South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1885-02-06
South 3ranth 9ntellisenter
RoMNEY. FRIDAY. FEB. 6. 1855.
Henry Clay imported the first Here.
iord cattle to this eeontry in 1917.


ford cattle to this eesutry in 1917.
-Cal,fornia's 6rst attempts at raisin
producing were made about uinteen
yesrs ago. The following year abou,
$500 boxes we're made. Ten years ago
the crop amounted to about 10000 box.
es. While this year it 10 estimated ut
200, 900 boxes.
Gov. Cameron las appointed Col.
! William Byrd, of Winchester, a men,
Der Of the board OF visitors to the Uni.
versity Of Virginia.
Six children in one family in s.. Lou.
j. county died from dip,htheria within
q week.
Judging by the number Of murders
committed in 1884. OHIO 10 the wicked.
est state ia the Union.
The frst iror steamship was built in
1880.
Grover Cleveland will be the 9Th
President insugurated on We dnesday.
Thomas Jetfsrsos, and Andrew Jack.
son. Mill,rd iImore and James Buch-
anan were the Others.
An idle word suggesting OWL may RI.
In the reputation OF an honest man.
lnsinuation may do more harm than o
pen opposition.
Some of the papers speak OF General
Grant as If his family we're in danger
OF actn' | staIvltion. He has an income
OF SIS, 900 year. anh Can have mince
pie and roast beef every day in the year.
There ure 5000 people dependent up
on chariiy for their daily su,'ensnce in
81. LOUIS, and 10000 men are reported
to tie out OF work.
-Four largo tobacco factories at Lynch.
burg, Va, employing over 1000 negroes
have resumed work, aud oil the Others
are preparing to start agsin.
A steamboat lately arr,veI at Lonrion
with 20 900 carcasses OF frozen New Zea
land sheep on Loard, all in firslrate CON.
dilicn.
Scarlet fever is very prevalent in
Prince William COUNTY, Va, in one fam.
lily three children Jay dead in the house
at tho same time.
The Baltimore American suggests
that .if the weather would Only aban-
don lis ups and downs and run along
for awhile On u plain order OF business,
mankind would be great deal happier.
A famous base bali player has male
bet that be can stand at the bottom
Of the Washing ton Monument end catch
base ball thrown from the top. IL is
estim ted that the ball, by the time il
reached the player. would be going at
the rate of two miles a minute.
G. +. Reynolds. Esq. died at his home
in Taylcr co. receDlty,aged rs years. He
vas the father Of +. VI. Reynolds, OF
Keysor.
Mr.. Winchell IS ffsrinG UNI trip
tickets from Nes York To Germany and
return on the finest ocean steamships in
tae world, for $50 for The round trip,
or $40 either way, crossing the ocean in
six or seven days.
The saltpetre beds OF Nevada are far !
better situated for the development IF
their deposits than he nirre regions of
South America, which IL desert entire
ly devoid of water and all veget able lie,
AMI where the deyelopement can he nc.
complished by surmnunting man diff
culties; the provisions Of The miners
have to be transported from long distsn.
ces; the water supply for al purposes
is condensed from the ocean water ond
carried ~ tue nit n'ids while fuel
has to be procured ir IN the mount ,ins
in the south OF Chill. In N vada we
are told, that the ssltpe're deposits are
in the vicinity OF rich farming couD
Try, With all abundant supply Of water
and wool close at hand and the nitre can
I've furnished at prices con siderahy
cbespcr than that for which the South
American article can be furnished.
A CORRESPONDENT Of the London Lam
Get says that, OWING to the difficulty o.
OBJ aining human skin to graft over
graduating wounds, he is using The
skiO Of frogs with great ccess.
Tue daughter Of the king ~ Neither.
lands bid. fair 10 ne one of the richest
women m Europe. She inheried from
her brother $4,000. 200. ADD the wealth
OF her father Is immense.
TIN IN WEsT VIRGINIA.. Tin has been
discovered IN Calhoun county, w. Va.
The Minis IL being opened by Messrs.
Earusworth aud Rfdyauar M T.. -.