South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1888-01-06
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Congress re assembled wedncsda

Jake Kilrain and Jem Smith.
champion pugilists respectively of
the United States and Of Engla nd,
fought loo rounds in France re.
Gently for diamond belt worth
about $4,000. the championship OF
the world and sl0,0 900. The fight
was declared q draw. John l.. Sui.
ivan, who 10 now in Europe. has
challenged both Smith and Kilrain
TO fight for the same stakes.
Representative Seth c. Moffat, of
Michigan. died in Washington on
the 22d ul,.
South Carolina republicans are
said To favor Gen. Nathan Golf, OF
this State, Tor Vice President.
Elihu Gregg, the noted Preston
county fre bug and horse thief, is
reported to have tecn found near
Redstone Junction, Pa, recently
with bullet-bole in his breast. dead.
He had sworn TO kill sew eral par
ties in that vicinity, and il 10 sup.
posed that be came TO his death AT
the hands Of some one whose life he
was seeking.
The First Regiment, West Vir-
ginia Volunteer Militia. was organ.
tied at Grafton on the 2Sd ult..
eight companies being represented.
Major r. II. Freer, of Richie
Court House. WIS elected Colonel.
Senator Don Cameron of Penn
eylvania does not think that Pres
ident Clevelands message will have
the effect Of preventing his renom.
nation. The Senator entertains
grave doubts of the republicans be.
ing successful in 1883.
Col. Fred Grants friends are &C.
lively 1T work trying to secure his
appointment as quarantine commits /.
sioner at New York.
Hon. Columbus Delano, Of Ohio,
president Of the National Wool
Growers Assoc alton. has issued an
address to the wool growers OF the
Unite States, calling upon them 10
take uli,ed action in opposing re.
duction Of the tariff Oh imported
wool,
Mr.. G.. b. Rouss, the great New
York auction dry-goois merchant
provided dinner at his own expense
for 1900 people at Winchester. Va,
his old home. on the day after Christ.
mas.
Gen John Beatty. prominent
Oa!o republican. Gays it will never do
for his party to nominate Blaine next
year. lie thinks that BlaiIe's tariff
views will defeat him.
Rober, Garrett is in Japan.
40 effort is making to secure q
review of the decision in the pension
Office refusing Mexican war pensions
TO eX.Contederates who left the I'm.
tied States service.
Fearful storms attended by ex-
treme cold aud the loss of many
llves nuh much property, have been
experienced al! ov the West and
Northwest.
A bill has been passed by the
Senate for the appointment OF a Fish
Comm esioner at salary Of S. 900
A compromise will probably be
entered into for the admission of
new States, with the proviso that
they shall not vote at the next pr es-
identisl election,
Ex-Secreiary Of the Treasury
Daniel Manning died at Albany, N.
Y, On the 24:h ult. His illness is
Sold to have been caused by the
bad sanitary condition OF the Treas
ury Department.
Five murders and large num-
Der Of cutting and shooting scsspes
represent whiskey's work at Charles.
ton. 5. c., on Christmas day
Miss Jennie Dawson. aged 10, was
struck and killed by y. & o. en-.
CINE at Rawlings. Nd, on 9th ulI
The Morgan Wooden Mile near
Winchester, Va. owned by Kern.
Barr Sc Coz burned on the 9th nit.
Loss. $4,000, the insurance beiug
$500
There is a growing feeling against
a tariff for protection in the North,
west, especially in Minnesota.
James b. Cassidy was run over
ind killed by y. & o. train near
Piedmont on the 18th ult.
The safe Of tho postoffice in
Chsrlestown, this State. was blown
open and robbed Of $500 in money
and Sll00 in stamps on the night OF
the % b nit.
Republican politicians are said 10
be much less confident than they pro.
fessed TO be at first as to the effect
on their party prospects OF the
Presidents tariff message.
An influential element IN the re.
publican party IS said to favor adopt.
irg prohibition plank.
The Norfolk and Western Rail
road has run a tunnel tbree-iourths
of a mile through an eight-foo vein
Of coal in Mercer county. this State.
Governor Hill Of New York favors
Cleveland for President.
The years return of failures ie.
ported TO Il. G.. Dun & Co. shows
a decrease OF two hundred in num-
Der for the year, bnt q large increase
OF $4,000. 900 in liabilities. The
nun Der for 1887 wss 1884, with ng.
grcgaie liabilities OF Si67,560, 944.
while for 1861 failures numbered
1884, with Liabilities Of 81 IA, 644,119
The returns for the Dominion Of