South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1888-12-14
NEWS OF THE WEEK.

apolis publication stacking Mr..
Blaine 10 thought 10 have the tacis
endor' { ment Of Gen. Hsrrison.-THK
House democrats held caucus oo
Tuesday hight to arrange = plan for
legis'ss on this session. price
at Tickets tor the inaugural ball NJ
Washington hes been fixed st Eve
dollars.-Ir 10 rumored that Mr.. C..
,. Mayer. OF Baltimore, will succeed
DR.. samuel Spencer as president of
the B. q q. --BLAINE's friends fear
chat President elect Harrison will
NOT offer him the portfolio OF the
safe Depasimsrt.-F,Rs al Coal
Valley. this State. Monday, destroyed
buildings valued It &c, 00O.-AN
awful tngedy WAS enacted At Biz.
miueham. Alabams. Saturday night.
Richard Hsves. . railroad engineer,
had murdsrsd bis wife ard two
daughters. tied $50 pounds of rail.
road iron 70 esch Of their todiss,
and sunk them In q lake. He then
went 10 Coluubus. Mississippi. and
returned Saturday afternoon With Q
new wife. He Was promptly arrest.
Cd, aud about 8 p. %. Q crowd OF
lynchsrs attacked the Jail In Which
DO vas connaed, and which was de-
tended By thirty men armed with
Winchester rifles. The crowd were
warned on, bu, continued to advance
until the order to nre was given BIZ
The sheriff, when ten Of them were
shns dead, and tsirty more badly
wounded. Many oflhoss killed we're
prominent citizens who were trying
TO pacify The mob. Great excite msnt
continues in and around BirmineL lam.
brothers, John. Wiliom and
Joseph Payne, well-known moonshi-
ners OF Wyoming county. this S.a,o.
were arrested BY u. 8. marshals Mon.
dAy.-Two HUNDRED DOLLARS In un.
cut notes have been stoIen from the
Treasury At Washingtou.-GovrR-
NOR RICHARDS ON, of North CaroIius,
in his inaugural address said that tho
South would never tolerate the negro
power. Ed. FULLY, OF KanaWba
county, this S ate, was murdered fo-
= jug of whisky Monday. When
last secn he hid the liquor. but when
bis dead body was found in tn road
the jug and contents w're nouh, re
TO be seen GEORGE SEWARD died
at Florida, New York. Saturday.
He wss q brother Of the late Sccrsta.
~ Of S'Ats. Vim. II. Seward, and the
last survivor OF his fAmily.-JouN A.
Il Ess, county clerk of Upshur coun-
~, this State. has been arrested,
charged with ex:or:ing illegal fees
from pensioners.-GsN. WIZ. Ma.
HONE, Of Virginia. wants to be Post
master. General under HarrisDn's ad.
So dos John Wana.
maker, the great Philadelphia mer
chant, ami il il thought that he will
get the Office. The American sea-
Dsr Hsytien Republic WAS recently
seized by Officers OF The gr.v-rnmen,
Of IIayG, and on Saturday Secretary
ordered three naval vessels
tho Richmond, Galena and Ysntic
Ito Hsyti to demand the release OF
the stsamsr.-THE executive com.
mittee Of the national republican
10 said to have mapped
out plan for contesting the seats Of
democratic members Of the nov
House from Southern States. -THp
holiday recess Of Congress,
it is thought, will extend from
December % to January 3.-WArER
will be drawn of the Chesspe AXE &
Ohio canal Dec. 2O.-Tnr Yepubl'.
can Son stors declare that they will
pass their ia-iY bill.-THr court
house Of Bland county, Va. was en-
tttsiy DESTROYED by FIRE on Wednes.
day night oflsst week. Pert OF he
recofds we're saved. The cause OF
the fire 10 unknown.-CHAIRs will
replace the present seats in use in
passenger cosches on The Me,ropoli-
tan branch Of the b. l. O.-TBx
Cumberland (Md.) rolling. mill, VIII oh
has been idle sinco last June, will re.
sumo work next week. TIM new
immi grafton bill, which is now being
prepared, will mako il a criminal OIL
snso for immigrants OF the p,o-
scribed classes TO entsf the United
State, and their return, in case they
should succeed in getting into The
country. will be provided for by eff.
sctive legislstion.- TIE Albany
Times suggests that one Of our new
cruisers. Of the class known as com
merce desiroyers, be Gale the Tar.
id. -CoNeEEssNAN MILLS is sick
GEN. HARRISON 10 reported to have
said that be personally knew tba,
Charles A. Dans, OF the New York
Sun, wanted to beat Cleveland du-
ring the las. campaign, and n every
Issue OF his psper knitted him under
The nth tib.-MANY papers in this
State are sgitAting the question If
changing the date OF our State cleo.
lions 30 they will not occur on the
same day with the prosi entail cleo
lioo.-REPUBLIcAH politicians are
anxious for special session OF
Congress as soon after the 18th OF
March 81 practicable. Their idea is
Tor the new House, which Ia expec,-
cd TO be republican, TO count out de.
mocrstic mrnibrrs-elect from the
eouih, especially from this State
1uE uncertainties Of politics are H..
lus'TA'ed by the case OF Los Angel.
Of, California, Which gave a repub.i.
can majority OF I 900 at the presi lem
ttAI election, and at the mnnicinel