South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1889-10-11
NEW S OF THE WEEK.

AZ - estimateu a. the treasury
Department at Washington that the
reduction OF the public debt during
the month Of September amounted to
$4,000, ooo.-THE New Haven, Con.
necticut, Union prints an article
concerning abuses at the Federal
Soldiers Home at Norotou, in which
1t is stated that letters con tanning
pension checks addressed to inmates
of the home are opened by DR.. Nun.
SOD, the superintendent, and the vet
Grams are compelled to turn the
money over to Munson or be dis.
missed from the home. -Jousss
TOWN, Pc, 10 said to be in good san.
itsry condition. JIM WHITE, Of
Memphis, Tennessee, Just for fun, >
wrote his name on the back Of q dali
lar bill. The result wac tina. a de,
tective, who was after him for a
crime be had commi tied in New
York. located him by mesns of the
bill, and Jim 10 now in jaiI.- WIN.
BELL, assistant surveyor Of the post.
Office department Of England, is in
this country exami ming our postal
system. He expresses surprise ths.
the railway companies here carry the
inspectors and postal clerks free. In
England all postal employees have to
p ay their fare and are reimbursed bv
the DEPARTMENTAL CLERK in the
Treasury Department at Washing ton,
who is relative OF one or the civil
service commissioners, was last week
detected selling advance copies of
examina ton papers TO applicants for
office. Instead OF being arrested or
dismissed from the service, he was
transferred TO another depar. ment
and had his salary raised.-IT is now
thought ceaain that Samuel Garner
and John Turner, who were recently
lynched for murder in Mercer and
Greenbrier counties, respectively,
this State we're innocent Of the
crimes for which they Suffered
THERE is great deal of criticism of
President Harrison among republi-
cans on account Of his obstinacy and
his unwillingness to listen to friendly
suggestions from the leaders Of his
party, who know we'll the policy it
should pursue The only criminal
On whom justice is impartially ad.
ministered is the man for whom mo-
body cares. who has no money and
no friends, and it generally happens
that those who have the friends and
the money to help them along belong
TO the most vicious and least desira.
BILE element of the population.-THE
potato crop OF this country this We ar
is 100000 bushels larger than chat
OF last year.-YoUNa WOMEN are 10
be admitted as students to the Uni
versity Of Pennsylvania. The pres
ens freight business of the railroads
OF this country is, in immensity OF
volume, unprecedented. Tue Bal
timore and Ohio Railroad is said to
De getting into good financial status
again. Its gross earnings during
tue fiscal year just closed amounted
to 81 900 OOO.-IN a quarrel over a
game OF cards in Wayne county, Fri.
day, Wallace Elkins killed James
Shorts.-Ex. Gov. JNo. A. MARTIN.
OF kaDsas. is dead.-TuE American
International Congress opened al
Washington Thursday. Secretary
Blaine delivered au address of wei.
come, and was elected president of
the congress. President Harrison
held an informal reception in the af.
ternoon In honor of the delegates,
and at night they were elegantly en-.
tertained at banquet by Secretary
Blaine. The object of the congress
is to establish closer social and COM
mercial relations between the United
States and the Central and South A.
merican republics. and especially to
bring about the adoption of some.
thing like uniform tariffs on exports
by all Of them.-TuE National Civil.
Service Reform League, 10 session at
Philadelphia last week, adopted
resolutions severely criticising the
Harrison administration for fragrant
and continued violations OF the civil
service law.-HoN. VIM. Z. RUSSELL
Is the democratic nominee for Cover.
nor OF MISUNDERSTANDING b. TO,
like many other railroads in this
country. cannot get cars enough TO
accommodate its freight business
The feet OF new u. S. cruisers has
been ordered to be ready to sail in
three weeks.-D. y. LIEBHARr. OF
Indiana, has been appointed super.
lntendeDt Of the dead letter Office at
Washington.-THE Virginia demo.
cratic State committee held meeting
in Richmond Saturday. Reports
from the various districts were favor
able, and il was determined to make
the canvass red hot from now until
election.-FoUR more houses were
burned 10 Charleston. this State, Sat.
urday. Loss, $5,00O. The fires
we're all of incendiary origin.-CoR.
PoRAL TANNER has resolved now 10
keep bis mouth as close as q steel
trap.-THE steamer Corona blew mn
near Port hudson on the Mississippi
river Saturday. Forty lives were
lost.-lN consequence OF the Nilsson.
II anti trust law, all the bsggine in
terests OF the United STATES will
shortly be consolidated into one cor.
poration.- A Birmingham (Alabs.
MAJ preacher has been arrested for
passing counterfeit money which
some OF his congregation bad put in
the OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Car Of
Russia plays corDet.-ALL the
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