The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1877-10-27
STATE NEWS.

Melbourne, Australia. Major Card
ncr was quartermastcr Of Hayes Ecgi-
ment during tho war.
West Virginia will only get 81, 900
Of The Peabody fund this year. This
is about the nett thing to nothing, for
educational purposes, but it would buy
. heap Of -four.
attempted Suicide at Point Pleas
AMI, Vest TirgiNi".-AlFs. Celia liar.
ris, an old Indy aged about sixty years.
attempted suicide ut this place ut noon
to-day by taking over seventy grains Of
nrsenic. The physicians say she will
die, The cause Of the accident was
domestic infclicity, -SpeeisI 10 The
Register.
The Richie Ga:.Hc is enlarged and
improved, and comes to us bright and
ncwsy. Brother Morris, after fair
trial. is convinced that $3.50 for u
years subscription will no: pay couu.
try newspaper, aud he scnsibly "calIs
the old !isu rcs" viz: $500 per year
in advance. No country paper eau
live and pay its debts, ut less Gg-
urc.
Tho editor Of tue Parkcrsburg
Sentinel hes brought himself to assert
that "Lhosc papers that argue against
an extra session Of the Legislature
cvincc the profouulest stupidity"
Since out Of tho fifty or sixty papers in
tho State but three are found to favor
the extra session, this is but another
case Of the one juror who found him.
self in company with eleven stupid and
pcrvcrse men who refused to be con.
WINGED by him
The Board Of Regents Of tho State
Normal Schools have adopted o rule
requiring an agreement from the parent
or guardian Of students receiving State
appointments 10 Normal Schools, that
in the event Of failure to teach one
year in schools Of this State after lcav.
ing tho Normal Schoo! to which they
were appointed, tuition fees, the same
MS arc charged regular STUDENTS not ap-
PORTED by the State, will DO paid to
the State, for the purpose Of being
placed in ihc treasury.
On last Friday evening about five
o'clock, while Abraham Gordon was
attempting to cross tho railroad track
near the Y at Portland, he was struck
by passenger train. knocked several
feet up from the ground, and struck
again before he alightel, and thrown
npeu the track with bis head against q
tie. lie was killed instantly. Ills
head was badly mashed, bruised and
cut, his body was bruised. and there
vas an ugly cash in his forehead
Ki"grOuE JourNm.
The following postofico changes
and appointments were made in West
Virginia last week, viz: The sito Of
the post Office at Bull'Own, liraxton
county, is changed. and Miss Gun.
niugham appointed postmaster, vice
". II. Berry, superseded Mrs A.
Robinson is appointed postmaster at
Shirley, Tyler county, vice N. T.
Watts Resigned. Agnes Fcrrcll is
appointed postmaster ut Lone Tree,
Tyler county, vice s, Ferrcll, died
James a. Waits is appointed post
master at Falling Springs, Grccnbricr
county, vice J. ". Hanna, resigned,
SaJIing .l.d'uy at s.. .Mrys.-
Quite 4 sensation was created in our
town on tho night Of the eth inst,
by IN aItercalion which took place DO.
tween Mr.. l.. D. Cain and a young
mau by the name Of II. II. Hess, re-.
sulting in yOuns Hess being stab 0cd
by Cane in three different places. Ono
in the left breast, near the heart, is
thought to be dangerous and may
provo fatal. Cane left for the State of
Ohio, but thinking it better not to run
away, returned and gave himself up to
the officers Of the law. lie is now on
bail Of $1,000 for his appearance be.
fore the circuit court to DO held in
November, to answer any indictment
that may be found against him for the
OlTense. As usual whisky was the
prime mover Of tho ARRAY.
Tho Kanawha Ga1ettc says the steps
which remain to be taken in the forma-
ton Of new Diocese are as follows: