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The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-02-17
West Virginia Legislature. {.

In the Senate, on Tuesday Feb II,
Senate Bill No. 65, extending the time
two years from the 22d OF August, -,
tor organizing and commencing work
under all existing charters, was read
the third time and passed.
Ordered That Mr.. Bennett inform
the House Of the action OF the Senate
upon the bill.
Senate Bill No Ill, fixing the terms
of the Sixth Judicial Circuit was also
read the third time and passed.
In the House of Delegates on the
same day the Senate bill changing the
time for holding the Circuit Courts in
the counties OF Monroe. Greenbrier, JET.
terson Berkeley and Morgan, was read
the third time and passed.
Mr.. Davenport from the Committee
on Taxation and Finance to which had
OH Of he eTsf1rssdd sd, yls. 5hs resolution of Mr..
Monroe county by the State for an ln-
cane Asylum submitted a report recon-
mending the adoption of the following
joint resolution:
Reso1vsd BY the Legislature Of WFSt
Virginia:
That a committee consisting Of three
members OF the House OF Delegates and
TWO members OF the Senate be appoint
ed 20 visit the Salt Sulphur Springs in
the county OF Mon roe and that they as
certain and report to the Legislature.
7 Whether tn e buildings upon said
property are suits ble for the care and
custody OF insane persons ard what ex,
ueuse in addition to the purchase OF said
property will be necessary in order to
render them fit and proper asyIumtor
insane persons.
II. That they inquire and report
whether the locality Of said Syringe be
healthy and salubrious or otherwise.
III. That they inquire into and re-
port the price of said property and the
terms of payment therefor.
". That they inquire into and
report upon the title OF said property
V. That thev inquire into and re
port upon any other matter in connec-
tion Herewith that they may deem ex-
pedient.
VI. That said Committee be allow
ed their necessary expenses incussed IN
going TO and returning from said prop
ertv.
On motion of Mr.. Campbell, the re-
port was received.
The House bill to amend the 9th sec
ton OF chapter l64 OF the Code in reIa-
ton to crimes committed 10y convlcts'
was read the third time and passed
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FOREIGN.
SPAIN.
The New Bern Republic.


MADRID, February 15.-A public
demonstration was made last night in
honor Of the new republic. The city
ont n, masSs to manifest their approba-
ton of the proclaim alton OF the Cortes
declaring in favor OF republican form
Of Government. Official notification has
been read by Senior Costello, Minister Of
Foreign Affairs, from England
France, Belgium and Switzerland
declaring their recognition Of the Span
isb Republic. A bill has been present
ed in Che Cortes to abolish capital pun
ishment in Spain. A similar bill was
rejected in the Cortes in October last. :,
Among the measures contemplated
by the mininistry are the separation Of
Church and State and the appointment
Of Judges for life. A bill providing tor
the same will soon be presented to the
National Assembly.
Senior Costello, Minister OF Foreign
Affairs, says it has been decided to
await the arrival of deputies to the
National Assembly from Cuba before
arrangements for reform in that Island
are made. ,,.-l
The Official Gazette will soon publish
a decree for the government OF the
Spanish militia.
1t is officially stated that the Spanish
Government has resolved to retain pos
session of Cuba and will under no con-
sijerations entertain any proposal fo'
the sale of that Island. The Govern,
mept ia determia ned to maintain its hole
upon Cuba, and will at once lnaugurat'
more effective measures for the suppress
sion of the Cuban insurrection.
United States Minister sckels yes
terdsy had an interview with Seno
FiguTss and rendered corgratulation
ot limited States TO Spain on its actor
in following the example Of America.
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Letter Ftom Pocahontas.
Tn. Road Iaw-WhR. IL Wanted
same sensible. suggestions on the

