South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1888-04-06
NEWS OF THE WEEK.

. NEWS OF THE WEEK.
The Blaine men of New York cit,
are eaid 10 be working actively fol
Mr.. Blaine's nominations. With Har.
risoD. OF Indiana. for Vice President
SUBSCRIPTIONS will probably be ask
ed from the varions bar association
for the benefit Of .he family Of the
iaie Chef Justice Waite. They are
said 10 be in REDUCED circumstances
AMONG the bills passed by both
houses OF the Maryland Legislature
Monday, was one TO repeal the char.
ter OF the Baltimore & Ohio Em.
ployes' Relief Association, giving Il
until April I. 1889. to wind up it's
affairs. At that time the Association
will cease 10 exist.-EDWIn BAR
BoUR, Who shot amt killed Ellie vii.
hams 81 Culpeper, Va. has been 70.
leased on 81, 500 bail 10 appear when
called for. Hos. John S. Wise will
assist in the prosecu,ion-CLAus
SrREcKLEs the California Isugar
king will build q sugar refinery il
Philadelphia shortly. He says he
wiii sell sugar rs low 90 the 'trust,
hlnot lower, aud that the trust can
not break biD.-THs United States
Senate inquiry into the working Of
the civil service Law 10 said TO be de-
signed to manufacture political capi-
tai for republicans. It 10 propoe ed
to ofset it With an esligation TO
show how many republicans have
been retained In om<e.-rRH virRiu.
10 State Democratic Convention will
meet in Norfolk May l6.-Hox. b.
b. LUcAs says be prepared. but will
not publish, his expected manifesto
10 the people Of this State on the
Sen a;orial contest between him and
Faulkner. He says it would do no
good, although it embodies the views
OF some Of the ablest jurists Of this
country. = Hon. d. n. LEONARD.
ex.Chairman OF our State Democrat.
&c Executive Committee. was BAN
quoted in splendid style at Parkers,
burg FIR: day night BY "a nunber of
his friends. aud left the next day for
his new home at Kansas City, No.
Tbs State elections that occur prior
to the pr residential election are /: Lou.
isiana, tomorrow, Alabama. August
9th. Arkansas September Ord, Vers
mont September 4tb, Maine Sep, EN-
Der 10th and Georgia Oct. Bro
aoN. THOMAS A. BRADFORD, . prom.
inent lawyer and highly estee med
citizen OF Philippi, this State, died
Sunday from the effects Of q paralyt.
tc stroke.-THE President suggests
that o new classification of the civil
service be made. Under the pres.
ent classification department em.
ployes are required 70 be examined
in order to enter some OF the depart.
ments, while in others no examina-
ton is necessary. The civil. service
commissioners will take the matter IL
hand at once.-A aooD business sea
son is expected for the c. & o. canal
The arrangements for The reunion oil
the survivors Of the Army of the Po
tonac with the survivors Of the Ar,
my Of Northern Virginia are pro-
crossing satisfactorily. The Hon.
George Willism Curtis will deliver
the grafton George Parsons Lath-
rop the poem. and Bishop Horatio
Potter, Of New York, the address of
welcome Some distinguished Con .
federate will he selected to make the
reply to the address OF welcome. The
reunion will be on the first, second
and bird Of July next a, Gettysburg,
and will conclude with a grand ban
quet. President Cleveland. Gen.
Sherman, Gen. Sheridan and many
Others will be present.-A SASH, door
and blind trust has been formed EN-.
bracing all the large factories Of the
Middle and New England States.
WILLIAM THOMAS was recently
stoned to death in Radun county,
Georgia. by crowd of roughs be-
cause he had on store clothes No
other reason for the crime is given.
Joseph Hopkins, one of the murder,
ers, has been sentenced to the peni-
Tertiary for life, and bis brother has
been hung CHARLES p. Cross,
President, and Samuel G. White,
Cashier, OF the State National Bank
of Raleigh, N. c.. were arrested at
Toronto, Canada. Friday. and will be
brought back to Raleigh for trial.
They ran of last week with quarter
OF million dollars belonging to tho
baDk.-FIRE destroyed $500, 900
worth OF property in Chicago Friday.
The republican convention OF Vir.
ginia will meet in Petersburg May IL.
SIXTY men were killed by an explo.
sion in mine at Red Hill, Mo-, on
Thursday Of last week Tug West
Virginia Central & Pittsburgh Rail-
road is TO make a connection with
the b. & o. at Keyser. The former
road will ship largely by the Chesa,
peake IL Ohio canal this season.
GRAND MASTER WORKMAN PowDzR>
LY, Of the knights Of Labor, says
that strikes do no good. and must be
done away with. MANY counties in
the western part OF this State are
forming their Boom Associations.
The u 8. man-of-war Lancaster has
not been heard Of for o long time.
and il is feared she has been lost.
HENRY GEORGE, the New York labor
agitator, whose doctrine Is that all
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