The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1877-09-06
.THIaTY MILLIONs III LAW.
"a widows Claim for Two Hum
drcd Square Miles In West
Virginia and Kentucky.
TFrom the New York Herald,

Virginia and Kentucky.
[From the New York Herald1
A Herald reporter called at No.
237 Broadway, the office ofMr sThost
Cary, Ex.Assemblyman from Hud.
son County, N. j., who occupies
Tweed's old rooms, and was informed
that he had undertaken the conduct
Of an important suit for the recovery
of 119, 900 acres ofland situated in
West Virginia and Kentucky, $1,000
Of which are in Fayette County, and
ON partof which the City Of Lexing-
ton now stands. There are eight
claimants, but the one who has the
immediate conduct Of tho case is Mrs.
Miller, present lessee Of the Willow
Haven Hotel, at Pamrapo, on the
New Jersey Central Railroad. She
recently figured extensively in con-
tested will suit against the bankrupt
firm Of Messrs. Cottrell & Babcock,
printing press manufacturers.
AT Mr.. Carey's suggestion tho re-
porter visited Pamrapo, and found
Mrs. Miller, who gave, in brief, the
following history Of her claim, She
produced a ponderous, richly.bcund
family Bible, printed in 1888, ct
Cambridge, which, adjoining the ii.
tlc.pagc, contained a list Of snbscrib-
ers, among which was goodly array
Of the nobility and gentry of Eng
land. In the family register Of the
Old Dominion memento was recorded
the fact that John Young, who was
born in the city of Philadelphia, had
emigrated to Alexandria, Va, in
1887, where he married and estab-
lished himselfas u cracker and pilot
bread manufacturer. in large stone
house, which isstill standing. Mar
stella, was a connection Of tho Custis
family, and consequently related TO
Martha Washington. His business
Aonrishcd and after accumlating con-
siderable wealth he invested in 1l4,-
SOL acres in the patent lands of the
Commonwealth Of Virginia, situated
as follows: $1,000 acres in Fayette
County, 10000 in Harrison, and the
remainderin Monongala, Ohio, Wash,
ington, Kanawha, Lincoln and Mont
goInery Counties. These Govern.
ment lands were purchased or CON
veycd to him by others between the
years of 1884 and 1900, the deeds of
which were registered in the Court.
house of the different counties, and
were signed by Governors Patrick
Henry, b. Randolph, Edmund Ran.
dolph, James Monroe, i. Harrison
and Henry Ice, all historical names.
The amount paid varied from three
to five cents an acre, and in a few
minor instances was as low as half a
cent. He probably invested from
$4,000 to $4,000, which, however, at
compound interest would reach to.
day, the snug sum of about 100000.
i spEcf%ES GRANT.
One contains 5000 acres, on which
part of Lexington now stanGs. rat
rick Henry, Esq, Governor Of Com.
monweath of Virginia, to whom all
these presents shall come, greeting:
Know We that, by virtue Of twenty
three Land.office Treasury warrants,
issued on 10Th September, 1888, there
is granted by the said Commonwealth
unto John Young a certain tract or
parcel ofland, containing $4,000 acres
by survey" (probably surveyed by
George Washington, who was engag-
cd for several years in surveying in
West Virginia, "barcipg date Feb
ruary 20, 1884, in the County of Fa-
yette, bounded as follows: Beginning
at an ash, number nine, n sugar.trec
and beech, thence north sevcnty.fve
degrees, &C., &c. To have and
to hold the said tract or parcel of
land, with its appurtenances, to the
said John Young and his heirs for
ever. In witness whereof, the said
Patrick Henry, ESQ, Governorof the
Commonwealth of Virginia, hath
hereunto set his hand and caused the
lesser seal Of tho said Commonwealth
to be affixed at Richmond on the
4th January, 1856, and Of tho Com
mon wealth the 10TH" H.pi.a
..... -
The Indian war still continues and
the Indians still seem to have the
better of Gen, Howard, Aug. 9th
the Indians killed seven men and
two women near st, Ellis, Montana.
They wero from Helena. Chief JOS
cph has gone to tho Yellowstone and
is to be met by Gen. Sturgis withsix
companies Of troops. We presume
he will out manoeuvro them as usu.
al.
Punish the starving strikers, is
now the cry. Give 'om fitsl Sock
en- in Jail! Such is the cry Of Rad.
ical journalists and their owners,
tho coupon clippers. But The whis.
key thieves and that terrible Chris.
tian Statesman who stole tho money
appropriated for soldiers gravestonos