South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1889-09-13
NEWS OF THE WEEK


TEE national debt has increased
over $4,000, 900 since July 3o.-lr i.
said That the Daily Star. publish At
Charleston, this State, has Jus,
changed hands and is now q rspubll.
can paPer.-WooDcock have q pecu.
liar way Of hunting worms. They
hrst bore holes in the Garth with their
bills and then peck on the ground a :.
Dove Them TO initiate the sound of
falling rain. This noise never fails
to oring the worms to the surface,
when they are quickly seized and de.
voureo.-IAMIoRATioS through Cas-.
tie Garden, New York, this wear Ia
20 per cent. lower than last wear
Ex-JUDoK THOMAS B. CLArpoRNE Of
franklin county. Va. and q promi.
rent republican. has published let
ter announcing his purpose TO vote
against Mahone.-FRANcE has enter
ed on the nineteenth year of her ex.
lstence as republic, Mn. HENRY
w. GRADY. it 10 now announced. has
abandoned the idea OF entering The
senatorial race in Georgia, and will
contest for the democratic nomina-
ton for Congress in the Atlanta dis
trict.-OuR State University at Nor
gantown opened Sep. A With 100
students In attendance, OF whom ten
are young ladies.-THE largest bar
Of gold ever cast in the world was
turned out at the United States assay
office In Helena, Montana. Friday.
1t weighed 500 pounds and is worth q
little over Sl0O.000.-TBK opinion Is
general in Washington that Pension
Commissioner Tanner will have to re.
sign. He talks too much to suit
President Harrison. Tanner, how.
ever, says be will not give up his Of.
hce.-GEN. MALONE will open his
canvass for Governor at some point
in southwest VirgiDia.-DR. john
bLACKMAN, OF Springfield, and b. r.
Sturtevant, OF Jamsica Plaius. were
nominated for Governor and Lieu
tenant Governor by the prohibition
convention Of Massachusetts, held at
Worcester.-A TOWER and statue, to
cost $500. 900, are to be erected In
Philadelphia to the memory Of VII.
liam Penn.--TuR President and bis
cabinet have decided against calling
an extra session of Congress .-THR
Dick and Meyer sugar refinery was
burned in Brooklyn, New York, Mon.
day. causing loss OF over million
dollars.-THB new steel cruiser Phil,
adelphia was launched at Philadel-
phia Saturday.-AN association of
men has been unear thei in BELGIUM
whose occupation is to engage a sin.
gle railway traveller in conversation.
offer him q cigar prepared with chlo-
reform. which puts him TO sleep, and
then rob him.-N. W. EDwAnps.
bIother.in-law Of Abraham Lincoln.
died In Springfield. Illinois, Monday.
-EBLsKiNs, when worn occasionally,
are said to be good for rheumatism.
-STEvE BRoDIs accomplished the
perilous feat early Saturday morning
OF going over Niagara Falls in a rub.
Der suit. In. JOHN j. WISE, Of
Accomac county, first cousin of
John S. Wise, and for MANY wears
past the leader of the republican par.
ty on the Eastern Shore of Virginia,
will not support Mshone.-IN the
stomach OF a COW which died in Sus.
sex county, New Jersey, recently,
were found number OF stones the
SIZE of large walnu's and q cast. iron
bed-roller.-THE Pope has given up
all idea Of leaving Rome. Ho is
failing rapidly, and cannot live long.
1T is understood at Washington
that the friends Of silver CURRENCY
will make vigorous fight during
the next session Of Congress for an
increase Of coinage of silver dollars
to the limit Of 81. 900 900 per month.
The West Virginia State Fair o.
pened at Wheeling Monday.-IT is
thought that Queen Victoria may
shortly abdicate the throne of Eng
land in favor Of her son, the Prince
Of Wsles.-PoLIoeMAN KRARNEY. of
Washington, who arrested Gui.eau
immediately after be stot Presiden,
Garfield, died Saturday night.-A
MONUMENT is TO be erected at Rich.
mond, Va. 20 the memory OF the late
Gen. Wickham.-A COMPACT rs said
to have been concluded between
Gen. Malone and ex mi mister Lang
ston, the colored Virginia politician.
The latter is to use his influence with
the colored voters OF the State, and
TO be rewarded with Mahona's sup.
port in his candidacy for Congress.
ATTORNEY GENERAL MLLRR's let.
ter instructing Marshal Franks to
protect Judges Field and SAWYER
from the late Judge Terry is made
public. TIE marshal says 1t can be
shown that Terry was about TO kill
Judge Field when deputy mars hal
Nagle shot him.-GEN. MALONE ex-
poets the assistance Of CoDgfessmen
Reed and Mckinley and other prom
inent northern republicans in his
campaign for the Governorship Of
Virginia.-THE South Dakota demo.
cratic State convention on Friday
adopted platform Endorsing free
trade and opposing constitutional
prohibition. =. +. Mcclure was
nominated for Governor State
reunion Of ex- Confederate and Fed
eral soldiers began at Fort Worth,
Texas, Wednesday. Thousands Of
people we're present. There was good
feeling all around. The reunion
continues three days.-THz Repub-
loan League OF Richmond, number.
ing $50 white members, has bolted
the omiDation of MahoueA-Two of