South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1890-11-21
Items of News.

err IN Norway Than in any other coun :
Try in Europe.
The cash on baud in the United
States treasury has heen reduced TO .
little over SO 900, 0J0'
The next spporlionment IL ex-
pected TO wipe out the old Randall
district Of Peansylyania.
At Julian, Idaho. a newly started
! journal took for q motto. Grasp all
in sight and hustle for mole.' ~
1t is said to be settled ihas there
will be no extra session OF Congress
and the force bill is considered dead
Mrs. General Grants sight Is very
poor and her maid is writing her
book oil "reminiscences from diciation
1t 10 thought new tariff bill will
DO among the 6sst measures brought
forward in the Democratic House OF
representatives.
In some foreign cities there are
men hired To attract crowd to their
employers windows by staring and
gazing into them.
George Blust swors so frishtfu.ly
at Mrs. Chas Graham. near New Al
bany, Ind, that she went into con.
vdlslons aud died.
| If pure milk only were sold In Lon
don it is estimated that from &c, 900 to
3O.O00 more cows would be wanted to
keep up the supply.
Buffalo has firm named Irish &
English. What Is equally curious,
Mr.. English is an Irishman and Dir.
Irish is an Englishman.
Mr.. Van Abel, of Pittsburg, had q
suit of clothes for every hour In the
day. He is now missins, with a
shortage in his accounts.
The opinion 10 Washington is that
the election was deadly blow at
bossism In all its places from the
whole people of the Republic.
1t is thought Gov David b. Hill.
OF New York, will go to the United
Estates Senate if he is elected withou,
contest aad without interference.
Currency is reported as being 60
} scarce in Bolivia that eitixens are
! cutting the notes in pieces and pass
} Ing these as fractional currency.
II is estimated that 10 Paris one In
IL of the population, or 10000, live
on charity, with a tendency seward
crime. In London this class is one
} IN 80.
Cleveland for President Hill for
United States Senate and Chaplin fol-
Governor IS considered TO be tue log
zeal result OF tho late Democratic
succer.
A Ne5 York business man saws
that from Is TO so per cent. of the
capital Invested in that city repre-
sents the earnings OF men who beg an
life poor. 49,.
III man could live a thous-
and years he would probably spend
the last fifty fretting over what Le
r might have done in the previously
wasted time.
Pennsylvania's claim TO be great
state is borne out by The fact thai
strawberries are being picked in Sui.
Ivan county, while snow has beer
failing only ten miles away.
Mexico is called Republic but a,
matter Of fact /. is governed by an
oligarchy OF landlords, Some oil
these men own vast domains, one
possessing 500,000,000 acres of land
A burglar was neatly captured a,
Htuuslow, England. He BEGAN q
liked in a panel of door, through
which he had endeavored TO make
his way, and in this position was
captured.
In Bourbon county, Kansas, a
father aud son were opposing candi.
dates for the Legislature, while In
Jefferson county bro her aud sister
ian against each other for school
commissioner.
The increase Of about 1000. coo
people In thirteen years In Spain is
attributed in great measure 10 the
success that has attended the changes
10 the hygenio condition Of the cities
and large towns.
just now the papers are full OF
items concerning tue reduction Of
employees wages BY manufacturers 10
The North and West. ghis il done 10
spite those who voted the Democratic
ticket at the late election.
What is claimed 70 be tho largest
rose bush ia the world grows along
eide the residence OF Dr.. 3. Mat
thews, Ia MobileJ Ala. II was plant
cd In 1881, and how covers the ertire
house and neighbOriug trees.
Among those who danced Il thu
ball given o. Brussels on the eve OF
The battle Of Waterloo was the pres
ent GeoTgiana, Dowager Baroness de
Kos, o. London, who is % years old.
: he Wns daughter Of toe Duke Of
Richmond. Who gave tue ball.
The Siamese have greas regard for
odd numbers, and insist on having an
odd number Of Windows, doors and
rooms IN their houses and temples.
There must be an cd6 number Of
steps in the stairs aud an odd NAM
Der Of feet ia the height Of eli steep
les and minarets.
Slan'ey's travelling in America viii
not be surrounded By The same hard
ships as vas bic Journey through
Central Africa. he Ia 10 have A nFi-