South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1888-01-13
NEWS OF THE WEEK.

Ter on New Years Day.
A monument 10 Gen. A. p. H;ll is
to be erected on the spot where lie
was killed during the war. in Din.
widaie county; Va, Tear Petersburg.
Daniel Bedinger Washington,
great. grand nephew OF Gen. George
Washington, and q native OF Jefrer-
son county, this State, di i in Nils.
souri, on the 18th nit. aged Is years.
The total production of the oil
fields Of Tue United States since the
first discovery Of oil i'm PennsyIvania
has been 3l7,035,62 barrels, of
which Pennsylvania AMI New York
have produced 307,66s> 293 barrels.
ODe-thiId Of the total amount Of
foreign gods imported into this
country annually, valued at 1928.
O00, 900, cone IN free Of duty.
Two men named Samuel Adsms
and barry Whi,e were arrested in
Baltimore last week, charged with
robbing the postoflice at Charles.
town. this State, recently. They
proved IN alibi and were discharged.
Gen. Isaac II. Trinble, the most
distinguished soldier from Maryland
who joined the Confederacy. is dead
Mr. Stephen Gambrill has been e.
lected President of the Chesapeake
& Ohio Canal Company. He has
been an officer Of the Company for
Is years.
Senator Allison said in an inter-
view a. Dubuque. Iowa, last week,
that thu party which fails TO do its
share in speedily reducing the tariff
taxes would lose in public favor.
The necessity for some action is
great, aid Congress would be COM
PEELED to act. He did not wish To
outline any definite plan, hut said
the parties are 20 divided that in
order to reach any result mutual
concessions must be made. He is
willing to repeal the tobacco tax and
the sugar tariff and further enlarge
the free !is'.
The public debt was reduced Sl4-
5s4. Csc during the month Of Decem
b2r.
The mother of Internal Revenue
Comm issioner Miller died at her :es i.
dence in Barboursville this State on
the 9Th inst.
Congressman wilson has been ia
ken off the appropriations Commit
lee and assigned to the third place
on the Ways and Means Comm tee
and third OH The Committee on Man.
ufac' ure.
Hon. Wm. NJ. WEIGH was elected
Mayor OF keyser at the corporation
election held in that place on the 5lh
inst. James a. Moody was elected
Recorder, and j. Ii. MarXwood, ID.
l.. Burke, j. j. Rine and L. +. Spi
Ger were elected Councilmen.
Hon. ID. II. Leonard. the we'll
known Petersburg lawyer, and CHAT
man Of the Democratic State Exec
Il i've Committee Of this State, left
Saturday for Kansas City. Missouri,
where he may locate permanently.
Senator Chandler. of New Hamp-
shie c, has introduced bill providing
that elections for members OF Con-
gress in South Carolin,, Fl otida
Missouri and Louisiana shall be held
and controlled solely by officers APP
pointed by the Federal governm Mt.
Chandler is the man who, more than
anyone else, was responsible for the
great presidential steal Of 1876.
James Hendricks brother Of the
late Vice-President. died ut Shelby
vile. Ind, on New Years Day.
| Tho otnro ~ w C,,;.k -,
land, Grant county this State, was
broken open Friday night by man
supposed TO be Elmer McCurdy OF
Wetzel county and gold watch. n
LOT OF jewclrY, silks AMI Gu .lery were
taken. One hundred dollars re-
ward is offered for the cspture of the
burglar.
! Judge John Blair Hoge, Of Berke-
| Icy county, this S.a'e, is strongly
urged for the u. >. District Attor
neyship OF the District Of Columbia
and has n fair show Of getting there.
Mr.. Thoebe, who is contesting
! Speaker Carlisle's seat from the 9th
district OF Kentucky presented his
charges of fraud and irreguiari-
/ ties in The election at which Mr.. Car.
Isle was chosen, TO the Committee
on Elections Friday. No action was
taken,
Thus far three postal telegram
bills have been introduced In the
House and two in the Senate.
~. J. Williams. the old hunter OF
Tay Tor county, this State, has killed
twelve deer and ten wild turkeys
this season. Last winter be killed
seventeen deer ard thirteen wild
turkeys. Ills camp 10 80 miles from
Beverly.
KingwOod Is out Of the woods at
last. The narrow gauge railroad
from that place TO Tunnelton, on the
/ Il & D, has been finished.
The fishermen of Florida complain
OF continued dcpredations by Cuban
fishermen on the. florida coast a q
also on the inland waters Of the Sta o
They have their fishery troubles a.,
well as she New Englanders.
Hon. l. q. &. Lamar has tendere,
his resignation as Secretary OF The
Interior, and the President has &C,
copied II.
The thermometer registered 52e
helow zorn ~ Raiurada Montana