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

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The census Of this country ha.
been completed. We have &C. 49,
$40 inhabitants.
l.. IL is said that the Rarusrs' Ali.
'snce has lodges In IS States. With .
membership Of 3 900 ,ooa
A company las been organized in
Petersburg 1oy iAs preservasinn Of the
battle nslas near that cisy. A. elee.
tric Street railway 10 Petersburg viii
90 one OF the improvements. IL IA
proposed % establish n soldisr.'
homo fos MANNED and disabled Fed.
sysi and Confederate soldiers.
moas.
Col. Aschsr Anderson OF Rich
nond. Va. has presented 20 ths 3d.
cisty Of The Army and NAVY Of the
Voniederste Stasss 100 pamphlet
copies 81 his address ~ The spveilipe
OF The Lee monument In Richmond.
May % last.
tie funny paper, TIE Arksnsa.
Irorefer, has gone iato ths SHERIFF.
hsnis.
| Republican State Associations In
Washington are iourishiug vigorously
Just now and offics-holders complain
of being forced TO join them.
a monument in honor OF tina men
wno lost their lives in the Jeannette
Aric expedition was unveiled in the
Naval ACADEMY cemetery ut Annap-
oils, Md, Friday.
mrs. Jane Clemens mother os
Samuel Clemens, better known as
"Msrk Tsain," died last week. eyed
81 years
| Hon. Robert Z Paitis,n, or Pesn
syivanis, has sued the Pbilsdelp hin
inquirer. the NORTH American Rsri,p
and the Harrisburg CaR for criminal
libel.
MOBILIZE Ala, had an $500, 600 ERE
last week.
New York city's demand for q cen.
Gus recount has been denied.
| Ex- President Cleveland argued a
case before the United States Su.
preme Conri one day last week.
|. A bridge ia TO be bnili across the
Sirai's Of Dover connecting France
and England.
Rev. Joshua Humphreys q local
preacher OF the Methodist Episcopal
Church, died in Acomre county a
few dsys ago, aged II years. 10
early life he Was q tailor, and, |, Is
said. for several years worked in tbs
same shop with Andrew johnson.
afterwards President Of tue United
States.
Speaker Reeds wife was q daughter
OF Congregational minister, and was
q school teacher, Their only child lie
q bf'een.yesr- old girl. Catasripe.
Senator Morrill,, OF Vernon. i.
the third man who has been elected
for fifth term in the United States
Senate. The other two were b, nton.
of Missouri. and Anthony OF Rhod.
Island.
1 BaTnum's circus train was wrecked
nesr Macon, Georgia, one day last
week.
1t is proposed that part OF Wash.
lngton's exhibit At the Worii's Fair
shall be series OF pictures illustrat-
Ing the citJ's progress daring is 100
yesrs.
The Republican story that Dem.
ocratIc campaign fund was being used
in certain Congressional districts was
thoroughly disproved aud exposed
last So urday,
| Fitting Bull is try ing 10 get tho
Sltux Indiana on the var. path again.
Lamp wicks brushed of daily re-
quire no cutting.
The discoveries made by Stanley
show that the Nile 10 tue Longest river
In tie world, being at least 400
IN length, or as long ss the Missis-
sippi and Missouri together.
A flock of bIackbirds three nilea
lcnS and bali . mile vide passed
over Arlington, Ga, the other day.
1--WE would like some chicken
feed As subscription" is the frank
confession which appears in the
Meade (KAn.) RsPHbIican.
Al Dundee, Scotland, Mr. Glad.
s,oEs, in discussing the tariff of the
United States, said The name protSc.
ton should be changed TO oppres-
sion.
James S. Cox, an employee of the
B. e. D. railroad, was struck by an
express train and killed near Hraper's
Ferry, this State. Friday.
A suit bas been iustituted in New
York upon the decision Of which will
hinge Ibe validity OF the Mckinley
tariff bill and the customs adminiSs
tTatiVs bill.
Mr. I. v. PoWdsrly, chief Of The
knighiS!of LABOR last week published
. letter declaring his purpose TO vote
for Hon. Robert r. Paitison tor Gov
ernOr Of Pennsylvania.
The Mexican government has i'm.
posed a tax Of $500 a carload on
horses or cattle. and $3.50 hend on
bogs imported into that country from
the United States. These taxes
have been imposed ia retaliation for
/ Tia uau limited Qf.tos s.xin -.