South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1889-03-15
ITEMS OF NEWS.

that wore a beard.
The muscles lose the benefi. OF ex
ercise IN three days.
President Harrison IS besieged by
office .eeekers.
The leading democratic government,
officials at Washington are resigning
President Harrison has requested
the resig nation Hon. C. C. Watts, q.
5. district attorney for this State.
The gold excitement In Lower Cal.
ifornia is increasing and many per-
sons are docking to the mines.
1t is said that there will be quite n
pressure upon President Harrison by
colored republicans for recognition.
Robert Garrett. ex-president of
tue b. d O., is m king tour of Mex.
leo.
There is in progress a regular exc.
dus OF negroes from South Carolina
to Louisiana and Mississippi.
More railroad employees are killed
while coupling cars than by all other
accidents combined.
There 10 . mine OF clay at Rush
Valley. Utah. which makes excellent
shoeblacking.
President Harrison is said to be
disinclined 10 enter upon the Motley
OF Wholesale removals from ONCE.
1t Is not yet known what d:sposi-
ton will Be made Of Libby prison.
recently sold to Chicago syndicate.
Two-thirds Of .he freigh. and pss.
senger traffic Of nearly all railroads
is local.
Capt. John Ericsson, the famous
engineer, and designer OF the Moni-
toe. died in New York Friday, aged
rs years.
Ex-Prcsident Cleveland IL the
head Of his law finn. The New
York Chamber Of Commerce has O..
iected him an honorary member.
Fresh water always freezes at the
surface first. Sea water during calm
weather always begins 10 freeze a,
some point below the surface.
Walker Blaine, son Of Secretary
OF State james G. Blaine, occupies
the desk Of First Assistant Secretary
OF State in his fathers Office.
A poplar tree was cut and sawed
In Jackson county, this State, las,
week, that made S,7l0 square fee. OF
one inch boards.
Az Davis, this State, q week 500.
the thermometer stood a. ten below
zero, and the snow In the mountsins
was three feet deep.
The Question OF who is to; I'll the.
Federal Offices in this State i, CT in.
creasiug interest. A change Is look.
ed for at an early date in the Offices
OF marshal and district attorney.
Mr.. Samuel Spencer. late president
OF the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad.
has become a member OF the BANKING
nrm OF Dr KEEL. Morgan & Co., of New
Little credsnee is placed at WASH
ington and San francisco in the re.
ported sinking Of the American war
steamer Nipsio by the German cor,
vette Olga at Samoa.
Hon. Joseph Miller. of this State.
comm ssioner Of internal revenue. has
resigned. Among the applicants for
ais place is Hon. John w. Mason. of
Grafton.
The republicans OF the South and
OF tho Pacific slope are very much
disappointed because their respec-
tive sections received no recognition
in President Hsrrison's cabinet.
Much indignation is caused eby
New York newspaper reports that
President Cleveland was insulted by
campaign songs sung under the win.
dows OF the White House on inaugu-
ration day.
The trip of ex President and
Mrs. Cleveland from Washington to
New York resembled, on q small
scale. thoir triumpbal tour OF the
country two years ago. At BaIti.
more and ell along the route where
short stops were made impromptu
ovations showed that Mr.. Clevelsrd
is very popular with the plain people
OF the country.
The Platt faction in New York is
said to be much incenseI agains, tie
PRESIDENT. Col Dudley's friends are
reported to re disgruntled. Platt
and Dudley cannot understand why
they should be left out of the cabinet
for spending with such good effect the
camEaign funds raised by Postmss-
ter-General John Wanamaker.
a republican member of the New
York Assembly, and chairman of The
committee en- appropriations, has
male public confession that $780,
700 OF the money appropriated for the
repair.oistbe ceiling OF the State
Capitol. went to pay republican cam.
paign expenses. He also said that If
IT bad not been for The theft Of this
money for campaign purposes, Hars
rIson would not have been elected
President.
A LUCKY While Msssrs
Emerson md Couchman two fo,roor.