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The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1865-02-09
WnErlISo, Feb. latEl865.

DEAN REGISTER: The election Tor U,
S. Senator, is over and has resulted in
the reelection of Hon. " 7. Wiley.
This result was brought about clearly
because he had no opposition. We did
think before tho election that Judge
PolSley would be nominated and that he
would stand very good chance for cleo
ton forhad the Representatives from
the lower end of the Sata united on
PolsIey, lie woull have beaten Camp.
bell on the first ballot, when the friends
Of Campbell would have supported him,
but day or two before the election
came off we found 10 our chagrin that
two or three men from Polsley's district
was found to be at work for Mr.. Wiley,
hence his friends were left TO one Of Two
expedieuts, which were then either to
withdraw his name from the list OF can
dilntes OF risk his election without the
aid OF some three OF four members from
our district, the former Of which was de-.
cidod upon. We are sorry to say that
the delegate from Mason, preferred to
vote for Mr. Wiley rather than to have
Judge Polsley nomina'el, This Of course
we will leave with his constituents know
ing that they will either accuse or i'll
excuse him.
The Bill for tho Immediate abolition
Of slavery in the STATE was passed Ihro'
the Lower House to day by 81 TO II
votes, 1t will, We think, go through
the Senate without much opposition, SO
j that in few days West Virginia will be
fee State. We sincerely hope the
thing may be said of all the States o.
/ this Union.
The subject Of an Agricultural Col
| lego has not assumed any different shape
as vet.
A Bill to require all rebels who have
borne arms or held Office under any pre-
tended government, civil or military, tc
take the oath Of Allegiance, is undcr
consideration, and will pass, So you
see, that certain chivalry whose pride
! forbids their loyalty, will have to stand
from under, ANON.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1865-02-09

FoR SALE,-Wo direct attention to
the advertisement of Land for Sale
This tract contains los acres, situate
about two miles from this place, on the
Kanawha River, and is one Of best pro .
duCng farms in Mason county. Those
in want Of good farm, would do we'll
to make immediate application to Col.
G, B, Waggoner, or the others named in
advertisement.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1865-02-09

@A bill passed tho Legislature
goth ult,, authorizing tho Governor to
surrender certain prisoners forexchange
It appears that the rebel authorities
have placed in close confinement certain
officers Of West Virginia regiments "a
hostages for the return ofcertain rebels.
bushwhaOkep and other disloyal persons
now held in custody by the authorities
of this Slate, The object Of tho bill is
TO relieve our soldiers by authorizing
the Governor to surrender the State
prisoners for exchange 10 accordance
with tho request Of tho Secretary Of
War.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1865-02-09

B, G. VS.. DR.. PATRIcK In our is
sue of January 26,h, we published a
letter from Wheeling, signed "B. g."
and which the writer now claims was
intended as private letter and not Tor
publication. The writer OF the letter
having promised US before going to
Wheeling that he would become cor.
respondent ofIhe Register, and the let
ter having been written in such style,
and containing synopsis Of the proceed.
ings of the Legislature, and IN allusion
to DR.. Patrick's (coppefhead) gold bill,
We did not hesitate 10 publish ii,
We understand that Dr. Patrick upon
reading ','Ook occasion to deaounce the
writer and The Register in speech be-
fore the House. We have revcr con-
sidered the Doctors loyalty above sus'
piciou, and we consider a man who will
thus WILDLY attempt ina loyal lrgisIa.
tive body, to cast a slur upon the Gov
eminent and i's,currency, as genuine
Cop anil unfit to represent a loyal
constituency, We told the people of
Kannwhn, that he would be dead
weight" to them, if they should re.elect
him. and we suppose now, they arc be-
ginning 10 think so too
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1865-02-09

LOST. On Saturday the All instant
leather pocket, book, containing SIG
one bill Oslo on M. & NJ. Bank, Wheel
ing, and 8 50 notes in government bills
belonging to Corp. James H. Hoffman
co. E, 7th cavalry. Any one finding it
aud leaving it at this Office, or at the
quarters of Provost Guard, will receive
a reward Of So
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1865-02-09

