South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1884-03-07
South arantls Sntfllisenter.


The cotton mills OF South Carolina
employ $500 persons and The value Of
the prodact il placed 1t $4,000, 900.
1t 10 said that Hon. HENRv q. DAvrs
Is the largest single owner Of coal and
timber lands in the United State. Ho
has over 100. 900 acres.
TIE public debt statement shows .
decrease in the public debt during Feb
rusry OF $2.5s2.5S7. Decrease since
June 80, 1888. $s7 500. Cash in the
Treasur, $3.50. 29s.452; gold certificates
$l00.i87.e2i; certificates of deposit
SiS.2i5.oO0; refunding certificates $685..
800; legal tenders $346.6sl ole; frac.
tional currency $6,ss4.507; cash bal
ance available March ]. 1884 $l45.
534.es
Hon. j. 81. MASON threatens to sue
the Wheeling REoIsrER for libcl, because
its spondent wro' 9 that Mr.. Mason
said tho Virginia Legislature had its
price and he was prepared to pay il.
Judge Paul has removed Frank Riyes,
son of ex-Judgo Alexander Rives, from
the clerkship Of the United States
Court for the western district OF Vir-
ginia, and appointed Gen. Wyatt III
Elliott in his stead.
Ex-Governor SMITH, OF Georgia. hay-
ing said that he had seon Henry Ward
Beecher dining recently, was asked
whether the man Of God seemed hearty.
Hearty ? replied The Georgian. WHY,
If he bad becn at the miracle on the
Mount, there wouldn't have been any
basketfuls left.
The Alexandria GAZETTE of last week
gays that the fishing season has COM
menced in the Potomac River, and that
sh d and herring aro.bcing caught in
small quantities, and fine rock fish are
usually abundant.
James W. Green, Ct Culpeper Court
House. Va, well.known lawyer, and
brother OF Judge Thomas G. Green OF
the Court of Appeals of this State, we
regret to state is lyingir q critical con.
dition from paralysis.
One million and twenty-seven thcus.
and dollars in gold and $4,000 in sill.
yer were shipped to Europe last Satur-
day by the steamer Adriatic.
The second annual cncampment OF
the Department. OF West Virginia. Grand
Army Of the Republic, will be held at
Parkersburg March 18Th.
The practical application OF a motive
power known as the Triple Thermic
Motor is announced in Chicago. 1t il
the vapot of bi-sulphide of carbon, and
has been tested in driving a CO. horse
power engine. w. S. Coiwell is tue
discoverer.
WHEELING, March a, 1854.
MAJOR HARPER with the opening
OF tue spring trade business seems to be
bracing Up and Wheeling is becoming
her former self as she is speedily rccov-
ering from the effects Of tho recent flood.
The majority of those who were 30 un-
fortunate as TO have their houses sub
merged have them pretty we'll righted
up again and are now living in them
The freezing weather & prevalent winds
which we arc now having, is much in
their favor, as they greatly nced such in
order to get their houses properly dried
out before tue warm spring weather sets
in. Our usually quiet city was thrown
into high state Of excitement on Sat-
urday night by brutal murder A par
~ oil young men, employees of come Of
the glass-houses assembled at one of the
saloons in the central part of the city
late In the day and there passed away
The time in social games and in drinking,
experiencing some difficulty in the mean
time by two of the party becoming in
volvcd in quarrel. A third one Of the
party interposed and succeeded in uuell.
ing tho disturbance for awhile, but ] n SO
doing seemed to incur the displeasure
of one of the first party who deliberate.
ly shot him down killing him instantly.
Both were yourg married men, tho ono
who was killed having only wife, hut
the murderer a wife and three small help
less children. So much for the misuse
Of intoxicating drinks. Another rumor
was rife yesterday that q second murder
had been committed on Sunday. but that
proved to be Only rumor. ***
The complicated diseases brought on
by intense study. thought, care, anxiety,
etc, are often Of tho most serious M
ture. Heed such symptoms as loss OF
memory. universal lastitude heart dis
ease, kidney complaints, liver troubles
and general breaking down of health
and strength. When thus afflicted