The Weekly Register from Point Pleasant, West Virginia • Page 2

"Weekly Eegister. a Year in Advance, or $3. OEO. W. TUPXTT, Editor.

Point Pleasant, West Va. THURSDAY, DEC. 0, 1875. EDlTOBI.il. -VOTES.

At last, the Wheelingites have got one branch of the Legislature to meet in their "Soup House." A New York speeial of the 4th, Hajv Boss Tweed has made his escape from Ludlow street jail. A Democratic House with Repub-' lican leaders is a novelty in modern politics. Is it because of the strength of the leaders or the weakness of the! House? Let some one Charles O'Conor, the great American lawyer, is dead. He never "held office, and yet he rendered his courttry much more effective sc rvice than if he had been a persistent, chronic seeker after a place. A suit of the State of Louisiana vs.

General Longstreet, the exConfederate, to recover $62,000 paid to him for "Militia" services, is nonpending in the Supreme Court of Louisiana, and will be recognized as one of the fruits of the politcal troublcs-in that State. The National Grange, Patrons of Husbandry, loaned last year to subordinate Granges throughout the South and West, to aid them in recovering from local pests. A total paying membership of is reported. A law to tax dogs is in progress, and shoulu pass by all means. It is elaimcd by those who oppose the taxing of dogs, that dogs arc not recognized by law as property.

If so then every man has a right to shoot dogs wherever he sees them. By a Washington special to the Cincinnati Enquirer, we learn the contest for Speaker of the lower House of Congress, in the Democratic cau-j cus Saturday night, resulted in the choice of Hon. Michael C. Kerr, ofj Indiana, on the third ballot. Geo.

M. Adams, of Kentucky, is to be the Clerk of the House, and John G. Thompson, of Ohio, Sergeant-atArms. Congress met on Monday, and organized as above indicated. Wheeling had a big fire on Tucs- day morning, November 30th.

which destroyed the Washington Hall in which the Legislature was holding1 its sessions. The records were all saved, including the Impeacliment papers. One story of this building was used as a Masonic Temple, and most of the Lodge furniture was saved. One man was killed in attempting to save Masonic emblems. The Legislature has been furnished new quarters; the House occupies the dirty old court house, while the Senate occupies the billiard-room of the McClure House.

On Saturday, the 27th the House of Delegates of this State, adopted articles of impeachment, twenty-one in number, against John S. Burdett, State Treasurer, and A. E. Bennett, State Auditor. They are not charged with appropriating the funds of the State to their own uses, for the State treasury has not lost a ccnt.

The accounts of these gentlemen with the State are found to be entirely correct, after a most careful examination by the House Committee of "Impeachcrs." But they are charged with contracting and depositing the State's money in certain Banks, and receiving a bonus therefor, which it is claimed amounted to several thousand dollars, and which went into their own pockets. The case is now before the Senate for a final, trial, where the whole matter will be sifted, and where both sides will have a full and fair And while these matters are being investigated, let the Committee trace up that SSSjOOO said to have mysteriously slipped out of the treasury, under Radical rule. The Richmond Whig says: The Democratic party is at last in the ascendency in the House of Representatives. A great responsibility is thrown upon the majority The fortunes of the party, and of the country, may turn upon the management of the majority in the House.rThcre is a large number of Southern soldiers in the lower house of Congress, and the Northern enemies of the South are hoping provoke some of them into indiscreet utterances. Let those enemies be disappointed.

What we want now, however, is a leader, a gallant, bold, and experienced man, who is known to be above and beyond all sectional general in the House of Representatives who has the confidence of the party and who has the capacity to command and to muster and marshal all the troops at his disposal. The Detroit Free Prea thinks it worth nothing, in connection with the whiskey ring developments, that every scoundrel unearthed thus far has been a loyal administrationist. Everywhere that disclosures have been made, in St. Louis, Milwaukee and story is the same; close communion is the rule of the ring, and none but Republicans of the blue blood have been admitted. They say that "a Wisconsin woman has dreamed for six successive nights that President Grant was eaten up by a bear." If this dream were to "come we should like to own that bear.

