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The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1865-02-09

Too Much MONEr.-A gentleman OF
this city informs US that certain farmer
down in the MOrgsn county, oil regions
bad tract olland which he held before
thN oil excitement at $4,000. After
some valuable wells had been sunk in
toe neigbborhood. and the old mans
ideal Of the oleOgenOus wealth in his
hills began to expand, he dared to ask
$4,000 for his possessions, Soon the
eastern capitalists began to come in, and
the farmer had to go little higher. It
was tho home OF his ancestors, a regu.
lar Family institution which was dear
10 him and he did not sell it. Bidder
atler bidder came around, and the old
gentleman thought he would Tighten all
away by asking $4,000. Cresus, with
OIL his fabulous millions, never felt moro
confused than the farmer did with his
farm, which had been so suddenly con.
.serted into gold Things continued in
this condition for a few days, when TWO
gsptleupn from New York called on
him about the same hour of the day,
repressnting different opposition com.
P1Ries One of them offered him his
price, futlY thousand. Before he had
lhs tocSnsider the bid,lho other offered
$4,000. Resolving on something reck
sS, the old fellow put the farm up at
auction and before night sold it for $751;.
500. Thomoney was paid to him on
lhespot, and more uneasy man cannot
ibefopnd in Morgan county, He has
iso much money We pity him
aasspiiIc Times.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1865-02-09
A Theatrical In cidcu,.

Some years ago the manager OF a
"wsll regulated theatre" somewhere
along tho line Of the Erie canal, er gag
ed good looking and brisk young lady
as supernumerary. 1t happened tn I
the young lady in question had former y
ofriciated 10 some capacity as hand
on canal boat, fact which she was
extremely anxious to conceol. She
CIV inced much anxiety to master tho do
tails Of the newly chosen profession and
soon exhibited more than ordinary de
gree Of comic talen.. She was duly pro-
NOTED and in time became a general Ia
vorite with both manager and public.
One night she was announced to ap.
pear in a fsvorite part. A couple Of
boatmon found their way into the pit,
near the foot lights, particularly an.
1Ious 10 see the now famous co mmedi'
enne. The house was crowded, and
after the subsidence Of the general Hp'
plsuso which greeted her appearance,
one oftho boatmen slapped lis compnn'
ion on the shoulder, and with an en-
phatic expIelivc, exclaimed loud enough
10 he heard over hall the house:
"Bill, l know that gol."
"Pshawl" said Bill, "dry up
"But I'm id il don't now, Bill,
It's Sal Flunkins, as sure as you're born
She's old FIunkins' daughter that used
TO run tho injured Polly, and she used to
sail with him"
"Tom" said Gill, you're a fool and
you don't stop your internal cl'ck'
you'll get put out Sal Flunkins' You
know a sight ifyou think that's her"
Tom was slcnccl, but not convinced.
He watched the actress in all her mo
tons with intense interest, and ore long
broke out again
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1865-02-09

81 tell yo Bill, that's hsr--I know
lis. You can't fool mel knew her TOO
WE'LL"
Bill, who was good deal Interested
10 the play, was out Of all patience a.
this persistent interruption on The part
Of Tom, He gave him tremendous
nudge in the ribs With his elbow, as an
emphatic hint for him to keep quiet
Tom without nindiug the admOuiliOu
sail;
You just walt-I'll dx her keep
your eye on me"
Sure enough he did GS her.
Watching his opportunity whom tho
actress was deeply absorbed in her part,
he sung out in voice which rang
through the galleries:
"Low Bridget"
From the force Of habit. the actress
instonIly and invOluotSrilY duoked her
head to avoid the anticipated collision.
Down camO the house with a perfect
thunder Of applause at this "PalpablO
hit." high above which Toms voice BIO
heard, as ho returned Bills punch in
the ribs with interest,"
Didn't tell y, old boy. IkuOWd
twas her. You couldn't fool me-"
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1865-02-09

