The Kingwood chronicle. [volume] (Kingwood, Va. [W. Va.]) 1861-1861, 1861-03-30

ritv that her mother had been the wife of the
deceased millionaire with an impulse Of hon
orable affection for which she cannot be toe
highly praised, determined to assert her right
as the legitimate child and consequent heiress,
to the entire property.
X That she met with opposition and with OBJ
stacles Of all sorts may well be imagined, but
she battled for her mothers honor, and
evinced the most commendable spirit and per-
severence, in spite of most fearful odds. Her
husband died, but she remarked, and in SC
doing enlisted powerful auxiliary in the
person Of GeneralGa who believed in her
legitimacy, and aided her with all his might.
1t would be wealisome merely to index the
various legal struggles, the attempted ostra-
cisms, the treacherics, the sorrows, the hopes,
and fears experienced by Mrs. Gaines in this
work of her lifetime She sued in numerous
Courts. and with varied success, until her for
tune was gone, her friends convinced Of the
uselesSncss Of further trial, and all but hel
indomitable spirit fed. She still struggled
on and as last resort, brought the case in
its amplitude and its labyrinths Of legal tech
niealities to the Supreme Court Of the land.
There. after long and patient hearing, she
has obtained her victory. The Court has
unanimously decided that Myra Clark Gaines
is the only legitimate child Of Daniel Clark,
and as such, she Is entitled to all the property
left by him Nor are the years and energies
Of the courageous woman too far spent to pre-
vent her enjoyment Of her vast wealth. Mrs.
Games though now in her fifty fifth year is
represented as being an agreeable specimen
of what old people delight il calling 'ladies
of the old school She is III good health
and possesses an abundant flow of animal
spirits. which have buoyed her up for over
thirty years under circumstances Of an unusll-
ally trying nature.
Mr. Justice Wayne, III closing the decision
Of the Court, seems to have placed particular
emphasis on the words, that the Supreme
Court would see that the provisions Of the
decision were carried into effect a statement
Of more than ordinary importance when w
reflect that possibly the State Of louisiana
MAY decline to take cognizance Of or be
bound by decree emanatlng from no less 4
tribunal than the Supreme Court Of the late
United States Of America
WE received the following letter few
days since by pong express. The writer as
sures us that what he has written is strictly
true 1T least he is 81 informed by the ex-
plorers Wonder, what was the character Of
the lie they discovercd?I But here is the
letter
MEssRs. EDlToRs
| have been told that an ''oH compuny
has been organized at MasontoWn, Preston
county. VA, and have made one tour Of ex-
ploration The result is the discovery Of a
paiH baitE q epppN1os NINE, az uiun mine,
uulu cuke ~ Suqur. Oil was discovered in
small quantities, but not sufficient 70 conSti-
tute uplue. They think that gold silver
IRON bucl1whcat batter. &C., may be found IN
the same neighhorhood but their discov-
cries extend only far enough to satisfy them
that the minerals may hc found there. | un-
derstand the company have offered thousand
dollars to have a horsepoH made to the
MINES This much | am at liberty to make
public. but hereafter record Of their doings
will be kept INVISIBLE
FLORIDA. Late intelligence from Pcns;l-
cola states that the Confederate States troops
We're concentrating there in large numbers,