South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1890-06-13
NEWS OF THE WEEK.

ways Vi PATRIOTISM and virtue.
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Both houses Of Congress ware en-.
gagged Tuesday in discussing the sill
yer question. Daring the debate in
the Senate hIr. Plumb. Republican.
OF Kansas, declared that the Mckinley
tariff bill would prevent the u nitel
States from having any foreign com-
merce," and that lit would raise the
price Of nearly everything used by the
masses OF the people" NEAR Guar.
lesion. this Sta.e, Monday, Thorn IS
Hicks and Sumner Stevenson wore
struck by lightning and instantly
killed Farm operations In the
vicinity of Egypt, Miss, are greatly
retarded by crawlibh, which burrow
in the fiells AMI keep The surfac,
broken and wet. They bore under.
grouad to the depth of two or three
feet, so that the hogs cannot get at
them. el1e they would not live to do
any damage.-An ear of corn on
exhibition at San Luis Obispo, Cal,
is described as being ia thi exact
form Of n human had; the w:ist.
palm, thumb aud fingers being ali per.
fec. II is covere with small grains
to near the tips Of tn, fiuiers, which
are bare prongs of cobs, giving the
Ian the appearance OF being clad in
u nit. Capt. Il. Plyson Reeve,
comman liant OF George +. Picka,t
Camp, CIn'edera,s Vacrans Rich.
mond, was paralyzs last week an I Is
very ill.-Two Adairsviile (Gi)
gentlemen have just settled hog lii
igation. Tue case has cost each $50.
The hog is worth So 50. The fact
that n congressional election hts al
ready been held n Oregol r. though
TO inteEpo5a an obstacle To fed .ral
legislation designed to affect the con
grsssional o!ec ion next fall.-A
special train OF two cars, filed with
Baltimore AMI Ohio railroad ofIl.'ais
en- route to Wheeling, w,nt throu "a
trestle near Parkersbu-g Thursday,
night and six Of the party were iujur-
cd, though not scriously.-A Gal.
iilzin (Pa.) man recently bought n
pair Of mules in Cleatfeld county for
$40. and discovered while taking
them home that one OF them had
plaster paris hoof-the fa'se work
coming Off and sticking in tho mud.
lie returne the mules and demanl.
ed the money bIck, but ildu'L get it.
The Salt Lake Herald says ono
marked result Of Mormon rule il that
city Of $4,000 population had 70 dsbt
and the smallest tax rate OF any CITY
IN. the United States-rhe Farmers
Alliance, in session Mt Lynchburg.
formed joint stock company to
build a warehouse. - StoneHall
Camp Confederate Veterans, of
Portsmoutb,hss resolved % complete
the handsome Confederate monument
10 that city orectei 10 the memory OF
the three huldre aad eighty-five
soldiers of PortsmOu u AMI Norfolk
county killed during the war by plac-
ing in position tho two remaining
bronze statues at a cost OF s2.5OO.
Mr.. WIN. n. Armstrong, of New
York, Federal soldier during the
late war, has sent contribution OF
800 TO assist II. r.. Lee Confederate
Camp Of Richmond. which is engaged
in Collecting the remains OF the Con.
lederAto dead on tho Lower Virginia
peninsula with n view IN place them
in one vault AMI to erect over them
at some future time a suitable monu,
ment.-- The Republicans OF the
First district have renominated Hon.
Tuomas i. Rsed for Congress by ac-
Cl,mstion. "A plan is being arrang 4.
ed in New York fnancial circles for
the final settlement OF the Virrinia
debt question. SENATOR Qtav is
said To be exorting good deal Of in
d renee among Pennsylvania Demo
Gratis IN favor Of Wallace ns candi.
date for Governor and Hill for Pres
ideni in 1892 --Bradshaw, Abam-
lot OF some four or five hundred in.
habitant5. about City miles west OF
Lincoln, Neb., was swept awav late
Tuesd,y ght by a cyclone. Twelve
persons are reported killed and 2j or
more injured.--A Paw Paw Mich
man. worth 100000, carried water
for a circus and thus got inside the
tent frec.--ln III tsburg shoe store
show card bears this inscription
Bring your feet with you and have
them fitted 10 pair Of our shoes y
Tho Limbloss league is the latest
political organization. IL iourishos
IN Schuy kill county, Pennsylvania,
aud, according 70 its fouador. Author
joues hes 200 members, who have
lost eltGer az arm Or LEG Tho
available peus'on fla5J fcr Iudlaaa
vii faj, $500 oo0 sd5r, OF enough to