g3H In the family the law of pleasing
ought TO extend from the highest 10 the
lowest. You are bound to please your
chltlren; and your children are bound
to please each other; and you are bound
to please your servants, ifyop expect
them to please you. Some men arc
pleasant in the household, and nowhere
else. have known such men. They
were good fathers and kind husbands.
lfyou had seen them 10 their own home
you would have thought they Ware al.
most angels; but il you had seen them
in tie street, or in the counting house
or anywhere else outside OF their own
house, you would have thought them
almost demoniac. But the opposite is
op, 10 he the case. When we are among
our neighbors, or among strangers, we
bold ourselves with Self.respect, and en-
deavor 10 act with propriety; but when
we get home We say 10 ourselves, 4 have
played part long enough, and now |
am going 10 be natural So we sit
down, md ere ugly, and snaPpish, and
blunt, and disagrocable, We lay aside
those little courtcsiss that make the
rougbes, foo, smooth, that make the
hardest things like velvet, and that
make life pleasant. We c1pend of all
our politcncss in places where it will be
prodmble-whoro /, will bring silver and
cold.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1865-02-09
q Woman wltA rwo nu.band..

Some time last II All soldier belong.
Incto tho 81 Wisconsin Battery. doing
sauty h The harrison. in this ci,v mar.
rad / woman living Zoo mi,ss f,om
{oWp Who alreadv had n busb,nd living
lbe.be;np rcbel anl n nri,ons, NJ Camn
Chase. Ohio Tha solaior went 10
tYiscob.ln anrins Tho. mon,h ofoc,obo,
VAS ;mos,er,J ont Of The service and
Immediately returned bsro and wsot u;
bis vifs,s "a liga a rsv d.yss,o IN
fsbel husband Who Mad iokon M s,,tb
sealle,i,ncs r.,,Thsii tb;s ,,ls,s IA
s Y; I 3 ~ I, ~ kst;. n.
.ho,.o 80 !, ,,,;;saJ. n ess X.
Az. 81, ,s,ss,, & & NJ az! I. i
Dron.T,y. fTs endsayoisd % am ~ A.
Yankee and enter his own once -
bp, was unable to effect ANU,
hi, wife took sides with her
husband, and refused 10 leave him.
The affair eliminated Yesterday is !
suit before Justice Allison, brought by
,be rebel to recover the value of COW
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1865-02-09
Babes in the WoodS.

lne following IouVhluB S'V'y WIZ
by the Melbourne (Auslralia) CORES.
pendent otthe LondOn Times,
Some weeks back. at tho station Of
Nr, Dugald Smith at Horsham, two
boys and girl, aged respectively the
eldest boy niue. the girl seven and the
youngest boy five, the children of car
porter named Duff, wandered by them.
selves into tho bush and we're lost,
They had been sent out by their moth
or, as they had often gone out on the
same errard before, 10 gather broom,
and not returning before dark the par.
en,s became charmed, and search COM
menced. The father, assisted by friends
and neighbors in large numbers, secured
the country in every direction for nights
and days in vain. AT length, in despair,
the assistance Of some aboriginal blacks
was obtained. these people possessing
an almost bloodhound instinct in fol.
loving up the very fuintest tracks. Tho
blacks soon came upon the traces orthc
little wanderers, cxpatiating, as these
truckers always do AT every bent twig
or aattcned tufi Of grass, on tho Oppar
eut ucling Of the objects of their search,
Here little one tired; sit down. Big
one kneel down carry him along. Here
travel at night; dark; not see that bush;
her fall on him " Further on and more
observations. Here little ono tired
again; big one kneel down; not able to
rise, fall fiat on his face" The accurs.
cy Of these readings of the blacks were
aItcrwOrd cnriously corrobOralcd by the
children themselves,
on,thc eighth day after they were
lost, and long after the extinction Of the
fainlest hope Oltheir ever being again
seen alive, the searching party come on
them. They are described as having
been found lying all in row on a
clump of broom, among some trees, the
youngest in the middle, carefully wrap
ped in his sister'S'frork, They appeared
lobe 10 deep and not unpleasant sleep,
ron being awoke The eldest tried to sit
Np, but ieIl back, His face was SO
cisssd that big lips would not cover
teglh, aud he could jast lOebly groaus
lb.sEelRss. Tic sdsngess khohAd 4nls
Tered losa rom adtsamr
'fohih|Ilh nle edin atbeF, Why
di sa:pe 'i6r is sooner? we yer
ySu2 Tbs.Sisaer.
g6neA X sslted ups IN
4 "0old. eold."s No So%l
g,der as lIie little creature had setripped
herself OF her frock as the elder boy SAID
40 cover Flank, as he was crying will
cold.'
The children have all since done well
and are rapidly recovering. They were
without food, and by their own nccoun
had Only one drink o. water during the
whole time they werO out, and this wal
from the Friday Of one week until The
Saturday OF next week, in oil nint
days aud eight nights.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1865-02-09