He would be a bonanza to any many people would be glad to pay six bits to go in an thank him for putting a stop to all this talk about a third term. We shall soon have thirty-one Uni-1 ted Suites Senators and the Republi-! cans forty. If the Democrats behave! themsek-s as they should from this, time until after the Presidential elcc- tion, the boot may be on the other leg in 1S77, and the majority be with the Democracy. There's nothing of which' to complain in the situation as we now find it; but a Democratic major-! ity in the Senate would be a thing, especially for a party that has: died and been buried so frequently, and over whose remains our kind Republican friends have chanted so! many mournful dirges. There is no use in attempting to disguise the prosecutors of i the St.

Louis whiskey ringare bring-' ing the most stupendous frauds up- on the revenue very close to the White' House. President Grant's private I Secretary, Gen. Babcoek, is seriouslv involved by telegrams to and from a member of the ring who was convict- ed and is now serving a sentence in I the Missouri penitentiary. Grant! says "let not one guilty person escape." It looks very much as if Babcock at least is likely to be oneof those very persons. State Polities.

For the State officers, among the Democrats, several are spoken of for Governor, among whom are Judge J. Blair Hoge, of Bcrkelv: Hon. R. F. Dennis, of Greenbrier; Attorney-Gen- eral Mathews, and Hon.

P. C. East-! ham of Mason, and others whose! names slip our memory at present writing. The latter is a young man. but of considerable ability as a work- er, modest and unassuming, and his friends contend that lie will show considerable strcnghth in theConven-! Murcuiy.

For Superintendent of Schools the! present incumbent Col Byrne, isj largely the favorite for re-election should he desire it. His name has I also been mentioned with those of; Senator Eastham, General Ma the I and Okcy Johnson for the office of On the Democratic side of the House, there is abundance of guber-1 natorial timber. Attorney-General Matthews, and Senators Dennis, and Eastham, have each been urged bv I their friends as fitted to adorn the position of chief executive of the State, and it seems probable that one of them will be selected as the head of the next Democratic State icket, Wheeling Standard. The Washington and Ohio ItaiJKoad. I find the following in relation to the Washington and Ohio Rail-' Road in the Baltimore Sun: The Washington and Ohio Rail-j road, which has been making some; progress for several years, will, it is hoped, be yet pushed forward to com- plction to the Ohio river.

It is known to have been lingering along under jits present management for some; years, whose efforts have not been isuccessful in obtaining sufficient! I funds for its completion." The recent! development, however, of the vast reI sources of West Virginia, in her im-1 I mense beds of superior iron ores, coal! and timber, has attracted such genI attention among the capitalists of the States of Pennsylvania, New i ork, and other sections of the coun- try, who are interested in the coal ami iron business, and carrying trade, i as to induce a thorough examination of the by the most experienced! engineers and experts to ascertain! with certainty the character of the! coal, ores, timber, its quantity! general topography of the' country which it is found. Dur-i nig the past summer there has been i a great number of gentlemen from the Eastern States making tours of I inspection with these objects in view i and the result has been that Mr! Thomas A. Scott, the President of the Pennsylvania railroad, has issu-i ed a call and invited a conference with such gentlemen as will meet I him for the purpose of mutual action i in view of bringing the above sources into practical development by furnishing the country through which they are found with railroad facilities. This will be doubtless ac-j complished by a speedy extension of the Washington and Ohio railroad, which is now nearly up to the Blue Ridge. Our Wheeling Letter.

Wheeling, December 4th, 1S75. Editor Register Since your correspondent wrote rou last from Wheeling, the great impeachment cases have been concluded in the House. Both Auditor Bennett and Treasurer Burdett have been impeached and their cases sent to the Senate for triaL On yesterday Judge Havmond took the requisite oath for organizing the Senate into a court of impeachment and administered the same to each member of that body. Next Tuesday was fixed as the day for the respondents to appear and answer the articles filed against them. The ease will be prosecuted by the House committee of managers and defended by Messrs.

