The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1875-10-07
STATE NEWS.

porary Capitol to allow base ball to
be played in the streets.
The entire one halfof the Richie
Gazette, of Sept. Is, is filed with
land sales for taxes. This does not,
look well for the prosperity of the
people Of that county.
The Jackson county NccS says;
'Eooppoles have taken the place of
Grecn6acks in that county" Al
right, If the county is well hoped
there vii be no danger Of its burst
ing.
DR.. ]. R. l. Hardesty, of Wheeling
W. Va, son ofisaac H&rdcsty, Of Har-
risonburg, has received aninvitation
from the Khedive Of Egypt to become
a resident of his empire. He offers
the Dr., VIC learn, 4 salary OF 5000
per annum in gold to practice his
profession, Of which diseases OF the
eve have been MAIDS speciality. Il
is not known whether the DR.. will
accept theinvita:;on. DR.. II. isquitc
L young man.-SFccGt0r.
The Weston Democrat has several
inverted pyramids ofblack head lines
in its last issue, of which the follow
ING is a selection: 10! the Poor Ma
gry-"Loyal' KlU.Klux-How the
Man and Brother is Robbed OF his
Rights in 4 LoiI Community; And
How he Gets Ehal Rights in . Rebel
District" The head lines refer to.
the statement that in Morgantown
the white children were voted eight
months school while the colored
children were only given three
months; when at Weston both co!ors
were voted an cqua! t2r:A for school
ing-cigh: months.
It seems that there is yet in store
for Braxton, and the other counties
along Elk River, grand future
Former surveys have demonstrated the
fact that this river has only $50 feet
of fall from Sutton to Charleston:
has an average depth Vi some d feet,
and an average width Of some 800
feet. Consequently, the moderate
sum Of $1,000 woald be amply SUI,
fcicnt to channel the river from Sut-
ton 10 Charleston, sufficiently wide
and deep, to admit for ten months IN
the wear, the regular passage Of small
steamboats,. The rapid mineral de.
vclopmentS, in BraXtoa county Will
soon reccssitatc the Improvement Of
the river or railroad transportation,
as one iron blast furnace is already
about completcdin that coanty, while
arrangements are being made for the
erection of<everal more. lnexhauSt-
ible beds of the finest and richest iron
ore have been discovered all over this
county, with wealth Of coal and
timber that the active work Of ages
cannot cxhaust.-ijeNoa Democrat.
ATEEr!pLE .acc.DEST.-Yesterdsy
about noon a terrible accident hap
pcncd in East Wheeling. Mr.. John
Crawford had been building the
foundation ut the corner Of Alley 9Th
and 18th street. The workmcn had
dug under the bank for the purpose
Of caving 1t in. While al the men
engaged in the work were a: dinner
a lot Of little children were playing
in the vicinity, and while two ofthem
named respectively James Norris and
John mckinley, were under the bank,
it gave way. Both children were al
so most covered up by the earth, but
assistance soon arrived and cHcavat-
ed them. The lad Norris was horri-
Div crushed, and McGinly was not
much better. The children were car
ried to their homes and medical aid
sent for. DR.. Allen soon arrived, but
found that it was impossible to do
ANYTHING for Norris. The little fell
low expired few hours after the &C
cideat. 1t is said that McGinly has
his back broken, and there are doubts
as to his final rccovcry.-Rcglstcr.