The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1880-01-28

Quite an excitement was created
in Wheeling last week by the par.
tial burning Of several houses and
stables, which were Enthusiastically
the work Of incendiaries. The peo.
pie were afraid to retire at night, and
the words in eyerybody's mouth,
were: "Whose stable or house will
be the next?" This is certainly a
fearful state of affairs in any town
or community. THERE'S no one who
can do so much injury in so short O
time, as the incendiary, and there is
no crime in the whole catalogue
where the guilty are so difficult tc
find, no wonder the people take the
law into their own hands, sometimes
in these cases. fla man does not &C.
cede to every demand of a worthless
tramp, his barn is burned, or his
stock killed, or something of the
kind is done. One instance last
fall in an upper county, a gentle
man had all his corn burned in the
shock. A man for a petty spite,
sticks a match to a hay.stack. Veri-
ly we know not who is safe. We are
not much in favor Of capital punish.
ment, but if there is a man who
ought TO be hung, the incendiary is
that man.
An enthusiastic meeting of the
friends Of the Irish cause, took place
in Washington City one day last
week. Our Kenna made an eloquent
speech in behalf of his countrymen
Parnell is having an ovation nearly
everywhere, and the Prince Of Wales
thinks the American people nigh,
be better employed than listening to
this agitator, as he is called.
Rear-Admiral G. X. stribling, Of
the United States Navy, died in
Martinsburg, West Virginia, last
week, and was buried in Washing.
ton. He spent 26 years as a Naval
Commanded and 10. years in other
sea.service.
Between one and two hundred
heirs to the famous Springer estate
have appeared at the convention now
in session in st. Louis, and claim
right to part of the estate which is
estimated to be about three hundred
million dollars.
Thomas sweeny's appointment as
Supervisor of the Census, according
to the Register, did not materialize.-
Gen. Latham and John B. Laidly are
the supervisors for the two districts
of West Virginia.
A telegram to the State Depart.
ment announces the discovery Of
Masonic emblems in the foundation
of the obelisk, at Alexander. Draw.
ings were. made and the emBlems
were preserved as found.
The present has been an unfavor.
able season for great men. Two
United States Senators and one Con.
gresham have died; also Admiral
stribling. Senator Lamar is very
ill, and Gen. Schenek is now quite
sick in Washington.
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1t is now reported that the Presi,
dent will make up another Census
slate, wherein more Democratic
names will appear than in the pres.
ent arrangement. In Ohio the Dem.
ocrats want at least two out of the
eight census supervisors.
Mitchell, the wife murderer, over
at Troy, Ohio, was found guilty Of
murder in the first degree, by the
jury which tried him last week.
The verdict gave general satisfaction
They have had several murders in
that part of the State, but that is the
first verdict of that kind ever rem.
dered.
1t is now rumored that Jay Gould
has bought a large interest in the
Central Pacific Railroad. Justa the
great trunk lines get into the hands
of Il few men, so will freight charges
advance.