VERDENT VALLEY
PocuAHoNTAs, Co, w. VA.
l. lo.v Sth'IST2


PocuAHoNTAs, Co, w. VA.
February Srh.lS73.
Editors of the Register
| wish our State Legislature when
they move the Capital would bring 1t
around through Pocahontas, over our
lads, and then l think there would be
some alteration in the road law. Asst
is, it is perfect humbug and there Will
be no roads until there is change
We have been working on the roads
under the old system ever since can
remember, and they are not IN the least
improved. When we 60 to work the
roads we do az little as we can to put
in our time, and the Overseer lets US off
with az little work "a will clear him
Of the Grand Jury. The consequence
;s that the road is not much benefited.
Nv way would be TO have a road lax,
cav capltstion tax OF one dollar and
a property tax sufficient to construct
and keep up the roads. In that way
one doll ar would do more than the six
davs work that we are liable to, under
the old law. The men who J control
three fourths of the Capital OF the
State use the roads more than any 9th :
or class and pay lees tax. mean those
over forty years OF age; and non-res'-
dents holding land in this State They
drive their stock and wagons over the
roads and do not pay one cent to keep
tbem in good repair. This is not as il
should he, ard our law makers should
give their most earnest attention.
We talk sometimes about improve
ments: developing the resources; lnvit
inv emigration; AMI all that kind Of
thing. would like to know how We
are soing to improve, or develop the
resources of the country, or Woo can
emigrate to this country, without roads
A few wears ago great macy OF oul
people were complaining aHcnt the tax
to build School Houses. Now the Ia,
is paid, the Houses are built, and
doubt very much il any OF them fee
mnch the worse, or would think abou
giving the S.aool Houses tor their mon
ey back again. And 1t would be tn
same way with rosds. They woui'
not think of doing without them for tn
e money it would cost to construct then
il they once had them.
, The subject OF roads is much NOR
!. i'm portsn, to the people of this Sat
s than the obnoxious hog laws that tn
}. Le ,islature has been spending so muc
z lime With, and we hope they will dro
: the hog question aud take up that q
IS roads. Ii they do not they will agal
soon hear from NJ
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The first change to be made BY the
President by carrying out his determine
ton to recall most OF the foreign rep
resenatives Of the United States and
sending new ones, will be that OF Tho
mas A. Nelson present Minister to
Mexico, whose place will be filled by
Colonel Foster, the Chairman Of the
Indian Republican Com mittee who did
such splendid service for Senator Nor
ton during the late canvass in that
State This will be q hard blow TO
Bingham, who wanted the Mexican
mission. The change will be at once
made.
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ment allowing interest on losses from

ment allowing interest on losses from
date OF loss instead OF the date of award.
He urged that the interest had been
complied with award, and received by
the Government. In his judgement
after every claim was paid there would
be a surplus Of over 100000 and that
was another reason why interest
should be allowed.
Mr.. Hale, OF Maine thoughtit butequit.
able that the amendment proposed by
Mr.. Peters should be adopted.
Nj. Frye, OF Mainesaid that represent
ing the largest ship building district in
Maine, he supported the bill reported
by committee. He did not want clai-
mant from his district to come here to
Washington to have his claim allowed.
Said he had been on committee OF
claims and knew how claimants Jared il
this den OF thieves outside of Congress
where claim agents met them and de-
manded 500 dollars for their influence
with a member of Congress that they
did not know.
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Washington, Cincinnati d So. Louis
Railway.

lne senate COm mltlee on SOmmerCe
has some extraordinary notions on con-
stitutional law, which the members
thereof, do not seem to care to for
get or improve upon. For the last
ten years this committee has been in
in the habit OF reporting bills relating
to railway and commercial matters
which utterly disregard such slight
matters as state lines, and which in
consequence have as often been acted
upon adversely by the Senate. Some
time since the State Of Virginia grant.
ed q charter Tor the construction OF the
Washington, Cincinnati and St. Louis
Railroad, with the most liberal franchi-
ses. Subsequently bill was introdu-
duced in the Senate providing that this
road should have the same rights in
other States which it was granted in
Virginia. and that the company might
construct branch from any point in
Irdians to Chicago. On reporting this
bill the committee stood exactly even,
the chairman, Senator Chandler, voting
10 favor OF the bill. There is no dan
ger that the bill will receive further
consideration this session.
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HOUSE.