ETTime is pretty certain to bring
its compensation at last. A gentleman
recently from st. Louis says; In a
building formerly occupied Os slave
pen, he saw large numbers Of rebel PriS
oners, over whom coIored soldiers we're
standing guard. They went TO war to
rivet closer the chains Of the black man,
to-day the black man is "masior Of the
situation" Says New Orleans cor
respondent Campbcll's slave pom is
now rebel prison. Git in dar ye'self,'
said colorcd woman, as she saw the
rebel prisoners6ing into the old PEN
"Use to put US in dOr. Get dar ye'Solf,
now. De Lords comm sure,
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1865-02-09

HorE. Hope is the great stock of be-
levers; it ia that which upholds them
under all the fnintogs and sorrows of
their mind in this life, and in their 60
ing through the valley and shadow of
death Its the helmet of their saliva.
ton which, while they arc looking over
to eternity, beyond this present time
covers and keeps mems heads sale amidst
all tho darts that ny around them,
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1865-02-09
E. A. ROLLINS,
Acting Commissioner.
TpupLrc No. 81

pupLlc No B
AN ACT 10 amend on act entitled "An
act to provide internal revenue to sup
port the government, to pay interest
on the public debt, and for other pur-
poses" approved June thirtielh, Oigh-
teen hundred and aIxty.four.
Bc.i enacted .Jy che Senate and House
" Representatives ofihe Udited Stutes Of
Americdiia Congress assembled, Thaase
"a ffty.6ye bfan,act eulitleds"Au act
y. trovideintetnsl teyenue % snppsrt'
the eoyernment, 10 pay interest on the
public deb. and for ether purposes az,
moved june. tliydelh siehteen hnudrsd
landNsiYtp,C ouf, be ahhended-Uy gtrthfnB
II,s Word February" wherever il oc.
~ alsa section, and inserting, 10 lieu
llthe III, The VOID January.
"a Approved. December 2a, 1864.
~ DEPARTMENT OF STATE,
WA'urSo;ToS, December go. 1854
A true copy: n
Chief Clerk.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1865-02-09
For the Register
AMERICAN REPUBLICANIsM,
Mr.. Elitor:-W When the light reflect


Mr.. ElitOr;-When the light reflect.
ed from the history of the past flashes
across the mind, we discover amongma
ny other things of interest and import
ance, this one great truth, VIZ; that the
happiness, prosperity and progress Of a
nation have always been in proportion
10 the libetalily or ilIiberality of lis laws
and Institutions 1t is true that great
and powerful nations have existed and
do now exist whose laws and institutions
have been and are of an ecusive, partial
aud lymnncal character but their great
ness Ond power was built up and sas
tanned at The expense toll aud wrelched.
ness Of the downtrodden victims Of the
tyranny and righteousness Of Despots,
and not by the intelligence of the PEG
pie in The full aud free ex,rc SO of an
enlightened judgment, and pure pa
triolism. Hence the necessity for large
standing armies to crush out by force,
the FIRST buildings forth of these undying
aspirations which We find existing 70 .
q greater or less degree 10 the bosom Of
every man for liberty And SO long as
these despots can succeed in crushing
down the masses Of the people. and blot
ling out every roy Of hope or desire for.
liberty, their blood despatched lhfcnes
are safe, but when Ike the pent UP lava
in the bowels of the earth, this uncon-
querable thirst for liberty bursts forth
from beneath the inebus that was crush.
ing it to death, ihetfrones Of despotisuf
begin to rOtier 10 their fell, and just SO
fast as these perish end are swept away
purcr and higher, and mere Iibersl,
and humane system steps in End takes
tt c;tplSces. This is RtpublicauisR or
the right that the PEOPLE have TO NJ So.
ene'F owl, Jaws ""u " sU'e,u BUSINESSES 9.
MS Us 'ne genus Oh Anel'cal'' feguss w
licauism, which all Fue pettiots so high,
" prize and under the yetlinas of which
our people bave been 80 happy and
prosperous '1teVusss eNs,y %ss
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The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1865-02-09