4 Eg-The Toronto papers give the
points Of the decision by which Chief
Justice Draper demanded the Lake PR.
ate. Bprley Tor e&t5aditon. They are
bripfA \ astollows: First, he overruletl
the objection that the prisoner, ing a
native born British subject, did not come
unde, the Exttadition Treaty, the stat,
uto fmbractng.al persons, subjsctsi
JsITnans or alicns, who have committed
Nesimes enumerated in the United
ore found in the Provinces.
WillWyle overnled the objection that
/, mcey was . duly commissioned officer
of the Southern Confederacy, which
Great Britain had recognized as a belli.
gerent, and toward which she had de-.
clared her neutrality. According to
the facts in the case, the prisoner, hay.
ing been taken prisoner in the Confed.
crate service, escaped from confinement,
went to Canada, and returned to De.
troit, where he lived as o citizen. BY
thus doing, according to British law, he
owed temporary allegiance to the laws
Of Michigan in return for the protection
which he received from those laws. Re
Waving next the circumstances of the
expedition, the Judge decided that as
the prisoner was a leader 10 an expedi.
ton embarked surrcphtiously from a
neutral territory, 10 invade the terrific
ny Of the United States, the expedition
was deprived Of the character of lawful
hostility, and in its very commencement
a violation Of neutral territory and con.
trary to tho rights of war. Taken by
themselves the acts Of the prisoner clear
ly establish a prima facie case of rob
berry with violence according to English
law, but as the olfense from lis nature
cannot be tried by Canadian tribunals,
it is necessary that the prisoner be sent
within the jurisdiction where the crime
was perpetrsted. The Chief Justice of
the Common Pleas Court and Chief Jus.
tice Diapers Associates coincide in the
foregoing opinion Cincinnati Gazette.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1865-02-09
Arrest Of Rebel IncenaiarIes.

!, New YoRx, Feb. 5.-The operations
OF the Detective Police, which havs been
going on for some weeks, under Chief.
Detective Young, ferretins out the rebel
incsndiafies who lately attempted TO
burn the city, are mode public. aa
operations were Of the most eli
character, and were conducted viii.
traordinary skill, and were prosecat, "a
with the greatest tcnacity. Their m6st
in,erestin, field was in Canada, whers
they mixed freely with the rebels in
Toronto, Hamilton, St, Ca!harinO aud
other places, and managed to gain the
confidence of the incendiaries. By
these and other means they succeeded
in their plans, and effected the arrest Of
anumber Of those alleged to have been
engaged in the plot, including Capt.
Jno, Yates Bell, Capt R. G, Kennedy.
and VIM. l.. Mcdonald, Kennedy, it
is said, admitted being the person who
fred Barnum's Museum All these
men are now in confinement.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1865-02-09

GEO. Q. BOWER, Putnam c. II.
JOHN S. MILLER, Point Pleasant,
JOHN L CHARLES, Point Pleasant,
ISAIH w. GIBBS Mason Co,
LEUMAN L, GIBBS. Point Pleasant,
MARCUS KIMBE RLING Fl. Pleasant
WILLIAM DASHNER. PIT. Pleasant,
JOHN HOLT. Mason County,
G. W. RUSSELL, Ravenswood,
JOHN COOLEY, PIT. Pleasant,
J, 7 BOWER, Putnam County,
JOHN LEONARD, PIT. Pleasant,
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1865-02-09
The Oil Business In West Virginia.

Before reaching homo we had heard
that all West Virginia had run mad
on the "oil business but upon our ar.
rival here we found quite different
state Of affairs existing. l! is true that
many recent discoveries of oil have been
made in this State, and several transac.
tons have been made in oil lands, but
there is no unboaIthy excitement upon
tho subject We believe there is more
oil by iur in West Virginia than tue
most sanguine have ever conceived Of,
but so far we have heard ofno visionary
transOctjoHs--no squeak and bubble"
operations, Depend upon it, the spec
uhtion in oil lands in West Yirginir
have none of the South Sea Island cast,
but are On a firm basis, and so far have
been amos universally profitable, That
there is ncxhaustblo supplies Of oil in
this State, no one who is at oil acquain,
ted with the nature of the county con
doubt, and we believe that all who have
invested in oil lands will realize an i'm,
menso profit telegraph.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1865-02-09
Army OF the Potomac.

WASHINGTON Feb. ga letter from
the Army of tho James, dated on FIJI.
day night says it is reported that the
rebel fleet started down river early this
morning, but after proceeding short
distance, turned back and anchored in
old position, 1t is thought they were
Opprehensivo of not getting back as
safely as they dill last week, il they al
tempted to go as far as they did on that
occasion, A good dealoI ii,iug has been
heard all the afternoon in the direction of
PoterSburgSono report being that some
new mortars we're practising on Peters.
burg, while another represents that there
was an engagement Of character be.
tween the two lines near tho Appomat.
tOx. The firing ceased at about 5o'cIock
in the afternoon.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1865-02-09
POINT PLEASANT MARKET.

