South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1888-03-16
NEWS OF THE WEEK.

'ook pa ce SATURDAY near Chantllly,
France, and was declared a draw af.
ter SO rounds had been Tot ght. The
result was unfn vorabIe TO sullivan;
lie had both eyes hacked and was
otherwise Gsdly punished. NJ, cb.il.
however, was use ut 40 So TRAN his
antas on,sr. -Mts. NANCY MILLER,
aged lO7 years. died IN Cumbeflrni
Saturday III. 5. tADEw. q member
OF the firm Of Flu, erweather & La
dew. who own large ,apneries at Da.
Wis. Paw Paw, Emission ord other
places, died in New York Friday
niyht.-TnE PAnKERsBURs SENTINEL.
Is booming Hon. iienry G. Davis for
the next Governor of this State
SENATOR CULLoM's prospects for
re. ewing the republican presidential
nomination are thought To be good.
The government. # D,nmaik has
issued nm order prohibiting the i'm.
portstion of American bacon. lard &c.
The Randall Internal revenue and
tariff bill tke- n all taxes on TO-
bacco, reduces the tax on wbiskey
from 30 to 80 cents per gallon, and
makes some reductions in duties on
imports.-TnE NV York Herald
says President Cleveland was recent.
" refused a policy Tor $4,000 in q
life insurance company on the rec
oDme ndatlon OF tie medical exami-
ner Of The COMPANY. II Is probable
that any man of Mr.. Clevelana's age
with his enor nously thick and hort
neck wouli fail TO pass. f.
Is. CASH, tie last or the duelis,s OF
Kentucky. died Ss'urdsy.-THE IA
Their OF Secretary Of War Endico,t
died Sunday night. ag'd IS years.
HE military spirit is reviving in
Tins Stale, and companies are organ
izing in many towns west of The
mountains GEE. JOHN H. OILY,
prominent citizen Of Huntington this
State, died SuDd,y.-Gov. Lowry,
OF Mississippi. uses free passes over
all the railroads of his State, not
outstanding laws in force there
prohibiting State Ulcers from re
ceiying such passes. -FRIEDRICH
WILHELM LUDWIG voN HonENzoL-
LERN, king of Prussia and Emperor
Of Germany, died nj Berlin, Prussia.
Friday morning, at ha,f..ast eight
o'clock. He was horn Mach %. IL.
81. HE son, Frederick Willia.a.
succeeds him under he title Of Fred.
erick III. The new Emperor is
suffering f:om q cancer in his throat.
Is not expo cted 10 live long, AMI at
his death will most likely be sue
ceeded by the Crown Prince William
Ii. 6. DAVIS & Co. will build. in the
spring. 100 rev coke ovens ut their
works near Thomas. Mineral county.
IHE owners IF thu British steamship
North Of Erin have made an apology
AMI an explanation 10 judge Hughes
for The action of The Commander in
evadi"g the serving of a process
from the United States District
Conrl at Ncrf",k, Va, some time a
go.-OUT Of III indictments found
ny the Marshall county grand iury
last week, los are Tor unlawful sales
OF liquor. Marshall county docs not
grant liccnse.-About $4,000 miles
lover halD Of the surface of this
State have been surveyed, and maps
representing one half of this area
have been prepared. by the UniteG
States Geological Survey.-MRs. LU.
cREriA GARFIELD and daughter re-
turned from Europe Saturday.-C.
u. MEMMINGER, Secretary OF the
Treasury of the Confederate State.,
IS dead.-CHAIRMAN ID. II. LEONARD
OF Tie d. mocrailc 5 ate Executive
Committee says that in all proba-
billy the Democrats Of this State
will hold Distric. Conventions fer
the selection of delegates 10 st. Lou
ia. instead of no ding a State Com
acknowledgements counterfeit
silver dollars are in circulation.
They are 2S cents light IN weight,
but otherwise appear all right The
treasury surplus at the end OF June,
1888, will probably reach $155,OO0-
COO. -THE Virginia democratic
State Convention will NEE. in Nor.
iolk May l6 TO elect delegates to the
pres'dentialal Conventional FIRE
at Culpepper, Va. on Thursday Of
las week destroyed several buildings
including the one occupied by the
Advance newspaper. GIN. DAVID
ii. STKoTnER, (PoRTE CRAYoN')a
writer Of more than national fame
died at Charlestowp, this State on
The 9Th ins:.-THE Cabell county
grand jury last week returned over
4O0 indictments, the majority teipo
for selling whiskey unla~ fully.-MA.
RON and Preston counties have or
San:zed their Auxiliary Immigra.
ton and Development. ssociations
In accordance with the plan pro.
posed by the Wheeling Convention.
ENGINEERS are making preliminar,
surveys for the proposed extension
OF the Martinsburg and Potomac
Railroad TO Misunderstanding Su-
preme Court Of Iowa has just rem
Hered decision holding that hquor
brought into that State TO be sold
uhlawfully is liable to seizure at ALI
times and anywhere. even when in
possession Of n person holding a Der.
nit to sell.-CHARLEs SARGENT, col,
oreu, sentenced few dave ago ut
Psrkersburg for murder to the peni-
tentiary for life, died in the Jail at
that place Friday IARr Oup-uo