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The West Virginia journal. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1864-1877, 1869-03-24
The Capital Meeting.

The Capital meeting Mt the Court
House on Saturday was we'll attended
although the weather was diSagrcrahlc
and unpleasant.
The Hon. II. e. McWhortcr was
called 10 the Chair. and VIM. $. Laid.
ley was selected rs secretary.
The committee appointed at 4 for
mcr meeting TO collect facts. and su@.
gcst the best and most feasible means
OF securing the permanent location OF
tho Capital at this place. through their
chairman. Col. Smith. reported several
resolutions. urging the Immediate rails
ing by subscription or otherwise, OF
the one hundred thousand dollars
pledged by our Representatives. and
the erection Of 4 suitable building for
the use of the Legislature and Excru-
tive Offices; and also the building OF
one other hotel for the better acccmMo-
datiou Of persons visiting Charleston.
Inc IcSOAH'ioHo pi''iNc 'Ao' N"' ~
pointmcnt Of committees TO solicit sub
scriptions IN both town and country.
The meeting returned the thanks Of
the communi,: to our Representatives,,
and after remarks by several parties
the mcctin. adjourned TO meet on the
goth day Of June, nj the Court House.
The meeting was q success. and il the
asscmblagc at the Court House was n
fair representation Of the sentiment, of
tho people, there need be no fear en-
tertaincd as to the result. All seemed
to be filled with enthusiasm, and il
they are only rs liberal with their dol
lars rs with their cheers. treble the
am cunt can be raised with case. The
resolutions will be found in another
column.
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The Indian War.

ST. LOTS. March lS.-Gcncral Nc.
! Krrycr, Adiutant General Of the De.
n,rlmcnt of the Missouri, tclc@rarha
10 the headquarters in this city that .hc
has news oi General Custer TO March
., ut which time he was .iariIn2 from
Medicine Bluffs. in the WaclIlla Noun.
Trims, 90 come North. General Nc.
Errvcr add, that no later Information
could possibly have been received at
Fort Lyon. 1T which post the report Of
the CAPTURE Of Custer seems to- have
ori"ina,rd. General Nichols. ut head.
uunrlrr> here. thinks the reported cap.
lmrr ha. grown out OF the fact that
aboGt The j., OF February General
Custer started from Fort Cobb with
sixty men on Il scout westward. The
report WAS then started that he would
b.. rn,,!urrd. on account Of his 'klHall
force. but he went one hundred and
eighteen miles and returned safely.
This report. il is thought, has just
reached Fort Lyon. and j. the OEly
ha>i. Of the account iclrTraphcd from
Denver.
An officer from Fort Craig. New
brNII' IbN' '"S
beard nn:hin" about this matter until
h. rrar!,rd the Smoky Hill ront". He
rrpnri> trouble with SON" lawnrcS ut
Ellsworth. Kansas. some days sincr.
II srr:i., that iiv" Of these Indiais.
who are friendly. went into Ellsworth.
when som. rnu.h> d"mrDdcI their
surrender. Two Of them submitted.
but the other three refused. and wrr"
Shot aud >raiprd. Tn" next haya band
Of twenty five I'awnr"s went into the
town and d"mrn.!rd that the murder
rr. Of their friends should bc given up,
or they wound barn the iOwn. II is
>ai,l they were armed and inIOl"nt.
and troops wrr" sent for from Fort
lIarkrr. hut the pLwnrc> escaped sub
>rTn"nliy.
G..nrral Sihlrv sent some troops nc.
ter bruh OF I'iwm""> who had been
drprrdllng. aud seven of them were
killed.
TIN" same informant says that from
six 10 seven thousand Navajo Indians
were at Furl Wiu"air when l." left
New MrXiro. and constant difficulties
were """urrim" between ,hrm anal the
half civilized I'u"b!aI. $500
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SnlutotOry.

Doubtless, the present change in the
issue Of the JOURNAL will cause feel
ing Of aStouishmcnt throughout the
com munity. But the die is cast, and
upon our shoulders (thouSh weak to
oar it) has fallen the editorial mantle
."i THE WEST VIRGINIA JOURNAL, aud
40 can do nothing but pledge our.
