The West Virginia journal. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1864-1877, 1869-01-20
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f.es s,,1re I'd.
!, Tho 4 mierrican Railroad, Journal gives
, SiiSsr sof miles Of railroa6st'' op
eSsiaa IN he; United States, Jpn. !
exaR7s milas EShnssgsapA.
1897 mitMEtO!loSs;a M
, Hiifa3s Stt3o; Ohio. M$& aaa NJ
y Sgs1' ssaA Tue "'9s2V}" 'S Y
The cost 9froads and equipment in
tho rssUaItfyis yet down at Sl.S53,GW,'
600 the cost In Ohio, $lC9,NO,oW
The cost added in, 1868 amounts TO
$4,000, opA &sGG snT nGf
In tho year 1928, there were but
three miles Of railroad open IN the
'luI.GI state3-the GMSita'RuI
Ifssm tl.s.Q quincy. qlslal1ies, ,.Massaehu-
setts,. to tile, Bay, The number @ o.
miles opened bps moro than doubled
since lS56,.in wclrc,years. '!'.' i'"Y'i
-c:,ia yuoN aiii -,,----06 ltt;' 1o'''..,..
! IaSAaL Observation-Disclosures u:
S? cmatcSMNSUtmKcr' hns introduced
aibilrimp o5ssifnsa pichhaltyI Of t@G years;
inprlsonmeit,: ,iat hard labor, upon
persons assuming Ito: exercise official
functions, 4n.vio1ation of,Iic fourteenth
eoiistitutionai' ameIdlnrnt,, wlich;;will
reach the easy, ef tue, rebel General
Ptcst on, and inum crous 'othcr'ex-Con-
Gederatos lsielu elected TO- office III
Kentucky, taRslso.lany ofthc' Virginia..
oiIlce;holllsrs.o H,is,.1 ii :. e. a.4j.u.o
I JouS. MiSoE RorrS1 = lion. John
Minor lIousldied ON the 9Th inst... at
his2 residence in Culpcppcr county,
Virginia. During the whole war, he
I'wns n consistent Union man; for
which he was soroly prosecuted by the
rebels. Attcr the,war' he united him.
self with tic Great Tnion Republican
party Of The country, In his death the
country has. lost d great and good maui
..n. ear. ---!it. s&nar ~. y,
AT Erapklin, TcuneSsGe, recently.
there was Il grand parade otonc thous-
and s,lissuised Ku ISlux.' They pre-
seutcd grotesquc appearance and
created crableamu,cmcEh which
seemed TO DC ahcir purpose rather than
that OF hostility! r!>'E'tr&" '''-'-.'.. %
'r.t.r.t -,'ast: ~ ----' "''.rt -'''. 90
"A bill to cnfranchisc cX.rebcls. and
Ku Kliix maraullcrs. which has been
pending in the Tennessee Legislature,
was indefinitely postponed Oh Satur-
day bv vote ,of$7 to ~. .@..... '.
|, g.. fyI, it,. .i"--,,... D..
Mosr Of tho recent failures In the
country, were accustomed by spcrula-
ton in grain and gold. &c.,. IT, O.. .....,
ADMINISTRATION. llcnry y. Wise,
Of Virginia, is writing his autobios-
raphy. .'.'.'.
T. a MAN died in Washington from
"slaudcrs. 49, He had driven a horse
suffering from that disease and the
physicians, aitcr'asP0A. mo'fcm cXa'uI-
nation, and several scientific expert.
incnts, havc decided that he caught it.
from Tie horse.
Tx negro, Mrnard. who claimed 4
SCAT III Congress from, Louisiana. has
been Srnt backito New Orleans.
The Texas Convention. now in Sos
sion, IL debating the question of dirid.
Ing the S:ac. .... .... =, .....'
NEKANSAS IS bcin" relieved OF mar,
tial law IA IasL,as the rebels acknowt-
edge State authority h..' '''''
,,..' 49,. = Ni,---'.-. 49, q" % '..' .
.Or.thc bantsof:Ku KlWS that made
the raid on shclbyyil!c. Tennessee, sew
en- were fatally shot: ~. g. Il. ,-ii"
TIE OhIo. ,Siate Journal tells of =
, colt that got tuet lu the woods iylls
hultcr. aud wal cd around the tree II
WAS fnstcucd "a, eight wPrks-liring
on the twiss nu,lbrasll>witllin its reach.
I,oisss the "Aonna incau TO insinu"t!c.
that it, Dces,ne,a. Colt rcvolvcr!-it
SO. why didn't it 20 of - ]'ortsmo"th
, ILiiaNr. AIT n+! 81 L1." .".s' "'
..THE Legislature, fKrntuckyis COM
posed politically as follows: ....' 1'
| .r.r ...i.;v Dem Rep. 81 Doubtful
; Senate ..,... a.. 20 !'.,: t1..,""s,h -"
! ilauSe go. 10, 49,; So. IL @.,g -. IL,
| ,u,c .fso.;uN--H 49, . '"--- go
Total $3.50. i. ll8,.H hlS"i..' '".&2 '''
! Democratic majority 9S.' !2 = "'
I ., iyfi..r:1 iun 49,. 49, 800 t> 900
GENERAL ROUSSEAU died in New Or
leau., ia >t'f'rlduy week, OF fuNamnla'
ton Of, the,Hqwyls. lilo WAS eomman-
der al that district. a. he was in his
irticth ycar! nran~ ~ 3.i''''.' ~
":...-.:aI '".i 81. :, be-
/ TINS city" of ImCrossr, WISCONSIN,
gave Grant ono hMhdred anil sixty ma
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