South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1884-03-28
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ina 70 be held At tho Court-housc in
Eomncy. on TUESDAY, next. We hope
our Democratic friends throughout the
county vii make their arrangements
and be present at this uceting. Let
there be full tur1ou,,
II The assessment of personal proper
~ Is wrong. ~ suggested by contem-
porary. ~hy not ask court for an in
junction to restrain tho asscsso. from
placing the 90 called exempt property
on the tsx books. The remedy is easily
reached and applied il it DO wrong.
Tho finishing touches are now being
put on the Keely motor, aud in very
short time the Inventor say lie will as
tonish tile world. and the world will DO
very much nslonished.
The vicksbsrg tNiss.) Herald. chro.
hicling the presence OF jefferson Davis
in that city one day las. week, save IT, at
he is as erect as a yonng Indian bravo
ind the grasp OF hi, han is as firm and
VAIN as in tie unforg often past.
Exports Of brca tstuas for tho eish
months just ended were sll0.359. so
against $40, 451,l43 for the correspou.
ding time last year.
The largest locomotive ever built is
now being made In Sacramento by tie
Central Pacific Railroad. The engine
AMI tender will weigh l04 toas, and will
be 65 feet S inches in length.
Hon. Z. BOYD FAULKSER has entered
squarely in the race for The governor
chip OF this State. He has been chair
man Of the Berkeley County Democra-
tic Executive Committee, bat resigned
the position last Saturday, giving as tue
reason the fact that he was n recoSniz.
ed candidate for Governor. Mr.. Faulk
ner would maso a good Cover or.
Last week. Jefferson Davis visited the
capitol OF Mississippi, and was met with
a pc fec ovation. Both houses Of the
Legislature adjourned, the Supre me
Court discontinued its session, and the
town turned out 10 meet the dstin-
guished ex. President. lie was inirodu-
ced by the Lieut. Governor and ma 10 a
charncscristic speech in which he said
in referring to the war: Il agree with
the decision our people then msde aud
were the thing To be dono over again, /
would 10 as then did, Mr. Davis is
candid, q. least.
The gossip in Washington have it
that AJhpr's friend, Clint. Wheeler
brought about The conference between
Arthur anG Gen. Grant on Tuesday
night, which lasted two hours and half.
They also are saying that the visit was
the first step looking 10 g reconciliation
with Conkling. II is said that one OF
the consequences of the call would be
that tho Half Breeds and the Stalwarts
would shake hands. IL is not that Conk.
ling likes Arthur more, but Blaire less,
and is getting angry at the favor with
which the name of the gentleman from
Maine is being received.
Tho Senate Committee on Territories
has agreed to give the name of Lincoln
TO the Territory which it is proposed
TO make out of the northern part Of d.
kota.
The heat in New South Wales in De.
cember is reported TO have exceeded
anything known for the last quarter OF a
century. Not only were stock dying in
all directions from the effects Of the in.
tense heat and the consequent drought,
but the very birds of tho cir were drop.
ping dead from the lesfitss branches Of
the trees. at BouIke the thermometer
on Jan. 6 registered 1909 Fahr. in the
shade, and in some places temperature
as high as 1922 was recorded. Bush
fires we're frequent, and the air was la
den with smoke, alternating with dense
clouds of dust. The heat was so in
tense that il hardly needed the sparks
from the railway engine TO set fire TO the
parcbcd grass and grain. Empty bot
ties and pieces OF glass were enough TO
focus tho suns rays and cause a couna.
grafton.
a contemporary says that SAMUEL J
TILDEN is a source OF terror TO the Re.
publican'. They are terribly afraid that
lie will be Presidential candidate, and
knowing that he was elected once, fear
that he will be again. Their contortious
arc laughable.
The total number of postonices in tie
United States and Territories On the
first Of July, 1888, vas 1853. The to-
tai number on March 20. 1894, was IS,
903, an increase IN less than nine months
of 1885. Attic present rate OF increase
1t is expected the number will reach So