EVA small hospital will hold those
statesmen who have impaired their
means, not by private earlcsIns'', but
e,rSrulussS Tor the public,
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1865-02-09

EE'Isaac, said Mrs, Darlington 10
her nephew, when you enter the
state Of Olimooy, choose vOracious and
we'll informed Young woman. Then, my
dear, your love will be internal, and your
posteriiy uncertain Ike looked e1ceo'
dinghy solemn, and continued putting
molasses on the door knob.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1865-02-09
IMPORTANT NOTICE.
TREAsuRY DEPARTMENT, !
OFFICE OF INTERNAL REv,
WAsnINeToN, Dec. "a, 1854 ]

The attention of Assessors and Col.
leciOrs of Internal Revenue is parlicu.
larly called to the following act, where.
by the provisions Of section So Of tho act
ofJpuo 80, 1864, imposing duty Of
two dollars per gallon on distilled spirits
is made to take effect onlho first dsy Of
January, 1895.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1865-02-09

The conduct of the citizens Of savan.
nah in coming back into tho Union is
being, inflated by those who have al
ways been heretofore warm supporters Of
the rebellion,
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1865-02-09
signs and wonders


It's good sign TO have man to en-
ter your office with the friendly greet
ing there's 80 80 fot my paper"
It's bad sign to hear man say no
is to poor to take paper-tcn to ono
he, and his family, will attend the frat
circus that comes around.
It's a good sign to SEQ an honest mar
wearing old clothes
ltsa bad sign TO see them n'hns 'o'e'
w. ~ ,o,,,, dros,
.,,s I'D aas,,os.
w. t.d sion 10 soo b,r husband
49,, g.. -. ,.o,,. .rI ;.w.Irv fostbsrs
tsa,a.-
'D'
USRAyrLIsa'-A man coming nome
late one night little more 'hap man
seas over, feeling thirsty, procured
glass OF water and drank IT, 10 aOlng
that lav IN ,be bottom of The tumbler.
,La ~ .a,,i;a. /. "a, ,oo,h p.or..
'"0 e"a V''.""s :" y" 800
something IN us mou'n' anu not know
ing what it was, he began pulling atthe
cad, and the little ball uurolling, he
soon had several foe, in his hands. and
.t,, o,d o,o.ror,,, To,r;fod ha
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1865-02-09
From the Cincinnati Gazette.
CoFFEA ARABICA.



sJeepings brown of Mochas grain.
Mingled with delicious cream
And the sweets of Cuban cane
Rise in aromatic steam.-
Floating up
From my China coffee cup,
Like fairy cloud ascending.
Curling graceful here and there,
Curling, wayering, floating. blending
Into yicWless space, and ending
Dainty odors through the ar
Aud sip, and dream, and sing.
Thinking many happy thing,
And dream, and sing, and sip,
Making many a fanced trip
Taraway6 and far way,
Over ocean, and gulf and bay,
To islands whence the spicy wind
Breathes fragrant DER The tropic sen,
Topeayl strcwn shores of distant India,
To coasts of burning Araby,
To lands untouched by winters chill,
Like fair Brazil
Or Jabal's many a cloudy hill.
Or rich Dulgosa's valleys low,
To climes where summer glories glow,
Howeer the seasons come aud go,
And coffee plants perpetual grow,
| dream seethe leaves Of everlasting green,
see their glancinr sheen.
As they wave in floods of light.
/ see the blossoms white,
And tie red and purple berries that contain
The clixer of delight,
In the yet anripencd grain.
While dream, and sing, and sip.
Sailing, sailing comes ship.
Over the bounding sea,
Over the gulf, and over thc bay.
Bearing and bringing to me-
Bringing from far away, away,
The pale green Berries divine.
Bringing from DCmerara. bringing from old
EafTa,
Bringing from warm Manila, bringing from
far away
Bringing cargo finer tqan fine,
Better than blood of the Spanish vine,
Beitcrlhan all the wiac of the Rhine.
Ship from over the sea.
Safely, swiftly sail
Favoring be the galeVr
Iascnrii3 better Than ion "a
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Moving fov new trial: oourIiug a
second wife.
Washington telegraph., 1865-02-15
Later.

