South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1888-02-10
NEWS OF TIE WEEK.


Scott. of Penpsyivanis, will succeed
Chsirman b. rum 90 head Of the
democratic natinna! committee.
The democrati; national conven /.
ton will probably be held il Cbics.
60.
The new pulp mill recently erec-
ted in Harper's Ferry is in full blast.
Ii employs 60 men.
The remains OF DIR. Frank We'zel.
a medical student, were cremated In
Pittsburgh Friday. His ashes weigh,
ed i've pounds.
The decrease of the public debt for
January ia SIS, $685.
AT a convention OF Virginia and
North Carolina farmers. held in Dan .
vile. Va, last week. a resolution wac
adopted e. voring tie repeal OF all i'm
ternal revenue laws, especially the
tax on tobacco and fruit brandies.
The great d y goods establishment
of Barnes. Hengerer & Co. in Buffa.
10. n. Y. xss destroyed 6y Gre Fri
DAY. and other property damaged,
causing . total loss Of 81 .2L0. 800.
Jadge Smell. Of the Washington
City Police COu,t, decided Friday
that q man who is found drunk in the
etrcet 10 a vagrant under the lew.
The total loss OF life by the recent
foods in the yellow river, in China
10 now put at seven million souls
about nine times the population OF
this State.
The Democrats Of Charleston. this
State, Lave organized large club
With q strong tariff reformer as pres
ident. TIE Republicans are also &C.
lively engaged in organizing clubs al
over the State.
Tho captain Of the English steam
ship North Erin refused 10 permit Z
deputy United States marshal from
Norfolk TO serve an attachment or
him on FTiCay, and put TO sea will
the pilot on board. This will max,
q case for the State Department
Plans for the celebration in New
York OF the 4OOth anniversary Of III;
discovery of America are under &C
tive discussion in that city.
Mr.. Herman +. Harmon, an un, |,
of Mrs. President Cleveland, (he
mothers broiher,) died Friday q
Char!est own. Mass.
"Old Buckskln," the Lorse ridder
10y Lieut.. L. B. Baker, Of Lansing
Mich. in the pursuit and capture 0
j. Wilkes Booth, died in tha: Gil,
Friday. His skin will be mounte.
and placed on exhibition in the Stat,
museum.
The discussion on the Blair b II i
delaying business in the Senate. 4
vote may be reached this week.
MIR. Jacob Shuck> father OF Sir
y. w. Shuck, Mayor of Cumberland
Nd, died Saturday. aged 67 years.
At Winchester, Va. Saturday, 7
A. Ri'enour, convicted Of the mn:
der OF Andrew Broy, was sentences
to be hanged March 80.
Friday, near Longview. DJdy,
county, Georgia. Billiard Harrell.
colored boy. aged ten years. threw
Two children Of james Pope, colored
INTO kettle Of boiling water, boiliu.
them to tea,b, and killed a thirt
cni.d by beating i.s brains out a
gainst tree.
Jim Cornelius. colored, II wear
OF age, was hung for murder at Min
den, La. Friday.
a Chicago corporation has beer
formed for The purpose OF rcmovir.
The famous Libby Prison from ri, b
mond to Chicago, where it will b,
used as a museum of relics o. ID,
late war.
Gov. Buckner, of Kentucky. re-
fu'es to give up The West Virginian
ipprisonet in Pikeville> XIV. Tn,
Governor says IN effect that be bal
no warrant TO surrender these prison
ers, 1t is matter for the courts. anf
the courts alone to decide. aud ia.
friends Of Tie prisoners will have tc
depend upon writ OF babeas corpus
Hun. Eus,ace Gibson has been em
ployed 10y the Governor to represen,
the State in securing the release o
the eight Logan county men recent,
kidnapped by parties from Kentucky
and now confined in the Jail OF PIX
county. Kentucky.
Chapman Enthoven, one Of Napo
Icons soldiers, who fought in The
battle of Waterloo. died in HOLLAND
Friday. aged l03 years.
Haheas corpus proceeding, will
he instituted by Gov. Wilson fol
the release Of the Halfields.
The amount of taxes paid into tb,
State treasury by the railroads of th,
State during the month Of January
is S246,738. 06.
These tsx,s are from State, county
and district levies. and will be dis
tfihuted 10 these several funds.
Professor Samuel Dickie. of Mich.
gan. Chairman OF tie Prohibition
Executive Committee, is stumpino
the State in the interest of the Third
Party. He spoke at Parkersburg,
keyser and other laces last week.
IL is said that Tue Union Labor
Party of this State, composed of O