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The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1865-01-19
Tha0N Interesta.

That Petroleum j TO reign supreme
no future. insisad Of King Cotton,
ns hardly 10 admit Of dOrbt. IN
pSkkag of which, the Philadelphia
onmsgolsl LislSaya;
fha,bpsiness hes already become 80
snsiye that petroleum furnishes that
sdiam ot'exehsnga with foreign cOan-
e.. which was lost IN the cotton kept
Il ofthe market by che rsbelliOn. In
b the entire exports amounted TO
,ls0.o2o GALLONS, in ten months of
aes, to 2s,O7O,56O gallons, and since
6rSt Of January, 1884, to so,is2,Qso
9llons. In the magnitude il already
1mpeles with the coal and iron inter
h Of ihat State. The estimated value
Ills petroleum found in Pennsylvania
ming the las. twelve months, is two
illions ofdollars
lapig.iron ioterest Of Pennsylvania
rings Che. same time amounted 10 7oo.'
DO lcns, which, atSn average Of $50
p produced sS75OO,ooo. The
81 oducl iopthesame time is sslimp-
d $4,000 This, at an
fageiprice Of 5000 ~ "a Eepld
S7s,Ooo,oOo, TIE grand tOlSl
nal, iron and oil would, therefore,
he enormOas sum Of slsooOo,-
IbSse figures show that petroleum,
thshaB been comparatively but q few
ashsin development, promises. in the
spgse Of The next year, 10 take Prece,
peo Of both iron aud coal in the State
Prppsylylnia.
Arrangements are being made 10 sink
ssl plumber of wells during the com,
w faulDllloIi ~ tuht W Oue 1Vol llVHl
fsis time the number Of wells in opera
sion viii be three or four times those
wptmping or flowing, In addition
this are thorsgions in Southere Ohio,
Western Virginia, and Eastern Kentucky
Chat promise to make vast additions 10
the amount ofspil already produced
No onelcan forman adequate idea Of
what win be the results when the pro.
auctiop oil reaches point far beyond
pressntposiliou. 1t Wilt we are not
misunderstanding during the com,
ing year, value four lines present an
nual aggregate, and thus materially aid
in keeping down foreign exchange, be-
sides adding imme nsely 10 the material
interests OF the couhtry. As yet there
have been no statistics that have shown
the actual amount of oil produced. Il
is estimated st from four 10 Eve millions
Of barrels.
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DR.. James 4. HooG,

