South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1885-05-15
Cen. Grant Not Sc won.

Gen. Grant Not So Well
New York, May 12.-'Father il
suffering considerable pain this after
not n. said Col Fred Graut, owing
l think, TO the chilhness OF the atmos
phere during his drive. lie did no
dictate any TO day on lie book. bu
confined himself TO reviewing some
already written up.
Dakota claims a population of over
G00,O0O. III che has half that number
her petition to be admitted into the
union az q State 10 entitled to con.
.ideratiop.
1t 10 said that the sub.treasury au.
therities in New York have discover.
ed tina, the Philadelphia Mint is turn.
ing out $40 gold pieces that are worth
81 SO. Tho proper weight Of this
denomination OF coin 10 Sic grains,
but hundreds have been weigh ell and
found to contain $50 grains. IL this
the result of carsleesness
The CriDean war cost Russia 81 co..
900. 900. Her national debt is now
$500, 600. 900.
Gov. Oglesby, Of Illinois. has issu-
cd n proclamation quarantiring a.
gainst Missouri cattle, and urging
prompt action in Illil.ois to prevent
the spread OF pleuro-pneumonia.
A man named Trammel, while dig
ging in his garden near Little Rock,
Arkansas, recently, turned over what
he first thought was an old coffee pot
Its weight attracted HE attention, and
on examination he discovered it con.
tanned $4,000 in gold and $50 in sill
yer. which it Is supposed was buried
dt ring the war.
Postmaster General Villas is said
to be worth from 5000, 900 to $780,.
900. He owns two hotels and other
real estate in Wisconsin.
In Michigan, the wheat crop promi
ses to be better than that Of last year
the figures indicating nm aggregate
product Of 24.373 900 bushels. In
Missouri, tho crop is estimated at ID,
735 ,455 bushels, or less than the STATE
needs for homo use
Chattanooga, Tennessee. has growr
aimee the war from a clump of white
washed warehouses and shanties to ,
city Of $4,000 inhabitants; from :
tax-roll Of 81 800 900 to one OF 81.
600, 900, and has developed her in us
tries from a capital of 100000 TO
capital of SIS 900 900.
The Washington correspondent o
the Alexandria Gazette says: Majo
r. w. Hunter, of Winchester, Vir
ginia, will, it is understood, be ap
pointed chief clerk Of the Interior
vice Col. Lockwood. This appoint
ment will, it is reported, absorb al
Of Virginia's share Of the patronag'
Of the Interior Department. Majo
Hunters a .poinment wi be crafty
ing to his numerous friends through
out Virginia. and to his party, TO
which he has labored long and etfec
lively. His appointment vas aske'
for by Gen Gordon and was recon-
mended by ali the Democratic mem
bsrs Of the Virginia coRgresslona
delegation.
The Martinsburs Statesman has
from good authority, that Mr.. Cleve
land hesitsted a long time between
Judge Merrick and Judge John u
Hoge, in making the appointment 70
the Supreme Court Ct the District @
Columbia, rendered vacant by the re
signation of Judge Wylie
AZ result Of the cheap rate from
Europe: 1000 emigrants arrived a
Castle Garden, New York, on tn
18th met If the state department q
Washington desIres, remarks q con
temporary. TO hasten a blessing Of
the country il viii at once publish j
broadcast throughout the old worl,
that thol sands of people in the Uni
ted States are now out. of work an,
living on half rations At presen