South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1888-11-02
NEWS OF THE WEEK


FRS destroyed several buildings
n Westoa, this State, Aonday.-
REGISTRATION fOT less 10 New York
city closed Saturday evening, she to-
tai sor shs foor dsys footing up 90e. /.
6ll, which 10 Is. GAL in excess OF 10
-. the next lsrgest registration, The
number registered four yesrs ago b.
Ing FAC, 906.-PAfRIcx EoAN, . rank
rspublican. and ex. Prssideut Of the
Irisb Natioasl League, 10 said to be
The author OF the Csiifosnis letter 20
mioistsr West. In the letter be calls
himself 4urchisoa.-lr 10 said that
President Cleveland vill demand the
British miuister's rscalL-Two. men
were killed and several wounded In
an accident on the Chesapeake 4 o.
bio Railroad as Charleston. THE STATE.
Aosdsy.-Ex-Gov. WV. r. HAxiL.
TON. OF Maryland, dad Friday.-
Tai Presidsnt and Mrs. Cleveland
reviewed the business meme parade
In New York Saturday. Fity shou.
sand men we're in lins.-0se. Lu-f
CAS-. Of Dubuqae. lows, clio we shot
in the heat eeveral months ago, and
who has since bsen living With bal.
let il hls brain. l. NOT expected 10
live. He attended 70 bic business a
usual until few days ago. when he
vas taken With . nt.-ALyaxD n.
Lovl. Of Philadslphis. Belva Lock-
wcod's assocists ON the Womsn's
Rights national ticket, has declined
The observation-disclosures DAVID
BENNETT HILL, Of New York, says
al the republican stories shout bic
being unfrieudly to Dir. Cleveland
are lies. pure and simpls-GsKsRAL
JOHN A. RANSAY, . member of the
New Jersey republican State commit
tee. vac arrested Saturday, charged
With giving . consideration for fran.
dulent registration.-No republicsn
money can DO had In Now York 70
cover democratic beta.-RxLIAsLe
Information comes from Monroe
county that George Bowers, republi.
can candidate for Auditor Of this
State, is distributing ell over that
section mucilaged slips with his name
on them 10 be pasted over tho anne
Of Pat. Duffy, tho democratic caudi.
date.-COL. W. c. FLoRY, United
States Swamp Land Commissioners,
Vas fined 800 at EInira, lows, Sat-
urday for treating . personal friend
TO . drink Of whisky.-IN 1858. uu.
der low tariff. wheat sold At Si.6O
O $3.50. Last year IL brought so
cents. and tbi, year ti.05.-TnK Ave
monuments erected by tho Stare Of
Maryland to tho memory VI soldi ers
who died fighting for the linton on
the battlefield OF GettysbuYy were
dedicated Saturday.-MK. BArARD.
Secretary OF State, charac,erixos the
correspondence between minister
West and Californian claiming 10
be naturalizcd Engli.hman ne . po-
lit!cai trick.-A GREAT Harrison Ia
bcr demonstration WAS attempted in
indianapolis. Indiana, lest week bu,
the workingmen would not turn out,
and tho whole affair was Q dismai
failure.-TnE total number OF immi
grants arriving in the United States
from foreign countries, except Mex
leo and Canada, during September
last was 1866, agai"s OF I8, 443 for tie
same month OF 1887. Tho total TO
date this year 10 432, 802, against
4ll,282 for tae same time last year.
THOUSANDS OF the Cheyenne Iudians
are said TO be on the verge OF stsrys.
tion.-THE republican committee of
this State are flush with money, and
are distributing it plentifuIly through.
out the State. -JoHS SHERMAN says
Indiana is lost 10 the republicans.
The republican national committee
refuse 10 send any more money there
or 10 New Jersey. republicans
are distributing forged copies of the
Labor Signal. q strong democrats
paper, In which that journal is made
10 favor Harison's eviction Tue
Indiana republican committee are Is
suing circulars to vo;ers all over the
State offering TO pay their expenses
home TO VOTE The democrats are
sure OF Indiana. Connect lieut. and Now
jersey, AMI their chances in Califor-
MIR, and even in Iowa, are consid,
cred excellent.-SEvERAL OF the EN-.
plpyes OF the b. & o. and Lehigh
Valley Railroads have been arrested,
charged with msnslaug hter Ia having
caused, BY criminal carelessne.s, re.
cent DISASTROUS wrecks on those roads.
IT 10 claimed that the tomb OF Alex
sndcr the Great has been discovered
in Alexsndria. Egypt. II 1, OF mar
bic and covered with beautiful deco
rasioDs.--THE whisky trust has raised
100000 TO secure Harrison's cleo. |
lion. Hon EPHRAIh BEE, of Wcs.
ton, this State, 10 dead. The aues.
ton Of extending the presidential
term to s'I years, in order 10 obyiate
the disastrous results to business con.
ssquent upon too frequent national
electio ns, 10 being agIts,ed. u.
nited labor party OF Illinois, has in.
dofsed Gen. John NJ. Palmer, demo.
cratic candidate for Governor.-AI
coLoRED Cleveland AND Thurm,n
club, composed OF 100 members. mas
been formed in New Haven, Conn
The red rose is Mr.. Thurman's fsyor.
tie flower, end IL has figured extern
sively in the campaign slong with the
red bsndsna. The democrats charge
that the republicans are trIinR 10
carry Indiana by colobiEiDg negroes
from the SOuth.-TBE Denver News