VNENDERs his professional services to the
J. citizens Of Point Pleasant and vicinity.
He keeps constantly on hand large supply
of drugs, oil, paints, dystuifs, varhish, Essences
xtracts, perfamcry and soaps of all kinds and
patent medicines and very superior article OF
sarsaparilla.
He also has a large stationery. tobacco, cigars
and an excellent irtcle Of pure cider vinegar.
Feb. AZ, lS62..lv'
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ing article. VIC commend them 10 the
business men Of The county:
"You see goods are Ike gals they
must 60 when they are in fashion and
goodlooking, or else a yoke of oxen
wouldn't draw them off alerwar,h. The
man that advcrtises most, does the m ost
business, he don't make one stock last
his lifetime | know merchant in this
district who has imported three different
patches Of goods within a year from
Europe, and now he's nearly sold out
again. How does he and his partner gel
rid of SO many goods? They advertise
more than all the rest put together
that's howl | will prove it. Ifyou want
to borrow monOy-ifyou want TO lend
monoy-if you want TO rent iarm-if
you have one to sell advertise. II
your horse, COW, colt, pig, sheep OF OK
en- 60 astray, advertise them right of and
not run chance oflosing them al'ogeth'
er or having to pay as much as they are
worth in charges for keeping
II you are shoemaker, tailor, black
smith, wOgoner, orany kind Of useful
mechanic, show people that you are not
ashamed Of being a mechanic, by edver
Using. II you keep hotel, make it
known, When people see man ad.
vertise, they know he is business man..
The world is full Of folks who want.
Some want to sell, some want 10 buy,
and the only way to meet these wants,
aud make money, is to advertise. Ad.
vertisins is like money,-it followed
up. Merchants think nothing OF pay.
ing forty dollars for one sign with moth
ing but their name on it. Well, what
do you think Of having 5000 signs a
week in q newspaper ? In it you show
your whole establishment to the country
every week.
lfyou are wise,
Just rub your eyes.
And go to work and advertise
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TaE "BLuES," Cheerfulnesa and 90.
cupalion are closely allied Idle men
are gerry rarely happy. How VhOuld
they boz The brain and muscles we're
made for action, and neither can. be
healthy without vigorous exercise, In
to the hazy brain crawls spider like fan,
cics, filing it with cob@ebs that shut
out the light and maks it Ct abode for
"loathed melancholy" Invite thestout
hand,maidon. brisk and busy thought,
into the intellectual chambers, and che
will soon brush away forever such IN.
wholesome tenants. -,Y
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GTWe were privately shown a few
days ago, quart bottle full Of carbon
OIL which came from the surrlcs0i a.
spring located somewhere in the hills Of
Lawrence County. As We arc under,
bonds MOTTO discover the locality, We
only add that the party was then onrouto
to Cincinnati to have its chemicals quail,
tiles examined ioto. To us illOokod
like oil, tasted, felt aud smelt like oil,
and We pronounced il oil, at which tho
owner pat another IS 900 on The prlcS OF
his farm. : IrontOn Register. o' (
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OIL We understand lbs! sometime
since, New York or Philadelphia
Company, leased tract Of land in Pres
ton county, on Cheat River, known as
the Hooteu Farm, on which had been a
salt we'll, but which like many other
salt wells in this Stale, IN en- earlier day
had been abandoned on account Of tho
vleagnous compound prcdomiua'ing tc
such an extent that it was found un.
profitable to work them. This compo,
ny sunk the well, which was already
some five or six hundred feet deep. sew.
onty.fVo deeper, when such stream Of
oil poured forth as TO excel anything oil
The kind on reCord-a least in West
Virginia. So says our inform Mt Wesi
Virginia Land Register.
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EFIt is difficult to conceive anything
moro beautiful than the reply given by
one in affection, when she asked how he
bore It SO we'll. 1t lightouS the stroke,
ho said, to draw near 10 him who handles
the rod,
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DIR s. O. SHAW.

PnY5IcIAN AND SURGEON,
UENDERS his professional services to the
/ public, Calls from the country promptly
attended to. Office on Front Street, adjoining
tho Virginia House."
Feb. 81, IS62-ly.
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EFln the attack on Piedmont the
other day, woman captured two of the
rebels and delivered them prisoners to
the Provost Marshal. They entered
her house for robbery and plunder, but
one of them was too drunk 10 be able tc
do anything, and the other she knocked
down with her rolling pin, and tied him
to his inebriated coMrude, thus securing
both. Had the garrison at New Creek
been composed of women ike Mrs. Dad
isman, we should not have to chronicle
the bumiliating story of lis capture
without firing gun. We trust there
are many such women among Us, and
that any future attempt at invasion on
tue part of the rebels will meet with just
such reception as the ScoundrelS met
with at Piedmont from both men and
women. Let them not suppose that the
affair at New Creek can be repaired.--
Cumberland Ctuiliaa.
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nv
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SOW
Sunshine And sha pds
alternately, cr With
checker she asenes q
son1ingol 3 child lai
FIleEa liar.t
dgine nlsssee
~ lay qsea
\ Y. es glEes los9 Rs
a's ils
3it yile
e s9aa2s
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Y
lspg On
& feil.s
's 1927 81
sis
psiF
'lhas "a sli Qpt
they are INSIDE sli sscltse
We, are .optsilasa "a " aah
Bui !heEe are otbec tsslle
these Upward and hssyenlE Gslilt
dren grow up. Nothing cs estl
SO last os children. L was bul
day.. and that lad was playing Win tops
Ouoysn. ooy' ne is.s lAen aug gepe
nov! h'' ioO' . III s ~, 3 gs * l's naaai
uRop '"e swfp' Inelssls .llo IN. more Is.
'al!'nooa ior n % lorus' AHe mas y.
o'"lmea nun Ipad,t beginning Is
ENan. Il -. II.
maas' y /" iN1e at9iNg Aocking'
(, stitch oy stitch gives way I'LL all are
gone The house has not a child in L..
There Is 20 more noise In The hall-bOys
rushing in peIl NEIL; it IS very orderly
now, There are no more skates, Or
sledS, bats, balls, or strings, left scat
tered about. Things are neat enough
now.
4ssFheft Is Z delay Of breakfast for
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.8a s ID S;vals9...ii
ArroRSEY AT LAW.

