National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1886-02-06
VOICE OF TIE WEEKLY PRESS.


O,stO,OOO pounds, or 8,43O tons OF ice from
ten to twelve inches in thickness Nor
gantown, W. Va, Post.l
Corn is said to be selling for 2j cents a
bushel in Gilmer county aud flour ut . 10
per barrel in Webster county, Aud both
OF these counties are in West Virginia. n
they had railroads IL would not be thus
IPhilippi, w. Va, Republican,
From present indications Gen. Beaver
will be the nominee Of the Republican party
for governor, as he seems to have the thing
all set up.-[Curyensville, Pa, Hcrald.l
Mr.. G. Il. Hershey, near Comus, in this
county, recently killed five hogs, one bu}
seven months old, that weighed 1000
pounds. lie expectsto kill another one soon
that is seventeen months old and will weigh
about AGO pounds Montgomery County,
Nd, Sentinel.l
Ezekiel Burbee, an old aud respected cit.
lien OF the sixth district Of Howard county,
was found lying dead on the floor Of his
house on Monday afternoon Rockville,
Nd, Sentinel.
The Virginia annual conference Of the
United Brethren Church will meet at
Berkely Springs, W. Va, on the 81 of
March next The conference comprises all
OF the state OF Maryland not occupied by
the pennsylvania conference, the whole OF
the state Of Virginia, and part of West Viz
ginia. Bishop Dickson, assisted by Bshob
Glossbrenner, will preside [Stauntun Val
ley Virginian.1
MIR. Charles Campbell, horse dealer Of
Monroe county, w. Va, died suddenly in
his room at the Central Hotel here az an
early hour Sunday morning. lie was In per-
feet health the day previous, but during the
night was attacked with hemorrhage Of the
stomach and expired In few hours.-[Ox-
ford, n. G., Torchllght.l
Mr.. John W. Morris, the weil.known
horse dealer of New Brunswick, one day
last week sold to the Chicago Museum what
is claimed to be the smallest team of horses
In the world, the pair weighing together but
10" pounds Monmouth, n. j., Inquirer. |
One Of the saddest accidents which has
happened In our midst was that resulting
on Tuesday morning last, In the death OF
Miss Alice Watkins, daughter Of the late "
Is. Watkins, esq. She and her sister were
staying with brother near Oakton. Miss
Watkins, while attempting to draw water
from the well on the porch, lost her balance
and fell IN. The well was about forty feet
deep, and IL was some time before her alb
sence excited alarm, and fully twenty min
utes before she was gotten OUT Fairfax,
Va, Herald
Senator Gillespie, Of this county, has In
u
auditor to settle with the treasurer once
every twelve months Clinch Valley, Va,
News.1
The objects Of the cattlemen's convention
concisely stated are To secure quarantine
laws which shall be impartial and satisfac-
tory to states and territories Of the inter
national range; to secure rebates and rates
from the railroads, and have detective
bureau, which shall do the work now at
tempted by as many separate offices as there
are states and territories In the Range Asso-
eiation.-LFort Collins, Col, EXpress.l
The quota for the militia Of Dakota is
iuu.-Lscranton, OAK, Ploneer.l
Mrs. Lucy Carpenter. near Winchester,
Va, q bride of two months recently con
cluded to extinguish kerosene lamp by
blowing down It's chimney. "1he subse-
quent proceedings interested herr for only
two hours.-[ Bristol, Va, News.l
On Friday last the proprietors of the
Banner warehouse made the largest sale of
leaf tobacco, and the average for the sale,
ever made in Greensboro. They sold 81
ESQ pounds of tobacco for S2, 765. 46. max
ing an average Of SAD per 100 pounds
Greensboro, n. g., North State.
Gov. larrabee has revoked Gov sher-
mans order in suspending Auditor Brown
and reinstated that officer. Auditor Cattell
filed vigorous protest stating that the
paper was drawn up by Gov. Sherman and
Judge Wright, and contained many things
Of which he could not approve.-lSioux
Valley, Iowa, News.l
The attorneys of Scandal are rusticating
at the county seat this week, assisting in
the dedication OF the new court house.
lsSandia, Kan, Journal
Exports of wheat from the Atlantic ports
OF the United States, since the end of last
August, have been considerably less than
one-third as great as during the same period
of the preceding year, and exports of wheat
were considered very small then. 1t is this
great falling off In grain exports which
makes the business revival in the United
States the more gratifying.-[Scioto, Ohio,
Gazette.
Judge 5. j. Kirkpatrick, of Jonesboro',
carried with him to Nashville last week the
first ballot-boX ever used west of the noun
tains, which he will present to the State
Historical Society," orristown, Tenn,
Gazette.
a very important event in the history of
the Republican has been reached-it Is now
printed on cylinder press. 1t marks a
very significant mile stone In the growth of
Stromsburg. Fifteen years ago, where now
stands our beautiful ard prosperous town,
lltiC WIS DuJ IL ocean OF
prairie, with no indication of civilization,
not even the advance sign--the pioneer SOD
Notwithstanding, Neb., Republican
The chaplain of Congress is paid SO for
five minutes prayer. IL Is presumed he Is
paid this price because Of the class OF ma
tterlal he has to work on.-t Highland, Va,
Recorder
Hurrah for John II. Reagan and the free
and unlimited coinage Of silver, as advo-
Gated in his late noble speech in the lower
house OF Congress. Decatur, Tex, Mes
senger.1
We see 1t noted that several eminent ply
sicians throughout Pennsylvania are very
properly moving to secure the passage OF q
law, when the legislature next meets, as
several other states have done, providing
that the professional relations of physicians
with their patients shall be deemed inyio-
liable as are the secrets of confession In the
courts Of justice.-[Juniata, Pa, Herald
Ex-Goy. Ordway, now in Washington,
seems to have a pretty vivid way of descrlb-
ing the situation in Dakota. He knows
everyone ought to-that If South Dakota,
Montana, and Washington are admitted
now, North Dakota is likely to be kept a
territory for ten years, If they divide and
admit now. well and good; II only divide,
no; If divide and admit only one, let that
one include sour folks. VI Fargo, Oak,
August
Julia Peronta, one of the heirs of the
"Peronta estate,n which is claim TO a
large portion Of Fargo, was recently mar
rled IN Grand Forks, and she now claims,
II is said, that 1t was against her viii; that
she was the victim Of a conspiracy, the
conspirators first getting her intoxicated,
and by threats compelling her to marry
the man, the purpose being to get her to
relinquish her claim 10 the estate.-TValley
Springs, Oak, Enterprlse.l
Yesterday morning Mr.. Herr, the Van
Buren, tailor, went up town as usual TO get
beefsteak for breakfast, lie did not return,
and about O'Clock his little niece, about
years old, was sent up town to look for
him. When she arrived at his shop a ter
rlhln sinht met hnr lrnzn Mr. unrr ,uns