The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-01-12

d by law; Others by reason Of their term q
Y enlistment having expired, 30 that the vol
!. unlecr force at this time isvery small.
Disturbances during the time Of my pre-
dccessor were Of magnitude beyond tn
power at his disposal to control. He wa
: compelled to ask the aid OF the Fedora
authorities tn preserving tie peace. Fedora
I aid should not besought for such purposes
The State should have q well organized
militia, and It alone should be looked to
In MD OF the civil authorities, during the
!, time Of domestic trouble, for the preserva
ton OF the peace. 1t only requires the
enactment Of proper laws providing for The
organization and equipment Of volunteer
companies, together with q reasonable
compensation for their time when called
into active service, to secure ut aii times IN
ample force sufficient for tho preservation
Of the public peace and the enforcement oil
the laws.
ANTH,wAR DBBT OF VIRGINIA.
! received last May from John II. Rear.
ton, Esq, Of London, England, represent
ing himself rs Secretary OF the "Western
Virginil Committee" holders OF certih.
Gates known as "Western Virginia" or
Deferred Certificates" letter calling my
attention to communication addressed by
the writer to my predecessor, Governor
Mathews, md asking whether the PROPOSE.
ton submitted by the committee, which
accompanied his Communication, were dis
cussed by the Legislature, and II so, with
what result.
On the 10th day Of May l replied to the
letter of Mr.. Kearton, giving him the infor.
nation sought, together with my view Of
the merits Of his proposal, tisClaiming,
however any authoritytO speak for the
Legislature.
Subsequently received from Mr.. Rear.
ton copies OF the correspondence had by
him with the Executive OF the State Of
Virginia and Executives Of this State, re.
latipg to the debt question, which Is trans.
mltted for your consideration.
Upon q careful consideration OF the mat.
ter in controversy, desire to say that
concur with the conclusion OF the Senate
Committee in It's report made on the 22d
day OF December, 1873, to that branch Of
the Legislature, that "West Virginia owes
no debt, has no bonds for sale and asks no
credit"
STATE WEATHER SERVICE.
On the 18th day OF last April received
from General Hazen, Chief Signal Officer
OF the United States army, communica.
ton as to the establishment Of Weather
Service in this State, with the act OF Con-
gressand printed memoranda in relation
thereto enclosed. To which ] responded |
that special legislation would be necessary
to carry out his views. On the Both OF |
June General HAzen requested that |
should refer the subject to the next I.egisla.
ture. The letters aud enclosures are here.
with transmitted for your information.
WEST VIRGINIA LAND TITLES.
Complaints are frequently made to this
department Of frauds being praeticed upon
persons desiring to purchase lands in this
State by inscriptions persons offering for
sale in the Eastern cities lands, the title to
which has been forfeited, sold us delin.
quent for taxes, or held under Junior titles.
A gentleman in Philadelphia saws. in
letter received by me, that "a friend OF
mine u short time ago purchased an estate
in Raleigh county the clerk having GER
tilted tothe correctness Of the title, etc, and
~. 'ne seSl ~ sne court upon II, whlch was
Upon tho purchaser going to Raleigh
county to have the land surveyed, he found
that the land purchased by him had been
sold many years before as forfeited, and
was IN the possession of others.
The certificate Of the clerk us to that par.
ticular title from the record was true, yet
there was not an acre Of land that could be
ne Ta uhuer tH1t ule.
~ NeGehliy ! nave received letter IRON
t NEW !orX' IN winch the writer makes the
tto,Io@ins statement: u nm offered the
loIlowihs anus, with luIl title IN lee, with
SanSn Warranty. l am informed that
aeeus, aosd"G's, PIas, SEALS etc, ETC., are
i"s,nN Ill 'L'ls clly' VIZ 100000.
LcoI ~ S sSsSs
;,Ayne.. 1900 acres
s Soons a ana iIsgtSh'',., eco acres
Mcdowell IT," ~n 5SS ny VS' acre acre
Wyoming go aeres
;l1SII SS % acres
FSyettc ac[s
Webster and Nicholas ......... 90 acres
These lands are offered ut 10 cents per
acre" 1t is manifest that the titles to these
lands are fraudulent. Offered rs they are
upon the market Of our eastern cities,
many bona yfde purchasers arc defrauded,
and many Others, who would like to pur-
J Ia.se LtnH anu ssttie IN our midst, are
,Ss.. LViL o. uolIs y ihe Iear, that
purchased 0'''''" " ''''' ''''e u 'le ianu
/ wonld snvrest tbot n rowod, Tho ov;,
in mart lint TIerts sSoT,5 No yn Nj Ss
from certifying II" lila ~ torfo ; nnJ
deinSnent InSds or Hu T;v;Do 'o "batsans any
such lilies excent wbero ,he s "Ds" "ss %
be fled M evidence i, some e n sS a'e
some l;m;tot;on sboniJ no p ,i"aaI s Su'.
the mower oitSe Csri "s to ,bpS "e ,;.,o upon
Further YOUR attention l. invited stt' n the