Morrow, Furgeson and other attorneys. Senators, I understand have a right to explain their votes, but do not of course argue the case. The time fixed for trial will probably be in January, the Senate taking a recess during the Holidays and re-assemblingat the time fixed. Next Friday the 30 days session agreed upon at Charleston, will expire, the House will either adjourn then orextend the session ten or twelve days; but in noevent will they adjourn over to come back after the For the first time since the Legislature assembled in Charleston, they have gone steadily and uninterruptedly to work upon the calendar, but the time is so short and the mass of bills so great that but few can be passed. Certainly no Legislature in this State, and probably no other in the whole country has ever contend- i ed with so many questions and difficulties that militated against and desrtroved legislation.

The Senatoiial and Capitol the impeachment, anil finally the elements themselves, seemed concentrated against the body, in the great fire at Washington Ilall. The building was totally destroyed from roof to foundation stone, but all records and everything movable was saved. The House now occupies the Court House and the Senate is comfortably situated in a large and handsome room in the McClure House. A bill has passed the Senate authorizing the Governor to fill the vacancy on the Supreme Bench and all like vacancies in Judicial Circuits, by appointment until the next general election. It will most likely pass the House and become a law.

The Centennial Commissioners are pressing a bill appropriating $20,000. While all recognize the importance of being represented upon this great occasion, the treasury of this little State cannot stand so heavy a draft, and the appropriation will probably be cut down about- $10,000. Col. Peyton, Clerk of the House has been absent on business for a few days, during which time Messrs. Wofiinden and Howard have been running the House with great efficiency, and giving entire satisfaction to all.

During Col. Peyton's absence Howard has filled the double position of of the Judiciary Committee and first tenant Clerk of the House with such promptness and ability as to demonstrate to all his competency to take charge of any department of a Legislature. The next gubernatorial contest has been pretty thoroughly discussed by the prominent men of the State who have been drawn together here for the past few weeks. So far as I can learn the situation, it is The caudidate for Governor will be withour doubt conceded to the Third District. It is conceded by all that the contest will be between Hon.

H. M. Mathews, of Greenbrier county and Hon. I'. C.

Eastham of Mason Mr. Mathews has the advantage of a very extensive acquaintance throughout the State, and a reputation as a lawyer which would secure to him friends among that fraternity. Lut Mr. Eastham has the stronger advantages of locality and occupation. He lives in a portion of the Third Congressional District, which has been but slightly represented in the pubafTairs of either the State or the nation, while the Greenbrier region has for years had a Congressman, has now a United States Senator and the Attorney-General of the State.

Then Mr. Eastham is a fanner, not in name only, but by practice and livelihood. There seems to be a feeling wide spread that this element not only ought, but must be represented upon the next ticket in order to secure undoubted success. Altogether so far as can at present be seen, it seems to be certain that Mr. Eastham is the best, if not the only man who can unite all sections and all the different interests in the State.

Just at this time the political interest has been drawn from this point to the National Capital, where an active contest is going on for Speaker of the House of Representatives. Next week wc will give you some further items that will probably transpire within the next few days. The Monument at Point Pleaaoanl. Commemorative of who to the Battle at this place, October 10th, 1774. In the Legislative proceedings we find the following which was oflered by Senator Eastham: Senate Joint Resolution N'o.

