The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1870-12-08
srATEL NEWS.

TAs PENfTgHTIARY, The present cor
duct Of the State towards this Institution
not rs it should be Il is now GIled /
completion with prisoners; and TIE CRY
still they come The outer wall 10 hi
slructureshonld be completed By all means
The matter Of securely keeping man i
this prism Is now a question ofserious cou
cgru We have boen informed By pariic
who know that the extra expense whieI
tho State now bears b keep up the preseh
prison guards would pay Il largo in
tercst on sum. if tho State would no
appropriate the necessary amount, ant
push forward this almost absolutely neces
sary construction now needed on the bail
ding lift had to borrow The money TIL,
fact is the business transaction aud genera
success Of tho material improvement Of the
State, docs not seem 10 be justly balanced
10 the construction oftle public buildings.
'--National.
DIABoLlcAL MEASNRss. One night last
week. some Infamous wretch who doubtless
simply lacks the sentence ofthe Judge to
consign him to the gallOws. proceeded 10
to field belonging to,Mr q Jollif, stu
ated on the eas. Side ofthe river, and
caught yeune horse, belonging 70 that
gentleman, and after securing il BY some
means, deliberately cut It's throat. scgeriDg
ono Of tho main arteries Of the neck. from
the effects Of which the horse almost i'm
mediatel expired Mr. J. vnlued the horse
very highly-at about 5000. we believe.
ilc has no clue, whalever. to tho pcrpetra-
Tor Of tho objectionable deed.
We lear that Mr. Jolliif lost another val
liable horse, on Saturday evening last, from
tho effects of ono Of the nanSdiseases to
which lorsc-aesh il heir lFtst Hiyginida.
FrE.--A Gre was discovered in the
court room Of tho new State House late on
Monday night. 1t is supposed to be the
result Of carelessncss on tho part Of the
engaged on tue part Of the work.
ulen engaged on the building. who we're at
work after the usual hour. The only dam
ago which was douc was The burning Of
few pieces of flooring III the floor Of the
Clerks stand. The damage was soon re.
paired. Courier.
ACCIDENT AT CAMERON Luther Car
pepter. a brakeman on the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad, was caught between tie
bumpers of the cars. at Cameron. o day or
two since and had two Of his fingers so
badly crushed that DR.. Pipes was called
and umputated them, Mr.. G. narrowly
escaped being killed about two months ago
having been struck in the head while the
traiu was passing under q bridge near Man.
ningtou -lateaigeneer.
RETURNED Deputy Marshal Irwin re.
turned from Albany, N Y, ia day or two
since. to which place he escorted Hughes.
convicted at the last term Of the District
Court Of obtaining money on draft that
did not belong to him. The Marshul.
reached the penitentiary with his prisoner
on Thanksgiving day, which was duly OBJ.
served by the inmates A grand linher
was given to the cunvicts, which they en-
joyed apparently with as much relish as
those differently situated. -lateHigencer.
In Marion county NJ. Joseph + Nay
(Republican). and James Morrow (Dem-
ocrat) received ut the last clectim au equal
number of votes for seat in the Hous.
Of Delegates Nj. Nay recognizing the
certainty that the House would give the
seat to Mr.. Marrow. and having received
a notice Of contest. from him. declines the
contest, and yields his own claim to the
seat in favor ofhis competitor. -fntegiyen-
Ger.
FouSn DsAD-Miehcal Ansol, an old
and highly respected citizen of this county, |
vas found dead On his farm over the Ohio
river on last Friday. He went out to cut
frewood and in Telling tree it fell on him
completely breaking bis skull --Gabel
County Press.
Foil PLAY-MAx PouSD wrrn MS
THRoAr CUT--1ast Sunday evening. as
the wife Of james Abbot, was KIN cking
about the premises. about mile aud a
halffrom Town sIlo catDe suddenly upon
the body Of middle aged man whom she
bad been drinking aud had got
about City yards away from the path to
take sleep. She went to the house and
told her husband who proceeded to the
place md discovered the man to be
dead. Squire Rodgers was called, who
by the light of torch found that the man
had violent marks IN his throat and from
The traces of blood on the ground conclu.
dcd that the man had teeu murdered A
coroner's Jury was summoned aud the body
will be brought 10 this place for Identified
ton to-day.
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