South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1885-05-01

Thurman il talked OF being run fol
Governor OF Ohio.
More than four hundred sailing yes.
sells are engaged in carrying whsa,
from California, Oregon and Washing.
ton Territory to Europe. Each yes.
eel sails abou, l6. 900 miles in an ave.
rage time Of o little over four months
Monday last was General Grants
63rd birthday. From accounts in
our exchanges 1T was commemorated
IN many OF the leading cities of the
country, North and South, by the
holding Of public meetings, the adop-
ton of resolutions Of congratulation
aud sympathy, and the presentation
Of floral tributes. The General went
out to drive, took q short walk and
said he felt better than for weeks
psst. There was JOY in his house.
hold
Hambleton B. Shepherd has been
appointed collector of internal rsve-
nue. for the sixth district of Virginia,
vice VIM. E. Craig, Of Stanton,
suspended.
Denver, Col, April 23.-Ths
heaviest snow-storm ever. known in
this section Of the country set In Mt 9
o'clock last night, and lasted without
interruption until 8 o'cloe elk this even.
ing. Fully twenty inches Of snow
fell, as much az the aggregate of tho
previous falls of the whole winter
A number Of roofs have fallen from
the weight of the snow. The storm
was general throughout the State.
The rice crops in Georgia are look.
ing splendid.
The Florida travel increases every
year. There are fifteen large hotels
in Jacksonville, which in Eve months
last season entertained 81 1857 guests,
while during the season just closing
they had 36,072 visitors. In addition
to this great number it il estimated
that the boarding houses accommo-
dated as many more.
Our Minister to Italy, Mr.. Kelley,
is rather mixed. His father is a Me-
thodist, his mother Catholic, and his
wife Jewess. Mr.. Kelley himself
is only Democrat.
A lieutenant and sixtes soldiers OF
the regular army are still keeping
guard over Garfield's grave.
Ex-Gov. WALLER, Of Connecticut.
now Minister to Russia, started in life
as boot. black.
Alabama physicians say that pnsu-
monia is now worse in that State than
ever before within 80 or 40 years.
Mexican soldiers are said to be Of
all shades Of colors, ranging from
nearly pure white to perfect black.
A farmer near Sacramento sage his
crop of asparagus this season will
bring him $4,000, of which 5000
will be profit. He has 2 acre. of It.
Mrs., HENRY MORGAN, mother OF
the Confederate General John LII.
Morgan, has inherited 100000 by
the death Of French baroness.
The matches consumed in the Uni
ted States require wood to the annual
value of $329s, 562; the railroads use
about 90 ,000, 900 worth of wood for
fuel AL d 50, 900 900 for ties each year.
Two Tampa (Florida) fishermen
lately captured q saw-hsh is feet
inehss long, 6 feet wide, and weigh
ing 500 pounds. TIE saw was over
four feet long.
The amount paid IN the last Eve
years for pensions exceeds 1900, ooo,-
600. Under the laws already in
force, and those that Congress has
manifested an intention TO pass, the
treasury will pay out in i've years for
pensions between 1900 900 900 and
$500. 100000
Port Deposit, Nd, April 2S--The
run Of herring 10 the Susquehanna II
believed to be unprecedented. For
week past tee number taken han