"25, provide for the erection of a monument near the junction of the Ohio and Kanawha at Point Pleasant, in Mason county, to commemorate the battle of Point Pleasant, fought October i4." Whebeas, The battleof Point Plea-. sant, fought on the tenth day of October, 1774, was an event of deep and an enduring interest, exhibiting in a remarkable degree, the courage and patriotism of the early settlers of our country, aud was followed by results of the highest importance to the peace and prosperity of the American people: and Whereas It is proper that an event so distinguished in our history should be commemorated by a monument, to be erected upon the spot where those gallant defenders sacrificed their lives, and where their sacred remains now lie buried; and I Whekeas, In addition to a fair and reasonablotfojtriUution that may be expcctod from the Congress of the United States in aid of this national and patriotic object, there arc considerations of an especial character which commend this work to the favorable patronage of Virginia, West Virginia. Ohio and Kentucky. Jtcolced by the Jjcjpulal'trv of Virqiuui: That a suitable monument should erected near the junction of the Kanawha and Ohio rivers to commemorate that inijiortant historic event in partial execution of which object this State has already made an appropriation from her treasury. That the Governor of this State he requested to communicate to, the Governor of the States of irgin-! ia, Ohio, and Kentucky, these rcsolu-' tions, that the same may be laid before their respective legislatures.

red, That shou Id the said States determine to co-operate with this State in erecting said Monument by making an appropriation in aid of the same, tliat the Governor be and he is hereby, authorized requested to appoint three commissioners to1 act in conjunction with a like number to be appointed by the States of Virginia, Ohio and Kentucky, to; carry into effect the object contemplated by these resolutions. That the Senators and Representatives of this State in Congress, be, and they arc hereby requested to use their best endeavors to procure an appropriation from Congress, for the erection of said monument. The Capitol Qnotlon. The following is the substance of the Bill offered by Mr. Dennis, of Greenbrier, and known as "Senate Bill 181," providing for the permanent location of the State Capitol by a vote of the people.

We hope the Hill will Ixcoioe law, so "that the people may definitely and forever settle this vexed question: Under the provisions of this Bill an election will be held on a day to be designated by the Legislature, at i which time each voter will be red to vote for two of the places bej fore determined on by the Lcgislai ture. That act provides that any 1 ballot having more or less than two I places written or printed on it shall not be counted. '1 he place receiving the highest number of votes, proviI Jed each number be a majority of all i the votes cast at the election, shall be the permanent seat of government, and the Governor shall after making known the result of such election by -nation, proceed to remove the I' rVrntkc department to such placc, lire and taken to said placc all propci.j bc longing to the Legislative Dcpan-. mcnt. Should no place reccive the major-1 ity of all the votes cast at such elec- tion, then another election shall be held as soon thereafter as may he practicable.

At this second election only the two places receiving the highest number of votes east at the; following election, shall be voted and the one receiving the highest, number of votes shall be the penna- i nent seat of government. The act appropriates a sufficient sum of money to enable the Govern-1 ment to defray the expense of the election and remove all the mental property to the new capitoI, and provides that the election shall be conducted in the usual manner, i The decision delivered by the Supreme Court of the United States af- firming the judgment of the Court of Claims, that the Union Pacific Rail-; road Company (and, of course, all the Pacific roads) arc not bound by law to pay the interest on the bonds is-1 sued to them by the government un-, til the principal becomes due at the; I years from their shock the public sense of justice however conformable it may be to law. Attorney-General Pierrc' pont showed in his argument, by tation from the debates, that Congress intended that the interest should be I paid as it accrued, but the Court put this line of reasoning aside and rc' fused to consider it, resting their decision on the language of the statute itself. If the decision is correct the statute was a huge blunder. In addition to all the other swindles per! petrated bv this company, inducting the scandalous Credit Mobilier, it fully contrived to get a law ujissed couched in such language as defeats the intention of the Congress which passed it.

It isa most extraordinary and unexampled for a debt of thirty years to be allowed to run i the whole period with the' interest unpaid until the principal' falls It is as retiumant to all sound business principals as it isdra, tray to custom. If snch be he meatttingofthestatuteCongrqssdidnot it with its eves open, bttt was hoodwinked bv fime of the cunning tricksters who had the in charge. Letter From advice te tlie Legislature. Editor Register: Why is it, that the Legislators and the school officers of West Virginia, take such erroneous views of ourXor; mal Schools? They seem to think it disgraceful the Legislature to make any appropriations for the of teachers, and at the same time they rail against the Normal I Schools, and say that they furnish but few of the teachers of the State. Admit this to be true, whose fault is it? Simply the Legislature's.

