The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1877-05-31

fever and The became so low that he
hardly reached home from Wheeling
before he died. He was we'll and fa-
vorably known throughout the State.
He leaves a wife and several child
rem 10 mourn his loss.
DR., Alexander G. McChesney, Of
Charleston, died in Augusta county,
Va, on the 10Th inst, in the 49th
year of his age. The Doctor was
well known in this county.
RIVER TEMs.-That justly popu.
lar Kanawha River packet, West
Virginia, brought out of Kanawha
River on Monday, / 400 bushels Of
wheat, GOO bushels of corn, and So
passengers. Among the number
we're Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. Erwin, of
Charleston, on a visit to their old
home in Ohio.
The Tom. Hackney has entered
the Gallipolis-and Millersport trade.
The Courier will be tn. regular
Wheeling packet for Cincinnati this
"wednesday evening. She is com
manded by the Andes officers which
is guarantee of good treatment,
The yirgio Lee, Capt. Reynolds, is
the Wednesday evening Kanawha
packet for Cincinnati. The Yirgie
Lee is n popular boat. Fare to Gin
cinnati $3.50.
Some year or more ago q commit
tee of three were appointed by the
County Court to examine into the
condition of the Jail building, and
to make report to the Court. The
Committee have never performed
that duty nor obcycd the order of the
Court. The building is unsafe, es-
pecially the dwelling part. The
walls, foundation, sillsand caps have
settled 50 that the walls are very
badly cracked; besides tho heavy roof
is sagging aud.spreading the walls
at the top, The County Court ought
to act promptly in this matter A
new Jail, or repair the old one.
FIRE AT CLlFroN.-On Sunday
morning about 8! O'clock fire broke
out in what is called Dilchcr's row,
Clifton. The eutire row was de-
stroycd. The buildings were occu-
pied by families, and many of them
lost nearly all their household goods.
The Ancient Order Of Foresters had
their Court room in this row, and
all their Court furniture was destroy
ed. Their loss will be about $3.50
The loss on buildings we did not
learn, but %c understand the loss is
fully covered by insurance. The
NIiddleport fire company crossed over
and did good service in saving adj
jaccnt property.
The Old Presbyterian Church of
this place, which has been undergo
ing repairs for the past few months,
and which is now almost completed,
was re.dclicatcd last Sunday. The
church is the handsomest in the
town, and the thanks Of the mem
bers and the praise Of the people is
due to DR.. S. L, Lane, the Pastor, for
the energy and zeal he has displayed
in planning and bringing forward to
completion, this church.
The Leader, may be a good Sunday
paper, and its literature of the high
est w but its advertisements are
not lSe.y choice Sunday reading, if
we take the advertisement Of Mofiat
& Dickcy, as u sample. Words are
used in the 7th line Of said adver-
tiscmcnt that would bring the blush
to any womans check. Bro. John
son, read your proofsheets more
closely.
Complaint has been made to us,
with a request to call public atten-
ton to the matter, which is: There
are a number of person who got to-
gcther in crowds on the pavements,
and sometimes (unthoughtedly, no
doubt,) let words pass from their lips
that are very distasteful to la
dies who have to pass by them. No
gentleman should use language upon
the street, that he would blush to
uttcri in the presence of women.
SToRM.-A heavy storm passed
over the portion of this county lying
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