South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1892-02-12
ITEMS OF NEWS.

There was fearful freight wreck
on The II. and o., near Piedmont
last Wednesday night. tie fireman.
Michael ODonnell was killed,
Senator FsaikneI's Greet tax res-
oIusipn has passed the Senate.
FIX President Cleveland wac greet
ed by 5000 pe's.ps at Atlanta. O.,
~ he passed through that city on his
wsv brme from Louisiana,
Hon. james @. Blaine, Secretary
OF State, has annnuscei in q letter
TO Hon j. s. C,sfkson. chairman Of
the rerub icsn national committee,
that he 70 not candidate Tor the
presidency and that his name wi
not &c before the convention.
| There were 10000 deaths from
grip In the STATE OF New York during
four months Of 1891.
Il Ex-President Cleveland has re-
'ufned TO Lakewood, N. j after
three weeks sport ~ Joseph JsfYe.-
sons Louisiana plantation.
II The historic old Appomattox
!, court house building. with the coun.
" records was burned last week.
, Tie Senate passed . bill TO pay
, the State OF West Virginia the sum
ine it under the direci tax Law.
La Ventura county. California.
there is said TO be sulphur 81 ring
tha, is hot in tho morning and cool
10 the heat OF the day.
Two famii's, Watkins and Nc.
D Guilty. who started to Okishoms
, fr,m Ceisr Glades, Ark, were
, frozen TO death in the recent blizzard
y Their bodies were found IN the
, prai'ie near the Arkansas linz.
4 In Baltimore aud Throughout.
Z Msryla Friday. snow fell to the
: depth OF about four inches.
Al Hatrisonbu-g, Va, the snon
storm wa, the worst of TIE season
raging all Thursday night and FRI.
day. The wtathcr turned bitterl,
: cllt At Stanton the snow fall was
= eight inchos. At Noriolk snow Eel
t Mt lively rate and = gale prevailed
e IN the COST.
!. At llnrisoI burg Saturday morn,
h ing. The mercury fell to z degrees
q below Zorro AMI at s auaton to 4 lie
= grees below.
Adjutant Gene-al Will am McClel
land of Pennsylvania, died At Har.
. risburg Sunday afternoon.
Z Wi am A. Stuar', ono OF The
i most prominent cit zsns of South
d western Virginia, died suddenly il
e Philadelphia Saturday. He. was 9
] brJther of Gen. j. K. B. Stuart, OF
e Confederate cavalry fame.
[ Col. George Walker. one OF the
Oldest and best-kuown Maeons IN
Northern illinois, died OF the grip al
Freeport, H.. sged pighty.two years,
To Hee, tho bind chief of the
Iowa tribe Of Irdians, is dead. 10.
Hoe was . descendant OF The old
Black Hawk nobility. He has ruled
8 tie Iowas since White Clouds dea. b
Numerous points in Michigan and
l.. lndlana indicate q slight cessation
: OF the epidemic Of grip that has pre-.
4 vHfed throughou those States during
TIE past Two months. Ins number
CT places, however, the disease Ia
raging with undated s,ren,th,
Pos ma ter G, neral Wanamaks r
has issned an order giving mons y
order facilities TO all pos,c fllcs 8
9 where the compensation OF the post
9 master reaches $3.50 per aunum.
d The Hotel Royal. Sixth avenue
i. and For ieth sree, New York city,
I Na' burned Sunday morning. the fre
q breaking Gu: in the basement al three
, O'clock. About q iriy persons per.
. ished ty fire, suffocsi:on or by being
crushed beneath falling walls. The
peculiarly loss is estimated at $3.50. p.
900.
Gov. John 81. Tharer, REPUBLICAN
J wrote to Gov. James +. Boyd, dem.
j ocra', that he woHld hand over the
{. Office Of Governor Of Nebraska Mon
day In compliance with the decision
= Of the Supreme Court OF the Unlted
T., States.
, The democratic State central com
, mities of Kansas hss decided to
. hoii . State convention, March s.
al LesVenwortb, Kan, 10 elect del.
, egaies to the National Democratic
Convention at Chicago.
Gilbert Won Vincke, tbs German
: poet and novelist, lie dead.
: Senator Hills friends in. Wash
D lrg'on express ibe opinion that be
] hhs proceeded too FAR in advsncire
e his presidential Interests in Ne1
D York TO retreat = Others who baVe
watched his career closely think hi,
last step In ordering q midwinter
coz Veption may We fatal to his am
q bitiop.