The teachers are hired by the Board of Regents, not knowing when they will be paid, or whether thev will i be paid or not Can any teacher do himself justice under such circumi stances? 11 answer no. Sure pay is 'generally necessary to insure good work. It seems that the Legislature is determined to make no appropriation, because it is claimed that these Normal Schools arc too expensive. If such is the case.it can easily be remedied. If the Legislature was to appropriate, annually, an amount sufficient to pay teachers, and let it be known that these schools are permanent institutions, they would evidently in a few years become selfsustaining.

But it seems as if the Legislature is little concerned in the afliurs of the State. They would rather idle away the greater part of the session in removing the Capital, than by performing duties which would be advantageous to the citizens of State. Can the people afford to pay the Legislature for neglecting its duties? Don't vou think that the Legisla-J tors who voted for removal, got eho-1 ked on what they themselves hit The citizens of Charleston answer ay.1 ay, and the people of the State cry out may with them, away with them! The question now arises, who shall we elect to office? I answer, men that neither things past, nor things; present, nnr things to come, can swerve them from their duty to the! JESSE PLIMOUTII. A Point of Intestate Messrs. Peck A Rodgers, citizens of West Virginia, obtained a judgment 'against G.

15. Giles, who has been a i citizen of that State. Deck it Rogi assigned the claim to Devrics it who sued out an attachment and laid it in the hands of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company to nflect wages earned by Giles as an employe' in West Virginia. The magistrate sustained the attachment, and the i Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Com- pany took an appeal. -Mr.

Giles claimed that bis wages were, under i the law of West Virginia, exempt to 'the amount of $200. Judge Brown! held that Dcvrics Company had the right to see in their own name, although they took the assignment: as collateral;" that both Giles and: Deck Rogers, beingcitizens of West Virginia, Giles was entitled to exemption, as allowed by the laws of i that State; and that the exemption was equally valid against Deck it Rogers and against W. Devries it i their assignees, in this case 0. i F. Bump, for the Balto Merican.

Tiie Stamp on Bank circular has been issued by soiil? the banks of Baltimore, New York and Philadelphia urging on the other; banks to sccure signatures to a peti- tion to be presented toCongress, with i a view to securing the repeal of the law requiring the affixing of a two, cent stamp on checks. The circular, says that the stamp has been "a con-! tinual cause of annoyance and mis- understandings;" that it is objection-, able in the consequent "surveilance over the private transactions of de-; positors, and in the onerqus and! humiliating costs liable to fall upon the banking institutions, notwith-; standing all ordinary precautions on; "the part of their" that the true interest of our government: and of our people is that this tax should be promptly repealed," that; time has come for this action," and "that it only needs a proper and; persistent representation of the case to the administration and Congress; to remedy what may otherwise yet linger for years to come." A special agent has been selected bv the banks to bring the matter before Congress i as soon as a sufficient number of sig- natures shall be obtained. The Ohio river is the greatest coal carrier in the world, notwithstanding the fact that it is frozen up part of the winter and nearly dried up part of the summer. A of coal was made during the month of July last, when tons of coal were shipped in forty-eight hours. It would have loaded over 37,000 cteht wheel mrs, which would have had to be made up into about 1,000 heavy freight The Ohio Penitentiary has 1,213 convicts in it.

and is running over. They talk of eroding a new building-' Dr. Terrill, of Orange county, who was elected a delegate to the Legislature at the recent election, is S3 years of age. Encouragement for Poor Bofl i be story of the late Vicc President's Nirly life hM jn jt a moral that is iavaleiHe to the youth of America. The publication of it far and wide cancot fail to make a most salutary on the minds of the rising generation.

Here Is the story of his early as told by himself two rear? ago: I "I vaa, born," he said, 1S12. and at tne age of ten years was put out as an apprentice to a farmer. From the day of mv birth to the dav I was 21 years old I never had a dollar in monev to spend for anything. Durjmg the whole of my apprenticeship my master never but once gave me a penny. On'that occasion he allowed me a holiday, with permission to attend a muster seven miles from home, and gave me three cents to I walked to and from the muster, and of course spent no more than that sum.