,.ares, under the circumstances. to do
!! In our power to mako the paper n
journal Of general news, rs reliable rs
At is possible for every day occurrences
To crystaliEc themselves into actual
l'uth.
Wcproposc to conduct the paper up
al basis ofpolitics consistent with the
,.crpctuity OF the Government, adher-
ing to nothing other than that which
wc understand to DO for the nation
good and tho prosperity OF the people.
Although the war has closed, its fur
rows can Yet be traced in the minds OF
he people. It shall, therefore, be our
aim to give our voice to heal tho IA
TONS wounds By tho comsnt Of kiud-
ness and united action OF all our CHI.
<cns, that VIC may once more DC firmly
united BY the bonds OF political union.
( In perfect harmony and peace.
IL VIC shall hold that al otr c!*ilcms.
I both North and Sotth, should barry "'I
party prcjudices, $50 far as i, ispo" i'll"
!. Tor them TO do,) and pledge th"'c
g-clvcs wholly to the maintenance md
prosperity OF the Union. The inA';ed
u hobby OF bondholdcrs, grconbacks and
B the like. should be dropped, and. as
one, wc should contend for the full
land entire payment Of the national
;sstiebt. The preservation Of our nation
,sTai faith Is the foundation Of our poll.
:ical union. Increase its power aud
;asyeu insure our pcrpetuity; destroy it.
Ssand ron sink us IN darkness from
: whence no moro will the lamp "' lib
serty shine upon, perfect freemen. Up
j s. 81 individual energy depends our Ma
.Sftorsl enterprise, and from the sources
ssi0if improvclncnt We must draw 'h'
s m Ss III; "a discharge our dcbs. Thus lei
Il Y Dfcdilcctionr, in measure, die
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Aid for tho Cul)alls.

II has transpircd that arms and am.
munilion have been sent from New
YORK TO lnagua. to be reshippcd thence
Tor the use Of the Cuban rcvoIutionists.
Efforts nre also making, it is said, 10
charter steamers In the same city. The
Administration does not appear to be
doing anything to stop these move.
nIcntS.
The insurgents, under Aguile and
MarnaI, defeated Lopez Camara ut
Mayari, killing 300 men. Murmal wns
wounded. Lopez rctrcatod to Santi.
ago. a wounded volunteer reports
that the Spanish General Latona WINS
defeated at Villa Clara on the 3d inst
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and Lex the Iron box" OF nntional
wealth be unlocked BY the key Of unit
cd individual enterprise then viii the
burden OF tho war debt fall from our
nations shoulders, and the people will
be free.
We pledge ourselves to labor for tho
advancement Of both our County and
State. TO invite enterprise and cncour-
age Improvement. We hail with pleas
urc the period ~ being not far distant
in view Of our natural resources, when
the Kanawha Valley will bloom in q
higher state OF cultivated beauty. there
bv relieving VA from our isolated con-
diti0n, and will give us note among
the accessible points in the American
Union. Already we feel assured Of
the fact that tho rattle Of the locomo-
tive will echo down this Valley BY the
time the Atlantic and Great Western
vii! sound their whistle on the Pacir-
les shore, which will give Charleston
n location on an mbrokcn line OF rail
roads, that will Sirt the continent and
give u direct communication with all
important points OF the commercial
world. Coupling this with tho loca-
ton Of the Capital OF the State At this
place. we predict for Charleston an ir,.
portant future.
We invite TIC cooperation OF the
peoplr, and VIC think all will be we'll.
=. ". ATKINSON s. co.
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important to Railroad Travellers.

