South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1889-05-03
NEWS OF THE WEEK.

H.
WssrERH farmers say there IL more
profit In raising hogs than cattle
THs Gear Of Russia 10 in constant
dread Of being killed.-THs proposed
prohibition constitutional amendment
vas defeated in Massachusetts Fri.
day BY 10000 msjority.-THE great
German virtuoso. Herr Waldeman
Meyer. has recently been presented
. Strsdivarius violin that cost O..
700. II wac cold BY the maker to
George In l7le.-GKx. GREELEY.
head ofths weather bureau 1t Wash.
ington. says there ere no such thinRs
~ equin0ciisl storms, properly 90.
called. Very few Of such storms 90.
cur on the 3lst Of March or the 2lss
OF September. He also Gays there 10
no known reason Why atmospheric
disturbances should occur ON those
dates.-ONE DR.. Terc, of England,
10 advocating the citing of bees a.
rem@dy for the cure Of rheumatism.
He declares that be has treated with
success It's cases, and has admins,
tered In all l39, 900 stings.-BkYoRE
they bad been in Oklahoma two dave
the boomers were - anxious 10 leave
It ~ they had been to reach It. They
found nearly all the land very Door.
no water to drink and provisions 90
scarce that crackers sold readily for
$3.50 . pound. Thousands abandon.
ed their claims In disgust, pre-
ferring to live In . country where
three square meals day can be OBJ
tanned TO the proprietorship OF broad
acres with starvation % ON unavoid.
able coacom:tant.-CANADA has
passed an extIadition bill under
which fusitives from justice from
the United States to that country
viii be returned here for triai.-IT ia
evident that Corporal Tanner, the
new commissioned of pensions, in
tends to grant o pension to every ex.
soldier who asks for one, no matter
bow undeserving he may be. In ev.
cry case that has yet come before him
his decision has been in favor of the
applicant, regardless If The miscon.
struction he places upon tho law In
order to obtain for his action its np.
p aren't acknowledgements we're
instructed to observe the usual holi.
day hours on Tuesd.y. the 30th ult.,
which was the one hundredth ami
versary Of WasbiDg,on's inaugurs-
tion.-Miss ELLEN. Gen. raj Lees
l6.year-old daughter, is the editor Of
spicy society Journal called Outing
-YkLLow FEVER has appeared at
Saa ord, Florida.-JUDsE ENGLISH,
OF the Supreme Court OF this State,
has awarded to the attorneys for
Hon. A. Is. Fleming a writ Of error
to the judgment OF the circuit cut,
remandiug the matte: OF q e recoune.
of k.nawha's vote back TO the coun-
~ court aud summonins tie county
com missiCners to appear Lefore the
Supreme Court ON The first Monday
In June next. where the matter VII.
be finally decided Mn. CHARLES
GoyF. brother of Gen. Nathan Golf,
has been appointed to succeed G orge
r. Jingle as Treasury Agent Tor tie
seal fisheries in a.-PreIarsto-
ry work has been commenced ON the
census OF 1890 Tue contract.con-
vict-lab.r sys em, which VAS abol-
isbed BY New York some years ago,
has been re.adopted by that State.
-LEADINa New York republicans
say that if Harrison were to ran for
President today, he would be defeat.
ed in their State by eco, 900 majority.
The dissatisfaction with the President
is great and inereasing.-A SCHEME
Is on foot to organize q national
mugwump or reform party The
treasure aboard the wrecked United
States ship Trenton at Apia bas been
recovered. The Nipsic wil be taken
to Auckland by the Alert. Mn. WIN.
NJ. CLEMENTS, general manager of
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad,
east OF the OHIO river, has resigne /.
Mr.. j. L. Odell. formerly of the Che
sapeake and OHIO company, will be
general manager OF tho entire Ii. &.
.. sys:em.-A SCHEME Is rumored
in New York 80 make ex-fresid, nj
Cleveland president Of big trust
company in which ex-Secretary
Whitney and o. II. Payne are inter-
ested.-lT 10 said that The Union l.
ron Works, Ssu Francisco, will get
the contract for the coast defense
vessel, and that the building of the
submarine torpedo boat will be aban.
doDed until Congress makes a spe-
cific appropriation. THE railway
mail service was brought under the
civil.service laws ednesday.- In
New York city, Tammany and the
republicans have made deal which
WILDE bad for the County Democ.
racy. The latter will get no1e of
The Offices. -BUFFALo BsLL and bis
Wild West show sailed for Paris,
France, SatuTdsy,-TuREE THoUs-
AND immigrants arrived at New York
Ssturday.-CoNFEDERATE MEAoRI-
AL DAY was observed in Georgia on
Friday. TIE railroad from Mar
tinsburg TO Winchester is expected
TO be in operation by the middle OF
July OF the irst OF Augusta MIN
NBsoTA EMBEzzLER, now in Canads,
threatens TO return and sue the men
who are circulating the report that
he stole $50. 200. He says he was
only able TO get away with $50, 900,
and be proposes TO see IL there is any
law TO protect people from reckless
ISLANDERS like the above. --LIonT-