"On the day I was 21 years 11 remember it very Saturi day, the 16th of the afternoon my master gave me a voice I of oxen and six sheep. The latter I sold the same afternoon for but, not being able to dispose of the oxen that dav, I requested my master to Keep them for me until Mondav morning, which he did. but char-ed me 50 cents for it. 1 paid him this and took thcoxenaway. Isoldthem to a man for $75, and took his note for the amount.

So when I became ofagelhad for eleven years' work (I was sent to school only four weeks each year) SS4. I had saved 57 cents, which I had in some way but I had paid 50 of this to mv master for keeping my oxen two nights, I then hired myself to .1 farmer, agree-? mp: to work for six dollars a month and board. I used to get up long before davlight, my stock, get mv breakfast, and just as the east was beginning to be streaked with red start oil for the woods with my team. I used to place my dinner-pail on the sunny side of a tree, and continue drawing saw-logs to the mill until after! dark at night. Then I went home, fed the stock, ate my supper, and went to bed.

My father tended the saw mill most of the time for manv years fur fifty cents a dav. 'In the spring of the same vear, I' took my pack upon mv back and started afoot for the town where I' now live, Xatick. Massachusetts: one hundred miles awav, and that jour- i ney cost me SI I worked at shoomaking, averaging fifteen 3 am' ''1C Peek's work 1 did at the bench was at bottoming' shoes for 85 a week. Out of this I paid 50 for pegs and for board, so; that I had left just $2 50. I have1 bottomed fifty-four pairs of men's shoes without sleeping, and that for a little more than oOceiits.

Bui even at this rate I got some money ahead and made up my mind to work until rough college. The eviilenco lately produced in the St. Louis whisky cases has afforded legal proof of what everybody familiar with the waysof Washington already believed, namely that Gen. Orville E. Babcock, tlie confidential friend and illegal private secretary of President Grant, was one of the main stays of tlic St.

Louis Whisky Hi tig. In that city, more than in any other place where illicit distilling was carried on, the public plunderers, official and otherwise, exhibited a degree of boldness in their operations which has never been paralleled except in the single instance of the District of Columbia frauds. Uut there was only one man in the United States who had the power to shield them, and that was Ulysses S. Grant; and it is a matter of public record that until very recently, when he discovered that he must cither desert his I friends or possibly share their punishment, he has not failed in any important case to respond to their demands. The activity in the Xavy Yards still continues, but so far the people are not abic understand the sity for it.

A special says that it is understood the Government has detcrmininedtocnSpatch a war vessel to the Liberian coast. The contest which has been going on betjveen the aborigines and the Liberian Republic is likely to end i in the destruction of the latter unless the United States interferes. The English Government issaidtobe in active sympathy with the But then it would not seem to be necessary to put ten additional moui-; tors into commission for the purpose! of sending one of the national wash-' tubs to Africa. We are inclined to; think that this naval activity is a flank movement to prevent a reduction of the army, by getting up the impression that a war is But when the fiddlercomcstobepaid Congress will have a word or two to say. Don't Do resolution has been introduced into our State Senate authorizing the Auditor to pay the expenses incurred in the pursuit: and capture of the Huntington bank robbers.

This would be a very unsafe precedent to establish and a most unjust one, unless the Legislature proposes to pay the expenses of every man who persues a horse thief or the burglar that breaks into his house or store. Indeed there would be more propriety in the latter, as banks are presumed to take more precautions to make their places safe than other people they do not, vre do not see the justice of making the people pay for it. Again we say to the Legislature, don't do The suit of Ann Eliza against Brigham Young, has resulted in a victory for Brigham. Eliza will not get any alimony. Brig says she was only a "celestial" wife.