WILL practice in the counties of Mason,
w jackson aud Writ Address, Ravens
wood, West Va. tApril % '63-tt
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ETA gentleman complaining OfIhS
income tax, says he cannot pO, on hIH
boots in the morning without SStt@r. g
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SUBTRACTION. When q man thinks
he has been iuSulted, and challenges
the accused, snd besides the insult, gets
bullet through his nerves, arteries OF
brains;
SuOTRAcuoS,--When a mans pOpk,
e!'book is not in plethOrio condition
at best, and he ia compelled, by an in.
e1oroblo dun. to hand over the little
that romans.
DErRAcTlON. When a tea. slipping,
gossipping gathering each in turn, let's
otftho penl up stream Of scot, aueer
and scandal that has been Kissing for
delivery for weeks or monlhSg hs
REAcrroN.-When a man snises ans
other, in the folly and madness of his
sudden wrath, andgSts q return blow,
or missile that looSons tooth or bldck-
cpkau oyei and. sends him wounded
ashamed. and conscience SRiitSRio his
home. ef5a Yep ast''a u.
DIsrRAcrIoE. When lawyer,
preacher, doctor, or any body else has
lei business items accumulate till a nigh.
" mass must be disposed Of all but in
stnuter hostens all his irons into The ere
unable to tell tother from which, and
burns his fingers with item all.
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OH ExcItemnnt.

The Juror about oil IN and Among Che
mountains and sulehss otwost virsinio
is said to be ptOdiSlOus and on, 4GS in
crease. Every rough looking cove that
is good for nothing elsSis haunted and
the highways and by ways infested with
strangers, With ssraigh. cut coats. mob
by hats. and Gifted pronunciation eager.
bent on realizing shares recently
purchased in the Slap jack Wheel bang
Company OfNeW York or philadelphia.
Fabulous tales are told aud fabulous pri-
ces actually paid for the privilege of
verifying them, Wells sre being sunk
blythe hundred in all conceivable loca.
tons and il would be marvellous, II With
lhOm all, oil or something else was not
occasionally struck. Some very prO6la.
bio wells have thus osen discovered. that
are paying their owners immonsely..--
The hub OF the excitement appears to
be about Marietta. though ills gradual
ly extending norlhward. paying wells
have been touad il. Richie county, DO
or so miles south Of this point With
Smiths Ferry on the North and Cow
Creek on the South, about equally dist
ant aud both localities overlooking with
oil we live in hope that some enterpri-
sing individual will top the con nocling
vein somewhere near WelsburE We
have heard some talk of raisiug a Com.
Pany to make explorations into the bow
els of The earth herCabouls. = We1I6urg
Herald, .Pa ia
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The family seems made up on that day,
The children are at home, You can lay
your hands on their heads. They seem
to recognize the greater aud lesser love
to God and to friends. The house Is
peaceful but not still. There is a low
and melodous tril Of children in it,
But Sunday comes 100 still now. There
is silence that aches in the cor. There
is too much room al The table, loo much
at the hearth, The bedrooms are a
world too orderly, There is too much
leisure and loo lille care.
Alas what means these thing,i Is
somebody growing old? Are these
signs and tokens? Is life waningl
AllSummer long the great. full breast.
cd tree has covered his branches with
numbGrless leaves, and whirled them in
the wind for music, and covered the lii.
tie birds from sight that sung aud build,
cd within. It was green. and strong,
and musical. At length single leaf
hangs in the tree with brilliant color.
You look at il and sigh, ut is the FIRST
have seen this summer; there will now
be more such" Tomorrow il falls,
Others ripen and follow. Ere long the
tree grows thin. Every wind lifts many
Of them, and hands them down to the
ground. Every day there ia less sound
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Tho suItana Disnster-AdditionsI Par,icu-
lar.

