The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1875-04-22
sTATE NEWS.

our CITY quite ldIgc iulliuci u VieA
and Young men who delight in the
cruel sport Of chicken fights, and
choosing various places out OF the
sight of the police and other preserv-
ers of the peace; and spending hours
EanI hours in looking on and watch
ing the death struggles of fowls let
loose against each other in u tempo
rary arena they secure in various
places. If our information is true,
we are not surprised that our library
and similar associations are summed
by men who seem to thirst rather for
degrading bloody spectacles, than for
the elevating influences ofmoral and
instructive lectures, essays, music,
and other means of refnemcnt.-hr-
ker5arg Times.
From the Weston Democrat, we see
that Lewis county has givena major
lity of SOC in a total vote of 1,504, for
a narrow gauge railroad, from Wes-
ton, to tap the Baltimore and Ohio.
This decisive majority looks as if our
Lewis friends were wide awake to
enterprise, and strongly in favor of
such internal improvements, as will
develop their material resources. 1t
| is upon such works as these that
West Virginia depends for Il brilliant
future, and prosperity which will
make her one Of the wcalthiest States
of the Union. The subscription vo-
ted for was for $4,000; the name OF
the proposed road is the Weston and
West Fork railroad, and its objective
point is the Parkersburg Branchat or
near Clarksburg.
SAD Academia Boy KILLED
| As sad an event ms we have lately
been called upon to chronicle occur
red on yesterday Thursday after
noon. Mr.. Elmus Hamilton, who re-
sides Just outside the corporate limits,
has some very fine sheep on his farm
which have been troubled by dogs Of
late, making it necessary to watch
Gheli' eiosel!' ,l.'. $50 &C., 80 81
age, took shot gun and repaired to
the field containing the flock to watch
and shoot any dog that should appear.
Joseph was just out of sight of the
house, and about 3 o'clock the report
of the gun was heard, but nothing
was thought then more than that a
dog had been killed, or at least shot
Iat The usual supper time came and
Joseph did not return, when search
was made in the direction whence
the report of the gun came; arrived
at the spot, sad to say there lay the
bow spccchiess and unconscious, hav-
ing lain there in the rain and chilly
air from the hour the report of the
gun was heard till six o'clock. The
whole charge of shot had entered the
right temple directly between the
eve andear, makinga CHASTITY wound.
The sufferer was carried to his home
and DR.. Lazzell called, whoexamincd
and dressed the wound, from which
the brain was oozing. The shot could
not be extracted. He died on the
next morning about 10 O'clock
Vest ITgIn'dn
SALE OF BLooDED STocK.-At the
yandiyer sale of horses and blooded
stock, on Thursday, prices were real
lied ranging from $40 to $50 fo- cows;
800 for a three wear old thorough
bred bull; two wear old heifers at $50
to $40 A GOOD, well broke harness
horse, showing considerable trotting
speed, brought 1882; the stallion,
Kentucky clicf, brought 900; some
fair workhorses,i in thin order, brought
from $50 to $50; three year old mule
sold at $50. Hav sold extra well,
bringing about $40 per ton in the
stack. The thoroughbred Durham
cows and bull sold entirely too low.
i Our people do not seem to attach
much importance to blood, which nc.
counts, in a great measure, for the
short prices. Dull times and scarcity
of money, however, exercise an inllu.
ence in every branch of trade and
commcrcc-he,ser Tribune.
lHE ASfLUN:-AI Ihe meeting ol
inc bo3r9 Oh directors 10 when VIZ