Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1877-04-14

tive mep, from the highest to the low
est, in places of trust, to strict ac-
countability Ion their acts, and he who
questions or demurs at the peoples
right 10 exercise this ex-action,is unwor-
thy of their confidence aud ought not
to be invested with so sacred respon-
siblity. O Grant, face thy doom for
a just God avepgeth an outraged peo-
pie.
The ghost of Don Piatt prompted by
that trio of demon spirits who have pre-
eeded him, will hover around your path
way of life, and when you are upon the
briny deep, and look down upon its
crystal waters, you shall there see mir
rored the damnable deeds which you
have done in the name of liberty. Those
frantic spirits will cry aloud TO you in
the whiriwind, vengeance, vengeance ls
mine, saith the Lord e.
THE AMENDED SCNCCL LAW.
The Legislature at its late session
amended the school law OF the State,
i'll several particulars.
Section of the law CT 1928 is
amended so as TO provide for the cleo
ton Of school officers, including coun-
" superintendent, on the first Tuesday
in August, 1877, and in every second
year thereafter. At this election, a
president and two commissioners who
shall constitute board Of education for
the district, shall be elected in each
magisttrial district of each county.
Their terms Of Office shall commence
on the first day of September following,
and continue for two years. These cleo
tons shall he held al the usual places OF
voting. for State officers, instead of az
the school houses, rs heretofore. 1t Is
made the duty of the County Court TO
appoint three commissioners 10 superin-
tend the election at each place of vot-
ing, aud all the provisions Of the gener-
al election law are made applicable to
this election. These commissioners
are required, at the election next Au-
gust, to also superintend the vote on
the location OF the capital, and to serve
without compensation.
Section is stricken cut and new
section iaserted, which provides for a
meeting OF the district board of educa-
ton to be held on the first Monday in
September, 1877, at which they shall
appoint three Intelligent and discreet
persons as trustees for each sub-dstric.
il. their district, one of whom shall be
appointed for one year, one Tor two
years, and one for three years. .
Section is SO amended as to require
the trustees Of the school districts to
employ teachers subject to the approval
of the Board of Education; and, when
ever at the end of any school month,
the daily average attendance for that
month"; has been less than thilty-ive per
cent of the whole number Of pupils en-
umeratcd in the sub-diStrict, the trus-
tees shall dismiss the teachers and dis
con,inue the school, unless otherwise
directed by the Board of Education
Section 30 riGuires every teacher to
keep daily register and make monthly
reports 10 the Secretary of the Board
BY this section the school month is ex-
,endcd TO twenty-five days, excluding
Saturdays, twenty days of which shall
be devoted TO teaching, and two days
to attending county or district insti
tutes, which time the teacher shall de-
vote in the improvement Of himself and
fellow teachers in the branched VI learn
ing taught i'll the free schools, aud in
the art of teaching. 1t is made the
duty of the county superintendent to
organize and conduct such Institutes, TO
keep a record Of their proceedings, and
report to the Boards of Education the
names of the teachers attending, aud
those who failed to attend. Each
teacher is required to attend such Id
stitules at least eight days in each year,
and failure to do so works u forfeit
ture of a pro rata part ofhis salary.
Section - allows the sheriff three
per centum in the way Of commissions
ON the collection Of all school levies,
and provides penalties for failure TO
make proper settlements with the pro-
per authorities.
BY al additional act of the legisla-
ture, sheriifs arc required to pay all Or
ders drawn upon the school fund In
their hands, on presentation. This will
put stop to the practice that has long
existed with sheritfs in using the school
funds in making payments into the
State treasury in order to avail them
selves OF the per centage obtained there.
by.-Uhseiing Register.
The large hotel property known as
the Grant House." Wheeling, owned
by Messrs. Lewis and Woodmansee,
was totally destroyed by fire on the
night of March goth. 1t was one of the
Oldest hotel stands in the city. The en-
tire property was valued at 1920, 900;
ipsured Tor $4,000. The proprietors
notwithstanding their discouraSing loss
propose Immediately to rebuild.
Jacob S. Foreman, a brother of Mr..
T. |. Foreman and Governor Boreman,
of Parkersburg, was the Judge before
whom John ID. Lee was tried, and who
sentenced him to be shot in Utah.
The Parkersburg Sentinel reports on
rumor, that five tramps were concealed
in box-car stealing ride on the train
that was wrecked at Eatons tunnel re-
ceutly, all of whom were killed.
DEsrRucrIvE FIRE AND Loss OF LIFE.
The Southern Hotel in ST. Louis, on
last, some forty or fifty per-
son persisted in the flames. II was one