South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1890-12-05
ITEMS OF NEWS.
Congress convened Monday.

Congress convened Monday.
The organized militia OF this cou--
try number lo5, 1000 men.
Vice. Commander Tobin. Of ths
Srand Army OF the Republic. IL dead.
A aouse belonging 10 ex-Presideut
Cleveland was burned ~ Akron, N.
K. Thursday.
Several rooms or she White House
have heen refnrbished and beauti-
fully decorated.
Cnusuai activity In turning ont
Democratic postmasters 10 expected
IN the near future.
The police ccnsu. OF BROOKLYN adds
47>4l2 tn the population returned by
the Federal census.
The public debt OF France, the
largest in the world. Is estimated II
1924 s57 .zsl francs.
A company with . capitol of a..
SOC, 600 hss been organized nj Charles.
ton for the manufacture OF soda ssh.
Republican ConRrsssren arriving
10 Washingtnn pTofsss IN rely on
'Demociatic bluniers' for future sue
cess
internal revenue receipts fer the
fiscal year 800 amounted 20 eil3,-
1889.
Benjan in r. Shiliabsr. author OF
the Life and Sayings Of Ms. Part.
ington> died In Boston. aged IS
! years.
The Rev. Thomas e.. Hartshorn, Of
Pontiac, ILL., for q wears general
agent OF The Americas Bible Society.
10 dead.
| Allen w. Thurman, son Of the
old Roman has been elected prssi-
dent Of the American Base Bali As-
5oc'a'ior:
| A We ocity Of about Elk or seven
miles Recond would sufies 70 carry
a body away from the graviiation Of
the earth.
The Supreme Court Of the United
States has decided that The New
York law providing for execution By
electricity Is constitutional.
II has been decided to have ths
pedestal for tho jackson monumsni,
at Lexington. made OF Richmond
granite. and Il will cost $4,000.
| tisrepor:ed that the eigh mon, hss
old child OF Dir. and Mrs. j. J. john
son. OF Ttlfair county. Ga, can walk
and tax and weighs So pounds
| 1t is thought II Senator Cbandle,
persists In his tactics there will be
two les islatures in New Hampshire
and two claimants for q seat in the
United States Senate.
The fact that the Req ubllcans, IN.
stead oftee Democrats. have a major.
ity OF one in the Wisconsin State
Senate may prevent the Democrats
from Reproducing the Stale.
Capt. Joseph 8. Psgand, whose
death occurred in Baltimore last
week, served in tie body guard oil
General Beauregard ct the battle oil
, Shiloh aud afterwaTd commanded 9
Cor fe6erate steamer on the AlAbams
river.
Henry Wrigh'er, blind veteran
who wss lately allowed pension Of
S72 a month and nearly $4,000 ar.
reara of payments, promptly acquired
q $4,000 farm and proceedod To stock
il with % head Of horses. He has .
weAknt Sc fer the animals.
Mard Gray, OF West Freeman, HE.
| halievaa that hnaa Iika IN haze tha;,
homas as attractive as do human be.
ings. lie has therefore built BIZ.
spiary accordingly and painted the
hives In different combinations OIL
stripos, &c. Dir. Gray makes bee-
keeping pay.
General Wade Hampton, United
States Senator from South Carolins,
was accidentally shot Thursday by
his con, McDufie Hampton, while
cunning in Washington county, Mics.
One OF the shots struck General
HAmpton in the eye. The wounds
are not considered serious.
The Tariff Reform issue caused q
remarkable change Ia tue congress
ional vote in lllinais. In 1888 the
Republican majority the congress
ional vote Was 27,667. whilst IN The
recent election the Democratic mai.
oFity on the congressional vote was
34.5O4, q ohsnRs OF 6l,l7l. No
wonder the RepublicAn papers Of Him
els are earnestly demanding . radical
change Ia the Mckinley tariff DILL.