The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1870-02-24
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Re COMMITTED. Ne. G. n. White
jan. charged with passing counterfeit .
msnev, was brought before Commission.
er Wm II. Hogeman, 90 Monday last
for second preliminary trial, end ow.
ing to The fact that The prisoner bad
failed 10 securing an attendance Of hiO /
witness 3, no was renands,l to jill for |
funbeT trial before the Commissioned on
the 7th OfSlsrCh next.
We ar6infomed BY Cap. ]. N Gard.
usr, that be is now engaged in 6ti0g up |
the machinery Of Dredge BoaIs, prep0ra>,
tory to commencing the improvement Of
the Shoals ia the Kquawha river between !
Brovnslown and Cosibutg. Work will
be commenced iu a short lime. II isl
conceded that the Kanawha Board did
more work during last Summer
than 10 airy one previous year and it |
promises still moro che approaching sea-
500. we wish them success, as the
prosperity Of The cOn1Ify depends upon
il.
We understand that Mr. Enmous Of
the q. & O R. r. o.. was 10 town a
few days ago with view TO select a.
suitable size for a depot opposite Char
lesion. He left on Monday last, to
make selections Of sites above Char'es-
ton, without completing any arrange
menIs 10 the nsighbOrhood of this town.
He will return 10 few days, in the
meantime no has authorized w! H.
HOgeman. ESQ, to secure Propositions
from Tho land owners between Ferry
branch and the land. of L D. Wilson.
As o depot will. largely Increase the
value Of surrounding property, We IA.
licipste aliyvly competition between the
several laul ownets oa that $ dc Of the
river. i- Is r.
MAL93N AGAIN.-AnoIhsr outrage
we are informed was committed in Nal.
den, short time ago By several white
men; attacking negro and badly mutt.
lsting him with rocks asd BRICK bats. =.
The circumstances were these: About 0
O'clock 81 night two white men went up
10 The house where the negro lived and
called him out; without thinking Of dan.
ger be aroie and went out in the direc.
ton Of the call. aud upon arriving o
short distance from the house, attacked
BY two men who struck him in tie
mouth with crock smashing out all of
bis front teeth, and was also struck in
several places on his head. The ag.
gressors I'D apd the poor FELLOW, near
ly killed, cravled back TO the house with
gu, being able 10 Gud out WHO tie attack,
ing parties were.
This is another practical denoustra.
lion Of the order made oy the Ku KIux
some time ago, that niggers shall not
T1-itve~i Mllden. We earnestly inquire
Of the civil officers Of the pcase, how
long these ou:r4ges will be alIosel in
that community. If continued much
logger, the current will change 10
the sorrow Of that midnight band, We
must have pence.
CcSrRAcrs. "A large number OF
strange faces ere 10 BE- seen on our
streets now, which, we are toll, belong
togsDtlemen who have come here for
the purpose Of pro posing for The contracts
on the Chesapeake d Ohio Railroad
The boats are bringing them from be.
low, and the Stage from Lewisburg on
Thursday last, was we'll loaded. You
are welcome, gentlemen, and We hope
that you will all get contracts which
will prove both remuneratiye to your.
selves, and'proftabls TO the company
Raaa0ha Republican.
The Coal River Iron bridge is op,
preaching completion, but not as rapidly
as ives expected. We areiufOrmed that
one Of the arches was raised on Satur,
day. and the other vas to have been pul
10 position last Wednesday ,-Kaaa,Shq
RePaIlican,
or the Two hundred warrants which
were rereutly issued by the United States
Commi Sioners against lawyers, liquor
dealers aud real estate agents, seventy.
three were not served on account of the
parties not being found by the Deputy
Marsbsls, twenty FIVE were discontinued
when shown to have bssn issued with.
out cause. and the rest we're settled With
the Revenue Collectors.
A mass meeting of The cOlored soldiers
was held in New York city Friday night.
1t WAS resolved to get up grand parade
Of the cOlored men Of new New York,
aud demonstration al Coopsr's l0sli.
tuIs, in honor CT the passage Of the Fiji
tOenIh Amendment 10 tho Constitution,