! PoINr PLEASANT, Feb 0. 1865
GROCERIES Coffee, 60 cts pr ID.
.snC opr, brown 80 Cts, white 40 cts. per
pound; MoIasses 81 3O@3l 40 pr gallon
Golden Syrup 81 so; Rice 19! cts. per
pound; Tea 50 50 to so rs per pound,
PROVISIONS Beans 81 5OG2 rs
per busheI; Dried apples 81 50 per
bushel.
POTAToEs-New potatoes 81 IS
hushel.
EGGS--BUTTER--E 20 cts pr,
dozen; Butter 40 cents per ID.
CHlCKENS-C Chickens are worth from
50 to SO 90 per dozen,
FLOUR Flour from 50 90 to 81
pcrbbl. Wheat is worth from 81 TO-
81 90 rer buslcl.
CORN--Tn the Ear 90; Shellel, 81
cents per bushel
Corn Meal 81 90 per bushcl,
BACON Shoulders 25 cts per pound
--SiAes 80 and Hams q cts per ID.
BEEF--Seaks l5o per pound; Roast
best cuts 1l@l2c per b.
WOOD Good WOO i, selling at
So OO@$3 so a cord.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1865-02-09

Bg~ The people Of New York city,
after good many complaints over their
greatly increased quota-9l 600 instead
OF 4,0Oo-have succeeded in getting
twenty five per cent, of it deferred
They will thus have TO furnish 10000
men by the 18Th of the present month,
Every Senator ofthe State has signsd a
petition to thetPresidcnt to remove Pro
vost Marshal General FRY.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1865-02-09
Affairs in Missouri.

ST. LOUIS. Feb 5-The Missouri
Senate yesterday passed the following
bills: Providing the convicts sentenced
for term Of years, at the expiration Of
three.fourlhs Of their term, and those
sentenced for life, at the end of fifteen
years, iflheir conduct should have been
such to merit it, shall be recommended
to the Governor for pardon; also, the
bill providing lhata person whose hus'
band OF wife has been engaged in re.
belIious acts against the Government OF
the United States shall be entitled to o
divorce on proper application to the
Courts. A bill declaring that no license
Ofany kind shall DO granted to foreign.
ers who have taken the first steps for
naturalization.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1865-02-09

A Coop APPoINTMsxr.-Dr. Samuel
G. Shaw, Of this place, has been com.
miSsioned by the Secretary Of War, as
Examining Surgeon Of the Board of En-.
rolment for this (Sl) Congressional Dis
lrict. The appointment is good ono
and we have no doubt will give general
satisfaction 10 the loyal people of this
District. We congratulate the Doctor
upon his appointment 10 this honorable
position.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1865-02-09
OilHns Rren EonndI

Since our last notes on oil, we have
had quite an interesting development of
the real existcnca oloi here. On clean.
ins an old sal, well about II miles this
SHE Of MalIen, oil came bubIinr up in
considerable quantities, at the rate Of
about Two barrels per day without Punr.
no.. Tha'o was found 10 be about 80 ,
cary '"Sit2. Tho river rising over the
Is ,"rr.shich was below high water marx,
mad frerz ne over nothing has neen iono
SIR some DAYS. BIT the above, whic is
Iglirely reliable. proves that VIC hnvO
oil, ana in quanti ies.-Joarnal
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1865-02-09
LETTER From WEBBING.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES,

HOUOb OF DEbEuA Ed
WHEELING, Feb, 3l.I
Ma EDroR: The article that ep.
peAred in your paper of January 9etb,
signed "B. g." has caused no little ex
citemenl here, especially with Dr. Pat.
rick, this gentleman appears to think
that great injustice was done him by in
tinaiing TINT he dill not like "grecn.
backs," and hat lie was a member of The
order of Whapgloodles." The artic
lie sent you was not intended for pub.
Iic0tion, or the purpose of injuring the
Doctor. | Wrote what | supposed TO
be- a private letter When he offered
the bill asking the members to be paid
of in gold and silver, it sounded TO me
as though it was intended as a lick at
our currency, therefore, wrote you
ahat | did, but suppose that | vas
mistaken. reckon the Doctor thought
our pay was too little, considering the
high price of board, &c. Some Of the
memters ore paying the snug little sum
oreigbleen dollars per week, while 9TH
ors get it a Iirrlc less.
We have passed bill forever abol.
ishing slavery in our State. The bill
met with considerable opposition
Some thought it unconstitutional. |
had no scruples uron that point, and
voted for the bill with hearty G cd
will.
The citizens ofthis city gave com.
prmcntary supper 10 Mjot. General
Hciotzcmau, last night, at Washington
Hall. The members Of both branches
Of tho LEGISLATURE had complimentary
,.r, III, il. ,la,,n.. % bo;r,
''"'''' "'' '"e P''"'oo " ''s
present 1t was grand affair The ia,
bles fairly gronoed under the weight of
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1865-02-09
DIED.

