The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-11-14
LETTER FROM CHARLESTOH.
Brutal Murder of Young Thurman
-Dfstribution OF the State Depos.
Its-LegisIation.

-Dfstrfbutfon or the State Bepos'
Its-LegisIation.
CHARLESTON, Nov. 10, 1873.
Editors Of Register:
The citizens OF this county were
shocked by the brutal murder at Coal
burg, last Thursday. of a young man
named Thurman. During the coro-
ner's inquest which continued until Sat-
urdsy evening there was great excite
meut in the vicinity Of Coalburg, the
whole community being wrought up to
the highest indignation against the per-
petrators OF the terrible crime. 1t sp-
pears that young Thurman some time
ago had appeared before the grand jury
and upon his testimony indictments for
unlawfully selling ardent spirits had
been found against three brothers by
the name of Keeney. 1t seems that a
feud of long standing had existed be-
tween the murdered man and the
Keeneys, who had badly beaten Thur
man come time since and left him for
dead. After the indictments were
found the Keeneys made very violent
threats against the life OF Thurman
and upon the conclusion OF the inquest
the Keeneys were arrested. The evil
dence before the coroners jury has not
yet been revealed, the inquest being
held with closed doors.
Both Houees OF the Legislature are
driving their busiRess through with
commeudable zeal. Your delegate, Mr..
Panpell, on Saturday introduced into
the House q resolution looking to the
more equal distribution OF the deposits
.oi the State, go that the funds collected
in each Congressional district, should
be deposited in banks within said dis
trict.
The bill arranging the Congressional
Districts OF the State, has been lleing
on the table in the House OF Delegates,
awaiting the appearance Of the dele
gate from Brsxtou in his seat, and as
that gentleman will put in an appear
auce to-day, l presume the bill will be
AIKEN up at once for action. The only
change proposed is to transfer the
c5qnty OF Braxton from the third to the
lirst district. This is made necessary
by the rapid increase in the population
OF the third district, since the opening
Of the Chesapeake and Ohio railroad,
Fhe difference in the population is
about 10, 900 in favor OF the third d district,
snd by the proposed change the differ
erce will be about 5000 in favor Of the
fret district, which is as near y equal
as il can be made, and at the same time
secure compactness.
The House has passed and sent to
the Senate, bill providing for the APP
DC; ;ntment OF an Adjutant General.
The Senate has before it several very
important financial bills. One for the
T assessment OF lands is probably
OF more i'm psrtsnce to the citizens OF
the State than any other. The diff
Guilty of getting an assessment OF lands
leased upon their real value, appears TO
be almost insurmountable In some
parts OF the State tands have very much
advanced in value, and in other parts
very much declined, and in many cases
the assessments have not been accord
ing TO the real value. How to remedy
this evil is problem that no legisls-
ture ofthis State has yet been able to
solve, and whether the present Legis-
lature will be able TO offer the relief
sought, remains to be seen. LEON.