South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1884-05-30
NEWS OF THE DAY.

physician OF Philippi. was found
dead in his room at that place last
Sunday week.........The statue of
Martin Luther was unveiled in WASH
ington on "Wednesday of last week,
with appropriate speeches and cere-
mony------It is estimated that the
cost OF printing the recent tariff de-
bates in the Congressional Record is
more than $1,000. ........It is said
that the Rothschilds own 100000
900 In United States bonds
Sweet potatoes ere selling at 65 cts.
bushel in Jacksonville, Fla. ......
The damage to crops and railroad
property by the recent rains in Tex
as is estimated at two million dollars.
------There are fully twenty thous-
and people between Natchez and
Vicksburg who are destitute, and
have no prospects that they can raise
q decent crop until next year----Of
the SO 900 Indian children now liv.
ing in the United States over ten
thousand are being educated in Co.
vernmeut schools------Bogan Cash,
TIE South Carolina murderer and ter
rorist, has at last been called 10 ac-
count. While resisting arrest few
days ago he was completely perfora-
ted with bullets, much to the JOY of
the people of his neighborhood
There is over che million dollars
worth of petroleum shipped from this
country to Europe annually----Capt.
j. q. Motfett, a well-known cattle
broker, died in Richmond on the
25th inst. The deceased was form.
erly from Rockingham county. He
was we'll known in the Valley aud
Southwest, and in Baltimore. ........
Robert Allan, colored boy, was in.
stantly killed at Richmond on Tues
day last by being struck with base
bail bat which slipped from the hands
of the striker---It /; stated that
Jonas Willis, lad of lIarrisonburg,
was standing IL front of Otis Drug
Store last week during a thunder
storm, whiting with .arge bladed
knife. The electric fluid attracted
by the knife shocked him to such an
extent that he fell senseless to the
pavement, but was soon resuscitated.
1914 Gentleman, from Florida,
reports that most of the land there,
isn't worth q cent, but the climate is
worth q thousand dollars an acre---
John Lowell, Jr., son of Judge Low
ell, who has just retired from the
bench of the United States Circuit
Court, was fatally shot in Buffalo New
York on the 26th inst. John Low.
ell was thirty years old, well-kuown
and rising young lawyer, and Judge
Lowell's retirement from the bench
was for the purpose of entering into
partnership with his son ...... Romero,
he Mexican minister, has informed
the department of State that he has
received official notification from his
government Of the ratification by the
senate of the reciprocity
.-eaty between the United States and
Mexico The Wheeling Evening
Journal has suspended publication.
.........Senator Morrill,, Of Vermont,
was absent from the Senate Wednes.
day OF last week, for the first time
N twenty-nine years------Cyrus w.
Field says the cause Of the crash in
Wall street New York is reckless
speculation by men who have no
right 10 specuatc-Oficers of banks,
railway presidents and others------
Information from Nanticoke, Pa,
states that DIR. III. Il. r. Davenport,
The leading physician of that place,
died suddenly Saturday evening OF
last week, while attending a patient.
One Enke and his daughter were
thrown from a carriage and DR.. Da-
venport was summoned. After ut.
tending to the man he proceeded to
dress a cut on the head of the girl,
and while in the act of doing this he
suddenly turned pale and faltered.
Lie staggered and fell heavily to the
floor. Persons in the room fastened
to his assistance, but "a they raised
him he expired without a word. DR..
Davenro rt was u native of Rich.
mond, Va, and had lived at Nanti-
coke nine years.........Take the In
telligencer, pay for it in advance and
be bappy------Henry Schneider
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