South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1889-07-05
NEWS OF THE WEEK
Mrs. SARAH wu1rrLrse, the FRA.

WAS executed ut Wilkesbarre Satur.
day. Her crime Was the poisoning
OF her husband.-Gov. WILSON. Of
this State, has pardoned from the
penitentiary James T. Quick, cor.
victed OF murder in the second de-,
gree, and Francis holland, convicted
OF grand larceny.-Ir 10 ssti mated
that there is enough work at Johns.
town. Pa, for 10000 lsborers and
1000 csrpenters.- The question of
the annexation to Chicago of the
closely adjoining suburbs of HYDE
Park. Lake View, Cicero and Jefier.
son Was voted on Saturday. All the
suburbs named we're carried by the
aunexationists. The various towns
will give to Chicago an additional
population OF nearly 200. 900, bring.
ing the total M to probably LOO.
900. The territory annexed will
give to Chicago an area, approx.
mately estimated, Of ia square
miles. making it the largest city in
area IN the United States.-Ir has
Just been discovered that q syndicate
Is being formed la London to buy up
the dry goods interests of the chief
American cities. Englishmen al.
ready own nearly all the big brewer
les and distilleries in this COUNTRY
Hon. HENRY w. GRADY, Of the At.
lanta (Ga.) Constitution. delivered
an eloquent speech before the liters-
~ societies of the University of
Virginia at the commencement OF
that institution last week.-THR
large'calibred, quick-firing guns arc
so satisfactory that the Al inch guns
of that class are rapidly supervising
the 6-inch rifles in the British navy.
The profits Of the sugar trust are
put at 100000 year.-THE indi.
cations are that the Virginia republic.
cans will nominate Gen. Malone for
Governor.-MRs. HAYES, wife OF ex.
President Hayes, Is dead.
PORTER, OF the census
bureau, has divided each of The sew.
eral States and Territories into CEN
sus districts, each 10 be in charge OF
supervisor. Maryland will have
three districts, Virginia Eve, Penn
syivania ten and West Virginia two.
All applicants for employment in the
census Office must pass an examina.
lion.-ToM VOOLFOLK, WHO muir.
dered nine Of his family, has been
convicted in the Superior Court of
Georgia of murder in the first de.
gree. He was sentenced to be hang.
ed on August Is next. A motion
for q new trial was entered. Hon.
WM. WALTER PHELPS, Of New Jer.
,eyy has been appointed minister 10
Sermany.-BLooDY-SHlRr FORA
kER, OF Ohio, has been renominated |
by the republicans of that State for
iovernor.-THE Pennsylvania Rail. |
road Company lost million and q.
half of dollars by the recent foods
GEN. SIMON CAMERON, of Pennsyl.
Vania, died on Wednesday OF last
week at his country-sea. near Ian
caster, Pa. He was buried at liar.
risburg Sa;urday.-THE Supreme
Court Of Indiana has rendered . de.
cision TO the effect that license to
'ell liquor is not contract, but
special tax. The license may be
changed or even annulled by the gu.
oreme legislative power of State
whenever the public welfare demands
t.-BYa law recently enacted in
Denmark man found drunk 10 car.
Red to his own residence and the
keeper Of the saloon here he bought
,is last glass has 10 pay the expenses
If the ride. "a CoLoRRD MAN in Sa-
7annah, Georgia, has been sent to
all for one year for stealing pot of
lowers from q grave. In passing
sentence Judge Harden remarked
that mo one but q man with g bad |
heart would descend to that most |
Of all crimes-to rob an
nclosure where the dead are buried
- According to memorable statistics,
he number OF people annually chok.
I'd TO death in England while eating
Is greater than the whole number |
killed on the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. |
has paid out 81 100000 for rat and
wolf scalps In the last FIVE years.
The Fort Valley Advertiser, q Geor.
sia paper, says the chief cause OF
deaths among the negroes in that
section is consumption. 1t says that
At least four negroes die OF that dis.
ease 10 one white.-IT is said that
the lineal descendants OF the tories
Of revolutionary times now living In
Canada have organized q union to
oppose commercial uuion with the u.
nited States.-THERE was large
Of Indiana democratic edit
tors and newspaper publishers at In
dianapolis on Monday last to consid.
or matters of business interest to
them. They were interviewed as to
their preferences for President in
1892, and unanimously declared In
favor Of Cleveland.-AN epidemic of
typhoid fever is reported from Johns.
town, Pa. -AsslsTANT-ATToRNE
GENERAL BEN WILSON, OF this State,
has been requested TO resign by u.
S. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Miller. The
little prayer beginning Now lay
me down to sleep was written by
John Rogers, the martyr.-THE race
horse Badge recently ran a mile in
one minute and forty seconds with
lis pounds in the saddle.-THE
wreckage at JohnstoWn, Pa, is pref
ty we'll cleared up and many Of the
laborers are being discharged.-Gov.
WILSON has accepted an invitation
to deliver an address before the Tam