ROBSON-Tn Hartford City, on the 3lst of
January, 65, Mary Ellen, daughter Joseph
and Susan Robson, of Lung Fever, aged =
years and 20 days
"SuiTcr little children to come unto me and
forbid them not, for Of such is Inc Kingdom of
Heaven"
RICHARDsoN-on the 9sth OF january, at
Hartford City, W v, Vt pneumonia, Thorn
MS Richardson, aged ~ years,
Obituary next week
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1865-02-09
Guerrilla Doprcdations in Kentucky,

LOUISVILLE, Feb. 5.-Litchfeld was
visited few days since by Pres, Will
Iiams gang, and next morning by seven.
ty or eighty Of QusntrilI'S guerrillas,
under Capt Jones. They appropriated
aquantity of boots, shoes and whisky,
but left without doing any further dam.
Bgo.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1865-02-09

We hear it said that a gentleman in
Union Township, has on his farm nat.
ural spontaneous, oil we'll, Ii doses up
through the surface, coloring the ground
and emitting on odor peculiar to coal
oil.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1865-02-09
MARRIED:

-BIAS-On the 25th OF January.
1865, in Guyandottc, West Va, by Rev. b.
A. Armstrong, Mr. john Martin, of Mason
county, to Miss Emily Bias, Of Cabell co.
McCOY--ELSw ICE--On the 2Gth of January,
1865, in Guyndou5, W. ", by the Rev. B.
A. Armstrong Mr., Samuel W, Mccoy, ofMa.
son county, to Miss Mary Elswick, Of Cabell
county.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1865-02-09

E%5"Veterons who count their bat.
ties by scores say, Fight it out, destroy
Lees army, and then, and not before,
we will have a peace that can not DO
broken"
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1865-02-09

Bs5- The private residence of Hon.
Joe Bradbury, member Of tho House
from Gala, was consumed by FIRE last
Friday. His law library ana entire
household furniture were lost.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1865-02-09
ggegi5ter
GEO. W. TIPPETT, Local EDITOR
Local Matters.

On LEAsEs.-We have nowon hand
and for sale large lot Of "oil Leases"
neatly printed. Orders from distance
olcited.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1865-02-09

GI"Tho War Departure nt has order.
ed the enlistment except for infantry
to be stopped. The cavalry and artiI
lory arms Of The service being already
full.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1865-02-09

p3AThe minimum standard Of height
of recruits for the volunteer service, has
been fixed by the War Department. \
five feet. T.,
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DIR TERMS.

ne Thqedtor being absent, vii &C.
count for the lack Of editorial in this is
SIZE.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1865-02-09
PUBLIC NOTICE.

To oil whom it may concern.-We
the undersigned, hereby give notice, that
we will make application to the Legis'
latute OF West Virginia, Tor charter for
q Railroad from some point East of Par.
Aersburg; by the way Of Ravenswood,
LetArt Falls and Point Pleasant, 10 the
Mouth Of Big Sandy River, and, also, a
charter for Rail Road, from opposite
the Mouth Of Scary. on Kanawha River
down sail river to Point Pleasant, Ma
son county, West Va, during the pres
enI session.
JAMES A. SMITH, Jackson G, H.,
JOHN McCULLoCH, Mason county,
JOHN HALL. Point Pleasant,
tnuN w ENnT 1871 pninE plpngant
Juniata sentinel. [volume] (Mifflintown, Pa.) 1846-1873, 1865-11-15
A NOVEL INVENTION.

