South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1890-07-25
NEWS OF THE WEEK.

:. i'N"S oH Triusy decided
the contests for seats in the House
OF Goodrich vs.. Bullock, from Flori.
da, aud McGinnis vs. Anderson, from
West Virginia. in favor of Goodrich
ana McGipnis. the republican con
testants. Three out OF West Virgin.
ia'S' ur democratic congressmen
have thus been cheated out OF the IL
sea.s.-A NEGRO GIRL about IA year.
Old and two white boys about 10 and
z years old went crab fishing al
Brunswick, Ga, Monday. Their bait
giving out, the negro gill took a
Ratchet and chopped of one OF the
white boys toes and used 1t for bait.
The hoys left and went home. The
girl. after fishing for awhile with the
toe Tor bait, buried It in the sand.
She was arrested and placed in Jail.
"A NAIL is said TO have been found
Embedded IN the heart OF COW that
died at Wilmington, Delaware, re.
centiy.-ABour $500 species Of Wild
bees are known, OF wasps LOO, OF
which l7O and l6, respectively, live
in Britain. As soon as the horse
cars from Cairo to the Pyramids in
Egypt are started, and the work is
nearly done, an elevator will be put
In each OF the venerable piles. go that
ascent may be made easily and quick
~ to theirtops.-THE cottage al Sar.
atoga, New York, occupied by Vice.
President Morton and family, was
robbed OF $4,000 worth Of iewelry
Friday night.-THE Farmers Ali.
aDce of Tennessee have nominated
Hon. John p. Buchanan for Cover.
nor .-CHINA's solitary railroad is 81
miles long and cost $4,000 per mile.
I.uses American locomotives On
Talmage receives $4,000 year from
his congregation. Sl2 500 from a
firm Tor tho advance publication OF
his setmODs, $4,000 f)r his contribu
tions TO religious journal. besides
what he can earn ON tue lee ure
platform sni by general literary
work. TINE average woman carries
about 90 miles of hair on her head
A BABY that wei he'd only 81 ounces
was born at Chattanooga, Tennessee,
Tuesday. II ia living. ST. Paul
Minnesota mechanic claims 10 have
discovered process by which iron
can be softened for working much
more cheaply than by means Of fire.
AT Cape May, New Jersey, Saturday,
Mrs. President Harrison's carriage
narrowly escaped being wrecked by
runaway tenn drawing heavy
wagon. Mrs. Mckee, who was one
of the occupants of the carriage, was
badly frightened and faint ed.-SoME
of TIE republican Senators think a.
mendm2nts to the existing federal
election law w1u,d he sufficient, and
there is opposition to opening debate
on the force bill during the preeent
hot weather. A MEMBER Of the Vir.
einia debt commission says he knows
OF no connection between the DO.
posed settlement and the West Vlr-
giEia debt The state OF Washington
boasts a cedar l2a feet in diameter.
THERE are 5000 insane people In
the city of New York, and experts
on insanity say tina. the ratio Of in
sanity is Increasing much fas' er than
that of the population.-TBE biggest
plate glass factory in the world will
soon be establ shed at Irwin, PA
census enumeratcr d scovered a fam.
lily Of ten children in San Fra cisco.
all OF whom were knock, knecd and
club footed. THE Maori women of
New Zealand are killing themselves
trying TO wear corsets since they have
seen them on the missionary women.
Is duck at Nockamixon,
Pa. :. that has four legs, and uses all
OF them in way that is sight TO
sea Cameron Moo woman en-
ployed a neighbo woman TO do the
family whipping for her, and after
the job had been done in thorough-
~ artistic manner che brought suit
against Der substitute for cruelty to
animals.-IN Philadelphia there are
Xix adjoining houses in which the
wives are oil sisters.-A WOMAN bu-
RED at New Madrid. Mo-, a few days
ago. weighed $50 pounds. There
we're 16 active pail bcarers.-ALL
over the country, Farmers Alliances
are denouuciDg the federal elections
and Mckinley tariff bills.-Ar Har-
per's Ferry Monday, Mr.. II. l.. Lirch
and Miss Susie Simmons, both of
Washington. d. g., were married in
John Browns fort. This was tue
first marriage that ever took place in
The fort.-ALL through New Mexico.
Arizona, some parts Of Colorado, and
also in old Mexico, no rain hes fallen
for months, and thousands upon
thousands Of range cattle are lying
dead in the parched valleys, and
thousands more are dying for want
OF water and grass--TuE population
OF New York city is estimated at J.,
90, 1901, which is an increase of about
% per cent. in the last decade.-THE
Natural Bridge property has been
sold TO Massachusetts and Virginia
syndicate for 100000. 1t was pur.
chased from Col. IL. G.. Parsons and
James @. Blaine, who have owned i.
Tor q hunter Of RoBERT
KIDD, the great elocutionist, is dead.
IN Ia sGid that Mr.. Blaine and an
other prominent member Of the cabi-
me- are oppO' ed TO tho force bill. 1t
IS thought by some that the effect Of
the bill will be 10 make the South
more solid than ever by preventing
The farmers alliances ia that section