The following "rn;rs Of the road,
based upon legal decisions. were pub
.ishcd y year or two ago, We believe,
and ought to hc generally known. but
it seems they arc not, and at the sug-
.r>,ion of Il "railroadcr" VIC give
;.,cm place:
The courts have decided that appli-
iau,s for tickets on railroads can be
elected it they do not offer the exact
s,hTcnt of their fare. Conductors arc
no, bound to make change. All rail-
road tickets ure good until used; con-
di,:vrs good for this day only" or
otherwise li,nitfnX timc OF gcnnincncss
are OF 70 accUsnt. Standing on the
platforms Or otherwise violating the
rules OF the company, renders person
liable to be put of tire train. No one
has n right TO monopolizc more ccH's
than he paid for; any article lctt Ir "
seat while the owner is temporarily
absent entities him to his seat on his
return,
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Wholesale Murder at Island 70.

CAIRO. March lS.-Thrcr men. named
Darn"lI. got on board the steamer
Belle Memphis at Dnrn"ll'> Landing.
They were heavily armed. but did not
look in any way suspicious. On get
ting on board. they requested the Cap
tain 10 land at Island No. 10. rs an0lh-
rr party wished To come on borrd nj
that point. ~ the boat landed at
Island no. 10. three men by the name
Of lane appeared on the bank. and one
started on board with his wife. Just
rs he got to the foot OF the stairs, he
was Shot dead by The DarnrIis. who
thea ran back to the boiler deck, and
she: the other two Lanes dead, who
were Standing on the shore. The Dar-
nclIs then requested that The officers OF
the boat would take good care Of the
murdered mans wife. as she had been
Il respectable lady before marvin"
Lane and then all three went on shore.
The cause Of the trouble j. not known,
but we hear that the Lanes were bad
characters. There are many more OF
them who, no doubt, will have revenge
on tho Darnclls.
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.f!l;Nl('O.
30 EcNS of General Srgrr:r-Oac
Hundred Lives !n>t - Death OF
tl. GUVrrnUr of ltratan.


Hundred Lives !.n>t - Death of
the Governor Of luratan.
HAVANA. March IL. - T"lr-"am-
from Tie city of MrNir". March 5. are
received hy -Iramirr from Vera cruz.
The rebel General N""rr'r has not
been heard "f sine" hi- Digit.
The Courts in r"io>i liad conceded
uruir"lon 10 Governor I;u-taln"nt.
y church in XrraI"ra> VS. struck Ivy
lightning. 81 III" 9TH im-:.. and de-
>lr"rr,. One hundred persons wrr"
hurir,l in The ruins.
.lmrGiiauo Isrvrra was kil,rd in n
duel with Governor Garlra.
Chavez has been a>>a--inalcd by his
companions.
Cr>prdn>. Governor OF Yuratan. died
at Merida.
The reported appointment OLA Min
lister III Washington prove! untrue.
Navarro. Mexican Consul at New York,
will act ~ one OF thu Commissioners
under HE treaty with the United
STATES.
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MARCH rs, 1869.
WEDNESDAY.
To tho Friends and Patrons Of the
West Virginia Journal.

r. We have aold ana transferred OntC
s Mcssrs. G.. W. Atkinson & Co. the
I, office and business Of tho WEST VlR.
GINA JOURNAL. The causes which led
q 10 this step wcro two-told: The i'm
paired health OF the editor, tending to
extreme weakness OF the eyes, which
rendered it imperative that he should
: change his occupation for lengthy
period in order TO regain his health
and constant increase Of business, re.
.quiring q proportionats increase in the
. management thereof.
The JOURNAL made IT'D debut on the
Goth Of October, 1864, aud has, there
fore. reached its fifth year. 4 remark
able degree Of success. during period
which has not only "tricd mems souls, "
but also their Tockets. has attended
THIS enterprise, for which VIC arc duly
thankful.
70 the Union people Of the Great
jtIanawha Valley, especially, we &c.
knowledge ourselves indebted for n
uniform and charitable cooperation.
10 our friends elsewhere in this and
other States We return heartfelt thanks.
We thank the Press OF the country
for the kindness they have shown Us.
- To the business men Of the country
of oil scntimcnts-wc return thanks
Tor the liberal patronage received. We
specially remember that which was
. least expected.
We cannot close this brief AMI hasti-
ly prepared announcement without
expressing the hope that on enterprise
started for the benefit Of, and thus far
sustained BY the peoplc,-and not for
and By n few individuals-may con-
tinue to flourish NJ = free and indcpen-
dent journal.
