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The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1875-07-05

TT CALHOUN .CouSTY.-A cores.
pendent Of the Register denies very
bitterly The story ola Calhoun coun-
ty correspondent Of the CINCINNATI
Times. and copied in TnE DEMocRAT,
stating that great suffering for the
uecessaries Of life existed there. 1t is
now stated that although corn is
scarce, Tho people are getting along
very we'll; crops are looking first.
rate /; businoss Of all kinds Except
law) is good and that the general
prospects for prosperity in the county
never werc better. Good! Glad to
kear Il
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Rg.RAnE cam -on the f1rm d

EgRAas CANE On the farm Of
Squire John Q. Taylor, on GuawIs
Greek, lin Bra1ton County, MAY DO seen
the most tempting game TO DO found in
West Virginia Il consists ola malr
aud female antelope, brought when very
young from the prairies Of Kansas BY
Mr., Taylor. T'hay arc now over q
year old, about full grown, and per-
tecily domeaticated. They feed in the
pasture fields with the cattle; and as
yet have not learned the power they
possess as 'iumpiSts." They arc in.
deed beautiful creatures; and every.
passer-by cries shalt" until be has
looked at them and ascertained their
history. A right nice farm would no.
be a sufficient iuducenept to Mr.. Tuy.
lOr to part with bis pets.
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NJ Hos; MAlsHAtI TRtPLBfF.-
Every delegate to the Parkersburg
Convention in 1879 will recollec. the
sterling gentleman whose name heads
this article. His words-"Solid tos
Holman I" came so loud and clear.
We called At bis residence the other
day; aud found him as plain, hospita.
bic, es.hearted and true as ever.
As a Democrat he Is unfalteriug /; az a
member Of the Legislature he was uu-
firing; as a citizen be is q gentleman.
When Major Triplstt returned from
ths South, Il was to find his personal
property destroyed and scattered and
''war Judgements against him which
more than consumed bis large landed
estate. Nothing discouraged, howey.
or. be bought on credit a farm in the
.glades Of Webster, and BY bis own
unsided exertions cleared and improy-
edit. he worked hard /; and Il at.
forded US pleasure to hear the old gen.
tleman say that it was now paid for
aud well stocked, aud that hc was once
more Sin good fix.n-Major Triplett
comes up q, Burns'si ndard-,rhat no.
.blestiWork Of God. an honest mani
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IL TnB ScARorTY or DREAD
srUEYs The suffering in sore of the
back counties, by reason Of q lack Of
corn and wheat, at prices that can DO
reached by tho poorer class Of people,
is fact that is hardly appreciated ia
more fortunate localities. In Braxton
and Webster, in some noighbOrhoods,
IL almost amounts TO starvation. There
are two reasons for this. Let. Last
year tue droughth was go severe that
scarcely halfa crop Of grain Of aay
kind was raised. 2nd. The people
along Elk river and its tributaries Dc.
vote nearly all their time to numbering,
instead Of attending to tho cultivation
Of their lands. Last year and up to
this spring, no "raise" in tho river,
sufficient 10 carry out logs aud boats,
has occurred, aud consequently thous-
ands upon thousands Of dollars, in
the way Of logs. Sc, arc lying on the
banks Of the streams. Many Of the
people arc entirely without money !;
and by tho kindness Of tho merchants
are obtaining -four aud bacon at the
stores Gu their promise to pay
Next year, however,, this state Of
things will not exist. More corn has
been planted ID Braxton county this
year than the total for any ihpe years
previous Tho.croPs, thus far, look
exceedingly we'll; as do tic crops Of
wheat, rye, and oats. II Is tho same
way in Webster. The hard times Of
the past Spring and the prescn. Sum
mor have taught the people a lesson
they sadly needed; aud II the seasons
are at oil favorable, we do not think wo
shall again haveto chronicle lack Of
bread stuff in tho counties along Elk
and Kanawha.
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NJ A JoKn az MA. :

tT a JoKR on Ma. -.-Dur.
ing resent trip to the Independent
State. we heard a good joke on Wor,
thy bachelor friend Of ours, who "selli
goods III this place, which will beal
publication. Many years ago. Mr.
