South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1884-01-25
South 9ranth 5tnttllisenter.


Actu eiccteN .JutEc r. n. liSon, oil
Worcester county. Ubitci States Sens
tor. to ercceca Hon. Jamos Black
Grcome for the term OF six years begin
ming March 4, 1885
The average cost OF rolling steck on
The New York Central Is siren ~ FOL-
lo~ss Locomotives. 80. 900 each; dining
cars, Sl0.500 each; iirs, GLASS passen.
ger care. IS. 250 each /; baggage. mai, and
express cars. ". 200 each; freight cars.
4520.76 each.
II Is said that the moro substantial
English farmers, hoping for rice in
prices. have not thieshed their wheat.
This keeps them short or cash anil reacts
unfavora6ly on trade.
The Republic of Guatemala has en-
gagged aplanter Of Ccy lon to Intrcd due e
100000 cinchona trees into that coun-
try. They want to d;s,ill outline from
the bark,
Tie vAlno of tho tea imported from
British In'iia in 1862 was put down at
$4,000; in 1872 at G3, GOO coo.
Any disturbance in china will react Il.
vorah!y On the Angic-!ndian market.
TnE RIVER COMMISSION. Jecs
son, Of this State Jas appoiatod the FOL-
lowing delegates TO tbs convention to be
held |, Washington February for the
consideration OF the improvement of
the Mississippi ana Ohio rivers and taeir
navigablc tributaries; Col. Alex. Camp
bell. Brooke county; Messrs. r. j.
Hcarnc Lewis Baker aud John Mcclure.
Ohio county; Messrs. C.. IL. Shsttuck
and Geo. w. Thompson. Wood county !;
II ,. Brown. Jackson county; John w.
Stenbergen, Mason county, and Henry
&. Slime, Cabell CO.
The WEST VIRGINIA OIL FiELDs.-A
correspondent OF the Philadelphia Pres,
states that u syndicate Of .althy Penn
syiranians. sn,ag hnisiic to the stand rel
Oil Company. has purchased 100000
acres OF land in the West Virginia oil
belt, an propose IN the spring to begin
sinking wells IN series OF ,weutiee, ach
experiment representing an investment
OF 100000 Ii these experiments in
the West Virginia fields should he sue
eessfui, rahical change would nceessa.
rily follow in tie control Of the oil mark
Ct. This new field would have the adj
vantage, especially in the wes.crn trade,
o. cheai, water transportation and fur
ther saving in tie cost of produ ticu,
as compared with the Tricky -dr;llcd
Pennsylvania region. The syndicate
have already secured so mach land and
IL they strike paying wells they w.ll prac-
tically controith this new source of supply.
ard in short timo build up an oil cor
poration that nigh, eclipse the STANDARD.
A railroad running from Vince! M south
ward along the Ohio river is now tap.
ping the region Of the purchase N ade
by the Pennsylvania syndicate. which.
has no. less than aalf dozen navigable
streams emptying into the Clio. Wa
ter Is well IS rail transportation il thus
offered for the products of simber and
Gil.
A memorial has 5e en presented in the
Virginia Legislature, by holders ol
West yirirginia certificates, skiing tbsr
a settlement be had with this State
about hes part Of the debt incurred'b.-
fore Virginia was iismemsered.
lion. VIM. l.. WILSON our representa-
tive in Congress the Chariest own Spm
1T Of JEFFERSON says the reports 10 the
New York SUN aud few other rnorop.
oily papers. OF di.sonsions and throat
ened spit in tue Democratic parts or
The Tariff question, arc manufactured
out o. The whole cloth. Some mca sur,
of just and conservative revenue reform
will be reported, aad that il there Is no
necessity for revenue reform, there ia no
necessity for tho Democratic party.
Hon. EUsTACE IBsaN. Of tue al
District, has offered resolution in Con
gross calling on the Secretary OF tho
Treasury for h. names II the u. s
Marsbals ard Deputy MARSHAL in Yves
Virginia, with tie amount of fees ana
charges paid TO eGch. This is designed
con'e mporary says, 10 expose the Def,
rious system ofpro'ocmiious under tho IT,
ternal Revenue law, by which the officer.
an q minions Of our federal courts in tl,i,
o. q other States have been Cling thcil
pocketo by the arcs and prcsecutio on
OF ALLEGED offenders. Btewster Cam.
ron, lie agent Of tie Department Of jos
tice. in his late report, says the prsc'ic,
Ia so prevalent and 80 ordinary that /
is not 10 be wondered at that deput'
msrshsIs have been shot down as IL the,
wee the enemies Of The people.
Ninety SEVEN LIVES LosT.-- Th'