South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1889-05-24
NEWS OF THE WEEK.

IT 10 currently reported that the
silver msn propose TO make . bold
dash at the ncxt session Of Congress
for the free coinage OF SILVER. - PRKss-
DENT HARRISON 10 said 70 dislike
Quay and bis POLITICAL methods. but
appoints Quay's men to Office because
he will need the lrtful vhs:rman's
help to secure . denomination In 1892.
Room A. PRYoR. JR., has pub
lishsd . complete refutation OF the
charge OF deseStion recently made
against his father. Gen. Roger A.
Pryor.-W.J j. w. CowDEN. chairman
Of the republican State executive
committee, has been appointed pos. .
master at Wheeling. this State, in
place OF Robert Simpson. removed
u. 8. PAYMAsrKR j. w. WHAM, with
. party OF Ia men. was attacked by
highwaymen near Cedar Springs, Ar
ixons, one day las, week and robbed
OF 10000 belonging to the govern.
ment. Nine Of the psymasier'a es-
curt we're wounded. the robbers US.
ing Winchester rifies.-MR. CLsvE.
LAND has leased house on Madison
avenue, New York In the whole Of
Philadelphia only 1904 places are
licensed TO sell liquor this year, a.
gainst 5.77S before the high. license
law y ent into sffect.-A MONUMENT
TO German Confederates was dedica.
ted at Charleston, 8. c., Friday, and
United States Senator Wade Hamp.
ton made speech advising Southern
soldiers never to acknowledge that
they were rebels or traitors, but tc
bend oil their energies to the id.
vancemen. OF the whole country.-Ir
is claimed that the convention called
to form State constitution for Mon
tana will be democratic by FIVE ma
jority.-THR navy-ysrds Of the South
are being neglected by this admins.
tration. and all the work on new YES.
se!s and all the repairs on old ones
are done at those yards situated in
northern State..-Rxv. SAM SMALL,
the evangelist, Is i'll ut his home in
Atlanta, Georgia. AS an illustration
OF the progress ard goabead tivcness
OF our country, il may be mentioned
that the 'scventren-yea: iocus,s,'
which appeared only vice in hIir,y.
four years half century ago. now
visit us annually.-OUR national
surplus will have amountel TO $780,
100000 by the end OF the present
fiscal year.-GEo. w. ALLEN, an tx,
soldier who spra!ned bis arm playing
ha, been granted 8 pension
on account OF the 6i-abili.y so in
Cured. -TuERE wns o decrease OF
$50, 600 in The earnings of Tie b. &
U. Railroad last moLth.-LEss than
one-fi'ih Of tie honest, utls in OkIa-
homa have been taken up ALLEN
THoENDYKE RICE, United States
minister to Russia, died suddenly OF
quinsy in New York Friday on tho
eve Of his departure for his mission.
- The General A see mbly OF the Pres
byterian Church Of the United States
Of America convened Thursday in
DIR. Howard Crosby's church, New
York city, and Rev. DR.. VIM. C.I
was elected moderator. Tie
General A ssembly Of the Prcsby,eri
an Church OF the United States m c,
at Chattanooga. Tennessee, the same
day, and Rev. DR.. ID. c. Hill, OF Fsy.
ctteviile, North Carolina, was elected
me derntor.-A NEW YoRK ARTIST
has succeeded in taking photographs
By the light Of the Cuban fire. fiy.-
Hon. JNo. T. MEG RAW, collect or OF
internal revenue for this STATE, has
resigned.-A TERRIBLE RIOT cccurre ed
at Randolph. this State, Friday, be
tween Italian lsborers on the ex en-
sion Of the Davis railroad. About
40 men were engaged. Three men
were SHOT, one through the lungs,
one in the head and one in the thigh.
Two others were seriously Stable
anil others were beaten. struck with
stones, &c. CHAIRMAN j. w Cos
HORN. Of the national union labor ex.
ecuiive committee, has called com.
mittee meeting at Chicago JuLe l3.
Indications are that at that meeting
the prohib'tionist and other reform
movements Will effect a cGnsoIida-
ton. and that a call for convention
will Ire issued for tie Inauguration OF
the reform party.-Two MEN named
Cyclone Bill ard w. +. Cunning ham
have been arrested In Arizona Terri.
tory Oh a charge OF being implicated
in the robbery or u. 8. paymas,er
WhaD, from whom $4,000 was to-
ken by outlaws For every ten mar.
riages in New Hampshire there is
one divorce.-A NEW York GENIUS
claims 10 have Giscov, red a means Of
conveying passengers and freight by
electricity at speed Of four miles
minute HAiLsToNEs ak inches in
diameter fell at Clinton, Iowa, Fri
day. HENRY MATTHEW, aged 10l
years, who fought under Napoleon
at the battle OF Waterloo. dieI in
New York Monday.-IT costs $40 to
get drunk in Minnesota. That Is
the fine imposed by law in that State
for such an Cffense.-AssIsTANT
PosTNAsTKR-GEHERAL CLARKsoN Is
rewardiDg the southern spoilsmen
with cheap Offices. Mrs. MAYBRIcH,
q niece Of Jefferson Davis, and a
French Canadian by birth has been
arrested at Liverpool, Englsnd, on a
charge Of poisoning her husband with
srs cD.c. Mr.. Maybr who was a
prominent merchant, died with symp-
toms OF slow poisoning The Stan.
datd OIL Company is said to have