The committee appointed to notify the
President and Vice President elect OF
their election called on Mr. Wilson al
the Washington House this morning
and performed that duty.
Mr. Wilson replied, thanking them
and expressed the hope that the fonr
Years administration OF his office would
be satisfactory and the country would
he harmonious during that period.
Mr., Dawes, OF Massachusetts, sub
seouentlv informed the House that the
committee had performed the duty as
Mr. Sbanks, Of Indiana, from the
Committee on Indian Affairs, reported a
bill regulating private coqtrscs oi
agreements wit b Indians which MAKE
II unlawful for any officer OF the Unltec
States to contract with, or aid IN th'
enforcement of any contract with any
,r;be OF Indians or any individual, unles
said contract has been approved by the
Secretary OF the Interior and the Com
missioner OF Indian affairs and recorde'
in the office oi the latter. Passed.
Mr.. Willard, of Vermont, asked unsnl
nous consent to offer a joint resolution
copgratulatiug the people OF Span upel
their establishment OF republican 10Th
NJ Government in their country.
The Seaker laid before the Houe
the message from the President 10 re
lation to the condition OF affairs i
Utah. It's the same message as repot
Cd in the Senate yesterday. II wa
referred to the Judiciary COMMITTEE
The House passed a bill remoyi o
the disabilities of Mr.. Smith OF fal
ouier County Va, betler.knoWn
Extrs.Billy Smith. ~,
The House then resumed the COZ Q.
sideration OF the bill to provide fof u u
lust and equitable distribution OF u
Geneva award.
y Mr.. Peters Of Maine advocated amer
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SubcIde.

A Correspondent writing from EIos'
says that young man named Henry
Spencer, committed suicide in Salem
tow uahip, this county on the 9th inst ,
by placing revolver, which lie had
borrowed the day previous, to his breast
and firing it. The ball entered his
heart and must have caused instant
death. 1t appeared from letters left oy
the deceased, that disappointment inlove
caused him to commit the terrible act
OF self-destruction. Spencer was high
" respected young man, and his parents
who reside in Noble county, about q
mile and halt from where the deed was
committed, have the sympathy OF the
entire community. HIS remains were
buried on Sunday; the fureral being
one al the largest ever known in the
community. His funeral was preached
by tn. Rev. McCorm'c ok. OF Marietta.
Esq. Morgan held 40 inquest on the
BODY, and the jury returned a verdict 10
accordance with the above statement
Marietta, y. Times.
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BY TELEGRAPH.
Exclusively for the Register
~ the Pacific and Atlantic Line.
Once, lIO Main Street.
WASHINGTON.
The Spanish Repubitc'

WASHINGTON, February l5.-By di
rection o. the President, Minister Sick.
les has been instructed to recognize
the establishment of a Republic in
Spain, and to tender the congratula.
tions Of this Government, upon the in
augurstion of that great change in
their form of government
The Fresdman's Blu reau.
General Howard has made an elabo.
rate reply to the communication OF Gen.
ersl Vincent. in which his friends
claim, he vindicates his administration
OF the Freedman's Bureau His reply
shows the com pleteness OF the settle-
ment and maintains by evidence pre-
sented that the affairs OF the Bureau
were in an excellent condition when
the transfer was made. He claims
that the con 'usion and loss OF papers
must have resulted from want Of care
in the transfer on the part of the agents
OF the War Department.
Credit Mobilier Investigation.
The Senate Credit Mobilier Commit
tee, of which Mr.. Morrill, is chairman,
was in secret session until half>past
eleven o'clock this morning, discussing
what witnesses TO summon. A recess
was then taken until l:30, p. m. The
Wilson Committee met at 10 o'clock
this morning, but took no testimony,
as no witnesses were in attendance.
what Poland VIII Report.
Judge Poland is expected 10 submit |
q report of the Credit Mobllier investi-
cation Tomorrow, but it is not now
certsin whether the report will be COM
pleted in time. There is no doubt it J
will be unanimous on msterial points /
and will be signed by all the members.
But on some minor points there will be
o difference which will be made subs
ject Tor au explanation in the House.
The members OF the committee are
retice at as to the nature Of the report
and content themselves with the re-
mark, that it will be too strong for
some people
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RAILROAD ACCIDENT Thursday morn
ing between 8 and 4 o'clock, Q young
man named John Ryan, an employees
OF the Baltimore and Ohio railroad,
was run over by freight train between
Piedmont and Bloomington. Both legs,
near the the trunk, were badly crushed
BY the wheels Of the cars. The woun-
ded man was removed to the station.
house at Piedmont when Drs. Ger
stelle and Watson, who were called 10
to render surgical attention, found it
necessary to amPutate both legs His
recovery Is extremely doubtful. The
young man was former employee OF
the Lehigh Valley Pa railroad, and
is much respected bv all who know
him.-Cum6erldnd MAY Times.
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The Attorney General has prepared
and will transmit to the House OF Rep
resentatives within a day or two an
opi upon the bill providing for the
adjustment OF claims of the government
for property sold at Hsrpers Ferry
The bill was referred'to him by the COM
mittee on military affairs. The Attor-
ney General says that all the claims
have been adjusted except that for the
waiter power, aud he knows Of no rea>
son vb longer time should be given to
the parties TO that purchase, as they
and their bondsmen are amply able 10
make settlement. He adds that their
obligations are now one aud two years
overdue. Suits hsve been commenced
against them, and be is opposed 10 the
withdrawal OF the suits, or to giving
them longer time. He doubts whether
better or even as good terms could be
obtained if sale was again made to other
parties.
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relief for Masonic Lodge at Harp
er's Ferry.