The 81. Iouir REToBTYH snys' IL Is nov aSrertain-
cd that there were two thousand three hundred rsr
,ms on board the III .fated suhanA and seven hun
dred and eighty cir have boen found slvo. soder
Of the Ono Hundred and Twenty eighth Indians
b,oush, /. woman and child ashorr, although he had
one leg badly scAdcd, and NJ Otherwise seriously In
iured Many different rumorr are Aiioat a. TO the
cause Of the accident There were o many people on
board, hut her officers careful and competent
men and enginecrs and had hut recently pa--ed In
spccton. About two-thiTds Of the entire number OF
soldiers were from ohio and lndhns One soldier
eot them OF plank and noated down opposite Mem
phir. when n rop~ wns thrOvn from loat and, at
hi. precious charge iall into the ryer lie plunged
from the plank ai the peru Of me NE and aemptoi
10 rr.rue them, hut failed and the brave young man
ws picked up when nearly ifos ned, Mt, hsIdin'
Hardin 4 Co. OF Chicago, who wh returning
from a Wedding tour, was lost. Mr.; Hardin vas
chnsins 10 piAnh With child In her arms, but tho
child was dead when taken out. The sreat.f poTupn
of thoss re-ced more OF leru wounded or rcsId
ed some hsd the cuticle tafen entirely IRON 1heir
lodie. by The hot steam. In many cnses tho uniOT-
tunate people found deal, foatins on planks or
doon Three dead men we're taken uon ueoa TO
dead and floating supposed to have been go long
weakened by imprisonment that they chilled to
death. Mr.. Ro~borry chief mae OF the hultana
testified There was not, to my hho"leder, any
fears 1pened by either the cfrs or tho pdsseugoTu
as 10 tho safety OF the boat have been on the Sui
tana about hye month"; and have bocn on me IiNer
with Captain Mason, the master Of the Sultahn- for
about five yeATs. lie wv perfect gentleman. There
was no cArouhing the boat among the crew OF pas
sengers. Captain has9n as III ~ sa IyoIn also
was on watch. The boat was runnlng as usual, about
nine to ten miee all hour. She was not running
against time and no boat eit *ith w. rhs poll.r
burg, and the engineer said ne would 80 no iurlher
until II vas repaired.
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From Washington.

PtnaI Obseauies Of Mr.. Lincoln, Etc.
Washington, May by order Of the President,
oil public buildings cosed ser twelve O'Clock,
today out Of respect TO the late President Whose
6na funeral ohsequies were in progress Of Spring
6eld. The courts also sdiourned and all the num-
eiTsl ofcc- closed. Several Of our citizens
eloeed their stores, and hshour guns were fired all
the latter part Of the dsy, closing With q national
salute at sunset.
Gen. Casey In obedience 10 an order from tho War
Department. has suspended the recruiting Of colored
troops In Richmond.
The following ordar has jus, been pubi.hed by the
War Department
wAR DErARrMTSr,
AdjutAnt Generals Oflics, Washington, April 26S
axSEBAL oRprRs 40. rs.
Flrst All prisoners Of war delivered on parole 10
FEDERAL officers Of the Mississippi river, up 10 and
ncludns the 27d day Of April 1865, except tho-e -ho
NAV have been delivered At Daren, Ca. Are hereby
declared duly exchanged.
second, Commanders OF paroled eAmpe will toruhrd
EXCHANGED officers and men to the armies 10 which
they belong, with as little delay a. possible.
". A. SIouoIs, A. A. G.
In consequence Of the movement Of troops, tho mo
nsy-order pos-ofhce City Point Is disoon ntinued.
No more postal orders payable therest can bo Issued
By pnstmAsters.
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General wilson's Great Raid Additional
Pnrtlc slarr.

