South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1892-04-29
ITEMS OF NEWS.

Ibe Democratic convention OF
Kansas instructed its delegates to
the Chicago convention to vote as
a unit for Grover Cleveland as long
as his name may be before the con-
vention.
The Oregon State Democratic
Convention at Portland elcc'ed a
solid Cleveland delegation to the
National Democratic Convention,
which Will meet at Chicago june
81.
Queen Victoria will send samples
of her own knitting and spinning,
done when she was a girl, to the
woman's section Of the Chicago
Worlds Fair.
Arrivals of immigrants in the
port of New York Friday were s.
455. 1t is said that beats the re-
cord for any one day.
There are three hundred and
twenty SIX conyicts in the West
Virginia penltentiary. This is the
largest number ever there since
the foundation of that institution.
st. Lakes Church, Norfolk, Va. !,
Rev. Mr.. Lloyd rector, on Easter
put $4,000 on the plate, after hav-
ing on last Easter placed there
over $50, 200 for their new church
building.
The next Y. NJ. c. A. District
Convention will be held in Mar
tinsburg, May G, 2 and 8.
Two women are in Jail at King
wood for peddling liquor illegally.
1t is stated that William Astor
has promised 81, 900, 900 to endow
a university for colorei Students at
Oklahoma.
Bishop Brown, of the African NJ.
q. Church, wants the colo-ed peo-
pie to nominate and support for
President colored MANFRED
Douglass for instance.
Jerry Rusk says that his Wis
consin farm has 800 acres and that
he can get moro fun out of it in a
week than he can out of his life at
Washington in six months.
Switzerland has the larg st army
OF any nation of Europe in proper
ton to its population. No stand
ing army is permitted by law, but
all citizens are liable to serve, and
in turn undergo annual military
training.
The youngest New York burglar
is said to be nine-year-old lad
captured few days ag,.
1t costs New York city more
than 100000 year for steno-
grapic services.
The 'whistling well' in Nevada
Is said to whistle loudest before q
storm.
Big Gimlet is tho name of a wind
ing stream n Missouri.
And now the measles bacillus has
been discovered.
The Oldest woman in the country
who is preacher, it Is thought, is
the Rev. LYDIA Sexton, of Seattle,
now nlnety-three years OF age.
She has been in service about half
a century. For eight or ten years
she was an exhorter before receiy-
ing regular license to preach, in
1851.
A tornado struck GIadwater,
Tex, on the Texas Pacific Railway
q few days ago, damaging many
and killing several per
sons. j. NJ. Munyon's house was
lifted by the wind and carried fifty
yards while the family, consisting
OF seven persons, was at break fast.
All were hurt, but not seriously.
Mrs. Munger held on to her six
months old baby.
The Presbytery of Chesapeake
has appointed a committee to con-
fer with a committee of the presby-
terry of Maryland in regard to un-
ion OF those presbyteries at an ear
~ date under the name of the Pres
bytery CT tAc Potomac.
According to the Chicago Her
aid, the old h5uae at Fenny Dray-
tor, England, the birth place Of
George Fox, tie founder Of the
Society OF Friends, is to be taken
down piece by piece; the parts are
to be carefully numbered and
packed for shipping to this country,
where it will be regretted. Tho
site has not yet been decided.
Every one may not know that
the Bank Of England notes arc
made from now white linen cut-
from anything that
has been worn So carefully is the
paper pared that even the num-
Der of dips into the pulp made by
each workman is registered on a
dial by machinery.
The firm Of Tiffany and Co., Of
New York City, are the losers OF
$780, 900 by one whom they trusted
as a brother.
Ex-Secretary Of State, Thomas