South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1888-04-27
NEWS OF THE WEEK.

July 4, when the nation si convention
of democr a.c clubs II held there.
GovERSoE WILSON ON Monday ap.
pointed the following delegates To
tie Southern inmig Ia,ion conven-
ton which me. at Hot Springs. N.
g., Wednesday: DIR. j. 5. Tauner.
Jefferson county; Hon Henry @.
Davis. Minersi county &. h. Hart.
editor OF the hteiiyencer, and James
b. fancy, editor Of the Register.
Wheeling; Hon. H. s.. Walker, ks-
nawba county, and +. S. Brown.
Jackson county. BLAINE men In
New York cay that another letter
from him will be forthcoming at the
proper time announcing his willing.
ness TO be nomina,td.-lT is pro.
posed to create joint committee to
cit during the recess to relieve Con-
gress Of the pressure If private bills.
~ The suit Of the State Of Virginia
against the b & o. Railroad for
tsxes the Supreme Court Of the Uni.
ted States On Monday rendered q
decision sustaining the decision of
the lower court in favor o. the rail
ROAD Tho democratic caucus held
in Washington Monday deter mined
not TO limit debate on The tariff b.r.
BOUT ten days ago j. G.. Wal.msn,
living near Lancaster, Pa lost his
son William by diphthesia, and then
three o her children. aged Ave, eight
and eleven years. Since thea the
four remaining children, three sens
and daughter. have died, and the
fatber and mother are now down
with the 3isease.-TBE Senate is
making much better progress than
the House in disposing Of legislation.
TIE republicans in the various coun.
ties OF Virginia on Saturday elected
delegates TO ;be Sia,e convection.
H. is believed that Malone will con-
troll the convention In the interest Of
Sherman.-RoBERT BoNNEn's famous
iro;ter, Dexter, died in New York
Sunday. He was 80 years Old. his
record was 2.l7.-CRoss and White.
The defaulling president and Cashier
Of the State National Bank at Raj
eigh, N. c., who have been conf led
in Jail two weeks to await trial, COVE
bond and were releas ed from Jail on
Saturday. The bor.d was Sis. OOO
in each case SENATOR CULLoM. OF
Hi lois, Is the latest statesman &c
annou nee that he will not accept the
republican presidential nomination
SEVERAL cases Of yellow fever nrt
reported at Mican0py, Plant City
aud Barlow, Flor da.-A. >. ABEL
r the founder and senior proprietor o
the Baltimore Sun, died a. his resi-
dtnce IN that city at sos A. NJ. OF
Thursday oflast week, aged So YEAR,
r Mr. Abel WAS horn in East Prov,-
4 drucr, Rhode Island, August 10. Is
/. 06. lie served an apprenticeship il
5 the Cfiiee Of the Providence Patriot,
r den ocrstic journal Of the Jeffersoni-
e al school. In 1886, be. togethe
e with WIN. NJ. Swain and A. Ii. S IN
). icons. founded the Philadelphia Pub
@ Tic Ledger, which Ia still! a prosperou
D and able j,uinal Of that city. Tb'
| Eek. year he severed his connection
| with the finn Of Swain. Abel
! Simmons. and on the Eth CT May
. 1887, be began the publication of III,
{ Baltimore Sun. of which he conlin-
3 nei the editor and proprietor unit
his dea.h.-CnAIRMAN Mills eX
r presses himself as entirely satisfied
E with the position OF hi, tariff BIZ be
; tore Congress far, the Hou,t
, has passed 425 bills and The Sanate
, ISL, and lS5 House bills and "a
2 Senate bills have beJn sent to Lht
, Presideni.-INDIANAPoLIs delegates
, go TO the republican national con
veution pledged to Gen. Harrison
for President. -SCIENTIsTs declare
that the Asialic cholera Will pay the
, United States visit this year.-TuI
republicans OF this State appear u
favor Blaine and Golf for President
and Vice-President respec lively
. The question Of tie ACCESSIBILITY Of
restricting inning ration is attracting
attic ntion at WsshiDg,on.-IT IL
, proposed 10 erect building for the
Unite States Supr me Court. LIS
present quarters are in tho Capitol
IT is rumored that rcpu' lican Sena
tors intend To tack the direct tax bill
10 aD appropriation biil.-THERE is
prospect Of tn, passage of bill to
place Gen. John T.. Fremo Mt en- the
retired list,-WM. Il. DINsMoRK.
president of the Adams Express
Company. is dead.-THE republican
State convention OF Ohio on Friday
chose delegates to the national con-
veEtion anil adopted resolutions "a.
voring United States Senator John
Sherman, Of that State, as the re-
publican nominee for president
Gov. Foraker goes as delegate in
favor Of Sherman. The dele gate s
say they will stick TO Sherman IS
long as there 10 button On his coat.
Ex UNITED STATES SENATOR Ros-
COG CONKLISG, OF New York, died
at so O'clock On the morning OF
Wednesday OF last week. His death
il is thought will no, have much eff
Get IN settling fac iynal differences
among New Y rk repuhlcans.-rHE
Mary land Court q Appeals has de.
q led the motion for new trial IN
the case Of Henry J. Spencer, con-
VIC ed at Cumberland OF the mu der
OF Winfield Scott Dawson near Raw.
lings. Md on July 20, 1887. IL is
said Communication OF sentence 10 i'm
prisonment for life will be asked 10
his case --THE democrats swept Lou
| ,af. h. IL IL q