South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1890-11-07

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:, Natural gas has been discovered
). London has 10000 fsmiiss 4 at
livein cellars. 49,, IA :.
I The railroad t, the top OF PHO
has been fini,hei.
The shipments oil v.rgiaia c,aits
Europe has begun.
| Lsrze shipments OF Canadian egcs
to England are beiug made.
! A monument to the late President
Arthur is TO be erected In New York. :
Flfty cspi'alists practically do all
the business OF the UnitedS .tes.
/ Col. Thomas L. Snead, an aide de-. 5
camp TO Gen. Stonewal Jackson. u
dead. -se
A tunnal to accommodate 81 rail-
roads Is to bs buils under arts
Chicagn.
Monroe, Mich. has cucumber .
feet long, which weighs poands an.
to be picked in pareg ric.
A decision has been rendered all.
verse TO Mr.. Dudley la his ocks-o.
| live libel cases.
A system of sming sub-s,rec In
WashiagtoD,iu accordance wah GEL.
WaShing'on's original plan has beeu
adopted.
is expected that the census now
about to be taken ia the City OF Mex
leo will show population of about
400 900.
! Following tho example of New
York City, Baltimore. Phiiadelphia
aud Brooklyn win each have police
census taken.
What is said to be Washineton's
bed was sold for 5 4 at a sale of reyr-
iutionary relics at the Briarly home.
stead, Trenton.
, The first i com otlve ever used on
the new railway from Jerusalem to
Jaffa has reached The lsttsr place.
They were made in PnilsdaIphia. /.
Andrew j Johnson, of this State, has
been appointed assistants chief OF tina
Division or customs. Treasury De
partment. vice James Il. Like, re-
signed.
Ii is practically settled tia. tie
vacancy on the United States Sui
preme bench will not be filled until
alter tue meoing OF Congress IN De-
cember,
The Adams Express Company.
capital $i2, 600, 900, is to be consolIs
: dsted With the Uni ed States Express
! Company wish capital stock OF
: $4,000, 700. !,
The Virginia Presbytesian Synod
at Staunton has pstittoled the direct.
ors Of tie Chicago worlds fair no. 70
: allow the exposition to be kept open
/ on the Sabbath. 80 -
There are from 800 to B 600 chII-
dren under Is years Of age employed
In the manuiac.uls OF paper collars,
. white OF those bstween l5 and 20
years the number reaches about g.
900.
3 1t is said chat wholesale LIQUOR
{ dealers In Philadelphia, Who by law
. cannot sell iess than a quart Of liqu0r,
are selling a pint Of beer with D enty
j OF foam 10 quart g'ass, tsereby
! evadiug the law.
8 In Florida sugar cane grows lux
urlanty without feftiliziag, and the
I average cost OF prepa ing aud plant
4 log sugar crop there is 81 an acre.
: as Compared with sls in Cuba and
Sl4 in Loihsians.
w. II, Marbury, OF AIexandria.
Va. = has f.ed 10 Washington q claim
on tue Chesapeake and Ohio canai.
ori ;inating with the oil Potomac
/, Company, which be asser takes pre-.
: ccdence Of all other llens.
Z The Ion'r real Chamber OF Com.
J mercs wants the Canadian govern
mens TO put duy OF FIVE cents =
I, dozen on eggs from this country.
whe1 Is tue size Of the duty laid ON
Canadian eggs BY The Mckinley bill.
II has been Discovered that the
a WS"al pePaIies 90 not appiy 10 the
case Of Mr.. Wheat, the late posr.
master Of the United 5 ates House OF
Representatives, btcause he was not
e an Off ,er Of the Uaited States gov.
erDmgnt.
=. NJ. Carter, a coiore1 man, vic
lives 81 Jumbo, Pa, is sal 70 90 the
100 ( accomplished whistler ia he
state. He csn carry on two ana
7 three parts OF a tune 81 one tisno
3 aud his triils and MARBLES equal th6se
Of The most enchanting birds.
4, Il bas been scovered By Che o. 8,
Geographical Survey that st. 81.
} Eiifs. 10 A oska. which has Eereto.
fore been considered the highest land
IN North America, has an elevation
Of OILY l3 500 feet. which height ~
exceeded By that Of many peaks n
he Rockies.
Some very etrsngs accidents ara
brought 10 light by the acc dsnt Ia
sufnnce companies. FOa instances. 4
man At Zaisski. o.. q sta'lonarv an
gineer, Was kIcged very segeraie ~ /.
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