South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1890-12-26
ITEMS OF NEWS.


ITEMS OF NEWS. /
There ere 500 newspapers published
% the State Of Texas.
The FIRST game OF cricket was
played IN Lpadou, Eng. in l774. /
IL is said THAT 10000 people In .
New Orleans are III with the grip
Wheeling, Ibis State. contains IS |
gambling cens, not counting Q policy |
shops.
cleveland says he will be a candi. !
Gate for the Democrats identiai
nomination ia 1892.
A monument is TO he erected a,
Zanzibar 10 The Germans wbo have
fallen In East Africa.
The old line' Democracy In south
Carolina greatly regret Wade Hamp-
tons defeat as Z. s. Senator.
Rev. Dr.. J. L. NJ. Curry has been
elected president Of the board OF
trustees Of Richmond College.
All ovsf Mexico. except near the
United States bcrder, pricss OF coal
range firm $40 to siS per ton.
Succi, the hslisD. completed his
a. day fact in New York Saturday,.
He is reduced TO a mere skeleton.
The President has psrdoned JOB
Snyder, convicted 10 this State Of
violating the internal revenue laws.
The President has approved the
act for the relief OF Major Daniel ".
Bash, paymas,er United States Army.
At present Eogland imports q mil.
Ion holsters annuslly from Norway.
representing money value of ESQ.,.
600.
DR.. Browp.Sequard claims that his
elixir will support o,n,umptives uniil
nature can rid the system IF The dia-
ease.
The State geologist Gays that the
hon ore fields cf Eastern Texas will
yield 100000 rons to tie square
mile.
Senator Stewart, Of Nevada, IRE.
publican) made an earnest speech
against TIE force bill in the Senate
Friday.
Ex Senator Johnson N. Camden
says he will not be a CANDIDATE for
the United States Senate from West
Virginia.
The sales OF leaf tobacco ut Dan.
Vile since October / aggregate TO-
100000 pounds for which about 81,
SOC 600 Was realized.
There we're employed about $4,000
centus euumera.o,s for this years
United States census, and the average
pay was about $74 apiece.
Tie official count of the total pop
ulation OF the United States makes il
62,622. $50. The population of Mary.
land is 1902, $50.
Peter V'ckers is the weal:hiest
negro In Coffee county, Ga. lie
owns between five snh six thousand
acres of land and is a No. farmer.
The CENSUS Office has promised to
revise abe figures OF population of
cumberland. Md, which may give
that city $4,000 inhabitants instead OF
10000.
General Thtmas j.. Russer, who
has been under medical IT, a,mept nj
Richmond. has arrived at his home.
near Charlotte vile, greatly improved
in berllh.
The man who knows il all is bad
enough, but he isn't circumstance
to tue Gan who knew it all before
band and who says afterwards that
he told you se.
II is said that Sitting Bull was
murdered In cold blood by The Indian
police who were sent TO take him aud
that bis followers are determined 70
avenge bis death.
The following written j fnition OF
the word bachelor was handed in by
fifth grade boy: A bachelor Is a
man who has no wife nor wants no
wife, nor cant get no wife
The marriage license fee in Que
bee is So. As a lower charge ia
made in the United States, MANY
couples living near the bound ary lines
cross the borders to get united.
Mrs, Washington Anderson, over 90
ears Old, dic1 at Dubuque Iowa.
Saturday 1t is cIaiL.ed that she was
The last living representative of the
family Of Gen, George Washington
The Boston Tra7scrips says that
tue latest thing is to drop the NJ in
the abbre Walton A, NJ. and r. 81, az
for instance The Rev Phillips
Brooks will preach next Sunday al
ii A. and 4: SOP.
An ice famine is reported from the
lsthmus Of Panama. A company re.
Gently started an ice factory at Colon
but the machinery broke down, In the
middle OF the heated term aid now
ice commands $40 per ton.
A vet silk handkerchief tied. with
out folding. over the facs is q COM
pete security against sufTocstion
from smoke; IL permits free brea. h
ing and al the same time excludes
the smoke from the lungs.
At recent wedding in New York
the bride who prides herself on her
social position, appeared with her
pet dog. 3 white satin bpw on his
neck end q bunch Of fresh orange
blossoms twisted in bis forelock.
Senatorial courtesy is but little
observed nowadays IN The upper
branch OF our National legislature.
No bills are passed now Just because
some ono Senator ssys he wants il 70
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