The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1875-09-02
STATE NEWS.
Charleston has two boat clubs call.
ed the bad Sans" and "Slim Jims."

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ed the bad Sans" and "Slim Jims.
Brick Pomeroy is announced to
| speak ut Fairmont September 18th,
that being the first day of the Marion
County Fair.
The Charleston Police Court is in
the hands of Recorder Fry in the alb
sence of Mayor Ruby at the Green
brier Springs. Judge Fry is about
twenty-three years ofage.
On Wednesday last Edward Hud-
dleston, respected citizen ofFayette
county, was killed near Gauley
Bridge by the falling of 4 log while
loading it upon wagon.
John L. Pearl, of Jefferson county,
was arrested a few days ago, charged
with obtaining money belonging to
Mrs. Mary Moboley, by presenting
forged orders to the Postmaster at
Charlestewn. Pearl is in Jail at
Clarksburg, and will be tried before
| the United States Court, at Clarks-
burg, on the 18th of this month.
A prominent citizen of Kanawha to
q Courier reporter: 81 am for imitation.
and then for expansion; after that /
am for charging; then for distendinS;
then for extending; then for spread.
ing; and then diffnsing. Then, sir, l
am for addition; then for multiplied.
ton; then for division; and, finally, |
am for substraction-from the bond
holder"
The following interesting dairy
note comesfrom Jackson county: "Nlrs.
John Slavens, of Ravenswood district,
has sold in the last FIVE years to Mr..
Goulden, one of the merchants Of Ra-
venswood, 81, 800 worth of butter
The average price at which it wassold
twenty cents per pound. The av-
erage number of pounds per week
about twenty-eight."
The Chicago Tribune of a late date
shows up the bogus insurance COM
panies, and asserts that owing to lax
Legislation to correct the evil West
Virginia is the chosen field for their
operations. Among the companies
said to be worthless and doubtful, are
the following: Nail City, La Belle,
Baltimore and Ohio, Brunswick, Ad-
ans, Commonwealth, Arlington, Bcv-
erly. Merchants, Mineral Mountain,
Grange, Piedmont, and Continental.
Land Commissioner Lewis, of Clay
county, reports as result of his re-
cent reassessmcnt, 300,353 acres of
land in the county, valued on an av-
erage at sl.A per acre, 26O,5Sl acres
are owned by non-residents, and the
remainder by residents of the county.
The reassessmcnt gives an increase of
15,24S acres. Mr.. Lewis says: THE
land owned by non-rcsidents consist
mainly of large tracts covered with
fine timber, and Astounding with
minerals; hence the increase in val
ue."
MURDER OF T. c. TnRAsl1ER.-W C
learn from parties just from Crump's
Bottom, that Mr.. 7. c. Thrashcr was
murdered on Sunday night Inst by
Woodson Harvey. 1T or near Mr.. Hen
~ Cores, in the Pipcstcm District
As related tous, it occurred rs follows:
Thrasher and Harvey had been to the
Association where they had been
drinking more or less during the day.
In the cveningthey went to the house
of Mr.. Henry Gore, where they cx-
pcctcd tostay all night, and with that
view, took their horses to the stable
to feed them; in = short time some
loud talking was heard, and four PTS
tol shots in the direction of the sta
bic. Parties who went out to see
what was the matter, found Thrash
er weltering in his blood, with four
bullet holes in his body. Harvey
was gone, and has not been heard Of
up to this time. Parties are in pur-
suit, and we understand a reward is
offered by DR.. Thrashcr for his ap-
prchension.
This is the result of carrying PTS
tolls, and we hope that the Legisla-
turc at its next session will pass such
a law as will prevent the barbarous
practice. Every idle white man or
negro in this county must have a
pistol swung to his back, ready to-
whip it out on the slightest provoca-
ton, and commit murder. Let it be
stopped by all means.-liountaia
Herald.
We learn, says the Wheeling Regis
ter, from a citizen of Fairmont, in the
city attending the meeting in the in
terests of the Centennial, that Post
Master John W. Lott and his brother
Richard P. Lott, Of Fairmont, were on
Tuesday last, arrested by Special
Agents of the Postofiice Department,
charged with gross Irregularities or
perhaps worse conduct, in connect
ion with the office at that place. Mr..
John W. Lott, the Postmaster, does
not give his personal attention to the
office affairs, the duties Of which de-
volved upon his brother, who, it
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