen was among tie frs, 20 reach
the side Of the dying President, and rem
derod the aid that was needed.
During The rebellion, Confederate
notes and bonds were countcrfei:ed with
comparative impunity, anil the counter
feits were almost as valuable "a the gen.
uine. If the English Pen arce syndi-
cate gets hold OF any OF these counter.
feils and it is quite certain TO do SO in
buying up the old bonds III Wholesale
it ought not 10 compel the south TO pay
them. The line, in all fairness, ought
IN bo drawn of countprfpits
Tie body of b. +. KINo, superintcn-
dent of trains Of tho PITTSBURGH South
ern Division of tie Baltimore and Ohio
road, was horribly ,rutilateG in an &C
cideut that occdrred not far from Wash.
ington city on Friday last. A long train
was pushing up the grade near the brick
yard, outside the borough limits, when
the coupling between the engine and
tender gave way. Mr.. King, who was
standing with his feet upon the apron Of
the engine, was thrown under the NOV
ing train and several Of the wheels pass
ed over him, managing his Lody in q
terrible manner. His legs were slash
cd TO pieces by the wheels and his heal
cut from tho body, as though powerful
knifo had been brought down upon his
neck for the purpose. Mr.. King leav cs
q widow aud FIVE or six children.
TIE pension payments tits year will
amount toSlG0, 200, 900 equal to the e, RI.
ings or million la5orins mon for loo
days, and there arc DO signs OF \ speedy
decrease in tie amount. This is 4
burdensome tax on the industry OF the
people. amounting to nearly one. half cc
the entire expenses OF thc Government.
and while there should be no grudg-
ing or niggardiinCss where generosity
las hccn SO dearly deserved, the ave-
nucs Of expenditure should be vigi-
Irntiy watched, that not even E trade
dollar may go to Tie undescrying. The
present drift OF swindling, however,
seems to be toward victimizing the pen.
eicncr rather than the government.
Shot Dead by Ills Wifc.-Law-
renee Lewis Conrad, Il great great
nephew OF George Washington and
gentleman widely known in legal
and social circles in Baltimore, was
shot and instantly killed by his wife
Tuesday morning OF last week, about
half past one O'clock, while peaceful.
~ sleeping in bed ut her side. The
affair occurred at Montmorcnci, the
Northington family mansion, which
IS in Worthingtou valley, about two
miles from Glyndon, on the Western
Maryland Railroad, and rs miles from
Baltimore. Mrs Conrad was con-
iirmci invalid. No one was in the
room when The shot WAS fired except
her husband and herself, and although
there were four members OF the house
hold on the sane floor the pistol shot
was not heard and the first alarm was
given 10y Mrs. Conrad, who rushed 10
her mothers room and cried out that
she had 'hult Mr.. Conrad The
members OF the household found him
breathing his last, with his face on a
blood stained pillow and 81 calibrc
bullet through his head au inch and
a-hali above the left ear. IIi3 broth.
Cr-in.lUw, John Tolley Wotthihpton.
was the first TO arrive at his bedside.
This was about 80 seconds after the
shot was fired. lIispulsc was fccbly
beating, but be mover stirred or spoke.
His wife has been either i'm convul,
slcus or in a semi.unconscious couJi-
ton since, and Der lie 81 !gspairgd
Of
Mr.. Conrad was native of Now
Orleans, and son OF Hon. William II
Conrad, Secretary OF War during the
Fillmore administration
The verdict was rendered as fol-.
lows: Lawrence Lewis Conrad cam
10 his death at Mou,morcuei. Inn
Wortlugton'5 valley, thirteenth dis.
trict OF jal.imog, county. rom.a pis.