Tho Savannah HERALD says: Gen. Wilson len
Chicks.sv, Aia. on the I'D Of March. ON the "a ~
April he captured Selma Ala, ty Assanlt, taking ~
Pieces Of artillery in position, aud rs In sr-oua
large sr-ensL the second In Importance In the Con-
fcderacy a naval foundry very eIten-ive, With val
uAhle fixtures po-der work., &C.. &c, All public
property wN DESTROYED. A pontoou bridge, $50 feet
Montgomery va, reached. There tho rebels burned
sStad bales Of cotton STEAMBOAT, 80 cars and 10
cornotiye. Montgomery vss entered sithout oppo.i-
tion the i2th Of April. Columbus vac captured on
the 18th, by assault tho hesvy held-worts L20O
pri.onars we're taken, 50 guns In position, sunbost
then called the Jack son, hut the nsino Of which
bal been recently changed = mounting sin
srven-inch riHes iO0GU bales of cotton, l3
locomotives and 100 car. While there, q
portion Of the column male detouT ~ West Point,
and captured the works by assault The attack = "A
made by dismounted cavalry. Thev took four guns,
aud three hundred and hity prisoners. ihe Conied-
Locomotives and tso hundred cars were taken. All
the captured property wa deetroyei. Macon sni
rendered without assault on the 2Oth lie Conied-
ernts Geperas Howell Cobb, Gustsvw W. smith
Mercer, Robe and Mccall veGe tAkon, togetloI
y,th large rumber Of officers Of all ranks, and go
prisoners, atoxether. wilson's forces had travelled
l7l miles, marching 90 days. They took ia all W
sum. in position and IN the field, and 30 runs In
snena large number Of rolling mills and iIor
hundrie. we're DESTROYED, naval toundtier, Pnwde
rorta MAGAZINES supply depoA hr. &C. Their" u
sonh cnptures Of prisoners during the expedition
The force i- made up mostly Of Western tiurT-. ou
lo.-cs In all tho engagements amount to lees thai
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The Assassination Plot.

Montreal Nay 4.-Beyerly Tucker publishes a let
tr in which he says that whoever asserts that he had
anything TO do with the assa,sinaon. or any inowl-
edge Of the plot to capture President Lincoln or hr.
eevard blaekens his soul with disbo'ical perjury"
lie had never heard Of Booth or any Of the others ar
rested before the assassination. lie Is informed that
Booth left here on the 97th Of October after days
residence that the officers Of the Ontario Bank state
ths, Booth purchased the bill on England for 81
pounds, and at the same time deposited sSb6, which
ramans to Booths credit. Booth stated ths, he las
N run the blockade.
Tucker not here when Booth VA. He h. sent
for copy of the evidence 70 d,prove it sanders Ia
ttill reading here.
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LOCAL NEWS.
sew YoaK AND THE VICINITY.