On Thursday the llth instant, in the
United States Senate, Hon. Fl. 6. Davis
urged the taking up OF the bill for the
relief OF Charity Lodge, A. F. d A. Ma
sons, OF Harpers Ferry. and upon his
motion the law was read second and
third time and passed. 1t appropriates
s767 80 to reimburse Charity Lodge,
III of Free and Accented Masons, OF
Harper's Ferry. West Virginia for ex-
penses incurred by the lodge in reftting
their lodge room, which expense was
made necessary bv the occupation OF
the same, by the United States troops
from the year 1861 to the year 1864
We thank or Senator for the pas
sage Of the bill especially, and for the
active and unh4ggiug interest be takes
in legislation in behalf OF bis const'tu-
en,s Of this section OF the State
! Ch1rlsstoun Frer Press
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DEMoRssr's ILLUSTRATED MONTHLY

DEMoRssr's ILLUSTRATED MONTHLY
The March number OF this mirror OF
fashion is out. tits the literary conser-
vator Of the artistic and useful, the en-
tertaining and beautiful, comprising
originals essays, attractive stories, poems
music, art critics, household matters
and is illustrated throughout. Also
DRMoREsr's YOUNG AMERICA, a magazins
for boys and girls. being repository Of
art, science, literature, stories, travels,
music, games, puzzles, &c. W. Jenninge
Demorest, New York.
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rHECHRIsrIAN RING.
Something About the Efforts thas
We're Made @ Secnre the
OF BrOiher James Harlan.
George Alfred Townsend in the Chicago

Something About tho EHorts t"os
weve Made @ Secnre theRe-eiection
of Broiher James Harlan.
George Alfred Townsend in the Chicago
Tribune.l
Something above q year ago, ] used
the privilege of this correspondence to
stigms,ize ss l thought it deserved
the impertinence Of Chaplain Of Con-
press addressing lithogrsphic circulars
to the Methodist clergy OF iowa. headed
Dear Sir and Brother" and asking
their active efforts 10 re-elect James
Harlan to the United States Senate.
Immediately clergyman from Rock
lord Illinois, threw himseh in the i'm
minent deadly breach, and espoused the
cause OF said Chaplain. Amongst other
fervid words he used was 9 prophecy.
about az follows: This denuuciation OF
public men is crime against God, and
| il it does not stop it will bring down
Gods vengeance Being in the pro-
phecy business myself ! didn't scare
worth a stump / knew what was
talking about, and the other prophet
didn't | knew about the $4,000 which
Thomas C. Dursnt gave to James Hsr-
tan, and WAS assured that il our pro.
phetic friend had been as well advised
he would have been more discreet
The Christian Church has somewhat
sbsred in the optimism Of the times.
Whenever you see church, a. a gen.
eral thing, you see q mortgage.
That mortgage makes an obliss'
ton, and makes rich men more
welcome than moral men. 1t makes
the sermons very soft and persuasive,
and entirely unlike effective Washing
ton correspondence. Add 70 this mort
gage the indiscriminate and tremendous
emulation Of denominations TO excel in
numbers, honors and dignities-so that
it makes all the difference in the world
whether our Senator be Baptist or q
Methodist, and none whatever whether
he be a brave statesman or . rspscious
hypocrite-aud we hsve g part OF the
biighling insensibility Of the times 10
personal character. The great DONNA
tons move along like the great parallel
railway corporations, and the mos'
parvenue corporation makes the mos
splutter. IfGeorge Whitfield lived in
our day, and bad the spirit Of much o.
the denominationalism and corporate
morality We see, be would have
preached as follows in placeot that ce'
iebrated sermon he once made on tht
non -sectarianism o. heaven:
Father Abraham, whom have yot
in Heaven7 Have you any Bsptist'
there?
a. None
"' Have you any Episcopslian'
there7
Z" None.
"' Have you any Me.bodists thsre'
a. None
" Have you any Presbyterian
there7
/" None.
Whom have you there, Fstbs
Abraham
a. Chiefly members Of Coepess
vouched for BY the Evangelical Socis
ty 4"
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LETTER FROM BARBOUR.
Mistakes OF Legislation Increased
LiiigaiiGn the resnit OF Reduc-
ttOn Of Fees. r.sH
BARBOUR COUNTY, W. VA. !
February ID, 1873. I

