South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1889-01-11
NEWS OF THE WEEK,

Virginia democratic executive CON-
mittee.-lN Mercer county. this State,
Monday, the boiler OF VIM. Csrter's
steam grist mill exploded. killing ave
men and seriously wounding several
otoere. LAST year 383.595 immi>
granite landed at Castle Garden and
only one Of the ships bringing them
carried the American fiag.-THE wife
or Major-General Geo. Schofield is
dead = ST. Louis, Mo., had a mil
lion dollar fire Thursday.-CoLoREp
republicans, it is said, will make a
formal demand of Gen. Harrison for
The appointment Of member Of their
race to o cabinet posi,ion.-REPUB-
LIcANs OF this State denounce
Gov Wilson for his sion in issuing
certificates OF election TO Hons. w.
l.. Wilson and j. o. Pendletop, con-
grsssmen-elect in the second end
nrst districts. respectively. and re.
iusihg certificate, to McGinnis and
smith, whom the republicans claim
to have elected in the third and 4th
districts, respectively Gov. Wilson
says he will not grant certificates OF
election to either of the republican
candidates until he can do 30 accord.
ing to lsw.-Gov. HILL, CT New
York, in his message TO the Legisla-
ture OF that State, calls ate n,ion to
the fact that, although the State is o.
overwhelmingly democratic, the 70.
pubFcans yet have control Of the Leo .
islature, owing to the partisan manner
In which the State is divided into
delegate and senato risl dis,ricis.-A
cHINAAAN who, after several years
residence IN this country, returned
to China. has been telling bis coun.
;rynen that the Americans Worship
mysterious being called All Nit
Dol LARA WOMAN in San Fran.
cisco, California, who hal No. 4
foot, paid surgeon $500 10 cut off
her big toes 80 she could wear a No.
2 shoe.-CoL. JOHN {. DENT, broth.
er' 10 law of Gen. Grant died at his
home in Carthage. Mo-, Thursday,
aged 70 years.-REpURL1cANs are
making strenuous efforts to secure q
solid vote 10 the Senate on their tar.
ID bill.-THE killing of Tom Wallace
at Flat Top Mountain, Va, II Is
thought, will ond the Hatfield Nc.
Coy vendetta. The two factors
have about wiped each other out
The finest Masonic hall in the world
has just been opened in Philadelphia.
YELLOW FEVER has app cared on the
United States steamer Yan,ic and
she has been orde ed home nom
HaJt. The Ossipee will take her
place.-THR electric process for ma .
king refined sugar fr,m raw sugar
turns out TO he stupendous fraud
tHE proposition to submit prohibit
ton amendment to the voters of
Pennsylvania is botbering the re .
publicans Of that State. -THERn
we're 395 business failures reported
In this country last DEMO
Gratis have commenced arrestipg re
publicans at Charleston, this State
for illegal voting at the last election.
CANADA and Australia propose to
lay cable ncross the PaciH ic ocean .
HE monument to be placed over the
grave of the late Gen. Sherid an will
be pyramidal in shape and IS feet
high A CHICAGO WOMAN has eaten
80 quail in 80 consecutive days.-A
HUNDRED cowboys from Colorado
will witness the inauguration OK Pres :
iden.. elect Harrison.-THE national
democratic committee is setting up
it's campaign debts.-THE number OF
miles OF new railroad track laid in
this country last year was 1920 -
The democrats OF the House are
preparing for another discussion of
the tariff before this Congress ex-
piree.-Gov. WILSON has pardon ed
L. w. Sparks, convict from Roare
county. this State, serving four years
in the penltentiary for horse steal
irg.-PRoPosALs have been invited
BY the Secretary of the Navy for the
construction Of An armored coast de-
Tense vessel OF about 1000 tons dis.
placement, exclusive of armament.-
III is thought that the democrats in
the House may allow the Senate tar
III bill TO pass, On the principle that
any reduction of tsxstion il prefera.
BILE to none 1T is said that the
White Cap outlaws of Indiana and
Ohio are extenling their organiza.
ton into this State.-OLIvRR DR.
son, the we'll known music publisher,
is dead.-HoN. CALVIN S. BRIcE,
chairman OF the democratic national
campaign committee, says he is not
looking for any office. Xxx SENAs
ToR HENRY G.. DAVIS ridicules the
idea that his recent visit TO Presis
dent-elect Harrison had any political
Significance ENGLAND is having q
two hundred ton gun made TO keep
her enemies from landing on her
coast. IL will drop two,ton pro-
jectile Is miles at sea.-THE women
OF America expend 100000 annus
ally for paint and powder for their
faces.-TBR process Of whitening SUI
gar was discovered I'm a curious way.
A ben that had gone through q clay
puddle went with muddy feet into a
sugar-bouse. She lef. Der tracks on
a pile OF sugar. II was noticed that
wherever her tracks we're the sugar
was wbilened. Experiments were
instituted, and the result was that
wet clay came to be used in refining
sugar.-A NEW telsgraphic machine,
which Will transmit 1900 words
minute, has just been invented. TnH
name of Stephen b. Blkinsis mon
toned in connection with a place In
President Harriton's cabinet.