South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1890-07-18
NEWS OF THE WEEK.

dent OF the United States in 1883.
died Thursday In New York CITY -
A French SCIENTIST named Laborde
claims td&bave discovered an sna..
thetic more powerful than snv now
knows. SAMUEL DAY, Of WESLEY,
Me-. has killed in IS wears 200 bears
and cubs, on which he has received
$1,000 10 bounties. IT 10 proposed
70 erect In Washington city q new
Postofice Department building.-Ar
BallyneaIe, ireland. Sunday, 4 nan
named John Half murdered has moth.
or, then chopped her body to pieces
and was eating . portion of the re-
mains when arrested. SENATOR
HoAR favors the federal election bill
as campaign messura.-A raEIaHr
TRAIN on the New York, Philadel phia
and Norfolk Railroad crossed Q
burning bridge near Salisbury Mon :.
day, two abutmsnts OF which fell 10
just after the last Car had passed.
IL 10 said that the Farmers Alliance
people will run tn ir own man (prob-
ably Captain ii B. Rowe, Of Fred.
ericksbury. y for Congress in the lst
district Of Virginia.-THE Virginia
Republican State COMMITTEES on
Monday passed . resolution deciar-
ing that they will not participate in
any elections in that state 60 long o.
they are held under the present dem.
ocratio Law. They never will be
missei.-TBE West Virgins State
Board OF Health Was In session ut
Charleston last week. Ting old con.
tin nal rejuiced 10 sac . Hessisn hy,
but the western wheat.raiser is net
an old con,inental.-ON Mount Wash.
ing'on, New Hampshire, Friday, the
tbermsmetcr stood al 80 above zero,
and ice formed.-TnE Spriuafi eli
Mass Republican. a strong repub-
lican paper. declares that the census
is nothing but q political job.-SEN.
AroR SHERMAN and General Casey
are said to be the two men who mad
the Washington monument success.
The man that should strike the
American q g at present would zee
| more stars tn n ever.-THERE is no
class OF people who die faster than
those who live fast.-THE Missis, ip.
pi contested election case. in the
House OF Representatives have been
| decided in favor OF the democratic
members, Catchincs and Hooker.-
A MAN whose wife's good looks were
the only anchor for his love, said,
She lie thing Of beauty, and a jaw
forever. "A dangerous counterfeit
so silver certificate is in circulation
WIN. CRAMP & Sous, the shipbuild.
ers, have purchased land near Phila.
delphia for The erection of the lar.
gest shipbuilding works in the world.
The trunk of rose.bush growing
near Ventura, CalIfornia. is said TO
be three feet in circumference, and
the first branch il throws out is 81
inches in circumference. 1t runs o.
yer lattice-work, and. though more
than a wagon load OF boughs have
been removed. it covers spsca of
more than 1900 square feet. j.
yields thousands of roses, and is ii
years old.-THE Louisiana leeisla,
ture las passed resolution declaring
that Governor Nichols had 90 power
to veto the lottery bill.-Two dogs
were killed in Venapgo county, Pa.
last week, that had destroyed ECO
sheep, valued at $2,0O0.-A NINE Of
gold that assays $4,000 is said to
have been discovered near Denver,
Colorsdo.-REPUBLIcAN SENATORS
decline TO commit Themselves on tie
federal elections bill. 1t is said that
consideration Of the bill has been
postponed till the beginning of the
next session OF Congress, IN Deceu-
ber.-THE prohibition executive COM
mittec Of this state are making prep.
arations fcra vigorous campaign next
fall.-TnE New York Sun soys coll
lege education docs not psy.-THE
most densely populated tqusre mile
In the world is not in China or BEL
gium. bat in New York city, and that
is inhabited by 10000 people, most
of WHOM are Italians. -TREkB was q
deficit in the postal receipts last year
Of nearly s7.000.000.-A SERGEANT
who deserted from the English army
has joined The United States army
The prohibiio nists Of Alabama have
nominated the Rev. 8. L. Russell
for Covernor.-REv. SAM JONES says
Senator Quay is going to pcIdi!ioD,
Harrison is small, and Cleveltnd lie
q man OF backbone.-YEARs ago an
Ohio farmer was offered 81 as per
bushel for his wheat. He said lie
vould hold for 81 80. and 425 busL.
els have lain in his granary ever
since. The other day IL was estima.
ted that the rats have lief: less than
twenty bushels OF tie piie.---THK
value OF the real and personal prop
erty in New York city is more than
the national deht--t ,615,72 ,167.-
A DEAD CHILD with two heads was
born at Trenton, New Jersey. last
week EVERY year this country i'm
ports from France $3.50 900 900
worth OF goods, and only sends back
in exchange els 900. 900 Of our pro.
ducts, tic balance being paid IN cash.
p. L BARHUM, The venerable show.
mao. Is 80 years old, sui worth $40.
600. O00.-A CoLoRED MAN in Gal.
weston, Texas, Is worth $3.50. 600 and
has a splendid residence. Ills vile
employs only wbi'e servants.-
MAINE republican lenders are max