South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1888-12-07
NEWS OF THE WEEK.

AT rue close OF lis ter II, he Pfes:'
den. accompanied by Mrs. Give.
land, viii leava for On extended tour
OF Errore-NEw YORK democrats
are booming Governor David Beo
nett HID, Of that State, for President
IN 1892 -THEsE is every prosrec,
CT vsr lively Overlooking OF elec
ION methods 10 New York, Indiana.
Michigan and West Virginia Nv
the pres mt democ attic House this
w'n'er.-lT cost the republicans over
st.OoO.OO0 to carry Jnsiiaaa -Ex-
SENATOR McDoN ALb, OF Indiana.
ssys tie democrats OF his State vii
mike a determined effort 20 convict
Mr.. W. w. Dudley, ex treasurer OF
tho republican national campaIsa
commite', and author OF the famous
'ieuer OF INSTRUCT ~ to republican
election workers in India.a, Of hrj.
berry; hu. 20 he will be tried b,
republican judge, the chances are
that lie will be OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Is ELKINs Save that the w. Va. G..
q +. Railroad is going to build an
ether read that will give II quicker
connection with Pittsburgh. and
make that city one Of the creates,
iumoer markets in America. Il 10
10 ex'cnd down the Tygart to the,
Monongahela river. . distance of q.
bout Is niles. Then the Pennsyi-
van'a road will build 80 milea NJ
road IRON Fairchence no the river
and the connection will lie complete.
This will divert m ct Of the Cen,raI's
trtmc from Baltimore TO Pittsburgh.
CHIHA's first railroad, from lien
isln to Lu'ai and Tongshan, has
Just been completed .-MRs. GnN.
w. i: SHERMAN died in New York
on Wednesday OF last week. H,r
remains were taken t, St. Louis fr
interment.- In Boston, $1,000 VIC.
men will vote for school cammis.
sioaers this ycar.-THK first patent
ever issued in America was granted
TO samuel Hopkins. Of Philadelphia,
In 1870, for en- Improvement in the
nanufsc ure of pot ash.-M. HER.
IKNsTElN, PresiCent OF Switzerland,
dior Friday.-HnoSEK, the Chicago
anaIchist tried this week for
conspiring TO as aes,na,s Judlcs Ga
ry and Grinnell with dynamite, has
confessed to a plot TO kill President
Cleveland during tho la:tor's visit to
Chicago, year or go ago. HroIek
says lie had bombs ready to throw at
tho presidential carriage. but wss
dissuated from doing 80 by two broth.
er -anarchis's.-RrssIA wants to ror.
row our surplus. She needs money
badly Tor the maintenance of her i'm.
mense standing army. -TaE present
method Of making shot (hy dropping
melted lead through screens from
high towers into wate-) was invented
by mechanic of Bristol, England,
who went 10 sleep drunk and
dreamed that il was raining molten
LEAD. which turned 10 perfec. sLo, on
striking the Rround.-TuE Court of
Appeals OF thi. State on Thursday
refused attorneys for Judge Fleming.
democratic candida fer Governor, a
writ OF prohibition restraining The
kanawha county court from count,
inc Lewiston rrecinc', in Which il
was sait that the election officers
were not sworn according to law.
This decision 10 one that was not ex-
pec'ed by the democrats. and in con-
sequ' nee the republicans claim that
they have gained an important stop
in tho recount of the county.-AN
ingenious inventor has devised a new
crew--halt nail and half screw: two
blows OF the hammer. two turns of
the screwdriver, and u is In. Us
holding power in white pine is saii
to be 1872 pounds. against 29S
pounds, tn, holding power OF the
present rew.-THE widow Of S. one.
wall Jackson has made Charlotte, N.
q, her permanent residence.-JAY.
EYE SEE, the fam us race horse.
stepped on Piece Of glass Saturday
and cut himself 50 severely that lie
came near bleeding TO death.-JAY
GOULD is trying to get up a gigantic
railroad trust.-ONE HUNDRED negro
women have been arrested in Pitt
county, Rorsh Caroline, charged with
Illegal voting. They rugged them
selves up 10 male Attire, msrched to
the polls and put In their ballots for
HARRISON en- proteksbun' like little
men.-IT is claimed that tho true
source OF tho Mississippi has at last
been discovered. 1t Is two small
lakes, one of which is called Lake
Josephine. -Ir rs reported that Jas.
q. Blaine has been offered $50, 600
year and an int rest in The Ameri.
can Magazine to become its editor
Inc Pope has directed that prayers
DO offered in ell Catholic churches
Tor the authorities of this country.
tie has also ordered Cardinal Glib.
bons, OF Baltimore, to congratulate
Gen. Harriton upon his election TO
tho Presidency. --REsTRICTIoH OF
outrage by an educational test is
suggested as a means of solving the
race problem In Southern politics.
Rev. G. II. Sturgeon says hc is al.
ways preparing Lis sermons reading
and thinking, Tut the specific prepa.
ration begins at 6 O'Clock Saturday
evening. Ills greatest difficulty is TO
fnd a text, be having preached so
many sermons in The course Of his
li'e.--TnR New Orleans PicAyune
fIot r.. Ii.