The Chemical Ne,os states that NJ
Pelon has invented a new heating appa-
ratus adapted to the warming of railway
carriages, aud called cheat gererator.' %
1t consists Of a cone of wood, which i.
covered with hemp, and which is made to
revolve with great speed within hollow
cone Of copper. These are enclosed in a
metallic vessel, through which air is pass
ed, and becoming heated in the passage,
then conveyed to the carriage. The in
ventor proposes to place generator out
side each carriage; molten will be given
to the wooden conc by one of the axles
of the carriage; and the heated air will
be admitted to the vehicle by an arrange
ment under the control Of the passengers
The "heat-generator" is, indeed, 10 actual
use at Paris, and seems to be really efica-
cious. The machine IS turned by force
equal only to about the twentieth of a
horse power, but, after rotating for about
eight or ten minutes, the air escaping
from the apparatus was found to have at
tanned temperature Of 20 deg. C.
Juniata sentinel. [volume] (Mifflintown, Pa.) 1846-1873, 1865-11-15
4pntultuird.'
LAR0R SAVING-LABOR MAKING.

Labor saving implements were once
thought to be destructive to the interests
Of the working man, Just in proportion as
they saved the drudgery Of labor. This
seems reasonable at first, but litus tho't
will correct the error. How then do the
farm laborers, thrown out of work by the
introduction of improved implements, ul-
timately find work 2 Plainly by the in-
creased amount Of tillage which horse
power, machinery and tools make possible
in the country. In section where all
the soil is under cultivation of some kind.
i: will lead to more thorough system of
farming. In the case of our own country,
it leads to the faster extension of eiviliza-
ton westward, the rapia subjugation Of
wild lands. and ths betrsr cultivation of
that already under the plow. For in
stance, the Western grain grower, who
now devotes Is or $50 acres to corn and
other grain crops, with the meager facili-
ties Of thirty years ago, could not have
managed one-fourth part that amount in q
similar manner. This increase Of agri.
culture, no. only keeps good the original
number Of farm laborers, but creates =
new demand fer laborers in every other
feld Of industry. More ships and rail-
roads are required for transportation, more
manufacturing establishments, more me-
chanics to construct these, and men to
manage them, more miners, machinist, etc.
In fact, the whole body polite tLus re-
ceives vital refreshment from every really
labor-saving invention. This is torcible
illustration of the fact that whatever fair.
ly advances the interests of one class, be-
comes benefit to all classes in the COM
munity.-American Agrieulturist.
Juniata sentinel. [volume] (Mifflintown, Pa.) 1846-1873, 1865-11-15
SCRATCHES IN HORSES.

A correspondent of the last Ncrc Eng
lard Farmer thus refers to "bright var
nisn" as cure for cuts, wounds, and es-
pecially scratches in horses t..
"When l worked at my trade in the
city, l had occasion to use different kinds
Of paints and ellis; among them is what il
called bright varnish.' Frequently 1
would cut myself, sometimes SO severely
that have been laid up for weeks. /
would try all kinds of salve, but the
wound would be long time healing. One
day l cut my hand severely, and as 1 had
nothing at hand to put on it, thought /
would try some of the brigh. varnish as
it is sticky substance, and thought it
might stick the wound together /; accor-
dinghy bound up my hand with it and
kept on at work the varnish relieved the
pain, l had no soreness in the wound, and
in one week it was entirely healed. My
sen was saving through board one day,
and 2arelessly put his hand under the
board. He had his fore finger bone en-
tirely sawed off. L put the ends together,
put on this varnish and bound it up. The
result was, that after one week the ban
dage was removed, and the finger had
nearly grown together My horse once
had scratches SO badly that it was difficult
to get him to move about. L rubbed tie
parts affected with this varnish for two
days, which caused perfect cure. The
varnish can be bought at the paint shops
for six or eight cents per quartz
Juniata sentinel. [volume] (Mifflintown, Pa.) 1846-1873, 1865-11-15
THE OLDEST REPUBLIC ON EARTH.


The american Quarterly Revie,, con-
tains letter from G. W. Irving, Esq,
giving sketch of his visit to San Ma.
rino, small republic in Italy, between
the Apennines, the po, and the Adriatic
The territory Of this State is only forty
miles in circumference, and its population
about seven thousand The republic was
founded more than fourteen hundred
year, ago, on mora: principles, industry,
and equity, and has preserved its liberty
and independence amid all the wars and
discofds which have ragged around it,
Bonaparte respected it, and sent an en-
bassy to express his sentiments Of friend
ship and fraternity. 1t is governed by a
captain regent, chosen every six months
by the representatives, of the people,
(si1tysix in NUMBER who we're chosen
every six months by the people. The
taxes are light, the farm-hou,es are neat,
the fields well cultivated, and on all sides
are seen comfort and plenty, the happy
effect Of morality, simplicity, and frugal
ifv