South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1884-04-11
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Two hundred and eeventy inmates of
the Couaty Mayo Crelsnd) workhouse
have been shipped for Boston by the
British government.
bill prohibiting the manufacture
or Gloom argsrine, with penalties rang
ing from 500 to 500, passed the New
York Senate on Tuesday last.
The steamship Daniel Steinmann.
from Antwerp for Halifax. was lost on
tho 3rd inst, near the entrance of Hal.
lax barbor, with probably more than
one hundred lives.
"A few weeks ago the United States
Senate passed. q resolution allowing each
OK its members a private secretary ut
the public expense. I. is now asserted,
contemporary says, that many sena-
tors wives arc drawing pay as secreta-
rice, q. tho rate nf Sc a day. Counto-
nance 10 given to tue story by the cir
cumsiances that the sergeant at arms
has been ordered not TO show the pay
roll
Senator Vance declines 10 draw pay
Tor his private secretary, who is his sor.
a SOUTH CARoLINA GEYsER.-For
some THO past strange roaring noise
has been hearl upon tho plantation OF
Nicholas ColviD, in Chester county, 6.
g., but only 4 few days has elapsed since
the locality from whence the sound camo
was discovered. This IL hole in tie
ground Of about ten inche3 in diameter,
the depth Of which car not be ascertained
Smoke from this opening rises ia den sc
column, an | for distance OF twenty
yaTds around tho ground is in a heated
condition. The negroes Of th % re ighl.or-
hood are in wild stale OF terror. declar-
Ing that the judgement day i, at hand.
The white people also are at los 9 TO
explain the phenomenon. On Friday
party Of six sturdy farmers assembled
q. the scene Of The threatening volcano,
with spa'les, picks ana shovels, and
proceeded to dig for the mystery. a
depth OF eight feet was reached, when
the smoke and heat became So intense
that it was found impract;cabc to dig
any deeper. Some people think that it
is indeed a volcano, while others say it
IL a geyser, judging from the va ors
which rise from the hole and The mois.
tened state Of the earth surrounding it.
The roaring noise can now be heard four
or iivo miles. Tho country is billy and
rolling, some of the hills re9chin. almost
the proportions OF mountains. The phe-
nomenon has cause graat excitement
throughout that section. and hundreds
dfpeople are fl ,ckiug to the scene ofthe
eub'crrarean disturbance.
How HELEN CHANGED BIER MIND
a private letter received at New Haven,
Conn.. Monday from Honeoye. Ontaria
county, N. Y, gives an account Of the
first meeting of Fred douglass and his
new wife. The uri;er says :'AiTs. Dong
lass was Miss Helen Pitts, daughter
Of Gideon Pitts. Douglass spent part
of last summer at her fathers house.
Years $50 Pitts was strong abolilion-
isl, and hia house was q refuge for COL
orea people making their way to Canada
by the underground -ilroad,' and fur
nished quarters for all who were in the
LEGALITY advocating abolition principles.
One of our neighbors says tba. forty
years ago Douglass was one Of num-
Der Of guests at Mr.. Pitts residence.
Helen was then six years Oh, anil, o.
coming into the room. kissed every body
until she came to Douglass. When she
reached him she stopped. Her father
ordered her 10 Kiss him; but she stamp.
cd her foot angrily and refused. A
threatened whipping frightened her into
compliance, however.
SHOT TIE WHOLE FANuiY.-In Roam
"kG county, Va, several days ago, Les
lie Lavender. sixteen years Of age, at
tempted 10 rob farmer named Alex.
anAer Ovens, living eight miles from
Salem, ald in ord cr TO accomplish his
purpose shot Owens in tho back while
lie was repairing bis fences The wife
Of the victim hearing the shot. ran out
to ascertain the cause, when Lavender
shot her in the breast INJECTING n terrible
wound. He then tried 10 murder Cyeno'
mother, but she escaped and alarmed
The neiSh5ors. Tho boy then fled TO
tho woods and sought the protection OF
Matt Bandy, relative, who refusol TO
shelter him. lie then won't to Bandy's
stable and stole q horse. on which he
escaped to Montgomery county. Both
Owens ard lis wife will probably die.
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