-. went trout. fishing on Leather
wood Creek, in company with B. W
Byrne aud Major Adams. After q
hard days sport, they secured aboard
and lodging at a house near the
creek, occupied by q family who were
exceedingly primitive IN their idsps
Among other thugs new to their "bOari
dersP were "aax-seal pillows''-ieath.
ers were unknown Alter retiring Mr..
- thought he discovered a aeu
biting bin, aud reashipg down, he
caught the miscreaut, mashed him
between bis fingers, aud laid him On
the winduw.sill close by, In few
moments the operation was repeated,
and was continued at intervals during
the whole night. Whit was Mr.. lis
horror, however. upon arising at day.
light, TO discover that he had spent The
aish.in ,lsyiug fax.seeds that had Ss-
capped from the pillow at least a spoon.
fullay on the window Since that tine
a. - L.. L.. L.. .Lka,auan and
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~ To the FRtESDs or SABBATH
Scitoots,-A Sabbath School AssOsia.
ton for the Lewis Circuit of the NJ. p
Church was held at the Jesse Hughes
Run church on the 25th Of June. The
Sd Saturday in July was named as the
time to hold Sunday School Picnic
on the farm Of NJ. Goodman, on Hack
cr's Creek. An invitation is extended
TO all. MgMpgR.
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re- A MovISo spEcrAcLE.-Tho
friends Of Robert Horton, Esq, former.
~ Of Upshur county, will DO interest.
cd in knowing that, Ike some Of the
colOred brethren before tho war, he
has "gone up norf to get lis freedom. I"
he passed through Gilncr county a
few days ago, en- route for Ohio, ac-
companicd by bis wife and six chill.
dren. His effects and some of tho
youngest children were deposited in
q small truck wagon. Mr.. Horton
was tue team, and did all the hauling
himself, except that within they arriy.
ed alta big hill, Mrs. Horton would
get behind and push. Il was a bona
Jide removal; and we can oOngra,a.
late our w.countrymen across tho
Ohio river upon the acquisition Of
such an energetic master Of trasporta-
ton as Mr.. Horton.
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ASSASSINATION.
'Dr. John n. Bland, formerly Of
IL Weston, Murdered in
81 Cold BLOOD.
E,eeps efMstnssastr.


IliswitA The most painful feelings
that We record tho ultimely death ofa
former townsman, DR.. John Thomas
Bland. who was foully murdered at
Island No, So, 10 Tennessee, on The
24th nls. II will DO recoIlectod that
Dr.. Bland was the youngest son Of
the late SIsjor Thomas Bland, ofthis
place. He LEFT Weston for tho west
about six years ago, and but a few
months since located at tho place where
he met hia death, an island in tho
Mississippi River, 90 miles below
Memphis. In tennessee. Ne append
below portion Of letter from
physician residing at Island No, So.
from which it appears that Dr., Bland
not only bore an excellent character,
and possessed the esteem Of the com.
muuity, but that the murder was un.
provoked, and entirely without cause,
Tho sad occurrence, bringing, as It
does, sorrow and gloom to a large cir.
Gle Of relatives and friend hero, OK.
tends further; for DR., Bland had oy.
or tho good will aud friendship ofthc
people Of this and Gilmcr counties.
HO was Blu. 81 years ofago; aud was
a physician Of rarn ability-giyiug
promise Of life Of usefulness aud
profit to any community that claimed
him as a citizen. His untimely death
robs the country Of a good citizen, his
relatives Of warm.hearted, noble
man, aud the writer OF an old aud
valued friend.
we append below tho letter from
DR.. Buster:
TiProS County, TENNESSEE,
Juno 20, 1875.
y *** y Since Dr.. John
T. Bland hos boon with US, be has
always conducted himself in quiet,
pleasant gentlemunly manner, win.
ming constantly tho goodwill and
good opinion Of those who had bust.
ness or social relations with him.