Willie the management Of tho JOUR-
NAL Office passes from our control, Owe
still keep the Book Store,) we guaran-
tee that all subscriptions and contracts
hitherto received by us, shall be faith
fully filled and carried out by the new
firm; and VIC ask for them q continu-
ancc and an increase Of the patronage
of the community.
The location Of the seat Of Govern
ment at this place, and marked in
crease il the number and extent Of in
dustiiai enterprises it ID true, will rem
der tho support ofncwspapcrs less haz-
ardous, yet the responsibility still rests
upon the people 10 foster and strength.
en q paper published In their own be-
half, While wc congratulate you up.
on the bright prospects before you, We
feel assured you will not neglect your
duty in this particular.
Wishing YOU, one and all, the grcnt-
ost possible worldly blessings, and long
and useful lives, VIC introduce to you
our successors.
Very respectfully,
NOORE & ERO.
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Mr.. Eottwrll's Financial Views.
Hon. George S. Boutwell, having
brcnnppointcd Secretary Of the Treas
ury. inquiry is now made what arc his
opinions auh view. on the financial
and money matters Of the country: AS
nothing recently on the subject has
appeared from him. We give our read
ers an extract from Il speech delivered
bv him in the Massachusetts Convcn-
ton last fall. The extract shows his
soundncsS on these important qucS-
tons:
owe do no, propose to tolerate.
sanction or permit IN issue of demand
notes pavabic in coin to be exchanged
for the time bond. OF the United
States. We intend 10 limit. and. il
necessary. to diminish gradually the
volume OF paper money. unit II APP
pruXimatcS in value 10 the standard OF
coin. We intend that there shall bc
one currency for the bondholdcr. the
merchant, ihn farmer. the prnSionrr
aud the laborrr. Tha, currency shall
br of the value Of gold. When this is
done the public debt will be paid. n
the resources ct the country may per-
nit. ami 10 the satisfaction "t those
who pay and OF tho>" who receive
When the credit OF the country i re-
stored ~ i, will hc by the single fact
OF the election OF General Grant. VIZ
can issue bonds payable after ten 81
twenty year,. bcarir" i lower rate ct
interest, and TINS save annually the
sum OF twenty or thirty millions OF
dollars. l:ut, first o: all. rs II means OF
rr>torin. the public credit. the people
must dispcl by their votes the appre'
tension OF national dishonesty in tho
public finances. The Republican party
knows no policy in finance but hon'
r>ty."
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1t will take 10000 men to restore All Al.
road communication to that place. :,
Tho rebels drove of the rcpairers =,
the roNtl, but without hurting them
They captured the Supplies md diyId.
cd them with the poor.
A vague ruihor il widely circulated
tl,nt the. insurgents, in r0mbination
with some monitors. have captured the
nort of Santiago dc Cuba.
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LATEST NEWS.
Dcfra: Of the Fifteenth Amend
mrnt in GIOr.ia.

ATLANTA. Marrh lS.-A motion was
made im the Senate. to-day. to recon-
slider the adoption Of III" Fifteenth
Amendment. The President ruled
that the motion was ont Of order. An
appeal from the decision OF the chair
was sustained. and the adoption Of the
Fifteenth Amendment WAS dr!iraicd--
Yeas l3. nays IL.
Both houses have agreed to adjourn
sine tic Tonight.