| reDruary IL, 1910.
Editors OF the Register:
Owing to the excitement and factious
splitting up Of the Democratic Party
last summer, the great importance Of
| selecting our best men, for legislators
was overlooked. As a consequence we
have less real capacity in our present
Legislature than ever before; at least
fewer men who are capactaed to lead.
This is a stubborn fact that must be
conceded by all There are some mem
bers of either branch, that have ability
in SOME directions, but they fail essential
ly as moIders o laws. Catering to what
they mistakably regard as prOuar meas
ures, is a weakness with many OF them.
But the nerve to do what many Of them
think right, is greatly needed Their
premature positions of great emi
nence dazzled them; they cant come
down to suhlunary things; visionary
episodes are their daily offspring. A
question OF per diem Tor services not
rendered meets with great lavor, but
Clerks, Sherifis Justices and Cohstables
must 20 unrewarded or scantily paid Tor
services actually performed. Since the
present devilsh Legislature has thrown
the bone to the county officers who do
labor, and have given Constahles the |
right 10 drau TOR suits, and made Justi- |
ces mere figure head, litigation is fear
lully on the increase-just the thing |
anticipated by the Larger members OF
The Legislature. As matter OF course. !
the lover the ices OF officers, the more !
litigation ard the more money in the |
pockets OF the lawyers, and AS corse-
qVence the more county expense. Is
tfv Crr-aIuy UiNi~,'h - h"S-''~nt .
And Courts should be accessible to all,
rich and poor, bat not at the expense
of public servants. Where are tie
farmers of the legislature as they have
y majority, that they did not sre the
result OF such sinister legislation ? BY
their concentrated action they might
have thrown sufficient barriers In the
way TO prevent the indscriminate aud
useless idwinq that will be done now,
because it is cheap.
Talk is thrown away on the lovers o!
the dear people" SO l close.
ANTI -PER DIEM.
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.uuo pr,oxas 70 IrY'-An awkward

"WHo BELONGS TO Ir?'-An awkward
question hiss arisen in Kansas: wn"'
sba,l be done with the money that Sen :
,tor York says he received from sena-
,or Pomeroy? Seven Thousand dollars
IL w. a sum too large to take care OF i'seL'.
York handed it to the officers OF the
legislature, yis quit claiming" . his title; nnS
!, It is not likely that Senator PGmeroy ON o,
will " II claim it, if it was ever his In mae ,aS.'
this snug little sum seems to 0e knooH @ :.
ing about without an owner; oli,;cs Inns Is and !
remarkable fact ID Kansas poilt,o., ps,o a !,
II in the course Of human events, !, !,
should turn out that it shall escape a., a.,
the private traps which are Isasiiy !a ss'
for for Waits of that sort, and find its way 2
into int the State treasury, then there ~. ;.
some room TO hope that eysn Wv
! tricks OF politicians have hmE'
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LrPprYcorr's for March contains an
interesting article from the penn OF
Professor Thompson B. Maury, upon
the National Trans-Allegnay waterway
This is the James river and Kanawha
canal, now halt completed from the
rayisable waters OF the James TO Buch'
snsn, on the summit level ofthe noun
tains. The engineers who have survey
ed the route yet yetunfnished-Colonel b.
Lorraine, Ben. H Latrohe and others
estimate It's future cost at thirty seven
millions Of dollars. From Buchanan
the proposed canal will 60 10 the mouth
Of Fork run, and thence, following
that stream to the SUN NIT OF the AileZa'
nies. seventeen huodred feet above
,ide-water. 1t then passes under the
Tuckshoe and Kstis mountains by a
tunnel nearly eight miles long, and en-
erges into the valley OF the Greenbrler
river on the western slop. 1t then keeps
to the Greenbrier river and the New
river to Lyken's shoals,on theR snawha.
The most difficult part OF the work
will be that contem plated "Lorrane
tunnel through the AIleganuies, eIght
miles long. The famous Mt. Gems
railroad tunnel is less than this by halt
a mile, and the Hoosac tunnel is otlesa
length also.