But late yesterday. withou! any cause
or proyocation. that could DO learned
by q Jury Of inquest, his body was
found on tho banks Of the Mississippi,
Of life, From oil the cir.
Of tho case. it seems to
have been a deliberate. wiltull, wicked
and cold.blooded murder, by means Of
q doubled-barrOlled shot gun, in tho
hands Of one James Runner, who has
since disappeared from this vicinity.
No cause for tho atrocious outrage eau
DO discovered. II seems that tue as.
sassiu approached him from behind,
as hc was sitting on tho door.stops of
bis boarding house. after supper. and
fred q load Of buckshot in lis head,
just above and behind The right car
tho bullets ranging forward, down.
ward aud inward through tho base Of
the brain. His death must have been
'suddspan painless. Ali the evidence
show4 conclusiyely that he aud the
man Who murdered him were on per-
fsc,ly friendly terms up to within fye
minutes Of tic ..perpettation Of tho foul
deed. II ~ n u
Truly and Respectfully,
W. II. BusrEa, N. y,
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IagDE6IOCRRg
MoMAaN. YUM !

IT, Tnr HAspsoaEsr BorIs m,
cogsTy, Charlie Hgcr. a grandson
Of Henry D Hardnan, Esq., Of BIZ
Skin Creek, is the handsOmest boy Il
The county, He il not yet u yearJ
Old, and weighs 1853 pounds; but hi
tatnsss dCcs not dotract from his good
looks. He is as gentle as q young
iadF fresh from a boarding school; add
Is pretty as a pictpre.n r
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n How IS rap IoR LuMBERi-
james woodsell, M, the enterpris-
ins miller and yoolen manufacturer,
wlo resides II niles above AddisOu,iu il.
Webster county receatly cut down o
poplar tree o. bis place, which was
t.eaty feet AID sir iaehes IN circRu-
J;resce. cob Conrad, Esq, Of
Hackers Ifck, in the same county, has
,escral tees on bis place which are
eight ara aifRc teet a. dianleter.-In
conversation with Mr.. Gilligan, Of tho
firm 10 Smith & Gilligan, lumber
dealers. Of Charleston. We learn that
thef have now in Elk river about
$4,000 logs-many Of them six. seven
md eight feet in diameter, And still,
Mr.. Gilligan informs as, the supply il
insxaustiblo. What has already been
shipped seems not to be missed in the
vast forests which make up the ayaila-
Bile wealth Of tho country along Blk
River aud lie branches.
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RT MRs. CHAPMAN and son, Of
Warsaw, Indiana, left Colonel Wood
fOrd's on Monday last, having been
on a visit TO relatives and friends in
this State.
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re- CAL NIlsSIs desires to inform
the public that he hos secured tho
services OF q frst.class barbct,.. and
hereafter willhave two chairs--onefur
his white customers, and tue other for
thescolored
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Ey TnE Tows OF SurroS Our
neighboring towu of Sutton is fas. re-.
covering her old position as neat and
orderly village Tho number Of now
buildings that have been erected since
we last visited the place is evidence
enough that hcr people arc eu,erprising
as in other localities aud that Just as
soon as industry will bring In the
means, they will make Sutton better,
even, than she was before the war
Captain Taylor kindly furnished us
with q list fthc new buildings. tits
us follows:
A large aud commodious school,
house complete
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ET TUE WssroS AND Wysr FoRk
RAiLRoAp-Serions Opposition in liar.
risos Coanty.-Somc weeks ago, says
the Clarksburg telegram, We pub.
lished nn item TO the effect that tue
residents along tho routa Of the now
Clarksburg aud Weston railroad wcrc
enthusiastically in favor Of tho enter
prise. Wcregrct that our information
was not strictly correct, and SO serious
is the opposition that It has manifest.
ed itself even ID assaults upon tho sur.
vcying party engaged in thoir duties.
THIS Is to DO regretted and wc hope to
hear nothing further Of a disturbance
Of this nature. Tho assault come
about in this way: While Moore Jack.
son, ono Of tho surveyors, was ongag.
ed in taking deadly aim with oae Of
his instruments at apoplar tree on tho
borders Of field near Romine's Mills.
q ruminatiys goa. seeing him stoop,
aud regarding tho movement as a al.
rect insult, put his fee. DOM firmly
aud administered a butt that our friend
will remember and tho instrument will
bear evidence Of for many q day.