A fiiend has kindly furnished us with the
following nel,.s from the 81. Louis Republican
of Feb I'd i'll the order in which they occur.
Richmond, Jan. 10 President Davis, " Il
vi.a.Ion Of Longiess, appointed the lUtl day OF
March ia day oi public lasting, humIAallsn
anu prayer, with thanksgiving to Almighty
Goa. -.....
kIchinsnd, Jan. 25.-Federal Army is at
sslkr HatcAit, nifty miles from Charleston on
the Charleston .lnd Say annah railroad.
Charleston Mercury of the 2ith says:-'Ihe
cause d The Conirderacy is involved II the
hght M u Lharlastcn. Let all humani-
tarianism be buried as dead Julius Caesar,
and as deep As Tophet. Strip the Stale fer
death struggle. There Is 100 nuch
at stake Let the commander-in-chiet have no
Trmurse now. Affections should be buried.
Brave men here are prepared 70 make
Of Charleston a second sarasosa, &c., Ac-
Stanton has ordered Sherman to send out OF
the lines all wives of Confederate officers Sher-
man said 10 have declared the order inhuman,
and would not obey.
Hardce has issued orders to burn all cotton
in Augusta, on the approach Of the Federals,
even ut the peril of the city.
Richmond Dispatch, 26.--It il said, and We
believe correctly, that Col. Northrop, Com
manding General. has resigned.
Washington telegraph., 1865-02-15
News Correspondence for Telegraph"
CAMDEN, Ark, Feb. ii, 1865.

Il
Washington, Jan. 25.-The Star says de-
spatches received here, states that yesterday
morning. o'clock, a rebel fleet of five vessels,
the Richmond squadron SO long being prepared,
came down the river to destroy our depots and
works at City Point. The high water caused
a freshet, and enabled them to pass the OBJ
structiens which our commanders had placed
above City Point, for the better protection of
the place A battle quickly ensued between
the rebel feet aud cur nearest battery or port,
in which one Of the rebel vessels vas blown
up, and instantly entirely destroyed, while two
others were so badly damaged by shell and
shot, to compel them to seek safety by speedily
retreating in the direction of Richmond, accom-
panied by the other two which escaped damage.
Admiral Farragut left here yesterday for the
scene of his action and il Is understood that
he will at once assume naval command here.
New York, Jan. 25.-tiold clos ed 2a5.
St Louis, Jan. 25.-Gen. Sanburn, Com
nanding Southwest Missouri. banished forty
eight families, and one hundred other men and
women, to a distance of fifty miles outside of
his district, for harboring guerrillas and bush
whackers. The parties to leave the district by
the goth OF February Oh penalty OF arrest and
punishment.
New York, Jan. PA Boston despatch
says, the crew OF the pirate Florida, captured
at Fort Warren, have received orders for re-
lease, on condition of leaving the country in
ten days.
The Times Washington special says, peace
rumors increase ia numbers ana extrayagance,
and without any substantial foundation
oir Blair brought latter from jeff. Davis say
ing, that whenever the United States would re-
ceive commissioners from the Confederate
States, they would be apPOintel. On his re-
turn to Richmond, Dir. Blair took a letter with
repeated assurance of the dOcsmrnt addressed
'to whom it may coucern." NT. Blair has ne
authority TO intimate in any way that the Gov
eminent will open negotiations mat will imply
the existence rf the Confederate Government
New York, January 20.-The rebel steamer
Harriet Lane" was destroyed by ire at Ha-
wanna OH the lsta. The American Hotel in
Buffalo is destroyed by fire. The fire Is still
raging The loss from S5O0.000 70 S70O,0co
New York, Jan. 24.-The Worlds Savannah
letter saws, business has been suspended i'm
Charleston, and non-conba batants are preparing
TO leave the city. But few troops arc there.
All tAst could be spared have been sent to
BTauchyille, to meet Shermaus advance.
There appears to be 10 doubt that Charleston
will be evacuated, and the only opposition that
Sherman will meet may be expected at Branch.
willie. Dtsrrters from Charleston say the de-
fences in the rear Of the city arc untenable,
ana ,Tosd require but brief siege e take the
city. ".