South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1890-08-29
Items of News
Frost will be early this GEAR.


James f. Boyd is the democratic
candidate for Governor Of Nebraska.
HIT winds from the S,uth have
caused fearful damage to crops In
Minnesota.
Tulare county, California, wilt lose
a million dollars this year for want Of
vessels to carry its grain to Europe.
The deepest mine in tho world,4..
GEO fee is at Saint Andre du Porter.
France +.
The attitude of western Senators
indicates that the tariff bill should GO.
West aud grow up with the country.
1t his rained in Queen Anue's
county, Maryland, on eve;y. 26th Of
July for the last so years.
A new building for the Govern
ment printing Office is 10 be erected
in Washington.
The glass filed to the brim at night
wi II fill the hat to the brim In the
morning. q.
1t is rumorcd that New York rail-
road men will soon obtain control Of
the b & ..
Con cience is tina. within US whictr
tells US when our nci shbors are doing
wrong.
The California repub leans have
nominated for Governor Col. Henry
s. Markham.
Col. w. s. veazey is the new com.
mander- in-chef of the Grand Army
Of the Republic.
A fruit-raiser at Pomona. New Jer.
sey, raised this year "a. 1000 quarts Of
berries from 20-acre field. His net
profit was $4,000.
Under the present statutes OF Mis-.
souri, person can marry. be divorced
and re-marry in thir'y.oue days.
In Philadelphia, a cult has been
brought for an infant for damages re.
ceived in a strest.car before he was
born. /.
The purchase OF Cuba FIR 5000, 900
is said to be one OF the latest schemes
being considered by the adminislra-
tiou.
A man in Augusta, Maine, eur.
/ prised one Of the merchants OF that
city by paying debt contracted 40
years ag'.
A German scientist claims to have
discovered means OF treating toba,-
CO which will prevent it's use frUm
being injurious to health, though its
agreeable properties will be ret ,ined.
In Canad,, the c)'or.line is drawn
as in the United States. Last we X
negro preacher sued Restaurants
keeper for refusing him permission to.
eat with white customers.
The hottest region in the world is
where the thermometer never falls
below 100 at night and often rises
to 1882 in tue afternoon,
Many arrests and prosecutions are
being made In different states VI par
ties who attempted TO. sell liquor IN
der tho original package decision Of
the United States Supreme Court.
There would be some $50 Senai OF =
and Representatives making towards
Washington If resolution were in-
troduced TO stop their pay while alb
sent without leave.
A scientist computes that with the
aid Of machine constructed On the
4 princi pie Of the boring, drilling and
pumping apparatus OF the mosquito
hole cou Id be bored TO the centre of
the earth in less than one day.
A Bost boa,man who received a
fifty'cen piece as a reward for saving
four men from drowning hes bad the
coin engraved [: Reward Of Merit
For RescuiDg Four Menfrom Drowns
ing l2a cents apiece.
Wherever the Australian system Of
voting has been tried in the South. it
has bee7 found that the democrats
received a much larger per cent "
lie negro vote than ever before. In
other woids, the Tepub licans lose.
with that sy stem every time.
Some New York green goods men
recently sent Russell Harrison, son Of
the President, samples Of their wares
and solicited bis patronage RUS
sell put the matter 10 toe hands Of
Gov rnmeDt detectives. and the en-
terptising queer dealers are now ia
TIE penit tertiary.
II is reported from The City Of Mex.
icJ that the famous Castle OF Chapul-
iepec, one of the most imposing Ell nc.
lures in the world, IL TO be cold TO
Jay Gould. The price lie unierslo o.ll
TO be S5.000.000. Mr.. Gou'd. Il Is
stated, made the offer Of that sum for
the property duriag his visit to Mexi.
CO some months ago. The offer vas
then refused, but has n1W been ac-
cepted. The property belongs 10 the
Government. The object of the pur-
chase lie TO make tie castle the wiuler
home Of the GouldS