Having accomplished his work and
exhibited bis profound Dissatisfaction
at the innovation, chilly" retired III
safety to the shade Of q neiglboripg
tree with defiant snort. Il is ru.
mored that Mr.. Joseph Nicholas, to
whom DO belongs, is not ID favor Of
tho road and that be has bad him in
training for this purpose some time.
However, rulnors are seldom correct
RH' Is YOuR Ltfr Wosrnl0 CgSrsf
Sickness prevails everywhere, and
everybody complains Of some disease
during thcirlifc. When sick tho OBJ.
ject Is to 60, we'll now we say plainly
that no person in this world that's suf.
feripg With Dyspepsia, Liver Complaint
and It's effects, such ms Indigestion,
Costiveuess. Sick Headache, Sour
Stomach, Heart. Burn. Pilpitatlon Of
tho Heart, Depressed Spirits, Bilious.
ness, &C., eau take Greea's Aagas
F7oper without getting relief aud cure
II you doubt this. 70 to your Drug
gists, DR. G. .. Simpson 8 Co., and
got q Sample Bottle for 10 cents and
try Il. Regular sizo 40 cts, Two
doses will relieve YOU.
Ear On. A. N. 1ssT las located
permanently 10 Weston for The practice
Of bis profession. Having attendeda
thorough course Of lectures at Sterling
Medical College, after ON experience Of
twelve years as a practical druggist, Tho
Doctorh has oblaihed not onlyan az
caraie knowledge Of diseases, but also,
FROM Ills long experience Of a druggist.
understands petfeclly tho propcrdeSpi
nadicines, aud lhoir application 10 the
treatment Of disease The Doctor
eau 10 found at hisresiicnct on uontrp
Street nearly opposite tic Court House
Allcalls, aieAtaud day, fssmP'lyai'
tendedito. 80 Ffl
Best English and American sesll
Al chaifaul ( NipotSs
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~ 80
R-rnE GLRsytllE N OSNALscaOOt.
Editors Democrat. ednesday, the
2Sd inst, was great day here, being
commencement Day OF the Branch
Normal School at Chenille. The
throng Of visitors aud citizens that as.
sembled to witness tho closing exer.
oiSos, was wsll repaid. and fullv up.
pteciated tho really enjoyable occasion.
We have all along regarded this School
as ono that should DO fostered by tue
State, and pntronized by the people
And all do now agreo that tits q thing
to b proud of. From th. day The
School was opened to Wednesdays
Commencement, success has attended
tho enterprise. And very much Of
this success Is duo 10 the efficient Ia.
bors Of Prof. Louis Bennett. Principal.
and bis assistants Mr.. r. NJ Marshall
and Miss Florence Gay Pew. The
School. this year. reached an enroll
ment Of about 122, and the Gradua.
ting Glass numbered ten Tho fol.
lowing arc the names Of the graduates:
Misses Lizzie Arbuckle; Clara Cain;
Mary Cain. Bell Fetty, Alice Hays,
Ella Hays, Ella Shock. aud Messrs
Ward Huffman, W W. johnson aud
Jahu Q. Stump, Tho final cxamiua-
ton Of this class occupied four days
preceding tho Commencement, and
was attended by Rev Dr.. Young, Rev.
Jonathan Smith, r. F. Fleming, Esq I,
and many others. These gentlemen
having been appointed for tho purpose
in pursuance Of rule Of the Regents
The Board Of Examiners have spoken
liz the highest terms dissatisfaction
touching the flnul examinations. tue
Management. Of tho School, and the
course and method Of instruction. The
frst thing on the programme Of
n,i,ss oIfsi.S br tho ( G I Norm a
f,vssnn. In jeelamation tbsra were n
nSmbsr of eonteslsnts Tia frat
n ,,J VA, awarded n Mr.. u0mor I,
Es;ns and n Miss ann;s uovS vac
awsrSsd tbo ~ nr;z al for tbs hast ossav
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W BApTisrNa FrMALE MoRMoss'IS
rus WEsr FoRK Rivera Mormon
Paper in ClarkstWg. We copy the
following from tho Clarksburg TEE.
gram;
1.-THE Adventure Is the title of'a new
paper which appeared this week Ia clarks-
burg. lis edited by Elder D. l.. Shina
and printed In the Office OF the Telegram.
