The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1870-09-19


good right to vote as any other man
and good deal better than some"
since then they have become educated up
to that standard !; and loudly applaudcd
the "Major' when he said at the
Charleston Convention that The would
just as soon vote for q man who denied
the divinity of tue Ten Commandments as
for one who opposed the Fifteenth
Amendment" We hrve sone respect
for an out and out radical like Mr.,
Gaines, but none for the sueaking pol
troops who follow in the course which be
marks out for them. Aprnpos TO show
that an honest radica docs occasionally
tell the truth. we put upon record the fact
that in speaking of Captain" Putnam.
tho radical from Nicholas, who was
ousted from bis scat in the last Lcgisla-
ture by DR.. RAIDER, Mr.. Gaines called
him Odd dirty skunk" We imme-
datcly made note of the words in oar
memorandum book-as freak Of nature,
or of radicalism, or both, we couldn't tell
which. Tbs "Mejor" is personally a
jolly good fellow but We fear he will
have hot old time when he dies.
No business Of particular importance in
Court was being transacted. except the
trial of Mrs B. Hayes. for !he murder of
her infant child. After a lengthy trial
she was acquitted. The suit of the Board
of Education of Clay Township against
tho securities Of Zebcdce Brown was dis
missed at the request Of the Board-for
the reason, nc understand. that John C.
Cunningham. "a member Of the Board)
was the only responsible person on the
bond. The people of Clay Township
have now become SO well accustomed to
this bleeding process that they look upon
a yearly defalcatiOu Of 800 or $1,000
as = matter Of coursc-a slight discrcpan-
cy resulting in the public good.
Tho Board OF Registration we're in ses.
sion on the l2ih. and an idea Of their
proceedings can be formed uhe N We state
tina. they locked themselves in the Clerks
office. and permitted none but the faithful
to enter uuiil they concluded their iuh-
nous work. We have since learned tia.
they notified 96 votcrs-i. being necessary
to strike of that many moro in order TO
carry che county.
DR.. William P. Ncrlon. (son Of The
ColuneD Of Sutton. has beeu appointed
from the Second Congressional District to
attend the Medical College at Louisville.
and will start for that place in few
days. yHsl
Mrs. Banker, lady living near Sutton,
While out in her garden picking beans, on
the 10th inst, was severely bitten by .
copporhcad snake. and for along time i.
was thought she could not recover.
Large quantities Of whiskey were admin.
istercd; and at last accounts she was im-
proving.
We arc sorry to state that our friend
FL. G. Morrison has formally declined the
nomination for Shcrif-Judsc Jackson
having decided that candidate for Office
cannot hold the position Of United States
Commissioner. Mr.. Morrison is working
for the down-troddcn Of his own race, and
not for sclf-aggrandizement: and his, ac-
tion in the matter will be. gratefully re.
membercd hereafter by the white men Of
Braxton.
Among the good fellows whom kind
Providence has scattered at different
points, is W. j. L. Corley. Of Sutton.
Like ray Of q sunshine on cloudy day,
"Jacx" dispcnses good humor wherever
he goes. Long may he wave! Jack"
is nephew of Jim Corlcy. of this county,
but there is as much difference between the
two as there is between an angel and a
Guinea niger.
The following freak Of nature" was
related to US by several responsible, gem
tiemen: George Moss. of Fall Run, had
SOW which recently gave birth to a.
something, the fore part Of which was the
head, arms and hands of negro, and The
rear that Of hog. The animal lived for
three days-all efforts to keep it alive
proving Intellectual. As its birth and until
the hour Gifts dcaih.it tapped milk like a
dog,
After spending couple of days very
pleasantly in Sutton, at the invitation Of
our good friend Homer Berry, we rode
ovnr "a tho bnuso of AIjon Rcrry Eso