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AN Organization called "Anti-hu'
klux," about seventy strong, entered
Som ersvillc, Alaba4na, Last week, but
disturbed no one. They boldly pro-
claim their intention 10 aycnge every
outrage ofthc Ku-klux Khan
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p,;;,olo,,h;a py.ss saws: VII

THE Philadelphia Press says: Fr'
pIuia IS gradually having shapOd for
her n programme by means Of "ilch
she may once more become 'hemher
Of the Union. The House bill proVid-
ing for nil election was recently re-
ported to the Senate by the Judiciary
Committee, with an amendment au-
tborizi.i. II heparatc vote on the dis
Qualifying clause. In case the Constl'
Triton ia ratified, the Assembly IS TO
be convened on the first Tuesday III
july. 1t is to be hoped that her best
citizens will study we'll the true inter
csts of the State. and join hands in
mooring her TO the dock from when
she was separated by treason. nc
history OF the odd Dominion IS
complete. It started almost with the
discovery III America. Around It's III
fancy cluster romance and poetry:
bravery and hardship. aillurnrc and
poverty. hs colony il p"3srS<rd
more vitality than any other. rs II
State il stood head and shoulders
above any Of Tho old thirteen. II was
no. only the mother Of 'rcsid"nt-. but
of ntllcr-hoIhrrs Of every description.
lis political 2md material prosperity
hetnn 10 wanr onIy when slavery de-
moruli7rd her landholdcrs aud made
them forget their allegiance to the
Federal head. With the ordinance o.
secession passed sway Virginia.
"Fiuis" WAS written TO her book OF
history. The laSt rhaptrr was on" OF
cowar,irc aud crime. Eut new'rrI
is about 10 dawn for her. She may
commence anew her career ~ a state
il She will. She has lost more liIan
two hundred YEARS 10y reason o. hay
ing allowed tn" landing OF that r;ir:"
of Slaves in lGiG. She need NOT lose a
,lar now. The future i ~ plain for
her 81. i, ever i 80 humanity. VIII
she iigh, il or accept il: TIL" year
lSC9 will tell.
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Th" Great Ocean Steam ship Race.
tn" Liverpool papers fave detailed
accounts OF the "rcaI au'K wonderfully
CLOSE run ar"".- Tie Atlantic. between
IL" Imam and Cunard steamers. City
TT Paris auI Hu>.ia. Goth vessels lett
New York. il will he remembered. on
The l0Ih OF February. The journal
from which we quote tells It's:
Both Ci?;rin Kennedy anL Captain
Cook put in" all they knew IL regards
tn" Speed OF each ship. At 3:ij O'Clock
nn Saturday morning, thr City OF Par.
II entered the Msr>"y. From the lo.
Of the Russia it appears that She Gu.
countcrcd similar wcathcrto that cxpc.
rirnccd by til" lnInan steamer, and We
miy here state that she WAS inuch deep.
rr in tho water tn an TIC City Of Paris,
and therefore would be lees capable of
>ailin. so close on the wind rs the CITY
Of Paris-a steamer which can spread
u vast amount OF canvass. Captain
Cook left New York on tic 10Th. ut
24D e. NJ, and on the ! llh tho Russia
Forged 3I miles. with Il moderate
n0r:hrSLrrly breeze and heavy caStcr-
is swcIl5. On the l2th the wind con-
iinucd fresh from the north. with
heavy sea, and the distance run was
~ miles. On the 18th nit. q moderate
nortl-r0rili-wrN breeze and m CASTER
ly swell, the distance run was 2lGmilcS.
Til" City OF Paris was this day sighted
in lal:tudr rs III north. longitude So 40
west. This is the only record in tho
Ru>>ia> log OF the City Of Paris having
been si@naIcd. Another remarkable
feature III connection Of the logs OF
both steamers, is the TACT that the Kus-
sia. on the l,Il. had the wind from tho
west. while the City. OF Paris. had It
from the south to southwest, and tho
distance ran by each steamer was. 323
! miles. The Russia was in latitude
A. Is, Longitude IS 20: and the CITY of
Paris in latitude 45 10, and longitude
is 81 at the same time.
Queenstown was made Mt 1926 A. ".
on the 18th, the northwest li.hiship
ut $3.50 a. u. on the 10Th. and the Rock
Light WAS Passed 1T 4: 20 on the samc
morning. Nolwi,llstandin. the carly
hour OF the arrival OF cncll Steamship,
the landing stages and piers were oc-
clpicd by vast number of people
eager TO see which vessel entered the
Merscy first. There prevailed, how
ever thick fog, and the steamers
could only be identified by their lights
and rockets rs they passed up the riy.
