The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1877-04-28
State News.

Major X. j. Gardner, OF Clarks-
burg, is reported to have secured the
Consulate at Melbourne worth So, 500
per annum.
Hon. Geo, G sturgiss, Of Morgan.
town, in private letter Informs us
that over thirty new students have en-.
tered tho University this spring
President Thompson is already doing
good wOrk.-Ritclie Gasrtts.
Economy has taken new turn 10
Harrison county, A lady carries her
corset in satcIcl till she gets within
mile or two Of Clarkshurg. aud then
puts it on beneath tho privscy Of a
large tree. -Rnchie Gasefie,
Perry Freoland, father Of John
Frcclaud, Of Weizel county. WIS ar,
rested on Saturday night near Man.
uingtOu, by United states detective,
charged with countcrfsitiug. Frccland
has been arraigned on the same charge
before, bu. for lack Of evidence was
acquitted. -Grafton Times.
The tobacco raisers il Fayette
county are realizing handsome prices
for their last years crop. Mr. John.
sen received thirty nine dollars per
hundred for bis best article. and extrr
prices for the remainder ia tho Rich
mOnd market. Mr., Samuel Carter
sold QUO hogshcad for thirty dollnts
per hundred, and another for twelve,
III Cincinnati.
Action on the proposal to establish
a separate diocese by the Episcopal
churches Of this State. was postponed
by lao Parkersburg Convention until
tho churches Of the eastern Panhandle
could ba consulted About 81 500
was pledged by the churches rcpresan,
ted for the support Of a separate Bishop
and tho feeling seemed to DO nearly
unanimous in favor Of a separation =
On the principle that the " early
bird catches the worm" the Martins
burg wv. Va. Statesman has thrown
it, presidential banner to the breeze
for 1880. bearing the names Of =" Blue
Jeans" Villains for President aud
Wade Hampton for Vice President.
Rather emily this for presidential slate.
making A few years devoted to the
development Of tho material interests
of tho cOuntry BY the press, irrespeot-
i've Of pnr,y would DO attended with
beneficial results Herald
The Grecubrier Independent ex-
presses its apprchensiOns that, should
neither Of the competing points for the
location Of the Capitol receive ma.
jority Of tho votes in August, Wheel
iug influence would procure the boil
ding Of an extra session Of the Legis.
la,urc next winter, and bring about the
repeal Of the Capital bill. We appre
bend that that's pretty thin.-Register
On last Wednesday large house
boat passed up through the Elk river
lock, having on i, Ave families from
Clarion county. Pennsylvania. These
families have purchased land from SIr
Lewis Young, on Elk river. and will
all locats in that neigbborhood. They
had on board all the furniture belon.
ging to the different families, besides
ipnls farming utensils, pigs. chickens.
etc. There wcrC about twenty-five
me., wsmen and children in the ave
families. There arc others making
arrangements to come here from the
same State at m early day, and we
tender them all hearty welcome
The Court Of Appeals will meet 10
Charleston, mex, Thursday, to an
uounce decisions in cases submitted at
the term which commenced on the 10th
Of January The judge, have been
engaged in this city for tho past six
or seven weeks. 10 the labor Of prepAr-
ing decisions III til, cases before them
for adjudication, and we understand,
are now prepared to announce decis-
ions in some City cases before closing
their Char lesion session. The Court
will then have q short rest before open.
ing itI session in this city in june -
Wheeling Register.
Gov Mathews yesterday appointed
tho following named gentlemen as
members Of the Board Of Regents Of
tho Deaf and Dumb Asylum u, Rom.
ney: DR. NJ F HuIIihea, Ohio Coun-
ty; Hon. J " Mason, Taylor county;
fhos hlasliu, Hardy County; Dr. s
Lapton, Hampshire county; ", S.
Laidley. Kanawha county; G ".
Craig. Mason county, and Alexander
Campbell. Of Brooke county, Tue po.
litical color of the Board is rs follows:
Democrats four, Independents two,
Republican one Craig aud Nloslin
arc Independents and JnO ". Mason
Republican. the rest being Democrats.
line Richmond Dislhtch tells Ghur-
lesion that il she wants the people to
locate their Capitol ut that place, she
must build a railroad up Elk tapping
the Baltimore aud Ohio railroad at
some point. thus making Charleston
easily accessible 10 tho northern, eas.
tern and interior portions Of the State,
|, further says that. ii Charleston ha.
ps much public spirit as she ought to
have to deserve the Capitol, shs will
build the rOad aud that without tho
road she will not get the Capitol. As
Spectator in real estate, kanawbL
county could well afford to vote one
million dollars to secure the building