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West Virginia.

The Moore6ell Examiner learns with regret
that the work on the handsome Episcopal
Church edifce, now building in that town, has
been suspended for want Of necessary lumber.
Gov Matthews, has parloned Alexander c.
Quarter, convicted October IS, 1871, AMI SEN
fenced for eight years to the penitenIiary for
alterin the books Of the Wheeling Savings
Institution of which bauk he was cashier.
The Spring term Of the University at Nor
gantowu opened on the 2Sth ult.. and with
encouraging prospccts-as tweniy-iour new
siudents entered on that day, and there are
more expected. Success to the institution F!
The Secretary Of War, upon the recommeu-
dation Of C1l. ". p CraiShill, engineer in
charge. has authorized the expenditure Of
$50 coo The uuallottcd balance OF an sppro-
priation Of $4,000 made by Congress last
year for tie improvement of the kanaWha
river. This. with the sums heretofore appro-
priated. will aggregate about $4,000 an
amount sufficient to complete the locks and
dams at Bruwnstown, Cabin Creek aud Paint
Creek
David c. IIiser, aged twenty years the mail
carrier between Moor, field, Hardy County, and
franklin. Pcudlelun County, was shot and
murdered on the morning Of the 8 instant.
about two and half miles from Petersburg
Grant County in the gap on the road to Peters
burg. between the hours Of aud II o'clock
A. NJ. Ga the evening of the 4th his body
was found in the river stripped OF most OF lis
clothing, three bullet holes through 1t, sup
posed to have been made with a navy revolver.
The mail sack was also fund in the river, near
the body. having been opened aud robbed Of
its contents. \ young man named W. Sey-
mour Douglass native Of Petersburg, but
who has recently returned from Texas, has
been arrested on the charge Of committing the
murder, and it is claimed tlat tie evidence
against him is very strong. llscr was much
esteemed aud trusted by all who knew him,
and there is great Indignation against the sup
posed murderer.
Piedmont Lad fire last week, and seven
houses destroyed. The independent sys;
Besides the builIin. owned by Mr.. Peter
Ianuou. in which the fire originated, and Which
bv good fortune was at the time unoccupiri,
the following can he counted in the loss: The
bnilng on the right owned by Mr W. y.
Thrashcr, and occupied by Mr. Bloudcl as a
Tin-ware establi>hucrt-re>idenceoflir John
Heck, owned by Mrs Brown Of Hampshire
IIil-three buildings standing Oh tie left Of
where the fire orieinated-one occupied by
Mr.. Geo. Clnk,-one by Mr.. c. Moran, in
which he resided, aud was in part used as a
saloon and Restauraut--aud oLe owned and
occupied by RoOt RAveuScratt.
Several buildings were demolished 10y the
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protect other property 10 the INN cliaie ycn-
ity. The buildings occupied ly Mr.. Creamer
and Mr.. Lynch. owned by Mr. } S jameson,
were thus made way with, together with quite
number of back buildings Of the HOUSES facing
back street"
Several persons were more or less injured in
subduug the flames, among them Charles Nc
Alecr, John Meir aud VIM. Montgomery -
Three fire companies arrived from Cumberland
but after the fire bad been arrested.