The Adventure Is designed 10 sat forth the
views Of the Latter Day Siin,s', or Nor
mona, rs they ale popularity called, aud is
filled with Interesting reading matter, eYen
for outsiders. II will be published monthly
OF tho present., but should The patronage
justify, twill be issued either fundamentally
or weekly.
From the Adventure we clip the fol.
lowing information in regard to the
Mormon Church 10 Clarksburg:
That there Is q branch Of the church OF Je-
sus Christ otLattcr Day Saints at this place
70 Something new under the sun, and
true enough, Ii has been very recently or.
gained. Brother Samuel o. Shinn, Of
Shinnston, Il Presiding Elder; D. L.
Shinn, Teacher; George W. Prchartlt Dea-
con. The Branch Numbers ten members Ia
all. Two were added on Sunday, the 18th
Of June, viz: Mrs. Mary Pri.a aud Mrs.
Kate Fletcher. They were baptized at the
mouth Of. Crooked Run, In the Wet Fork
river, by Elder D. l.. Shinn, and confirmed
at a meeting held In the house Of Nc. O z.
prin, 10 that vicinity.
We trust that oil the Saints in this
branch arc honestly endOayoring TO SO live
as to be FREQ from sin, and enjoy the peace
OF God. III
Soft seems that they not only have
a Mormon Church and q Mormon
newspaper in olarksburg. but that
they are getting converts, Who would
have thOughtits
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you eau get into difficulty with great
case by asking his opinion Of aeps in
connection with aax'seed pillows.
ny Tas 31sr VlealsIl.-bir. y
NJ. Bennett has handed US the follpE,
.ing list oithe killed aud wOuuaed 10
the 3ist Firginia "a regiment made pp
in this seclion) ut the battle Of Port
Republic The number Of killed and
wounded, when taking into condfeia.
ton The facs that the regiment pun;
bered but 252 men when it.wen. Into
the battle, is astonishing-1T, more
than half the whole number, fell AT
the time ofthe battle, Judge Holman 70
was Colonel, Alfred jackson, d Tbs
place, was Liauteuant Colonel, y ~
ohenoweth, Major, aud Dr.. Wa. y.
Bland. Surgeon During the engage
meut Colonel Hoffman had fiyc Hpres
shot underihim; and Major chenSw1th
was killed--a bullet passing Though
his head NJ
) Company "Ar-Rarion Cout5yl
Killed gLieutenant j. F. Ainstt,
aud Sergeants James Steel and lVill:
lam Il. Hall. Wouaa<d-Lieut nau.
J. NJ. Burns. gorporals Thomas Hem
derson and Thomas Davis. privaIesp I.
J. Donley, Samuel Rutherford, prAh
Tucker. B n, Wilson, B. RMirta.
q. G.. West, II y. Stewart AMI
Wilson Killed 81; wounded IL.
Company ,tB,b-Hghlaud Coans
Killed Captain Robert H Bal
shaw, Corporal John NJ Leach. ri.
Yates John siron and Joseph McRa
Wounded -LitutensntW. O Kincaii
Sergoants 3 v. Erwin and j. W
Shopper. Corporal james A. Gardn,;.
Priyatcs P II. Beathe, William 4,
Boaths. Elijah Leach, Robert 4
Leach. james NJ Stewart, John VI.
Carroll, George w Chewning, II. v
Eryine, William Il Heltzel. J 8
Church. j S. Hickle, st Clair McRel.
Jones a. Stewart, Frank Bradshaw,
William L 9 Benson, John $. Griffp
and William Wright-Killsd AZ
wounded 81.
