The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-04-27

this morning "a.
E1EourvR Do1Nes. We clip the fol-
lowing State House items from the
Courier: 4 -. ...--7 :. ,..,' e.. .-1
On the 2ud OF March, the Governor,
upon the application OF the County
Court of Morgan, offered reward OF
one hundred dollars for the apprehen-
sion and securing of Richard s. Miller,
charged with the crime OF arson in
Morgan county, and who escaped from
prison in that county at the time the
county jail was burned down. This
(then prisoner is believed to have set
the Jail on fire and during the confu-
sion made good his escape with several
others. ...... -.
On the 9th OF February, Rev. D. W.
Fisher, OF Ohio county having rendered
his resigpat as one OF the Regents
of the West Virginia Institution for
the Deaf, Dumb snd Blind, the same
was accepted and Dr.. George Baird, OF
Ohio county. was appointed 10 fill the
vacancy. ~,.. -,
On the let OF April, William G.
Brown having rendered his resignation
as member OF the Board of Regents of
the Institution for the Deaf, Dumb and
Blind, it was accepted and John W.
Mason, Of Taylor county, was appoint
ed in his stead. Z = u e. E..
DR.. D. Mayer having resigned his
position as Vaccine Agent fer Charles
ton, Dr.. W. P, Ewing was appointed to
that Office. ~ - 70. :.,l.
D. NJ. Watkins alias D, M. Miller,
Who was sentenced by the Circuit Court
of Wood county on the 10th Of Septem.
Der, 1869, to two terms OF confnemept
in the penitentiary, for three years each,
one to Immediately follow the; other,
for grand larceny. was psrdoned by the
Governor on the 9th OF April, 1873. A
petition signed by g. P. Simpson, DR..
John, J. Thompson, and by many re-
spectable citizens oil Mason county was
filed With the Governor, asking the
pardon Of said Watkins, alias Miller,
alas Witeher. The officers end gpards
OF thepeniteutiary also petitioned for
the pardon. - y,s.; .i..i!i j.
Richard McCrackep, was pardoned
by the Governor on the 18th Of April,
1874. Thomas Hornbfook, j. K.
Botsiord and many, others fled petit
tition with the Governor, asking q par
don Tor said AcCrschsn. .'srr.a.c. ..
A similar petition in his behalf Vas
flsd, signed BY A. N. Jacob, j. Cam
pippham, W. W. Miller, G. O.. Daven-
port, A.. J. Paunell. Senators and Dele.
gates. s.'v.r =. q :. .'" . -. =.
William Mcdaniel, who was sem
fenced BY the Circuit Court Of Mason
county at the April term to confne-
ment 10 the county Jail thereob for the
crime Of petit larceny, was pardoned On
the 18th inst. A petition is filed sign.
ed BY E.W. PolssL Prosecuting At
torney, and sigh teen, other r1fsmbers Of
the bar attending asid Court. The
Clerk, Sheriff and q large number Of
highly respectable citizens also signed
the above petition.
Charles T. Beale, OF Mason county,
having rendered his resignation as q
member Of the Board of Regents OF the
Institution for the Deal, Dumb and
Blind it was accepted, and George w.
Craig, Of Mason county, was appointed
in his stead. =
On February 4, 1874, George W.
Washington was removed and in his
place the Governor appointed Robert
B. Kidd, OF Hampshire county. a. q
member OF the Board of Regents Of the
| Institution for the Deaf Dumb and
Blind. -.t