The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1881-03-16
The Weekly Register
LOCAL. MATTERS.


Buckeye State. With the exception
Of a bad cold the Senator is quite
we'll, and agreeably communicative
upon such subjects as have engaged
the attention of the Legislature dur.
ing the present session. His famil'
iarity with important features ofth
Acts just passed shows that he has
been a close and attentive observer
of whatever transpired in either
branch of the Assembly. He speaks
in complimentary terms Of the Legis-
lature as an intelligent working body,
says the work Of the session is now
being developed, and that the Acts
will soon be ready for distribution.
After referring to certain laws that
are new to our statutes, such as al
lowing criminals to testify in their
own behalf, establishing State board
Of health, etc, he says the Legislature
has been chiefly re-enacting the Code
Of 1868. He informed us that Magis-
trates are required to give bond for not
less than $1,000 or more than $1,000,
the minimum sum being thousand
more than it was under the Code.
Constables shall give bond for not less
than $1,000 or more than $4,000.
The receipts and expenditures Of the
county shall be published in separate
items in one or more newspapers Of
the county, if any be printed therein,
otherwise to be posted at each place
Of voting. Under the Code the Board
could in their discretion have this
statement published in a newspaper,
but the present law is mandatory;
therefore the County Court may ex-
pect TO have no rest until this re-
quirement of the law is complied
with. In the Senator's private apart
Pnent in his Office, were great rolls of
documents yet united, some private,
and others for distribution among his
constituents. He placed us under
obligations for several valuable docu-
ments.
Mr.. Peter s. Couch has returned
from very interesting trip to Flori-
da, where he, Mr.. Capehart, and 9th.
ers in their bunting expedition pene-
trated a region hitherto unexplored,
extending their trip out on the
Gulf.
Mr.. G. Shrewsbury has purchased
II farm just below Mason City, from
Mrs. John W. Neale, and will move
there this week. We are sorry to
lose Mr.. Shrewsbury and his family
as residents of this place.
Mr.. John McCulloch, ST., who has
been quite sick, is now much better
Miss Annie Whi,csides, of Pomcr.
oy, is visiting the family Of John l..
Charles, Esq,
Mr.. Will Wiley, of Grimm's Land
ing, was in town yesterday.
Hon. George Rowley returned Sun.
day night, on the Andes, and went
directly home.
Capt. B. l.. Miles, OF Raymond City,
has been in town for the past week.
Mr.. c. NJ. Whaley, who has been
employed on the Chronicle, Augusta,
KY, paid his friends in this place a
visit last week.
A private dispatch has been re.
ceived from Rev. Mr.. Sledd, indica-
ting his purpose to be here by the
10Th, if well enough.
BIC SANDY L1SE.-The Big Sandy
Line ofsteamboats haschanged hands
50 far as a large part Of the stock and
lts management is concerned. This
line comprises all the Pomeroy and
Cincinnati boats, the Huntington
and Cincinnati and Maysville line,
together with two ow.boats, barges
and Cincinnati Wharfboat. Captain
Honshell, one of the principal owners
Of The line and the Superintendent
has sold his entire interest; Captain
Cbas. NJ. Holloway aud two others
being the purchasers. Capt. Hol-
loway has been elected Superintend
ent. He is veteran steamboatmen
and one of the best business men
along the river. This line is com.
posed OF about twelve or fourteen
steamboats, and does most all of the
business from Pomeroy to Cincinnati.
We take special pleasure in call.
ing attention to the advertisement of
Professor Kenny, in which he pro.
poses to teach a select school in this