Company e!Cn-Harison Count
Kiled-Corpofals Samuel Daws,n
and John W. wellingham- WmundAi
Sergeant 'rhsmas Reed Private
David Sloeutf, fr.. John W Rector.
Aaron Young md Corporal s. s.
.Dennison Killed 2--woundtd5
Company D." Gtimer County
Killed -sirse.nt Charles w II
G. &. Private John Kulil- Wounded
-Lioutenaut S q. Campbell. Pei.
Vi tss Elan Cough and Thomas ]
slrtIinnis killed 9 wounded -
CShpmy sE'-Hiqhfand County
kilsd-shgeant A, G Bird Pri.
vates Noah Folks and Josiah Gum =
Wtlnded -hieutennntJ @. Mathsny
seIgeant j B. Caldwell. Corporal NJ,
b BOdkin! Priyates George a Rex
roth, ~. NJ Chin. George A Meal.
ist.r, silas B Jones, William Light
uc. David Warner. Wash Warner,
Diniel s Warner, II. =. Gwinn. NJ
s Bird, 0 +. Clcndenen. ] H Hite
Poler Waybright and Wv Benson
-iilled g. wounded II.
cohpray "F"-Raudolpt County,
killed-sergeans John a. Long,
Prvates james a. Ruekman, Asu
Kdlsy aud William O. Lemon
Wthnaed Corporal George w. Row.
an Priyates AndrewC Mace, John
Frsl. Il. d Westfall, James r. Ap.
petson and William j. Gay-killed q
Wounded 9
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. County
faled-ssrgeant John 7 Hicks,
Prsstes Dallas Hudson aud George
Catle- Wounded Sergeant G W.
Albogast. Prisates George 3 Although
join A Bible, Samuel Carpenter.
NJ ton Campbell, john Doyle. Charles
H1ichin Il Long, P, II Warwick,
IGbrge Wilfong, James Wanless,
IHhty A. wager and Il. D. Lindsey
Khled S-wounied 10,
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Thee dore TiltOn's noted novel,
Tossed" for rent at the
News Depot.
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fT TnE WOLF CREEK WILDERNESS.
-In riding along the waters Of Wolf
and Laurel Greeks, in Braxton aud
Webster counties, in company with a
friend, few days ago, tho devastation
Of the country was particularly motto.
cd by our companion An occasional
chimney, and here and there tho rc-
mains Of fence, told tho sad story
tnat 1t was essential "for tho presor-
walton Of the UniOn,p that every house.
for nearly score Of miles should bo
destroyed. every adult milo citizen
slaughtered, aud the women aud chill
dren driven Of to starve aud die. The
greater portion Of this destruction was
performed by ona Colonel Anisan.
.cl'' Mt the iust,use Of certain "loyal"
gentlemen who tattenea upon the
niiseries Of the sufFerprs.-A day or
two ago we wste handed copy Of the
Stars and Stripes. a paper published
at Weston in ,J,nuary. 1862 by our
predecessor. R. j Alfred Our old
friend Fred" s,s trying to be "loyal''
at that time. A couple Of hundred
"bays 10 hlueT stationed in Weston
kept the old allow level We reprint
below an artick 10 relation to the
wolf Creek RID which we find 10
the Smrs aud Sdpes. taken from the
Cl.rksburg Telegraph Its as follows
From Braxton.
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G CApErs ron THE NAvY.-0ur
Congressman, Colonel Ben Wilson, has
forwarded to is pamphlet published
by tho Secretary Ofthe Navy, in rola.
tion toths appointment Of Cadet En-.
ginOcrs for tho United States Navy.
In o private letter Colonel Wilson
expresses the hop, that be may be aisle
to secure the appointment Of some DO.
serving youth from this District. Tho
candidate must be mot less than six.
teen nor more than twenty yeas Of
age; Of sound physical constitution
and perfect health; and possess a good
English education. The examination
will DO competitive. Only twenty-five
appointments ore to DO made but we
sincerely hope that Lewis county may
DO represented at The Naval Academy
at Annapolis, as well as ut the Military
Academyat West Point.