CT. The excitement, nevertheless; was
very great, and both C'ptain Kennedy
and Captain Cook were hailed with
cheers ~ their respective vessels stram'
ca slowly up the river. Nothing like
IL was ever seen on tho Mcrscy ut such
nm early hour. Those who backed the
inman boat in the race from land to
land Of course win; but 1t Is not 80
with those who backed her to win
from New York to Liverpool, an the
Russia bent the City Of Paris by fifteen
:; minutos-tincd. We are informed al
80 TINT the Russia did not consume %
much coal this voyage rs she has done
OIL previous occasions. Possibly Tux
prevalence Of westerly winds will iac'
count for this. -, n 'a'.5sN :p,itSS5ls'
pc - -sf e
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,naaily and intelligence in the the a pns';
md ne 500 no reason why tne ,, sa I'LL, ~
tnitIi and sagacity that have hitherto
;"sn,rcd IT'S really great measures
aho,tld desert IT. in the shi! linz iuturc
,hot lies before it.-Uorptr's Weekly.
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terrible DIsA>rhE--FAMILl kILLEp
ny 4 llnv.E FALLlNG.-A terrible" dis
astcr occurred OF tho llth inst. hv The
falling Of br:rl; building in Whites
court. near Broad aud Shipper street.
philadelphia. occupied M Gabriel
Kidd and iamily. who were a>'""p in
their beds II, the time. Mrs. Kidd. son
and daughter were Instantly Killed.
Mr.. Kidd was severely in inrrd.
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FOREIGN PRAISE. Tho laH -uaH
Gazette, (England,) after reading
Grants Inaugural, says: Gen: Grant
proposes to restore the PrcsidontiaI
office TO It's former dignity and pow
cr."
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James Guthrie. formerly Secretary a.!
the United Statc- Treasury and wi'ir-
" known ~ President OF tho Louis
Wills and ,Sashriilr hai'r"aa Company.
died at Louisville on the lIIh inst.
An able iinancirr. hr wa- ON" of tn"
richest men in the Falls city. anal 4"
hi, enterprise is due Il lar" share OF
the business prosperity 1T Louisville.
\ very "id man. h" has not for" l"n=
time rniuyrd vigorous health. and hl"
dcccu>c ha. not hrrm unexpected.
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THE Memphis Grcnada-Jackson-At'
lanta. Macon Montgomery .and'back-
ssain-to Memphis Appeal don't like
General Grants inaugural.
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The Berkeley E"io" Of the 9th in>'''
has the loIIowin" items: The ladies' TT
the VI. T.. Church in Mnr,in-hnr@. har"
Jus, closed one Of the most surrc-~iII'
fairs that has ever been held in this
section of the country. Their success
was hrynml their most >an"ninr "E-
prriaion>. alnountin" ia net ra.h L"
thc sun! CT 81. iID 81.
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\ Boston man named Professor
johnson claims to have invented Il
portable lra.iuG apparatus by which.
without evaporation. los Of water. or
possibility Of explosion. u pint Of wat
or and heat enough to boil il will Warn
a good -izrd room. II j. made "fr"Ih
mon shrc, iron. with wire heater. and.
in addition to its merits n Il heater, it
i. claimed to be- ON" OF the l"'-s r"mti-
lators eyer devised. This apparatus j.
said +" b" rapidly coming inf" IL" III
Boston.
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kuLE! I;l l.EG!>LNrI0N--- may NOT
he generally known that after the I'r-'
"f April there will L" no such officers
n Ovrr>rrr> of the Poor in hi. >>ta:".
The duties heretofore discharged ~
The Gvrr>rrr, have been imposed on
the Supervisors. ~ viii he di-r"v"rr,!
lv reference 10 The new C,hr.
There j. another provision III tn
tNtr in which uur country readers
are more r>pcria!Iy Interested. W.
refer Ia Tie h"i"lrl of W hat i termed a
lnw!t, fence. lr"m /. nr iim'n"n"ri,i
liz Nr.a! >iandlrh las been five feet.
but after the frs: OF April. fences /"
come within ia" requirement OF III"
law need be- only four feet li.lt.