THE FIRE ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
AGAINST ruE NEW CossIssIosEHt, Ero.-.JuAtios
sutherland Of the supreme Csurt yesterday granted
an Injunction upon the application Of the people OF
the State Of New York, against the Mayor hdormon-
and Commonalty VI the city OF New York John
Decker, Chief Engineer Of tho firo Dep~rmont'
James W. Zooth, Charles G. Pinctney, Philip W.
Eng. and Martin q. Brown. The Injunction restr.ins
the defendants and either Of them horn taking pos
session OF any of the property, private buildings or
fire appa stua any other properly now used by tho
pfesent Fire department, and also psohibin John
Decker, Chief Engineer Of tie Dtpartinent, from
trsn,fcrus 10 defendants or etssr OF them any CON
troll Of the property befor utped. and now used by
the Fire Department There will undoubtedly be
long litigation In this matter and when motion shall
be made 'or the dissolution Of the Injunction, some
lively times may he expected.
The Board of Metropolitan Fire ,s-nmis'oneu or
gantZed yesterday Rs follorsi
Irssidsnt-Charles q. Pinckney.
Treasurer Phillip W. Ems.
Sscrasrv -CharI-s 4. Gildersleeve.
The Board of Engineers and Foreman Of the ola
Fire Department held q meeting on wednesday
evening, for the purpee of getting e1pression Of
the members TO contestins the right of the new
Commissioners to act. Mr.. Louh Hopps thought tho
Department hardly knew what to do and inpub-
ordination sAs increasing. Chief Engineer Decker
stated that he had made arrangements to issue in
junction as the new Commi ssioners undertook
TO aot He said that the fremen must obey the same
ofhcer they heretofore obey cd. James Seartps sI'
piessed hope that tho comnibs ioneu would oohunue
10 confirm Inembors Others objected ,tAt Ing moro
members were needed report was mahe regard
se' i6"ny ins S OF @ ?sPs Rs
paid In the sum OF 1910. Other companies were re,
quested 70 hSssn their sotlon u tLe mattel me rS
and what against the nsr order OF things "henh II
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The Assassin. and Their Accomplice..

Arrests being made daily OF various persons
., suspected ancompllces In the late assassination plot.
Or a. being supposed 70 possess valuable information
bearing on the subject II 10 stated that the auhor-
lies we're given the hey TO the whole thing within a
few days after the assassination Of Mr. Lincoln by a
an who was originally Of the plotters, but who
teosme horrifed and Obtained permission OF release
tIom :he scheme. lie took refuge somewhere within
the limits Of the Potomac Army, and when he heard
NJ the murder, Immediately gave himself up. Great
Yutnber Of men are said 10 have been directly en-
saged in carrying out the plot on the night Of the
nnrder-acting Gs sooompices in and around the
theatre cutting the teegTaphic wires In all diTec.
tonk and assisting Boothiin bis hisht,
Fight Mary ylanderA charged With harboring Booth
and aIding Lis escape, are Among the arrested Tbs
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boa, IN Which acoth and Harold crossed the Potomac

boz, IN which Rooth and Harold cro~ed tie Potomac
r In washinston
he pecunanty Of the wound which Corhetr, shot
inflicted UPON Booth. 10 aid to hsve hem such o. 70
have csusod him the greatest possible agony IN dy.
tns. The wound vas Of The spinal cord, abou the
socund carrtcs vertehr~N which vas doubtless fsc-
tured and ruch . wound would pr duce compete
parshsis of the nmA less and lover potion o. me
trunk, While respiration and the sction Of the heart
would continue the nerves which proceed 70 tho-e
or ans pas OF from the Uranium and not nom the
sTdnA cord. Tie mind va clear and undnturbed,
savc from the shook Of the vound and pain but the
brnin va uninmred II vs living, srtive mind,
With dead, helpless body With the most ercrutat-
Ing, .foniIipE rein that human hody can De sulect
to The nerves cf orgsnS life respiration snd etcu
lAtibn we're uninjured and the only muscles over
which he could eIerrise any yoliton we're tho~e q
the he,A and fAce- From the moment the ball ,truof
him be de al and belplc~s with mind clear In.
icDt sufYering livinE witness Of his own lust pun
ishme tor nj. atrocior- deed.