South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1885-04-24
South aIranth Jntelliaenter.
ROMNEY. FRIDAY. April "a. 1885.

ROMNEY. FRIDAY, April "a, 1885.
The latest intelligence about Gen
eral Grant is that he is improving
rapidly. His physicians are OF one
mind in regard 10 HE disease not be-
ing cancer, but very bad sore throat
and hopes are entertained that he
will soon be entirely restored to
health. he was able to take drive
on Monday aud Tuesday, and also to
walk short distance on Tuesday.
The 100000, 600 now in tho Uni.
ted States Treasury is said to be the
largest sum of money ever a:eumula-
ted in one body.
The Rev. DR.. Stephen Tying, OF
New York, has been adjudgei of un-
sound mind.
There are ten Irishmon on the Pa.
cific slope who own between ttem
100000.
John Bright says tina. in Queen
Victoria'e reign England has sacrificed
S750,0o0,0o0 aud 5000 lives in war.
Mr.. Eurchard, the Director of the
Mint in his special annual report
at Washington, on the production of
gold and silver in the United States
for the calendar year 1884, estimates
the production of the country to have
been: Gold, $50, 800. 900 silver, com.
puted at the silver dollar coinage rate,
S4s,soo, 900; total. S79,6co,o 900. This
shows all increase over the yield OF
the previous year of about $500. 900,
gold aud s2,4oo,ooo silver. The to.
tai deposits of gold at the mints dur
ing the year amounted to 50,51s,179,
of which 30, sO7, Zoo was reported as
domestic. The exports of gold bull
ion. exclusive of United States bars,
amounted to only Sis, 900.
The Governor cf Kansas, in his Ar
Dor Day proclamation states that the
State,which the pioneer found treeless
d desert, has now more than 90, OOO,-
900 fruit trees g. 100000 acres of for
est trees, all planted by settlers. and
meterologists assert that there has
boen a consequent great increase in
the rainfall.
Branch herring arc being caught in
great numbers on the Susquehannn,
but shad arc still scarce.
The loss OF cattle III southwest Flo.
rlda the past winter is reported great
or than in any previous year, one
stock raiser estimated his loss at , 600
head, pneumonia, a Georgia paper
says, seems to have been the disease
that played such havoc.
Pleuro-pneumonia is Increasing a.
mong the cattle in Galloway and adj
joining counties in Missouri, and lie
creating great alarm among stock
raisers. 1t is said that the cattle in.
terest in tho State has already suffer-
I'd a depreciation in value of over
half a million of dollars.
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Old apiarists declare the past win
ter the worst they ever experienced.
1T is said that the new purchasers
of the Government property at Har-
peTs Ferry, are now about erecting
large works for the manufacture ofrail
road locomotives and cara and for ma
king paper pulp car wheels. Tho ma
cbinery is already manufactured md
will soon be in place. When in run
ling order their works will employ
not fewer than FIVE hundred men.
GROWING Love For FRoG NEAT
During the summer months from
1000 10 1000 pounds of frogs meat
are eaten daily in New York. They
are shipped fresh 10 that market from
CaOada principally, in large half bar.
rels. The love for frog meat s on the
increase. Epicures and men of ex-
tfeme wealth give exorbitant prices
for them. The largo green bullfrog
is the chief kind sold In Chicago
they are. called water chickens, be-
cause their flesh is white ne that of a
chicken when dressed properly.
The gate receipts at the New Or
leans Exposition are between 81 900
aud IS, 900 day.