South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1890-07-04
NEWS OF THE WEEK

IT 10 estimated that The insurance
companies OF this country pay out
SsS.0o0.000 a year in benefits.-Ar
Johnstown, Pa, Friday, the bodies
OF three women were found just above
the rtone bridge where The great mass
OF wrecksge lay last summon. rbev
were under the water ia the sand
and all OF tLcm we're in fair state OF
presei walton. Only enc Was identi.
hed.-AccoRDix0 10 census returns,
San Francisco hes . population OF
100000; Salt Lake. QUEEN
VICToRIA 10 partial to whisky. She
has been advised to drink il by he:
physician. and Il 10 made for her in
her own dis'illsry on her Balmoral
estats.-0ovERSoR FLEMINa has
withdrawn the rewards offered some
time ego for the asrest Of the Hat
sehs.-Pcter Cooper's monument will
be built. the fnnds having been rails.
ea.-TnE Senate on Friday passed
the bill for the admission OF Wy.
oming ~ . state.-C. H. FAIRBANKS,
. photographer Of Adrian, Michigan,
can. it 10 said, converse nuently in 90
langusges.-1nE Luray lon and
Caverns have been sole 10 the Luray
Land Improvement Company for
$40. OOO.-THE President has signed
the dependent pension bill.-The
Democrat ofYice and nne residence
wore burned ut Braxton Court House,
this state. Saturday. Loss, 5000.
Ar Rome. Georgia. While Q horse
Was loose in the stable one Of his
bind feet got caught 10 bic mouth.
IL 10 supposed that the animal WAS
rubbing the flies from hiA nosa With
his hind foot, when. by accident, the
foot passed into the mouth. Amer
be bad struggled fearfully, the owner
found him and got the foot out.-A
Scranton jury recently. fading that
he defendant In the case was guilt
less and that the prosecution was
senseless, asked the court whether the
costs could be put on the lawyers.
The court. OF eouYse, decided that the
lawyers could not thus be made re-
sponsible for their bluIders.-PsE-
CIoUs eToNEs Of nearly all kinds can
be made srti6cially. but wien thus
manufactured they cost more than
the natural arlicles.-AN aged Lady
died suddenly 10 hotel at Birminp.
ham, Alabt mo, and in her hustle So.
600 was found secreted News has
been received from Salvador, Guate-
malls. to the effect that Q revolu,i ion
took place 10 that country / St week,
AZ the result Of which twenty-,hree
persons, including Gen. Marcial we're
killed, and President Menend.z
died from excitement and was sue.
ceeded by Gen. Guirola.-A lively
opposition to Chinese immigration
has sprung up in Mexico. Tie mi.
ners and other laborers fear the com.
petition Of the piStail wearers. and
the local newspapers are actively
backing them.-NEAR Tsppahanuock.
Va, Saturday, 9 d,sssti fiet coiorei
nurse. aged about Ii years, satura, ed
the clolhing OF Mr.. George Martins
little Is months old daughter with
kerosene and Get FIRE 10 IT, The child
only lived few minutes alter its pa.
ren's discovered the fact.-THE re-
publican state convention OF P,nn.
sylvsnia nominated g. w. Dclama,er,
a millionaire manufacturer, for Gov
House last week agreed
that six days debate should be given
to the fedet al electi ms bill, the dis
cussion Of which was begun Thurs.
day. - Ohio Is in bad fix, financial.
ly, and the state government will |
have TO be run on credit un il the |
Lcxt meet ng of the Legislature. j.
2. PINKHAM has been nominate ed for
Governor by the probibitionists OF
81 in DesOta.-OrIUM SMOKING is in
crcasing at a fearful rate in New
York city The lower house OF the
legislature on Friday pass
ed tho bill renewing the charter OF the
lottery company.-CoL. BEN WILSON,
Of this state has re.igued hIs place
In the Department Of Justice al
Washing OUR is suggested that
Ill the democratic governors Of mol.
Lhern aud western states unite III a
protest agains! the passage OF the
federal elections bill.-FARMEKs IN
suO oppct pdtI VI VIC vh'ICy VI SHs
ginis report n wheat crop from one.
half to two.thirds. The grain i, OF
excellent quality .-ALrHoUaH peas
are worth from IS cents to 81 per
bushel in Georgia, many farmers in
that state are grinding them up and
using them for fertilizer, claiming
that in this way they can get better
return for them than they could by
selling them. The Temperance we.
men Of Mocre's Hill, Kansas. broke
up the only ssloon Ia the town by
taking their knitting TO the place and |
losfipg there. The result was that |
the men would not ps,ronize the con.
Germ, and IL soon vent down.-NoT. |
that it costs $50 a
head for Chine o to enter Canada,
tho tax does no. seem To have mate,
rally checked the immigration Of the |
Ceiestisls Ar Memphis, Tennessee,
Friday, Frank Bremish, white, and
Parker Harris, Edward Carr aud
Hardy Ballard, ell colored, we're hung
for murder. Bremish objec,sd to DO.
ing hung With tho three coloIed
men. and wns executed alone after the