South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1889-08-23

A~1 OS ~ r i n r. W EEK.
The death Of Congressman Laird,
Of Nebraska. reduces the rspublican
vote In the House TO bare quorum,
aad Tor this rsaeoa Il i thought The
idea OF IN extra sess:on may DO absn.
doned. THE Canadian railroad AID
steamship lines are getting nearly all
the sfansT orta' ion business of the
northwestern States. -Ir 10 said that
there are 50. 900 eligible voters in
New York city Who never vote.
john L. SULLIVAN, the pugilist, has
been found guilty Of prize 0ghtine In
Mississippi and sentenced to one
years imprisonment. He was re-
leased Monday on 81. 900 bail, which
Il II thought he intends to forfeit, a
hs Immediately LEFT for the North.
Jake Kilrain 10 also to be prosecuted,
but II Is said he is going 70 Canada.
The original Old Black Joe,' ~
bout whom the song OF that name
vac written, died a. Mount Holly,
New Jersey. Monday. aged ] IL years.
Two Mormon elders we're severely
stoned and then chased out OF Rich
ie county, this State. Tuesday, by q
mob.-U. 8. INTERNAL REVENUE
COMM ssIoNER MASON. of this State.
has appointed his brother 10 a 81
900 place in his department at Wash.
ington. Two new papers are TO be
started at Davis. THE State. -OSE of
Collector Whites new appointees, J.
0. Hsger, was fred upon from am
bush in Wyoming county, this State.
Saturday, and killed.-PosrMAsTKR.
GENERAL WANAMAKRR last week ap.
pointed colored man of North Car
DINA to place in the railway postal
service. but while waiting for his
commission the negro committed
burglary and was sent to the peni-
tentiary.-lT is thought that Judge
Fleming will be governing this State
by the middle of October. COVER
NOR WILSON hos pardoned from tho
penitentiary j. Haley. OF Harrison
county; VIM. Davis. of Richie, and
j. Coe, Of Wood.-MRs. URSULA
HALL, eyed SO, who boosted of bav-
ing once been danced on Washing
toms knee. died at Syracuse, New
York, last week.-REFoRTs as to the
efficacy of the great Brown. Scquar,
Elixir OF Life, are contradictory. /,
killed Pennsylvaoia man and laid
up with assesses two philadelphia
reporters who experimental with it.
Nevertheless, it is claimed for it that
it has restored health and strength
to hundreds Of old people living in
all parts of the country. The medi.
cal journals do not think much Of 1t.
"A RECENT SPEECH by Gladstone
In the British Parliament was caught
by photograph and will go down
to posterity just as he delivered it.
A NEGRO PROPHET named Jackson
last week told three young colored
men Of Birmingham, Alabama, that
they were Shadrach, Mcshsch and
Abednego, the Hebrew youths who
went through fiery furnace without
the smell Of fire. Jackson, to prove
his assertion, ordered his dupes to
go into the smelling furnace OF an
iron works, telling them the fire
would not hurt them. They did 90,
but have not yet comeout. jackson
says he saw them 60 up 70 Heaven in
the smoke from the THERE
are about S75 patients In the Wes-
ton insane asylum at present. THE
estate OF Peter Cullen, valued at the
time Of his death at $500, 900. was in
litigation in Philadelphia so long that
$lO9, 900 was spent In lawyers fees
and expenses. The dissatisfied heirs
have settled their differences and
will divide what remains OF the es.
tale.-THE aiminis,ration's policy
in Virginia and North Carolina is
denounced by southern republicans
as injurious to party success. IT.
A. EDISON, the great American cleo
trician and Inventor, has beer created
count by King Humbert of Italy.
-AssIsTANT SECRETARY BUssEY, OF
the Interior Department, has decided
that dishonorable discharge from
tue army ia no bar to pension
Hon. s. j. RANDALL. is thought 10 be
recovering from his illness. NEW
ANTITRUST sugar refinery will bs es.
tablished IN New Yo:k at a cost OF
$4,000, 900 -FRoM ;wo to four bod.
les day are still being taken out Of
the wrecksge at Johnstown, Pa. The
town is being rebuilt principally on
higher land than that on which 1t
formerly stood.-SoNE time ago
Justice Field of the United States
Supreme Court, rendered a decision
in the famous Sharon will case ad.
verse To ex Judge ID. 8. Terry, of
California, one of The parties interes-
ted. The latter threatened to avepge
himself upon Justice Field in case he
over cane to California. Justice
Field was at Lsthrop. California, last
Thursday, and while eating breakfast
at q restaurant was approached by
Judge Terry, who slapped him In the
face. a United States Deputy Mar.
shall named Eagle, who had orders
from Washington TO protec. the life
Of the Justice. whom he was attend
ing, thereupon drew q revolver and
shot Judge Terry through the heart,
killing hin instantly. Justice Field
was arrested, bat was released on bail
-PEoF. &. A. SIPE, Principal OF
the Fairmont Normal School, has re.