The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1877-04-07
State News.

cr." is lecturing in Koyser.
Doctors Hunt and Hall, Of Parkers
burg, huve invented and put into oper'
alton a telephone apparatus.
An amateur company at Keyser, q
few evenings since, played :" Scion
Shiugle."
A Seven year old sen Of Asbury Lew.
is, living at Johnstown, Harrison
county. was recently licked to death
by horse.
The parties arrested in Marion eoun-
.y few weeks ago. for murder, on
charge made 'by girl. have been after
full examination been cleared and the
girl arrested for perjury.
The taxable property Of ParkerS.
burg amounts TO about $500, 900, 900.
Tho charter of the city limits the city
debt to 5 per cent Of its taxable prop
erty. 5 per cent of $500, 900, 600 is
Sl50,O0O. The debt Of tho city at
this time is about $3.50. 1000.
We see by tho Wcllsburg papers
that Campbell Tarr. cx.Sta,o Treasur-
or, is Vice President Of temper
unce organization in that town. Wells-
burg claims to be tue bauuor town of
tho Ohio Valley, iu the way Of TEN.
peraucs reform, 572 persons having
siguod the pledge at three meetings.
The temperance fever seems to have
reached a white heat up thsrc.-Reg-
lister.
1--WE have reliable information Of
,nost disrraceful proceedings in bod
r;dc, coTntv It's to the effec, that a
day OR so ago. several prominent citi.
zeus Of West Union got on spree
formed themselves into kind OF q
mock court, and ordered the keeper OF
the county jsil-he being ono Of the
uumber-to bring before them the
prisoner Powell, who so csOlly muir
dercd one Thomas Barton month or
so ago, aud proceeded to try him.
One party acted as prosecutor and an.
other tsr the defence. After tho pris-
ouer had testified and speeches had
been made pro and con. the Judge de.
cided the prisoner innocent, aud after
being given ten dollars was allowed to
depart, which he did without the leas.
delay. As soon as the sheriff Of the
county learned OF the AFFAIR no started
in pursuit of the prisoner. but at last
accounts he had no clue to him. This
is certainly one Of tho NEST outrageous
affairs that has occurred in our State"
-Es.
III. Fish 4c,-Tho Lrpislaturs a,
ito recep, session passcd an act, the
object Of which was to encourage tho
propuga,ion Of food fish 10 the streams
Of tho State. 1t provides for the ap-
poiutmeut by the Governor, Of com
mission of three parsons, one from
each Congressional district, who shall
hold their Offices for four years, whose
duty it shall be to stock such Of tho
rivers aud waters Of the State as they
shall select, with food fish, by the ss.
Enlistment Of Matching houses and
pools, by the removal Of distractions
10 the passage of fish, BY the erection
Of fish ladders, and by such other
meaus as shall recommend themselves
to the wisdom Of said Commissioners.
The act appropriates SO, 900 ts.bs cx.
pended, one.half this year and tho re-
iuaiuder next year equally il the three
districts, and requires tho Com mission.
ers to serve without reward except as
to their actual expenses incurred 10
the discharge Of their official duties
Register.
lno,l.r u.yd.,-We arc informed
,ha, IN "Wednesday pirbt Inst, Mr..
Lsy; S,arkev a wealthy ci,izon Of this
conn.v living an tho head Of Buffalo
crs.t mar ia Wetzel county line,
WIS murdered for biz money. The
.,r,;onl,rs "A far n. VA can learn
them, are these, that Mr.. Starkey had
been known to have u considerable
sum Of money on han /, but had loan.
ed the same on Tuesday, at Manning.
ton, 10 Mr.. Austin Beatty that after
he went homo Thursday night. and re.
tired to bed some Que raped at tho
door and Mr.. Starkcy 60. up aud
opeuei the door, whereupon two mon
foreud themselves into the house. aud
On Mr.. Starkey demanding wha. they
wanted, one Of them drew a 70.