South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1885-04-10
South Srantll gntelli9enser.
FRIDAY, APRIL 10. 1888.

The philadelphia Telegraph de-
clares tina. The business outlook is
better every way than it was a
month ago.
Howard Cooper tile colored man
who saulted Miss Gray on yester.
day week near Rockiand. Md, an ac-
count of which will be found
IN another column of to-day's paper,
was captured Monday night last and
safely lodged in Jail in Baltimore.
Although cattle stealing is still car
ried on very extensively in Texas, tie
Dallas Herald avs it will soon he
thing OF the past The number of
thieves has lcssened considerably, aud
will undoubtedly continue 10 dc so
until 1t is no more common than any
other form 0: theft.
The wax-plant is now grown on q
largo scale iii Algeria, and its product
is gradually finding its way into the
markets of the world. The process of
separating the wax is simple. The
fruit, enclosed in bag of coarse cloth,
ispiungcd into boiling water on whose
surface the substance soon floats
Tho lax is OF the same chemical com.
position as beeswax, and Us likely to
be largely used in place of it. 1t is
stated that these waX-plauts may be
seen growing wild III Pennsylvania
and the Carolnas.
The stories ABOUT great restitution
existing among the people in counties
adjoining Kanawha, remarks the
Charleston Gazette. appear to be
mostly lies.
Mr.. Cleveland keeps three horses
in the white-hoLse stable, as against
seven demanded by President Ar
thur. This is hardly Jetfersonian, but
it is just as well, perhaps, TO have it
understood that the present 10 not q
one-horse administration Elk.
An exchange says: 1t isn't always
the kite which has the longest tail that
tiles the highest, nor the petition which
las the most names which captures
the postofiice.
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The annual reunion Of the Army
of the Potomac will take place in
Baltimore early in May.
President Cleveland's Appoint
ments -President Cleveland sent to
the Senate during the special session
just closed 125 nominations fCr civil
Offices. OF these seven were Cabinet
officers and thirteen wee new foreign
ministers, leaving nineteen nndis-
tur5ed. Seven colsuls only out of
1872 were changed, and among about
l20 United States Marehal8 and Dis.
trict Attorneys Mr.. Cleveland has
made only a dozen changes. In the
$3.50 Presidential! Postoflices he has
appointed only ffty-cight new Post
masters.
The English government has IN
vested $4,000 for the benefit OF Gen
Gordon's family.
Maine papers say that Bath board
ing mistress surprised one o! her
boarders, who was learning TO play on
tho banjo, by reducing the price of
bis board on the groHnd that his sing
ing and playing had frightened away
all the rats. The compliment dis
outraged The young mau so much that
he has given up practice.
Italy has 100000 lemon trees,
which produce go 100000 lemons
annually.
Reports from numerous points in
Virginia chow that abandoned wheat
fields, which wero about to be plough
cd up for other crops. have come out
so finely since the warm weather ~
to change entirely the crop prospect
reported earlier in the season.
A large number OF counterfeit one
cent pieces are in circulation II
would seem TO be q small business TO
counterfeit, bat there would be a prof
i OF 70 cents on each pound Of cop
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