South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1889-11-01
Various Items.
Malone is an avowcd inadsl.

Aouohc 10 III uNOWCu luuuel.
Gov. Lee predicts o glorious dem.
ocratic victory in Virginia.
Is. L. Babbilt, the we'll. known
soap msnufacturer, 10 dead.
The Pan-American conference i,
expected to have some effect In mol
ifying our bigh-tariff system.
The results OF reg istration in Wiz
ginia Saturday were favorable TO the
democrats.
The introduction of bill to secure
Government control Of elections ut
the South is believed TO be assured
at the coming session of Congress.
Gen. G. G. r Cooke has been e.
lected president of the Confederate
Soldiers Home in Richmond in place
OF Gov. Lee, resigned.
A new cotton picking machine has
been tested in Mississippi which, it is
claimed, will do the work of 100
hands.
Ground was broken for the new
Talmage Tabernacle on Monday.
The price paid for the new lot is
1925 900.
Elk President Grover Cleveland
has written a letter expressing his
interest In the success OF the Virgin
ia democracy.
The slave trade is yet carried on
openly In many parts Of Africa. the
capital being furnished by English.
men.
A Havana man writes that the re
cent cyclone in Cuba was so severe
that it blew messages from the tele.
graph wires.
A gypsy woman was caught in a
bear trap in Norfolk county, Virgins,
Friday, and received injuries from
the dis charge OF gun that caused
her death.
Congressman Mills, OF Texar,
thinks the republicans will make an
attempt, at the approaching session
OF Congress-. TO pass the Senate tariff
bill of last session.
1t is reported that Green Mccoy
and Milton Healy. allied to the Nc
Coy faction Of outlaws, were taken
from the jsil of Lincoln county, this
State, Friday night and hanged.
Levi P. Morton, Vice President of
the United States, has taken out Ii.
cense to sell intoxicating liquors in
Washington. Mr.. Morton's saloon
will be the finest in the city.
'Rerated' pension office EMPLOYEES
have been requested to refund the
increase Of pensions given them by
Tanner to the Government. They
will also, 1t Is slid. be discharged.
Internal Revenue Collector Haper.
Of Wyoming county, this State, whose
body carried seven bullets received
in a recent bushwhacking, had three
more fred into him Tuesday bv man
named Baal. He will probably die.
The Noble Old Roman Allen G.
Thurman. broke down from age and
weakness during the delivery of a
speech ut Cincinnati. Ohio, Friday,
and will have to abandon his cam.
paign for the democratic State ticket.
The Postoffice Department has
cont acted for postage stamps Of new
designs which will be about one.
eighth smaller than those in present
use There will be some changes in
colcrs. The two.cent stamp now
printed in green will be printed in
bright carmine.
The crew OF the Baltimore shin
Earnmore. which was wrecked in
mid-ocesn about a month ago. suff.
cred so from hunger and thirst that
they ate the flesh and drank the
blood Of those of their companions
who died. Nearly oil the crew were
dead when the ship was found.
In Western Montana the grass il
literally withered away for want Of
rain. Many thousand bead Of cattle
have starved to death for want of
grass and famisbed for water. The
ranchmcD are paying as high as $25
t'n Tor bay. and water is being haul.
ed distance 40 miles.