STATE Suhimcrs county is shipping walnut logs to Europe. The jail of Marshal countv was destroyed by fire on the 11th N'ovcmber. A German 7 years old, was i drowned by a wagon u'psetting whilst crossing a stream in Upshur county a few days ago. The family was moving from Clarksburg. The total value of all lands and buildings in West Virginia by the new assessment, value according to the former assessment was the increase is therefore, $11,233,827.

i Where is that magnificent State i House Wheeling promised to have our Legislature? Echo answers It must have been and to seethe Legislators'saving their written speeches from the of the Capitol(?) during its The projcctofbuilding a railroad on the south bank of the Ohio, from Newport to the coal regions of KVni tuckv and Western Virginia, is recciv: iug a new impulse. A young man by (he nameofBurkhart," living in Morgan county, whilst out hunting last week, shot himself, it is supposed by the accidental discharge ot his gun. For the friend, Mr. Newton Dickson, on Second Creek in Monroe county, has a Reel in his possession, which was made by his Great Grand Father, in the year Independent. Wright at present in Wellsburg.

West Virginia, just been elected a member of the London Mathematical This Society is composed of the leading mathematicians of linrope, buS Mr. Wright is the first Amerieanr member. Mr. Wrigh now i publishing in London a series of tracts "Modern Higher Mathematics." Fatal Thursday last liurkett, aged twenty rears, of Hampshire county, West Virginia, was killed by the accidental discharge of his gun whilst out hunting. On the same day, rn the same county, Poland aged1 twelve vears, was killed, his head having been caught in a cane mill.

In Martinsburg, on Friday, Serjeant Carper, the corporation collator, had counted out SI.OKi of Citvii monev, which lie placed in his wallet with 8S5, of his own designing Uf pav it immediately over to the treasurer. Hearing a noise he rushed out of his room to quiet what he i-upiwed 1 was a row, leaving his wallet he returned the wallet and monev were gone. Two men were seen to leave Carper's room during his absence. first known to have Tiecnupon the present site of Clarksburg, was John Simpson, a trapper, who established i his camp at the mouth uf fc-lK crccK in the vcar 1704. He remained at that point alone, for twelve months i without seeing a human being, then returned East to dispose of his 'and removed pcrmaj ncntlv to this county and died here.

He gave the names to both Simpson1 I and Elk creeks. The first arrival for 1 permanent settlement within the present limits of Harrison county was a partv of five men consisting of Sotha Hickman, Andrew Cottrill, Levi Douglas, and John Merrick. They loeated their camp on the farm now owned In' Lewis, three miles east ot Clarksburg. on the Jlst day of Dccenv-' Iter 1771. The nest morning which was New Year's day.

they all turned out to hunt and killed several turkevs one lwar and seven bulialo. Tile buffalo were all killed at of the Brushy fork of Elk, on the farm now owned by Barnettlew. During the winter and spring they cleared out land, planted corn crop 'andlate in the yearbroughtooUhcJf families from the East and prepared 'to build up homes in what was then and unbroken wilderness. All ot this partv with exceptions of Merrick, further West, remained in tlds county and many of their dependents are still here. In centennial days thedeeds of those old pioneers should not be forgottenClaMvr'j Tdctfram.

The Pittsburgh brings to the front for the Presidency, Hon. Jeremiah S. Black. Ira Hams, of New York, formerly United States Senator, is dead. Wm.

Astor, who died in New York Citv. last week, was worth over Nine Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Soutli Carolina. North Carolina, Tenncsce, and unable to pay even the interest on their debts. Governor Ingersoll, of Connecticut, has appointed ex-Governor James English to be United States Senator from that State in the place of O- Ferry. Of the 1,834,000,000 acres of land constitutions the area of the Staws and Territories of this country, acres arc vet to ed and surveyed.

I A fire in Willsboro, Essex county. I New York, on Wednesday night destroyed McDonald's residence and all his outbuildings. LossWf 000; One thousand barrels of whitefch and salmon trout have been sera-J? Owen Sound, Canada, by the Govern ment authorities, for having caught during the closed season..